Chris Brown Stats

Chris Brown was born on Tuesday, August 15, 1961, in Jackson, Mississippi. Brown was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 3, 1984, with the San Francisco Giants. 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 Chris Brown baseball stats page.

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"Chris (Brown) is a fascinating guy -– gloriously talented, in some ways a better all-around athlete than Darryl (Strawberry), but Chris couldn't get along in pro baseball. In some ways, he had the opposite problem as Darryl -– he was a prude, no drinking, no drugs, the whole 1980s baseball scene seemed to shut him down. The word in baseball was that Chris wouldn't play hurt, that he was somehow not tough or manly. He was called Chis 'Downtime' Brown. He left baseball prematurely, and made his living operating a huge crane in Houston. Now, he's driving an 18-wheeler, in Baghdad, working as a civilian employee of Halibourton. So that tells me Chris is a pretty tough guy, a brave guy, but that his values and the values of pro sports did not mesh." - Author Michael Sokolove (Michael Sokolove Interview on michaelsokolove.com)

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Chris Brown Autograph on a 1987 Topps Baseball Card (#180)

Chris Brown Autograph on a 1987 Topps Baseball Card (#180)

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Birth Name:   John Christopher Brown
Nickname:   Chris or Downtown
Born On:   08-15-1961  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Jackson, Mississippi
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-26-2006 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Houston, Texas
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Crenshaw High School (Los Angeles, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   09-03-1984 (Age 23)
Last Game:   05-16-1989
Draft:   1979 : 2nd Round (44th)

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Chris Brown Pitching Stats

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Chris Brown Hitting Stats

1984 23 Giants 23 84 6 24 7 0 1 0 11 9 0 19 0 1 1 4 .286 .358 .405
1985 24 Giants 131 432 50 117 20 3 16 1 61 38 4 78 1 0 11 19 .271 .345 .442
1986 25 Giants 116 416 57 132 16 3 7 0 49 33 4 43 0 5 9 9 .317 .376 .421
1987 26 Giants 38 132 17 32 6 0 6 0 17 9 1 16 0 0 3 7 .242 .306 .424
1987 26 Padres 44 155 17 36 3 0 6 0 23 11 0 30 3 1 3 7 .232 .294 .368
1988 27 Padres 80 247 14 58 6 0 2 0 19 19 3 49 3 2 3 9 .235 .295 .283
1989 28 Tigers 17 57 3 11 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 17 0 1 0 3 .193 .203 .246
6 Years 449 1,523 164 410 61 6 38 1 184 120 12 252 7 10 30 58 .269 .333 .392

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Chris Brown Fielding Stats

1984 Giants 3B 23 23 600 70 3.0 63 23 40 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .900 2.84
1985 Giants 3B 120 120 3,061 347 2.9 337 94 243 10 15 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.97
1986 Giants 3B 111 110 2,853 268 2.4 250 73 177 18 17 n/a n/a n/a .933 2.37
1986 Giants SS 2 0 18 4 2.0 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.00
1987 Giants 3B 37 36 920 105 2.8 95 33 62 10 5 n/a n/a n/a .905 2.79
1987 Giants SS 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1987 Padres 3B 43 42 1,076 103 2.4 97 27 70 6 12 n/a n/a n/a .942 2.43
1988 Padres 3B 72 70 1,774 195 2.7 185 54 131 10 15 n/a n/a n/a .949 2.82
1989 Tigers 3B 17 17 402 44 2.6 40 15 25 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .909 2.69
3B Totals 423 418 10,686 1,132 2.7 1,067 319 748 65 71 n/a n/a n/a .943 2.70
SS Totals 3 0 21 4 1.3 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.14
6 Years 426 418 10,707 1,136 2.7 1,071 319 752 65 71 n/a n/a n/a .943 2.70

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Chris Brown Miscellaneous Stats

1984 Giants 2 1 .667 0 0 n/a 84.0 4.4 7.6 - - -
1985 Giants 2 3 .400 10 1 n/a 27.0 5.5 7.1 - - -
1986 Giants 13 9 .591 1 3 n/a 59.4 9.7 8.5 - - -
1987 Giants 1 3 .250 2 0 n/a 22.0 8.3 7.8 - - -
1987 Padres 3 1 .750 1 0 n/a 25.8 5.2 6.7 - - -
1988 Padres 0 0 .000 8 0 n/a 123.5 5.0 13.0 - - -
1989 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3.4 14.3 - - -
6 Years 21 17 .553 22 4 0 40.1 6.0 8.3 - - -

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Chris Brown Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1984 San Francisco Giants 35 $40,000.00 - -
1985 San Francisco Giants 52, 35 $60,000.00 - -
1986 San Francisco Giants 35 $155,000.00 Stats -
1987 San Francisco Giants 35 Undetermined - -
1987 San Diego Padres 35 $215,000.00 - -
1988 San Diego Padres 35 $265,000.00 - -
1989 Detroit Tigers 35 Undetermined - -

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