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Jim Brower

Bats Right, Throws Right
School University of Minnesota

Debut September 5, 1999
  vs. BAL 4.3 IP, 2 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W
Born December 29, 1972 in Edina, MN

Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 6th round of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1994. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1999 26 CLE AL   3   1   9   2   0   0   1  0   25.7   27   13   13   8   10   18   1   0   113   1   0  4.56  5.02  110 1.442
 2000 27 CLE AL   2   3  17  11   0   0   1  0   62.0   80   45   43  11   31   32   2   3   293   1   0  6.24  4.92   79 1.790
 2001 28 CIN NL   7  10  46  10   0   0  13  1  129.3  119   65   57  17   60   94   5   5   559   5   1  3.97  4.58  115 1.384
 2002 29 TOT NL   3   2  52   0   0   0  23  0   80.3   77   40   39   7   32   57   4   1   344   2   0  4.37  4.28   98 1.357
         CIN NL   2   0  22   0   0   0  11  0   39.3   38   18   17   2   10   24   0   0   158   1   0  3.89  4.32  111 1.220
         MON NL   1   2  30   0   0   0  12  0   41.0   39   22   22   5   22   33   4   1   186   1   0  4.83  4.24   88 1.488
 2003 30 SFG NL   8   5  51   5   0   0  13  2  100.0   90   48   44   8   39   65   1   4   411   2   0  3.96  4.20  106 1.290
 2004 31 SFG NL   7   7  89   0   0   0  21  1   93.0   90   42   34   6   36   63   4  10   401   2   0  3.29  4.36  132 1.355
 2005 32 TOT NL   3   3  69   0   0   0  12  1   60.3   73   36   36  11   32   53   5   4   282   3   0  5.37  4.25   79 1.740
         SFG NL   2   1  32   0   0   0   8  1   30.3   40   22   22   5   15   25   2   2   144   0   0  6.53  4.27   65 1.813
         ATL NL   1   2  37   0   0   0   4  0   30.0   33   14   14   6   17   28   3   2   138   3   0  4.20  4.23  101 1.667
 2006 33 TOT      0   1  18   0   0   0   4  0   20.0   32   27   27   2   14   14   5   2   106   1   0 12.15  4.37   36 2.300
         BAL AL   0   1  12   0   0   0   1  0   12.3   21   19   19   1   13    9   3   2    71   1   0 13.86  4.56   33 2.757
         SDP NL   0   0   6   0   0   0   3  0    7.7   11    8    8   1    1    5   2   0    35   0   0  9.39  4.05   43 1.565
 2007 34 NYY AL   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  0    3.3    8    7    5   0    2    1   1   0    21   0   0 13.50  4.47   33 3.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .508  33  32 354  28   0   0  88  5  574.0  596  323  298  70  256  397  28  29  2530  17   1  4.67  4.45   95 1.484
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   5  63   4   0   0  15  0  102.0  106   57   53  12   45   70   4   5   450   3   0  4.67  4.45   95 1.484
 Career High      8  10  89  11   0   0  23  2  129.3  119   65   57  17   60   94   5  10   559   5   1  3.29  4.92  132 1.290
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2000 27 CLE AL  17    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2001 28 CIN NL  48   26    6    8   1  0   0    3   0  0   0   8  .308  .308  .346   66    9   2   0   0   0   0
 2002 29 TOT NL  52    9    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
         CIN NL  22    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
         MON NL  30    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2003 30 SFG NL  51   17    2    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   5  .176  .222  .176    7    3   1   0   0   1   0
 2004 31 SFG NL  89    2    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .500  .667  .500  208    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2005 32 TOT NL  69    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         SFG NL  32    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      356   59    9   12   1  0   0    4   0  0   1  20  .203  .230  .220   17   13   4   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         27    4    5   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   9  .203  .230  .220   17    6   2   0   0   0   0
 Career High     89   26    6    8   1  0   0    3   0  0   1   8                           9   2   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2000 27 CLE AL    3    3    0   0.0   116| .000  .277| .000  .351| .000  .446| .000  .797|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 2001 28 CIN NL   28   20    3   4.0   116| .308  .274| .308  .346| .346  .449| .654  .796|  66  .399  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 2002 29 TOT NL   10   10    0   0.0   110| .000  .270| .000  .344| .000  .429| .000  .774|-100  .000  -2.7  -0.2   0%
         CIN NL    5    5    0   0.0   111| .000  .270| .000  .345| .000  .430| .000  .776|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
         MON NL    5    5    0   0.0   110| .000  .269| .000  .344| .000  .428| .000  .772|-100  .000  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 2003 30 SFG NL   19   15    1   1.8   108| .176  .267| .222  .339| .176  .429| .398  .768|   7  .134  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 2004 31 SFG NL    3    1    1  26.8   112| .500  .270| .667  .343| .500  .439|1.167  .782| 208  .955   0.5   0.0   0%
