Mordecai Brown

Positions: Pitcher, Rightfielder and Centerfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: October 19, 1876 in Nyesville, IN us

Died: February 14, 1948 in Terre Haute, IN

Buried: Roselawn Memorial Park, Terre Haute, IN

High School: Nyesville HS (Nyesville, IN)

Last Game: September 4, 1916 (Age 39-321d)
vs. CIN 9.0 IP, 19 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 9 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1949. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
View Mordecai Brown's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1903 season

Full Name: Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown

Nicknames: Three Finger or Miner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

58.2

239

130

ERA

2.06

481

332

3172.1

1375

WHIP

1.066

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1901	24	0.2	Terre Haute	IIIL	D		25	8	.758	2.79	4.16	37	35					303.0	282	140	94		59							1.125	8.4		1.8
1902	25	-1.8	Omaha	WL	A		27	15	.643	2.22	3.17	43						352.0	309	124	87		82							1.111	7.9		2.1
1903	26	-1.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	9	13	.409	2.60	4.70	26	24	2	19	1	0	201.0	231	105	58	7	59		83	6	0	6	854	1.443	10.3	0.3	2.6	3.7	1.41
1904	27	-0.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	15	10	.600	1.86	3.14	26	23	3	21	4	1	212.1	155	74	44	1	50		81	6	0	5	848	0.965	6.6	0.0	2.1	3.4	1.62
1905	28	0.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	18	12	.600	2.17	3.22	30	24	6	24	4	0	249.0	219	89	60	3	44		89	1	1	2	975	1.056	7.9	0.1	1.6	3.2	2.02
1906	29	1.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	26	6	.813	1.04	1.82	36	32	4	27	9	3	277.1	198	56	32	1	61		144	4	1	2	1042	0.934	6.4	0.0	2.0	4.7	2.36
1907	30	2.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	20	6	.769	1.39	1.97	34	27	7	20	6	3	233.0	180	51	36	2	40		107	6	0	4	861	0.944	7.0	0.1	1.5	4.1	2.68
1908	31	3.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	29	9	.763	1.47	1.84	44	31	12	27	9	5	312.1	214	64	51	1	49		123	5	0	6	1168	0.842	6.2	0.0	1.4	3.5	2.51
1909	32	5.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	27	9	.750	1.31	2.05	50	34	15	32	8	7	342.2	246	78	50	1	53		172	7	0	9	1280	0.873	6.5	0.0	1.4	4.5	3.25
1910	33	5.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	25	14	.641	1.86	2.90	46	31	14	27	6	7	295.1	256	95	61	3	64		143	4	0	6	1170	1.084	7.8	0.1	2.0	4.4	2.23
1911	34	7.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	21	11	.656	2.80	3.67	53	27	24	21	0	13	270.0	267	110	84	5	55		129	6	0	5	1082	1.193	8.9	0.2	1.8	4.3	2.35
1912	35	8.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	5	6	.455	2.64	3.55	15	8	6	5	2	0	88.2	92	35	26	2	20		34	1	0	0	366	1.263	9.3	0.2	2.0	3.5	1.70
1913	36	9.0	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	11	12	.478	2.91	4.10	39	16	21	11	1	6	173.1	174	79	56	7	44		41	1	1	1	702	1.258	9.0	0.4	2.3	2.1	0.93
1914	37		2 Teams	FL	Maj	BTT-SLM	14	11	.560	3.52	4.10	35	26	8	18	2	0	232.2	235	106	91	8	61		113	3	1	7	968	1.272	9.1	0.3	2.4	4.4	1.85
1914	37	8.9	SLM	FL	Maj	SLM	12	6	.667	3.29	3.75	26	18	7	13	2	0	175.0	172	73	64	7	43		81	3	1	5	722	1.229	8.8	0.4	2.2	4.2	1.88
1914	37	8.9	BTT	FL	Maj	BTT	2	5	.286	4.21	5.15	9	8	1	5	0	0	57.2	63	33	27	1	18		32	0	0	2	246	1.405	9.8	0.2	2.8	5.0	1.78
1915	38	9.6	CHI	FL	Maj	CHI	17	8	.680	2.09	2.86	35	25	9	17	3	4	236.1	189	75	55	2	64		95	7	0	6	931	1.071	7.2	0.1	2.4	3.6	1.48
1916	39	11.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	2	3	.400	3.91	5.03	12	4	7	2	0	0	48.1	52	27	21	0	9		21	4	0	2	203	1.262	9.7	0.0	1.7	3.9	2.33
1917	40	11.6	Columbus	AA	AA		10	12	.455	2.77	3.41	30	21					185.0	167	70	57		51							1.178	8.1		2.5
1918	41	12.6	Columbus	AA	AA		3	2	.600			12		7					49	18	15		9		13	3		2							1.44
1919	42		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AA		16	9	.640	2.98	3.80	39	3					208.2	200	88	69		31							1.107	8.6		1.3
1919	42	15.6	Indianapolis	AA	AA		0	3	.000	3.48	5.08	6	3					33.2	39	19	13		11							1.485	10.4		2.9
1919	42	15.7	Terre Haute	IIIL	B		16	6	.727	2.88	3.55	33						175.0	161	69	56		20							1.034	8.3		1.0
1920	43	18.0	Terre Haute	IIIL	B		4	6	.400	2.59	3.49	13						80.0	74	31	23		13							1.088	8.3		1.5
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		239	130	.648	2.06	2.96	481	332	138	271	55	49	3172.1	2708	1044	725	43	673		1375	61	4	61	12450	1.066	7.7	0.1	1.9	3.9	2.04
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		85	52	.620	2.75		174	59	7				1128.2	1081	471	345		245		13	3		2		1.175
All Levels (20 Seasons)							324	182	.640	2.24		655	391	145	271	55	49	4301.0	3789	1515	1070	43	918		1388	64	4	63	12450	1.094

AA (3 seasons)					Minors		13	17	.433	3.50		48	24	7				218.2	255	107	85		71		13	3		2		1.491
A (1 season)					Minors		27	15	.643	2.22	3.17	43						352.0	309	124	87		82							1.111	7.9		2.1
B (2 seasons)					Minors		20	12	.625	2.79	3.53	46						255.0	235	100	79		33							1.051	8.3		1.2
D (1 season)					Minors		25	8	.758	2.79	4.16	37	35					303.0	282	140	94		59							1.125	8.4		1.8