Jim Brown

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Jim Brown was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago American Giants, the Chicago Columbia Giants, and the Louisville Black Caps. In 705 career games, he hit .275 with 635 hits, 16 home runs, and 368 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

AVG .275
HR 16
RBI 368
H 635
OPS .713
PIV -1,764
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 185 lb
Born
5/16/1892 in San Marcos, TX, USA
Died
1/21/1943 in San Antonio, TX, USA

Full name: James R. Brown

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Career Batting Statistics

Jim Brown — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
705 2,312 369 635 104 38 16 368 70 214 16 .275 .340 .373 .713 -1,764

Career AVG .275 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .340 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .373 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 5.3% below league average.

Career OPS .713 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jim Brown (b. 1892) 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
1919 CAG WES 20 58 11 18 1 2 0 7 2 7 0 .310 .262 (+18%) .322 (+25%) .347 (+14%) .670 (+19%) 204.5
1920 CAG NNL 47 154 20 33 1 0 0 19 6 21 1 .214 .271 (-21%) .331 (-6%) .363 (-39%) .694 (-23%) -470.3
1921 CAG NNL 46 141 27 41 6 2 2 26 5 9 3 .291 .286 (+2%) .344 (-2%) .395 (+2%) .739 (avg) -3.1
1922 CAG NNL 62 206 28 55 11 5 0 43 12 15 5 .267 .285 (-6%) .345 (-8%) .397 (-7%) .743 (-7%) -279.6
1923 CAG NNL 69 239 38 57 8 4 2 45 5 23 0 .238 .282 (-16%) .344 (-11%) .390 (-15%) .734 (-13%) -511.7
1924 CAG NNL 67 218 31 58 12 3 0 32 6 17 2 .266 .283 (-6%) .345 (-6%) .389 (-11%) .734 (-8%) -301.9
1925 CAG NNL 74 240 39 56 12 3 2 39 6 24 0 .233 .288 (-19%) .349 (-13%) .407 (-18%) .756 (-16%) -646.8
1926 CAG NNL 75 262 44 81 16 4 5 46 7 32 3 .309 .279 (+11%) .345 (+14%) .390 (+17%) .735 (+16%) 836.9
1927 CAG NNL 75 276 46 80 15 5 0 32 9 30 0 .290 .282 (+3%) .344 (+4%) .392 (-3%) .736 (avg) 45.4
1928 CAG NNL 37 125 16 33 3 0 0 12 3 3 1 .264 .280 (-6%) .342 (-16%) .395 (-27%) .737 (-22%) -443.6
1929 CAG NNL 48 153 20 40 6 3 2 24 4 11 0 .261 .289 (-10%) .353 (-12%) .415 (-9%) .769 (-10%) -291.1
1930 CAG NNL 56 175 30 54 8 6 3 27 4 10 1 .309 .293 (+5%) .354 (-2%) .429 (+10%) .784 (+5%) 97.2
1931 CC2 NNL 9 25 6 7 3 0 0 5 0 3 0 .280 — — — — 0.0
1932 LVB NSL 7 16 9 11 1 1 0 8 1 7 0 .688 — — — — 0.0
1932 CAG NSL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1935 CAG NN2 11 21 3 10 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 .476 — — — — 0.0
1937 CAG NAL 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 705 2,312 369 635 104 38 16 368 70 214 16 .275 — — — — -1,764

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

Jim Brown — 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 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.80 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jim Brown — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1930 CAG NNL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 1 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 1 0 0.00 — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Jim Brown — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
34 129 17 30 5 1 2 14 10 10 .233

Playoff Batting by Year

Jim Brown — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1928 NNC CAG 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1927 NNC CAG 5 21 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 .238
1927 NWS CAG 9 35 8 11 1 0 2 6 2 0 .314
1926 NNC CAG 8 32 2 8 3 0 0 3 2 4 .250
1926 NWS CAG 11 38 3 6 1 1 0 3 6 6 .158

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jim Brown — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home184491903.432
Away11201702.350

