Mordecai Brown was born on Thursday, October 19, 1876, in Nyesville, Indiana. Brown was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1903, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Mordecai Brown baseball stats page.
"That old paw served me pretty well in its time. It gave me a firmer grip on the ball so I could spin it over the hump. It gave me a greater dip." - Mordecai 'Three Finger' Brown
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Mordecai BrownMordecai 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 |
| 1903 | 27 | Cardinals | 26 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 2.60 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 201.0 | 880 | 231 | 58 | 105 | 7 | 59 | - | 83 | 6 | 6 | 0 | - |
| 1904 | 28 | Cubs | 26 | 23 | 3 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 1.86 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 212.1 | 848 | 155 | 44 | 74 | 1 | 50 | - | 81 | 5 | 6 | 0 | - |
| 1905 | 29 | Cubs | 30 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2.17 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 249.0 | 997 | 219 | 60 | 89 | 3 | 44 | - | 89 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1906 | 30 | Cubs | 36 | 32 | 4 | 26 | 6 | .813 | 1.04 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 277.1 | 1,062 | 198 | 32 | 56 | 1 | 61 | - | 144 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 1907 | 31 | Cubs | 34 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 6 | .769 | 1.39 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 233.0 | 881 | 180 | 36 | 51 | 2 | 40 | - | 107 | 4 | 6 | 0 | - |
| 1908 | 32 | Cubs | 44 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 9 | .763 | 1.47 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 312.1 | 1,180 | 214 | 51 | 64 | 1 | 49 | - | 123 | 6 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 1909 | 33 | Cubs | 50 | 34 | 15 | 27 | 9 | .750 | 1.31 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 342.2 | 1,302 | 246 | 50 | 78 | 1 | 53 | - | 172 | 9 | 7 | 0 | - |
| 1910 | 34 | Cubs | 46 | 31 | 14 | 25 | 14 | .641 | 1.86 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 295.1 | 1,188 | 256 | 61 | 95 | 3 | 64 | - | 143 | 6 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1911 | 35 | Cubs | 53 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 11 | .656 | 2.80 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 270.0 | 1,108 | 267 | 84 | 110 | 5 | 55 | - | 129 | 5 | 6 | 0 | - |
| 1912 | 36 | Cubs | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.64 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 88.2 | 366 | 92 | 26 | 35 | 2 | 20 | - | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1913 | 37 | Reds | 39 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 2.91 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 173.1 | 702 | 174 | 56 | 79 | 7 | 44 | - | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1914 | 38 | Tip-Tops | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 57.2 | 249 | 63 | 27 | 33 | 1 | 18 | - | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1914 | 38 | Terriers | 26 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 3.29 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 175.0 | 724 | 172 | 64 | 73 | 7 | 43 | - | 81 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 1915 | 39 | Whales | 35 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 2.09 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 236.1 | 952 | 189 | 55 | 75 | 2 | 64 | - | 95 | 6 | 7 | 0 | - |
| 1916 | 40 | Cubs | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48.1 | 203 | 52 | 21 | 27 | 0 | 9 | - | 21 | 2 | 4 | 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 | ||
| 14 Years | 481 | 332 | 138 | 239 | 130 | .648 | 2.06 | 271 | 55 | 49 | 3,172.1 | 12,642 | 2,708 | 725 | 1,044 | 43 | 673 | - | 1,375 | 59 | 63 | 4 | - | ||
Mordecai BrownMordecai 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 |
| 1903 | 27 | Cardinals | 26 | 77 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | .195 | .215 | .247 |
| 1904 | 28 | Cubs | 31 | 89 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | .213 | .231 | .270 |
| 1905 | 29 | Cubs | 31 | 93 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 7 | - | 0 | - | .140 | .175 | .204 |
| 1906 | 30 | Cubs | 36 | 98 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - | - | 5 | - | 0 | - | .204 | .250 | .214 |
| 1907 | 31 | Cubs | 36 | 85 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 5 | - | 0 | - | .153 | .163 | .235 |
| 1908 | 32 | Cubs | 46 | 121 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 5 | - | 0 | - | .207 | .220 | .207 |
| 1909 | 33 | Cubs | 50 | 125 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | 0 | - | .176 | .208 | .216 |
| 1910 | 34 | Cubs | 46 | 103 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - | 17 | 6 | - | 0 | - | .175 | .220 | .223 |
| 1911 | 35 | Cubs | 53 | 91 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | .253 | .299 | .319 |
| 1912 | 36 | Cubs | 16 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | 6 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .290 | .333 | .323 |
| 1913 | 37 | Reds | 39 | 54 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | - | .204 | .218 | .241 |
| 1914 | 38 | Tip-Tops | 9 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .211 | .211 | .211 |
| 1914 | 38 | Terriers | 26 | 59 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .254 | .302 | .288 |
| 1915 | 39 | Whales | 36 | 82 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - | 14 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .293 | .318 | .341 |
