Willard Brown - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Willard Brown



Willard Jessie Brown
(Sonny)

Born: June 26, 1915 in Shreveport, LA
Died: August 4, 1996 in Houston, TX
          (81 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'11"
Wt: 200

Notes:


• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006
• Buried: Houston National Cemetery (Houston, TX)
• Played in the Major Leagues
• Played in the Minor Leagues


Wins Above Replacement

Multi-Stint Seasons:



Team Lg Pos
KCM
IND
20
SS
52
0.6
0.8
-0.3
0.0
0.1
KCM / WES
EWA / IND
21
SS
50
1.3
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.1
KCM / WES
MULT
22
LF
272
4.0
3.5
0.6
0.0
-0.1
KCM
NAL
23
CF
191
2.9
2.6
0.4
0.0
-0.1
KCM
ALC / NAL
24
LF
198
2.4
2.4
0.1
0.0
-0.2
JNL / KCM
MEX / NAL
25
CF
316
1.8
2.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
KCM
NAL / NVM
26
CF
180
2.1
2.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
KCM / WES
MULT
27
CF
231
4.1
3.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
MULT
MULT
28
CF
229
4.6
3.1
1.5
0.0
0.0
KCM
NAL
29
RF
10
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
KCM
NAL / WS
31
CF
182
3.0
1.8
1.2
0.0
0.0
KCM
NAL
32
CF
216
3.0
2.8
0.3
0.0
0.0
KCM / WES
MULT
33
CF
233
3.1
3.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
13
4
CF
2360
32.7
29.1
4.2
0.0
-0.6
162 Game Average
681
9.4
8.4
1.2
0.0
-0.2
Team Lg Pos
1
vs Latin Leagues
305
2.0
2.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
13
Negro Leagues
2033
30.6
26.8
4.2
0.0
-0.4
3
vs Major Leagues
26
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
Team Lg Pos
1
CF
305
2.0
2.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
13
CF
2028
30.1
26.5
4.0
0.0
-0.4
1
CF
4
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
5
CF
23
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0

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