Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1971
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1971
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,425
- AB
- 3,650
- R
- 466
- H
- 989
- HR
- 52
- RBI
- 388
- SB
- 45
- AVG
- .271
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | MIN | 128 | 343 | 51 | 87 | 5 | 35 | 8 | .254 |
| 1972 | MIN | 121 | 402 | 40 | 116 | 2 | 50 | 4 | .289 |
| 1973 | MIN | 115 | 361 | 46 | 102 | 6 | 42 | 4 | .283 |
| 1974 | MIN | 129 | 453 | 53 | 127 | 8 | 40 | 4 | .280 |
| 1975 | MIN | 136 | 453 | 70 | 137 | 11 | 45 | 0 | .302 |
| 1976 | MIN | 122 | 417 | 73 | 120 | 3 | 61 | 12 | .288 |
| 1977 | SEA | 139 | 451 | 51 | 106 | 5 | 31 | 8 | .235 |
| 1978 |  SEA/KC | 96 | 211 | 27 | 53 | 3 | 29 | 4 | .251 |
| 1979 | KC | 58 | 116 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .267 |
| 1980 |  KC/TOR | 51 | 78 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .205 |
| 1981 | STL | 44 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .196 |
| 1982 | STL | 58 | 62 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .274 |
| 1983 | STL | 78 | 92 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .272 |
| 1984 | STL | 86 | 98 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .276 |
| 1985 | STL | 64 | 67 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .239 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 8
- AB
- 11
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 2
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .091
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,295
- TB
- 1,338
- XBH
- 226
- HBP
- 17
- IBB
- 32
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | MIN | 402 | 118 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | MIN | 455 | 143 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | MIN | 440 | 158 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | MIN | 516 | 165 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | MIN | 526 | 194 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | MIN | 491 | 147 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | SEA | 544 | 142 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | SEA/KC | 251 | 78 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | KC | 139 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | KC/TOR | 88 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | STL | 62 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | STL | 73 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | STL | 114 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | STL | 115 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | STL | 79 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 15.1
- RC
- 561.0
- RC/27
- 5.50
- ISOP
- .096
- SECA
- .259
- BB/K
- 1.34
- AB/HR
- 70.2
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | MIN | 0.9 | 47.7 | 4.9 | .090 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 68.6 | 0 |
| 1972 | MIN | 2.0 | 56 | 5.1 | .067 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 201 | 0 |
| 1973 | MIN | 2.7 | 70.7 | 7.2 | .155 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 60.2 | 0 |
| 1974 | MIN | 1.5 | 64.9 | 5.2 | .084 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 56.6 | 0 |
| 1975 | MIN | 3.4 | 80.6 | 6.7 | .126 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 41.2 | 0 |
| 1976 | MIN | 2.8 | 66 | 5.8 | .065 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 139 | 0 |
| 1977 | SEA | 0.2 | 59.8 | 4.5 | .080 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 90.2 | 0 |
| 1978 | SEA/KC | 0.6 | 32.1 | 5.3 | .118 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 70.3 | 0 |
| 1979 | KC | 0.4 | 19.5 | 6.1 | .121 | 0.3 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
| 1980 | KC/TOR | -0.7 | 6.9 | 3 | .064 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 78 | 0 |
| 1981 | STL | 0.3 | 7.3 | 5.2 | .087 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | STL | 0.0 | 9.3 | 5.6 | .065 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | STL | 0.4 | 17.2 | 6.7 | .141 | 0.4 | 3 | 30.7 | 0 |
| 1984 | STL | 0.3 | 14.3 | 5.4 | .051 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | STL | 0.3 | 9.1 | 4.7 | .104 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 67 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Steve Braun's career stats?
Steve Braun played 15 seasons for the Twins, the Mariners, the Royals and the Cardinals. He was a career .271 hitter with 989 hits, 52 home runs and 388 RBI. His best season was 1975: a .302 batting average, 11 home runs and 45 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1971 to 1985
Championships
- 1982 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
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