Larry Brown

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1963-1974)

Larry Brown was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1974 for 4 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,129 career games, he hit .233 with 803 hits, 47 home runs, and 254 RBI. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

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 .233
HR 47
RBI 254
H 803
OPS .612
PIV -4,586
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 160 lb
Born
3/1/1940 in Shinnston, WV, USA
Died
4/13/2024 in Stuart, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1963-07-06
Last Game
1974-09-29

Full name: Larry Leslie Brown

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Larry Brown — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1110.0 969.0 89.0 245.0 39.0 4.0 2.0 81.0 113.0 22.0 10.0 .253 .337 .308 .645

Pitching

Larry Brown — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 1 1 1 1 0 7.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Larry Brown — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1925 4.0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1927 54.0 41.0 7.0 8.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 12.0 8.0 7.0 0 .195 .340 .366 .706
1929 18.0 15.0 1.0 4.0 1.0 0 0 0 3.0 0 1.0 .267 .389 .333 .722
1930 35.0 31.0 4.0 12.0 2.0 0 0 1.0 4.0 0 2.0 .387 .457 .452 .909
1931 7.0 7.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
1933 13.0 9.0 1.0 3.0 0 1.0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .333 .400 .556 .956
1934 59.0 52.0 5.0 13.0 2.0 0 0 1.0 5.0 6.0 0 .250 .339 .288 .627
1936 150.0 137.0 15.0 35.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 18.0 12.0 3.0 0 .255 .315 .307 .622
1937 102.0 91.0 10.0 14.0 2.0 0 0 7.0 8.0 0 0 .154 .230 .176 .406
1938 132.0 109.0 12.0 23.0 4.0 1.0 0 9.0 21.0 0 1.0 .211 .348 .266 .614
1939 118.0 102.0 7.0 31.0 5.0 0 0 9.0 10.0 1.0 2.0 .304 .372 .353 .725
1940 162.0 142.0 13.0 39.0 7.0 0 0 6.0 19.0 1.0 3.0 .275 .364 .324 .688
1941 35.0 34.0 2.0 10.0 1.0 0 0 4.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 .294 .314 .324 .638
1942 79.0 72.0 3.0 21.0 4.0 0 0 4.0 6.0 1.0 0 .292 .354 .347 .701
1943 58.0 50.0 2.0 11.0 3.0 0 0 3.0 7.0 1.0 0 .220 .316 .280 .596
1944 53.0 47.0 1.0 7.0 2.0 0 0 3.0 5.0 1.0 0 .149 .245 .191 .436
1945 15.0 14.0 2.0 5.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .357 .400 .357 .757
1946 15.0 11.0 2.0 8.0 2.0 0 0 3.0 2.0 0 0 .727 .769 .909 1.678
1947 1.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 19 1,110 969 89 245 39 4 2 81 113 22 10 .253 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Larry Brown — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1944 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Listed seasons · 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00

Career Batting Statistics

Larry Brown — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,129 3,449 331 803 108 13 47 254 22 317 414 .233 .300 .313 .612 -4,586

Career AVG .233 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 6.3% below league average.

Career OBP .300 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .313 vs. league average .368 across their career seasons — 15.2% below league average.

Career OPS .612 vs. league average .683 across their career seasons — 10.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Larry Brown (b. 1940) 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
1963 CLE AL 74 247 28 63 6 0 5 18 4 22 27 .255 .246 (+4%) .308 (+2%) .371 (-9%) .680 (-4%) -96.1
1964 CLE AL 115 335 33 77 12 1 12 40 1 24 55 .230 .250 (-8%) .312 (-9%) .377 (avg) .690 (-4%) -261.9
1965 CLE AL 124 438 52 111 22 2 8 40 5 38 62 .253 .245 (+3%) .310 (+1%) .371 (-1%) .682 (avg) 0.1
1966 CLE AL 105 340 29 78 12 0 3 17 0 36 58 .229 .248 (-8%) .309 (avg) .376 (-23%) .685 (-13%) -528.7
1967 CLE AL 152 485 38 110 16 2 7 37 4 53 62 .227 .242 (-6%) .306 (+1%) .357 (-13%) .663 (-7%) -367.6
1968 CLE AL 154 495 43 116 18 3 6 35 1 43 46 .234 .236 (-1%) .298 (avg) .340 (-6%) .638 (-3%) -186.3
1969 CLE AL 132 469 48 112 10 2 4 24 5 44 43 .239 .248 (-4%) .320 (-5%) .369 (-20%) .689 (-13%) -905.2
1970 CLE AL 72 155 17 40 5 2 0 15 1 20 14 .258 .253 (+2%) .325 (+4%) .385 (-18%) .711 (-8%) -162.0
1971 CLE AL 13 50 4 11 1 0 0 5 0 3 3 .220 .249 (-12%) .316 (-12%) .365 (-34%) .682 (-24%) -171.8
1971 OAK AL 70 189 14 37 2 1 1 9 1 7 19 .196 .249 (-21%) .316 (-28%) .365 (-36%) .682 (-32%) -171.8
1972 OAK AL 47 142 11 26 2 0 0 4 0 13 8 .183 .243 (-25%) .310 (-19%) .353 (-44%) .664 (-33%) -665.2
1973 BAL AL 17 28 4 7 0 0 1 5 0 5 4 .250 — — — — 0.0
1974 TEX AL 54 76 10 15 2 0 0 5 0 9 13 .197 .256 (-23%) .324 (-14%) .369 (-39%) .693 (-27%) -309.6
Career · 13 seasons 1,129 3,449 331 803 108 13 47 254 22 317 414 .233 — — — — -3,826

