Larry Brown

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .261
HR 14
RBI 303
H 645
OPS .690
PIV -1,806
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'7" / 162 lb
Born
9/16/1901 in Pratt City, AL, USA
Died
4/7/1972 in Memphis, TN, USA
Awards
6× All-Star

Full name: Ernest Larry Brown

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
835 2,473 292 645 102 35 14 303 27 279 5 .261 .342 .347 .690 -1,806

Career AVG .261 vs. league average .274 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .342 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .347 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 10.2% below league average.

Career OPS .690 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1923 ABC NNL 9 17 4 3 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 .176 — — — — 0.0
1923 MRS IND 11 31 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .097 — — — — 0.0
1923 BBB IND 3 11 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .182 — — — — 0.0
1924 MRS NNL 56 171 21 39 4 5 1 14 4 16 0 .228 .283 (-20%) .345 (-11%) .389 (-16%) .734 (-13%) -372.9
1925 MRS NNL 52 151 14 30 7 3 0 15 0 15 0 .199 .288 (-31%) .349 (-22%) .407 (-30%) .756 (-27%) -686.6
1926 DS NNL 57 155 17 44 5 4 2 22 2 9 0 .284 .279 (+2%) .345 (-3%) .390 (+4%) .735 (+1%) -3.8
1927 MRS NNL 66 169 19 41 8 2 0 11 4 19 0 .243 .282 (-14%) .344 (-6%) .392 (-20%) .736 (-14%) -353.2
1927 CAG NNL 13 32 3 11 2 0 0 3 0 5 0 .344 — — — — -353.2
1928 MRS NNL 76 249 35 66 13 4 3 36 0 34 1 .265 .280 (-6%) .342 (+6%) .395 (-2%) .737 (+1%) 141.4
1929 MRS NNL 75 251 39 76 13 5 3 42 2 41 0 .303 .289 (+5%) .353 (+16%) .415 (+4%) .769 (+9%) 599.7
1929 CAG NNL 6 21 3 6 2 1 0 4 0 2 0 .286 — — — — 599.7
1930 NLG IND 34 106 16 33 3 2 0 12 5 11 0 .311 .293 (+6%) .354 (+6%) .429 (-12%) .784 (-4%) -45.8
1931 HAR IND 6 22 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 .318 — — — — 0.0
1932 NBY IND 23 75 9 14 1 1 1 6 1 8 1 .187 .275 (-32%) .335 (-18%) .391 (-32%) .726 (-26%) -299.4
1933 CAG NN2 37 121 18 36 4 2 0 18 2 14 0 .298 .270 (+10%) .329 (+15%) .377 (-4%) .707 (+5%) 157.8
1934 CAG NN2 31 101 14 26 5 0 0 12 0 10 0 .257 .278 (-7%) .340 (-5%) .392 (-22%) .733 (-14%) -209.5
1935 CAG NN2 36 115 16 39 4 4 3 24 0 8 0 .339 .279 (+21%) .342 (+14%) .399 (+31%) .742 (+23%) 445.4
1936 PS NN2 41 109 13 29 2 2 1 15 0 13 1 .266 .283 (-6%) .349 (-2%) .404 (-14%) .753 (-8%) -130.7
1937 PS NN2 26 62 8 10 1 0 0 6 0 7 0 .161 .276 (-42%) .342 (-28%) .398 (-55%) .740 (-43%) -422.7
1938 PS NN2 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1938 MRS NAL 27 77 7 18 4 0 0 6 1 8 0 .234 .272 (-14%) .341 (-4%) .392 (-27%) .734 (-16%) 0.0
1939 MRS NAL 27 86 4 23 3 0 0 10 1 6 1 .267 .274 (-2%) .342 (-8%) .393 (-23%) .735 (-16%) -215.2
1940 MRS NAL 44 136 14 36 6 0 0 17 3 21 0 .265 .267 (-1%) .335 (+9%) .387 (-20%) .722 (-7%) -62.4
1941 MRS NAL 10 31 2 9 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 .290 — — — — 0.0
1942 MRS NAL 25 73 3 19 4 0 0 10 0 8 0 .260 .253 (+3%) .323 (+6%) .349 (-10%) .672 (-2%) -6.7
1943 MRS NAL 18 51 2 10 1 0 0 1 0 7 1 .196 .255 (-23%) .324 (-10%) .346 (-38%) .671 (-24%) -166.7
1944 MRS NAL 14 29 1 6 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 .207 — — — — 0.0
1945 MRS NAL 6 8 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .375 — — — — 0.0
1946 MRS NAL 4 9 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 .556 — — — — 0.0
1947 MRS NAL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 30 seasons 835 2,473 292 645 102 35 14 303 27 279 5 .261 — — — — -1,385

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
19 61 8 11 3 1 1 12 7 0 .180

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1934 NLC CAG 6 21 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .143
1927 NNC CAG 5 19 1 4 1 1 0 4 1 0 .211
1927 NWS CAG 8 21 6 4 1 0 1 8 5 0 .190

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1952973072233.242
Away1933893488221.226

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home10.00000—

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1948-07-11 MEMCVBW 000000000
1948-07-11 MEMCVBL 000000000
1948-07-06 MEMBIRL 000000000
1948-05-31 MEMBIRW 000000000
1948-05-30 MEMBIRW 000000000
1947-09-14 MEMKCMW 110000100
1947-08-24 MEMIN9W 000000000
1947-08-23 MEMIN9L 000000000
1947-08-20 MEMBIRL 000000000
1947-08-19 MEMBIRL 000000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 1 6 0 0 1
3B 1 0 1 1 0 0
C 803 694 3712 625 77 56
OF 2 1 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1923 ABC C 9 7 28 10 0 0
1923 MRS C 11 10 58 7 0 0
1923 BBB C 3 3 13 2 2 0
1924 MRS C 54 49 331 70 12 2
1925 MRS C 52 1 0 0 0 0
1926 DS 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0
1926 DS C 55 45 226 38 5 5
1927 MRS C 60 54 278 49 6 8
1927 MRS OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1927 CAG C 13 10 54 6 2 1
1928 MRS C 74 74 320 58 7 6
1929 MRS C 75 75 387 70 7 5
1929 CAG C 6 6 31 8 1 0
1930 NLG C 34 29 181 40 4 4
1931 HAR C 6 6 23 5 0 0
1932 NBY C 23 21 132 23 3 3
1933 CAG C 37 37 194 25 6 3
1934 CAG C 31 31 159 27 3 5
1935 CAG C 32 32 169 36 5 3
1936 PS 1B 2 1 6 0 0 1
1936 PS C 36 32 160 26 2 2
1937 PS C 22 19 89 11 2 0
1938 PS C 1 1 3 1 0 0
1938 MRS C 26 23 139 16 2 1
1939 MRS C 27 27 152 28 2 0
1940 MRS C 44 41 243 23 3 2
1941 MRS C 10 8 46 5 0 2
1942 MRS C 23 23 111 21 0 2
1943 MRS C 17 16 75 12 2 2
1943 MRS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1944 MRS C 14 10 78 5 1 0
1945 MRS C 3 1 7 2 0 0
1946 MRS C 4 3 22 1 0 0
1947 MRS C 1 0 3 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 803
First Base 2
Third Base 1
Right Field 2

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Frequently Asked Questions about Larry Brown

Was Larry Brown a pitcher?
No. Larry Brown was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Larry Brown hit?
Larry Brown hit 14 career home runs with 645 hits.