Dan Brouthers

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 207lb (188cm, 93kg)

Born: May 8, 1858 in Sylvan Lake, NY us

Died: August 2, 1932 in East Orange, NJ

Buried: St. Mary's Cemetery, Wappingers Falls, NY

Debut: June 23, 1879 (Age 21-046d, 434th in major league history)

Last Game: October 4, 1904 (Age 46-149d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1945. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
No induction ceremony in Cooperstown held (until 2013).
View Dan Brouthers's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1879 season

Full Name: Dennis Joseph Brouthers

Nicknames: Big Dan

Pronunciation: \BROO-thurz\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

78.7

6726

2303

107

.342

1529

RBI

1301

257

OBP

.423

SLG

.520

OPS

.943

OPS+

171

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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
1879	21	TRO	NL	39	169	168	17	46	12	1	4	17			1	18	.274	.278	.429	.707	133	72						3/1
1880	22	TRO	NL	3	13	12	0	2	0	0	0	1			1	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	35	2						/3
1881	23	BUF	NL	65	288	270	60	86	18	9	8	45			18	22	.319	.361	*.541*	.902	181	146						O3
1882	24	BUF	NL	84	372	351	71	*129*	23	11	6	63			21	7	.368	.403	*.547*	*.950*	199	*192*						*3
1883	25	BUF	NL	98	441	425	85	*159*	41	17	3	97			16	17	*.374*	*.397*	*.572*	*.969*	187	*243*						*3/51
1884	26	BUF	NL	94	431	398	82	130	22	15	14	79			33	20	.327	.378	.563	.941	190	224						*3/5
1885	27	BUF	NL	98	441	407	87	146	32	11	7	59			34	10	.359	.408	*.543*	*.951*	*203*	221						*3
1886	28	DTN	NL	121	555	489	139	181	40	15	11	72	21		66	16	.370	.445	*.581*	*1.026*	*208*	284						*3
1887	29	DTN	NL	123	577	500	153	169	36	20	12	101	34		71	9	.338	.426	.562	.988	169	281		6				*3
1888	30	DTN	NL	129	602	522	118	160	33	11	9	66	34		68	13	.307	.399	.464	.862	174	242		12				*3
1889	31	BSN	NL	126	565	485	105	181	26	9	7	118	22		66	6	*.373*	.462	.507	.969	165	246		14				*3
1890	32	BOS	PL	126	592	475	123	159	38	10	2	102	29		99	17	.335	*.466*	.469	.936	147	223		18				*3
1891	33	BOS	AA	130	597	486	117	170	26	19	5	109	31		87	20	*.350*	*.471*	*.512*	*.983*	*179*	249		24				*3
1892	34	BRO	NL	152	688	588	121	*197*	30	20	5	*124*	31		84	30	*.335*	.432	.480	*.911*	*179*	*282*		16				*3
1893	35	BRO	NL	77	340	282	57	95	21	11	2	59	9		52	10	.337	.450	.511	.961	160	144		6				3
1894	36	BLN	NL	123	615	525	137	182	39	23	9	128	38		67	9	.347	.425	.560	.985	132	294		5	18			*3
1895	37	TOT	NL	29	133	120	15	36	12	1	2	20	1		12	3	.300	.364	.467	.830	117	56		0	1			3
1895	37	BLN	NL	5	25	23	2	6	2	0	0	5	0		1	1	.261	.292	.348	.639	62	8		0	1			/3
1895	37	LOU	NL	24	108	97	13	30	10	1	2	15	1		11	2	.309	.380	.495	.874	130	48		0	0			3
1896	38	PHI	NL	57	267	218	42	75	13	3	1	41	7		44	11	.344	.462	.445	.907	141	97		4	1			3

1904	46	NYG	NL	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0		0	0			/3H
19 Yrs				1676	7691	6726	1529	2303	462	206	107	1301	257		840	238	.342	.423	.520	.943	171	3498		105	20
162 Game Avg.				162	743	650	148	223	45	20	10	126			81	23	.342	.423	.520	.943	171	338
				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
BUF (5 yrs)				439	1973	1851	385	650	136	63	38	343			122	76	.351	.391	.554	.946	192	1026
DTN (3 yrs)				373	1734	1511	410	510	109	46	32	239	89		205	38	.338	.423	.534	.957	183	807		18
TRO (2 yrs)				42	182	180	17	48	12	1	4	18			2	18	.267	.275	.411	.686	127	74
BLN (2 yrs)				128	640	548	139	188	41	23	9	133	38		68	10	.343	.420	.551	.971	129	302		5	19
BOS (2 yrs)				256	1189	961	240	329	64	29	7	211	60		186	37	.342	.468	.491	.960	162	472		42
BRO (2 yrs)				229	1028	870	178	292	51	31	7	183	40		136	40	.336	.438	.490	.927	172	426		22
LOU (1 yr)				24	108	97	13	30	10	1	2	15	1		11	2	.309	.380	.495	.874	130	48		0	0
NYG (1 yr)				2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0		0	0
PHI (1 yr)				57	267	218	42	75	13	3	1	41	7		44	11	.344	.462	.445	.907	141	97		4	1
BSN (1 yr)				126	565	485	105	181	26	9	7	118	22		66	6	.373	.462	.507	.969	165	246		14

NL (17 yrs)				1420	6502	5765	1289	1974	398	177	100	1090	197		654	201	.342	.415	.525	.940	172	3026		63	20
AA (1 yr)				130	597	486	117	170	26	19	5	109	31		87	20	.350	.471	.512	.983	179	249		24
PL (1 yr)				126	592	475	123	159	38	10	2	102	29		99	17	.335	.466	.469	.936	147	223		18

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