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Dave Brain

David Leonard Brain

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 24, 1879 in Hereford, United Kingdom (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1901
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Beaneaters/Doves/Pirates/Reds/... 1901-1908

Final Game: October 7, 1908
Died: May 25, 1959 in Los Angeles, CA
Buried: Rose Hill Memorial Park, Whittier, CA
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Standard Batting

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 0 .350 .381 .400 .781 118 8 0 0 /4
1903 24 STL NL 119 496 464 44 107 8 15 1 60 21 25 30 .231 .270 .319 .589 70 148 0 7 65
1904 25 STL NL 127 514 488 57 130 24 12 7 72 18 17 46 .266 .291 .408 .699 119 199 0 9 65O4/3
1905 26 TOT NL 129 503 465 42 115 21 11 4 63 12 23 48 .247 .287 .366 .653 94 170 3 12 56/O
1905 26 STL NL 44 169 158 11 36 4 5 1 17 4 8 16 .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 32 .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 47 .250 .293 .333 .626 98 175 3 17 *5
1907 28 BSN NL 133 552 509 60 142 24 9 10 56 10 29 39 .279 .324 .420 .745 134 214 5 9 *5/O
1908 29 TOT NL 27 83 72 6 9 0 0 0 2 1 10 6 .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 3 .109 .222 .109 .331 7 6 0 1 O
1908 29 NYG NL 11 19 17 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 .176 .263 .176 .440 38 3 0 0 /4O56
7 Yrs 679 2743 2543 254 641 97 52 27 303 73 134 216 .252 .292 .363 .655 100 923 11 55
162 Game Avg. 162 654 607 61 153 23 12 6 72 17 32 52 .252 .292 .363 .655 100 220 3 13
STL (3 yrs) 290 1179 1110 112 273 36 32 9 149 43 50 92 .246 .279 .360 .639 92 400 1 18
BSN (2 yrs) 272 1126 1034 103 273 43 14 15 101 21 58 86 .264 .308 .376 .684 116 389 8 26
NYG (1 yr) 11 19 17 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 .176 .263 .176 .440 38 3 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 85 334 307 31 79 17 6 3 46 8 15 32 .257 .296 .381 .677 99 117 2 10
CIN (1 yr) 16 64 55 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 8 3 .109 .222 .109 .331 7 6 0 1
CHW (1 yr) 5 21 20 2 7 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 .350 .381 .400 .781 118 8 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 674 2722 2523 252 634 96 52 27 298 73 133 216 .251 .292 .363 .654 100 915 11 55
AL (1 yr) 5 21 20 2 7 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 .350 .381 .400 .781 118 8 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1901 22 CHW AL 5 21 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .514 .500 0.1 0.0 2 $ /4
1903 24 STL NL 119 496 -18 0 0 -4 6 -16 -1.5 14 -1 -0.1 .487 .491 0.3 0.3 3 $ 65
1904 25 STL NL 127 514 9 0 0 -1 4 12 1.4 16 27 3.0 .511 .508 3.1 0.4 28 $ 65O4/3
1905 26 STL NL 44 169 -4 -0 0 -3 2 -5 -0.5 5 0 0.0 .488 .497 0.3 -0.1 3 $ 6/5O
1905 26 PIT NL 85 334 -1 -0 0 4 3 6 0.6 10 15 1.6 .507 .504 1.2 0.8 11 $ 5/6
1906 27 BSN NL 139 574 -1 -1 0 1 5 3 0.3 18 21 2.1 .503 .502 2.1 0.6 20 $ *5
1907 28 BSN NL 133 552 18 -1 0 4 4 25 3.0 17 42 4.7 .523 .519 4.4 1.0 38 $ *5/O
1908 29 CIN NL 16 64 -5 0 0 0 -1 -6 -0.8 2 -4 -0.5 .454 .495 -0.5 -0.1 -4 $ O
1908 29 NYG NL 11 19 -1 0 0 -2 0 -3 -0.4 1 -2 -0.4 .464 .498 -0.1 -0.2 -0 $ /4O56
7 Seasons 679 2743 -3 -2 0 -1 23 18 2.2 83 100 10.5 .503 .502 10.9 2.7 101 $
STL (3 yrs) 290 1179 -13 0 0 -8 12 -8 -0.6 35 26 2.9 .498 .499 3.7 0.6 34 $
BSN (2 yrs) 272 1126 16 -2 0 5 9 28 3.3 35 63 6.8 .513 .511 6.5 1.6 58 $
NYG (1 yr) 11 19 -1 0 0 -2 0 -3 -0.4 1 -2 -0.4 .464 .498 -0.1 -0.2 -0 $
PIT (1 yr) 85 334 -1 -0 0 4 3 6 0.6 10 15 1.6 .507 .504 1.2 0.8 11 $
CIN (1 yr) 16 64 -5 0 0 0 -1 -6 -0.8 2 -4 -0.5 .454 .495 -0.5 -0.1 -4 $
CHW (1 yr) 5 21 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .514 .500 0.1 0.0 2 $

