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.
"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)
Chris BrownChris Brown Autograph on a 1987 Topps Baseball Card (#180) |
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Chris BrownChris Brown 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 |
Chris BrownChris Brown 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 |
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 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
6 Years | 449 | 1,523 | 164 | 410 | 61 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 184 | 120 | 12 | 252 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 58 | .269 | .333 | .392 |
Chris BrownChris Brown Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Chris BrownChris Brown 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 |
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 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
6 Years | 21 | 17 | .553 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 40.1 | 6.0 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
Chris BrownChris Brown Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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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