Norm Brown vs. Jehosie Heard — Career Comparison

Norm Brown
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jehosie Heard
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jehosie Heard 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. Norm Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 3.5 and 1.489 for Jehosie Heard. By the career numbers, Norm Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Brown and Jehosie Heard

Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.91
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.97
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.14
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.5
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.16
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
10.29
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.77
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.11
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.51
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.22
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
40.19
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
40.01
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.97
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.53
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.66
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.489
1.489
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
36.42
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
36.32
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.01
40.01

Fielding Stats for Norm Brown and Jehosie Heard

Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.82
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Brown and Jehosie Heard

Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1000
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
480
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
570
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
22.81
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
150
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
27.6
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Norm Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA