Steve Braun

Positions: Leftfielder, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: May 8, 1948 in Trenton, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 10th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hopewell Valley Central HS (Pennington, NJ).

High School: Hopewell Valley Central HS (Pennington, NJ)

Debut: April 6, 1971 (Age 22-333d, 13,100th in major league history)
vs. MIL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 6, 1985 (Age 37-151d)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Agents: LaRue Harcourt

Full Name: Stephen Russell Braun

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1982 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.4

3650

989

.271

466

RBI

388

OBP

.371

SLG

.367

OPS

.738

OPS+

109

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
1966	18	MIN-min	Rk	42	178	152	23	35	5	5	0	15	2	0	22	18	.230	.328	.329	.657		50		1	1	2			TWN · GULF
1967	19	MIN-min	Rk,A	64	244	193	38	47	7	8	1	15	5	3	49	36	.244	.402	.378	.780		73		2	0	0			TWN,WRA · GULF,MIDW
1968			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1969	21	MIN-min	WRk	36	146	126	22	40	5	5	1	7	5	3	17	14	.317	.407	.460	.867		58		2	1	0			TWI · FLIN
1969			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1970	22	MIN-min	A	118	468	387	52	108	24	1	4	43	6	4	71	47	.279	.397	.377	.774		146		6	2	2			LBG · CARL
1971	23	MIN	AL	128	402	343	51	87	12	2	5	35	8	3	48	50	.254	.350	.344	.694	95	118	8	5	2	4	4	5H46/79
1972	24	MIN	AL	121	455	402	40	116	21	0	2	50	4	5	45	38	.289	.360	.356	.716	110	143	14	2	2	4	1	54H6/79
1973	25	MIN	AL	115	440	361	46	102	28	5	6	42	4	3	74	48	.283	.408	.438	.845	135	158	9	3	1	1	8	5H/7D
1974	26	MIN	AL	129	516	453	53	127	12	1	8	40	4	4	56	51	.280	.361	.364	.726	107	165	6	2	4	1	4	75/H
1975	27	MIN	AL	136	526	453	70	137	18	3	11	45	0	2	66	55	.302	.389	.428	.818	130	194	8	1	2	4	5	7H/3D54
1976	28	MIN	AL	122	491	417	73	120	12	3	3	61	12	4	67	43	.288	.384	.353	.737	115	147	5	1	2	4	2	D75H/9
1977	29	SEA	AL	139	544	451	51	106	19	1	5	31	8	3	80	59	.235	.351	.315	.666	85	142	14	2	8	3	2	7DH/5
1978	30	TOT	AL	96	251	211	27	53	14	1	3	29	4	2	37	21	.251	.360	.370	.730	106	78	5	0	1	2	2	H7D5/98
1978	30	SEA	AL	32	84	74	11	17	4	0	3	15	1	0	9	5	.230	.310	.405	.715	101	30	4	0	0	1	1	HD/79
1978	30	KCR	AL	64	167	137	16	36	10	1	0	14	3	2	28	16	.263	.386	.350	.736	108	48	1	0	1	1	1	7H5/8
1979	31	KCR	AL	58	139	116	15	31	2	0	4	10	0	0	22	11	.267	.384	.388	.772	108	45	2	0	1	0	2	H7D/5
1980	32	TOR-min	AAA	19	77	61	11	20	3	1	2	11	1	1	16	4	.328	.468	.508	.976		31		0	0	0			SYR · IL
1980	32	TOT	AL	51	88	78	4	16	2	0	1	10	0	0	10	7	.205	.295	.269	.565	54	21	2	0	0	0	1	HD/795
1980	32	KCR	AL	14	25	23	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	.043	.120	.043	.163	-53	1	0	0	0	0	0	H/79D
1980	32	TOR	AL	37	63	55	4	15	2	0	1	9	0	0	8	5	.273	.365	.364	.729	97	20	2	0	0	0	1	HD/5
1981	33	STL	NL	44	62	46	9	9	2	1	0	2	1	0	15	7	.196	.393	.283	.676	93	13	1	0	1	0	0	H/795
1982	34	STL	NL	58	73	62	6	17	4	0	0	4	0	0	11	10	.274	.384	.339	.722	104	21	2	0	0	0	0	H/759
1983	35	STL	NL	78	114	92	8	25	2	1	3	7	0	1	21	7	.272	.404	.413	.817	127	38	1	0	0	1	0	H7/95
1984	36	STL	NL	86	115	98	6	27	3	1	0	16	0	0	17	17	.276	.383	.327	.709	104	32	0	0	0	0	0	H7/95
1985	37	STL	NL	64	79	67	7	16	4	0	1	6	0	0	10	9	.239	.342	.343	.685	93	23	0	1	0	1	1	H/79
1986	38	STL-min	AAA	50	187	143	18	39	8	0	4	26	0	0	41	23	.273	.433	.413	.846		59		1	0	2	5		LOU · AA
15 Yrs				1425	4295	3650	466	989	155	19	52	388	45	27	579	433	.271	.371	.367	.738	109	1338	77	17	24	25	32
162 Game Avg.				162	488	415	53	112	18	2	6	44	5	3	66	49	.271	.371	.367	.738	109	152	9	2	3	3	4
				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
MIN (6 yrs)				751	2830	2429	333	689	103	14	35	273	32	21	356	285	.284	.376	.381	.757	116	925	50	14	13	18	24
STL (5 yrs)				330	443	365	36	94	15	3	4	35	1	1	74	50	.258	.382	.348	.730	106	127	4	1	1	2	1
KCR (3 yrs)				136	331	276	31	68	12	1	4	25	3	2	52	29	.246	.365	.341	.705	95	94	3	0	2	1	3
SEA (2 yrs)				171	628	525	62	123	23	1	8	46	9	3	89	64	.234	.345	.328	.673	87	172	18	2	8	4	3
TOR (1 yr)				37	63	55	4	15	2	0	1	9	0	0	8	5	.273	.365	.364	.729	97	20	2	0	0	0	1

AL (10 yrs)				1095	3852	3285	430	895	140	16	48	353	44	26	505	383	.272	.370	.369	.738	109	1211	73	16	23	23	31
NL (5 yrs)				330	443	365	36	94	15	3	4	35	1	1	74	50	.258	.382	.348	.730	106	127	4	1	1	2	1

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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