Dan Brouthers
Dennis Joseph Brouthers
(Big Dan)
 
Born: May 8, 1858 in Sylvan Lake, NY
Died: August 2, 1932 - 74 years old
Bats: L Throws: L Ht: 6'2" Wt: 207
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1945
- Signed by the Troy Trojans as a Free Agent in 1879

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
TRN
NL
21.1
1B
169
21.0
 
-0.4
1.1
-0.8
-0.8
0.0
5.5
5.4
0.1
0.0
1.9
2.9
-0.3
-0.7
TRN
NL
22.1
1B
13
-
 
-0.1
-0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
-0.0
0.0
BFN
NL
23.1
LF
288
-
 
2.5
3.1
-0.8
0.0
-0.2
15.4
14.9
0.5
0.0
10.1
10.5
-0.4
0.0
BFN
NL
24.1
1B
372
-
 
5.9
5.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
23.5
21.4
2.0
0.0
17.2
16.0
1.2
0.0
BFN
NL
25.1
1B
441
2.0
 
5.4
5.5
0.4
-0.3
0.1
26.5
24.1
2.4
0.0
18.7
17.5
1.4
-0.1
BFN
NL
26.1
1B
431
-
 
5.3
5.3
0.1
0.0
0.1
23.3
21.3
2.0
0.0
15.9
14.9
1.0
0.0
BFN
NL
27.1
1B
441
-
 
5.2
6.0
-0.7
0.0
0.0
27.7
26.6
1.1
0.0
19.9
19.8
0.1
0.0
DTN
NL
28.1
1B
555
-
 
8.2
8.0
0.4
0.0
0.2
33.7
31.8
1.9
0.0
23.9
23.3
0.6
0.0
DTN
NL
29.1
1B
577
-
 
5.2
5.9
-0.7
0.0
0.1
25.7
25.1
0.6
0.0
15.9
16.6
-0.7
0.0
DTN
NL
30.1
1B
602
-
 
6.6
6.8
-0.1
0.0
0.1
27.3
25.9
1.4
0.0
16.6
16.5
0.0
0.0
BSN
NL
31.1
1B
565
-
 
6.2
6.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
27.5
25.8
1.7
0.0
17.9
17.4
0.5
0.0
BSP
PL
32.1
1B
577
-
 
3.7
4.4
-0.7
0.0
0.0
19.9
19.2
0.7
0.0
10.3
10.9
-0.6
0.0
BS2
AA
33.1
1B
597
-
 
5.6
6.3
-0.7
0.0
-0.0
28.6
27.8
0.8
0.0
18.5
19.1
-0.6
0.0
BRO
NL
34.1
1B
688
-
 
8.9
7.8
1.1
0.0
0.0
35.6
32.0
3.6
0.0
23.8
21.7
2.0
0.0
BRO
NL
35.1
1B
340
-
 
3.8
3.4
0.4
0.0
0.0
16.1
14.6
1.5
0.0
10.5
9.7
0.8
0.0
BLN
NL
36.1
1B
597
-
 
4.0
4.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
20.1
18.7
1.5
0.0
10.5
10.2
0.2
0.0
BLN
NL
37.1
1B
25
-
 
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
LS3
NL
37.1
1B
108
-
 
0.5
0.7
-0.2
0.0
0.0
2.9
2.7
0.2
0.0
1.1
1.2
-0.1
0.0
PHI
NL
38.1
1B
267
-
 
2.0
2.3
-0.3
0.0
-0.0
9.9
9.4
0.5
0.0
5.4
5.5
-0.1
0.0
NY1
NL
46.1
1B
5
-
 
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
-0.0
0.0
19
10
1B
7658
23.0
  
78.3
81.7
-1.8
-1.1
0.6
369.5
346.8
22.7
0.0
237.5
233.2
5.1
-0.8
162 Game Average
737
2.2
  
7.5
7.9
-0.2
-0.1
0.1
  
35.6
33.4
2.2
0.0
  
22.9
22.4
0.5
-0.1
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
2
1B
182
21.0
 
-0.6
1.1
-0.9
-0.8
0.0
5.5
5.4
0.1
0.0
1.7
2.7
-0.3
-0.7
5
1B
1973
2.0
 
24.4
24.8
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
116.5
108.4
8.0
0.0
81.9
78.7
3.3
-0.1
3
1B
1734
-
 
20.0
20.7
-0.4
0.0
0.4
86.7
82.8
3.9
0.0
56.4
56.4
-0.1
0.0
1
1B
565
-
 
6.2
6.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
27.5
25.8
1.7
0.0
17.9
17.4
0.5
0.0
2
1B
1174
-
 
9.3
10.7
-1.4
0.0
-0.0
48.5
47.0
1.5
0.0
28.8
29.9
-1.1
0.0
2
1B
1028
-
 
12.6
11.2
1.5
0.0
0.1
51.7
46.5
5.2
0.0
34.2
31.4
2.8
0.0
2
1B
622
-
 
4.0
4.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
20.3
18.7
1.5
0.0
10.2
9.9
0.2
0.0
1
1B
108
-
 
0.5
0.7
-0.2
0.0
0.0
2.9
2.7
0.2
0.0
1.1
1.2
-0.1
0.0
1
1B
267
-
 
2.0
2.3
-0.3
0.0
-0.0
9.9
9.4
0.5
0.0
5.4
5.5
-0.1
0.0
1
1B
5
-
 
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
-0.0
0.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James