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Chris Brown
John Christopher Brown
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: August 15, 1961 in Jackson, MS
High School: Crenshaw (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1984
Final Game: May 16, 1989
Died: December 26, 2006 in Houston, TX
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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
1984 22 SFG NL 23 95 84 6 24 7 0 1 11 2 1 9 19 .286 .358 .405 .763 117 34 4 1 0 1 0 5
1985 23 SFG NL 131 482 432 50 117 20 3 16 61 2 3 38 78 .271 .345 .442 .787 124 191 19 11 1 0 4 *5 RoY-4
1986 24 SFG NL 116 463 416 57 132 16 3 7 49 13 9 33 43 .317 .376 .421 .796 125 175 9 9 0 5 4 *5/6 AS
1987 25 TOT NL 82 317 287 34 68 9 0 12 40 4 4 20 46 .237 .299 .394 .693 85 113 14 6 3 1 1 5/6
1987 25 SFG NL 38 144 132 17 32 6 0 6 17 1 3 9 16 .242 .306 .424 .730 95 56 7 3 0 0 1 5/6
1987 25 SDP NL 44 173 155 17 36 3 0 6 23 3 1 11 30 .232 .294 .368 .662 78 57 7 3 3 1 0 5
1988 26 SDP NL 80 274 247 14 58 6 0 2 19 0 0 19 49 .235 .295 .283 .579 68 70 9 3 3 2 3 5
1989 27 DET AL 17 59 57 3 11 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 17 .193 .203 .246 .449 28 14 3 0 0 1 0 5
6 Seasons 449 1690 1523 164 410 61 6 38 184 21 17 120 252 .269 .333 .392 .725 104 597 58 30 7 10 12
162 Game Avg. 162 610 550 59 148 22 2 14 66 8 6 43 91 .269 .333 .392 .725 104 215 21 11 3 4 4
SFG (4 yrs) 308 1184 1064 130 305 49 6 30 138 18 16 89 156 .287 .353 .429 .782 120 456 39 24 1 6 9
SDP (2 yrs) 124 447 402 31 94 9 0 8 42 3 1 30 79 .234 .295 .316 .611 72 127 16 6 6 3 3
DET (1 yr) 17 59 57 3 11 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 17 .193 .203 .246 .449 28 14 3 0 0 1 0
NL (5 yrs) 432 1631 1466 161 399 58 6 38 180 21 17 119 235 .272 .337 .398 .735 107 583 55 30 7 9 12
AL (1 yr) 17 59 57 3 11 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 17 .193 .203 .246 .449 28 14 3 0 0 1 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1984 SFG NL 22 3B 23 23 200.0 70 23 40 7 3 .900 -4.8 -28.8 -4.8 -0.3 -4.5 0 2.84 2.74 .946 2.79 2.36
1985 SFG NL 23 3B 120 120 1020.1 347 94 243 10 15 .971 0.3 0.4 1.3 -2.0 3.3 -1 2.97 2.81 .947 2.88 2.47 RoY-4
1986 SFG NL 24 3B 111 111 951.0 268 73 177 18 17 .933 -0.6 -0.8 -0.6 -5.1 4.5 0 2.37 2.25 .947 2.72 2.20 AS
1986 SFG NL 24 SS 2 0 6.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 0.8 160.0 0.8 0.2 0.6 0 6.00 2.00 .950 4.80 3.95 AS
1987 TOT NL 25 3B 80 78 665.4 208 60 132 16 17 .923 -3.7 -6.7 -4.7 -1.0 -3.7 1 2.60 2.40 .952 2.82 2.34
1987 SFG NL 25 3B 37 36 306.2 105 33 62 10 5 .905 -3.8 -14.9 -3.8 -2.7 -1.1 0 2.79 2.57 .953 2.82 2.34
1987 SFG NL 25 SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 3.90
1987 SDP NL 25 3B 43 42 358.2 103 27 70 6 12 .942 0.1 0.3 -0.9 1.7 -2.6 1 2.43 2.26 .951 2.82 2.34
1988 SDP NL 26 3B 72 70 591.1 195 54 131 10 15 .949 2.7 5.5 1.7 -1.9 3.6 1 2.82 2.57 .947 2.77 2.35
1989 DET AL 27 3B 17 17 134.0 44 15 25 4 4 .909 0.7 6.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 0 2.69 2.35 .945 2.73 2.34
6 Seasons 3B 423 419 3562.0 1132 319 748 65 71 .943 -5.4 -1.8 -6.4 -10.3 3.9 1 2.70 2.52 .948 2.80 2.34
2 Seasons SS 3 0 7.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 0.7 120.0 0.7 0.1 0.6 0 5.14 1.33 .950 4.76 3.93
6 Seasons TOT 426 419 3569.0 1136 319 752 65 71 .943 -4.7 -1.6 -5.7 -10.2 4.5 1 2.70 2.51 .890 2.80 2.35

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1986 *

Batting Average s c a p y
1986 NL  .317 (10th)**

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1985 NL  11 (1st)
1986 NL  9 (2nd)
1987 NL  6 (10th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1985 NL  19 (7th)

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1814), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1448), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2537), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Ed Lennox (964)
  2. Dave Engle (953)
  3. Bill Brubaker (952)
  4. Scott Cooper (947)
  5. Sean Burroughs (946)
  6. Felix Torres (944)
  7. Jimmy Walsh (943)
  8. Kevin Jordan (941)
  9. Rick Schu (941)
  10. Tommy Glaviano (939)
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  1. Chipper Jones (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Tex McDonald (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Hank Thompson (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Johnny Vergez (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Eric Soderholm (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft.

July 5, 1987: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Keith Comstock, Mark Davis and Mark Grant to the San Diego Padres for Dave Dravecky, Craig Lefferts and Kevin Mitchell.

October 28, 1988: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Keith Moreland to the Detroit Tigers for Walt Terrell.

May 19, 1989: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

June 2, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 15, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985San Francisco Giants$60,000
1986San Francisco Giants$155,000
1987San Diego Padres$215,000
1988San Diego Padres$265,000
Career (may be incomplete)$695,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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