Brian Asselstine
[edit] Biography
Brian Asselstine (Brian Hanly Asselstine) was born on September 23, 1953 in Santa Barbara, California. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1976 for the Atlanta Braves. In 1980, his rookie year, he hit .284 with 3 home runs and 25 RBI. Asselstine played for the Atlanta Braves for his entire 6 year career.
Most people believe that Brian Asselstine's best season was 1980, when he hit for a .284 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| 11
| 33
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 3
| .212
| .229
| .303
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| ATL
| N
| 83
| 124
| 12
| 26
| 4
| 17
| .210
| .263
| .355
| 6
| 0
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1978
| ATL
| N
| 39
| 103
| 11
| 28
| 2
| 13
| .272
| .339
| .417
| 3
| 3
| 11
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1979
| ATL
| N
| 8
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .182
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| 87
| 218
| 18
| 62
| 3
| 25
| .284
| .318
| .394
| 13
| 1
| 11
| 37
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 9
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| 56
| 86
| 8
| 22
| 2
| 10
| .256
| .297
| .384
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 284
| 574
| 52
| 146
| 12
| 68
| .254
| .300
| .378
| 27
| 4
| 38
| 74
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 6
| 17
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 9
| 9
| 76
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| CF
| 7
| 7
| 58
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| ATL
| N
| RF
| 13
| 3
| 41
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1977
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 35
| 20
| 204
| 57
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1977
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 9
| 7
| 72
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| ATL
| N
| CF
| 14
| 10
| 91
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| ATL
| N
| RF
| 31
| 17
| 177.2
| 38
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1978
| ATL
| N
| CF
| 11
| 9
| 72
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1978
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 35
| 26
| 249.2
| 60
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1979
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| CF
| 32
| 30
| 265.1
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 29
| 23
| 204.1
| 34
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 61
| 53
| 474.2
| 102
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 16
| 13
| 101
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| RF
| 12
| 10
| 80
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 4
| 3
| 21
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 64
| 56
| 486.1
| 131
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 60
| 32
| 321.2
| 68
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 43
| 34
| 305.1
| 57
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 157
| 122
| 1113.1
| 261
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 7th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1972).
- Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (15th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 10, 1973).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (March 23, 1982).
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