Myrl Brown vs. Jim Ellis — Career Comparison

Myrl Brown
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Ellis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Myrl Brown built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Ellis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Ellis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.864 compared to 5.97 and 1.587 for Myrl Brown. By the career numbers, Jim Ellis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Myrl Brown and Jim Ellis

Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.82
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.09
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.78
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.97
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.86
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
10.9
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.05
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.9
10.9
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.38
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.91
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.34
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.27
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.635
0.635
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
40.5
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
40.91
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.05
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
6.49
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.27
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
37.13
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
36
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for Myrl Brown and Jim Ellis

Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.09
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
27
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
9
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.571
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Myrl Brown and Jim Ellis

Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7
280
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
857.14
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
440
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
52.67
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
32.31
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
160
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
70.25
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
30.42
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA