Bobby Brown

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1946-1954)

Bobby Brown was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1954 for the New York Yankees, a span of 9 seasons. In 548 career games, he hit .279 with 452 hits, 22 home runs, and 237 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,212.

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

AVG .279
HR 22
RBI 237
H 452
OPS .742
PIV 1,212
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 180 lb
Born
10/25/1924 in Seattle, WA, USA
Died
3/25/2021 in Fort Worth, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1946-09-22
Last Game
1954-06-30

Full name: Robert William Brown

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Career Batting Statistics

Bobby Brown — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
548 1,619 233 452 62 14 22 237 9 214 88 .279 .367 .376 .742 1,212

Career AVG .279 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +7.1% above league average.

Career OBP .367 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — +9.0% above league average.

Career SLG .376 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .742 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bobby Brown — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1946 NYA AL 7 24 1 8 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1947 NYA AL 69 150 21 45 6 1 1 18 0 21 9 .300 .262 (+14%) .336 (+16%) .376 (-1%) .712 (+7%) 259.1
1948 NYA AL 113 363 62 109 19 5 3 48 0 48 16 .300 .263 (+14%) .340 (+13%) .379 (+7%) .719 (+10%) 757.1
1949 NYA AL 104 343 61 97 14 4 6 61 4 38 18 .283 .262 (+8%) .343 (+5%) .384 (+4%) .727 (+4%) 295.1
1950 NYA AL 95 277 33 74 4 2 4 37 3 39 18 .267 .265 (avg) .346 (+4%) .401 (-16%) .747 (-7%) -209.3
1951 NYA AL 103 313 44 84 15 2 6 51 1 47 18 .268 .260 (+3%) .336 (+10%) .385 (avg) .721 (+5%) 397.4
1952 NYA AL 29 89 6 22 2 0 1 14 1 9 6 .247 .252 (-2%) .326 (-1%) .369 (-18%) .696 (-10%) -117.3
1954 NYA AL 28 60 5 13 1 0 1 7 0 8 3 .217 .261 (-17%) .333 (-9%) .390 (-27%) .723 (-19%) -170.2
Career · 8 seasons 548 1,619 233 452 62 14 22 237 9 214 88 .279 — — — — 1,212

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Bobby Brown — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
17 41 9 18 5 3 0 9 5 3 .439

Playoff Batting by Year

Bobby Brown — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1951 WS NYA 5 14 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 .357
1950 WS NYA 4 12 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333
1949 WS NYA 4 12 4 6 1 2 0 5 2 2 .500
1947 WS NYA 4 3 2 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 1.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bobby Brown — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home26979412322317124.281
Away2798251112295113.278

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bobby Brown — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1954-06-30 NYYBOSL 402000000
1954-06-27 NYYCLEL 100000000
1954-06-26 NYYCLEW 000000010
1954-06-25 NYYCLEW 210000020
1954-06-24 NYYDETW 401000110
1954-06-22 NYYDETL 100000000
1954-06-20 NYYCHWL 211000000
1954-06-20 NYYCHWW 301000101
1954-06-19 NYYCHWL 301000010
1954-06-18 NYYCHWW 200000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bobby Brown — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 17 0 42 43 4 6
3B 369 14 330 640 53 60
OF 10 0 11 0 0 0
SS 42 0 61 97 11 26

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bobby Brown — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1946 NYA 3B 2 0 1 3 0 0
1946 NYA SS 5 0 8 9 0 1
1947 NYA 3B 27 0 21 34 4 3
1947 NYA OF 3 0 1 0 0 0
1947 NYA SS 11 0 13 20 3 5
1948 NYA 2B 17 0 42 43 4 6
1948 NYA 3B 41 0 43 62 6 7
1948 NYA OF 4 0 5 0 0 0
1948 NYA SS 26 0 40 68 8 20
1949 NYA 3B 86 0 84 158 13 17
1949 NYA OF 3 0 5 0 0 0
1950 NYA 3B 82 0 63 140 9 13
1951 NYA 3B 90 0 80 151 11 14
1952 NYA 3B 24 0 23 61 10 4
1954 NYA 3B 17 14 15 31 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bobby Brown — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Second Base 17
Third Base 368
Shortstop 42
Left Field 4
Center Field 2
Right Field 4

College History

Bobby Brown — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Stanford University Palo Alto CA 1943
Tulane University New Orleans LA 1945, 1946
University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles CA 1944

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Bobby Brown (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Benny McCoy
    .269 avg, 16 HR
  2. 95
    Jim Viox
    .273 avg, 7 HR
  3. 95
    Esteban German
    .280 avg, 8 HR
  4. 95
    Claude Johnson
    .287 avg, 16 HR
  5. 94
    Steve Ontiveros
    .274 avg, 24 HR
  6. 93
    Ed Lennox
    .274 avg, 18 HR

Bobby Brown: the record in brief

The profile opens with Bobby Brown's first major league game on September 22, 1946; the last one listed came on June 30, 1954. Brown spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the New York Yankees. Brown is listed as a third baseman at 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds. Brown batted left-handed and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is October 25, 1924, in Seattle, WA, USA. Brown died on March 25, 2021, in Fort Worth, TX, USA. The given name on file is Robert William Brown.

Brown collected 452 hits in 1,619 at bats across 548 games, good for a .279 batting average; the totals also include 22 home runs and 237 RBI. On-base and slugging figures of .367 and .376 give Brown a career OPS of .742. Measured against the leagues Brown played in, the .279 career average compares with a .261 league average over the same seasons, 7.1% above the league. 1948 produced Brown's most hits, 109 of them for the New York Yankees.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bobby Brown

What years did Bobby Brown play?
Bobby Brown played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1954.
Was Bobby Brown a pitcher?
No. Bobby Brown was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Bobby Brown hit?
Bobby Brown hit 22 career home runs with 452 hits.
What teams did Bobby Brown play for?
Bobby Brown played for one team, the New York Yankees (1946–1952, 1954).
What were Bobby Brown's career stats?
In 548 games, Bobby Brown had 452 hits, 22 home runs, 237 RBI, 233 runs, and 9 stolen bases, with a .279 batting average.
What position did Bobby Brown play?
Bobby Brown played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Bobby Brown and how much did he weigh?
Bobby Brown was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 180 pounds.
How many home runs did Bobby Brown hit each season?
Bobby Brown's home runs by season: 0 in 1946, 1 in 1947, 3 in 1948, 6 in 1949, 4 in 1950, 6 in 1951, 1 in 1952, and 1 in 1954. His most in one season was 6, in 1949 and 1951.
What was Bobby Brown's career batting average?
Bobby Brown batted .279 over his career, with 452 hits in 1,619 at bats.
How many RBI did Bobby Brown have?
Bobby Brown drove in 237 runs in his career.
Is Bobby Brown in the Hall of Fame?
No. Bobby Brown has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.