Mike Brown vs. Jay Johnstone — Career Comparison

Mike Brown
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Jay Johnstone
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Mike Brown and Jay Johnstone are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Brown posted stronger numbers in slugging (.411 vs .394) and home run production (23 career HR at a higher rate). Jay Johnstone had the advantage in on-base percentage (.336 vs .327). By the career numbers, Mike 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 Mike Brown and Jay Johnstone

Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
315
189.76
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1748
200.57
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
996
600
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5229
600
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
903
543.98
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4703
539.64
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239
143.98
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
143.89
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
160
96.39
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
103.16
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
29.52
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
24.67
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.22
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.36
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
13.86
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
11.7
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
47.59
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
40.73
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
112.51
67.78
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616.21
70.71
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
223.49
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1851
212.39
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
317
190.96
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1705
195.64
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
105
63.25
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
66.32
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
68.07
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
60.93
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
117.47
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1007
115.55
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
113.79
68.55
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
640.36
73.48
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.6
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.52
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
77
46.39
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
49.23
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.82
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
81.33
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
632
72.52
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7.38
7.38
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
8.27
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.42
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.59
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.61
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.02
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
22.89
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
9.18
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.01
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.74
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.82
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.2
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.83
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
11.93
Mike Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
38.46
38.46
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.08
48.08

Fielding Stats for Mike Brown and Jay Johnstone

Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
1.18
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
1.22
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.98
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
1.01
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6131
27
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30296
27
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2043.2
9
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10098.2
9
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
1.82
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2743
2.44
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.12
Mike Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.05
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
1.98
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2934
2.61
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
1.91
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
2.56
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.44
96.44
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.616
1.616
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.102
2.102
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.84
82.84
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.96
82.96
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.05
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0