Dave Brain
1901–1908 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
679G
.252AVG
.292OBP
.363SLG
More career statistics
641H
27HR
303RBI
73SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 679 | 676 |
| Batting · At bats | 2,543 | 2,535 |
| Batting · Hits | 641 | 640 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 11 | 12 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,743 | 2,744 |
| Batting · RBI | 303 | 232 |
| Batting · Walks | 134 | 140 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 679 | 2,743 | 2,543 | 254 | 641 | 97 | 52 | 27 | 303 | 134 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 923 | .252 | .292 | .363 | .655 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1903-06-11 to 1903-06-29
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Three Triples | 1905-05-29 | 1 in 3,855 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1907-06-06 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1907-07-22 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 349 | 1392 | 348 | 21 | 121 | 64 | 69 | .269 | .296 | .397 |
| Away | 327 | 1352 | 292 | 6 | 111 | 76 | 90 | .235 | .272 | .329 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 54 | 226 | 39 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 6 | .192 | .248 | .246 |
| May | 116 | 477 | 109 | 3 | 37 | 32 | 21 | .251 | .296 | .346 |
| June | 113 | 459 | 108 | 2 | 42 | 20 | 25 | .254 | .279 | .347 |
| July | 134 | 539 | 131 | 4 | 48 | 19 | 32 | .259 | .278 | .360 |
| August | 124 | 509 | 135 | 11 | 41 | 26 | 35 | .289 | .316 | .454 |
| September | 109 | 436 | 97 | 6 | 42 | 18 | 33 | .237 | .264 | .359 |
| October | 26 | 98 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | .233 | .296 | .367 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 103 | 422 | 97 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 31 | .250 | .282 | .356 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 97 | 398 | 81 | 2 | 39 | 25 | 27 | .226 | .266 | .310 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 93 | 365 | 84 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 20 | .245 | .268 | .359 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 91 | 382 | 93 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 15 | .271 | .319 | .414 |
| new-york-giants | 90 | 365 | 94 | 5 | 42 | 15 | 25 | .274 | .299 | .402 |
| cincinnati-reds | 86 | 343 | 83 | 5 | 41 | 14 | 14 | .255 | .283 | .369 |
| boston-braves | 61 | 254 | 59 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 17 | .248 | .272 | .357 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 50 | 194 | 42 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | .237 | .268 | .322 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 |  Chicago White Sox | 5 | 20 | 7 | – | 5 | – | .350 | – | – |
| 1903 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 119 | 454 | 107 | 1 | 27 | 21 | .236 | – | – |
| 1904 | St. Louis Cardinals | 127 | 489 | 130 | 7 | 47 | 18 | .266 | – | – |
| 1905 | Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals | 126 | 465 | 115 | 4 | 57 | 12 | .247 | – | – |
| 1906 |  Boston Braves | 139 | 526 | 130 | 5 | 45 | 11 | .247 | – | – |
| 1907 | Boston Braves | 133 | 508 | 142 | 10 | 49 | 10 | .280 | – | – |
| 1908 | Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants | 27 | 73 | 9 | – | 2 | 1 | .123 | – | – |