How James Brown's Home Runs Compares to Similar Players

James Brown totaled 4 career Home Runs, well below the league average of 13.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Home Runs season came in 1942, posting 0. The highest point came in 1939 at 2. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Home Runs total went from 0 in 1942 to 0 in 1943 and 1 in 1947, rising over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Home Runs profile — ranging from 0 to 2 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

James Brown Lifetime Home Runs and Similar Stats

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James Brown Home Runs Per Season

James Brown's Home Runs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
James Brown Home Runs per season line chart

James Brown Home Runs by Team

James Brown's career Home Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
James Brown career Home Runs by team bar chart

James Brown Cumulative Home Runs — Career Progression

A running total of James Brown's career Home Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
James Brown Home Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

James Brown Home Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes James Brown's seasonal Home Runs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
James Brown Home Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

James Brown Home Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of James Brown's MLB career with Home Runs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
James Brown Home Runs season-by-season breakdown table