Advanced Batting

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 .282 .381 .338 .400 .378 .781 .716 118 .648 0.5 0.0 .692 .100 .050
1903 24 STL NL 496 364 40 2.9 90 .245 .231 .274 .270 .337 .319 .357 .589 .693 70 .361 -21.5 -2.3 .543 .188 .088 1.9
1904 25 STL NL 514 367 58 4.2 74 .283 .266 .252 .291 .309 .408 .326 .699 .635 119 .606 7.5 0.9 .654 .213 .141 10.1
1905 26 TOT NL 503 362 48 3.5 84 .269 .247 .265 .287 .327 .366 .346 .653 .673 94 .501 -5.9 -0.7 .594 .194 .118 6.0
1905 26 STL NL 169 124 14 3.0 81 .248 .228 .261 .269 .323 .335 .341 .605 .663 82 .429 -4.4 -0.5 .541 .184 .108 1.6
1905 26 PIT NL 334 238 34 3.8 85 .279 .257 .267 .296 .329 .381 .348 .677 .678 99 .535 -1.5 -0.2 .623 .199 .124 4.4
1906 27 BSN NL 574 411 51 3.3 74 .266 .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 74 .287 .279 .251 .324 .317 .420 .319 .745 .636 134 .692 17.0 2.0 .703 .218 .141 10.0
1908 29 TOT NL 83 64 2 0.8 71 .136 .125 .246 .232 .308 .125 .317 .357 .625 15 .089 -6.6 -0.8 .317 .153 .000 .0
1908 29 CIN NL 64 50 1 0.5 70 .115 .109 .245 .222 .306 .109 .315 .331 .621 7 .042 -5.4 -0.7 .286 .145 .000
1908 29 NYG NL 19 14 1 1.9 75 .214 .176 .252 .263 .315 .176 .325 .440 .639 38 .308 -1.2 -0.1 .429 .176 .000 .0
7 Yrs 2743 1957 270 3.6 79 .267 .252 .258 .292 .320 .363 .332 .655 .653 100 .536 -12.3 -1.3 .600 .192 .111 39.4
162 Game Avg. 654 467 64 3.6 79 .267 .252 .258 .292 .320 .363 .332 .655 .653 100 .536 -12.3 -1.3 .600 .192 .111 9
STL (3 yrs) 1179 855 112 3.5 82 .262 .246 .262 .279 .323 .360 .341 .639 .663 92 .481 -18.4 -1.9 .590 .198 .114 14.9
BSN (2 yrs) 1126 787 119 4.0 74 .277 .264 .250 .308 .316 .376 .318 .684 .635 116 .613 13.6 1.6 .625 .189 .112 17.5
NYG (1 yr) 19 14 1 1.9 75 .214 .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 85 .279 .257 .267 .296 .329 .381 .348 .677 .678 99 .535 -1.5 -0.2 .623 .199 .124 4.4
CIN (1 yr) 64 50 1 0.5 70 .115 .109 .245 .222 .306 .109 .315 .331 .621 7 .042 -5.4 -0.7 .286 .145 .000
CHW (1 yr) 21 13 3 6.0 95 .350 .350 .282 .381 .338 .400 .378 .781 .716 118 .648 0.5 0.0 .692 .100 .050
NL (6 yrs) 2722 1944 267 3.6 79 .266 .251 .258 .292 .320 .363 .332 .654 .652 100 .534 -12.8 -1.3 .599 .193 .111 39.4
AL (1 yr) 21 13 3 6.0 95 .350 .350 .282 .381 .338 .400 .378 .781 .716 118 .648 0.5 0.0 .692 .100 .050

Cumulative Batting

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 0 .350 .381 .400 .781 118 8 0 0
1902 23 5 21 20 2 7 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 .350 .381 .400 .781 118 8 0 0
1903 24 124 517 484 46 114 9 15 1 65 21 26 30 .236 .275 .322 .597 72 156 0 7
1904 25 251 1031 972 103 244 33 27 8 137 39 43 76 .251 .283 .365 .648 94 355 0 16
1905 26 380 1534 1437 145 359 54 38 12 200 51 66 124 .250 .284 .365 .650 94 525 3 28
1906 27 519 2108 1962 188 490 73 43 17 245 62 95 171 .250 .286 .357 .643 95 700 6 45
1907 28 652 2660 2471 248 632 97 52 27 301 72 124 210 .256 .294 .370 .664 103 914 11 54
1908 29 679 2743 2543 254 641 97 52 27 303 73 134 216 .252 .292 .363 .655 100 923 11 55

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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 24 138 569 533 48 120 9 17 1 66 24 28 35 .225 .264 .311 .575 44 119
1904 25 132 551 522 71 150 28 14 8 89 21 20 48 .287 .314 .441 .754 72 127
1905 26 135 533 492 47 126 23 12 4 71 13 25 50 .256 .296 .376 .672 54 129
1906 27 146 631 574 58 160 23 6 6 61 13 35 49 .279 .325 .371 .696 68 139
1907 28 140 613 562 83 176 30 11 12 77 12 36 41 .313 .361 .470 .831 94 133
1908 29 28 91 77 9 12 0 0 0 3 1 13 6 .156 .278 .156 .434 3 27
7 Yrs 725 3012 2783 318 752 114 60 31 373 84 158 229 .270 .312 .388 .700 339 679
162 Game Avg. 162 673 622 71 168 25 13 7 83 19 35 51 .270 .312 .388 .700 76 679

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1907 NL  4.7 (6th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1907 NL  4.4 (5th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1907 NL  1.0 (7th)

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 (422), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 28 (838), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1669), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (2725), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  5. Vance Law (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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