Keith Brown vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Keith Brown
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Denny McLain 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. Denny McLain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 3.4 and 1.469 for Keith Brown. By the career numbers, Denny McLain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Brown and Denny McLain

Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.72
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.43
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.4
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
9.63
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.4
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
4.34
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.12
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
38.14
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.13
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.78
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.13
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
34.36
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Keith Brown and Denny McLain

Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.72
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.51
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.01
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.45
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.81
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.08
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.75
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Brown and Denny McLain

Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
521.3
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.39
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.62
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
12.49
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.55
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
90.55
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.23
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
52.47
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.58
-43.52
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.27
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.16
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
206.49
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
54.16
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100