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Brian Hunter
Brian Lee Hunter

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 180 lb.

Debut June 27, 1994
  vs. CIN 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB
Final Game July 24, 2003
Born March 5, 1971 in Portland, OR

Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1994 23 HOU NL   6   24    2    6   1  0   0    0   2  1   1   6  .250  .280  .292   53    7   1   0   0   0   0
 1995 24 HOU NL  78  321   52   97  14  5   2   28  24  7  21  52  .302  .346  .396  102  127   2   3   0   2   2 RoY-7
 1996 25 HOU NL 132  526   74  145  27  2   5   35  35  9  17  92  .276  .297  .363   80  191   1   7   0   2   6
 1997 26 DET AL 162  658  112  177  29  7   4   45  74 18  66 121  .269  .334  .353   81  232   8   5   1   1  13
 1998 27 DET AL 142  595   67  151  29  3   4   36  42 12  36  94  .254  .298  .333   65  198   2   1   0   2   8
 1999 28 TOT AL 139  539   79  125  13  6   4   34  44  8  37  91  .232  .280  .301   48  162   4   7   0   2   8
         DET AL  18   55    8   13   2  1   0    0   0  3   5  11  .236  .311  .309   60   17   1   0   0   1   0
         SEA AL 121  484   71  112  11  5   4   34  44  5  32  80  .231  .277  .300   46  145   3   7   0   1   8
 2000 29 TOT NL 104  240   47   64   5  1   1   14  20  3  27  40  .267  .342  .308   54   74   5   1   0   1   2
         COL NL  72  200   36   55   4  1   1   13  15  3  21  31  .275  .347  .320   56   64   4   0   0   1   2
         CIN NL  32   40   11    9   1  0   0    1   5  0   6   9  .225  .319  .250   46   10   1   1   0   0   0
 2001 30 PHI NL  83  145   22   40   6  0   2   16  14  3  16  25  .276  .344  .359   84   52   3   2   0   0   3
 2002 31 HOU NL  98  201   32   54  16  3   3   20   5  0  16  39  .269  .329  .423   92   85   1   0   0   2   3
 2003 32 HOU NL  56   98   13   23   6  1   0   13   0  0   6  21  .235  .278  .316   53   31   0   3   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons    1000 3347  500  882 146 28  25  241 260 61 243 581  .264  .313  .346   72 1159  27  29   1  13  46
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        542   81  143  24  5   4   39  42 10  39  94  .264  .313  .346   72  188   4   5   0   2   7
 Career High    162  658  112  177  29  7   5   45  74 18  66 121  .302  .346  .396  102  232   8   7   1   2  13
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1994 23 HOU NL   26   20    2   2.7   105| .250  .268| .280  .335| .292  .420| .572  .754|  53  .248  -1.6  -0.2  66%
 1995 24 HOU NL  349  238   47   5.3   101| .302  .262| .346  .330| .396  .408| .742  .738| 102  .541   1.1   0.1  77%
 1996 25 HOU NL  553  404   59   3.9   100| .276  .260| .297  .328| .363  .407| .660  .735|  80  .405 -14.6  -1.4  79%
 1997 26 DET AL  738  525   85   4.3   108| .269  .270| .334  .339| .353  .427| .687  .766|  81  .420 -17.7  -1.7  80%
 1998 27 DET AL  636  467   61   3.5   110| .254  .272| .298  .340| .333  .432| .631  .773|  65  .325 -32.3  -3.0  77%
 1999 28 TOT AL  589  441   51   3.1   115| .232  .277| .280  .350| .301  .443| .581  .793|  48  .263 -44.6  -4.1  84%
         DET AL   62   46    5   2.9   113| .236  .274| .311  .346| .309  .438| .620  .784|  60  .242  -3.4  -0.3   0%
         SEA AL  527  395   46   3.1   116| .231  .277| .277  .350| .300  .444| .577  .794|  46  .267 -41.2  -3.8  89%
 2000 29 TOT NL  274  187   30   4.3   134| .267  .297| .342  .377| .308  .485| .650  .862|  54  .402 -18.6  -1.7  86%
         COL NL  226  154   25   4.3   137| .275  .301| .347  .382| .320  .492| .667  .874|  56  .407 -15.4  -1.4  83%
         CIN NL   48   33    5   4.0   118| .225  .275| .319  .353| .250  .450| .569  .804|  46  .377  -3.2  -0.3 100%
 2001 30 PHI NL  166  116   20   4.6   110| .276  .266| .344  .337| .359  .436| .703  .773|  84  .460  -2.9  -0.3  82%
 2002 31 HOU NL  220  151   29   5.1   112| .269  .273| .329  .348| .423  .434| .752  .782|  92  .531  -2.8  -0.3 100%
 2003 32 HOU NL  108   79    9   3.0   112| .235  .272| .278  .344| .316  .436| .594  .781|  53  .293  -6.7  -0.6   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     3659 2628  393   4.0   110| .264  .271| .313  .342| .346  .431| .659  .773|  72  .391 -140.8 -13.2  81%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1994 23 HOU NL CF 6 14 1 1 1 .938 .980 2.50 2.40 2.50 2.63 6 54.0 1995 24 HOU NL CF 74 182 8 9 2 .955 .984 2.57 2.16 2.66 2.48 71 642.7 1996 25 HOU NL CF 127 279 11 12 0 .960 .983 2.28 2.13 2.49 2.48 117 1046.7 1997 26 DET AL CF 162 408 8 4 0 .990 .988 2.57 2.31 2.63 2.71 162 1422.7 1998 27 DET AL CF 139 386 11 5 0 .988 .987 2.86 2.36 2.95 2.69 137 1212.3 1999 28 TOT AL OF 139 300 15 4 3 .987 .984 2.27 2.03 2.47 2.30 129 1146.3 TOT AL CF 37 66 