Dan Brouthers was born on Saturday, May 8, 1858, in Sylvan Lake, New York. Brouthers was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 23, 1879, with the Troy Trojans. 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 Dan Brouthers baseball stats page.
"When massive first baseman Dan Brouthers became a Bison on May 30, he became a teammate of Deacon White, Jack Rowe and Hardy Richardson, a trio who rate high among the players of the game’s early years. By dint of powerful hitting, this quartet soon came to be known as Buffalo’s 'Big Four.' " - AAA Buffalo Bisons
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Dan BrouthersDan Brouthers 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 |
1879 | 21 | Trojans | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 110 | 35 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 8 | - | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
1883 | 25 | Bisons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 31.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
2 Years | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.83 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 127 | 44 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 11 | - | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
Dan BrouthersDan Brouthers 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 |
1879 | 21 | Trojans | 39 | 168 | 17 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | - | 18 | - | - | 0 | - | .274 | .278 | .429 |
1880 | 22 | Trojans | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - | .167 | .231 | .167 |
1881 | 23 | Bisons | 65 | 270 | 60 | 86 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 18 | - | 22 | - | - | 0 | - | .319 | .361 | .541 |
1882 | 24 | Bisons | 84 | 351 | 71 | 129 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .368 | .403 | .547 |
1883 | 25 | Bisons | 98 | 425 | 85 | 159 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .374 | .397 | .572 |
1884 | 26 | Bisons | 94 | 398 | 82 | 130 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 79 | 33 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .327 | .378 | .563 |
1885 | 27 | Bisons | 98 | 407 | 87 | 146 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 59 | 34 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .359 | .408 | .543 |
1886 | 28 | Wolverines | 121 | 489 | 139 | 181 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 72 | 66 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .370 | .445 | .581 |
1887 | 29 | Wolverines | 123 | 500 | 153 | 169 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 101 | 71 | - | 9 | - | - | 6 | - | .338 | .426 | .420 |
1888 | 30 | Wolverines | 129 | 522 | 118 | 160 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 66 | 68 | - | 13 | - | - | 12 | - | .307 | .399 | .464 |
1889 | 31 | Beaneaters | 126 | 485 | 105 | 181 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 118 | 66 | - | 6 | - | - | 14 | - | .373 | .462 | .507 |
1890 | 32 | Red Stockings | 123 | 460 | 117 | 152 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 99 | - | 17 | - | - | 18 | - | .330 | .466 | .454 |
1891 | 33 | Reds | 130 | 486 | 117 | 170 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 109 | 87 | - | 20 | - | - | 24 | - | .350 | .471 | .512 |
1892 | 34 | Bridegrooms | 152 | 588 | 121 | 197 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 124 | 84 | - | 30 | - | - | 16 | - | .335 | .432 | .480 |
1893 | 35 | Bridegrooms | 77 | 282 | 57 | 95 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 52 | - | 10 | - | - | 6 | - | .337 | .450 | .511 |
1894 | 36 | Orioles | 123 | 525 | 137 | 182 | 39 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 128 | 67 | - | 9 | 18 | - | 5 | - | .347 | .425 | .560 |
1895 | 37 | Orioles | 5 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .261 | .292 | .348 |
1895 | 37 | Colonels | 24 | 97 | 13 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .309 | .380 | .495 |
1896 | 38 | Phillies | 57 | 218 | 42 | 75 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 44 | - | 11 | 1 | - | 4 | - | .344 | .462 | .445 |
1904 | 46 | Giants | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
19 Years | 1,673 | 6,711 | 1,523 | 2,296 | 460 | 205 | 106 | 0 | 1,296 | 840 | 0 | 168 | 20 | 0 | 105 | - | .342 | .423 | .519 |
Dan BrouthersDan Brouthers Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1879 Trojans | 1B | 37 | - | 99 | 445 | 12.0 | 412 | 406 | 6 | 33 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 112.36 |
1879 Trojans | P | 3 | 2 | 63 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.43 |
1880 Trojans | 1B | 3 | - | 9 | 28 | 9.3 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .893 | 75.00 |
1881 Bisons | 1B | 30 | - | 51 | 357 | 11.9 | 340 | 329 | 11 | 17 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 180.00 |
1881 Bisons | OF | 35 | - | - | 79 | 2.3 | 63 | 56 | 7 | 16 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .797 | 0.00 |
1882 Bisons | 1B | 84 | - | 72 | 925 | 11.0 | 901 | 882 | 19 | 24 | 35 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 337.88 |
1883 Bisons | 1B | 97 | - | 132 | 1,119 | 11.5 | 1,075 | 1,040 | 35 | 44 | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 219.89 |
1883 Bisons | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1883 Bisons | P | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1884 Bisons | 1B | 93 | - | 111 | 1,025 | 11.0 | 988 | 958 | 30 | 37 | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 240.32 |
1884 Bisons | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1885 Bisons | 1B | 98 | - | 78 | 1,047 | 10.7 | 1,021 | 996 | 25 | 26 | 54 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 353.42 |
1886 Wolverines | 1B | 121 | - | 126 | 1,325 | 11.0 | 1,283 | 1,256 | 27 | 42 | 64 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 274.93 |
1887 Wolverines | 1B | 123 | - | 114 | 1,214 | 9.9 | 1,176 | 1,141 | 35 | 38 | 67 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 278.53 |
1888 Wolverines | 1B | 129 | - | 126 | 1,435 | 11.1 | 1,393 | 1,345 | 48 | 42 | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 298.50 |
