Gates Brown
William James Brown
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: May 2, 1939 in Crestline, OH
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 19, 1963
Final Game: September 26, 1975
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1963 DET AL 24 LF 17 12 119.0 38 35 3 0 1 1.000 1.2 12.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 1 2.87 2.24 .976 1.90 1.57
1963 DET AL 24 OF 16 12 119.0 38 35 3 0 1 1.000 1.2 12.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 1 2.87 2.38 .982 2.16 1.91
1964 DET AL 25 LF 106 101 904.2 211 204 3 4 0 .981 13.2 17.5 12.2 5.7 6.5 1 2.06 1.95 .975 1.81 1.46
1964 DET AL 25 OF 106 101 904.2 213 205 4 4 0 .981 13.2 17.5 12.2 5.7 6.5 1 2.08 1.97 .980 2.04 1.79
1965 DET AL 26 OF 56 51 451.0 112 108 1 3 0 .973 4.5 12.0 5.5 5.3 0.2 -1 2.18 1.95 .978 2.04 1.78
1965 DET AL 26 LF 49 44 398.0 104 100 1 3 0 .971 6.1 18.4 7.1 5.3 1.8 -1 2.28 2.06 .979 1.87 1.49
1965 DET AL 26 RF 7 7 53.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -36.2 -1.6 0.0 -1.6 0 1.02 0.86 .983 1.85 1.57
1966 DET AL 27 LF 43 34 320.0 53 48 4 1 1 .981 -2.3 -8.6 -4.3 -0.7 -3.6 2 1.46 1.21 .979 1.83 1.45
1966 DET AL 27 OF 43 34 320.0 51 46 4 1 1 .980 -2.3 -8.6 -4.3 -0.7 -3.6 2 1.41 1.16 .982 2.10 1.82
1967 DET AL 28 LF 20 17 127.1 22 21 1 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -14.1 -1.5 -1.2 -0.2 0 1.55 1.10 .977 1.87 1.40
1967 DET AL 28 OF 20 17 127.1 23 22 1 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -14.1 -1.5 -1.2 -0.2 0 1.63 1.15 .978 2.05 1.76
1968 DET AL 29 LF 17 16 116.1 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 1.4 14.4 0.4 -0.1 0.4 1 1.47 1.12 .979 1.85 1.45
1968 DET AL 29 OF 17 16 116.1 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 1.4 14.4 0.4 -0.1 0.4 1 1.47 1.12 .979 2.08 1.80
1968 DET AL 29 1B 1 0 2.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 13.50 3.00 1.000 9.45 8.30
1969 DET AL 30 LF 14 14 105.0 32 28 1 3 0 .906 0.4 4.6 0.4 -0.8 1.2 0 2.49 2.07 .978 1.99 1.60
1969 DET AL 30 OF 14 14 105.0 32 28 1 3 0 .906 0.4 4.6 0.4 -0.8 1.2 0 2.49 2.07 .978 2.13 1.84
1970 DET AL 31 LF 26 26 192.0 38 34 2 2 0 .947 -3.7 -23.1 -1.7 -1.2 -0.5 -2 1.69 1.38 .979 1.81 1.48
1970 DET AL 31 OF 26 26 192.0 40 37 1 2 0 .950 -3.7 -23.1 -1.7 -1.2 -0.5 -2 1.78 1.46 .980 2.14 1.85
1971 DET AL 32 LF 56 49 372.0 71 68 2 1 0 .986 -0.8 -2.6 0.2 -0.6 0.8 -1 1.69 1.25 .980 1.93 1.60
1971 DET AL 32 OF 56 49 372.0 71 68 2 1 0 .986 -0.8 -2.6 0.2 -0.6 0.8 -1 1.69 1.25 .982 2.24 1.96
1972 DET AL 33 LF 72 67 497.0 129 121 5 3 1 .977 0.7 1.7 2.7 4.4 -1.7 -2 2.28 1.75 .980 1.89 1.53
1972 DET AL 33 OF 72 67 497.0 130 122 5 3 1 .977 0.7 1.7 2.7 4.4 -1.7 -2 2.30 1.76 .983 2.22 1.91
1973 DET AL 34 DH 119
1973 DET AL 34 OF 2 1 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 17.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 1.29 0.50 1.000 2.31 2.00
1973 DET AL 34 LF 1 1 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 17.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 1.29 1.00 1.000 2.06 1.70
1974 DET AL 35 DH 13
11 Seasons OF 428 388 3211.1 730 690 23 17 3 .977 13.2 4.9 14.2 11.0 3.2 -1 2.00 1.67 .980 2.11 1.84
11 Seasons LF 421 381 3158.1 718 678 23 17 3 .976 14.8 5.6 15.8 11.0 4.8 -1 2.00 1.67 .978 1.86 1.50
2 Seasons DH 132
1 Season RF 7 7 53.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -36.2 -1.6 0.0 -1.6 0 1.02 0.86 .983 1.85 1.57
1 Season 1B 1 0 2.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 13.50 3.00 1.000 9.45 8.30
13 Seasons TOT 429 388 3213.1 733 693 23 17 3 .977 13.2 4.9 14.2 11.0 3.2 -1 0 2.01 1.67 .957 2.12 1.86
