Kevin Brown, baseball player, 1986-2005

Kevin Brown

Born: 3/14/1965 in Milledgeville, GA, USA

MLB Debut: 1986-09-30 | Final Game: 2005-07-23

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'4" | Weight: 195 lbs

Full name: James Kevin Brown

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Biography

Kevin Brown, born in 1965, was a prominent pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1986 until his retirement in 2005. Over his nearly two-decade career, Brown compiled an impressive record of 211 wins and 144 losses, with a career earned run average (ERA) of 3.28. He struck out a total of 2,397 batters, showcasing his dominance on the mound. Notably, Brown was selected as an All-Star six times, reflecting his status as one of the premier pitchers of his era. Brown's playing style was characterized by his powerful fastball and sharp breaking pitches, making him a formidable opponent for hitters. He played during a time when offensive statistics were on the rise, yet he managed to maintain a low ERA, positioning himself as a key figure in the pitching landscape of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. His contributions to the game extended beyond the numbers, as he was known for his competitive spirit and work ethic, leaving a lasting impact on his teams and the sport as a whole.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
211 144 486 476 72 17 0 3256.3 3079 1185 208 901 2397 3.28 0

Career ERA 3.28 vs. league average 4.27 across their career seasons — 23.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1986 TEX AL 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 6 2 0 4 3.60 — 0.0
1988 TEX AL 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 23.3 33 11 8 12 4.24 3.73 (-14%) -163.1
1989 TEX AL 12 9 28 28 7 0 0 191.0 167 71 70 104 3.35 3.71 (+10%) 960.5
1990 TEX AL 12 10 26 26 6 2 0 180.0 175 72 60 88 3.60 3.86 (+7%) 195.4
1991 TEX AL 9 12 33 33 0 0 0 210.7 233 103 90 96 4.40 3.91 (-13%) -3016.3
1992 TEX AL 21 11 35 35 11 1 0 265.7 262 98 76 173 3.32 3.75 (+11%) 5290.6
1993 TEX AL 15 12 34 34 12 3 0 233.0 228 93 74 142 3.59 4.19 (+14%) 3016.2
1994 TEX AL 7 9 26 25 3 0 0 170.0 218 91 50 123 4.82 4.51 (-7%) 2036.5
1995 BAL AL 10 9 26 26 3 1 0 172.3 155 69 48 117 3.60 4.45 (+19%) 4278.3
1996 MIA NL 17 11 32 32 5 3 0 233.0 187 49 33 159 1.89 4.61 (+59%) -
1997 MIA NL 16 8 33 33 6 2 0 237.3 214 71 66 205 2.69 4.39 (+39%) -
1998 SDP NL 18 7 36 35 7 3 0 257.0 225 68 49 257 2.38 4.43 (+46%) -
1999 LAD NL 18 9 35 35 5 1 0 252.3 210 84 59 221 3.00 4.71 (+36%) -
2000 LAD NL 13 6 33 33 5 1 0 230.0 181 66 47 216 2.58 4.77 (+46%) -
2001 LAD NL 10 4 20 19 1 0 0 115.7 94 34 38 104 2.65 4.42 (+40%) -
2002 LAD NL 3 4 17 10 0 0 0 63.7 68 34 23 58 4.81 4.28 (-12%) -
2003 LAD NL 14 9 32 32 0 0 0 211.0 184 56 56 185 2.39 4.40 (+46%) -
2004 NYY AL 10 6 22 22 0 0 0 132.0 132 60 35 83 4.09 4.46 (+8%) -
2005 NYY AL 4 7 13 13 0 0 0 73.3 107 53 19 50 6.50 4.29 (-52%) -

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
490 495 20 64 10 0 2 29 0 19 187 0.129 0.169 0.162 0.331 -4642.4

Career AVG .129 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 50.9% below league average.

Career OBP .169 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 49.1% below league average.

Career SLG .162 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 60.7% below league average.