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.81 2.36 2.78 2.72 21 216.7 DET AL CF 18 49 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.78 2.36 3.21 2.72 15 140.0 SEA AL OF 121 251 14 4 3 .985 .984 2.19 2.03 2.37 2.30 114 1006.3 LF 119 235 14 4 3 .984 .985 2.09 1.73 2.41 2.08 108 929.7 CF 19 17 0 0 0 1.000 .983 0.89 2.36 1.99 2.72 6 76.7 2000 29 TOT NL OF 88 133 7 3 0 .979 .980 1.59 1.86 2.47 2.25 53 510.3 TOT NL CF 50 89 3 2 0 .979 .987 1.84 2.24 2.55 2.64 38 324.3 TOT NL LF 36 30 4 0 0 1.000 .977 0.94 1.41 2.62 1.91 8 117.0 COL NL OF 63 103 3 2 0 .981 .981 1.68 1.86 2.33 2.25 44 410.3 CF 34 74 2 1 0 .987 .987 2.24 2.24 2.59 2.64 33 264.3 LF 27 15 1 0 0 1.000 .976 0.59 1.41 1.87 1.91 4 77.0 RF 13 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 1.08 1.75 1.83 2.18 7 69.0 CIN NL OF 25 30 4 1 0 .971 .980 1.36 1.86 3.06 2.25 9 100.0 CF 16 15 1 1 0 .941 .988 1.00 2.24 2.40 2.64 5 60.0 LF 9 15 3 0 0 1.000 .978 2.00 1.41 4.05 1.91 4 40.0 2001 30 PHI NL OF 41 69 3 0 2 1.000 .982 1.76 1.86 2.49 2.20 27 260.3 LF 22 21 0 0 0 1.000 .977 0.95 1.48 1.54 1.91 11 122.7 CF 18 36 2 0 1 1.000 .987 2.11 2.18 3.06 2.59 13 111.7 RF 5 12 1 0 1 1.000 .977 2.60 1.72 4.50 2.11 3 26.0 DH 1 2002 31 HOU NL CF 88 121 4 0 1 1.000 .988 1.42 2.13 2.56 2.57 40 440.0 2003 32 HOU NL OF 32 33 1 2 0 .944 .983 1.06 1.85 1.76 2.17 16 174.0 RF 15 18 0 2 0 .900 .984 1.20 1.72 2.26 2.10 7 71.7 CF 14 11 1 0 0 1.000 .992 0.86 2.14 1.40 2.50 7 77.0 LF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.54 1.42 1.92 2 25.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1994 23 HOU NL CF 6 14 1 1 1 .938 .980 2.50 2.40 2.50 2.63 6 54.0 1995 24 HOU NL CF 74 182 8 9 2 .955 .984 2.57 2.16 2.66 2.48 71 642.7 1996 25 HOU NL CF 127 279 11 12 0 .960 .983 2.28 2.13 2.49 2.48 117 1046.7 1997 26 DET AL CF 162 408 8 4 0 .990 .988 2.57 2.31 2.63 2.71 162 1422.7 1998 27 DET AL CF 139 386 11 5 0 .988 .987 2.86 2.36 2.95 2.69 137 1212.3 1999 28 TOT AL CF 37 66 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.81 2.36 2.78 2.72 21 216.7 DET AL CF 18 49 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.78 2.36 3.21 2.72 15 140.0 SEA AL CF 19 17 0 0 0 1.000 .983 0.89 2.36 1.99 2.72 6 76.7 2000 29 TOT NL CF 50 89 3 2 0 .979 .987 1.84 2.24 2.55 2.64 38 324.3 COL NL CF 34 74 2 1 0 .987 .987 2.24 2.24 2.59 2.64 33 264.3 CIN NL CF 16 15 1 1 0 .941 .988 1.00 2.24 2.40 2.64 5 60.0 2001 30 PHI NL CF 18 36 2 0 1 1.000 .987 2.11 2.18 3.06 2.59 13 111.7 2002 31 HOU NL CF 88 121 4 0 1 1.000 .988 1.42 2.13 2.56 2.57 40 440.0 2003 32 HOU NL CF 14 11 1 0 0 1.000 .992 0.86 2.14 1.40 2.50 7 77.0 2001 30 PHI NL DH 1 1999 28 SEA AL LF 119 235 14 4 3 .984 .985 2.09 1.73 2.41 2.08 108 929.7 2000 29 TOT NL LF 36 30 4 0 0 1.000 .977 0.94 1.41 2.62 1.91 8 117.0 COL NL LF 27 15 1 0 0 1.000 .976 0.59 1.41 1.87 1.91 4 77.0 CIN NL LF 9 15 3 0 0 1.000 .978 2.00 1.41 4.05 1.91 4 40.0 2001 30 PHI NL LF 22 21 0 0 0 1.000 .977 0.95 1.48 1.54 1.91 11 122.7 2003 32 HOU NL LF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.54 1.42 1.92 2 25.3 1994 23 HOU NL OF 6 14 1 1 1 .938 .980 2.50 1.90 2.50 2.23 6 54.0 1995 24 HOU NL OF 74 182 8 9 2 .955 .979 2.57 1.82 2.66 2.15 71 642.7 1996 25 HOU NL OF 127 277 11 12 1 .960 .978 2.27 1.80 2.48 2.13 117 1046.7 1997 26 DET AL OF 162 407 8 4 0 .990 .982 2.56 2.02 2.63 2.32 162 1422.7 1998 27 DET AL OF 139 383 11 5 0 .987 .985 2.83 2.02 2.93 2.31 137 1212.3 1999 28 TOT AL OF 139 300 15 4 3 .987 .984 2.27 2.03 2.47 2.30 129 1146.3 DET AL OF 18 49 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.78 2.03 3.21 2.30 15 140.0 SEA AL OF 121 251 14 4 3 .985 .984 2.19 2.03 2.37 2.30 114 1006.3 2000 29 TOT NL OF 88 133 7 3 0 .979 .980 1.59 1.86 2.47 2.25 53 510.3 COL NL OF 63 103 3 2 0 .981 .981 1.68 1.86 2.33 2.25 44 410.3 CIN NL OF 25 30 4 1 0 .971 .980 1.36 1.86 3.06 2.25 9 100.0 2001 30 PHI NL OF 41 69 3 0 2 1.000 .982 1.76 1.86 2.49 2.20 27 260.3 2002 31 HOU NL OF 88 121 4 0 1 1.000 .983 1.42 1.84 2.56 2.19 40 440.0 2003 32 HOU NL OF 32 33 1 2 0 .944 .983 1.06 1.85 1.76 2.17 16 174.0 2000 29 COL NL RF 13 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 1.08 1.75 1.83 2.18 7 69.0 2001 30 PHI NL RF 5 12 1 0 1 1.000 .977 2.60 1.72 4.50 2.11 3 26.0 2003 32 HOU NL RF 15 18 0 2 0 .900 .984 1.20 1.72 2.26 2.10 7 71.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 896 1919 69 40 10 .980 .982 2.22 1.93 2.59 2.25 758 6909.3 182 715 33# CF* 715 1592 50 33 5 .980 .986 2.30 2.24 2.66 2.61 612 5548.0 LF* 182 290 18 4 3 .987 .983 1.69 1.63 2.32 2.04 129 1194.7 RF* 33 44 1 3 1 .938 .980 1.36 1.73 2.43 2.13 17 166.7 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 896 1919 69 40 10 .980 .982 2.22 1.93 2.59 2.25 758 6909
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Games
1997 AL-162-1

