Phillip Brown vs. Jeff Wallace — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phillip Brown built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Wallace as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jeff Wallace posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.745 compared to 5.4 and 1.267 for Phillip Brown. By the career numbers, Jeff Wallace had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phillip Brown and Jeff Wallace

Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.82
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.2
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
8.4
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.82
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
7.69
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
7.88
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.92
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
40.2
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
41.78
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.51
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
5.06
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.99
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.723
1.723
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
37.2
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
33.04
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.2
40.2
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.78
41.78

Fielding Stats for Phillip Brown and Jeff Wallace

Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.82
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.05
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.25
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.18
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phillip Brown and Jeff Wallace

Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
35700
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Phillip Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-18.4
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
68.03
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phillip Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA