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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
1920 28 CAG NNL -0.1 47 179 154 20 33 1 0 0 19 6 21 .214 .313 .221 .533 60 .279 68 34 1 3 293/7
1921 29 CAG NNL 0.5 46 156 141 27 41 6 2 2 26 5 9 .291 .338 .404 .742 109 .347 107 57 1 5 2/938
1922 30 CAG NNL 0.9 62 229 206 28 55 11 5 0 43 12 15 .267 .320 .369 .689 84 .325 83 76 1 7 *2/9
1923 31 CAG NNL -0.3 69 273 239 38 57 8 4 2 45 5 23 .238 .308 .331 .639 66 .300 65 79 1 10 *2/397
1924 32 CAG NNL 0.3 67 237 218 31 58 12 3 0 32 6 17 .266 .325 .349 .674 85 .321 85 76 2 *2/39
1925 33 CAG NNL 0.1 78 281 251 45 59 12 3 2 38 9 28 .235 .317 .331 .647 73 .306 75 83 2 23/97
1926 34 CAG NNL 0.9 75 299 262 44 81 16 4 5 46 7 32 .309 .395 .458 .853 119 .391 121 120 5 32/7
1927 35 CAG NNL 1.2 76 309 279 46 80 15 5 0 32 9 30 .287 .356 .376 .732 97 .343 99 105 0 32
1928 36 CAG NNL -0.4 37 129 125 16 33 3 0 0 12 3 3 .264 .287 .288 .575 57 .269 56 36 1 3/2
1929 37 CAG NNL -0.3 48 164 153 20 40 6 3 2 24 4 11 .261 .311 .379 .690 79 .314 76 58 0 3/9254678
1930 38 CAG NNL 0.2 56 185 175 30 54 8 6 3 27 4 10 .309 .346 .474 .820 116 .366 113 83 0 3/2719
1931 39 CAG NNL 0.0 9 28 25 6 7 3 0 0 5 0 3 .280 .357 .400 .757 111 .363 110 10 0 0 /32
1932 40 2TM NSL 0.7 8 24 17 9 11 1 1 0 8 1 7 .647 .750 .824 1.574 378 .699 337 14 0 0 /297
1932 40 LVB NSL 0.7 7 23 16 9 11 1 1 0 8 1 7 .688 .783 .875 1.658 404 .730 356 14 0 0 /297
1932 40 CAG NSL 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -92 0 0 0
1935 43 CAG NN2 0.3 13 25 22 3 11 1 0 0 2 0 3 .500 .560 .545 1.105 183 .518 192 12 0 0 /3
1937 45 CAG NAL 0.0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 176 .469 173 1 0 0 /2
15 Yrs 3.9 692 2520 2269 364 621 103 36 16 360 71 212 .274 .339 .372 .711 91 .334 92 844 14 25 2397/58146
162 Game Avg 0.9 162 590 531 85 145 24 8 4 84 17 50 .274 .339 .372 .711 91 .334 92 198 3
CAG (15 Yrs) 3.3 685 2497 2253 355 610 102 35 16 352 70 205 .271 .335 .368 .704 89 .330 90 830 14 25 239/758146
LVB (1 Yr) 0.7 7 23 16 9 11 1 1 0 8 1 7 .688 .783 .875 1.658 404 .730 356 14 0 0 /297
NNL (12 Yrs) 3.0 670 2469 2228 351 598 101 35 16 349 70 202 .268 .333 .367 .700 88 .328 88 817 14 25 239/758146
NN2 (1 Yr) 0.3 13 25 22 3 11 1 0 0 2 0 3 .500 .560 .545 1.105 183 .518 192 12 0 0 /3
NSL (1 Yr) 0.7 8 24 17 9 11 1 1 0 8 1 7 .647 .750 .824 1.574 378 .699 337 14 0 0 /297
NAL (1 Yr) 0.0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 176 .469 173 1 0 0 /2
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1926 34 CAG NNL,WS 19 79 70 5 14 4 1 0 6 0 1 8 10 .200 .282 .286 .568 20 1 0 1 0 0
1927 35 CAG NNL,WS 14 60 56 12 16 1 0 2 8 2 1 2 4 .286 .305 .411 .716 21 0 0 1 1 0
1928 36 CAG NNL 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 34 142 129 17 30 5 1 2 14 2 2 10 14 .233 .286 .333 .619 41 1 0 2 1 0
162 Game Avg 162 677 615 81 143 24 5 10 67 10 48 .233 .286 .333 .619 195 5 0 10
NNL (3 Yrs) 14 59 56 6 13 3 0 0 5 2 0 2 4 .232 .259 .286 .544 16 0 0 1 0 0
WS (2 Yrs) 20 83 73 11 17 2 1 2 9 0 2 8 10 .233 .305 .370 .675 25 1 0 1 1 0

Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1920 28 CAG NNL 179 -6 0 0 -1 1 -7 -0.7 6 -1 -0.1 .485 .496 0.0 0.0 0 293/7
1921 29 CAG NNL 156 1 0 0 -2 1 0 0.0 5 5 0.5 .500 .500 0.8 -0.1 7 2/938
1922 30 CAG NNL 229 -5 1 0 4 2 1 0.1 8 9 0.9 .502 .501 0.5 0.5 5 *2/9
1923 31 CAG NNL 273 -13 0 0 -2 2 -13 -1.2 9 -4 -0.3 .483 .493 -0.2 0.0 -2 *2/397
1924 32 CAG NNL 237 -5 0 0 -2 1 -6 -0.5 8 3 0.3 .493 .497 0.4 -0.1 4 *2/39
1925 33 CAG NNL 281 -10 0 0 -1 1 -10 -0.9 10 0 0.1 .489 .495 0.1 0.0 1 23/97
1926 34 CAG NNL 299 9 -1 0 -7 -2 0 0.0 10 10 0.9 .500 .500 1.5 -0.7 17 32/7
1927 35 CAG NNL 309 0 0 0 3 -2 1 0.1 11 11 1.2 .501 .501 0.8 0.1 8 32
1928 36 CAG NNL 129 -7 0 0 0 -1 -9 -0.9 4 -4 -0.4 .477 .495 -0.4 -0.1 -4 3/2
1929 37 CAG NNL 164 -5 0 0 -3 -2 -10 -0.9 6 -4 -0.3 .481 .494 -0.1 -0.4 -1 3/9254678
1930 38 CAG NNL 185 3 0 0 -7 -2 -5 -0.5 6 1 0.2 .491 .497 0.7 -0.8 8 3/2719
1931 39 CAG NNL 28 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .494 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 /32
1932 40 2TM NSL 24 7 0 0 0 0 6 0.6 1 7 0.7 .574 .503 0.7 0.0 7 /297
1932 40 LVB NSL 23 7 0 0 0 0 7 0.6 1 7 0.7 .588 .504 0.7 0.0 8 /297
1932 40 CAG NSL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .476 .500 0.0 0.0 0
1935 43 CAG NN2 25 4 0 0 -1 0 3 0.2 1 3 0.3 .516 .501 0.3 -0.1 4 /3
1937 45 CAG NAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .529 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /2
15 Yrs 2520 -28 -1 0 -19 -1 -49 -4.5 86 37 3.9 .493 .497 5.4 -1.8 56 2397/58146
162 Game Avg 590 -6 0 0 -4 0 -11 -1.1 20 9 0.9 .493 .497 1.3 -0.4 13
CAG (15 Yrs) 2497 -35 -1 0 -19 -1 -56 -5.2 86 30 3.3 .492 .497 4.7 -1.8 49 239/758146
LVB (1 Yr) 23 7 0 0 0 0 7 0.6 1 7 0.7 .588 .504 0.7 0.0 8 /297
NNL (12 Yrs) 2469 -38 -1 0 -18 -1 -58 -5.4 85 26 3.0 .492 .497 4.4 -1.7 44 239/758146
NN2 (1 Yr) 25 4 0 0 -1 0 3 0.2 1 3 0.3 .516 .501 0.3 -0.1 4 /3
NAL (1 Yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .529 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /2
NSL (1 Yr) 24 7 0 0 0 0 6 0.6 1 7 0.7 .574 .503 0.7 0.0 7 /297

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Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1920 28 CAG NNL 179 .279 68 .214 .006 0.0 11.7 36.4 293/7
1921 29 CAG NNL 156 .347 107 .281 .113 1.3 5.8 51.0 2/938
1922 30 CAG NNL 229 .325 83 .267 .102 0.0 6.6 39.4 *2/9
1923 31 CAG NNL 273 .300 65 .232 .092 0.7 8.4 45.6 *2/397
1924 32 CAG NNL 237 .321 85 .266 .083 0.0 7.2 40.3 *2/39
1925 33 CAG NNL 281 .306 75 .229 .096 0.7 10.0 49.4 23/97
1926 34 CAG NNL 299 .391 121 .296 .149 1.7 10.7 34.5 32/7
1927 35 CAG NNL 309 .343 99 .287 .090 0.0 9.7 41.8 32
1928 36 CAG NNL 129 .269 56 .264 .024 0.0 2.3 43.2 3/2
1929 37 CAG NNL 164 .314 76 .252 .118 1.2 6.7 36.7 3/9254678
1930 38 CAG NNL 185 .366 113 .297 .166 1.6 5.4 44.3 3/2719
1931 39 CAG NNL 28 .363 110 .280 .120 0.0 10.7 60.0 /32
1932 40 2TM NSL 24 .699 337 .647 .176 0.0 29.2 50.0 /297
1932 40 LVB NSL 23 .730 356 .688 .188 0.0 30.4 50.0 /297
1932 40 CAG NSL 1 .000 -92 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
1935 43 CAG NN2 25 .518 192 .500 .045 0.0 12.0 21.4 /3
1937 45 CAG NAL 2 .469 173 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 100.0 /2
15 Yrs 2520 .334 92 .269 .098 0.6 8.4 41.9 2397/58146
MLB Average .343 100 .293 .114 1.2 7.9 35.8
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Batting Batting Ratios Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% RS% SB% Pos Awards
1926 34 CAG NNL,WS 79 .233 .086 0.0 12.7 10.1 22.7 0.0
1927 35 CAG NNL,WS 60 .275 .125 3.3 6.7 3.3 62.5 0.0
1928 36 CAG NNL 3 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
3 Yrs 142 .246 .101 1.4 9.9 7.0 39.5 0.0
MLB Average .269 .097 1.0 7.9 8.0 34.9 59.8
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Standard Fielding

