Jumbo Brown
Walter George Brown
 
 
Born: April 30, 1907 in Greene, RI
Died: October 2, 1966 - 59 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'4" Wt: 295
(legend)
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Notes:
- Served in the Navy during World War II

Transactions

Date        
WAR
Transaction
6
6
1937
29.6
Purchased
NYA
CIN
0.4
4.7
-0.4
7
3
1937
29.6
Purchased
CIN
NY1
-0.0
5.1
5.1
9
9
1941
33.6
Traded
NY1
SLN
5.0
0.0
0.0
4
27
1943
35.7
Released
NY1
5.0
0.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com


Trades

9 / 9 / 1941
Traded to St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
RP
NY1
33.6
5.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
C
NY1
29.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Totals      
5.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
New York Giants Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
SP
SLN
28.3
1.2
-0.9
-0.3
0.4
Totals      
1.2
-0.9
-0.3
0.4
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
  
-0.9
0.0
0.9
 
0.4
0.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.9
-0.9
 
0.0
0.4
0.4

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James