Brian Bignell
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Brian Bignell
Birthdate:
Feb. 22, 1965 (57 y, 6 m, 30 d)
Born In:
Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Nationality:
Australian
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
S/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/209
Entry:
1983 Draft - Round: 2, Overall: 9, Team: Essendon Knights
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None

Career Major League Stats

Team Year Age G PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS BABIP wOBA wRC+ WAR
Penrith - ABL
PEN - ABL
2005 40 49 50 44 10 4 0 1 5 5 3 11 0 0 .227 .306 .386 .693 .281 .299 85 0.07
Penrith - ABL
PEN - ABL
2004 39 114 441 400 97 18 2 17 52 65 32 90 1 3 .243 .303 .425 .728 .272 .306 90 0.10
CAN - ABL
2003 38 126 516 454 139 25 1 18 73 62 48 66 1 1 .306 .381 .485 .865 .325 .367 132 3.00
CAN - ABL
2002 37 130 577 528 147 31 3 20 73 74 35 87 2 0 .278 .322 .462 .784 .296 .327 106 1.48
CAN - ABL
2001 36 130 596 535 181 45 2 33 120 106 44 85 1 2 .338 .396 .615 1.011 .350 .416 164 6.60
Newcastle - ABL
NEW - ABL
1999 34 130 565 509 159 32 3 33 87 97 40 64 2 2 .312 .374 .582 .955 .303 .396 157 6.02
Newcastle - ABL
NEW - ABL
1998 33 130 558 523 157 42 5 27 82 71 30 75 2 3 .300 .341 .555 .895 .307 .372 138 4.10
WES - SBC
1997 32 126 548 507 154 33 4 22 79 66 33 79 1 0 .304 .347 .515 .862 .321 .370 135 4.29
WES - SBC
1996 31 126 552 492 149 24 1 27 77 67 51 56 2 0 .303 .373 .520 .894 .296 .388 137 4.12
WES - SBC
1995 30 126 565 517 172 36 3 27 84 91 36 57 7 1 .333 .381 .571 .951 .331 .408 151 5.72
WES - SBC
1994 29 126 555 512 163 28 4 33 89 87 37 54 5 6 .318 .368 .582 .950 .304 .406 149 5.68
WES - SBC
1993 28 126 558 503 157 38 6 25 91 80 45 61 4 3 .312 .375 .561 .935 .314 .399 142 5.11
Essendon - VBL
ESS - VBL
1992 27 118 507 450 154 26 7 29 99 86 48 45 1 0 .342 .403 .624 1.028 .327 .435 178 6.02
Essendon - VBL
ESS - VBL
1991 26 120 492 443 148 27 2 33 110 87 41 52 1 0 .334 .390 .628 1.018 .317 .429 171 4.39
Essendon - VBL
ESS - VBL
1990 25 126 544 478 154 30 4 34 110 96 52 42 1 3 .322 .392 .615 1.007 .293 .425 162 5.30
Essendon - VBL
ESS - VBL
1989 24 122 577 500 164 40 6 32 97 101 67 53 4 1 .328 .410 .624 1.034 .317 .438 184 7.15
Essendon - VBL
ESS - VBL
1988 23 126 586 515 173 43 5 33 90 103 57 50 3 1 .336 .406 .631 1.037 .322 .442 196 8.57
Essendon - VBL
ESS - VBL
1987 22 126 569 498 159 38 3 32 100 80 60 69 3 1 .319 .395 .600 .996 .316 .426 178 7.51
Essendon - VBL
ESS - VBL
1986 21 126 573 511 153 35 7 22 76 82 51 77 1 1 .299 .367 .525 .892 .316 .379 147 5.12
Essendon - VBL
ESS - VBL
1985 20 118 389 360 81 25 2 8 28 31 23 75 1 1 .225 .274 .372 .646 .262 .280 73 0.33
Canterbury (3 yrs)
CAN (3 yrs)
386 1689 1517 467 101 6 71 266 242 127 238 4 3 .308 .366 .523 .889 .324 .371 134 11.07
WES (7 yrs)
890 3901 3563 1111 233 26 194 589 559 272 446 23 15 .312 .365 .555 .920 .311 .391 144 35.04
Penrith (2 yrs)
PEN (2 yrs)
163 491 444 107 22 2 18 57 70 35 101 1 3 .241 .303 .421 .724 .273 .305 89 0.17
Essendon (8 yrs)
ESS (8 yrs)
982 4237 3755 1186 264 36 223 710 666 399 463 15 8 .316 .384 .584 .967 .311 .411 165 44.40
Total - SBC
SBC
630 2778 2531 795 159 18 134 420 391 202 307 19 10 .314 .369 .550 .919 .314 .394 143 24.92
Total - VBL
VBL
982 4237 3755 1186 264 36 223 710 666 399 463 15 8 .316 .384 .584 .967 .311 .411 165 44.40
Total - ABL
ABL
809 3303 2993 890 197 16 149 492 480 232 478 9 11 .297 .354 .523 .877 .310 .366 132 21.36
Total - All
All
2421 10318 9279 2871 620 70 506 1622 1537 833 1248 43 29 .309 .370 .555 .925 .311 .392 148 90.67

Career Minor League Stats

Team Year Age G PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS BABIP wOBA wRC+ WAR
Blacktown - RES
BLA - RES
2005 40 46 208 181 65 10 0 7 33 41 24 25 0 0 .359 .430 .530 .960 .384 .421 132 0.74
Footscray - SBL
FTS - SBL
1984 19 38 162 137 42 12 2 3 24 24 18 36 1 4 .307 .389 .489 .878 .382 .384 120 0.68
WAD - ADL
1984 19 46 210 181 65 17 3 5 24 23 22 37 2 5 .359 .438 .569 1.007 .426 .442 166 1.74
WAD - ADL
1983 18 72 286 259 74 14 1 7 36 31 23 77 2 7 .286 .346 .429 .775 .379 .351 104 0.42
None - None
None - None
1983 18 26 132 118 61 21 3 9 42 64 12 7 15 6 .517 .568 .975 1.543 .510 .642 335 3.65
Total - ??
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26 132 118 61 21 3 9 42 64 12 7 15 6 .517 .568 .975 1.543 .510 .642 335 3.65
Total - AAA
AAA
84 370 318 107 22 2 10 57 65 42 61 1 4 .337 .412 .513 .925 .383 .405 127 1.42
Total - AA
AA
118 496 440 139 31 4 12 60 54 45 114 4 12 .316 .385 .486 .871 .399 .389 130 2.16
Total - Minors
Minors
202 866 758 246 53 6 22 117 119 87 175 5 16 .325 .397 .497 .894 .392 .396 129 3.58