Bobby Brown vs. Dick Burrus — Career Comparison

Bobby Brown
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Dick Burrus
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Bobby Brown and Dick Burrus 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+ 103 for Bobby Brown, 102 for Dick Burrus), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 96 vs 94). The overall lean goes to Bobby Brown, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Bobby Brown and Dick Burrus

Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
548
176.58
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
172.48
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1862
600
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1948
600
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1619
521.7
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1760
542.09
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
452
145.65
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
158.01
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
354
114.07
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
124.13
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
62
19.98
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
26.8
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.51
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.7
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.09
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.39
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
98
31.58
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
33.88
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
224.32
72.28
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234.73
72.3
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
608
195.92
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
202.36
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
676
217.83
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
662
203.9
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
75.08
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
206
63.45
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
76.37
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
211
64.99
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
144.36
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
406
125.05
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
248.39
80.04
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263.49
81.16
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.22
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.39
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
68.96
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
138
42.51
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
28.36
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
95
29.26
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.16
21.16
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
20.51
20.51
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.45
1.45
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
18
5.8
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
12.01
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
43
13.86
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.9
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.54
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.22
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.7
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
19
6.12
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
9.24
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
47.37
47.37
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60

Fielding Stats for Bobby Brown and Dick Burrus

Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
37.9
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.21
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
27
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
9
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
38.42
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
780
67.5
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
5.88
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
111.81
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4308
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1224
105.92
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4244
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.51
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.795
2.795
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.369
Bobby Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
7.96
Dick Burrus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burrus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0