| 1916 | 40 | Cubs | 12 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .250 | .294 | .250 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 14 Years | 493 | 1,143 | 93 | 235 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 44 | 0 | 75 | 49 | 0 | 1 | - | .206 | .236 | .248 | ||
Mordecai BrownMordecai 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 |
| 1903 Cardinals | P | 26 | 24 | 603 | 68 | 2.6 | 65 | 5 | 60 | 3 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 2.91 |
| 1904 Cubs | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1904 Cubs | LF | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1904 Cubs | P | 26 | 23 | 637 | 75 | 2.9 | 70 | 20 | 50 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.97 |
| 1905 Cubs | P | 30 | 24 | 747 | 88 | 2.9 | 84 | 18 | 66 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 3.04 |
| 1906 Cubs | P | 36 | 32 | 832 | 101 | 2.8 | 99 | 18 | 81 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 3.21 |
| 1907 Cubs | P | 34 | 27 | 699 | 96 | 2.8 | 95 | 20 | 75 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 3.67 |
| 1907 Cubs | RF | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1908 Cubs | P | 44 | 31 | 937 | 108 | 2.5 | 108 | 35 | 73 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.11 |
| 1909 Cubs | P | 50 | 34 | 1,028 | 104 | 2.1 | 101 | 18 | 83 | 3 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.65 |
| 1910 Cubs | P | 46 | 31 | 886 | 106 | 2.3 | 102 | 10 | 92 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 3.11 |
| 1911 Cubs | P | 53 | 27 | 810 | 62 | 1.2 | 61 | 8 | 53 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.03 |
| 1912 Cubs | P | 15 | 8 | 266 | 17 | 1.1 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 1.62 |
| 1913 Reds | P | 39 | 16 | 520 | 49 | 1.3 | 45 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .918 | 2.34 |
| 1914 Tip-Tops | P | 9 | 8 | 173 | 16 | 1.8 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.50 |
| 1914 Terriers | P | 26 | 18 | 525 | 49 | 1.9 | 46 | 6 | 40 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 2.37 |
| 1915 Whales | P | 35 | 25 | 709 | 98 | 2.8 | 93 | 6 | 87 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 3.54 |
| 1915 Whales | RF | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1916 Cubs | P | 12 | 4 | 145 | 13 | 1.1 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.42 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 481 | 332 | 9,517 | 1,050 | 2.2 | 1,014 | 171 | 843 | 36 | 43 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.88 | |
| RF Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
| 2B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 14 Years | 485 | 332 | 9,517 | 1,052 | 2.2 | 1,016 | 173 | 843 | 36 | 43 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.88 | |
Mordecai BrownMordecai 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 |
| 1903 Cardinals | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.8 | 1.41 | 3.72 | 2.64 |
| 1904 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 1.62 | 3.43 | 2.12 |
| 1905 Cubs | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 93.0 | 0.0 | 31.0 | 2.02 | 3.22 | 1.59 |
| 1906 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.5 | 2.36 | 4.67 | 1.98 |
| 1907 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 85.0 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 2.68 | 4.13 | 1.55 |
| 1908 Cubs | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.3 | 2.51 | 3.54 | 1.41 |
| 1909 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.9 | 3.25 | 4.52 | 1.39 |
| 1910 Cubs | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.1 | 17.2 | 2.23 | 4.36 | 1.95 |
| 1911 Cubs | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.6 | 15.2 | 2.35 | 4.30 | 1.83 |
| 1912 Cubs | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 1.70 | 3.45 | 2.03 |
| 1913 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.4 | 18.0 | 0.93 | 2.13 | 2.28 |
| 1914 Tip-Tops | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.3 | 19.0 | 1.78 | 4.99 | 2.81 |
| 1914 Terriers | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 1.88 | 4.17 | 2.21 |
| 1915 Whales | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.9 | 13.7 | 1.48 | 3.62 | 2.44 |
| 1916 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.33 | 3.91 | 1.68 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 14 Years | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 571.5 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 2.04 | 3.90 | 1.91 |
Mordecai BrownMordecai Brown Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1903 St. Louis Cardinals | n/a | $2,400.00 | n/a | - |
| 1904 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1905 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1906 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
| 1907 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
| 1908 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $3,500.00 | n/a | Stats |
| 1909 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $4,100.00 | n/a | - |
| 1910 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $4,500.00 | n/a | Stats |
| 1911 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $5,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1912 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $7,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1913 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $5,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1914 Brooklyn Tip-Tops | n/a | $10,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1914 St. Louis Terriers | n/a | " " | n/a | - |
| 1915 Chicago Whales | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1916 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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