Hal Brown
Career 85–92 · 3.81 ERA · 710 SO · 1680.0 IP · 410 G · 82 H · 2 HR · 30 RBI · .169 AVG
Seasons leading his league
1
0 best in baseball
1 league only
3
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1960
Best season
Spanning 1960–1960, peaking at 1 titles in 1960.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 1,195th League titles 1
- 2,377th Top-5 finishes 3
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 251st Walks + Hits / IP 1.23
- 472nd Shutouts 13
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walks + Hits / IP | 1 | 1st | — | 1960 AL 1.11 1961 #3 |
| Earned Run Average | — | #3 | — | 1960 #3 |
Pitching
14 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CHA | AL | 0 | 0 | 9.35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2.19 |
| 1952 | CHA | AL | 2 | 3 | 4.23 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 72.1 | 82 | 34 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 1.42 |
| 1953 | BOS | AL | 11 | 6 | 4.65 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 166.1 | 177 | 86 | 16 | 57 | 62 | 1.41 |
| 1954 | BOS | AL | 1 | 8 | 4.12 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 118.0 | 126 | 54 | 6 | 41 | 66 | 1.42 |
| 1955 | BAL +1 | AL | 1 | 4 | 3.98 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 61.0 | 53 | 27 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 1.33 |
| 1956 | BAL | AL | 9 | 7 | 4.04 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 151.2 | 142 | 68 | 18 | 37 | 57 | 1.18 |
| 1957 | BAL | AL | 7 | 8 | 3.90 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 150.0 | 132 | 65 | 17 | 37 | 62 | 1.13 |
| 1958 | BAL | AL | 7 | 5 | 3.07 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 96.2 | 96 | 33 | 9 | 20 | 44 | 1.20 |
| 1959 | BAL | AL | 11 | 9 | 3.79 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 164.0 | 158 | 69 | 16 | 32 | 81 | 1.16 |
| 1960 | BAL | AL | 12 | 5 | 3.06 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 159.0 | 155 | 54 | 14 | 22 | 66 | 1.11 |
| 1961 | BAL | AL | 10 | 6 | 3.19 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 166.2 | 153 | 59 | 14 | 33 | 61 | 1.12 |
| 1962 | BAL +1 | AL | 6 | 5 | 4.29 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 92.1 | 97 | 44 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 1.30 |
| 1963 | HOU | NL | 5 | 11 | 3.31 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 141.1 | 137 | 52 | 14 | 8 | 68 | 1.03 |
| 1964 | HOU | NL | 3 | 15 | 3.95 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 132.0 | 154 | 58 | 18 | 26 | 53 | 1.36 |
| Career | — | — | 85 | 92 | 3.81 | 358 | 211 | 11 | 1680.0 | 1,677 | 712 | 173 | 389 | 710 | 1.23 |
Batting
14 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CHA | AL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1952 | CHA | AL | 51 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .158 | .200 | .368 | .568 |
| 1953 | BOS | AL | 30 | 58 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .293 | .328 | .431 | .759 |
| 1954 | BOS | AL | 40 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .167 | .389 |
| 1955 | BAL +1 | AL | 27 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .059 | .158 | .059 | .217 |
| 1956 | BAL | AL | 42 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .191 | .292 | .238 | .530 |
| 1957 | BAL | AL | 30 | 48 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .208 | .235 | .292 | .527 |
| 1958 | BAL | AL | 21 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .148 | .207 | .185 | .392 |
| 1959 | BAL | AL | 31 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .048 | .130 | .095 | .226 |
| 1960 | BAL | AL | 30 | 44 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .182 | .321 | .227 | .548 |
| 1961 | BAL | AL | 27 | 50 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .140 | .185 | .180 | .365 |
| 1962 | BAL +1 | AL | 24 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .276 | .276 | .276 | .552 |
| 1963 | HOU | NL | 26 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .093 | .114 | .093 | .207 |
| 1964 | HOU | NL | 27 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .128 | .150 | .128 | .278 |
| Career | — | — | 410 | 484 | 43 | 82 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 34 | 108 | 0 | .169 | .229 | .223 | .452 |
Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 358 | 93 | 243 | 8 | 23 | .977 |
| 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |