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Standard Batting

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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 IBB Pos Awards
1920 28 CAG NNL 0.3 52 193 162 21 38 2 0 1 20 6 22 .235 .330 .265 .595 78 .305 84 43 1 8 293/7
1921 29 CAG NNL 0.8 53 186 166 33 48 8 3 2 30 7 13 .289 .344 .410 .754 112 .356 111 68 1 6 2/938
1922 30 CAG NNL 0.8 62 229 205 28 55 11 5 0 43 12 16 .268 .324 .371 .695 88 .329 87 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 0.2 67 237 218 31 58 12 3 0 32 6 17 .266 .325 .349 .674 84 .322 85 76 2 *2/39
1925 33 CAG NNL 0.0 75 265 241 39 56 12 3 2 39 6 24 .232 .302 .332 .634 70 .295 72 80 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 76 308 281 50 84 16 5 0 35 12 27 .299 .360 .391 .752 104 .352 105 110 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 -0.2 48 160 149 19 37 7 2 2 21 4 11 .248 .300 .362 .662 72 .304 69 54 0 3/9254678
1930 38 CAG NNL 0.8 56 188 177 30 54 7 6 3 26 4 11 .305 .346 .463 .809 117 .364 114 82 0 3/2719
1931 39 CAG NNL 0.1 9 28 24 6 7 3 0 0 5 0 3 .292 .370 .417 .787 120 .375 118 10 0 1 /32
1932 40 LVB NSL 0.8 7 24 16 9 11 1 1 0 8 1 7 .688 .783 .875 1.658 419 .725 365 14 0 1 /297
1933 41 CAG NN2 0.0 2 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .286 .167 .452 27 .237 41 1 0 0 /2
1935 43 CAG NN2 0.2 11 23 21 3 10 1 0 0 2 0 2 .476 .522 .524 1.046 165 .489 174 11 0 0 /3
1937 45 CAG NAL 0.0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 177 .469 176 1 0 0 0 /2
16 Yrs 5.1 700 2551 2294 368 631 107 36 17 365 73 212 .275 .340 .375 .715 93 .335 93 861 12 33 0 2397/58146
162 Game Avg 1.2 162 590 531 85 146 25 8 4 84 17 49 .275 .340 .375 .715 93 .335 93 199
CAG (15 Yrs) 4.4 693 2527 2278 359 620 106 35 17 357 72 205 .272 .335 .372 .707 91 .332 91 847 12 32 0 239/758146
LVB (1 Yr) 0.8 7 24 16 9 11 1 1 0 8 1 7 .688 .783 .875 1.658 419 .725 365 14 0 1 /297
NNL (12 Yrs) 4.2 679 2495 2249 355 608 105 35 17 354 72 202 .270 .334 .371 .705 90 .331 90 834 12 32 239/758146
NN2 (2 Yrs) 0.2 13 30 27 3 11 1 0 0 2 0 3 .407 .467 .444 .911 136 .430 146 12 0 0 /32
NSL (1 Yr) 0.8 7 24 16 9 11 1 1 0 8 1 7 .688 .783 .875 1.658 419 .725 365 14 0 1 /297
NAL (1 Yr) 0.0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 177 .469 176 1 0 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 193 -3 0 0 -1 1 -4 -0.4 7 3 0.3 .492 .497 0.4 0.0 4 293/7
1921 29 CAG NNL 186 3 0 0 -2 1 2 0.2 6 8 0.8 .503 .501 1.0 -0.1 10 2/938
1922 30 CAG NNL 229 -4 1 0 2 2 1 0.1 8 9 0.8 .501 .500 0.6 0.4 7 *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 2 0.2 .492 .497 0.4 -0.1 4 *2/39
1925 33 CAG NNL 265 -10 0 0 0 1 -10 -0.9 9 -1 0.0 .488 .494 0.0 0.1 -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 308 2 1 0 0 -2 1 0.1 11 11 1.2 .501 .500 1.1 -0.2 11 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 160 -7 0 0 0 -2 -8 -0.8 5 -3 -0.2 .484 .495 -0.2 -0.1 -3 3/9254678
1930 38 CAG NNL 188 4 0 0 0 -2 2 0.1 6 8 0.8 .502 .501 0.8 -0.2 8 3/2719
1931 39 CAG NNL 28 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .497 .500 0.2 -0.1 2 /32
1932 40 LVB NSL 24 7 0 0 0 0 7 0.7 1 8 0.8 .596 .504 0.7 0.0 8 /297
1933 41 CAG NN2 7 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 0 0.0 .472 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /2
1935 43 CAG NN2 23 3 0 0 -1 0 2 0.1 1 3 0.2 .513 .501 0.3 -0.1 3 /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
16 Yrs 2551 -23 0 0 -13 -1 -37 -3.4 87 50 5.1 .495 .498 6.0 -1.3 63 2397/58146
162 Game Avg 590 -5 0 0 -3 0 -9 -0.8 20 12 1.2 .495 .498 1.4 -0.3 15
CAG (15 Yrs) 2527 -30 0 0 -13 -1 -45 -4.1 87 42 4.4 .494 .498 5.3 -1.3 55 239/758146
LVB (1 Yr) 24 7 0 0 0 0 7 0.7 1 8 0.8 .596 .504 0.7 0.0 8 /297
NNL (12 Yrs) 2495 -32 0 0 -12 -1 -46 -4.2 86 39 4.2 .494 .498 5.0 -1.2 52 239/758146
NN2 (2 Yrs) 30 2 0 0 -1 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .506 .501 0.2 -0.1 3 /32
NSL (1 Yr) 24 7 0 0 0 0 7 0.7 1 8 0.8 .596 .504 0.7 0.0 8 /297
NAL (1 Yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .529 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /2

