League Leaders Who Led?

Dave Brown

1920–1925  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  5'11", 165 lb  ·  b. 1897 Marquez, TX

Career 60–21 · 2.36 ERA · 481 SO · 721.0 IP · 117 G · 54 H · 1 HR · 21 RBI · .202 AVG

Seasons leading his league
7
6 best in baseball 1 league only
29 Top-5 finishes
4 Title seasons
4 Categories led
1921 Best season

Spanning 1920–1924, peaking at 3 titles in 1921.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 263rd League titles 7
  • 130th Best in baseball 6
  • 306th Top-5 finishes 29

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Strikeouts / 9 2 1st 2 yrs (1921–1922) 1921 6.82 1922 5.98 1920 #2
Walks + Hits / IP 2 1st 2 yrs (1920–1921) 1920 0.89 1921 0.92 1924 #2
Earned Run Average 2 1st — 1920 1.72 1924 ECL 2.38 1921 #2 1922 #3
Shutouts 1 1st — 1921 5 1920 #2 1922 #3
Complete Games — #2 — 1924 #2
Innings Pitched — #3 — 1924 #3
Saves — #3 — 1921 #3 1924 #3
Strikeouts — #2 — 1920 #2 1922 #3 1924 #2
Wins — #2 — 1920 #2 1921 #3 1922 #2 1924 #2

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1924 1 ERA 2.38
1922 1 K/9 5.98
1921 3 WHIP 0.92 K/9 6.82 SHO 5
1920 2 ERA 1.72 WHIP 0.89

Pitching

6 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1920 CAG NNL 12 3 1.72 18 15 0 141.2 77 27 0 49 97 0.89
1921 CAG NNL 15 1 1.84 22 16 2 151.2 107 31 2 33 115 0.92
1922 CAG NNL 13 3 2.96 28 14 1 155.0 136 51 2 55 103 1.23
1923 NLG ECL 5 6 3.50 13 8 0 74.2 90 29 2 22 47 1.50
1924 NLG ECL 14 8 2.38 28 19 1 189.0 154 50 3 57 111 1.12
1925 NLG ECL 1 0 1.00 1 1 0 9.0 7 1 0 7 8 1.56
Career — — 60 21 2.36 110 73 4 721.0 571 189 9 223 481 1.10

Batting

6 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1920 CAG NNL 19 52 3 6 0 0 0 2 6 0 1 .115 .207 .115 .322
1921 CAG NNL 22 55 4 9 2 0 0 3 1 4 0 .164 .179 .200 .379
1922 CAG NNL 28 53 6 3 1 0 0 5 7 6 0 .057 .167 .076 .242
1923 NLG ECL 16 27 6 11 1 0 1 5 4 0 0 .407 .484 .556 1.040
1924 NLG ECL 31 77 11 24 1 0 0 6 5 0 0 .312 .354 .325 .678
1925 NLG ECL 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Career — — 117 267 30 54 5 0 1 21 23 10 1 .202 .266 .232 .498

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 110 25 185 13 8 .942
OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000