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Tom Browning
Thomas Leo Browning

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
Schools LeMoyne College, Tennessee Wesleyan College

Debut September 9, 1984
  vs. LAD 8.3 IP, 11 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W
Final Game May 19, 1995
Born April 28, 1960 in Casper, WY

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 9th round of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1984 24 CIN NL   1   0   3   3   0   0   0  0   23.3   27    4    4   0    5   14   0   1    95   0   0  1.54  3.77  245 1.371
 1985 25 CIN NL  20   9  38  38   6   4   0  0  261.3  242  111  103  29   73  155   3   2  1083   8   0  3.55  3.78  107 1.205 CYA-6,RoY-2
 1986 26 CIN NL  14  13  39  39   4   2   0  0  243.3  225  123  103  26   70  147   1   3  1016   6   0  3.81  3.88  102 1.212
 1987 27 CIN NL  10  13  32  31   2   0   1  0  183.0  201  107  102  27   61  117   5   2   791   7   4  5.02  4.21   84 1.432
 1988 28 CIN NL  18   5  36  36   5   2   0  0  250.7  205   98   95  36   64  124   7   2  1001   3   4  3.41  3.59  105 1.073
 1989 29 CIN NL  15  12  37  37   9   2   0  0  249.7  241  109   94  31   64  118   3   2  1031  10   1  3.39  3.61  106 1.222
 1990 30 CIN NL  15   9  35  35   2   1   0  0  227.7  235   98   96  24   52   99   5   5   957  13   1  3.80  3.99  105 1.261
 1991 31 CIN NL  14  14  36  36   1   0   0  0  230.3  241  124  107  32   56  115   4   3   983   4   1  4.18  3.83   92 1.289 AS
 1992 32 CIN NL   6   5  16  16   0   0   0  0   87.0  108   49   49   6   28   33   2   3   386   7   1  5.07  3.61   71 1.563
 1993 33 CIN NL   7   7  21  20   0   0   0  0  114.0  159   61   60  15   20   53   1   1   505   2   1  4.74  4.05   85 1.570
 1994 34 CIN NL   3   1   7   7   2   1   0  0   40.7   34   20   19   8   13   22   1   1   169   1   0  4.20  4.18   99 1.156
 1995 35 KCR AL   0   2   2   2   0   0   0  0   10.0   13    9    9   2    5    3   0   0    49   0   0  8.10  4.77   59 1.800
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Yr WL% .577 123  90 302 300  31  12   1  0 1921.0 1931  913  841 236  511 1000  32  25  8066  61  13  3.94  3.84   97 1.271
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13  10  34  33   3   1   0  0  216.7  218  103   94  26   57  112   3   2   911   6   1  3.94  3.84   97 1.271
 Career High     20  14  39  39   9   4   1  0  261.3  242  124  107  36   73  155   7   5  1083  13   4  3.39  4.21  107 1.073