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1920 28 CAG NNL 193 .305 84 .230 .031 0.5 11.4 33.3 293/7
1921 29 CAG NNL 186 .356 111 .280 .120 1.1 7.0 51.7 2/938
1922 30 CAG NNL 229 .329 87 .268 .102 0.0 7.0 38.9 *2/9
1923 31 CAG NNL 273 .300 65 .232 .092 0.7 8.4 45.6 *2/397
1924 32 CAG NNL 237 .322 85 .266 .083 0.0 7.2 40.3 *2/39
1925 33 CAG NNL 265 .295 72 .226 .100 0.8 9.1 47.4 23/97
1926 34 CAG NNL 299 .391 121 .296 .149 1.7 10.7 34.5 32/7
1927 35 CAG NNL 308 .352 105 .299 .093 0.0 8.8 45.0 32
1928 36 CAG NNL 129 .269 56 .264 .024 0.0 2.3 43.2 3/2
1929 37 CAG NNL 160 .304 69 .238 .114 1.3 6.9 37.0 3/9254678
1930 38 CAG NNL 188 .364 114 .293 .158 1.6 5.9 43.5 3/2719
1931 39 CAG NNL 28 .375 118 .292 .125 0.0 10.7 60.0 /32
1932 40 LVB NSL 24 .725 365 .688 .188 0.0 29.2 50.0 /297
1933 41 CAG NN2 7 .237 41 .167 .000 0.0 14.3 0.0 /2
1935 43 CAG NN2 23 .489 174 .476 .048 0.0 8.7 25.0 /3
1937 45 CAG NAL 2 .469 176 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 100.0 /2
16 Yrs 2551 .335 93 .270 .100 0.7 8.3 41.9 2397/58146
MLB Average .342 100 .292 .114 1.1 7.9 36.1
Advanced Batting Table
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 35.0 59.8
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Standard Fielding

