Lew Brown vs. Boots McClain — Career Comparison

Lew Brown
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueCatcher
Boots McClain
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland Tate StarsNegro National LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Lew Brown and Boots McClain are closely matched on the surface stats. Lew Brown posted stronger numbers in OPS (.631 vs .593) and slugging (.362 vs .307). Boots McClain had the advantage in on-base percentage (.286 vs .269). By the career numbers, Lew Brown had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lew Brown and Boots McClain

Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
143.91
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
151.21
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1576
600
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
496
600
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1531
582.87
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
446
539.52
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
144.29
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
99
119.76
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
97.08
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
76
91.94
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
31.6
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.52
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
11.8
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.47
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.81
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.84
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
47.21
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
23
27.82
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Boots McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Boots McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147.84
56.28
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
44.12
53.37
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
210.91
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
137
165.73
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
161.42
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
168.15
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Boots McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Boots McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
78.05
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
56
67.74
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
64.34
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
50
60.48
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
138.58
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
102
123.39
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160.72
61.19
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
48.19
58.29
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boots McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.84
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
17.13
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
43.55
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
155
59.01
Boots McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boots McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.1
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boots McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.1
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boots McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boots McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.1
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Boots McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lew Brown and Boots McClain

Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Boots McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
1.05
Boots McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.13
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boots McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.09
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10053
27
Boots McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2956
27
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3351
9
Boots McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
985.1
9
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2683
7.21
Boots McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.63
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
1.1
Boots McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.87
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
0.87
Boots McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.37
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3418
9.18
Boots McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
4.87
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3094
8.31
Boots McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
4.5
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.52
90.52
Boots McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.5
92.5
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.913
7.913
Boots McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.976
3.976
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boots McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.97
95.97
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.24
Boots McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.3
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.63
Boots McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boots McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boots McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boots McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0