Ossie Brown vs. Morris Madden — Career Comparison

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Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ossie Brown built a career as a starting pitcher and Morris Madden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Morris Madden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.91 and WHIP 2.391 compared to 7.65 and 1.733 for Ossie Brown. By the career numbers, Morris Madden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ossie Brown and Morris Madden

Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.59
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.75
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.44
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.65
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.91
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
11.7
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
10.97
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.97
10.97
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.9
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.7
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.2
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.8
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
42.3
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
43.88
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.27
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
8.81
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
7.17
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.17
7.17
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.11
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.297
2.297
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
37.25
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
32.91
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.353
0.353
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.3
42.3
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88

Fielding Stats for Ossie Brown and Morris Madden

Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.73
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.75
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.44
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.74
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.03
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.11
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.03
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.188
0.188
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ossie Brown and Morris Madden

Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
13
278.57
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2700
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
44.29
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
61.24
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.56
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA