Jim Brower
[edit] Biography
Born on December 29, 1972 in Edina, Minnesota, Jim Brower (James Robert Brower) played for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres Baltimore Orioles, and New York Yankees over the course of his 9 year career. Brower broke into the bigs on September 5, 1999 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 6.24 ERA in 62 innings pitched in 2000, his rookie year.
In 2004, he tied the Giants team record with 89 relief appearances.
In his career, Brower has worked as a starting and relief pitcher. In the off-season, Brower and his wife, Jessica, visit terminally ill children in area hospitals.
Brower began the 2007 season pitching in the Yankees minor league system. On August 6, 2007, the Yankees called up Brower, replacing Mike Myers on the 40-man roster.
Most people believe that Jim Brower's best season was 2004, when he posted a 3.29 ERA and struck out 63 batters.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 9
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 4.56
| 18
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 25.2
| 27
| 8
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 2000
| CLE
| A
| 17
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 6.24
| 32
| 45
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 62
| 80
| 11
| 31
| 1
| 3
| 2
|
| 2001
| CIN
| N
| 46
| 10
| 7
| 10
| 3.97
| 94
| 65
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 129.1
| 119
| 17
| 60
| 5
| 5
| 5
|
| 2002
| MON
| N
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4.83
| 33
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 39
| 5
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 2002
| CIN
| N
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3.89
| 24
| 18
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.1
| 38
| 2
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| TOT
| N
| 52
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 4.37
| 57
| 40
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 80.1
| 77
| 7
| 32
| 2
| 1
| 4
|
| 2003
| SF
| N
| 51
| 5
| 8
| 5
| 3.96
| 65
| 48
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 100
| 90
| 8
| 39
| 2
| 4
| 1
|
| 2004
| SF
| N
| 89
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 3.29
| 63
| 42
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 93
| 90
| 6
| 36
| 2
| 10
| 4
|
| 2005
| SF
| N
| 32
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 6.53
| 25
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 30.1
| 40
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 2005
| ATL
| N
| 37
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4.20
| 28
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 33
| 6
| 17
| 3
| 2
| 3
|
| 2005
| TOT
| N
| 69
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 5.37
| 53
| 36
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 60.1
| 73
| 11
| 32
| 3
| 4
| 5
|
| 2006
| SD
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.39
| 5
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.2
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 2006
| BAL
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13.86
| 9
| 19
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.1
| 21
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 2006
| Total
|
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12.15
| 14
| 27
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 32
| 2
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 5
|
| 2007
| NY
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.50
| 1
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.1
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 313
| 15
| 28
| 27
| 4.17
| 337
| 239
| 218
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 470.2
| 460
| 50
| 200
| 14
| 24
| 21
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 41
| 13
| 5
| 5
| 6.97
| 60
| 84
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 103.1
| 136
| 20
| 56
| 3
| 5
| 7
|
| Total
|
|
| 354
| 28
| 33
| 32
| 4.67
| 397
| 323
| 298
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 574
| 596
| 70
| 256
| 17
| 29
| 28
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| P
| 9
| 2
| 25.2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| CLE
| A
| P
| 17
| 11
| 62
| 9
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 0
| .955
|
| 2001
| CIN
| N
| P
| 46
| 10
| 129.1
| 10
| 29
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 4
| 1
| .951
|
| 2002
| MON
| N
| P
| 30
| 0
| 41
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| CIN
| N
| P
| 22
| 0
| 39.1
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| TOT
| N
| P
| 52
| 0
| 80.1
| 9
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| SF
| N
| P
| 51
| 5
| 100
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| SF
| N
| P
| 89
| 0
| 93
| 6
| 21
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .931
|
| 2005
| SF
| N
| P
| 32
| 0
| 30.1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| ATL
| N
| P
| 37
| 0
| 30
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| TOT
| N
| P
| 69
| 0
| 60.1
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| SD
| N
| P
| 6
| 0
| 7.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2006
| BAL
| A
| P
| 12
| 0
| 12.1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| Total
|
| P
| 18
| 0
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2007
| NY
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 3.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 354
| 28
| 574
| 45
| 99
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 36
| 15
| 2
| .966
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| CLE
| A
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| CIN
| N
| 48
| 26
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 3
| .308
| .308
| .346
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| MON
| N
| 30
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| CIN
| N
| 22
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| TOT
| N
| 52
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| SF
| N
| 51
| 17
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .176
| .222
| .176
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| SF
| N
| 89
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .667
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| SF
| N
| 32
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| ATL
| N
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| TOT
| N
| 69
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| SD
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| BAL
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| Total
|
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2007
| NY
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 315
| 56
| 9
| 12
| 0
| 4
| .214
| .241
| .232
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 41
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 356
| 59
| 9
| 12
| 0
| 4
| .203
| .230
| .220
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 20
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 6th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1994 - signed June 5, 1994).
- Released by Texas Rangers (April 15, 1998).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (April 18, 1998).
- Granted free agency (October 16, 1998).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (January 4, 1999).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Robert Pugmire to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Ed Taubensee (November 16, 2000).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Montreal Expos in exchange for Bruce Chen (June 14, 2002).
- Traded by Montreal Expos with a player to be named later to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Edwards Guzman, Livan Hernandez and cash (March 24, 2003); San Francisco Giants received Matt Blank (April 30, 2003).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (June 12, 2005).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (June 16, 2005).
- Granted free agency (December 20, 2005).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (January 31, 2006).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (May 2, 2006).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (May 11, 2006).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to Florida Marlins in exchange for Matt Blank (August 1, 2006).
- Granted free agency (October 2, 2006).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (December 8, 2006).
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