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Buster Brown

Charles Edward Brown (Yank)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 31, 1881 in Boone, IA
School: Iowa State University (Ames, IA) (All Transactions)
Debut: June 22, 1905
Teams (by GP): Doves/Cardinals/Rustlers/Braves/Phillies 1905-1913

Final Game: April 26, 1913
Died: February 9, 1914 in Sioux City, IA
Buried: Onawa Cemetery, Onawa, IA
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1905 23 STL NL 8 11 .421 2.97 23 21 2 17 3 0 178.2 172 80 59 5 62 57 10 0 5 734 100 1.310 8.7 0.3 3.1 2.9 0.92
1906 24 STL NL 8 16 .333 2.64 32 27 5 21 0 0 238.1 208 98 70 2 112 109 11 0 12 1013 100 1.343 7.9 0.1 4.2 4.1 0.97
1907 25 TOT NL 10 12 .455 2.74 30 24 6 19 4 0 193.2 175 85 59 5 101 55 11 1 5 808 90 1.425 8.1 0.2 4.7 2.6 0.54
1907 25 STL NL 1 6 .143 3.39 9 8 1 6 0 0 63.2 57 38 24 2 45 17 5 0 3 267 74 1.602 8.1 0.3 6.4 2.4 0.38
1907 25 PHI NL 9 6 .600 2.42 21 16 5 13 4 0 130.0 118 47 35 3 56 38 6 1 2 541 100 1.338 8.2 0.2 3.9 2.6 0.68
1908 26 PHI NL 0 0 2.57 3 0 3 0 0 0 7.0 9 6 2 0 5 3 1 0 0 32 102 2.000 11.6 0.0 6.4 3.9 0.60
1909 27 TOT NL 4 8 .333 3.16 25 18 7 8 2 0 148.1 130 55 52 2 72 42 8 0 10 607 88 1.362 7.9 0.1 4.4 2.5 0.58
1909 27 PHI NL 0 0 3.24 7 1 6 0 0 0 25.0 22 10 9 1 16 10 1 0 2 102 82 1.520 7.9 0.4 5.8 3.6 0.63
1909 27 BSN NL 4 8 .333 3.14 18 17 1 8 2 0 123.1 108 45 43 1 56 32 7 0 8 505 89 1.330 7.9 0.1 4.1 2.3 0.57
1910 28 BSN NL 9 23 .281 2.67 46 29 11 16 1 2 263.0 251 113 78 4 94 88 4 0 9 1036 123 1.312 8.6 0.1 3.2 3.0 0.94
1911 29 BSN NL 8 18 .308 4.29 42 25 14 13 0 2 241.0 258 161 115 11 116 76 10 1 6 1036 88 1.552 9.6 0.4 4.3 2.8 0.66
1912 30 BSN NL 4 15 .211 4.01 31 21 6 12 0 0 168.1 146 107 75 7 66 68 2 0 6 708 88 1.259 7.8 0.4 3.5 3.6 1.03
1913 31 BSN NL 0 0 4.73 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.1 19 10 7 0 3 3 2 0 0 55 71 1.650 12.8 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.00
9 Yrs 51 103 .331 3.21 234 165 55 106 10 4 1451.2 1368 715 517 36 631 501 59 2 53 6029 96 1.377 8.5 0.2 3.9 3.1 0.79
162 Game Avg. 9 18 .331 3.21 40 28 9 18 2 1 247 233 122 88 6 108 85 10 0 9 1027 96 1.377 8.5 0.2 3.9 3.1 0.79
BSN (5 yrs) 25 64 .281 3.54 139 92 33 49 3 4 809.0 782 436 318 23 335 267 25 1 29 3340 96 1.381 8.7 0.3 3.7 3.0 0.80
PHI (3 yrs) 9 6 .600 2.56 31 17 14 13 4 0 162.0 149 63 46 4 77 51 8 1 4 675 97 1.395 8.3 0.2 4.3 2.8 0.66
STL (3 yrs) 17 33 .340 2.86 64 56 8 44 3 0 480.2 437 216 153 9 219 183 26 0 20 2014 96 1.365 8.2 0.2 4.1 3.4 0.84

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1905 23 STL NL 178.2 23 21 80 4.03 4.20 -0.32 0.00 99.0 4.47 9 1.1 1.0 -0.1 2.3 24 .546 .507 $
1906 24 STL NL 238.1 32 27 98 3.70 3.64 -0.04 0.00 100.0 3.68 2 0.3 1.0 -0.2 2.0 18 .508 .502 $
1907 25 STL NL 63.2 9 8 38 5.37 3.50 -0.17 0.00 101.0 3.71 -11 -1.2 1.0 -0.1 -0.8 -7 .366 .493 $
1907 25 PHI NL 130.0 21 16 47 3.25 3.39 0.08 0.00 98.0 3.25 2 0.2 1.0 -0.1 1.1 9 .509 .501 $
1908 26 PHI NL 7.0 3 0 6 7.71 3.34 0.07 0.00 102.0 3.33 -3 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .371 .498 $
1909 27 PHI NL 25.0 7 1 10 3.60 3.70 0.08 0.00 100.0 3.62 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.2 2 .498 .500 $
1909 27 BSN NL 123.1 18 17 45 3.28 3.78 -0.21 0.00 108.0 4.31 13 1.7 1.0 -0.1 2.5 24 .595 .511 $
1910 28 BSN NL 263.0 46 29 113 3.87 4.16 0.08 0.00 108.0 4.40 15 1.7 1.0 -0.2 3.5 37 .538 .511 $
1911 29 BSN NL 241.0 42 25 161 6.01 4.41 -0.49 0.00 111.0 5.44 -13 -1.3 1.0 -0.2 0.3 6 .468 .492 $
1912 30 BSN NL 168.1 31 21 107 5.72 4.64 -0.29 0.00 104.0 5.12 -10 -1.0 1.0 -0.2 0.1 4 .467 .494 $
1913 31 BSN NL 13.1 2 0 10 6.75 4.14 -0.13 0.00 102.0 4.36 -4 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .335 .498 $
9 Seasons 1451.2 234 165 715 4.43 4.03 -0.16 0.00 104.2 4.39 0 0.7 1.0 -1.2 10.7 112 .503 .500 $
BSN (5 yrs) 809.0 139 92 436 4.85 4.27 -0.21 0.00 108.0 4.84 2 0.8 1.0 -0.7 6.2 68 .506 .501 $
PHI (3 yrs) 162.0 31 17 63 3.50 3.44 0.08 0.00 98.5 3.31 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 1.0 8 .493 .500 $
STL (3 yrs) 480.2 64 56 216 4.04 3.83 -0.16 0.00 99.8 3.98 1 0.1 1.0 -0.4 3.5 35 .502 .500 $

