Jumbo Brown was born on Tuesday, April 30, 1907, in Greene, Rhode Island. Brown was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 26, 1925, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jumbo Brown baseball stats page.
"The 6'4" 295-lb giant fielded his position with surprising agility, but his fastball was ineffective after four innings." - Sports Historian Jack Kavanagh on BaseballLibrary.com
Jumbo Brown![]() Jumbo Brown Autograph on a 1940 Play Ball Baseball Card (#154 | Checklist) |
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Jumbo BrownJumbo Brown Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1925 | 18 | Cubs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1927 | 20 | Indians | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 98 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 26 | - | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1928 | 21 | Indians | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 71 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 15 | - | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1932 | 25 | Yankees | 19 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 4.53 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 55.2 | 250 | 58 | 28 | 30 | 1 | 30 | - | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1933 | 26 | Yankees | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5.23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74.0 | 349 | 78 | 43 | 48 | 3 | 52 | - | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1935 | 28 | Yankees | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.61 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 87.1 | 381 | 94 | 35 | 41 | 2 | 37 | - | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1936 | 29 | Yankees | 20 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 5.91 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64.0 | 302 | 93 | 42 | 47 | 4 | 29 | - | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1937 | 30 | Reds | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1937 | 30 | Giants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1938 | 31 | Giants | 43 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 90.0 | 357 | 65 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 28 | - | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1939 | 32 | Giants | 31 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 56.1 | 260 | 69 | 26 | 30 | 1 | 25 | - | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1940 | 33 | Giants | 41 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.42 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 55.1 | 240 | 49 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 25 | - | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1941 | 34 | Giants | 31 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3.32 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 57.0 | 236 | 49 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 21 | - | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 12 Years | 249 | 23 | 146 | 33 | 31 | .516 | 4.07 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 597.1 | 2,651 | 619 | 270 | 316 | 26 | 300 | - | 301 | 20 | 5 | 0 | - | ||
Jumbo BrownJumbo Brown Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1925 | 18 | Cubs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1927 | 20 | Indians | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .667 | .800 | .667 |
| 1928 | 21 | Indians | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .667 | .667 | 1.333 |
| 1932 | 25 | Yankees | 19 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .174 | .174 | .217 |
| 1933 | 26 | Yankees | 21 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .179 | .179 | .214 |
| 1935 | 28 | Yankees | 20 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 8 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .313 | .353 | .375 |
| 1936 | 29 | Yankees | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1937 | 30 | Reds | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| 1937 | 30 | Giants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1938 | 31 | Giants | 43 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | .188 | .278 | .250 |
| 1939 | 32 | Giants | 31 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .364 | .417 | .364 |
| 1940 | 33 | Giants | 41 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 |
| 1941 | 34 | Giants | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 12 Years | 249 | 157 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .204 | .242 | .248 | ||
Jumbo BrownJumbo Brown Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1925 Cubs | P | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 1927 Indians | P | 8 | 0 | 56 | 7 | 0.9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 2.89 |
| 1928 Indians | P | 5 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.23 |
| 1932 Yankees | P | 19 | 3 | 167 | 21 | 1.1 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.40 |
| 1933 Yankees | P | 21 | 8 | 222 | 15 | 0.7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 1.70 |
| 1935 Yankees | P | 20 | 8 | 262 | 25 | 1.3 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 2.47 |
| 1936 Yankees | P | 20 | 3 | 192 | 19 | 1.0 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.53 |
| 1937 Reds | P | 4 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.93 |
| 1937 Giants | P | 4 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.19 |
| 1938 Giants | P | 43 | 0 | 270 | 18 | 0.4 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 1.60 |
| 1939 Giants | P | 31 | 0 | 169 | 12 | 0.4 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.92 |
| 1940 Giants | P | 41 | 0 | 166 | 7 | 0.2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.14 |
| 1941 Giants | P | 31 | 0 | 171 | 8 | 0.3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.26 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 249 | 23 | 1,792 | 142 | 0.6 | 136 | 21 | 115 | 6 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.05 | |
| 12 Years | 249 | 23 | 1,792 | 142 | 0.6 | 136 | 21 | 115 | 6 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.05 | |
Jumbo BrownJumbo Brown Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1925 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 1927 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.31 | 3.86 | 12.54 |
| 1928 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.80 | 7.36 | 9.20 |
| 1932 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 23.0 | 1.03 | 5.01 | 4.85 |
| 1933 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 1.06 | 6.69 | 6.32 |
| 1935 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 10.7 | 1.11 | 4.23 | 3.81 |
| 1936 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.66 | 2.67 | 4.08 |
| 1937 Reds | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.33 | 3.72 | 2.79 |
| 1937 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.80 | 4.15 | 5.19 |
| 1938 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.3 | 16.0 | 1.50 | 4.20 | 2.80 |
| 1939 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 0.96 | 3.83 | 3.99 |
| 1940 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1.24 | 5.04 | 4.07 |
| 1941 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1.43 | 4.74 | 3.32 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 12 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.9 | 14.3 | 1.00 | 4.54 | 4.52 |
Jumbo BrownJumbo Brown Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1925 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1927 Cleveland Indians | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1928 Cleveland Indians | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1932 New York Yankees | 19 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1933 New York Yankees | 19 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1935 New York Yankees | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1936 New York Yankees | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1937 Cincinnati Reds | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1937 New York Giants | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1938 New York Giants | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1939 New York Giants | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1940 New York Giants | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1941 New York Giants | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
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