Ollie Brown vs. Red Kress — Career Comparison

Ollie Brown
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRight Fielder
Red Kress
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueShortstop

Ollie Brown and Red Kress are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 101 for Ollie Brown, 101 for Red Kress), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 106 vs 106). The overall lean goes to Ollie Brown, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ollie Brown and Red Kress

Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1221
182.6
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1391
147.35
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4012
600
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5664
600
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3642
544.67
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5087
538.88
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
964
144.17
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1454
154.03
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
707
105.73
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
106.89
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
144
21.54
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
31.57
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.65
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
6.14
Ollie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
15.25
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
89
9.43
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
257
38.43
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
47.14
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ollie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ollie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
461.55
69.03
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748.17
79.26
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1436
214.76
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2135
226.17
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1295
193.67
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1934
204.87
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
404
60.42
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
691
73.2
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
454
67.9
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
799
84.64
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
756
113.06
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1401
148.41
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
477.57
71.42
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800.55
84.8
Ollie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.54
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.64
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
314
46.96
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
50.21
Ollie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
6.73
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
616
92.12
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
47.99
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
6.51
6.51
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.5
12.5
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
1.05
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.39
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
10.28
Ollie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
97
14.51
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1.91
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
30
4.49
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.98
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.04
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.93
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
57
8.52
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
10.91
Ollie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.63
52.63
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
45.63
45.63

Fielding Stats for Ollie Brown and Red Kress

Ollie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
1.17
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1354
Ollie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
0.98
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ollie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22922
27
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ollie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7640.2
9
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1622
1.91
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3987
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.08
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2945
Ollie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.05
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1732
2.04
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7275
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
1.99
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6932
Ollie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.12
Ollie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.48
83.48
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.02
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ollie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0