Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1994
- Draft
- 1989Rd 2, Pk 35
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1994
- Draft
- 1989Rd 2, Pk 35
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,000
- AB
- 3,347
- R
- 500
- H
- 882
- HR
- 25
- RBI
- 241
- SB
- 260
- AVG
- .264
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | HOU | 6 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| 1995 | HOU | 78 | 321 | 52 | 97 | 2 | 28 | 24 | .302 |
| 1996 | HOU | 132 | 526 | 74 | 145 | 5 | 35 | 35 | .276 |
| 1997 | DET | 162 | 658 | 112 | 177 | 4 | 45 | 74 | .269 |
| 1998 | DET | 142 | 595 | 67 | 151 | 4 | 36 | 42 | .254 |
| 1999 |  DET/SEA | 139 | 539 | 79 | 125 | 4 | 34 | 44 | .232 |
| 2000 |  CIN/COL | 104 | 240 | 47 | 64 | 1 | 14 | 20 | .267 |
| 2001 | PHI | 83 | 145 | 22 | 40 | 2 | 16 | 14 | .276 |
| 2002 | HOU | 98 | 201 | 32 | 54 | 3 | 20 | 5 | .269 |
| 2003 | HOU | 56 | 98 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,659
- TB
- 1,159
- XBH
- 199
- HBP
- 13
- IBB
- 1
- GIDP
- 46
- P/PA
- 0.34
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | HOU | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | HOU | 349 | 127 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | HOU | 553 | 191 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | DET | 738 | 232 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | DET | 636 | 198 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | DET/SEA | 589 | 162 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | CIN/COL | 274 | 74 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | PHI | 166 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | HOU | 220 | 85 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3.7 |
| 2003 | HOU | 108 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 6.2
- RC
- 396.2
- RC/27
- 4.10
- ISOP
- .083
- SECA
- .215
- BB/K
- 0.42
- AB/HR
- 133.9
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | HOU | 0.1 | 2 | 2.7 | .042 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | HOU | 1.9 | 47.2 | 5.4 | .093 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 160.5 | 0 |
| 1996 | HOU | 1.2 | 59.6 | 4 | .087 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 105.2 | 0 |
| 1997 | DET | 0.9 | 86.8 | 4.5 | .084 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 164.5 | 0 |
| 1998 | DET | 1.1 | 61.9 | 3.6 | .079 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 148.8 | 0 |
| 1999 | DET/SEA | -0.8 | 50.4 | 3.1 | .069 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 134.8 | 0 |
| 2000 | CIN/COL | 0.4 | 30.6 | 4.4 | .042 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 240 | 0 |
| 2001 | PHI | 0.5 | 20.2 | 4.7 | .083 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 72.5 | 0 |
| 2002 | HOU | 1.0 | 28.8 | 5.2 | .154 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 67 | 0 |
| 2003 | HOU | -0.1 | 8.9 | 3 | .082 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Brian L. Hunter's career stats?
Brian L. Hunter played 10 seasons for the Astros, the Tigers and the Phillies. He was a career .264 hitter with 882 hits, 25 home runs and 241 RBI. His best season was 1995: a .302 batting average, 2 home runs and 28 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 1994 to 2003
Brian L. Hunter led MLB in stolen bases (1997); finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.
All-time career rank
- 219th in stolen bases (260)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Stolen Bases: 1997 (1st), 1998 (8th), 1999 (5th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Brian L. Hunter
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