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1984 24 CIN NL   3    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .143  .143  .143  -20    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1985 25 CIN NL  39   88    4   17   2  1   0    2   0  0   4  29  .193  .228  .239   29   21   9   0   0   0   2 RoY-2
 1986 26 CIN NL  46   86    9   14   0  0   0    3   1  0   1  25  .163  .172  .163   -8   14   7   0   0   0   2
 1987 27 CIN NL  34   52    2    8   2  0   0    6   1  0   3  21  .154  .200  .192    3   10   6   0   0   0   1
 1988 28 CIN NL  41   83    7   12   2  0   0    4   3  0   5  24  .145  .193  .169    3   14   9   0   0   0   0
 1989 29 CIN NL  41   78    2    7   0  0   0    2   0  1   4  32  .090  .134  .090  -36    7  14   0   0   0   1
 1990 30 CIN NL  38   75    6    7   2  0   0    4   0  0   2  29  .093  .117  .120  -36    9   9   0   0   0   0
 1991 31 CIN NL  36   70    3   12   3  0   1    5   0  1   3  19  .171  .205  .257   28   18  10   0   0   0   0 AS
 1992 32 CIN NL  16   31    4    7   1  0   0    2   0  0   1   6  .226  .242  .258   41    8   2   1   0   0   1
 1993 33 CIN NL  21   37    4    8   1  0   1    4   0  0   2   6  .216  .250  .324   52   12   4   1   0   0   0
 1994 34 CIN NL   7   14    1    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   6  .143  .143  .214   -8    3   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     322  621   42   95  14  1   2   32   5  2  25 200  .153  .185  .188    3  117  72   2   0   0   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        312   21   48   7  1   1   16   3  1  13 101  .153  .185  .188    3   59  36   1   0   0   4
 Career High     46   88    9   17   3  1   1    6   3  1   5  32                          21  14   1   0   0   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1984 24 CIN NL    7    6    0   0.0    97| .143  .268| .143  .334| .143  .389| .286  .723| -20  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1985 25 CIN NL  101   82    5   1.6    98| .193  .264| .228  .333| .239  .394| .467  .727|  29  .153  -8.9  -0.9   0%
 1986 26 CIN NL   94   81    3   1.0   101| .163  .266| .172  .337| .163  .401| .335  .738|  -8  .064 -13.3  -1.4 100%
 1987 27 CIN NL   61   51    2   1.0   109| .154  .274| .200  .344| .192  .426| .392  .770|   3  .059  -7.6  -0.7 100%
 1988 28 CIN NL   97   80    4   1.4    93| .145  .261| .193  .325| .169  .383| .362  .708|   3  .120 -10.8  -1.2 100%
 1989 29 CIN NL   96   87    1   0.3    94| .090  .258| .134  .326| .090  .385| .224  .711| -36  .009 -14.3  -1.5   0%
 1990 30 CIN NL   86   77    1   0.4   102| .093  .270| .117  .337| .120  .406| .237  .743| -36  .010 -14.5  -1.5   0%
 1991 31 CIN NL   83   69    4   1.6    97| .171  .262| .205  .330| .257  .393| .462  .723|  28  .141  -7.1  -0.7   0%
 1992 32 CIN NL   35   28    2   1.9    95| .226  .263| .242  .328| .258  .386| .500  .715|  41  .199  -2.4  -0.3   0%
 1993 33 CIN NL   44   34    3   2.4   104| .216  .272| .250  .338| .324  .415| .574  .752|  52  .225  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1994 34 CIN NL   16   14    1   1.9   108| .143  .273| .143  .340| .214  .427| .357  .768|  -8  .150  -2.2  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons      720  609   26   1.2    99| .153  .265| .185  .333| .188  .398| .373  .731|   3  .083 -84.8  -8.8     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1984 24 CIN NL P 3 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 1.33 0.67 1.55 1.89 3 23.3 1985 25 CIN NL P 38 12 34 2 1 .958 .952 1.21 0.68 1.58 1.92 38 261.3 1986 26 CIN NL P 39 11 26 3 5 .925 .956 0.95 0.66 1.37 1.94 39 243.3 1987 27 CIN NL P 32 5 23 3 1 .903 .956 0.88 0.62 1.38 1.91 31 183.0 1988 28 CIN NL P 36 8 30 3 3 .927 .955 1.06 0.69 1.36 1.96 36 250.7 1989 29 CIN NL P 37 8 35 0 3 1.000 .947 1.16 0.63 1.55 1.87 37 249.7 1990 30 CIN NL P 35 8 27 3 1 .921 .956 1.00 0.58 1.38 1.80 35 227.7 1991 31 CIN NL P 36 8 24 5 2 .865 .955 0.89 0.59 1.25 1.86 36 230.3 AS 1992 32 CIN NL P 16 6 14 1 3 .952 .952 1.25 0.60 2.07 1.94 16 87.0 1993 33 CIN NL P 21 10 21 0 2 1.000 .954 1.48 0.54 2.45 1.84 20 114.0 1994 34 CIN NL P 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 .959 1.00 0.54 1.55 1.86 7 40.7 1995 35 KCR AL P 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.55 1.80 1.80 2 10.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1984 24 CIN NL P 3 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 1.33 0.67 1.55 1.89 3 23.3 1985 25 CIN NL P 38 12 34 2 1 .958 .952 1.21 0.68 1.58 1.92 38 261.3 1986 26 CIN NL P 39 11 26 3 5 .925 .956 0.95 0.66 1.37 1.94 39 243.3 1987 27 CIN NL P 32 5 23 3 1 .903 .956 0.88 0.62 1.38 1.91 31 183.0 1988 28 CIN NL P 36 8 30 3 3 .927 .955 1.06 0.69 1.36 1.96 36 250.7 1989 29 CIN NL P 37 8 35 0 3 1.000 .947 1.16 0.63 1.55 1.87 37 249.7 1990 30 CIN NL P 35 8 27 3 1 .921 .956 1.00 0.58 1.38 1.80 35 227.7 1991 31 CIN NL P 36 8 24 5 2 .865 .955 0.89 0.59 1.25 1.86 36 230.3 1992 32 CIN NL P 16 6 14 1 3 .952 .952 1.25 0.60 2.07 1.94 16 87.0 1993 33 CIN NL P 21 10 21 0 2 1.000 .954 1.48 0.54 2.45 1.84 20 114.0 1994 34 CIN NL P 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 .959 1.00 0.54 1.55 1.86 7 40.7 1995 35 KCR AL P 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.55 1.80 1.80 2 10.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 302 78 245 20 21 .942 .954 1.07 0.62 1.51 1.89 300 1921.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 302 78 245 20 21 .942 .954 1.07 0.62 1.51 1.89 300 1921
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1990   NLCS  CIN PIT     W   2   2   3.27  1  1  0  0  11     9   4   6   5 
        WS    CIN OAK     W   1   1   4.50  1  0  0  0   6     6   3   2   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Ser      2-0   3   3   3.71  2  1  0  0  17    15   7   8   7 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1990   NLCS  CIN PIT     W   2   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    CIN OAK     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   2-0   3   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1991   CIN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1991

