Brian Hunter Notable

b. March 5, 1971 · Houston Astros 1994–1996, 2002–2003, Detroit Tigers 1997–1999, Seattle Mariners 1999, Colorado Rockies 2000, Cincinnati Reds 2000, Philadelphia Phillies 2001

Brian Hunter played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Houston Astros in 1994 and closing with the Houston Astros in 2003.

Across 1,000 games he batted .264, with 882 hits and 500 runs. He finished with 25 home runs, 146 doubles and 260 stolen bases.

He led the league in stolen bases two times between 1997 and 1999, topping out at 74. He played 896 games in the outfield, with 1,926 putouts and 40 errors.

He was born in Portland, OR, USA on March 5, 1971. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	1	1997

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1994	HOU	6	24	2	6	1	0	0	0	1	6	2	.250
1995	HOU	78	321	52	97	14	5	2	28	21	52	24	.302
1996	HOU	132	526	74	145	27	2	5	35	17	92	35	.276
1997	DET	162	658	112	177	29	7	4	45	66	121	74	.269
1998	DET	142	595	67	151	29	3	4	36	36	94	42	.254
1999	DET/SEA	139	539	79	125	13	6	4	34	37	91	44	.232
2000	CIN/COL	104	240	47	64	5	1	1	14	27	40	20	.267
2001	PHI	83	145	22	40	6	0	2	16	16	25	14	.276
2002	HOU	98	201	32	54	16	3	3	20	16	39	5	.269
2003	HOU	56	98	13	23	6	1	0	13	6	21	0	.235
Career	—	1000	3347	500	882	146	28	25	241	243	581	260	.264

On this day & linked events

1971

Born March 5, 1971

Portland, OR, USA

1994

Major-league debut: Brian Hunter

Brian Hunter made a major-league debut on June 27, 1994.

2003

Final major-league game: Brian Hunter

Brian Hunter played a final major-league game on July 24, 2003.

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