Career OPS 0.331 vs. league average 0.743 across their career seasons — 55.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1986 TEX AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 TEX AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 TEX AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 TEX AL 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1991 TEX AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 TEX AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 TEX AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 TEX AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 BAL AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 MIA NL 34 75 1 9 1 0 0 3 0 6 28 0.120 .269 (-56%) .340 (-46%) .426 (-69%) .767 (-58%) -779.8
1997 MIA NL 33 72 4 9 1 0 0 4 0 5 25 0.125 .266 (-53%) .336 (-46%) .419 (-67%) .756 (-58%) -725.8
1998 SDP NL 36 82 4 17 3 0 0 10 0 4 29 0.207 .266 (-22%) .335 (-27%) .420 (-42%) .755 (-35%) -508.8
1999 LAD NL 35 78 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 2 24 0.064 .271 (-76%) .344 (-75%) .433 (-85%) .778 (-81%) -1154.8
2000 LAD NL 33 66 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 2 29 0.076 .270 (-72%) .344 (-63%) .437 (-83%) .782 (-74%) -881.4
2001 LAD NL 20 36 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 12 0.083 — — — — 0.0
2002 LAD NL 17 20 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 11 0.250 — — — — 0.0
2003 LAD NL 32 63 4 10 3 0 0 2 0 0 28 0.159 .264 (-40%) .332 (-53%) .422 (-51%) .754 (-52%) -591.8
2004 NYY AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 NYY AL 13 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.500 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
14 20 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.150

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2004 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 NLCS SDN 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.500
1998 NLDS2 SDN 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000
1998 WS SDN 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
1997 NLCS FLO 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000
1997 NLDS1 FLO 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000
1997 WS FLO 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
5 5 14 13 0 81.7 76 38 31 71 4.19

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2004 ALCS NYA 0 1 2 2 0 3.3 9 8 4 2 21.60
2004 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 1 1 0 6.0 8 1 0 1 1.50
1998 NLCS SDN 1 1 2 1 0 10.3 5 3 4 12 2.61
1998 NLDS2 SDN 1 0 2 2 0 14.7 5 1 7 21 0.61
1998 WS SDN 0 1 2 2 0 14.3 14 7 6 13 4.40
1997 NLCS FLO 2 0 2 2 0 15.0 16 7 5 11 4.20
1997 NLDS1 FLO 0 0 1 1 0 7.0 4 1 0 5 1.29
1997 WS FLO 0 2 2 2 0 11.0 15 10 5 6 8.18

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 486 476 388 562 49 37

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1986 TEX P 1 1 0 1 0 0
1988 TEX P 4 4 1 2 0 0
1989 TEX P 28 28 15 41 2 6
1990 TEX P 26 26 15 24 3 0
1991 TEX P 33 33 18 32 2 3
1992 TEX P 35 35 37 36 8 4
1993 TEX P 34 34 29 42 3 2
1994 TEX P 26 25 20 31 4 2
1995 BAL P 26 26 40 42 2 2
1996 FLO P 32 32 29 54 1 4
1997 FLO P 33 33 36 44 1 3
1998 SDN P 36 35 31 41 2 2
1999 LAN P 35 35 41 46 6 2
2000 LAN P 33 33 35 33 4 1
2001 LAN P 20 19 10 22 2 1
2002 LAN P 17 10 5 9 1 0
2003 LAN P 32 32 14 43 3 2
2004 NYA P 22 22 8 11 4 2
2005 NYA P 13 13 4 8 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 486

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2004 Pitcher of the Month April
2003 Pitcher of the Month May
1998 TSN All-Star RHP
1998 TSN Pitcher of the Year
1997 Player of the Week Week of 1997-06-14
1996 Pitcher of the Month August
1993 Player of the Week Week of 1993-05-08

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2005 NYA AL $15,714,286
2004 NYA AL $15,714,286
2003 LAN NL $15,714,286
2002 LAN NL $15,714,286
2001 LAN NL $15,714,286
2000 LAN NL $15,714,286
1999 LAN NL $10,714,286
1998 SDN NL $4,935,000
1997 FLO NL $4,510,000
1996 FLO NL $3,350,000
1995 BAL AL $4,225,000
1994 TEX AL $4,225,000
1993 TEX AL $2,800,000
1992 TEX AL $1,200,000
1991 TEX AL $355,000
1990 TEX AL $218,000
1989 TEX AL $72,500
Total Career Earnings $130,890,502

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 1984, 1985, 1986

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2000 Cy Young Award NL 6th 4.0 160 0
1999 Cy Young Award NL 6th 1.0 160 0
1998 Cy Young Award NL 3rd 76.0 160 8
1998 Most Valuable Player NL 16th 8.0 448 0
1996 Cy Young Award NL 2nd 88.0 140 2
1996 Most Valuable Player NL 22th 2.0 392 0
1992 Cy Young Award AL 6th 9.0 140 0
1989 Rookie of the Year AL 6th 2.0 140 0