Dan Brouthers

Full Name: Dennis Joseph Brouthers

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 207lb

Team: Boston Beaneaters

Born: May 8, 1858 in Sylvan Lake, NY

Died: August 2, 1932 in East Orange, NJ

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (BSN @ NYG, box score) • Age 27

Real-life MLB career: 1879–1904 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)🏆 1885 NL Silver Slugger Award (1B)
 
1886
Career
WAR
3.1
11.3
AB
271
825
H
97
306
HR
1
13
BA
.358
.371
R
45
193
RBI
46
188
SB
11
63
OBP
.444
.471
SLG
.491
.542
OPS
.935
1.013
OPS+
177
198

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188527BSNNL 155669554 148209 391512 1425229 1145 .377.484.5671.051 208314 1 1BAS,MVP-2,SS
188628BSNNL 67313271 4597 2161 461111 4210 .358.444.491.935 177133 100006 1B
2 Yrs 222982825193306 6021131886340 15615.371.471.5421.013 198447101 006
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188527BSNNL669 80.2-5.0-4.171.16.322.993.98.38.3-0.4 1BAS,MVP-2,SS
188628BSNNL313 27.3-2.8-1.023.62.110.734.33.13.1-0.1 1B
2 Yrs982 107.5-7.8-5.194.78.433.6128.211.311.3-0.4
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188527BSNNL669 .367.1901.80.717.0 9.931.6 64.2
188628BSNNL313 .369.1330.33.213.4 8.928.9 1.3857.950.0 3.3855.8 .44424.53.3
2 Yrs982 .368.1711.31.515.9 9.630.71.3857.9 61.21.0855.83.3
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home321521332451 13302645 195.383.461.526.987.398
1886Away351611382146 8312076 235.333.429.457.885.341
1886vs LH Starter257058011 300000 122.190.329.241.570.196
1886vs RH Starter57243213086 1861000 308.404.477.5591.036.417
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Postseason Batting

YearTeamGABRH 2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS
1885 BSN 62457 2003 3140 0.2920.370 0.3750.745
Postseason Career 62457 200 331 40 0.2920.370 0.3750.745

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188527BSNNL155136155140 1401
188628BSNNL67676767 67
2 Yrs222203222207 2071
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188527 BSN NL1B1401361233.0 16421531971425 .991.99011.8811.49 11.63010
188628 BSN NL1B6767597.0 80572770864 .990.99112.0211.58 11.9050
Career1B2072031830.0 244722581672289 .99111.93 11.71510
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

WAR for Position Players

  • 1885 NL  8.3 (1st) ★
  • 1886 NL  3.1 (4th)

Batting Average

  • 1885 NL  .377 (1st) ★
  • 1886 NL  .358 (3rd)

On-Base %

  • 1885 NL  .484 (1st) ★
  • 1886 NL  .444 (3rd)

Slugging %

  • 1885 NL  .567 (1st) ★
  • 1886 NL  .491 (5th)

On-Base Plus Slugging

  • 1885 NL  1.051 (1st) ★
  • 1886 NL  .935 (4th)

Runs Scored

Hits

Total Bases

Doubles

  • 1885 NL  39 (4th)
  • 1886 NL  21 (1st) ★

Triples

Home Runs

Runs Batted In

  • 1885 NL  142 (1st) ★
  • 1886 NL  46 (5th)

Bases on Balls

  • 1885 NL  114 (1st) ★
  • 1886 NL  42 (2nd)
Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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