Brad Ausmus

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-2010)

AVG .251
HR 80
RBI 607
H 1,579
OPS .669
PIV -11,635
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 190 lb
Born
4/14/1969 in New Haven, CT, USA
MLB Debut
1993-07-28
Last Game
2010-10-03
Awards
All-Star · 3× Gold Glove

Full name: Bradley David Ausmus

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,971 6,279 718 1,579 270 34 80 607 102 634 1,034 .251 .325 .344 .669 -11,635

Career AVG .251 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 5.4% below league average.

Career OBP .325 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .344 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — 18.5% below league average.

Career OPS .669 vs. league average .757 across their career seasons — 11.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1993 SDN NL 49 160 18 41 8 1 5 12 2 6 28 .256 .265 (-3%) .332 (-15%) .403 (+2%) .735 (-5%) -182.8
1994 SDN NL 101 327 45 82 12 1 7 24 5 30 63 .251 .269 (-7%) .338 (-7%) .424 (-16%) .763 (-12%) -636.6
1995 SDN NL 103 328 44 96 16 4 5 34 16 31 56 .293 .266 (+10%) .337 (+5%) .417 (-1%) .755 (+1%) 81.6
1996 SDN NL 50 149 16 27 4 0 1 13 1 13 27 .181 .269 (-33%) .340 (-23%) .426 (-47%) .767 (-36%) -883.0
1996 DET AL 75 226 30 56 12 0 4 22 3 26 45 .248 .269 (-8%) .340 (-4%) .426 (-17%) .767 (-11%) -883.0
1997 HOU NL 130 425 45 113 25 1 4 44 14 38 78 .266 .266 (avg) .336 (-3%) .419 (-15%) .756 (-10%) -672.8
1998 HOU NL 128 412 62 111 10 4 6 45 10 53 60 .269 .266 (+1%) .335 (+6%) .420 (-15%) .755 (-6%) -231.2
1999 DET AL 127 458 62 126 25 6 9 54 12 51 71 .275 .271 (+1%) .344 (+6%) .433 (-4%) .778 (avg) 143.3
2000 DET AL 150 523 75 139 25 3 7 51 11 69 79 .266 .270 (-2%) .344 (+3%) .437 (-16%) .782 (-8%) -529.4
2001 HOU NL 128 422 45 98 23 4 5 34 4 30 64 .232 .263 (-12%) .332 (-15%) .426 (-20%) .758 (-18%) -1282.7
2002 HOU NL 130 447 57 115 19 3 6 50 2 38 71 .257 .261 (-2%) .331 (-3%) .416 (-15%) .747 (-10%) -671.1
2003 HOU NL 143 450 43 103 12 2 4 47 5 46 66 .229 .264 (-13%) .332 (-9%) .422 (-31%) .754 (-21%) -1519.5
2004 HOU NL 129 403 38 100 14 1 5 31 2 33 56 .248 .266 (-7%) .335 (-9%) .427 (-24%) .762 (-17%) -1130.4
2005 HOU NL 134 387 35 100 19 0 3 47 5 51 48 .258 .264 (-2%) .330 (+6%) .418 (-21%) .749 (-9%) -389.7
2006 HOU NL 139 439 37 101 16 1 2 39 3 45 71 .230 .269 (-15%) .336 (-8%) .431 (-34%) .768 (-23%) -1585.0
2007 HOU NL 117 349 38 82 16 3 3 25 6 37 74 .235 .268 (-12%) .335 (-5%) .422 (-23%) .758 (-15%) -825.1
2008 HOU NL 81 216 15 47 8 0 3 24 0 25 41 .218 .263 (-18%) .333 (-9%) .416 (-29%) .749 (-20%) -664.4
2009 LAN NL 36 95 9 28 4 0 1 9 1 5 21 .295 .262 (+12%) .332 (+3%) .417 (-12%) .750 (-5%) -62.5
2010 LAN NL 21 63 4 14 2 0 0 2 0 7 15 .222 .257 (-14%) .325 (-5%) .402 (-37%) .728 (-23%) -201.8
Career · 19 seasons 1,971 6,279 718 1,579 270 34 80 607 102 634 1,034 .251 — — — — -12,126

