Mike Brown
Michael Charles Brown
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: December 29, 1959 in San Francisco, CA
School: San Jose State University
Drafted by the California Angels in the 7th round of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 21, 1983
Final Game: October 2, 1988
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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
1983 23 CAL AL 31 111 104 12 24 5 1 3 9 1 0 7 20 .231 .279 .385 .664 82 40 3 0 0 0 0 79/8
1984 24 CAL AL 62 163 148 19 42 8 3 7 22 0 2 13 23 .284 .342 .520 .862 135 77 8 0 2 0 1 9/D7
1985 25 TOT MLB 117 397 358 52 109 27 3 9 53 2 3 29 48 .304 .355 .472 .828 129 169 16 1 6 3 4 9/D87
1985 25 CAL AL 60 164 153 23 41 9 1 4 20 0 1 7 21 .268 .304 .418 .723 96 64 9 1 3 0 0 9/D87
1985 25 PIT NL 57 233 205 29 68 18 2 5 33 2 2 22 27 .332 .391 .512 .903 153 105 7 0 3 3 4 9
1986 26 PIT NL 87 273 243 18 53 7 0 4 26 2 3 27 32 .218 .293 .296 .589 62 72 9 0 0 3 3 9
1988 28 CAL AL 18 52 50 4 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 12 .220 .235 .260 .495 41 13 2 0 1 0 0 7/9
5 Seasons 315 996 903 105 239 49 7 23 113 5 8 77 135 .265 .321 .411 .732 102 371 38 1 9 6 8
162 Game Avg. 162 512 464 54 123 25 4 12 58 3 4 40 69 .265 .321 .411 .732 102 191 20 1 5 3 4
CAL (4 yrs) 171 490 455 58 118 24 5 14 54 1 3 28 76 .259 .304 .426 .730 100 194 22 1 6 0 1
PIT (2 yrs) 144 506 448 47 121 25 2 9 59 4 5 49 59 .270 .338 .395 .733 103 177 16 0 3 6 7
AL (4 yrs) 171 490 455 58 118 24 5 14 54 1 3 28 76 .259 .304 .426 .730 100 194 22 1 6 0 1
NL (2 yrs) 144 506 448 47 121 25 2 9 59 4 5 49 59 .270 .338 .395 .733 103 177 16 0 3 6 7

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
1983 23 CAL AL 111 83 11 3.6 97 .259 .231 .264 .279 .326 .385 .399 .664 .725 82 .388 -3.0 -0.3 .578 .231 .154 1.5
1984 24 CAL AL 163 118 22 5.0 97 .297 .284 .264 .342 .326 .520 .398 .862 .724 135 .546 6.4 0.6 .759 .311 .236 .0
1985 25 TOT MLB 397 277 56 5.4 96 .329 .304 .260 .355 .327 .472 .394 .828 .721 129 .599 13.9 1.4 .739 .246 .168 3.3
1985 25 CAL AL 164 125 16 3.4 99 .289 .268 .261 .304 .327 .418 .406 .723 .733 96 .368 -1.3 -0.1 .582 .190 .150 .0
1985 25 PIT NL 233 152 40 7.1 94 .358 .332 .259 .391 .327 .512 .386 .903 .712 153 .722 15.2 1.6 .870 .288 .180 2.9
1986 26 PIT NL 273 205 20 2.6 99 .233 .218 .264 .293 .334 .296 .398 .589 .732 62 .289 -12.6 -1.3 .485 .185 .078 2.7
1988 28 CAL AL 52 42 3 1.9 92 .289 .220 .256 .235 .320 .260 .385 .495 .706 41 .178 -4.0 -0.4 .341 .060 .040
5 Seasons 996 725 112 4.2 97 .288 .265 .262 .321 .328 .411 .396 .732 .724 102 .474 0.8 0.0 .628 .228 .146 8.2
162 Game Avg. 512 373 58 4.2 97 .288 .265 .262 .321 .328 .411 .396 .732 .724 102 .474 0 0 .628 .228 .146 4
CAL (4 yrs) 490 368 52 3.8 97 .285 .259 .262 .304 .326 .426 .399 .730 .725 100 .418 -1.9 -0.2 .610 .224 .167 1.9
PIT (2 yrs) 506 357 60 4.5 97 .290 .270 .261 .338 .331 .395 .392 .733 .723 103 .528 2.7 0.2 .647 .232 .125 5.5
AL (4 yrs) 490 368 52 3.8 97 .285 .259 .262 .304 .326 .426 .399 .730 .725 100 .418 -1.9 -0.2 .610 .224 .167 1.9
NL (2 yrs) 506 357 60 4.5 97 .290 .270 .261 .338 .331 .395 .392 .733 .723 103 .528 2.7 0.2 .647 .232 .125 5.5

