What years did John Briggs play?

John Briggs played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1975.

Was John Briggs a pitcher?

No. John Briggs was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did John Briggs hit?

John Briggs hit 139 career home runs with 1,041 hits.

What teams did John Briggs play for?

John Briggs played for 3 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (1964–1971), the Milwaukee Brewers (1971–1975), and the Minnesota Twins (1975).

What were John Briggs's career stats?

In 1,366 games, John Briggs had 1,041 hits, 139 home runs, 507 RBI, 601 runs, and 64 stolen bases, with a .253 batting average.

What position did John Briggs play?

John Briggs played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was John Briggs and how much did he weigh?

John Briggs was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 190 pounds.

How many home runs did John Briggs hit each season?

John Briggs's home runs by season: 1 in 1964, 4 in 1965, 10 in 1966, 9 in 1967, 7 in 1968, 12 in 1969, 9 in 1970, 21 in 1971, 21 in 1972, 18 in 1973, 17 in 1974, and 10 in 1975. His most in one season was 21, in 1971 and 1972.

What was John Briggs's career batting average?

John Briggs batted .253 over his career, with 1,041 hits in 4,117 at bats.

How many RBI did John Briggs have?

John Briggs drove in 507 runs in his career.

Is John Briggs in the Hall of Fame?

No. John Briggs has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

John Briggs

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1964-1975)

John Briggs was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1975 for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Minnesota Twins, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,366 career games, he hit .253 with 1,041 hits, 139 home runs, and 507 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 10,979.

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 15, 2026

AVG .253

HR 139

RBI 507

H 1,041

OPS .771

PIV 10,979

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 3/10/1944 in Paterson, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1964-04-17
Last Game: 1975-09-28

Full name: John Edward Briggs

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Career Batting Statistics

John Briggs — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,366	4,117	601	1,041	170	43	139	507	64	663	785	.253	.355	.416	.771	10,979

Career AVG .253 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .355 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — +12.2% above league average.

Career SLG .416 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — +12.9% above league average.

Career OPS .771 vs. league average .685 across their career seasons — +12.6% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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John Briggs (b. 1944) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1964	PHI	NL	61	66	16	17	2	0	1	6	1	9	12	.258	.250 (+3%)	.312 (+11%)	.377 (-12%)	.690 (-2%)	19.1
1965	PHI	NL	93	229	47	54	9	4	4	23	3	42	44	.236	.245 (-4%)	.310 (+12%)	.371 (-2%)	.682 (+4%)	271.7
1966	PHI	NL	81	255	43	72	13	5	10	23	3	41	55	.282	.248 (+14%)	.309 (+23%)	.376 (+30%)	.685 (+27%)	1281.7
1967	PHI	NL	106	332	47	77	12	4	9	30	3	41	72	.232	.242 (-4%)	.306 (+3%)	.357 (+5%)	.663 (+4%)	240.2
1968	PHI	NL	110	338	36	86	13	1	7	31	8	58	72	.254	.236 (+7%)	.298 (+22%)	.340 (+6%)	.638 (+14%)	1056.2
1969	PHI	NL	124	361	51	86	20	3	12	46	9	64	78	.238	.248 (-4%)	.320 (+10%)	.369 (+11%)	.689 (+10%)	823.5
1970	PHI	NL	110	341	43	92	15	7	9	47	5	39	65	.270	.253 (+6%)	.325 (+5%)	.385 (+13%)	.711 (+9%)	538.8
1971	PHI	NL	10	22	3	4	1	0	0	3	0	6	2	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	ML4	AL	125	375	51	99	11	1	21	59	1	71	79	.264	.249 (+6%)	.316 (+19%)	.365 (+28%)	.682 (+24%)	0.0
1972	ML4	AL	135	418	58	111	14	1	21	65	1	54	67	.266	.243 (+9%)	.310 (+12%)	.353 (+28%)	.664 (+21%)	1607.6
1973	ML4	AL	142	488	78	120	20	7	18	57	15	87	83	.246	.256 (-4%)	.325 (+11%)	.378 (+13%)	.703 (+12%)	1332.2
1974	ML4	AL	154	554	72	140	30	8	17	73	9	71	102	.253	.256 (-2%)	.324 (+4%)	.369 (+16%)	.693 (+10%)	1087.1
1975	ML4	AL	28	74	12	22	1	0	3	5	0	20	13	.297	.257 (+15%)	.327 (+37%)	.374 (+16%)	.701 (+25%)	422.7
1975	MIN	AL	87	264	44	61	9	2	7	39	6	60	41	.231	.257 (-10%)	.327 (+13%)	.374 (-4%)	.701 (+4%)	422.7
Career · 14 seasons			1,366	4,117	601	1,041	170	43	139	507	64	663	785	.253	—	—	—	—	9,104

