Chris Brown (John Christopher Brown) was born on August 15, 1961 in Jackson, Mississippi. He made his Major League debut on September 3, 1984 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1985, his rookie year, he hit .271 with 16 home runs and 61 RBI. Brown played for the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 6 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Chris Brown's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1985, when he slugged 16 home runs and knocked in 61 runs. However, others believe that it was 1986, when he hit for a .317 average.
Statistics
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1984
SF
N
23
84
6
24
1
11
.286
.358
.405
7
0
9
19
1
0
2
0
4
1985
SF
N
131
432
50
117
16
61
.271
.345
.442
20
3
38
78
11
1
2
4
19
1986
SF
N
116
416
57
132
7
49
.317
.376
.421
16
3
33
43
9
0
13
4
9
1987
SF
N
38
132
17
32
6
17
.242
.306
.424
6
0
9
16
3
0
1
1
7
1987
SD
N
44
155
17
36
6
23
.232
.294
.368
3
0
11
30
3
3
3
0
7
1987
TOT
N
82
287
34
68
12
40
.237
.299
.394
9
0
20
46
6
3
4
1
14
1988
SD
N
80
247
14
58
2
19
.235
.295
.283
6
0
19
49
3
3
0
3
9
1989
DET
A
17
57
3
11
0
4
.193
.203
.246
3
0
1
17
0
0
0
0
3
Total
NL
432
1466
161
399
38
180
.272
.337
.398
58
6
119
235
30
7
21
12
55
Total
AL
17
57
3
11
0
4
.193
.203
.246
3
0
1
17
0
0
0
0
3
Total
449
1523
164
410
38
184
.269
.333
.392
61
6
120
252
30
7
21
12
58
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1984
SF
N
3B
23
23
200
23
40
7
3
0
0
0
0
0
.900
1985
SF
N
3B
120
120
1020.1
94
243
10
15
0
0
0
0
0
.971
1986
SF
N
3B
111
110
951
73
177
18
17
0
0
0
0
0
.933
1986
SF
N
SS
2
0
6
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1987
SF
N
3B
37
36
306.2
33
62
10
5
0
0
0
0
0
.905
1987
SF
N
SS
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1987
SD
N
3B
43
42
358.2
27
70
6
12
0
0
0
0
0
.942
1987
TOT
N
3B
80
78
665.1
60
132
16
17
0
0
0
0
0
.923
1988
SD
N
3B
72
70
591.1
54
131
10
15
0
0
0
0
0
.949
1989
DET
A
3B
17
17
134
15
25
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
.909
Total
3B
423
418
3562
319
748
65
71
0
0
0
0
0
.943
Total
SS
3
0
7
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Transactions
Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1979).
Traded by San Francisco Giants with Keith Comstock, Mark Davis and Mark Grant to San Diego Padres in exchange for Dave Dravecky, Craig Lefferts and Kevin Mitchell (July 5, 1987).
Traded by San Diego Padres with Keith Moreland to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Walt Terrell (October 28, 1988).
