What years did Tom Brunansky play?

Tom Brunansky played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1994.

Was Tom Brunansky a pitcher?

No. Tom Brunansky was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Tom Brunansky hit?

Tom Brunansky hit 271 career home runs with 1,543 hits.

What teams did Tom Brunansky play for?

Tom Brunansky played for 5 teams: the California Angels (1981), the Minnesota Twins (1982–1988), the St. Louis Cardinals (1988–1990), the Boston Red Sox (1990–1992, 1994), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1993–1994).

Did Tom Brunansky win an MVP award?

No. Tom Brunansky did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Tom Brunansky win?

Tom Brunansky was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Tom Brunansky's career stats?

In 1,800 games, Tom Brunansky had 1,543 hits, 271 home runs, 919 RBI, 804 runs, and 69 stolen bases, with a .245 batting average.

What was Tom Brunansky's salary?

Tom Brunansky's last recorded salary was $1,100,000, in 1994. His highest recorded salary was $2,850,000, in 1992, and his lowest was $425,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1994.

What position did Tom Brunansky play?

Tom Brunansky played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Tom Brunansky and how much did he weigh?

Tom Brunansky was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 210 pounds.

How many home runs did Tom Brunansky hit each season?

Tom Brunansky's home runs by season: 3 in 1981, 20 in 1982, 28 in 1983, 32 in 1984, 27 in 1985, 23 in 1986, 32 in 1987, 23 in 1988, 20 in 1989, 16 in 1990, 16 in 1991, 15 in 1992, 6 in 1993, and 10 in 1994. His most in one season was 32, in 1984 and 1987.

What was Tom Brunansky's career batting average?

Tom Brunansky batted .245 over his career, with 1,543 hits in 6,289 at bats.

How many RBI did Tom Brunansky have?

Tom Brunansky drove in 919 runs in his career.

Tom Brunansky

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981-1994)

Tom Brunansky was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1994 for 5 teams, including the California Angels, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,800 career games, he hit .245 with 1,543 hits, 271 home runs, and 919 RBI. Tom Brunansky was an All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 8,463.

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 15, 2026

AVG .245

HR 271

RBI 919

H 1,543

OPS .761

PIV 8,463

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 210 lb
Born: 8/20/1960 in Covina, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1981-04-09
Last Game: 1994-08-10
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Thomas Andrew Brunansky

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Career Batting Statistics

Tom Brunansky — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,800	6,289	804	1,543	306	33	271	919	69	770	1,187	.245	.327	.434	.761	8,463

Career AVG .245 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 5.3% below league average.

Career OBP .327 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .434 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — +11.2% above league average.