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB Awards
1920 28 CAG NNL C 32 30 225.1 177 131 40 6 3 .966 .971 6.83 6.50 5.34 5.40 1 6
1920 28 CAG NNL RF 12 7 83.1 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 .950 0.54 1.35 0.42 1.12
1920 28 CAG NNL 1B 10 7 73.2 90 81 5 4 3 .956 .977 10.51 11.28 8.60 9.35
1920 28 CAG NNL LF 1 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.69 0.00 1.50
1921 29 CAG NNL C 32 30 238.0 173 138 28 7 1 .960 .962 6.28 6.38 5.19 6.50 3 22
1921 29 CAG NNL 1B 6 5 51.0 53 50 3 0 0 1.000 .978 9.35 11.33 8.83 11.55
1921 29 CAG NNL RF 5 3 36.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 .930 1.50 1.60 1.20 1.64
1921 29 CAG NNL CF 1 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.25 0.00 2.20
1922 30 CAG NNL C 58 56 492.1 418 315 88 15 7 .964 .969 7.37 6.51 6.95 6.63 2 37
1922 30 CAG NNL RF 1 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.65 0.00 1.60
1923 31 CAG NNL C 61 58 525.2 367 282 75 10 4 .973 .965 6.11 5.73 5.85 6.00 3 17
1923 31 CAG NNL 1B 6 5 45.1 59 57 1 1 3 .983 .980 11.51 11.91 9.67 12.48
1923 31 CAG NNL RF 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.70
1923 31 CAG NNL LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80
1924 32 CAG NNL C 54 48 418.2 302 251 42 9 4 .970 .962 6.30 6.30 5.43 5.94 3 22
1924 32 CAG NNL 1B 6 2 34.1 45 39 4 2 0 .956 .980 11.27 11.61 7.17 10.95
1924 32 CAG NNL RF 6 5 50.0 7 4 2 1 0 .857 .963 1.08 1.67 1.00 1.58
1925 33 CAG NNL C 51 49 429.0 295 258 33 4 3 .986 .965 6.10 5.77 5.71 5.29 1 19
1925 33 CAG NNL 1B 15 15 135.0 165 153 7 5 3 .970 .978 10.67 11.52 10.67 10.55
1925 33 CAG NNL RF 7 4 40.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 .955 1.13 1.82 0.71 1.66
1925 33 CAG NNL LF 3 1 20.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .945 0.90 1.62 0.67 1.47
1926 34 CAG NNL 1B 50 49 429.1 469 442 20 7 19 .985 .978 9.68 11.37 9.24 10.58
1926 34 CAG NNL C 24 23 205.2 149 127 18 4 2 .973 .966 6.35 5.94 6.04 5.53 5 13
1926 34 CAG NNL LF 1 0 3.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 2.45 1.72 1.00 1.50
1927 35 CAG NNL 1B 60 55 498.0 651 600 39 12 18 .982 .980 11.55 11.25 10.65 10.29
1927 35 CAG NNL C 21 19 154.0 100 79 16 5 0 .950 .969 5.55 5.75 4.52 5.26 2 14
1928 36 CAG NNL 1B 28 26 216.1 280 259 15 6 10 .979 .983 11.40 11.25 9.79 9.70
1928 36 CAG NNL C 8 7 65.2 34 27 6 1 0 .971 .968 4.52 5.58 4.13 4.81 2 5
1929 37 CAG NNL 1B 30 25 233.1 258 242 14 2 16 .992 .983 9.87 11.03 8.53 10.14
1929 37 CAG NNL RF 11 8 61.0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 .935 1.33 1.79 0.82 1.63
1929 37 CAG NNL C 3 3 24.0 18 12 5 1 0 .944 .973 6.38 6.00 5.67 5.50 0 1
1929 37 CAG NNL 3B 2 1 11.0 6 0 4 2 0 .667 .922 3.27 2.78 2.00 2.50
1929 37 CAG NNL CF 2 0 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.48 0.00 2.25
1929 37 CAG NNL 2B 1 0 1.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 5.40 5.94 1.00 5.30
1929 37 CAG NNL LF 1 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .955 9.00 1.80 2.00 1.60
1929 37 CAG NNL SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 0.00 5.10
1930 38 CAG NNL 1B 43 35 319.1 358 333 16 9 4 .975 .981 9.84 10.90 8.12 9.46
1930 38 CAG NNL C 4 3 23.0 15 12 2 1 0 .933 .965 5.48 6.50 3.50 5.63 0 4
1930 38 CAG NNL LF 4 3 29.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 .950 1.55 1.77 1.25 1.55
1930 38 CAG NNL P 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.60
