What years did Rod Brewer play?

Rod Brewer played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 1993.

Was Rod Brewer a pitcher?

No. Rod Brewer was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Rod Brewer hit?

Rod Brewer hit 2 career home runs with 80 hits.

What was Rod Brewer's career batting average?

Rod Brewer batted .278 over his career, with 80 hits in 288 at bats.

How many RBI did Rod Brewer have?

Rod Brewer drove in 33 runs in his career.

What was Rod Brewer's career ERA?

Rod Brewer finished with a 45.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 1 strikeouts.

Rod Brewer

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1990-1993)

Rod Brewer was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 1993 for the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 4 seasons. In 172 career games, he hit .278 with 80 hits, 2 home runs, and 33 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 104.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .278

HR 2

RBI 33

H 80

OPS .687

PIV 104

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 210 lb
Born: 2/24/1966 in Eustis, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1990-09-05
Last Game: 1993-10-03

Full name: Rodney Lee Brewer

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Career Batting Statistics

Rod Brewer — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
172	288	30	80	15	0	2	33	1	25	47	.278	.336	.351	.687	104

Career AVG .278 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +7.4% above league average.

Career OBP .336 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .351 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 9.6% below league average.

Career OPS .687 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Rod Brewer — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1990	SLN	NL	14	25	4	6	1	0	2	0	0	4	.240	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	SLN	NL	19	13	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	SLN	NL	29	103	11	31	6	0	10	0	8	12	.301	.255 (+18%)	.322 (+10%)	.377 (-5%)	.699 (+2%)	47.6
1993	SLN	NL	110	147	15	42	8	2	20	1	17	26	.286	.265 (+8%)	.332 (+8%)	.403 (-6%)	.735 (+1%)	56.1
Career · 4 seasons			172	288	30	80	15	2	33	1	25	47	.278	—	—	—	—	104

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Rod Brewer — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	5	1	2	1	45.00	0.0

Career ERA 45.00 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 973.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Rod Brewer — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1993	SLN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	5	2	1	45.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	5	2	1	45.00	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Rod Brewer — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	87	139	11	40	0	10	.288
Away	85	149	19	40	2	23	.268

Pitching — Home / Away

Rod Brewer — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	1	1.0	3	5	2	1	45.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Rod Brewer — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	BB	SO
1993-10-03	STL	PHI	W	0	0	0	0	0
1993-10-02	STL	PHI	W	1	1	1	1	0
1993-10-01	STL	PHI	L	1	1	0	0	0
1993-09-29	STL	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	1
1993-09-27	STL	NYN	W	1	0	0	0	0
1993-09-26	STL	MIA	W	1	0	0	0	0
1993-09-25	STL	MIA	L	1	0	0	0	1
1993-09-24	STL	MIA	W	0	0	0	1	0
1993-09-22	STL	CHC	L	3	1	1	1	0
1993-09-21	STL	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Rod Brewer — Last 1 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1993-07-21	STL	ATL	—	1.0	3	5	5	2	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rod Brewer — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	83	32	388	32	2	36
OF	40	25	56	2	3	1
P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rod Brewer — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1990	SLN	1B	9	4	46	6	1	5
1991	SLN	1B	15	1	27	3	0	2
1991	SLN	OF	3	0	3	0	1	0
1992	SLN	1B	27	22	214	18	0	16
1992	SLN	OF	4	4	6	1	0	1
1993	SLN	1B	32	5	101	5	1	13
1993	SLN	OF	33	21	47	1	2	0
1993	SLN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Rod Brewer — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	1
First Base	83
Left Field	19
Right Field	22

Salary History

Rod Brewer — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1993	SLN	NL	$125,000
1990	SLN	NL	$100,000
Total Career Earnings			$225,000

College History

Rod Brewer — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Florida	Gainesville	FL	1985, 1986, 1987

Rod Brewer: the record in brief

The profile opens with Rod Brewer's first major league game on September 5, 1990; the last one listed came on October 3, 1993. Every season row on the page belongs to the St. Louis Cardinals, from 1990 through 1993. Listed as a first baseman, Brewer batted and threw left-handed. The recorded size is 6-foot-3 and 210 pounds. The birth record reads February 24, 1966, in Eustis, FL, USA. Rod Brewer was the playing name; the full given name is Rodney Lee.

In 172 games and 288 at bats, Brewer batted .278 with 80 hits, along with 2 homers and 33 RBI. On-base and slugging figures of .336 and .351 give Brewer a career OPS of .687. The league as a whole hit .259 across Brewer's seasons, which puts the .278 career mark 7.4% above average. Brewer collected a career-high 42 hits in 1993. Among the seasons with the heaviest workload, the best average was .301 in 1992, 18% above that year's league mark of .255.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rod Brewer

What years did Rod Brewer play?: Rod Brewer played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 1993.
Was Rod Brewer a pitcher?: No. Rod Brewer was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Rod Brewer hit?: Rod Brewer hit 2 career home runs with 80 hits.
What was Rod Brewer's career batting average?: Rod Brewer batted .278 over his career, with 80 hits in 288 at bats.
How many RBI did Rod Brewer have?: Rod Brewer drove in 33 runs in his career.
What was Rod Brewer's career ERA?: Rod Brewer finished with a 45.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 1 strikeouts.