Brian Giles

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 165lb (185cm, 74kg)

Born: April 27, 1960 in Manhattan, KS us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kearny HS (San Diego, CA).

High School: Kearny HS (San Diego, CA)

Debut: September 12, 1981 (Age 21-138d, 12,141st in MLB history)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 7, 1990 (Age 30-071d)
vs. TOR 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Full Name: Brian Jeffrey Giles

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.3

AB

709

H

162

HR

BA

.228

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.298

SLG

.309

OPS

.607

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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
1978	18	NYM-min	A-	61	240	195	36	44	5	5	4	21	20	5	36	48	.226	.350	.364	.714		71		3	3	3			LFA · NYPL
1979	19	NYM-min	A	86	334	278	40	83	16	2	2	33	4	4	47	52	.299	.402	.392	.794		109		3	3	3			LBG · CARL
1980	20	NYM-min	AA	132	513	448	76	128	30	8	10	57	9	13	51	80	.286	.365	.455	.820		204		8	0	6			JAC · TL
1981	21	NYM-min	AAA	121	461	400	60	107	17	3	7	40	16	12	49	70	.268	.347	.378	.724		151		1	8	3	5		TID · IL
1981	21	NYM	NL	9	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	/H46
1982	22	NYM-min	AAA	108	398	352	48	98	32	4	11	54	16	7	37	81	.278	.354	.486	.839		171		4	5	0	0		TID · IL
1982	22	NYM	NL	45	152	138	14	29	5	0	3	10	6	1	12	29	.210	.270	.312	.581	64	43	0	0	0	2	1	4/6
1983	23	NYM	NL	145	445	400	39	98	15	0	2	27	17	10	36	77	.245	.308	.298	.606	70	119	8	2	4	3	1	*46H

1984	24	NYM-min	AAA	118	452	384	59	93	24	1	6	37	19	6	56	74	.242	.346	.357	.703		137		6	4	2	3		TID · IL
1985	25	MIL-min	AAA	40	155	128	21	30	7	1	2	15	3	2	22	25	.234	.338	.352	.689		45		0	1	4	0		VAN · PCL
1985	25	MIL	AL	34	65	58	6	10	1	0	1	1	2	1	7	16	.172	.262	.241	.503	40	14	1	0	0	0	0	64/DH
1986	26	CHW-min	AAA	30	112	98	10	28	5	1	3	9	4	0	10	15	.286	.364	.449	.813		44		2	2	0	0		BFL · AA
1986	26	CHW	AL	9	11	11	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.273	.273	.273	.545	47	3	1	0	0	0	0	/4H6

1987	27	CHW-min	AAA	132	527	449	60	99	21	3	6	47	19	3	64	71	.220	.322	.321	.643		144		5	5	4	1		HAW · PCL
1988	28	SEA-min	AAA	120	460	383	76	105	20	2	13	56	26	7	70	74	.274	.387	.439	.826		168		2	3	2	0		CGY · PCL
1989	29	CLE-min	AAA	105	377	318	58	94	23	5	10	40	4	6	53	82	.296	.398	.494	.892		157		2	3	1	2		CSP · PCL
1990	30	SEA-min	AAA	38	147	122	28	32	8	0	5	19	5	3	23	33	.262	.381	.451	.832		55		1	0	1	2		CGY · PCL
1990	30	SEA	AL	45	110	95	15	22	6	0	4	11	2	1	15	24	.232	.336	.421	.757	111	40	1	0	0	0	0	6H/45D
6 Yrs				287	791	709	74	162	27	0	10	50	27	13	70	151	.228	.298	.309	.607	70	219	11	2	5	5	2
162 Game Avg.				162	446	400	42	91	15	0	6	28	15	7	40	85	.228	.298	.309	.607	70	124	6	1	3	3	1

NYM (3 yrs)				199	605	545	53	127	20	0	5	37	23	11	48	109	.233	.295	.297	.592	66	162	8	2	5	5	2
SEA (1 yr)				45	110	95	15	22	6	0	4	11	2	1	15	24	.232	.336	.421	.757	111	40	1	0	0	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				9	11	11	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.273	.273	.273	.545	47	3	1	0	0	0	0
MIL (1 yr)				34	65	58	6	10	1	0	1	1	2	1	7	16	.172	.262	.241	.503	40	14	1	0	0	0	0

AL (3 yrs)				88	186	164	21	35	7	0	5	13	4	2	22	42	.213	.306	.348	.654	82	57	3	0	0	0	0
NL (3 yrs)				199	605	545	53	127	20	0	5	37	23	11	48	109	.233	.295	.297	.592	66	162	8	2	5	5	2

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