1889 Beaneaters | 1B | 126 | - | 105 | 1,336 | 10.6 | 1,301 | 1,243 | 58 | 35 | 78 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 334.54 |
1890 Red Stockings | 1B | 123 | - | 147 | 1,309 | 10.6 | 1,260 | 1,187 | 73 | 49 | 78 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 231.43 |
1891 Reds | 1B | 130 | - | 90 | 1,377 | 10.6 | 1,347 | 1,313 | 34 | 30 | 82 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 404.10 |
1892 Bridegrooms | 1B | 152 | - | 87 | 1,632 | 10.7 | 1,603 | 1,498 | 105 | 29 | 69 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 497.48 |
1893 Bridegrooms | 1B | 77 | - | 33 | 794 | 10.3 | 783 | 736 | 47 | 11 | 51 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 640.64 |
1894 Orioles | 1B | 123 | - | 93 | 1,280 | 10.4 | 1,249 | 1,184 | 65 | 31 | 83 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 362.61 |
1895 Orioles | 1B | 5 | - | 0 | 43 | 8.6 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1895 Colonels | 1B | 24 | - | 33 | 235 | 9.8 | 224 | 214 | 10 | 11 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 183.27 |
1896 Phillies | 1B | 57 | - | 30 | 599 | 10.5 | 589 | 566 | 23 | 10 | 44 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 530.10 |
1904 Giants | 1B | 1 | - | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 1,633 | 0 | 1,536 | 17,531 | 10.7 | 17,019 | 16,365 | 654 | 512 | 890 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 299.16 | |
OF Totals | 35 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 2.3 | 63 | 56 | 7 | 16 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .797 | 0.00 | |
P Totals | 4 | 2 | 69 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.39 | |
3B Totals | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 27.00 | |
19 Years | 1,674 | 3 | 1,611 | 17,620 | 10.5 | 17,089 | 16,422 | 667 | 531 | 891 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 286.41 |
Dan BrouthersDan Brouthers 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 |
1879 Trojans | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 42.0 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 0.75 | 2.57 | 3.43 |
1880 Trojans | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
1881 Bisons | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 33.8 | 12.3 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1882 Bisons | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 58.5 | 0.0 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1883 Bisons | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 141.7 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.67 | 9.00 | 13.50 |
1884 Bisons | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 28.4 | 0.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1885 Bisons | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 58.1 | 0.0 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1886 Wolverines | 21 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 44.5 | 0.0 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1887 Wolverines | 34 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 41.7 | 55.6 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1888 Wolverines | 34 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 58.0 | 40.2 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1889 Beaneaters | 22 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 69.3 | 80.8 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
1890 Red Stockings | 28 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 460.0 | 27.1 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
1891 Reds | 31 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 97.2 | 24.3 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
1892 Bridegrooms | 31 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 117.6 | 19.6 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
1893 Bridegrooms | 9 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 141.0 | 28.2 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
1894 Orioles | 38 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 58.3 | 58.3 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
1895 Orioles | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 23.0 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
1895 Colonels | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 48.5 | 48.5 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1896 Phillies | 7 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 218.0 | 19.8 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1904 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
19 Years | 256 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 63.3 | 39.9 | 5.2 | 0.73 | 3.13 | 4.30 |
Dan BrouthersDan Brouthers Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1879 Troy Trojans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1880 Troy Trojans | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1881 Buffalo Bisons | n/a | $875.00 | n/a | n/a |
1882 Buffalo Bisons | n/a | $1,200.00 | n/a | n/a |
1883 Buffalo Bisons | n/a | $1,600.00 | n/a | n/a |
1884 Buffalo Bisons | n/a | $2,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1885 Buffalo Bisons | n/a | $2,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
1886 Detroit Wolverines | n/a | $4,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1887 Detroit Wolverines | n/a | $4,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1888 Detroit Wolverines | n/a | $4,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1889 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | $4,700.00 | n/a | n/a |
1890 Boston Red Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1891 Boston Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1892 Brooklyn Bridegrooms | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1893 Brooklyn Bridegrooms | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1894 Baltimore Orioles | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1895 Baltimore Orioles | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1895 Louisville Colonels | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1896 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1904 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
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