Career OPS .761 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — +6.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tom Brunansky 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
1981	CAL	AL	11	33	7	5	0	0	3	6	1	8	10	.152	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	MIN	AL	127	463	77	126	30	1	20	46	1	71	101	.272	.261 (+4%)	.324 (+16%)	.388 (+21%)	.712 (+19%)	1924.2
1983	MIN	AL	151	542	70	123	24	5	28	82	2	61	95	.227	.260 (-13%)	.324 (-5%)	.389 (+14%)	.714 (+5%)	504.8
1984	MIN	AL	155	567	75	144	21	0	32	85	4	57	94	.254	.259 (-2%)	.322 (-1%)	.384 (+20%)	.707 (+10%)	1099.7
1985	MIN	AL	157	567	71	137	28	4	27	90	5	71	86	.242	.257 (-6%)	.323 (-1%)	.390 (+15%)	.714 (+7%)	704.7
1986	MIN	AL	157	593	69	152	28	1	23	75	12	53	98	.256	.257 (-1%)	.325 (-3%)	.395 (+7%)	.720 (+2%)	174.2
1987	MIN	AL	155	532	83	138	22	2	32	85	11	74	104	.259	.262 (-1%)	.331 (+6%)	.415 (+18%)	.746 (+13%)	1477.2
1988	MIN	AL	14	49	5	9	1	0	1	6	1	7	11	.184	—	—	—	—	-140.1
1988	SLN	NL	143	523	69	128	22	4	22	79	16	79	82	.245	.254 (-4%)	.317 (+8%)	.377 (+13%)	.695 (+11%)	-140.1
1989	SLN	NL	158	556	67	133	29	3	20	85	5	59	107	.239	.254 (-6%)	.319 (-2%)	.375 (+9%)	.694 (+4%)	359.7
1990	SLN	NL	19	57	5	9	3	0	1	2	0	12	10	.158	.257 (-39%)	.324 (-5%)	.385 (-32%)	.710 (-19%)	-146.9
1990	BOS	AL	129	461	61	123	24	5	15	71	5	54	105	.267	.257 (+3%)	.324 (+5%)	.385 (+14%)	.710 (+10%)	-146.9
1991	BOS	AL	142	459	54	105	24	1	16	70	1	49	72	.229	.255 (-11%)	.323 (-6%)	.384 (+1%)	.708 (-2%)	-225.4
1992	BOS	AL	138	458	47	122	31	3	15	74	2	66	96	.266	.255 (+4%)	.322 (+10%)	.377 (+18%)	.699 (+14%)	1298.2
1993	ML4	AL	80	224	20	41	7	3	6	29	3	25	59	.183	.265 (-31%)	.332 (-20%)	.403 (-20%)	.735 (-20%)	-753.2
1994	ML4	AL	16	28	2	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	9	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	BOS	AL	48	177	22	42	10	1	10	34	0	23	48	.237	.269 (-12%)	.338 (-6%)	.424 (+12%)	.763 (+4%)	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			1,800	6,289	804	1,543	306	33	271	919	69	770	1,187	.245	—	—	—	—	5,990

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

Tom Brunansky — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
16	54	10	13	4	0	2	12	9	10	.241

Playoff Batting by Year

Tom Brunansky — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1990	ALCS	BOS	4	12	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	.083
1987	ALCS	MIN	5	17	5	7	4	2	9	4	3	.412
1987	WS	MIN	7	25	5	5	0	0	2	4	4	.200

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tom Brunansky — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	894	3101	401	800	129	492	.258
Away	906	3188	403	743	142	427	.233

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tom Brunansky — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1994-08-10	BOS	MIN	L	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0
1994-08-09	BOS	MIN	L	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
1994-08-08	BOS	MIN	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994-08-07	BOS	CLE	L	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1
1994-08-06	BOS	CLE	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1994-08-06	BOS	CLE	W	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1994-08-04	BOS	TOR	L	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1
1994-08-03	BOS	TOR	W	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	2
1994-08-02	BOS	TOR	L	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
1994-08-01	BOS	TOR	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tom Brunansky — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	36	22	240	11	2	26
OF	1679	1625	3506	117	60	29

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tom Brunansky — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1981	CAL	OF	11	11	27	3	2	1
1982	MIN	OF	127	127	343	8	5	0
1983	MIN	OF	146	145	375	16	6	8
1984	MIN	OF	153	151	304	13	5	6
1985	MIN	OF	155	152	300	14	5	2
1986	MIN	OF	152	150	315	10	6	1
1987	MIN	OF	138	137	273	10	3	1
1988	MIN	OF	13	13	19	0	3	0
1988	SLN	OF	143	143	267	10	1	0
1989	SLN	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1989	SLN	OF	155	150	291	9	7	2
1990	SLN	OF	17	17	37	1	2	1
1990	BOS	OF	121	118	267	7	5	1
1991	BOS	OF	137	122	265	5	3	2
1992	BOS	1B	28	18	184	10	2	19
1992	BOS	OF	92	89	189	6	4	3
1993	ML4	OF	71	56	146	4	2	0
1994	ML4	1B	2	2	22	1	0	3
1994	ML4	OF	6	1	2	0	0	0
1994	BOS	1B	5	2	34	0	0	4
1994	BOS	OF	42	43	86	1	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Tom Brunansky Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	36
Left Field	88
Center Field	81
Right Field	1569
Designated Hitter	61