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
1983 23 CAL AL 111 2.7% 18.0% 6.3% 8.1% 38% 2.86 5.2 34.7 11.6 1.27 73%
1984 24 CAL AL 163 4.3% 14.1% 8.0% 11.0% 43% 1.77 6.4 21.1 6.7 1.88 72%
1985 25 TOT MLB 397 2.3% 12.1% 7.3% 9.8% 36% 1.66 7.5 39.8 6.8 1.56 77%
1985 25 CAL AL 164 2.4% 12.8% 4.3% 8.5% 34% 3.00 7.3 38.3 7.7 2.03 78%
1985 25 PIT NL 233 2.2% 11.6% 9.4% 10.7% 37% 1.23 7.6 41.0 6.2 1.26 76%
1986 26 PIT NL 273 1.5% 11.7% 9.9% 4.0% 21% 1.19 7.6 60.8 9.3 1.14 77%
1988 28 CAL AL 52 0.0% 23.1% 1.9% 3.9% 18% 12.00 4.2 16.7 0.81 1.21 73% 26% 0.0% 29%
5 Seasons 996 2.3% 13.6% 7.7% 7.9% 33% 1.75 6.7 39.3 8.0 0.81 1.41 75% 26% 0.0% 29%
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
1983 23 CAL AL 4 0 32% 46 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 58% 6 3 2 2 1 1 4 0 4
1984 24 CAL AL 1 0 25% 61 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 36% 6 6 0 1 0 1 4 0 3
1985 25 TOT MLB 5 0 33% 155 2 3 40% 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 5 50% 13 10 3 8 4 4 17 3 12
1985 25 CAL AL 0 0 42% 60 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64% 3 2 1 4 3 1 7 0 7
1985 25 PIT NL 5 0 28% 95 2 2 50% 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 5 42% 10 8 2 4 1 3 10 3 5
1986 26 PIT NL 1 0 18% 93 2 3 40% 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7 1 37% 22 13 6 0 0 0 8 3 5
1988 28 CAL AL 0 0 33% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 50% 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 2 3
5 Seasons 11 0 28% 371 5 8 38% 3 6 2 1 0 1 6 0 16 11 45% 47 32 11 12 6 6 38 8 27
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
1983 23 CAL AL 111 41% 24 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 21 3 14% 10 0 0% 63 6 10% 4 0 0% 7 2 29% 0
1984 24 CAL AL 163 52% 42 14 3 0 1 1.49 7 0 6 3 4 3 4 0 2 2 100% 34 8 24% 20 7 35% 110 15 14% 14 7 50% 7 4 57% 0
1985 25 TOT MLB 397 38% 109 9 3 0 1 1.73 9 0 13 4 5 4 5 0 7 6 86% 105 16 15% 49 23 47% 300 47 16% 35 16 46% 21 5 24% 0
1985 25 CAL AL 164 53% 41 7 1 0 0 1.95 4 0 6 0 4 1 3 0 3 3 100% 45 9 20% 19 8 42% 120 18 15% 11 5 45% 9 1 11% 0
1985 25 PIT NL 233 27% 68 2 2 0 1 0.98 5 0 7 4 1 3 2 0 4 3 75% 60 7 12% 30 15 50% 180 29 16% 24 11 46% 12 4 33% 0
1986 26 PIT NL 273 50% 53 20 4 0 0 1.31 4 0 7 3 1 1 3 0 3 0 0% 56 9 16% 30 13 43% 187 24 13% 15 11 73% 18 6 33% 0
1988 28 CAL AL 52 63% 11 1 0 2 0 0 0 1.12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 14 2 14% 6 2 33% 39 3 8% 3 2 67% 3 1 33% 0
5 Seasons 996 45% 239 1 0 45 10 0 2 1.44 23 0 29 13 10 11 12 0 13 9 69% 230 38 17% 115 45 39% 699 95 14% 71 36 51% 56 18 32% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 28 CAL AL 51 199 3.90 131 66% 26% 21% 24% 29% 74% 0% 49% 71% 25% 4% 2 0 12% 6 3 10% 5 3 17% 1 0 0
1 Season 51 199 3.90 131 66% 26% 21% 24% 29% 74% 0% 49% 71% 25% 4% 2 0 12% 6 3 10% 5 3 17% 1 0 0
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
1983 23 31 111 104 12 24 5 1 3 9 1 0 7 20 .231 .279 .385 .664 82 40 3 0 0 0 0
1984 24 93 274 252 31 66 13 4 10 31 1 2 20 43 .262 .316 .464 .780 113 117 11 0 2 0 1
1985 25 210 671 610 83 175 40 7 19 84 3 5 49 91 .287 .339 .469 .808 122 286 27 1 8 3 5
1986 26 297 944 853 101 228 47 7 23 110 5 8 76 123 .267 .326 .420 .746 105 358 36 1 8 6 8
1987 27 297 944 853 101 228 47 7 23 110 5 8 76 123 .267 .326 .420 .746 105 358 36 1 8 6 8
1988 28 315 996 903 105 239 49 7 23 113 5 8 77 135 .265 .321 .411 .732 102 371 38 1 9 6 8

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
1983 23 31 111 104 12 24 5 1 3 9 1 7 20 .231 .279 .385 .664 11 31
1984 24 62 158 146 20 40 8 3 7 24 0 12 23 .274 .329 .514 .843 24 62
1985 25 117 390 357 55 108 27 3 9 56 2 29 48 .303 .354 .471 .824 59 117
1986 26 87 273 243 19 53 7 0 4 27 2 27 32 .218 .293 .296 .589 21 87
1988 28 18 51 50 5 11 2 0 0 3 0 1 12 .220 .235 .260 .495 3 18
5 Seasons 315 983 900 111 236 49 7 23 119 5 76 135 .262 .318 .409 .727 118 315
162 Game Avg. 162 506 463 57 121 25 4 12 61 3 39 69 .262 .318 .409 .727 61 315

* 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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1859), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2322), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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