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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 GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1931 23 AB2 NNL 0.1 25 67 62 5 14 3 1 0 3 0 3 .226 .262 .306 .568 58 .270 55 19 0 2 1/796
1932 24 2TM EWL -0.1 44 160 150 21 36 10 3 0 16 1 7 .240 .274 .347 .621 70 .292 66 52 0 3 *17/89
1932 24 DW EWL -0.3 20 77 73 8 18 4 0 0 8 0 3 .247 .276 .301 .578 59 .278 57 22 0 1 /791
1932 24 HG EWL 0.1 24 83 77 13 18 6 3 0 8 1 4 .234 .272 .390 .661 81 .305 73 30 0 2 1/897
1933 25 HG NN2 0.6 19 80 77 10 21 7 3 1 12 1 2 .273 .291 .481 .772 107 .336 101 37 0 1 8/19
1935 27 HG NN2 0.9 36 137 118 28 33 12 3 5 29 4 18 .280 .375 .559 .934 133 .408 126 66 0 1 18/97 AS
1936 28 HG NN2 0.5 27 92 79 8 23 1 1 1 10 1 9 .291 .364 .367 .731 87 .345 90 29 0 4 1/978
1937 29 HG NN2 1.1 35 102 87 25 28 5 1 3 19 0 11 .322 .398 .506 .904 133 .405 133 44 0 4 0 1/7895
1938 30 HG NN2 1.1 32 103 91 20 26 9 0 5 20 0 10 .286 .356 .549 .906 136 .401 129 50 0 2 1/978
1939 31 HG NN2 0.1 20 82 78 13 19 4 0 1 9 1 4 .244 .280 .333 .614 66 .285 66 26 /1893
1940 32 HG NN2 1.0 32 92 80 12 26 3 2 2 10 0 10 .325 .400 .488 .888 130 .405 127 39 0 0 2 1 1/789 AS
1941 33 HG NN2 0.3 32 83 77 9 16 3 1 3 8 2 6 .208 .265 .390 .655 83 .300 80 30 0 0 0 0 1/793
1942 34 HG NN2 0.3 31 104 96 12 20 6 1 1 10 0 6 .208 .255 .323 .578 69 .276 67 31 2 1/9738
1943 35 HG NN2 -0.2 40 126 112 13 32 3 2 1 22 0 12 .286 .360 .375 .735 98 .356 100 42 1 1 0 91/78
1944 36 HG NN2 0.9 30 90 80 13 26 3 2 2 17 0 9 .325 .393 .488 .881 134 .409 135 39 0 0 1 0 1/7938
1945 37 HG NN2 0.0 26 89 73 4 15 5 1 0 12 0 16 .205 .348 .301 .650 82 .322 88 22 0 0 1 /9175348
14 Yrs 6.5 429 1407 1260 193 335 74 21 25 197 10 123 .266 .332 .417 .749 101 .346 99 526 0 1 23 0 2 1987/3546
162 Game Avg 2.4 162 531 476 73 127 28 8 9 74 4 46 .266 .332 .417 .749 101 .346 99 199
HG (13 Yrs) 6.6 384 1263 1125 180 303 67 20 25 186 10 117 .269 .339 .431 .770 105 .354 103 485 0 1 20 0 2 1987/354
AB2 (1 Yr) 0.1 25 67 62 5 14 3 1 0 3 0 3 .226 .262 .306 .568 58 .270 55 19 0 2 1/796
DW (1 Yr) -0.3 20 77 73 8 18 4 0 0 8 0 3 .247 .276 .301 .578 59 .278 57 22 0 1 /791
NN2 (12 Yrs) 6.5 360 1180 1048 167 285 61 17 25 178 9 113 .272 .343 .434 .778 107 .357 105 455 0 1 18 0 2 1987/354
EWL (1 Yr) -0.1 44 160 150 21 36 10 3 0 16 1 7 .240 .274 .347 .621 70 .292 66 52 0 3 *17/89
NNL (1 Yr) 0.1 25 67 62 5 14 3 1 0 3 0 3 .226 .262 .306 .568 58 .270 55 19 0 2 1/796
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1939 31 HG NN2 6 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .222 .125 .347 1 0 0 0 /1
1942 34 HG WS 3 12 9 1 4 2 0 0 4 0 3 .444 .583 .667 1.250 6 0 0 0 /1
1943 35 HG WS 4 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 2 0 0 0 0 /1
1944 36 HG WS 1 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 2 0 0 0 0 /1
1945 37 HG WS 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Yrs 15 37 32 3 9 2 0 0 4 0 5 .281 .378 .344 .722 11 0 0 0 0 0 /1
162 Game Avg 162 400 346 32 97 22 0 0 43 0 54 .281 .378 .344 .722 119 0 0 0
WS (4 Yrs) 9 28 24 2 8 2 0 0 4 0 4 .333 .429 .417 .845 10 0 0 0 0 0 /1
NN2 (1 Yr) 6 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .222 .125 .347 1 0 0 0 /1

