What years did Emil Brown play?

Emil Brown played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2009.

Was Emil Brown a pitcher?

No. Emil Brown was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Emil Brown hit?

Emil Brown hit 59 career home runs with 581 hits.

What were Emil Brown's career stats?

In 739 games, Emil Brown had 581 hits, 59 home runs, 326 RBI, 296 runs, and 52 stolen bases, with a .258 batting average.

What was Emil Brown's salary?

Emil Brown's last recorded salary was $1,400,000, in 2008. His highest recorded salary was $3,450,000, in 2007, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2008.

What position did Emil Brown play?

Emil Brown played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Emil Brown and how much did he weigh?

Emil Brown was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 195 pounds.

How many home runs did Emil Brown hit each season?

Emil Brown's home runs by season: 2 in 1997, 0 in 1998, 0 in 1999, 3 in 2000, 3 in 2001, 17 in 2005, 15 in 2006, 6 in 2007, 13 in 2008, and 0 in 2009. His most in one season was 17, in 2005.

What was Emil Brown's career batting average?

Emil Brown batted .258 over his career, with 581 hits in 2,249 at bats.

How many RBI did Emil Brown have?

Emil Brown drove in 326 runs in his career.

Is Emil Brown in the Hall of Fame?

No. Emil Brown has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Emil Brown

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2009)

Emil Brown was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2009 for 5 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 13 seasons. In 739 career games, he hit .258 with 581 hits, 59 home runs, and 326 RBI.

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 17, 2026

AVG .258

HR 59

RBI 326

H 581

OPS .721

PIV -1,140

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 195 lb
Born: 12/29/1974 in Chicago, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1997-04-03
Last Game: 2009-06-06

Full name: Emil Quincy Brown

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Career Batting Statistics

Emil Brown — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
739	2,249	296	581	112	12	59	326	52	197	468	.258	.323	.398	.721	-1,140

Career AVG .258 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .323 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .398 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 6.4% below league average.

Career OPS .721 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 5.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Emil Brown 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
1997	PIT	NL	66	95	16	17	2	1	2	6	5	10	32	.179	.266 (-33%)	.336 (-10%)	.419 (-32%)	.756 (-22%)	-312.9
1998	PIT	NL	13	39	2	10	1	0	0	3	0	1	11	.256	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	PIT	NL	6	14	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	PIT	NL	50	119	13	26	5	0	3	16	3	11	34	.218	.270 (-19%)	.344 (-13%)	.437 (-23%)	.782 (-19%)	-379.6
2001	PIT	NL	61	123	18	25	4	1	3	13	10	15	42	.203	.263 (-23%)	.332 (-10%)	.426 (-24%)	.758 (-18%)	-337.0
2001	SDN	NL	13	14	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	7	.071	—	—	—	—	-337.0
2005	KCA	AL	150	545	75	156	31	5	17	86	10	48	108	.286	.264 (+8%)	.330 (+6%)	.418 (+9%)	.749 (+7%)	800.4
2006	KCA	AL	147	527	77	151	41	2	15	81	6	59	95	.287	.269 (+6%)	.336 (+6%)	.431 (+6%)	.768 (+6%)	662.9
2007	KCA	AL	113	366	44	94	13	1	6	62	12	24	71	.257	.268 (-4%)	.335 (-11%)	.422 (-18%)	.758 (-15%)	-933.7
2008	OAK	AL	117	402	48	98	14	2	13	59	4	27	65	.244	.263 (-8%)	.333 (-11%)	.416 (-7%)	.749 (-9%)	-640.4
2009	NYN	NL	3	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			739	2,249	296	581	112	12	59	326	52	197	468	.258	—	—	—	—	-1,477

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

Emil Brown — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	357	1090	153	285	26	176	.261
Away	382	1159	143	296	33	150	.255