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

Larry Brown — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Larry Brown — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1973 ALCS BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Larry Brown — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home563166718440931139.245
Away566178214739416115.221

Last 10 Games — Batting

Larry Brown — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1974-09-29 TEXKCRW 000000000
1974-09-22 TEXKCRW 101000000
1974-09-13 TEXOAKW 000000000
1974-09-11 TEXCHWW 000000000
1974-09-08 TEXOAKW 201000100
1974-08-05 TEXCHWW 200000000
1974-08-01 TEXKCRW 000000000
1974-07-31 TEXOAKW 000000000
1974-07-29 TEXKCRW 211000000
1974-07-28 TEXKCRW 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Larry Brown — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 265 208 475 602 27 133
3B 119 52 59 128 11 18
SS 712 677 1131 1855 112 374

Season-by-Season Fielding

Larry Brown — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1963 CLE 2B 27 20 42 50 1 8
1963 CLE SS 46 45 71 126 13 17
1964 CLE 2B 103 87 185 270 9 56
1964 CLE SS 4 2 4 5 0 0
1965 CLE 2B 26 20 28 48 5 11
1965 CLE SS 95 92 167 262 10 55
1966 CLE 2B 10 8 22 26 4 7
1966 CLE SS 90 88 131 238 15 45
1967 CLE SS 150 150 233 414 22 90
1968 CLE SS 154 150 255 371 22 70
1969 CLE 2B 5 3 6 6 0 0
1969 CLE 3B 29 21 22 33 1 4
1969 CLE SS 101 93 172 276 19 59
1970 CLE 2B 16 7 28 25 1 6
1970 CLE 3B 17 9 10 18 2 2
1970 CLE SS 27 19 34 62 5 15
1971 CLE SS 13 13 24 25 1 4
1971 OAK 2B 23 16 38 55 1 11
1971 OAK 3B 10 4 4 10 0 1
1971 OAK SS 31 25 40 76 5 19
1972 OAK 2B 46 44 110 111 6 30
1972 OAK 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1
1973 BAL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1973 BAL 3B 15 7 9 13 3 2
1974 TEX 2B 8 3 15 11 0 4
1974 TEX 3B 47 11 14 53 5 8
1974 TEX SS 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Larry Brown (b. 1940) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Second Base 264
Third Base 120
Shortstop 713

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Billy Gardner
    .237 avg, 41 HR
  2. 94
    Eddie Miksis
    .236 avg, 44 HR
  3. 87
    Ray Mack
    .232 avg, 34 HR
  4. 86
    Jose Uribe
    .241 avg, 19 HR
  5. 85
    Marty Perez
    .246 avg, 22 HR
  6. 85
    Brendan Ryan
    .233 avg, 19 HR

Larry Brown: the record in brief

Between the debut on July 6, 1963 and the final game on September 29, 1974, Larry Brown built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Cleveland Indians (1963 through 1971), the Oakland Athletics (1971 through 1972), the Baltimore Orioles (1973), and the Texas Rangers (1974). The bio lists Brown as a shortstop who both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 5-foot-10 and 160 pounds. The birth record reads March 1, 1940, in Shinnston, WV, USA. The bio records the death on April 13, 2024, in Stuart, FL, USA. Larry Brown was the playing name; the full given name is Larry Leslie.

The batting record for Brown: 1,129 games, 803 hits in 3,449 at bats, and a .233 average; the totals also include 47 home runs, 254 runs batted in, and 22 stolen bases. Brown got on base at a .300 rate and slugged .313 (.612 OPS). Set against a .249 league average for the same years, Brown's .233 average sits 6.3% below it.

Frequently Asked Questions about Larry Brown

What years did Larry Brown play?
Larry Brown played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1974.
Was Larry Brown a pitcher?
No. Larry Brown was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Larry Brown hit?
Larry Brown hit 47 career home runs with 803 hits.
What was Larry Brown's career batting average?
Larry Brown batted .233 over his career, with 803 hits in 3,449 at bats.
How many RBI did Larry Brown have?
Larry Brown drove in 254 runs in his career.
Is Larry Brown in the Hall of Fame?
No. Larry Brown has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.