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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
1931 23 AB2 NNL 67 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 1 1/796
1932 24 2TM EWL 160 -7 0 0 -1 -1 -5 -0.5 4 -1 -0.1 .489 .499 -0.1 -0.2 0 *17/89
1932 24 DW EWL 77 -4 0 0 0 -1 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.3 .477 .497 -0.3 0.0 -2 /791
1932 24 HG EWL 83 -3 0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 2 1 0.1 .499 .500 0.2 -0.1 2 1/897
1933 25 HG NN2 80 0 0 0 6 0 5 0.5 3 8 0.6 .526 .503 0.1 0.5 3 8/19
1935 27 HG NN2 137 5 0 0 -3 0 9 0.7 2 11 0.9 .519 .504 1.1 -0.3 14 18/97 AS
1936 28 HG NN2 92 -1 0 0 1 -1 4 0.3 2 5 0.5 .512 .502 0.4 0.0 5 1/978
1937 29 HG NN2 102 5 0 0 0 0 11 1.0 1 13 1.1 .527 .506 1.0 0.0 12 1/7895
1938 30 HG NN2 103 4 0 0 0 0 11 1.0 1 13 1.1 .530 .506 1.1 0.0 13 1/978
1939 31 HG NN2 82 -4 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .497 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /1893
1940 32 HG NN2 92 4 0 0 0 0 11 0.9 1 12 1.0 .527 .505 0.9 0.0 11 1/789 AS
1941 33 HG NN2 83 -2 0 0 -1 0 2 0.2 1 4 0.3 .507 .501 0.4 -0.1 4 1/793
1942 34 HG NN2 104 -4 0 0 0 -1 1 0.1 1 2 0.3 .503 .501 0.3 -0.1 2 1/9738
1943 35 HG NN2 126 0 0 0 -3 -1 -5 -0.4 4 -1 -0.2 .491 .498 0.1 -0.4 3 91/78
1944 36 HG NN2 90 4 0 0 1 0 9 0.8 1 10 0.9 .527 .505 0.9 0.0 9 1/7938
1945 37 HG NN2 89 -1 0 0 0 -1 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.0 .494 .499 0.0 0.0 1 /9175348
14 Yrs 1407 -3 0 0 0 -7 51 4.4 27 79 6.5 .510 .502 6.3 -0.6 79 1987/3546
162 Game Avg 531 -1 0 0 0 -3 19 1.7 10 30 2.4 .510 .502 2.4 -0.2 30
HG (13 Yrs) 1263 6 0 0 -1 -6 56 4.8 24 80 6.6 .512 .502 6.4 -0.5 80 1987/354
AB2 (1 Yr) 67 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 1 1/796
DW (1 Yr) 77 -4 0 0 0 -1 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.3 .477 .497 -0.3 0.0 -2 /791
NN2 (12 Yrs) 1180 9 0 0 0 -6 56 4.9 22 78 6.5 .513 .503 6.2 -0.4 78 1987/354
NNL (1 Yr) 67 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 1 1/796
EWL (1 Yr) 160 -7 0 0 -1 -1 -5 -0.5 4 -1 -0.1 .489 .499 -0.1 -0.2 0 *17/89

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1931 23 AB2 NNL 67 .270 55 .226 .081 0.0 4.5 29.4 1/796
1932 24 2TM EWL 160 .292 66 .240 .107 0.0 4.4 48.8 *17/89
1932 24 DW EWL 77 .278 57 .247 .055 0.0 3.9 38.1 /791
1932 24 HG EWL 83 .305 73 .234 .156 0.0 4.8 59.1 1/897
1933 25 HG NN2 80 .336 101 .263 .208 1.3 2.5 40.9 8/19
1935 27 HG NN2 137 .408 126 .248 .280 3.6 13.1 50.0 18/97 AS
1936 28 HG NN2 92 .345 90 .282 .076 1.1 9.8 22.6 1/978
1937 29 HG NN2 102 .405 133 .298 .184 2.9 10.8 61.1 1/7895
1938 30 HG NN2 103 .401 129 .244 .264 4.9 9.7 48.4 1/978
1939 31 HG NN2 82 .285 66 .234 .090 1.2 4.9 54.5 /1893
1940 32 HG NN2 92 .405 127 .308 .163 2.2 10.9 29.4 1/789 AS
1941 33 HG NN2 83 .300 80 .176 .182 3.6 7.2 31.6 1/793
1942 34 HG NN2 104 .276 67 .200 .115 1.0 5.8 44.0 1/9738
1943 35 HG NN2 126 .356 100 .279 .089 0.8 9.5 27.3 91/78
1944 36 HG NN2 90 .409 135 .308 .163 2.2 10.0 33.3 1/7938
1945 37 HG NN2 89 .322 88 .205 .096 0.0 18.0 12.9 /9175348
14 Yrs 1407 .346 99 .251 .152 1.8 8.7 38.7 1987/3546
MLB Average .332 100 .283 .110 1.3 8.5 34.3
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1939 31 HG NN2 9 .125 .000 0.0 11.1 50.0 /1
1942 34 HG WS 12 .444 .222 0.0 25.0 14.3 /1
1943 35 HG WS 8 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
1944 36 HG WS 5 .400 .000 0.0 0.0 50.0 /1
1945 37 HG WS 3 .000 .000 0.0 33.3 0.0 /1
5 Yrs 37 .281 .063 0.0 13.5 21.4 /1
MLB Average .249 .084 1.0 7.8 30.7
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Ray Brown born?

Ray Brown was born on February 23, 1908.

Where was Ray Brown born?

Ray Brown was born in McDonald Township, OH.

How tall was Ray Brown?

Ray Brown was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Ray Brown weigh when playing?

Ray Brown weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Ray Brown play?

Ray Brown played 14 seasons.

Is Ray Brown in the Hall of Fame?

Ray Brown was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2006.

What position did Ray Brown play?

Ray Brown was a Pitcher and Outfielder.

How many strikeouts did Ray Brown have?

Ray Brown had 719 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Ray Brown played for?

Ray Brown played for 4 teams; the Indianapolis ABCs, Detroit Wolves, Homestead Grays and Homestead Grays.

How many World Series has Ray Brown won?

Ray Brown won 2 World Series.

When did Ray Brown retire?

Ray Brown last played in 1945.

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