Kevin Brown
Career 211–144 · 3.28 ERA · 2,397 SO · 3256.1 IP · 490 G · 64 H · 2 HR · 29 RBI · .129 AVG
Seasons leading his league
7
4 best in baseball
3 league only
34
Top-5 finishes
3
Title seasons
5
Categories led
1996
Best season
Spanning 1992–2000, peaking at 3 titles in 1996.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 263rd League titles 7
- 215th Best in baseball 4
- 231st Top-5 finishes 34
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 51st Strikeouts 2,397
- 98th Wins 211
- 102nd Innings Pitched 3256.1
- 226th Walks + Hits / IP 1.22
- 265th Strikeouts / 9 6.62
- 296th Earned Run Average 3.28
- 316th Shutouts 17
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 | 2 | 1st | — | 1996 0.94 2000 NL 0.99 1998 #2 1999 #3 |
| Earned Run Average | 2 | 1st | — | 1996 1.89 2000 NL 2.58 1998 #2 2003 #2 |
| Shutouts | 1 | 1st | — | 1996 3 1993 #2 1998 #2 |
| Innings Pitched | 1 | 1st | — | 1992 AL 265.2 1998 #2 1999 #2 |
| Wins | 1 | 1st | — | 1992 21 1996 #3 |
| Complete Games | — | #2 | — | 1992 #2 1993 #2 1996 #3 |
| Strikeouts | — | #2 | — | 1998 #2 1999 #2 2000 #3 |
Title Seasons
3 seasons with at least one titlePitching
19 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | TEX | AL | 1 | 0 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.20 |
| 1988 | TEX | AL | 1 | 1 | 4.24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23.1 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1.76 |
| 1989 | TEX | AL | 12 | 9 | 3.35 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 191.0 | 167 | 71 | 10 | 70 | 104 | 1.24 |
| 1990 | TEX | AL | 12 | 10 | 3.60 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 180.0 | 175 | 72 | 13 | 60 | 88 | 1.31 |
| 1991 | TEX | AL | 9 | 12 | 4.40 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 210.2 | 233 | 103 | 17 | 90 | 96 | 1.53 |
| 1992 | TEX | AL | 21 | 11 | 3.32 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 265.2 | 262 | 98 | 11 | 76 | 173 | 1.27 |
| 1993 | TEX | AL | 15 | 12 | 3.59 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 233.0 | 228 | 93 | 14 | 74 | 142 | 1.30 |
| 1994 | TEX | AL | 7 | 9 | 4.82 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 170.0 | 218 | 91 | 18 | 50 | 123 | 1.58 |
| 1995 | BAL | AL | 10 | 9 | 3.60 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 172.1 | 155 | 69 | 10 | 48 | 117 | 1.18 |
| 1996 | FLO | NL | 17 | 11 | 1.89 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 233.0 | 187 | 49 | 8 | 33 | 159 | 0.94 |
| 1997 | FLO | NL | 16 | 8 | 2.69 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 237.1 | 214 | 71 | 10 | 66 | 205 | 1.18 |
| 1998 | SDN | NL | 18 | 7 | 2.38 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 257.0 | 225 | 68 | 8 | 49 | 257 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | LAN | NL | 18 | 9 | 3.00 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 252.1 | 210 | 84 | 19 | 59 | 221 | 1.07 |
| 2000 | LAN | NL | 13 | 6 | 2.58 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 230.0 | 181 | 66 | 21 | 47 | 216 | 0.99 |
| 2001 | LAN | NL | 10 | 4 | 2.65 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 115.2 | 94 | 34 | 8 | 38 | 104 | 1.14 |
| 2002 | LAN | NL | 3 | 4 | 4.81 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 63.2 | 68 | 34 | 9 | 23 | 58 | 1.43 |
| 2003 | LAN | NL | 14 | 9 | 2.39 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 211.0 | 184 | 56 | 11 | 56 | 185 | 1.14 |
| 2004 | NYA | AL | 10 | 6 | 4.09 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 132.0 | 132 | 60 | 14 | 35 | 83 | 1.27 |
| 2005 | NYA | AL | 4 | 7 | 6.50 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 73.1 | 107 | 53 | 5 | 19 | 50 | 1.72 |
| Career | — | — | 211 | 144 | 3.28 | 486 | 476 | 0 | 3256.1 | 3,079 | 1,185 | 208 | 901 | 2,397 | 1.22 |
Batting
19 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | TEX | AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | TEX | AL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | TEX | AL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | TEX | AL | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1991 | TEX | AL | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | TEX | AL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | TEX | AL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | TEX | AL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | BAL | AL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | FLO | NL | 34 | 75 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 0 | .120 | .185 | .133 | .319 |
| 1997 | FLO | NL | 33 | 72 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .125 | .182 | .139 | .321 |
| 1998 | SDN | NL | 36 | 82 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 0 | .207 | .244 | .244 | .488 |
| 1999 | LAN | NL | 35 | 78 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 0 | .064 | .086 | .064 | .151 |
| 2000 | LAN | NL | 33 | 66 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 0 | .076 | .129 | .076 | .204 |
| 2001 | LAN | NL | 20 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .083 | .154 | .167 | .321 |
| 2002 | LAN | NL | 17 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .450 | .700 |
| 2003 | LAN | NL | 32 | 63 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | .159 | .156 | .206 | .363 |
| 2004 | NYA | AL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | NYA | AL | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| Career | — | — | 490 | 495 | 20 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 187 | 0 | .129 | .169 | .162 | .331 |
Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 486 | 388 | 562 | 49 | 37 | .951 |