Brian Asselstine was born on Wednesday, September 23, 1953, in Santa Barbara, California. Asselstine was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1976, with the Atlanta Braves. 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 Brian Asselstine baseball stats page.
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Brian Asselstine![]() Brian Asselstine Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#529) |
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Brian AsselstineBrian Asselstine 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 | ||
Brian AsselstineBrian Asselstine 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 |
| 1976 | 23 | Braves | 11 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .229 | .303 |
| 1977 | 24 | Braves | 83 | 124 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .210 | .263 | .355 |
| 1978 | 25 | Braves | 39 | 103 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .272 | .339 | .417 |
| 1979 | 26 | Braves | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .182 | .100 |
| 1980 | 27 | Braves | 87 | 218 | 18 | 62 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .284 | .318 | .394 |
| 1981 | 28 | Braves | 56 | 86 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .256 | .297 | .384 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 6 Years | 284 | 574 | 52 | 146 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 68 | 38 | 6 | 74 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | .254 | .300 | .378 | ||
Brian AsselstineBrian Asselstine Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1976 Braves | CF | 7 | 7 | 174 | 17 | 2.4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.64 |
| 1976 Braves | RF | 2 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.00 |
| 1977 Braves | CF | 14 | 10 | 273 | 29 | 2.1 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.87 |
| 1977 Braves | LF | 9 | 7 | 216 | 17 | 1.9 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.13 |
| 1977 Braves | RF | 13 | 3 | 123 | 13 | 1.0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 2.63 |
| 1978 Braves | CF | 11 | 9 | 216 | 22 | 2.0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.63 |
| 1978 Braves | RF | 31 | 17 | 533 | 40 | 1.3 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 1.98 |
| 1979 Braves | LF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
| 1980 Braves | CF | 32 | 30 | 796 | 64 | 2.0 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.17 |
| 1980 Braves | LF | 29 | 23 | 613 | 38 | 1.3 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .895 | 1.50 |
| 1980 Braves | RF | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1981 Braves | LF | 4 | 3 | 63 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.14 |
| 1981 Braves | RF | 12 | 10 | 240 | 19 | 1.6 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.03 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| CF Totals | 64 | 56 | 1,459 | 132 | 2.1 | 131 | 131 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 2.42 | |
| RF Totals | 60 | 32 | 965 | 74 | 1.2 | 71 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 1.99 | |
| LF Totals | 43 | 34 | 916 | 61 | 1.4 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .934 | 1.68 | |
| 6 Years | 167 | 122 | 3,340 | 267 | 1.6 | 259 | 256 | 3 | 8 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.09 | |
Brian AsselstineBrian Asselstine 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 |
| 1976 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 33.0 | 16.5 | 11.0 | - | - | - |
| 1977 Braves | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 49 | 5 | n/a | 31.0 | 12.4 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1978 Braves | 2 | 1 | .667 | 10 | 1 | n/a | 51.5 | 6.4 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 1979 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1980 Braves | 1 | 3 | .250 | 26 | 1 | n/a | 72.7 | 5.9 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
| 1981 Braves | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 43 | 0 | n/a | 43.0 | 12.3 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 6 Years | 5 | 4 | .556 | 137 | 7 | n/a | 47.8 | 7.8 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
Brian AsselstineBrian Asselstine Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1976 Atlanta Braves | 18 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
| 1977 Atlanta Braves | 30 | $22,000.00 | - | - |
| 1978 Atlanta Braves | 30 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
| 1979 Atlanta Braves | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1980 Atlanta Braves | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1981 Atlanta Braves | 30 | Undetermined | - | - |
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