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1985-NL-6-0.02
Car-236-0.02 shares

Sac. Hits
1989 NL-14-3
1991 NL-10-10

Wins
1985 NL-20-4
1988 NL-18-5
1989 NL-15-10
1990 NL-15-5

Won-Loss %
1985 NL-.690-10
1988 NL-.783-2

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1988 NL-1.073-8

Bases on Balls/9IP
1990 NL-2.06-5
1991 NL-2.19-7

Innings
1985 NL-261.3-6
1986 NL-243.3-8
1988 NL-250.7-3
1989 NL-249.7-2
1990 NL-227.7-8
1991 NL-230.3-8

Strikeouts
1985 NL-155-9

Games Started
1985 NL-38-2
1986 NL-39-1
1988 NL-36-1
1989 NL-37-1
1990 NL-35-1
1991 NL-36-2

Comp. Games
1989 NL-9-3
1994 NL-2-10

Shutouts
1985 NL-4-5
1986 NL-2-5
1994 NL-1-5

Home Runs Allow.
1985 NL-29-2
1986 NL-26-3
1987 NL-27-6
1988 NL-36-1
1989 NL-31-1
1990 NL-24-3
1991 NL-32-1

Hits Allowed
1985 NL-242-6
1986 NL-225-9
1989 NL-241-2
1990 NL-235-2
1991 NL-241-3

Losses
1986 NL-13-6
1991 NL-14-3

Earned Runs Allow.
1985 NL-103-2
1986 NL-103-3
1987 NL-102-8
1988 NL-95-5
1989 NL-94-3
1990 NL-96-5
1991 NL-107-1

Hit Batsmen
1987 NL-5-10
1988 NL-7-7
1990 NL-5-10

Batters Faced
1985 NL-1083-4
1986 NL-1016-7
1988 NL-1001-6
1989 NL-1031-2
1990 NL-957-5
1991 NL-983-3

Salary
1990 NL-$2,125,000-3

         

Black Ink: Pitching - 4 (458) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 61 (403) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 16.0 (424) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 27.0 (465) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 9th round of the 1982 amateur draft.

November 5, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

November 21, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 11, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 10, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

November 3, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Cincinnati Reds$60,000
1986Cincinnati Reds$215,000
1987Cincinnati Reds$287,500
1988Cincinnati Reds$442,500
1989Cincinnati Reds$1,025,000
1990Cincinnati Reds$2,125,000
1991Cincinnati Reds$2,425,000
1992Cincinnati Reds$3,250,000
1993Cincinnati Reds$2,250,000
1994Cincinnati Reds$3,750,000
1995Cincinnati Reds$583,333
Kansas City Royals$300,000
Career (may be incomplete)$16,713,333

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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