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

John Briggs — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	693	2031	279	495	52	245	.244
Away	673	2086	322	546	87	262	.262

Last 10 Games — Batting

John Briggs — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1975-09-28	MIN	CHW	L	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
1975-09-27	MIN	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1975-09-24	MIN	KCR	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
1975-09-23	MIN	OAK	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1975-09-21	MIN	LAA	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1975-09-20	MIN	LAA	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1975-09-18	MIN	KCR	L	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
1975-09-17	MIN	KCR	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1975-09-16	MIN	LAA	W	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1975-09-15	MIN	LAA	W	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

John Briggs — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	176	166	1418	127	17	146
OF	1037	912	1971	57	56	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

John Briggs — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1964	PHI	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1964	PHI	OF	19	7	21	1	1	0
1965	PHI	OF	66	51	110	2	2	0
1966	PHI	OF	69	58	126	3	3	0
1967	PHI	OF	94	85	182	2	4	0
1968	PHI	1B	36	35	303	22	3	33
1968	PHI	OF	65	57	120	1	4	0
1969	PHI	1B	2	2	16	0	0	2
1969	PHI	OF	108	89	197	6	6	0
1970	PHI	OF	95	88	188	7	4	1
1971	PHI	OF	8	6	10	1	2	0
1971	ML4	1B	60	58	458	40	5	53
1971	ML4	OF	65	51	110	4	5	1
1972	ML4	1B	28	25	220	12	1	20
1972	ML4	OF	106	92	194	6	4	1
1973	ML4	OF	137	135	294	9	10	1
1974	ML4	OF	149	144	309	10	9	2
1975	ML4	OF	21	21	47	3	2	0
1975	MIN	1B	49	46	420	53	8	38
1975	MIN	OF	35	28	63	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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John Briggs (b. 1944) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	176
Left Field	697
Center Field	293
Right Field	79
Designated Hitter	7

Award Voting History

John Briggs — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1973	Most Valuable Player	AL	23th	6.0	336	0

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Career Spans

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John Briggs: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 17, 1964 and the final game on September 28, 1975, John Briggs built the record summarized on this page. Briggs played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1964 through 1971), the Milwaukee Brewers (1971 to 1975), and the Minnesota Twins (1975). Briggs is listed as an outfielder at 6 feet, 1 inch and 190 pounds. The bio says Briggs threw and hit left-handed. The recorded birth is March 10, 1944, in Paterson, NJ, USA. The bio lists the given name John Edward.

Briggs finished with 1,041 hits from 4,117 at bats in 1,366 games, which works out to .253; the totals also include 139 homers, 507 RBI, and 64 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .355 and the slugging percentage .416, for an OPS of .771. Briggs hit .253 while the league hit .250 over the same span, a figure close to average. The single-season home run high is 21, set in 1971. The highest hit total in a season was 140, in 1974. The RBI column peaks at 73 in 1974.

Frequently Asked Questions about John Briggs

What years did John Briggs play?: John Briggs played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1975.
Was John Briggs a pitcher?: No. John Briggs was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did John Briggs hit?: John Briggs hit 139 career home runs with 1,041 hits.
What teams did John Briggs play for?: John Briggs played for 3 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (1964–1971), the Milwaukee Brewers (1971–1975), and the Minnesota Twins (1975).
What were John Briggs's career stats?: In 1,366 games, John Briggs had 1,041 hits, 139 home runs, 507 RBI, 601 runs, and 64 stolen bases, with a .253 batting average.
What position did John Briggs play?: John Briggs played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was John Briggs and how much did he weigh?: John Briggs was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 190 pounds.
How many home runs did John Briggs hit each season?: John Briggs's home runs by season: 1 in 1964, 4 in 1965, 10 in 1966, 9 in 1967, 7 in 1968, 12 in 1969, 9 in 1970, 21 in 1971, 21 in 1972, 18 in 1973, 17 in 1974, and 10 in 1975. His most in one season was 21, in 1971 and 1972.
What was John Briggs's career batting average?: John Briggs batted .253 over his career, with 1,041 hits in 4,117 at bats.
How many RBI did John Briggs have?: John Briggs drove in 507 runs in his career.
Is John Briggs in the Hall of Fame?: No. John Briggs has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.