Keith Brown vs. Juan Marichal — Career Comparison

Keith Brown
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Juan Marichal
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Juan Marichal built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Brown as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Juan Marichal posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.89 and WHIP 1.125 compared to 3.4 and 1.469 for Keith Brown. By the career numbers, Juan Marichal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Brown and Juan Marichal

Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.72
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.21
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.17
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
0.62
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.36
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.12
63.12
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.13
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.4
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1126
2.89
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10522
27
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3507.1
9
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
9.63
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3153
8.09
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.82
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.4
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.82
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.21
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
4.34
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
5.91
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.1
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
38.14
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14236
36.53
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.13
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.78
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
3.41
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.11
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.13
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
34.36
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13417
34.43
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Keith Brown and Juan Marichal

Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.72
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.21
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.17
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10522
27
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3507.1
9
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
0.75
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.51
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577
1.48
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.12
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.45
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
2.35
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.08
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
2.23
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.843
1.843
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Brown and Juan Marichal

Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475
212.85
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1339
600
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1221
547.12
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
90.52
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
74.83
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
12.99
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.79
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
15.68
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.72
20.04
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
110.68
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
108.44
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
32.71
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
33.61
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
64.53
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.58
-43.52
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.22
13.09
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.03
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
120.54
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
4.98
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
31.81
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.14
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
20
8.96
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.24
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.14
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57