Jim Brosnan
James Patrick Brosnan
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: October 24, 1929 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: Elder (Cincinnati, OH)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1954
Final Game: September 21, 1963
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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
1954 24 CHC NL 18 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -35 1 0 0 0 0 1
1956 26 CHC NL 30 24 22 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .182 .182 .227 .409 10 5 0 0 2 0 0 1
1957 27 CHC NL 41 23 20 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 .286 .450 .736 95 9 0 0 2 0 0 1
1958 28 TOT NL 41 56 50 2 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 17 .100 .151 .160 .311 -18 8 1 0 3 0 0 1
1958 28 CHC NL 8 19 19 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .105 .105 .158 .263 -31 3 1 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 28 STL NL 33 37 31 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 .097 .176 .161 .338 -11 5 0 0 3 0 0 1
1959 29 TOT NL 46 32 30 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 .100 .129 .167 .296 -23 5 0 0 1 0 0 1
1959 29 STL NL 20 7 7 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .571 .857 116 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1959 29 CIN NL 26 25 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .043 .083 .043 .127 -65 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1960 30 CIN NL 57 17 15 1 3 2 0 1 4 0 0 1 6 .200 .250 .533 .783 106 8 0 0 1 0 0 1
1961 31 CIN NL 53 15 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .154 .214 .154 .368 -1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 MVP-20
1962 32 CIN NL 48 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1963 33 TOT MLB 51 13 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .308 .308 .308 .615 75 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1963 33 CIN NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1963 33 CHW AL 45 13 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .308 .308 .308 .615 75 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Seasons 385 196 177 10 27 10 1 1 9 0 0 7 54 .153 .185 .237 .422 12 42 2 0 12 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 82 74 4 11 4 0 0 4 0 0 3 23 .153 .185 .237 .422 12 18 1 0 5 0
CIN (5 yrs) 190 65 57 3 6 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 20 .105 .150 .193 .343 -10 11 1 0 5 0 0
CHC (4 yrs) 97 74 69 5 12 6 0 0 3 0 0 1 17 .174 .186 .261 .447 18 18 1 0 4 0 0
STL (2 yrs) 53 44 38 2 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 13 .132 .195 .237 .432 12 9 0 0 3 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 45 13 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .308 .308 .308 .615 75 4 0 0 0 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 340 183 164 10 23 10 1 1 9 0 0 7 50 .140 .175 .232 .407 7 38 2 0 12 0 0
AL (1 yr) 45 13 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .308 .308 .308 .615 75 4 0 0 0 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
1954 24 CHC NL 8 7 0 0.0 110 .143 .125 .275 .125 .347 .125 .426 .250 .772 -35 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .143 .000 .000
1956 26 CHC NL 24 20 1 1.3 102 .250 .182 .263 .182 .330 .227 .415 .409 .745 10 .099 -2.8 -0.3 .278 .045 .045
1957 27 CHC NL 23 17 3 4.8 102 .313 .250 .267 .286 .331 .450 .414 .736 .745 95 .516 -0.0 0.0 .667 .250 .200
1958 28 TOT NL 56 49 1 0.6 108 .152 .100 .272 .151 .340 .160 .424 .311 .764 -18 .020 -8.7 -0.9 .239 .120 .060
1958 28 CHC NL 19 18 0 0.0 104 .154 .105 .267 .105 .335 .158 .417 .263 .752 -31 .000 -3.6 -0.4 .167 .053 .053
1958 28 STL NL 37 31 1 0.9 109 .150 .097 .274 .176 .343 .161 .429 .338 .771 -11 .044 -5.1 -0.5 .286 .161 .065
1959 29 TOT NL 32 28 1 1.0 109 .143 .100 .275 .129 .342 .167 .426 .296 .768 -23 .052 -5.6 -0.6 .222 .100 .067
