Willard Brown
1935–1949 · bats R / throws R · ASP, ASW, Kansas City Monarchs, KCR, NAL, SAS, St. Louis Browns
478G
.390AVG
.429OBP
.685SLG
640H
84HR
372RBI
79SB
11Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 478 | 1,766 | 1,643 | 375 | 640 | 148 | 43 | 84 | 372 | 113 | 22 | 79 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1,126 | .390 | .429 | .685 | 1.114 |
Streaks
24longest hitting streak · 1948-06-25 to 1948-08-26
34longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 9 RBI | 1948-05-27 | 1 in 98,256 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1948-08-15 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1935-04-25 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 323 | 1230 | 427 | 54 | 269 | 95 | 12 | .379 | .424 | .662 |
| Away | 155 | 536 | 213 | 30 | 103 | 18 | 10 | .413 | .431 | .736 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 3 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .929 |
| May | 114 | 430 | 147 | 20 | 93 | 30 | 8 | .368 | .412 | .667 |
| June | 115 | 405 | 146 | 20 | 89 | 26 | 1 | .391 | .425 | .668 |
| July | 134 | 491 | 187 | 25 | 113 | 29 | 7 | .407 | .440 | .733 |
| August | 85 | 328 | 119 | 13 | 63 | 25 | 5 | .394 | .439 | .669 |
| September | 27 | 98 | 34 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | .358 | .378 | .621 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-american-giants | 119 | 452 | 151 | 16 | 85 | 30 | 5 | .360 | .400 | .602 |
| memphis-red-sox | 80 | 295 | 122 | 16 | 77 | 23 | 1 | .454 | .492 | .844 |
| indianapolis-clowns | 52 | 177 | 71 | 15 | 53 | 15 | 5 | .438 | .486 | .901 |
| birmingham-black-barons | 51 | 196 | 64 | 8 | 40 | 9 | 2 | .342 | .372 | .599 |
| cleveland-buckeyes | 34 | 119 | 46 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 1 | .414 | .454 | .721 |
| CI1 | 13 | 50 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .489 | .480 | .702 |
| SSA | 12 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .277 | .306 | .426 |
| ATN | 11 | 44 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .488 | .523 | .927 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 4 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | – | .625 | – | – |
| 1936 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 3 | 14 | 7 | – | – | 1 | .500 | – | – |
| 1937 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 58 | 214 | 79 | 10 | 57 | 9 | .369 | – | – |
| 1938 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 45 | 173 | 59 | 6 | 27 | 16 | .341 | – | – |
| 1939 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 39 | 143 | 60 | 7 | 30 | 7 | .420 | – | – |
| 1941 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 31 | 106 | 42 | 6 | 17 | 8 | .396 | – | – |
| 1942 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 37 | 121 | 46 | 5 | 15 | 7 | .380 | – | – |
| 1943 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 37 | 125 | 54 | 5 | 19 | 3 | .432 | – | – |
| 1944 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 4 | 9 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | .333 | – | – |
| 1946 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 39 | 126 | 46 | 8 | 21 | 5 | .365 | – | – |
| 1947 | Kansas City Monarchs, St. Louis Browns | 62 | 225 | 77 | 7 | 59 | 11 | .342 | – | – |
| 1948 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 58 | 172 | 88 | 18 | 75 | 8 | .512 | – | – |
| 1949 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 61 | 199 | 69 | 10 | 49 | 2 | .347 | – | – |