 2005 32 TOT NL    2    2    0   0.0   109| .000  .270| .000  .340| .000  .430| .000  .770|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         SFG NL    2    2    0   0.0   109| .000  .270| .000  .340| .000  .430| .000  .770|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons        65   51    5   2.6   112| .203  .271| .230  .344| .220  .439| .450  .783|  17  .236  -7.5  -0.7     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1999 26 CLE AL P 9 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 0.33 0.47 1.05 1.68 2 25.7 2000 27 CLE AL P 17 9 12 1 1 .955 .955 1.24 0.46 3.05 1.63 11 62.0 2001 28 CIN NL P 46 10 29 2 2 .951 .958 0.85 0.46 2.71 1.75 10 129.3 2002 29 TOT NL P 52 9 12 0 0 1.000 .963 0.40 0.48 2.35 1.83 0 80.3 CIN NL P 22 4 6 0 0 1.000 .962 0.45 0.48 2.29 1.83 0 39.3 MON NL P 30 5 6 0 0 1.000 .965 0.37 0.48 2.41 1.82 0 41.0 2003 30 SFG NL P 51 5 14 0 2 1.000 .955 0.37 0.48 1.71 1.85 5 100.0 2004 31 SFG NL P 89 6 21 2 0 .931 .964 0.30 0.47 2.61 1.84 0 93.0 2005 32 TOT NL P 69 4 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.17 0.46 1.79 1.75 0 60.3 SFG NL P 32 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.19 0.46 1.78 1.75 0 30.3 ATL NL P 37 3 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.16 0.46 1.80 1.74 0 30.0 2006 33 TOT P 18 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.11 0.42 0.90 1.62 0 20.0 BAL AL P 12 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.17 0.41 1.46 1.54 0 12.3 SDP NL P 6 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.43 0.00 1.75 0 7.7 2007 34 NYY AL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.43 0.00 1.64 0 3.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1999 26 CLE AL P 9 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 0.33 0.47 1.05 1.68 2 25.7 2000 27 CLE AL P 17 9 12 1 1 .955 .955 1.24 0.46 3.05 1.63 11 62.0 2001 28 CIN NL P 46 10 29 2 2 .951 .958 0.85 0.46 2.71 1.75 10 129.3 2002 29 TOT NL P 52 9 12 0 0 1.000 .963 0.40 0.48 2.35 1.83 0 80.3 CIN NL P 22 4 6 0 0 1.000 .962 0.45 0.48 2.29 1.83 0 39.3 MON NL P 30 5 6 0 0 1.000 .965 0.37 0.48 2.41 1.82 0 41.0 2003 30 SFG NL P 51 5 14 0 2 1.000 .955 0.37 0.48 1.71 1.85 5 100.0 2004 31 SFG NL P 89 6 21 2 0 .931 .964 0.30 0.47 2.61 1.84 0 93.0 2005 32 TOT NL P 69 4 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.17 0.46 1.79 1.75 0 60.3 SFG NL P 32 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.19 0.46 1.78 1.75 0 30.3 ATL NL P 37 3 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.16 0.46 1.80 1.74 0 30.0 2006 33 TOT P 18 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.11 0.42 0.90 1.62 0 20.0 BAL AL P 12 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.17 0.41 1.46 1.54 0 12.3 SDP NL P 6 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.43 0.00 1.75 0 7.7 2007 34 NYY AL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.43 0.00 1.64 0 3.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 354 45 99 5 5 .966 .958 0.41 0.47 2.26 1.77 28 574.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 354 45 99 5 5 .966 .958 0.41 0.47 2.26 1.77 28 574
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2003   NLDS  SFG FLA     L   2   0   6.00  0  0  0  0   3     5   2   3   3 
 2005   NLDS  ATL HOU     L   3   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   5.1   0   0   3   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       0-2   5   0   2.16  0  0  0  0   8.1   5   2   6   5 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2003   NLDS  SFG FLA     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 2005   NLDS  ATL HOU     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       0-2   5   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
2004 NL-89-1

Wild Pitches
2004 NL-10-4

Black Ink: Pitching - 1 (822) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2542) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 2.0 (1779) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 1.0 (1853) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 2, 1994: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 6th round of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1994.

April 15, 1998: Released by the Texas Rangers.

April 18, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 16, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

January 4, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

November 16, 2000: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Robert Pugmire (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds for Eddie Taubensee.

June 14, 2002: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Montreal Expos for Bruce Chen.

March 24, 2003: Traded by the Montreal Expos with a player to be named later to the San Francisco Giants for Edwards Guzman, Livan Hernandez, and cash. The Montreal Expos sent Matt Blank (April 30, 2003) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

June 12, 2005: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

June 16, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

December 20, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

January 31, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

May 2, 2006: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

May 11, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

August 1, 2006: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Florida Marlins for Matt Blank.

October 2, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

December 8, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 25, 2007: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

May 5, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

August 31, 2007: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2002Cincinnati Reds$250,000
2004San Francisco Giants$662,500
2005San Francisco Giants$1,162,500
2006Baltimore Orioles$700,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,775,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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