Walter Brown

Walter Irving Brown

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 23, 1915 in Jamestown, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: May 16, 1947
Team: Browns 1947

Final Game: September 24, 1947
Died: February 3, 1991 in Westfield, NY
Buried: Bemus Point Cemetery, Bemus Point, NY
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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1936	21	STL-min	D	14	12	.538	2.95	32						195.0	157		64		84							1.236	7.2		3.9			DYB · FLOR
1937	22	UNS	D	15	10	.600	2.32	31						221.0	183	77	57		72							1.154	7.5		2.9			UNS · ALFL
1938	23	STL-min	B	9	10	.474	4.11	33						171.0	197	111	78		65							1.532	10.4		3.4			CBS · SALL
1939	24	STL-min	C	13	12	.520	2.77	34						231.0	173	104	71		124							1.286	6.7		4.8			KIL · ETXL
1940	25	CKD,OKC	C,A1	10	6	.625	3.50	22						139.0	128	68	54		72							1.439	8.3		4.7			CKD,OKC · CSTL,TL
1941	26	CLE-min	C,A1	14	12	.538	2.95	41						226.0	199	105	74		90							1.279	7.9		3.6			SLI,OKC · WA,TL
1943	28	MEM	A1	5	13	.278	4.86	35	12					148.0	156	93	80	0	62							1.473	9.5	0.0	3.8			MEM · SOUA
1944	29	BAL-min	AA,A1	9	9	.500	3.18	22	10	3	5	1		130.0	135	62	46		47	56	2	0	3			1.400	9.3		3.3	3.9	1.19	TOL,MEM · AA,SOUA
1946	31	BAL-min	AAA	9	8	.529	3.70	34	11	9	6	1		129.0	133	65	53		63	78	4	0	5			1.519	9.3		4.4	5.4	1.24	TOL · AA
1947	32	SLB	AL	1	0	1.000	4.89	19	0	13	0	0	0	46.0	50	27	25	3	28	10	0	0	1	202	80	1.696	9.8	0.6	5.5	2.0	0.36
1948	33	BAL-min	AAA	6	3	.667	5.13	42			1	0		93.0	119	70	53		44	59	3	0	2			1.753	11.5		4.3	5.7	1.34	TOL · AA
1950	35	BAL-min	AA	1	5	.167		24	0					42.0	49				28							1.833	10.5		6.0			SAN · TL
1951	36	SHY	C	7	6	.538	4.19	21	17					103.0	97	56	48		45							1.379	8.5		3.9			SHY · PROV
1 Yr				1	0	1.000	4.89	19	0	13	0	0	0	46.0	50	27	25	3	28	10	0	0	1	202	80	1.696	9.8	0.6	5.5	2.0	0.36
162 Game Avg.				4	0	1.000	4.89	68	0	47	0	0	0	165	179	97	89	11	100	36	0	0	4	723	80	1.696	9.8	0.6	5.5	2.0	0.36

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
1947	32	SLB	AL	46.0	19	0	27	5.28	4.49	-0.20	0.00	105.4	4.94	-2	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.1	2	.491	.499	$
1 Season				46.0	19	0	27	5.28	4.49	-0.20	0.00	105.4	4.94	-2	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.1	2	.491	.499	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1947	32	SLB	AL	202	1.5%	5.0%	13.9%			78%
1 Yr				202	1.5%	5.0%	13.9%			78%
MLB Averages					1.6%	9.6%	9.7%	2.9%	13%	77%

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+
1947	32	1	0	1.000	4.89	19	0	13	0	0	0	46.0	50	27	25	3	28		10	0	0	1	202	80	1.696	9.8	0.6	5.5	2.0	0.36	80

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1947	32	1	3	.250	5.79	42.0	53	30	27	3	30	9	0	1.976	11.4	6.4	1.9	0.30	0.6	19
1 Yr		1	3	.250	5.79	42.0	53	30	27	3	30	9	0	1.976	11.4		1.9	0.30	0.6	19

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