Rico Brogna was born on Saturday, April 18, 1970, in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. Brogna was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 8, 1992, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rico Brogna baseball stats page.
"I was 18 and played in a few spring training games with Detroit. I got lucky and got a few hits, so (then-Tiger manager) Sparky Anderson put the tag on me, saying here's the next Mickey Mantle or Kirk Gibson. Of course I believed it all, which only set me up for disappointment. You don't think you can do anything wrong when you're 20. When you're an All-American high school player, you think you're gonna stay at that level. I thought I'd stay as one of the best everywhere I went. I didn't know how hard I had to work to get better. You have to have the skills and the work ethic to become a major leaguer, but learning the subtleties of the game is the difference between winning and losing. The talent level in the big leagues is amazing. Emotionally, there's a lot of pressure. Until I came to grips with that pressure to perform and win, I didn't become a better player." - Rico Brogna in Christianiaty Today (Ron Mentus | May 1999)
Rico BrognaRico Brogna Autograph on a 1996 Leaf Baseball Card (Bronze) |
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Rico BrognaRico Brogna Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Rico BrognaRico Brogna Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1992 | 22 | Tigers | 9 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .276 | .346 |
1994 | 24 | Mets | 39 | 131 | 16 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .351 | .380 | .626 |
1995 | 25 | Mets | 134 | 495 | 72 | 143 | 27 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 76 | 39 | 7 | 111 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .289 | .342 | .485 |
1996 | 26 | Mets | 55 | 188 | 18 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .255 | .318 | .431 |
1997 | 27 | Phillies | 148 | 543 | 68 | 137 | 36 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 81 | 33 | 4 | 116 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | .252 | .293 | .433 |
1998 | 28 | Phillies | 153 | 565 | 77 | 150 | 36 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 104 | 49 | 8 | 125 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | .265 | .319 | .446 |
1999 | 29 | Phillies | 157 | 619 | 90 | 172 | 29 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 102 | 54 | 7 | 132 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | .278 | .336 | .454 |
2000 | 30 | Phillies | 38 | 129 | 12 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .248 | .295 | .380 |
2000 | 30 | Red Sox | 43 | 56 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .196 | .237 | .304 |
2001 | 31 | Braves | 72 | 206 | 15 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .248 | .297 | .335 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
9 Years | 848 | 2,958 | 379 | 795 | 176 | 13 | 106 | 3 | 458 | 227 | 29 | 655 | 5 | 26 | 7 | 72 | .269 | .320 | .445 |
Rico BrognaRico Brogna Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1992 Tigers | 1B | 8 | 7 | 174 | 55 | 6.9 | 54 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 8.38 |
1994 Mets | 1B | 35 | 33 | 889 | 336 | 9.6 | 335 | 307 | 28 | 1 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 10.17 |
1995 Mets | 1B | 131 | 120 | 3,269 | 1,208 | 9.2 | 1,205 | 1,112 | 93 | 3 | 95 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .998 | 9.95 |
1996 Mets | 1B | 52 | 49 | 1,268 | 473 | 9.1 | 471 | 440 | 31 | 2 | 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 10.03 |
1997 Phillies | 1B | 145 | 137 | 3,600 | 1,179 | 8.1 | 1,172 | 1,053 | 119 | 7 | 100 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 8.79 |
1998 Phillies | 1B | 151 | 143 | 3,815 | 1,384 | 9.2 | 1,379 | 1,238 | 141 | 5 | 103 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 9.76 |
1999 Phillies | 1B | 157 | 155 | 4,057 | 1,370 | 8.7 | 1,363 | 1,240 | 123 | 7 | 119 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.07 |
2000 Phillies | 1B | 34 | 32 | 830 | 266 | 7.8 | 265 | 248 | 17 | 1 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 8.62 |
2000 Red Sox | 1B | 37 | 14 | 485 | 177 | 4.8 | 174 | 165 | 9 | 3 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 9.69 |
2001 Braves | 1B | 67 | 54 | 1,468 | 476 | 7.1 | 473 | 431 | 42 | 3 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 8.70 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 817 | 744 | 19,855 | 6,924 | 8.5 | 6,891 | 6,282 | 609 | 33 | 567 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.37 | |
9 Years | 817 | 744 | 19,855 | 6,924 | 8.5 | 6,891 | 6,282 | 609 | 33 | 567 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.37 |
Rico BrognaRico Brogna Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1992 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26.0 | 5.2 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1994 Mets | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 18.7 | 4.5 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1995 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 22.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1996 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 26.9 | 3.8 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1997 Phillies | 12 | 3 | .800 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 4.7 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1998 Phillies | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28.3 | 4.5 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1999 Phillies | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25.8 | 4.7 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
2000 Phillies | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 129.0 | 4.6 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
2000 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 56.0 | 4.3 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
2001 Braves | 3 | 1 | .750 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 68.7 | 4.5 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
9 Years | 32 | 16 | .667 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 27.9 | 4.5 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
Rico BrognaRico Brogna Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1992 Detroit Tigers | 13 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
1994 New York Mets | 26 | $109,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 New York Mets | 26 | $125,000.00 | - | - |
1996 New York Mets | 26 | $325,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | $450,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | $1,725,000.00 | - | - |
1999 Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | $3,200,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | $4,200,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Boston Red Sox | 11 | " " | - | - |
2001 Atlanta Braves | 2 | $1,500,000.00 | - | - |
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