Tom Brookens
1979–1990 · bats R / throws R · Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees
1,336G
.246AVG
.296OBP
.367SLG
More career statistics
950H
71HR
431RBI
86SB
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,336 | 4,258 | 3,865 | 477 | 950 | 175 | 40 | 71 | 431 | 281 | 605 | 86 | 60 | 14 | 39 | 1,418 | .246 | .296 | .367 | .663 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1982-07-03 to 1982-07-16
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1980-08-20 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1979-07-15 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1985-06-29 | 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 | 669 | 2084 | 469 | 41 | 205 | 148 | 305 | .249 | .296 | .377 |
| Away | 667 | 2174 | 481 | 30 | 226 | 133 | 300 | .243 | .282 | .358 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 150 | 396 | 98 | 5 | 46 | 31 | 42 | .276 | .326 | .406 |
| May | 224 | 645 | 140 | 11 | 55 | 50 | 77 | .243 | .295 | .357 |
| June | 236 | 783 | 181 | 13 | 95 | 60 | 100 | .259 | .308 | .391 |
| July | 241 | 822 | 177 | 11 | 81 | 52 | 116 | .237 | .279 | .337 |
| August | 231 | 786 | 172 | 14 | 75 | 52 | 127 | .241 | .285 | .354 |
| September | 225 | 718 | 156 | 16 | 68 | 28 | 118 | .231 | .256 | .377 |
| October | 29 | 108 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 25 | .263 | .315 | .364 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 117 | 395 | 96 | 6 | 45 | 26 | 52 | .266 | .309 | .396 |
| texas-rangers | 112 | 355 | 79 | 7 | 30 | 16 | 56 | .242 | .268 | .330 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 109 | 331 | 83 | 11 | 33 | 23 | 41 | .279 | .320 | .446 |
| new-york-yankees | 107 | 365 | 88 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 56 | .267 | .307 | .389 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 103 | 328 | 66 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 56 | .219 | .250 | .344 |
| cleveland-guardians | 103 | 324 | 66 | 7 | 49 | 19 | 53 | .222 | .262 | .343 |
| boston-red-sox | 103 | 327 | 68 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 55 | .229 | .278 | .354 |
| chicago-white-sox | 99 | 295 | 79 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 35 | .294 | .336 | .454 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 |  Detroit Tigers | 60 | 190 | 50 | 4 | 21 | 10 | .263 | – | – |
| 1980 | Detroit Tigers | 151 | 509 | 140 | 10 | 66 | 13 | .275 | – | – |
| 1981 | Detroit Tigers | 71 | 239 | 58 | 4 | 25 | 5 | .243 | – | – |
| 1982 | Detroit Tigers | 140 | 398 | 92 | 9 | 58 | 5 | .231 | – | – |
| 1983 | Detroit Tigers | 138 | 332 | 71 | 6 | 32 | 10 | .214 | – | – |
| 1984 | Detroit Tigers | 113 | 224 | 55 | 5 | 26 | 6 | .246 | – | – |
| 1985 | Detroit Tigers | 156 | 485 | 115 | 7 | 47 | 14 | .237 | – | – |
| 1986 | Detroit Tigers | 98 | 281 | 76 | 3 | 25 | 11 | .270 | – | – |
| 1987 | Detroit Tigers | 143 | 444 | 107 | 13 | 59 | 7 | .241 | – | – |
| 1988 | Detroit Tigers | 136 | 441 | 107 | 5 | 38 | 4 | .243 | – | – |
| 1989 |  New York Yankees | 66 | 168 | 38 | 4 | 14 | 1 | .226 | – | – |
| 1990 |  Cleveland Guardians | 64 | 154 | 41 | 1 | 20 | – | .266 | – | – |