What years did Tom Brown play?

Tom Brown played in Major League Baseball from 1882 to 1898.

Was Tom Brown a pitcher?

No. Tom Brown was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 12 career games.

How many home runs did Tom Brown hit?

Tom Brown hit 64 career home runs with 1958 hits.

What was Tom Brown's career batting average?

Tom Brown batted .265 over his career, with 1,958 hits in 7,387 at bats.

How many RBI did Tom Brown have?

Tom Brown drove in 742 runs in his career.

What was Tom Brown's career ERA?

Tom Brown finished with a 5.29 career ERA, going 2-2 with 16 strikeouts.

Tom Brown

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1882-1898)

Tom Brown was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1882 to 1898 for 11 teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 17 seasons. In 1,791 career games, he hit .265 with 1,958 hits, 64 home runs, and 742 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 4,663.

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 12, 2026

AVG .265

HR 64

RBI 742

H 1,958

OPS .697

PIV 4,663

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 168 lb
Born: 9/21/1860 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Died: 10/25/1927 in Washington, DC, USA
MLB Debut: 1882-07-06
Last Game: 1898-05-17

Full name: Thomas Tarlton Brown

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Career Batting Statistics

Tom Brown — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,791	7,387	1,524	1,958	240	138	64	742	658	749	784	.265	.336	.361	.697	4,663

Career AVG .265 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — near league average.

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

Career SLG .361 vs. league average .354 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .697 vs. league average .678 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Tom Brown (b. 1860) 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
1882	BL2	AA	45	180	28	52	4	2	1	23	0	6	0	.289	.248 (+16%)	.275 (+13%)	.329 (+6%)	.605 (+9%)	262.4
1883	CL5	AA	97	420	69	115	12	7	5	32	0	20	0	.274	.257 (+6%)	.285 (+7%)	.345 (+8%)	.631 (+7%)	557.7
1884	CL5	AA	107	451	93	123	9	11	5	32	0	24	0	.273	.243 (+12%)	.278 (+13%)	.327 (+15%)	.606 (+14%)	1055.8
1885	PT1	AA	108	437	81	134	16	12	4	68	0	34	0	.307	.244 (+26%)	.287 (+27%)	.325 (+31%)	.613 (+29%)	2222.2
1886	PT1	AA	115	460	106	131	11	11	1	51	30	56	0	.285	.246 (+16%)	.302 (+21%)	.331 (+9%)	.634 (+15%)	1407.9
1887	PIT	NL	47	192	30	47	3	4	0	6	12	11	40	.245	.270 (-10%)	.331 (-13%)	.373 (-19%)	.705 (-16%)	-492.7
1887	IN3	NL	36	140	20	25	3	0	2	9	13	8	25	.179	.270 (-34%)	.331 (-31%)	.373 (-35%)	.705 (-33%)	-492.7
1888	BSN	NL	107	420	62	104	10	7	9	49	46	30	68	.248	.238 (+4%)	.290 (+3%)	.319 (+15%)	.610 (+9%)	617.2
1889	BSN	NL	90	362	93	84	10	5	2	24	63	59	56	.232	.263 (-12%)	.334 (+2%)	.357 (-15%)	.691 (-7%)	-242.3
1890	BSP	PL	131	558	149	156	25	14	4	67	80	87	87	.280	.260 (+7%)	.336 (+13%)	.351 (+13%)	.687 (+13%)	1548.6
1891	BS2	AA	137	589	177	189	30	21	5	72	106	70	96	.321	.254 (+26%)	.331 (+20%)	.343 (+36%)	.675 (+28%)	3151.2
1892	LS3	NL	153	660	105	150	16	8	2	45	78	47	94	.227	.244 (-7%)	.316 (-10%)	.327 (-13%)	.644 (-12%)	-1173.9
1893	LS3	NL	122	529	104	127	15	7	5	54	66	56	63	.240	.279 (-14%)	.356 (-11%)	.379 (-15%)	.735 (-13%)	-1107.8
1894	LS3	NL	130	541	123	137	22	14	9	57	66	60	74	.253	.309 (-18%)	.379 (-13%)	.435 (-9%)	.814 (-11%)	-1128.1
1895	SLN	NL	84	355	73	78	11	4	1	31	34	48	44	.220	.296 (-26%)	.361 (-13%)	.399 (-30%)	.761 (-21%)	-1226.9
1895	WAS	NL	34	134	25	32	8	3	2	16	8	18	16	.239	.296 (-19%)	.361 (-9%)	.399 (-3%)	.761 (-6%)	-1226.9
1896	WAS	NL	116	435	87	128	17	6	2	59	28	58	49	.294	.290 (+1%)	.354 (+9%)	.387 (-3%)	.741 (+2%)	404.6
1897	WAS	NL	116	469	91	137	17	2	5	45	25	52	63	.292	.291 (avg)	.354 (+3%)	.387 (-5%)	.741 (-1%)	5.9
1898	WAS	NL	16	55	8	9	1	0	0	2	3	5	9	.164	.270 (-40%)	.333 (-30%)	.347 (-48%)	.680 (-39%)	-321.9
Career · 19 seasons			1,791	7,387	1,524	1,958	240	138	64	742	658	749	784	.265	—	—	—	—	3,820

