Keith Brown vs. Doc White — Career Comparison

Keith Brown
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc White
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc White 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. Doc White posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.39 and WHIP 1.121 compared to 3.4 and 1.469 for Keith Brown. By the career numbers, Doc White had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Brown and Doc White

Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.72
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.26
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.07
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.56
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.46
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.78
54.78
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.01
85.01
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.78
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.4
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
2.39
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9123
27
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3041
9
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
9.63
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2738
8.1
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.4
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
1.98
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.34
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384
4.1
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.18
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.35
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
38.14
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12096
35.8
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.13
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.15
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.78
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
3.31
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.13
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
34.36
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11307
33.46
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.8
35.8

Fielding Stats for Keith Brown and Doc White

Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.72
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
1.46
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
0.73
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9519
27
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3173
9
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.51
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.78
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.17
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.45
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.95
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.08
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1330
3.77
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.578
2.578
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Brown and Doc White

Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
216.49
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1516
600
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1283
507.78
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
110.03
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
95.38
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.71
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.15
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.79
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
14.64
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.91
45.87
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
131.4
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
168.6
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
58.18
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
29.68
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
87.07
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.58
-43.52
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.74
52.54
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.4
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
58.18
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
77.18
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
33.64
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.66
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.66
Keith Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100