Mordecai Brown Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Mordecai Brown played in Major League Baseball from 1903 to 1916, appearing in 481 games over 14 seasons. He recorded a total of 239 W and 130 L, an ERA of 2.06, 1,375 SO, a WHIP of 1.066, and a WAR of 56.9.

🧾 Basic Profile

Mordecai Brown
NameMordecai Brown
Date of BirthOctober 19, 1876
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsBoth
MLB Debut1903
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Mordecai Brown Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Mordecai Brown.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 Career Summary

Mordecai Brown appeared in 481 games over 14 MLB seasons from 1903 to 1916. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS332 (MLB Rank: 251)
GF138 (MLB Rank: 508)
W239 (MLB Rank: 60)
L130 (MLB Rank: 277)
SV49 (MLB Rank: 381)
ERA2.06 (MLB Rank: 675)
IP3172.1 (MLB Rank: 115)
SHO55 (MLB Rank: 14)
CG271 (MLB Rank: 60)
SO1,375 (MLB Rank: 293)
BB673 (MLB Rank: 427)
H2,708 (MLB Rank: 190)
HR43 (MLB Rank: 2,325)
SO93.9 (MLB Rank: 7,462)
BB91.91 (MLB Rank: 10,877)
H97.68 (MLB Rank: 10,454)
HR90.12 (MLB Rank: 9,352)
WHIP1.066 (MLB Rank: 11,350)
WAR56.9 (MLB Rank: 77)

📊 Last Season Summary (1916)

In his final season (1916), Mordecai Brown recorded the following stats:

GS4
GF7
W2
L3
ERA3.91
IP48.1
CG2
SO21
BB9
H52
HR0
SO93.91
BB91.68
H99.68
WHIP1.262
WAR−0.1

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1908, 29 W
  • Most SO: 1909, 172 SO
  • Most IP: 1909, 342.2 IP
  • Best WAR: 1909, 9.5 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1906, 1.04 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Mordecai Brown appeared in 9 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.99, pitched 57.2 IP, struck out 35 batters, with 5 W and 4 L.

Mordecai Brown Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1903
9
13
2.6
0.409
0
83
201
2.7
1.443
7
231
59
105
58
126
3.35
3.7
1.41
24
26
2
19
1
0.3
10.3
2.6
0
6
0
6
854
1904
15
10
1.86
0.6
1
81
212.1
3.2
0.965
1
155
50
74
44
142
2.51
3.4
1.62
23
26
3
21
4
0
6.6
2.1
0
6
0
5
848
1905
18
12
2.17
0.6
0
89
249
3.4
1.056
3
219
44
89
60
137
2.5
3.2
2.02
24
30
6
24
4
0.1
7.9
1.6
1
1
0
2
975
1906
26
6
1.04
0.813
3
144
277.1
7.3
0.934
1
198
61
56
32
253
2.08
4.7
2.36
32
36
4
27
9
0
6.4
2
1
4
0
2
1042
1907
20
6
1.39
0.769
3
107
233
5.8
0.944
2
180
40
51
36
178
1.97
4.1
2.68
27
34
7
20
6
0.1
7
1.5
0
6
0
4
861
1908
29
9
1.47
0.763
5
123
312.1
9.2
0.842
1
214
49
64
51
160
1.87
3.5
2.51
31
44
12
27
9
0
6.2
1.4
0
5
0
6
1168
1909
27
9
1.31
0.75
7
172
342.2
9.5
0.873
1
246
53
78
50
193
1.78
4.5
3.25
34
50
15
32
8
0
6.5
1.4
0
7
0
9
1280
1910
25
14
1.86
0.641
7
143
295.1
4.8
1.084
3
256
64
95
61
153
2.17
4.4
2.23
31
46
14
27
6
0.1
7.8
2
0
4
0
6
1170
1911
21
11
2.8
0.656
13
129
270
3.5
1.193
5
267
55
110
84
118
2.73
4.3
2.35
27
53
24
21
0
0.2
8.9
1.8
0
6
0
5
1082
1912
5
6
2.64
0.455
0
34
88.2
1.3
1.263
2
92
20
35
26
126
3.09
3.5
1.7
8
15
6
5
2
0.2
9.3
2
0
1
0
0
366
1913
11
12
2.91
0.478
6
41
173.1
1.6
1.258
7
174
44
79
56
113
3.39
2.1
0.93
16
39
21
11
1
0.4
9
2.3
1
1
0
1
702
1914
14
11
3.52
0.56
0
113
232.2
2.1
1.272
8
235
61
106
91
93
2.74
4.4
1.85
26
35
8
18
2
0.3
9.1
2.4
1
3
0
7
968
1915
17
8
2.09
0.68
4
95
236.1
2.6
1.071
2
189
64
75
55
135
2.62
3.6
1.48
25
35
9
17
3
0.1
7.2
2.4
0
7
0
6
931
1916
2
3
3.91
0.4
0
21
48.1
-0.1
1.262
0
52
9
27
21
74
2.25
3.9
2.33
4
12
7
2
0
0
9.7
1.7
0
4
0
2
203