1959 29 STL NL 7 5 1 5.3 110 .400 .286 .277 .286 .344 .571 .429 .857 .773 116 .566 0.0 0.0 .800 .286 .286
1959 29 CIN NL 25 23 0 0.0 108 .063 .043 .275 .083 .341 .043 .425 .127 .766 -65 .000 -5.6 -0.6 .091 .043 .000
1960 30 CIN NL 17 13 2 4.1 101 .250 .200 .265 .250 .332 .533 .407 .783 .739 106 .475 0.1 0.0 .750 .400 .333 .0
1961 31 CIN NL 15 13 0 0.0 107 .286 .154 .272 .214 .339 .154 .424 .368 .763 -1 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .250 .077 .000
1962 32 CIN NL 8 8 0 0.0 106 .000 .000 .275 .000 .342 .000 .417 .000 .759 -100 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1963 33 TOT MLB 13 9 1 3.0 93 .444 .308 .253 .308 .319 .308 .391 .615 .710 75 .351 -0.5 -0.1 .444 .000 .000
1963 33 CHW AL 13 9 1 3.0 93 .444 .308 .253 .308 .319 .308 .391 .615 .710 75 .351 -0.5 -0.1 .444 .000 .000
9 Seasons 196 164 9 1.5 105 .213 .153 .269 .185 .336 .237 .418 .422 .754 12 .111 -22.8 -2.5 .322 .124 .085 .0
162 Game Avg. 82 69 4 1.5 105 .213 .153 .269 .185 .336 .237 .418 .422 .754 12 .111 -22.8 -2.5 .322 .124 .085
CIN (5 yrs) 65 57 2 0.9 106 .139 .105 .272 .150 .338 .193 .419 .343 .758 -10 .053 -9.2 -1.0 .269 .140 .088 .0
CHC (4 yrs) 74 62 4 1.7 104 .231 .174 .267 .186 .333 .261 .417 .447 .750 18 .144 -8.0 -0.9 .328 .101 .087
STL (2 yrs) 44 36 2 1.5 110 .200 .132 .275 .195 .343 .237 .429 .432 .772 12 .111 -5.1 -0.5 .364 .184 .105
CHW (1 yr) 13 9 1 3.0 93 .444 .308 .253 .308 .319 .308 .391 .615 .710 75 .351 -0.5 -0.1 .444 .000 .000
NL (9 yrs) 183 155 8 1.4 106 .195 .140 .270 .175 .337 .232 .420 .407 .758 7 .100 -22.3 -2.4 .315 .134 .091 .0
AL (1 yr) 13 9 1 3.0 93 .444 .308 .253 .308 .319 .308 .391 .615 .710 75 .351 -0.5 -0.1 .444 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1961 31 CIN NL WS NYY L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1954 24 CHC NL 8 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 8.0 4.0 2.00 88%
1956 26 CHC NL 24 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 4.2% 25% 3.7 1.33 67%
1957 27 CHC NL 23 0.0% 17.4% 4.4% 17.4% 80% 4.00 5.0 0.80 70%
1958 28 TOT NL 56 0.0% 30.4% 5.4% 5.4% 60% 5.67 2.9 25.0 1.75 59%
1958 28 CHC NL 19 0.0% 31.6% 0.0% 5.3% 50% 3.2 19.0 3.33 68%
1958 28 STL NL 37 0.0% 29.7% 8.1% 5.4% 67% 3.67 2.8 31.0 1.22 54%
1959 29 TOT NL 32 0.0% 28.1% 3.1% 3.1% 33% 9.00 3.3 1.38 66%
1959 29 STL NL 7 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 14.3% 50% 3.5 0.50 71%
1959 29 CIN NL 25 0.0% 28.0% 4.0% 0.0% 0% 7.00 3.3 1.67 64%
1960 30 CIN NL 17 5.9% 35.3% 5.9% 17.7% 100% 6.00 2.5 15.0 3.8 1.67 47%
1961 31 CIN NL 15 0.0% 40.0% 6.7% 0.0% 0% 6.00 2.2 13.0 0.80 47%
1962 32 CIN NL 8 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 6.0 2.50 63%
1963 33 TOT MLB 13 0.0% 30.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.3 0.67 69%
1963 33 CHW AL 13 0.0% 30.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.3 0.67 69%
9 Seasons 196 0.5% 27.6% 3.6% 6.1% 44% 7.71 3.3 177.0 19.7 1.38 62%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 24 CHC NL 1 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 26 CHC NL 1 0 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 27 CHC NL 0 0 33% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1958 28 TOT NL 0 0 25% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1958 28 CHC NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 28 STL NL 0 0 33% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1959 29 TOT NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 29 STL NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 29 CIN NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 30 CIN NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1961 31 CIN NL 0 0 33% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 32 CIN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 33 TOT MLB 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 33 CHW AL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 2 0 27% 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 11% 5 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 1