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

Tom Brown — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	2	12	1	1	0	0	49.1	56	29	0	31	16	5.29	-816.4

Career ERA 5.29 vs. league average 3.13 across their career seasons — 68.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Tom Brown — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1882	BL2	AA	0	0	2	0	0	8.1	13	1	6	2	1.08	—	0.0
1883	CL5	AA	0	1	3	1	1	14.0	14	9	10	6	5.79	3.22 (-80%)	-462.8
1884	CL5	AA	2	1	4	0	0	19.0	27	15	7	5	7.11	3.11 (-129%)	-353.6
1885	PT1	AA	0	0	2	0	0	6.0	0	2	3	2	3.00	—	0.0
1886	PT1	AA	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	2	2	5	1	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			2	2	12	1	1	49.1	56	29	31	16	5.29	—	-816

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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Batting — Home / Away

Tom Brown — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	11	36	5	5	0	1	.139
Away	5	19	3	4	0	1	.211

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tom Brown — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1898-05-17	WSN	NY1	L	4	0	0	0	0	3
1898-05-09	WSN	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1898-05-07	WSN	BRO	L	3	0	1	0	1	0
1898-05-06	WSN	BRO	L	4	1	1	0	1	1
1898-05-04	WSN	BRO	L	4	1	1	0	0	0
1898-05-03	WSN	BSN	L	2	1	0	0	2	1
1898-05-02	WSN	BSN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
1898-04-30	WSN	BSN	W	4	0	0	0	0	0
1898-04-29	WSN	BSN	L	4	0	0	0	0	1
1898-04-27	WSN	NY1	L	3	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tom Brown — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1788	0	3636	349	492	85
P	12	0	3	2	6	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tom Brown — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1882	BL2	OF	45	57	17	29	1
1882	BL2	P	2	0	0	0	0
1883	CL5	OF	96	151	22	41	3
1883	CL5	P	3	2	0	3	0
1884	CL5	OF	107	164	18	33	5
1884	CL5	P	4	1	0	2	0
1885	PT1	OF	108	186	21	43	2
1885	PT1	P	2	0	0	1	0
1886	PT1	OF	115	185	30	42	12
1886	PT1	P	1	0	2	0	0
1887	PIT	OF	47	130	10	21	0
1887	IN3	OF	36	58	7	15	2
1888	BSN	OF	107	172	18	22	3
1889	BSN	OF	90	169	13	20	1
1890	BSP	OF	131	285	32	31	8
1891	BS2	OF	137	228	23	35	7
1892	LS3	OF	153	351	37	34	8
1893	LS3	OF	122	339	39	29	13
1894	LS3	OF	130	332	21	34	8
1895	SLN	OF	84	220	15	12	5
1895	WAS	OF	34	59	1	6	0
1896	WAS	OF	116	262	7	21	2
1897	WAS	OF	115	252	17	21	5
1898	WAS	OF	15	36	1	3	0

Career Games by Position

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Tom Brown (b. 1860) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	12
Left Field	96
Center Field	1101
Right Field	593

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Career Spans

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Tom Brown: the record in brief

July 6, 1882 and May 17, 1898 bracket Tom Brown's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Brown's seasons break down as the Baltimore Orioles (1882), the Columbus Buckeyes (1883 through 1884), the Pittsburg Alleghenys (1885 through 1887), the Indianapolis Hoosiers (1887), the Boston Beaneaters (1888 through 1889), the Boston Reds (1890 through 1891), the Louisville Colonels (1892 to 1894), and the St. Louis Browns (1895), with further stops in the season rows. Listed as an outfielder, Brown threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Brown is listed at 5'10" and 168 pounds. The birth record reads September 21, 1860, in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Brown died on October 25, 1927, in Washington, DC, USA.

The batting record for Brown: 1,791 games, 1,958 hits in 7,387 at bats, and a .265 average, along with 64 homers, 742 RBI, and 658 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .336 and .361 give Brown a career OPS of .697.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Brown

What years did Tom Brown play?: Tom Brown played in Major League Baseball from 1882 to 1898.
Was Tom Brown a pitcher?: No. Tom Brown was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 12 career games.
How many home runs did Tom Brown hit?: Tom Brown hit 64 career home runs with 1958 hits.
What was Tom Brown's career batting average?: Tom Brown batted .265 over his career, with 1,958 hits in 7,387 at bats.
How many RBI did Tom Brown have?: Tom Brown drove in 742 runs in his career.
What was Tom Brown's career ERA?: Tom Brown finished with a 5.29 career ERA, going 2-2 with 16 strikeouts.