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Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB WP SB Awards
1920 28 CAG NNL C 35 242.1 192 143 42 7 3 .964 .971 6.87 6.63 5.29 6.43 1 6
1920 28 CAG NNL RF 14 101.1 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 .946 0.71 1.39 0.57 1.35
1920 28 CAG NNL 1B 10 73.2 87 78 5 4 4 .954 .976 10.14 11.18 8.30 10.82
1920 28 CAG NNL LF 1 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.69 0.00 1.70
1921 29 CAG NNL C 36 271.0 202 161 34 7 3 .965 .963 6.48 6.46 5.42 7.46 3 22
1921 29 CAG NNL RF 8 61.0 12 10 2 0 0 1.000 .935 1.77 1.59 1.50 1.85
1921 29 CAG NNL 1B 6 51.0 53 50 3 0 1 1.000 .977 9.35 11.33 8.83 13.08
1921 29 CAG NNL CF 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.25 0.00 2.50
1922 30 CAG NNL C 58 492.1 418 315 88 15 8 .964 .968 7.37 6.59 6.95 7.15 2 37
1922 30 CAG NNL RF 1 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.65 0.00 1.70
1923 31 CAG NNL C 61 58 525.2 367 282 75 10 4 .973 .965 6.11 5.73 5.85 6.24 3
1923 31 CAG NNL 1B 6 6 45.1 59 57 1 1 3 .983 .980 11.51 11.91 9.67 12.98
1923 31 CAG NNL RF 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80
1923 31 CAG NNL LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.90
1924 32 CAG NNL C 54 48 418.2 302 251 42 9 4 .970 .962 6.30 6.29 5.43 5.48 3 22
1924 32 CAG NNL 1B 6 2 34.1 45 39 4 2 0 .956 .980 11.27 11.61 7.17 10.12
1924 32 CAG NNL RF 6 5 50.0 7 4 2 1 0 .857 .964 1.08 1.67 1.00 1.47
1925 33 CAG NNL C 49 0.00
1925 33 CAG NNL 1B 14 0.00
1925 33 CAG NNL RF 6 0.00
1925 33 CAG NNL LF 2 0.00
1926 34 CAG NNL 1B 50 49 429.1 469 442 20 7 18 .985 .978 9.68 11.37 9.24 10.14
1926 34 CAG NNL C 24 23 205.2 149 127 18 4 2 .973 .966 6.35 5.94 6.04 5.29 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 57 0.00
1927 35 CAG NNL C 21 0.00
1928 36 CAG NNL 1B 28 216.1 280 259 15 6 10 .979 .983 11.40 11.24 9.79 9.41
1928 36 CAG NNL C 8 65.2 34 27 6 1 0 .971 .967 4.52 5.59 4.13 4.68 2 5
1929 37 CAG NNL 1B 29 0.00
1929 37 CAG NNL RF 9 0.00
1929 37 CAG NNL C 4 0.00
1929 37 CAG NNL 3B 2 0.00
1929 37 CAG NNL 2B 1 0.00
1929 37 CAG NNL CF 1 0.00
1929 37 CAG NNL LF 1 0.00
1929 37 CAG NNL SS 1 0.00
1930 38 CAG NNL 1B 41 0.00
1930 38 CAG NNL C 5 0.00
1930 38 CAG NNL LF 3 0.00
1930 38 CAG NNL P 1 0 0.00 0
1930 38 CAG NNL RF 1 0.00
1931 39 CAG NNL 1B 5 3 26.0 25 24 1 0 1 1.000 .983 8.65 10.63 5.00 7.08
1931 39 CAG NNL C 4 3 23.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 .967 6.65 6.53 4.25 4.35 0 1
1932 40 LVB NSL C 2 0.00
1932 40 LVB NSL RF 2 0.00
1932 40 LVB NSL LF 1 0.00
1933 41 CAG NN2 C 2 16.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .972 5.06 6.53 4.50 5.30 0 0
1935 43 CAG NN2 1B 5 4 35.1 39 39 0 0 3 1.000 .983 9.93 10.44 7.80 7.22
1937 45 CAG NAL C 1 1 4.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .973 6.75 7.20 3.00 4.50 0 2
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB WP SB Awards
16 Yrs 626 197 3175.2 2750 2323 354 73 64 .973 .971 7.59 7.69 4.28 4.71 19 0 108
C (15 Yrs) C 364 133 2264.1 1693 1335 305 53 24 .969 .966 6.52 6.24 4.51 4.90 19 108
1B (12 Yrs) 1B 257 64 911.1 1057 988 49 20 40 .981 .980 10.24 11.30 4.04 4.54
RF (9 Yrs) RF 49 5 219.1 27 21 5 1 0 .963 .946 1.07 1.52 0.53 0.98
LF (7 Yrs) LF 10 0 7.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 1.23 1.72 0.10 0.51
CF (2 Yrs) CF 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.25 0.00 1.25
3B (1 Yr) 3B 2 0.00
2B (1 Yr) 2B 1 0.00
P (1 Yr) P 1 0 0.00 0
SS (1 Yr) SS 1 0.00
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB SB CS CS% Awards
1926 34 CAG NNL,WS 1B 16 16 414.0 171 164 3 4 10 .977 3.63 10.44
1926 34 CAG WS C 3 3 81.0 21 19 1 1 1 .952 2.22 6.67 0 6 1 14.3
1927 35 CAG NNL,WS 1B 13 13 329.0 140 130 6 4 4 .971 3.72 10.46
1927 35 CAG WS C 1 1 21.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 2.14 5.00 0 2
1928 36 CAG NNL 1B 1 15.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 3.60 6.00
3 Yrs 34 33 860.0 343 322 12 9 15 .974 3.50 9.82 0 8 1 14.3
1B (3 Yrs) 1B 30 29 758.0 317 299 10 8 14 .975 3.67 10.30
C (2 Yrs) C 4 4 102.0 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 16 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 631 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Jim Brown have?

Jim Brown had 17 home runs over his career.

What was Jim Brown's average?

Jim Brown had a .275 average over his career.

How many teams has Jim Brown played for?

Jim Brown played for 5 teams; the Chicago American Giants, Chicago Columbia Giants, Louisville Black Caps, Chicago American Giants and Chicago American Giants.

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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