Ray Brown
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Ray Brown
Birthdate:
Dec. 7, 1914 (57 y, 8 m, 6 d)
Born In:
Miamisburg, OH, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
3B
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Height/Weight:
5'8"/230
Entry:
1937 Draft - Round: 7, Overall: 158, Team: Hollywood Stars
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1941 Oakland (PUB)
All-Star 1952 Charleston (PUB)
1950 Hollywood (PUB)
1949 Toronto (PUB)
1943 Oakland (PUB)
1941 Oakland (PUB)
1940 Oakland (PUB)
1937 Grove City College (PUBCOL)
1936 Grove City College (PUBCOL)
1935 Grove City College (PUBCOL)
Gold Glove 1948 - 1B Oakland (PUB)
1942 - 3B Oakland (PUB)
1935 - 3B Grove City College (PUBCOL)
Championship Series MVP 1952 Charleston (PUB)
Batter of the Month May 1950 Hollywood (PUB)
Jun 1943 Oakland (PUB)
May 1941 Oakland (PUB)
May 1937 Grove City College (PUBCOL)
May 1936 Grove City College (PUBCOL)
Player of the Week Aug 7, 1950 Hollywood (PUB)
May 1, 1950 Hollywood (PUB)
Jul 26, 1948 Oakland (PUB)
Aug 26, 1946 Oakland (PUB)
Jul 16, 1945 Oakland (PUB)
Jul 9, 1945 Oakland (PUB)
Sep 4, 1944 Oakland (PUB)
Jul 31, 1944 Oakland (PUB)
Jul 19, 1943 Oakland (PUB)
Apr 20, 1942 Oakland (PUB)
Apr 28, 1941 Oakland (PUB)
Sep 2, 1940 Oakland (PUB)
Jul 29, 1940 Oakland (PUB)
Jul 22, 1940 Oakland (PUB)
May 3, 1937 Grove City College (PUBCOL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink12
Grey Ink185
Similar Players (3B)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1939 138 9
1940 140 9
1942 147 8
1943 151 1
1944 141 10
1945 148 4
1947 148 3
1948 147 8
1949 144 8
Year PA Rank
1939 638 6
1940 631 9
1942 665 7
1943 680 3
1945 668 4
1947 652 7
1948 667 7
1949 658 8
Year AB Rank
1939 582 3
1940 562 7
1942 580 7
1943 586 4
1947 577 8
1948 575 9
1949 567 9
Year Hits Rank
1939 180 6
1940 178 8
1941 182 4
1951 162 6
1952 196 6
Year TB Rank
1939 291 5
1940 295 4
1941 316 3
1942 278 8
1943 285 3
1945 285 7
1948 276 7
1949 289 4
1950 311 7
1951 274 9
1952 340 6
Year 2B Rank
1939 37 6
1941 35 8
1942 37 6
1949 34 7
Year 3B Rank
1941 9 4
Year HR Rank
1940 26 5
1942 26 10
1943 25 4
1945 34 3
1947 27 4
1948 27 7
1949 29 4
Year RBI Rank
1940 107 4
1941 114 4
1942 109 8
1943 100 2
1944 90 10
1945 106 4
1949 117 1
1950 123 5
1952 106 10
Year R Rank
1940 112 5
1941 108 4
1942 108 6
1943 111 1
1944 95 7
1945 101 5
1948 101 6
1949 115 1
1950 107 7
1951 90 9
Year BB Rank
1943 73 10
1944 76 9
1945 80 5
1946 74 9
1948 79 9
1949 84 4
Year IBB Rank
1941 10 9
Year HBP Rank
1941 9 5
1942 7 6
1943 11 3
1945 8 4
Year SF Rank
1940 8 3
1943 10 2
1948 6 8
1950 8 7
1951 9 1
1954 6 10
Year XBH Rank
1939 63 5
1940 60 7
1941 71 4
1942 64 6
1943 61 5
1945 63 7
1949 64 3
1950 71 8
1952 71 8
Year Avg Rank
1940 0.317 8
1941 0.361 4
1950 0.329 8
1951 0.308 6
1952 0.330 2
Year OBP Rank
1941 0.445 2
1946 0.397 8
1951 0.385 6
1952 0.394 5
Year SLG Rank
1940 0.525 7
1941 0.627 4
1943 0.486 10
1949 0.510 10
1950 0.562 4
1951 0.521 7
1952 0.572 7
Year ISO Rank
1940 0.208 7
1941 0.266 5
1943 0.200 7
1945 0.234 5
1947 0.194 10
1949 0.217 6
1950 0.233 9
1952 0.242 10
Year OPS Rank
1940 0.904 10
1941 1.072 2
1949 0.894 8
1950 0.953 6
1951 0.905 5
1952 0.967 5
Year G Rank
1939 149 3
1943 151 1
1944 148 8
1945 151 2
1947 153 1
1948 152 3
1949 149 10
Year WAR Rank
1940 6.1 7
1941 7.7 2
1943 5.6 5
1946 4.8 10
1950 5.6 8
1951 6.3 2