1930 38 CAG NNL RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.30
1931 39 CAG NNL 1B 5 3 26.0 25 24 1 0 1 1.000 .982 8.65 10.59 5.00 7.24
1931 39 CAG NNL C 4 3 23.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 .969 6.65 6.53 4.25 4.45 0 1
1932 40 LVB NSL RF 3 3 27.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .948 1.33 1.60 1.33 1.17
1932 40 LVB NSL LF 2 1 11.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .955 1.59 1.99 1.00 1.45
1932 40 LVB NSL C 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .970 0.00 5.85 0.00 4.30 0 0
1935 43 CAG NN2 1B 5 4 35.1 39 39 0 0 3 1.000 .984 9.93 10.55 7.80 8.38
1937 45 CAG NAL C 1 1 4.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .973 6.75 7.20 3.00 4.90 0 2
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB Awards
15 Yrs 623 562 4941.2 4568 3972 482 114 104 .975 .974 8.11 8.26 7.15 7.63 22 163
C (14 Yrs) C 354 330 2830.1 2069 1652 353 64 24 .969 .966 6.38 6.10 5.66 5.85 22 163
1B (12 Yrs) 1B 264 231 2097.0 2492 2319 125 48 80 .981 .980 10.49 11.22 9.26 10.11
RF (9 Yrs) RF 48 30 305.1 38 31 4 3 0 .921 .946 1.03 1.61 0.73 1.47
LF (7 Yrs) LF 13 5 69.2 13 11 1 1 0 .923 .951 1.55 1.76 0.92 1.53
CF (2 Yrs) CF 3 1 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.43 0.00 2.23
3B (1 Yr) 3B 2 1 11.0 6 0 4 2 0 .667 .922 3.27 2.78 2.00 2.50
2B (1 Yr) 2B 1 0 1.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 5.40 5.94 1.00 5.30
P (1 Yr) P 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.60
SS (1 Yr) SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 0.00 5.10
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB SB CS CS% Awards
1926 34 CAG NNL,WS 1B 16 16 0 414.0 171 164 3 4 10 .977 3.63 10.44 0
1926 34 CAG WS C 3 3 0 81.0 21 19 1 1 1 .952 2.22 6.67 0 6 1 14.3
1927 35 CAG NNL,WS 1B 13 13 0 329.0 140 130 6 4 4 .971 3.72 10.46 0
1927 35 CAG WS C 1 1 0 21.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 2.14 5.00 0 2
1928 36 CAG NNL 1B 1 0 15.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 3.60 6.00 0
3 Yrs 34 33 0 860.0 343 322 12 9 15 .974 3.50 9.82 0 8 1 14.3
1B (3 Yrs) 1B 30 29 0 758.0 317 299 10 8 14 .975 3.67 10.30 0
C (2 Yrs) C 4 4 0 102.0 26 23 2 1 1 .962 2.21 6.25 0 8 1 14.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Jim Brown born?

Jim Brown was born on May 16, 1892.

Where was Jim Brown born?

Jim Brown was born in San Marcos, TX.

How tall was Jim Brown?

Jim Brown was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Jim Brown weigh when playing?

Jim Brown weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jim Brown play?

Jim Brown played 15 seasons.

Is Jim Brown in the Hall of Fame?

Jim Brown has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Jim Brown play?

Jim Brown was a Catcher, First Baseman and Rightfielder.

How many hits did Jim Brown have?

Jim Brown had 621 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Jim Brown have?

Jim Brown had 16 home runs over his career.

What was Jim Brown's average?

Jim Brown had a .274 average over his career.

How many teams has Jim Brown played for?

Jim Brown played for 2 teams; the Chicago American Giants and Louisville Black Caps.

How many World Series has Jim Brown won?

Jim Brown won 2 World Series.

When did Jim Brown retire?

Jim Brown last played in 1937.

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