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Brian Givens

Bats Right, Throws Left

Debut June 24, 1995
  vs. DET 4.3 IP, 6 H, 7 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L
Final Game June 26, 1996
Born November 6, 1965

Drafted by the New York Mets in the 10th round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed May 22, 1984. (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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1995 29 MIL AL   5   7  19  19   0   0   0  0  107.3  116   71   59  11   54   73   3   3   481   0   2  4.95  4.96  100 1.584
 1996 30 MIL AL   1   3   4   4   0   0   0  0   14.0   32   22   20   3    7   10   0   0    81   0   0 12.86  5.20   40 2.786
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  2 Yr WL% .375   6  10  23  23   0   0   0  0  121.3  148   93   79  14   61   83   3   3   562   0   2  5.86  4.98   85 1.723
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8  14  34  34   0   0   0  0  179.0  218  137  116  20   90  122   4   4   830   0   2  5.86  4.98   85 1.723
 Career High      5   7  19  19   0   0   0  0  107.3  116   71   59  11   54   73   3   3   481   0   2  4.95  4.96  100 1.584

* 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 ------+
1995 29 MIL AL P 19 3 11 2 1 .875 .959 0.74 0.53 1.17 1.79 19 107.3 1996 30 MIL AL P 4 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.25 0.53 0.64 1.80 4 14.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1995 29 MIL AL P 19 3 11 2 1 .875 .959 0.74 0.53 1.17 1.79 19 107.3 1996 30 MIL AL P 4 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.25 0.53 0.64 1.80 4 14.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 23 4 11 3 1 .833 .962 0.65 0.53 1.11 1.79 23 121.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 23 4 11 3 1 .833 .962 0.65 0.53 1.12 1.79 23 121
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Transactions 

January 17, 1984: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 10th round of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed May 22, 1984.

June 19, 1990: Traded by the New York Mets to the Seattle Mariners for Mario Diaz.

June 2, 1992: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

August 6, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

October 15, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

December 8, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

October 15, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

October 31, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

October 15, 1996: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1995Milwaukee Brewers$109,000
1996Milwaukee Brewers$135,000
Career (may be incomplete)$244,000

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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