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Kevin
Brown		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 195
 
Born: March 14, 1965 in Usa, GA, MILLEDGEVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1987   
All-Star Selections 1988   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1986 21 DET AL   9 5 6 6 7 8 7 9 9 9
1987 22 DET AL $ 300,000 9 5 6 6 7 8 7 10 10 10
1988 23 DET AL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 7 8 7 9 10 10
1989 24 DET AL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10
1990 25 DET AL $ 4,400,000 9 8 9 9 7 8 7 10 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 5 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,400,000 9 8 9 9 7 8 7 10 10 10
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1986 21 AAA   13 3 .813 28 28 4 2 0 201.7 177 50 11 47 170 2.23 .233 .278 .325 .603  
1987 22 DET AL 14 7 .667 32 32 3 0 0 234.0 218 78 8 68 136 3.00 .245 .299 .341 .640 21.5
1988 23 DET AL 20 11 .645 36 36 6 0 0 263.7 255 107 9 79 164 3.65 .251 .306 .360 .666 18.3
1989 24 DET AL 16 8 .667 33 33 6 2 0 234.7 203 89 8 81 173 3.41 .230 .296 .331 .626 19.8
1990 25 DET AL 14 9 .609 32 32 0 0 0 206.0 178 71 9 74 159 3.10 .229 .299 .352 .651 18.6
4 Years Sim 64 35 .646 133 133 15 2 0 938.3 854 345 34 302 632 3.31 .240 .300 .346 .646 78.2
1 Years AAA 13 3 .813 28 28 4 2 0 201.7 177 50 11 47 170 2.23 .233 .278 .325 .603  
Season Average 16 8 .667 33 33 3 0 0 234.6 213 86 8 75 158 3.31 .240 .300 .346 .646  
Career Highs 20 11 .667 36 36 6 2 0 263.7 255 107 9 81 173 3.65 .251 .306 .360 .666  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   316 139 14 105 343   .207 .258 .301 .559
vs LH   538 206 20 197 289   .265 .329 .380 .709
Home 36 13 .735 67 67 9 0 0 486.7 421 158 18 154 341 2.92 .230 .290 .345 .636
Away 28 22 .560 66 66 6 2 0 451.7 433 187 16 148 291 3.73 .250 .309 .347 .656
Mar/Apr 10 4 .714 22 22 4 0 0 158.0 149 68 4 55 95 3.87 .249 .312 .361 .674
May 8 7 .533 23 23 0 0 0 148.3 159 67 3 54 105 4.07 .270 .331 .351 .683
June 11 6 .647 22 22 2 0 0 159.0 143 46 3 47 93 2.60 .237 .292 .334 .626
July 12 6 .667 20 20 4 1 0 146.7 117 49 8 45 98 3.01 .217 .277 .322 .599
August 13 5 .722 24 24 4 1 0 171.3 132 52 10 57 122 2.73 .208 .274 .325 .598
Sep/Oct 10 7 .588 22 22 2 0 0 155.0 154 63 6 44 119 3.66 .258 .309 .382 .691
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1987 22 DET AL P 32 32 234.0 19 25 0 4 1.000 1.69    
1988 23 DET AL P 36 36 263.7 16 33 2 0 .961 1.67    
1989 24 DET AL P 33 33 234.7 15 38 1 0 .981 2.03    
1990 25 DET AL P 32 32 206.0 19 24 1 2 .977 1.88    
Career Totals   133 133 938.3 69 120 4 6 .979 1.81    
Career Highs   36 36 263.7 19 38 2 4 1.000 2.03    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1988 23 DET AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 8 5 0 4 4 7.50 .308 .400 .423 .823
1989 24 DET AL 1 1 .500 3 3 0 0 0 19.3 19 6 0 10 14 2.79 .247 .333 .390 .723
1990 25 DET AL 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 14.0 12 3 0 3 12 1.93 .222 .263 .389 .652
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 3 .400 6 6 1 0 0 39.3 39 14 0 17 30 3.20 .248 .322 .395 .717
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1987-5-3.00
1990-4-3.10
 Wins
1987-10-14
1988-1-20
1989-8-16
1990-4-14
 Winning Pct
1987-5-.667
 Games Started
1988-4-36
 Complete Games
1987-6-3
1988-3-6
1989-2-6
 Shutouts
1989-4-2
Innings Pitched
1987-5-234.0
1988-2-263.7
1989-5-234.7
1990-6-206.0
 Hits Allowed
1988-3-255
 Strikeouts
1988-10-164
1989-10-173
1990-5-159
 Walks Allowed
1990-10-74
 Hits per 9IP
1990-3-7.8
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1990-8-6.9
OAVG
1990-4-.229
 OSLG
1987-4-.341
1989-7-.331
1990-6-.352
 OOPS
1987-6-.640
1989-7-.626
1990-5-.651
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 63    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 30    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  4. Dan Plesac (928)
  5. John Mitchell (928)
  6. Vic Aldridge (925)
  7. Carl Willis (921)
  8. Randy Johnson (920)
  9. Bobby Witt (914)
  10. Jack McDowell (913)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Detroit in 1986
Injured on 5/29/1986 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 7/17/1986 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 8/8/1986 with a Jammed Finger, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/8/1987
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game
Injured on 6/30/1989 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
Pitched NO-HITTER against Boston (N) on 7/20/1989, striking out 7
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,400,000 through salary arbitration
7/1/1990: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years
 
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