Pitching — Home / Away

Jim Brown — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away10.00000—

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jim Brown — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1935-07-21 CAGPTCL 404000000
1935-06-30 CAGBRNW 100000000
1935-06-29 CAGBRNL 101000000
1935-06-23 CAGPH5W 111000200
1935-06-22 CAGPH5L 100000000
1935-06-15 CAGNW1L 100000000
1935-06-10 CAGPH5W 502000100
1935-06-09 CAGPH5L 100000000
1935-06-03 CAGHOMW 412100000
1935-06-02 CAGHOMW 312000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jim Brown — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 262 214 2160 118 43 76
2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
3B 2 1 0 4 2 0
C 366 295 1446 335 62 22
OF 65 35 38 4 3 0
P 1 0 0 0 0 0
PH 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jim Brown — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1919 CAG C 15 13 52 15 2 1
1919 CAG OF 3 3 2 0 0 0
1920 CAG 1B 10 7 81 5 4 3
1920 CAG C 32 30 131 40 6 3
1920 CAG OF 13 7 4 1 0 0
1921 CAG 1B 6 5 50 3 0 0
1921 CAG C 32 31 138 28 7 1
1921 CAG OF 6 4 5 1 0 0
1922 CAG C 58 56 315 88 15 7
1922 CAG OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1923 CAG 1B 6 4 57 1 1 3
1923 CAG C 61 58 282 75 10 4
1923 CAG OF 3 1 0 0 0 0
1924 CAG 1B 6 2 39 4 2 0
1924 CAG C 54 48 251 42 9 4
1924 CAG OF 6 5 4 2 1 0
1925 CAG 1B 14 0 0 0 0 0
1925 CAG C 48 0 0 0 0 0
1925 CAG OF 8 0 0 0 0 0
1926 CAG 1B 50 49 442 20 7 18
1926 CAG C 24 23 127 18 4 2
1926 CAG OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1927 CAG 1B 59 54 594 39 12 18
1927 CAG C 21 19 79 16 5 0
1928 CAG 1B 28 26 259 15 6 10
1928 CAG C 8 7 27 6 1 0
1929 CAG 1B 30 25 242 14 2 16
1929 CAG 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1929 CAG 3B 2 1 0 4 2 0
1929 CAG C 3 3 12 5 1 0
1929 CAG OF 14 8 11 0 1 0
1929 CAG SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1930 CAG 1B 43 35 333 16 9 4
1930 CAG C 4 3 12 2 1 0
1930 CAG OF 5 3 5 0 1 0
1930 CAG P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1931 CC2 1B 5 3 24 1 0 1
1931 CC2 C 4 3 17 0 0 0
1932 LVB C 1 0 0 0 1 0
1932 LVB OF 5 4 6 0 0 0
1932 CAG PH 1 0 0 0 0 0
1935 CAG 1B 5 4 39 0 0 3
1937 CAG C 1 1 3 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Jim Brown (b. 1892) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 1
Catcher 366
First Base 262
Second Base 1
Third Base 2
Shortstop 1
Left Field 12
Center Field 3
Right Field 50

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  3. 88
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  5. 75
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  6. 68
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Jim Brown: the record in brief

The season rows for Jim Brown begin in 1919. The season rows list, in order, the Chicago American Giants (1919 to 1937), the Chicago Columbia Giants (1931), and the Louisville Black Caps (1932). Listed as a catcher, Brown switch-hit and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 5 feet, 11 inches and 185 pounds. Brown was born on May 16, 1892, in San Marcos, TX, USA. Brown died on January 21, 1943, in San Antonio, TX, USA. The given name on file is James R. Brown.

The batting record for Brown: 705 games, 635 hits in 2,312 at bats, and a .275 average; the totals also include 16 homers, 368 RBI, and 70 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .340 and .373 give Brown a career OPS of .713. Against a .281 league average for those years, Brown's .275 average was near the norm. 1926 produced Brown's most hits, 81 of them for the Chicago American Giants. In 1926, a season of regular play, Brown hit .309 while the league hit .279.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Brown

Was Jim Brown a pitcher?
No. Jim Brown was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Jim Brown hit?
Jim Brown hit 16 career home runs with 635 hits.
What teams did Jim Brown play for?
Jim Brown played for 2 teams: the Chicago American Giants (1919–1932, 1935, 1937) and the Louisville Black Caps (1932).
What were Jim Brown's career stats?
In 705 games, Jim Brown had 635 hits, 16 home runs, 368 RBI, 369 runs, and 70 stolen bases, with a .275 batting average.
What position did Jim Brown play?
Jim Brown played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jim Brown and how much did he weigh?
Jim Brown was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 185 pounds.
How many home runs did Jim Brown hit each season?
Jim Brown's home runs by season: 0 in 1919, 0 in 1920, 2 in 1921, 0 in 1922, 2 in 1923, 0 in 1924, 2 in 1925, 5 in 1926, 0 in 1927, 0 in 1928, 2 in 1929, 3 in 1930, 0 in 1931, 0 in 1932, 0 in 1935, and 0 in 1937. His most in one season was 5, in 1926.
What was Jim Brown's career batting average?
Jim Brown batted .275 over his career, with 635 hits in 2,312 at bats.
How many RBI did Jim Brown have?
Jim Brown drove in 368 runs in his career.
What was Jim Brown's career ERA?
Jim Brown finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.
Is Jim Brown in the Hall of Fame?
No. Jim Brown has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.