Brown was drafted in the second round of the
1980 MLB draft, the 48th pick overall out of
Clemson University. He batted and threw
right-handed. Brown reached MLB in 1982 with the Boston Red Sox, playing in part of five seasons with them before moving to the Seattle Mariners in the same transaction that brought
Dave Henderson and
Spike Owen to Boston. His most productive season came in with the Red Sox, when he recorded career bests in
wins (six),
earned run average (4.67), starts (18),
complete games (three) and
innings pitched (104). In August 1986, Brown (along with
Rey Quiñones,
Mike Trujillo, and a player to named later) was traded to the
Seattle Mariners. The Red Sox obtained
Spike Owen and
Dave Henderson. In a six-season career, Brown posted a 12–20 record with 115
strikeouts and a 5.75 ERA in innings. Following his retirement, Brown worked with the
Cleveland Indians as their
minor league pitching coordinator from 1995 to 2001, and as their MLB pitching
coach in . After that, he served as pitching coach in
Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). As of 2013, Brown was a
professional scout, based in
Naples, Florida, for the
Arizona Diamondbacks of MLB. ==References==