Last 10 Games — Batting

Emil Brown — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2009-06-06	NYN	WAS	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
2009-06-05	NYN	WAS	W	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009-06-04	NYN	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008-09-18	OAK	LAA	L	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
2008-09-12	OAK	TEX	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
2008-09-09	OAK	DET	W	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
2008-09-05	OAK	BAL	W	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
2008-08-30	OAK	MIN	W	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
2008-08-28	OAK	MIN	W	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2008-08-27	OAK	LAA	W	5	1	2	1	3	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Emil Brown — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
OF	631	530	1159	48	29	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Emil Brown — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1997	PIT	OF	42	18	53	2	3	1
1998	PIT	OF	10	10	21	2	0	0
1999	PIT	OF	6	2	8	0	0	0
2000	PIT	OF	38	26	54	3	0	1
2001	PIT	OF	54	27	79	4	1	1
2001	SDN	OF	11	3	9	0	0	0
2005	KCA	OF	139	135	264	9	12	0
2006	KCA	OF	134	130	273	10	3	2
2007	KCA	OF	96	83	197	8	6	2
2008	OAK	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
2008	OAK	OF	100	95	200	10	4	3
2009	NYN	OF	1	1	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Emil Brown Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	1
Left Field	306
Center Field	79
Right Field	287
Designated Hitter	40

Salary History

Emil Brown's recorded salaries total $7,395,000 over 6 seasons, 1997 to 2008. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Brown's career ran from 1997 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2009.

Emil Brown — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2008	OAK	AL	$1,400,000
2007	KCA	AL	$3,450,000
2006	KCA	AL	$1,775,000
2005	KCA	AL	$355,000
2001	PIT	NL	$265,000
1997	PIT	NL	$150,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$7,395,000

College History

Emil Brown — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Indian River Community College	Fort Pierce	FL	1994

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Career Spans

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Emil Brown: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 3, 1997 and the final game on June 6, 2009, Emil Brown built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Pittsburgh Pirates (1997 through 2001), the San Diego Padres (2001), the Kansas City Royals (2005 through 2007), the Oakland Athletics (2008), and the New York Mets (2009). The bio lists Brown as an outfielder who threw and hit right-handed. Brown is listed at 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds. The birth record reads December 29, 1974, in Chicago, IL, USA. The given name on file is Emil Quincy Brown.

Across 739 games at the plate, Brown's career line reads 581 hits in 2,249 at bats for a .258 average, adding 59 homers, 326 runs batted in, and 52 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .323 and .398 give Brown a career OPS of .721. The .258 career average is close to the .267 the league hit across the same seasons. No season beat the 17 home runs Brown hit in 2005. The hits column peaks at 156, in 2005.

Frequently Asked Questions about Emil Brown

What years did Emil Brown play?: Emil Brown played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2009.
Was Emil Brown a pitcher?: No. Emil Brown was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Emil Brown hit?: Emil Brown hit 59 career home runs with 581 hits.
What teams did Emil Brown play for?: Emil Brown played for 5 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (1997–2001), the San Diego Padres (2001), the Kansas City Royals (2005–2007), the Oakland Athletics (2008), and the New York Mets (2009).
What were Emil Brown's career stats?: In 739 games, Emil Brown had 581 hits, 59 home runs, 326 RBI, 296 runs, and 52 stolen bases, with a .258 batting average.
How much did Emil Brown earn in his career?: Emil Brown's recorded salaries total $7,395,000 over 6 seasons, 1997 to 2008. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Brown's career ran from 1997 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2009.
What was Emil Brown's salary?: Emil Brown's last recorded salary was $1,400,000, in 2008. His highest recorded salary was $3,450,000, in 2007, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1997. The Salary History table lists each season from 1997 to 2008.
What position did Emil Brown play?: Emil Brown played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Emil Brown and how much did he weigh?: Emil Brown was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 195 pounds.
How many home runs did Emil Brown hit each season?: Emil Brown's home runs by season: 2 in 1997, 0 in 1998, 0 in 1999, 3 in 2000, 3 in 2001, 17 in 2005, 15 in 2006, 6 in 2007, 13 in 2008, and 0 in 2009. His most in one season was 17, in 2005.
What was Emil Brown's career batting average?: Emil Brown batted .258 over his career, with 581 hits in 2,249 at bats.
How many RBI did Emil Brown have?: Emil Brown drove in 326 runs in his career.
Is Emil Brown in the Hall of Fame?: No. Emil Brown has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.