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1963 DET AL 24 55 12 55 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 16 36 4
1964 DET AL 25 123 101 123 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 0 0 106 20 2
1965 DET AL 26 96 51 96 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 7 56 38 5
1966 DET AL 27 88 34 88 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 43 49 3
1967 DET AL 28 51 17 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 20 32 1
1968 DET AL 29 67 16 67 67 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 0 0 17 50 0
1969 DET AL 30 60 14 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 14 46 0
1970 DET AL 31 81 26 81 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 26 55 0
1971 DET AL 32 82 49 82 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 56 32 0
1972 DET AL 33 103 67 103 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 0 72 35 0
1973 DET AL 34 125 103 125 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 102 22 0
1974 DET AL 35 73 13 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 60 0
1975 DET AL 36 47 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0
13 Seasons 1051 503 1051 807 0 0 1 0 0 0 421 0 7 427 115 522 15
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1963 DET AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 12 9 0 10 4 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 31 18 58.1% 13 0 0.0% 3 557 62% 78% 27% 78 46%
1964 DET AL 25 4 0 4 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 39 35 0 24 2 0 16 9 1 9 5 0 21 21 0 109 72 66.1% 36 1 0.9% 2 3898 63% 75% 27% 423 49%
1965 DET AL 26 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 17 15 0 9 0 1 10 5 0 7 1 0 7 7 0 50 28 56.0% 21 1 2.0% 0 1691 62% 74% 27% 207 49%
1966 DET AL 27 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 21 18 1 14 6 0 6 3 0 3 2 0 6 4 1 50 33 66.0% 15 2 4.0% 2 1432 65% 74% 26% 150 35%
1967 DET AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 9 6 66.7% 3 0 0.0% 1 563 63% 76% 22% 41 54%
1968 DET AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 10 8 80.0% 2 0 0.0% 1 487 65% 69% 26% 35 54%
1969 DET AL 30 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 7 63.6% 4 0 0.0% 1 468 62% 74% 26% 59 49%
1970 DET AL 31 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 11 7 0 16 4 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 37 15 40.5% 22 0 0.0% 2 924 69% 71% 22% 105 34%
1971 DET AL 32 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 8 8 0 15 2 0 8 7 0 5 2 0 6 4 0 42 23 54.8% 19 0 0.0% 2 1584 65% 75% 26% 161 43%
1972 DET AL 33 3 0 3 0 1 5 0 2 2 1 25 20 0 17 3 1 10 3 0 8 1 0 10 8 1 70 35 50.0% 33 2 2.9% 3 2140 65% 77% 26% 262 48%
1973 DET AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 25 84% 80% 36% 2 50%
11 Seasons 17 0 17 0 2 23 0 13 6 3 145 122 1 112 24 2 63 32 1 37 12 0 63 56 2 420 246 58.6% 168 6 1.4% 17 13769 64% 75% 26% 1523 46%
MLB Averages 57.5% 2.7% 61% 77% 26% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1965 DET AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 3 37.5% 5 0 0.0% 0 244 62% 68% 21% 17 35%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 3 37.5% 5 0 0.0% 0 244 62% 68% 21% 17 35%
MLB Averages 42.2% 3.2% 61% 77% 26% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1968 DET AL 29 6 100% 67% 33% 1 100% 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 6 100% 67% 33% 1 100% 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 94% 88%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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