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Mike
Brown		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: December 29, 1959 in Usa, CA, SAN FRANCISCO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1990   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1983 23 BAL AL     5 5 5 6 5 5 7 6 7 4 4 4 7 6 6
1984 24 DET AL     5 5 5 6 5 5 7 7 7 5 4 4 7 6 6
1985 25 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 6 6
1986 26 DET AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 8 7 7 5 5 5 7 6 7
1987 27 DET AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 8 7 7 6 5 5 7 6 6
1988 28 WAS NL $ 985,714   6 6 6 7 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 6 6
1989 29 WAS NL $ 1,800,000   6 6 6 7 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 6 6
1990 30 WAS NL $ 1,800,000   6 6 6 7 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 6 5 5 7 6 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,800,000   6 6 6 7 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1983 23 AA   137 577 77 149 31 2 26 95 5 6 47 69 .258 .314 .454 .768 80.7  
1984 24 AAA   135 543 66 149 38 2 19 65 5 7 44 86 .274 .329 .457 .786 77.6  
1985 25 DET AL 152 553 55 141 43 8 15 61 1 3 40 92 .255 .305 .443 .748 68.5 10.4
1986 26 DET AL 148 565 77 155 43 7 19 69 2 2 47 90 .274 .328 .476 .805 83.6 16.5
1987 27 DET AL 156 547 64 133 43 3 7 64 0 1 36 90 .243 .288 .371 .660 54.8 6.5
1988 28 WAS NL 147 546 63 144 40 7 10 84 1 1 50 98 .264 .326 .418 .744 68.0 11.6
1989 29 WAS NL 152 561 76 131 47 3 15 93 4 2 45 106 .234 .288 .408 .696 61.8 8.9
1990 30 WAS NL 119 434 83 130 37 3 18 77 1 0 36 67 .300 .352 .523 .875 72.5 16.3
    AAA   29 109 10 30 6 1 3 13 0 4 19 20 .275 .383 .431 .814 17.3  
6 Years Sim 874 3206 418 834 253 31 84 448 9 9 254 543 .260 .313 .437 .750 409.2 70.3
2 Years AAA 164 652 76 179 44 3 22 78 5 11 63 106 .275 .336 .452 .788 94.9  
1 Years AA 137 577 77 149 31 2 26 95 5 6 47 69 .258 .312 .454 .766 80.7  
3 Years Minors 301 1229 153 328 75 5 48 173 10 17 110 175 .267 .325 .453 .778 175.6  
162 Game Average 594 77 154 46 5 15 83 1 1 47 100 .260 .313 .437 .750 75.8  
Career Highs 156 565 83 155 47 8 19 93 4 3 50 106 .300 .352 .523 .875 83.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2296 294 596 178 28 56 312 8 6 174 398 .260 .311 .435 .745 300.4
vs LH   910 124 238 75 3 28 136 1 3 80 145 .262 .319 .443 .762 125.3
Home 432 1543 207 386 128 14 50 230 3 2 132 262 .250 .308 .448 .757 209.4
Away 442 1663 211 448 125 17 34 218 6 7 122 281 .269 .318 .426 .744 216.3
RISP   873 0 228 68 7 29 346 0 0 93 169 .261 .327 .455 .782 129.7
Pinch Hitting   21 2 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 4 .143 .280 .190 .470 1.4
Close/Late   356 36 91 32 3 2 33 0 0 25 63 .256 .304 .379 .683 39.1
Mar/Apr 142 501 68 134 40 5 15 64 1 5 35 89 .267 .314 .457 .771 67.8
May 159 588 66 140 46 6 14 69 1 1 41 111 .238 .286 .408 .695 67.3
June 153 564 80 156 50 5 18 67 3 1 46 104 .277 .331 .479 .810 85.3
July 141 539 73 151 38 5 14 97 2 2 44 77 .280 .335 .447 .782 77.2
August 128 465 62 121 40 2 12 67 1 0 39 75 .260 .315 .432 .747 62.1
Sep/Oct 151 549 69 132 39 8 11 84 1 0 49 87 .240 .300 .401 .701 66.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1985 25 DET AL LF 148 148 1318.7 260 8 2 2 .993 1.83   3.2
