Dave Brain
David Leonard Brain
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 24, 1879 in Hereford, England (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1901
Final Game: October 7, 1908
Died: May 25, 1959 in Los Angeles, CA
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1901 22 CHW AL 5 21 20 2 7 1 0 0 5 0 1 .350 .381 .400 .781 119 8 0 0 /4
1903 24 STL NL 119 496 464 44 107 8 15 1 60 21 25 .231 .270 .319 .589 70 148 0 7 65
1904 25 STL NL 127 514 488 57 130 24 12 7 72 18 17 .266 .291 .408 .699 118 199 0 9 65O4/3
1905 26 TOT NL 129 503 465 42 115 21 11 4 63 12 23 .247 .287 .366 .653 93 170 3 12 56/O
1905 26 STL NL 44 169 158 11 36 4 5 1 17 4 8 .228 .269 .335 .605 82 53 1 2 6/5O
1905 26 PIT NL 85 334 307 31 79 17 6 3 46 8 15 .257 .296 .381 .677 99 117 2 10 5/6
1906 27 BSN NL 139 574 525 43 131 19 5 5 45 11 29 .250 .293 .333 .626 98 175 3 17 *5
1907 28 BSN NL 133 552 509 60 142 24 9 10 56 10 29 .279 .324 .420 .745 133 214 5 9 *5/O
1908 29 TOT NL 27 83 72 6 9 0 0 0 2 1 10 .125 .232 .125 .357 15 9 0 1 O/456
1908 29 CIN NL 16 64 55 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 8 .109 .222 .109 .331 8 6 0 1 O
1908 29 NYG NL 11 19 17 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .176 .263 .176 .440 38 3 0 0 /4O56
7 Seasons 679 2743 2543 254 641 97 52 27 303 73 134 .252 .292 .363 .655 100 923 11 55
162 Game Avg. 162 654 607 61 153 23 12 6 72 17 32 .252 .292 .363 .655 100 220 3 13
STL (3 yrs) 290 1179 1110 112 273 36 32 9 149 43 50 .246 .279 .360 .639 92 400 1 18
BSN (2 yrs) 272 1126 1034 103 273 43 14 15 101 21 58 .264 .308 .376 .684 115 389 8 26
NYG (1 yr) 11 19 17 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .176 .263 .176 .440 38 3 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 85 334 307 31 79 17 6 3 46 8 15 .257 .296 .381 .677 99 117 2 10
CIN (1 yr) 16 64 55 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 8 .109 .222 .109 .331 8 6 0 1
CHW (1 yr) 5 21 20 2 7 1 0 0 5 0 1 .350 .381 .400 .781 119 8 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 674 2722 2523 252 634 96 52 27 298 73 133 .251 .292 .363 .654 100 915 11 55
AL (1 yr) 5 21 20 2 7 1 0 0 5 0 1 .350 .381 .400 .781 119 8 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1901 22 CHW AL 21 13 3 6.0 95 .350 .350 .281 .381 .336 .400 .377 .781 .713 119 .648 0.6 0.1 .692 .100 .050
1903 24 STL NL 496 364 40 2.9 90 .229 .231 .274 .270 .337 .319 .357 .589 .693 70 .361 -21.4 -2.3 .543 .188 .088 1.9
1904 25 STL NL 514 367 58 4.2 74 .256 .266 .253 .291 .311 .408 .327 .699 .638 118 .606 7.0 0.8 .654 .213 .141 10.1
1905 26 TOT NL 503 362 48 3.5 85 .241 .247 .266 .287 .328 .366 .347 .653 .675 93 .501 -6.2 -0.7 .594 .194 .118 6.0
1905 26 STL NL 169 124 14 3.0 81 .223 .228 .261 .269 .323 .335 .341 .605 .663 82 .427 -4.4 -0.5 .541 .184 .108 1.6
1905 26 PIT NL 334 238 34 3.8 86 .250 .257 .268 .296 .330 .381 .350 .677 .680 99 .535 -1.8 -0.2 .623 .199 .124 4.4
1906 27 BSN NL 574 411 51 3.3 74 .242 .250 .249 .293 .316 .333 .318 .626 .633 98 .518 -3.4 -0.4 .553 .160 .084 6.9
1907 28 BSN NL 552 376 68 4.8 75 .265 .279 .252 .324 .318 .420 .320 .745 .639 133 .692 16.6 2.0 .703 .218 .141 10.0
1908 29 TOT NL 83 64 2 0.8 71 .125 .125 .245 .232 .307 .125 .316 .357 .623 15 .089 -6.5 -0.8 .317 .153 .000 .0
1908 29 CIN NL 64 50 1 0.5 69 .109 .109 .243 .222 .305 .109 .314 .331 .618 8 .042 -5.4 -0.7 .286 .145 .000
1908 29 NYG NL 19 14 1 1.9 75 .176 .176 .252 .263 .315 .176 .325 .440 .639 38 .308 -1.2 -0.1 .429 .176 .000 .0
7 Seasons 2743 1957 270 3.6 79 .244 .252 .258 .292 .321 .363 .333 .655 .654 100 .536 -13.4 -1.4 .600 .192 .111 39.4
162 Game Avg. 654 467 64 3.6 79 .244 .252 .258 .292 .321 .363 .333 .655 .654 100 .536 -13.4 -1.4 .600 .192 .111 9
STL (3 yrs) 1179 855 112 3.5 82 .240 .246 .263 .279 .323 .360 .341 .639 .665 92 .481 -18.9 -2.0 .590 .198 .114 14.9
BSN (2 yrs) 1126 787 119 4.0 74 .253 .264 .251 .308 .317 .376 .319 .684 .636 115 .613 13.1 1.6 .625 .189 .112 17.5
NYG (1 yr) 19 14 1 1.9 75 .176 .176 .252 .263 .315 .176 .325 .440 .639 38 .308 -1.2 -0.1 .429 .176 .000 .0
PIT (1 yr) 334 238 34 3.8 86 .250 .257 .268 .296 .330 .381 .350 .677 .680 99 .535 -1.8 -0.2 .623 .199 .124 4.4
CIN (1 yr) 64 50 1 0.5 69 .109 .109 .243 .222 .305 .109 .314 .331 .618 8 .042 -5.4 -0.7 .286 .145 .000
CHW (1 yr) 21 13 3 6.0 95 .350 .350 .281 .381 .336 .400 .377 .781 .713 119 .648 0.6 0.1 .692 .100 .050
NL (6 yrs) 2722 1944 267 3.6 79 .243 .251 .258 .292 .321 .363 .333 .654 .654 100 .534 -14.0 -1.4 .599 .193 .111 39.4
AL (1 yr) 21 13 3 6.0 95 .350 .350 .281 .381 .336 .400 .377 .781 .713 119 .648 0.6 0.1 .692 .100 .050