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 24 CHC NL 4 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 4
1956 26 CHC NL 13 15% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 200% 1 0 0% 0 0 8 0 0% 0 0 0 0 11
1957 27 CHC NL 19 37% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 9 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 4
1958 28 TOT NL 56 23% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 13 1 8% 12 1 8% 41 2 5% 4 0 0% 0 0 0
1958 28 CHC NL 19 16% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 4 0 0% 15 1 7% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1958 28 STL NL 37 27% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 9 0 0% 8 1 13% 26 1 4% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1959 29 TOT NL 32 34% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 5 1 20% 16 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1959 29 STL NL 7 71% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1959 29 CIN NL 25 24% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 4 1 25% 14 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1960 30 CIN NL 17 24% 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 50% 5 0 0% 5 1 20% 10 3 30% 0 0 0 0 0
1961 31 CIN NL 15 20% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 5 1 20% 6 0 0% 16 1 6% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1962 32 CIN NL 8 13% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 4 1 25% 4 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1963 33 TOT MLB 13 23% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1963 33 CHW AL 13 23% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 177 26% 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 16 12 75% 34 2 6% 35 4 11% 112 6 5% 8 0 0% 4 0 0% 19
MLB Averages

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
1954 24 18 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -35 1 0 0 0 0
1955 25 18 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -35 1 0 0 0 0
1956 26 48 32 30 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .167 .167 .200 .367 -2 6 0 0 2 0 0
1957 27 89 55 50 5 10 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 11 .200 .216 .300 .516 37 15 0 0 4 0 0
1958 28 130 111 100 7 15 8 0 0 4 0 0 4 28 .150 .183 .230 .413 9 23 1 0 7 0 0
1959 29 176 143 130 7 18 8 1 0 4 0 0 5 37 .138 .170 .215 .386 2 28 1 0 8 0 0
1960 30 233 160 145 8 21 10 1 1 8 0 0 6 43 .145 .179 .248 .427 12 36 1 0 9 0 0
1961 31 286 175 158 9 23 10 1 1 9 0 0 7 49 .146 .182 .241 .422 11 38 2 0 10 0 0
1962 32 334 183 164 10 23 10 1 1 9 0 0 7 50 .140 .175 .232 .407 7 38 2 0 12 0 0
1963 33 385 196 177 10 27 10 1 1 9 0 0 7 54 .153 .185 .237 .422 12 42 2 0 12 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1954 24 19 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 18
1956 26 31 23 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 30
1957 27 43 23 22 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .273 .304 .500 .804 3 41
1958 28 43 55 52 2 5 3 0 0 2 0 3 18 .096 .145 .154 .299 1 41
1959 29 48 33 32 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 .125 .152 .188 .339 1 46
1960 30 60 17 16 1 3 2 0 1 4 0 1 6 .188 .235 .500 .735 2 57
1961 31 55 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .067 .000 .067 0 53
1962 32 48 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 48
1963 33 51 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 51
9 Seasons 398 193 186 8 18 10 1 1 6 0 7 55 .097 .130 .177 .307 9 385
162 Game Avg. 162 79 76 3 7 4 0 0 2 0 3 22 .097 .130 .177 .307 4 385

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
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