Awards & Honors

Tom Brunansky — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1990	Player of the Week	Week of 1990-09-29

Salary History

Tom Brunansky's recorded salaries total $13,535,000 over 10 seasons, 1985 to 1994. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Brunansky's career ran from 1981 to 1994. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Tom Brunansky — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1994	ML4	AL	$1,100,000
1993	ML4	AL	$1,100,000
1992	BOS	AL	$2,850,000
1991	BOS	AL	$2,500,000
1990	SLN	NL	$1,500,000
1989	SLN	NL	$1,240,000
1988	MIN	AL	$1,140,000
1987	MIN	AL	$940,000
1986	MIN	AL	$740,000
1985	MIN	AL	$425,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$13,535,000

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Tom Brunansky: the record in brief

According to the bio, Tom Brunansky debuted on April 9, 1981 and played a final game on August 10, 1994. The team column moves through the California Angels (1981), the Minnesota Twins (1982 to 1988), the St. Louis Cardinals (1988 through 1990), the Boston Red Sox (1990 to 1994), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1993 to 1994). Born on August 20, 1960, in Covina, CA, USA, Brunansky is listed as an outfielder and batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6'4" and 210 pounds. The given name on file is Thomas Andrew Brunansky.

Brunansky collected 1,543 hits in 6,289 at bats across 1,800 games, good for a .245 batting average, adding 271 home runs, 919 RBI, and 69 stolen bases. Brunansky's career OPS of .761 combines a .327 on-base mark with .434 slugging. Set against a .259 league average for the same years, Brunansky's .245 average sits 5.3% below it. Brunansky's most home runs in a season came in 1984, when the total reached 32 for the Minnesota Twins.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Brunansky

What years did Tom Brunansky play?: Tom Brunansky played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1994.
Was Tom Brunansky a pitcher?: No. Tom Brunansky was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Tom Brunansky hit?: Tom Brunansky hit 271 career home runs with 1,543 hits.
What teams did Tom Brunansky play for?: Tom Brunansky played for 5 teams: the California Angels (1981), the Minnesota Twins (1982–1988), the St. Louis Cardinals (1988–1990), the Boston Red Sox (1990–1992, 1994), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1993–1994).
Did Tom Brunansky win an MVP award?: No. Tom Brunansky did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Tom Brunansky win?: Tom Brunansky was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Tom Brunansky's career stats?: In 1,800 games, Tom Brunansky had 1,543 hits, 271 home runs, 919 RBI, 804 runs, and 69 stolen bases, with a .245 batting average.
How much did Tom Brunansky earn in his career?: Tom Brunansky's recorded salaries total $13,535,000 over 10 seasons, 1985 to 1994. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Brunansky's career ran from 1981 to 1994. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Tom Brunansky's salary?: Tom Brunansky's last recorded salary was $1,100,000, in 1994. His highest recorded salary was $2,850,000, in 1992, and his lowest was $425,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1994.
What position did Tom Brunansky play?: Tom Brunansky played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tom Brunansky and how much did he weigh?: Tom Brunansky was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 210 pounds.
How many home runs did Tom Brunansky hit each season?: Tom Brunansky's home runs by season: 3 in 1981, 20 in 1982, 28 in 1983, 32 in 1984, 27 in 1985, 23 in 1986, 32 in 1987, 23 in 1988, 20 in 1989, 16 in 1990, 16 in 1991, 15 in 1992, 6 in 1993, and 10 in 1994. His most in one season was 32, in 1984 and 1987.
What was Tom Brunansky's career batting average?: Tom Brunansky batted .245 over his career, with 1,543 hits in 6,289 at bats.
How many RBI did Tom Brunansky have?: Tom Brunansky drove in 919 runs in his career.