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1901 22 5 21 20 2 7 1 0 0 5 0 1 .350 .381 .400 .781 119 8 0 0
1902 23 5 21 20 2 7 1 0 0 5 0 1 .350 .381 .400 .781 119 8 0 0
1903 24 124 517 484 46 114 9 15 1 65 21 26 .236 .275 .322 .597 72 156 0 7
1904 25 251 1031 972 103 244 33 27 8 137 39 43 .251 .283 .365 .648 94 355 0 16
1905 26 380 1534 1437 145 359 54 38 12 200 51 66 .250 .284 .365 .650 94 525 3 28
1906 27 519 2108 1962 188 490 73 43 17 245 62 95 .250 .286 .357 .643 95 700 6 45
1907 28 652 2660 2471 248 632 97 52 27 301 72 124 .256 .294 .370 .664 102 914 11 54
1908 29 679 2743 2543 254 641 97 52 27 303 73 134 .252 .292 .363 .655 100 923 11 55

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1901 22 6 24 23 2 8 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 .348 .375 .391 .766 4 5
1903 24 138 561 533 48 120 9 17 1 66 24 28 0 .225 .264 .311 .575 44 119
1904 25 132 539 520 69 148 27 14 8 88 20 19 0 .285 .310 .437 .746 71 127
1905 26 135 518 490 46 124 23 12 4 70 13 25 0 .253 .293 .373 .667 53 129
1906 27 146 613 574 58 160 23 6 6 61 13 35 0 .279 .325 .371 .696 68 139
1907 28 140 602 560 82 174 29 11 12 76 12 36 0 .311 .359 .466 .825 93 133
1908 29 28 90 77 9 12 0 0 0 3 1 13 0 .156 .278 .156 .434 3 27
7 Seasons 725 2947 2777 314 746 112 60 31 370 83 157 0 .269 .311 .386 .696 336 679
162 Game Avg. 162 659 621 70 167 25 13 7 83 19 35 .269 .311 .386 .696 75 679

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Slugging % s c a p y
1904 NL--.408--9th
1907 NL--.420--5th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1907 NL--.745--9th

Total Bases s c a p y
1904 NL--199--9th
1907 NL--214--5th

Doubles s c a p y
1904 NL--24--7th
1907 NL--24--5th

Triples s c a p y
1903 NL--15--4th
1904 NL--12--6th

Home Runs s c a p y
1904 NL--7--2nd
1906 NL--5--7th
1907 NL--10--1st

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1904 NL--72--6th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1907 NL--133--9th

Runs Created s c a p y
1907 NL--68--7th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1904 NL--43--4th
1907 NL--43--3rd

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1907 NL--.692--10th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1904 NL--10.1--4th
1906 NL--6.9--7th
1907 NL--10.0--4th

AB per HR s c a p y
1904 NL--69.7--4th
1906 NL--105.0--9th
1907 NL--50.9--2nd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 4 (411), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 28 (821), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1625), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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