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1905 23 8 11 .421 2.97 23 21 2 17 3 0 178.2 172 80 59 5 62 57 10 0 5 734 100 1.310 8.7 0.3 3.1 2.9 0.92 100
1906 24 16 27 .372 2.78 55 48 7 38 3 0 417.0 380 178 129 7 174 166 21 0 17 1747 100 1.329 8.2 0.2 3.8 3.6 0.95 100
1907 25 26 39 .400 2.77 85 72 13 57 7 0 610.2 555 263 188 12 275 221 32 1 22 2555 97 1.359 8.2 0.2 4.1 3.3 0.80 97
1908 26 26 39 .400 2.77 88 72 16 57 7 0 617.2 564 269 190 12 280 224 33 1 22 2587 97 1.366 8.2 0.2 4.1 3.3 0.80 97
1909 27 30 47 .390 2.84 113 90 23 65 9 0 766.0 694 324 242 14 352 266 41 1 32 3194 95 1.366 8.2 0.2 4.1 3.1 0.76 95
1910 28 39 70 .358 2.80 159 119 34 81 10 2 1029.0 945 437 320 18 446 354 45 1 41 4230 102 1.352 8.3 0.2 3.9 3.1 0.79 102
1911 29 47 88 .348 3.08 201 144 48 94 10 4 1270.0 1203 598 435 29 562 430 55 2 47 5266 98 1.390 8.5 0.2 4.0 3.0 0.77 98
1912 30 51 103 .331 3.19 232 165 54 106 10 4 1438.1 1349 705 510 36 628 498 57 2 53 5974 97 1.375 8.4 0.2 3.9 3.1 0.79 97
1913 31 51 103 .331 3.21 234 165 55 106 10 4 1451.2 1368 715 517 36 631 501 59 2 53 6029 96 1.377 8.5 0.2 3.9 3.1 0.79 96

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1905 23 10 8 .556 3.61 167.0 188 74 67 5 68 53 11 1.533 10.1 3.7 2.9 0.78 0.3 23
1906 24 14 11 .560 3.66 226.0 244 102 92 2 131 103 13 1.659 9.7 5.2 4.1 0.79 0.1 32
1907 25 8 10 .444 4.39 168.0 211 91 82 6 122 48 13 1.982 11.3 6.5 2.6 0.39 0.3 30
1908 26 0 0 5.40 5.0 11 3 3 0 6 2 1 3.400 19.8 10.8 3.6 0.33 0.0 3
1909 27 7 7 .500 4.20 133.0 145 69 62 2 80 38 9 1.692 9.8 5.4 2.6 0.48 0.1 25
1910 28 16 10 .615 3.13 239.0 264 92 83 4 99 80 4 1.519 9.9 3.7 3.0 0.81 0.2 46
1911 29 12 13 .480 4.17 233.0 254 120 108 11 114 73 10 1.579 9.8 4.4 2.8 0.64 0.4 42
1912 30 10 9 .526 3.69 178.0 148 81 73 7 67 72 2 1.208 7.5 3.4 3.6 1.07 0.4 31
1913 31 0 1 .000 6.55 11.0 20 9 8 0 3 2 2 2.091 16.4 2.5 1.6 0.67 0.0 2
9 Yrs 77 69 .527 3.83 1360.0 1485 641 578 37 690 471 65 1.599 9.8 3.1 0.68 0.2 234

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
Career  3.21 (248th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1912 NL  7.806 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
1910 NL  46 (3rd)
1911 NL  42 (9th)

Saves s c a p y
1910 NL  2 (9th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1910 NL  263.0 (10th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1907 NL  4 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1905 NL  5 (10th)
1907 NL  5 (6th)
1911 NL  11 (3rd)
1912 NL  7 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1906 NL  112 (4th)
1907 NL  101 (5th)
1910 NL  94 (9th)
1911 NL  116 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
1910 NL  251 (8th)
1911 NL  258 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
Career  0.223 (196th)

Losses s c a p y
1910 NL  23 (3rd)
1911 NL  18 (3rd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1911 NL  115 (3rd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1906 NL  12 (1st)
1909 NL  10 (5th)
1910 NL  9 (2nd)
1911 NL  6 (8th)
1912 NL  6 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1907 NL  11 (8th)
1911 NL  10 (7th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1911 NL  14 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1910 NL  124 (6th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1910 NL  14 (10th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1910 NL  1.5 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 11 (1423), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1410), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (1020), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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