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
35 106 12 26 5 0 3 7 9 29 .245

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2005 NLCS HOU 6 22 3 7 2 0 0 1 1 6 .318
2005 NLDS2 HOU 4 18 3 4 1 0 1 1 2 4 .222
2005 WS HOU 4 16 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .250
2004 NLCS HOU 7 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 .105
2004 NLDS2 HOU 5 9 3 3 0 0 1 1 3 3 .333
2001 NLDS1 HOU 3 8 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 .250
1998 NLDS2 HOU 4 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222
1997 NLDS2 HOU 2 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .400

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home996305636679742317.261
Away975322335278238290.243

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2010-10-03 LADAZW 402100000
2010-09-19 LADCOLW 000000000
2010-09-12 LADHOUL 400000001
2010-09-06 LADSDPL 200000010
2010-08-29 LADCOLL 310000020
2010-08-26 LADMILW 413000001
2010-08-21 LADCINW 300000111
2010-08-20 LADCINL 302000001
2010-08-19 LADCOLW 301000000
2010-08-16 LADATLL 300000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 11 0 16 1 0 2
2B 6 1 0 2 0 0
3B 4 0 0 0 1 0
C 1938 1766 12839 956 79 130
SS 1 0 1 1 0 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1993 SDN C 49 47 272 34 8 5
1994 SDN 1B 1 0 3 0 0 0
1994 SDN C 99 94 683 59 7 2
1995 SDN 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1995 SDN C 100 92 656 63 6 14
1996 SDN C 46 38 300 22 6 0
1996 DET C 73 69 452 35 4 4
1997 HOU C 129 113 807 73 7 16
1998 HOU C 124 117 850 58 7 10
1999 DET C 127 121 754 56 2 5
2000 DET 1B 1 0 2 0 0 1
2000 DET 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2000 DET 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2000 DET C 150 140 898 68 8 8
2001 HOU C 127 120 948 62 3 9
2002 HOU C 129 121 942 65 3 9
2003 HOU C 143 129 982 76 3 13
2004 HOU C 128 114 920 61 5 10
2005 HOU 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005 HOU C 134 118 884 65 1 6
2005 HOU SS 1 0 1 1 0 1
2006 HOU 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2006 HOU 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0
2006 HOU C 138 124 929 63 2 9
2007 HOU 1B 5 0 6 1 0 1
2007 HOU 2B 1 1 0 1 0 0
2007 HOU 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0
2007 HOU C 114 101 763 47 4 5
2008 HOU 1B 2 0 5 0 0 0
2008 HOU 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2008 HOU 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0
2008 HOU C 77 62 428 33 2 4
2009 LAN C 30 27 203 11 0 1
2010 LAN C 21 19 168 5 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 1938
First Base 11
Second Base 6
Third Base 4
Shortstop 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2006 Gold Glove C
2002 Gold Glove C
2001 Gold Glove C

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2010 LAN NL $850,000
2009 LAN NL $1,000,000
2008 HOU NL $2,000,000
2007 HOU NL $4,000,000
2005 HOU NL $3,000,000
2004 HOU NL $1,000,000
2003 HOU NL $5,500,000
2002 HOU NL $5,000,000
2001 HOU NL $4,250,000
2000 DET AL $4,000,000
1999 DET AL $2,200,000
1998 HOU NL $1,600,000
1997 HOU NL $1,075,000
1996 SDN NL $350,000
1995 SDN NL $197,000
1994 SDN NL $133,500
1993 SDN NL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $36,264,500

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Brad Ausmus (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tony Peña
    .260 avg, 107 HR
  2. 91
    Jim Sundberg
    .248 avg, 95 HR
  3. 87
    Al Lopez HOF
    .261 avg, 51 HR
  4. 84
    John Roseboro
    .249 avg, 104 HR
  5. 81
    Bob Boone
    .254 avg, 105 HR
  6. 73
    Luke Sewell
    .259 avg, 20 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Brad Ausmus

What years did Brad Ausmus play?
Brad Ausmus played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2010.
Was Brad Ausmus a pitcher?
No. Brad Ausmus was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Brad Ausmus hit?
Brad Ausmus hit 80 career home runs with 1579 hits.