Norm Brown vs. Hod Eller — Career Comparison

Norm Brown
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hod Eller
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hod Eller built a career as a starting pitcher and Norm Brown as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hod Eller posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.62 and WHIP 1.181 compared to 3.14 and 1.326 for Norm Brown. By the career numbers, Hod Eller had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Brown and Hod Eller

Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.67
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.92
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.63
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.42
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.14
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.62
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2589
27
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863
9
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.16
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
8.41
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.77
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.22
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.51
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.97
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.698
0.698
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
40.19
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3523
36.74
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.63
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.6
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.53
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.26
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
36.42
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
34.33
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.74
36.74

Fielding Stats for Norm Brown and Hod Eller

Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.295
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Brown and Hod Eller

Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1000
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
300
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
600
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
566.87
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
125.15
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
106.75
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.52
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.4
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.19
37.16
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
152.76
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
138.04
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.17
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
53.37
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
95.71
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.11
40.7
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
110.43
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
5.43
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.25
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.2
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33