At Bats
1997 AL-658-2

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1997 AL-738-2

Runs
1997 AL-112-5

Triples
1997 AL-7-5

Stolen Bases
1996 NL-35-9
1997 AL-74-1
1998 AL-42-6
1999 AL-44-1

Singles
1997 AL-137-3

Sac. Hits
1997 AL-8-10

Caught Stealing
1997 AL-18-1
1998 AL-12-6

Outs
1997 AL-525-1
1998 AL-467-10

   

Black Ink: Batting - 5 (368) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 14 (1189) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.3 (1759) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 7.0 (1276) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 5, 1989: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 1989 amateur draft.

December 10, 1996: Traded by the Houston Astros with Doug Brocail, Todd Jones, Orlando Miller, and cash to the Detroit Tigers for Brad Ausmus, Jose Lima, Trever Miller, C.J. Nitkowski, and Daryle Ward.

April 28, 1999: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Seattle Mariners for players to be named later. The Seattle Mariners sent Andy Van Hekken (June 27, 1999) and Jerry Amador (minors) (August 26, 1999) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.

March 27, 2000: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

March 31, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

August 6, 2000: Traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Cincinnati Reds for Robert Averette (minors).

November 27, 2000: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

January 10, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

December 3, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

July 28, 2003: Released by the Houston Astros.

November 25, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

March 29, 2004: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Kerry Robinson.

May 29, 2004: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

February 9, 2005: 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
1994Houston Astros$109,000
1995Houston Astros$109,000
1996Houston Astros$180,000
1997Detroit Tigers$310,000
1998Detroit Tigers$562,500
1999Detroit Tigers$1,750,000
2000Colorado Rockies$300,000
2001Philadelphia Phillies$900,000
2002Houston Astros$1,000,000
2003Houston Astros$1,200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$6,420,500

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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