    RF 3 0 7.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.46    
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    1B 1 0 0.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 27.27   0.0
1986 26 DET AL CF 96 96 852.0 210 6 8 5 .964 2.28   2.9
    LF 51 49 434.7 106 8 2 2 .983 2.36    
    RF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1987 27 DET AL LF 57 56 478.0 112 0 1 0 .991 2.11   1.8
    CF 18 17 152.7 35 1 1 1 .973 2.12    
    1B 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
1988 28 WAS NL 1B 126 123 1091.7 1241 74 8 102 .994 10.84   1.2
    LF 22 20 169.0 35 0 0 0 1.000 1.86   0.5
1989 29 WAS NL 1B 149 149 1315.3 1515 131 10 120 .994 11.26   2.9
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1990 30 WAS NL 1B 83 73 670.0 779 87 6 55 .993 11.63   1.5
    LF 14 14 118.3 18 0 1 0 .947 1.37   0.3
    RF 8 4 49.0 5 1 1 1 .857 1.10    
    CF 4 2 21.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.83    
  1B 360 345 3079.3 3538 292 24 278 .994 11.19   5.6
  LF 292 287 2518.7 531 16 6 4 .989 1.95   5.9
  CF 119 115 1028.3 247 7 9 6 .966 2.22   2.9
  RF 13 4 61.3 7 1 1 1 .889 1.17   0.0
Career Totals   784 751 6687.6 4323 316 40 289 .991 6.24   14.4
Career Highs   153 149 1328.3 1515 131 10 120 .994 11.25    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1988 28 WAS NL 6 23 3 7 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 5 .304 .320 .522 .842
1989 29 WAS NL 9 34 6 10 3 0 3 8 0 0 4 3 .294 .368 .647 1.015
1990 30 WAS NL 16 67 10 17 3 0 1 7 0 0 6 9 .254 .315 .343 .658
Career Post-Season Batting 31 124 19 34 8 0 5 17 0 0 11 17 .274 .331 .460 .791
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1987-2-156
 Doubles
1985-4-43
1986-6-43
1987-7-43
1989-6-47
 Triples
1985-7-8
1986-4-7
1988-5-7
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  4. Dick Sisler (930)
  5. Willie Aikens (930)
  6. Gary Gray (926)
  7. Kevin McReynolds (924)
  8. Harry Simpson (922)
  9. Andy Van Slyke (921)
  10. Phil Bradley (919)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 52nd overall pick, by New York (N) in 1970
Traded from New York (N) to Boston (N) on 2/1/1971 (Going to NYG: P Bobby Bolin. Going to BSN: CF Steve Brye)
Injured on 6/26/1974 with a Blister On Finger, out for 3 days
Injured on 6/29/1977 with a Inflamed Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 2 weeks
Drafted in 2nd round, 38th overall pick, by Baltimore in 1983
Injured on 6/15/1983 with a Pinched Nerve Neck, out for 6 days
Traded from Baltimore to Detroit on 7/31/1984 (Going to DET: CF Mike Brown, CF John Hale, P John Fulgham. Going to BAL: 3B Bob Horner, P Sandy Wihtol)
Had first career hit on 4/3/1985, off Jim Beattie (IND)
Hit first career homerun on 4/19/1985, off Manny Sarmiento (TOR)
Injured on 8/27/1986 with a Sore Back, out for one week
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $985,714 through salary arbitration
Traded from Detroit to Washington on 3/4/1988 (Going to DET: CF Lance Johnson. Going to WAS: LF Mike Brown)
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,800,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,800,000 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with Washington in 1990
 
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