What years did Brad Brach play?

Brad Brach played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2021.

Was Brad Brach a pitcher?

Yes. Brad Brach pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 589 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brad Brach hit?

Brad Brach hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Brad Brach play for?

Brad Brach played for 6 teams: the San Diego Padres (2011–2013), the Baltimore Orioles (2014–2018), the Atlanta Braves (2018), the Chicago Cubs (2019), the New York Mets (2019–2020), and the Cincinnati Reds (2021).

Did Brad Brach win a Cy Young Award?

No. Brad Brach did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Brad Brach win?

Brad Brach was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Brad Brach's career stats?

In 531 games, Brad Brach went 38-29 with a 3.55 ERA, 589 strikeouts, 552.2 innings pitched, and 34 saves.

What was Brad Brach's salary?

Brad Brach's last recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $498,200, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.

What position did Brad Brach play?

Brad Brach played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Brad Brach and how much did he weigh?

Brad Brach was listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 215 pounds.

What was Brad Brach's career ERA?

Brad Brach finished with a 3.55 career ERA, going 38-29 with 589 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Brad Brach have?

Brad Brach recorded 589 career strikeouts.

Is Brad Brach in the Hall of Fame?

No. Brad Brach has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Brad Brach

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2011-2021)

Brad Brach was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2021 for 6 teams, including the San Diego Padres, a span of 11 seasons. Across 531 career appearances, he went 38-29 with a 3.55 ERA, 589 strikeouts, and 34 saves. Brad Brach was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4029.8.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 38–29

ERA 3.55

WHIP 1.34

SO 589

Pitcher PIV 4029.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 215 lb
Born: 4/12/1986 in Freehold, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 2011-08-31
Last Game: 2021-09-08
Awards: All-Star

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Career Pitching Statistics

Brad Brach — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
38	29	531	0	0	0	34	552.2	475	218	57	264	589	3.55	4029.8

Career ERA 3.55 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 13.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Brad Brach Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2011	SDN	NL	0	2	9	0	7.0	9	4	7	11	5.14	—	0.0
2012	SDN	NL	2	4	67	0	66.2	50	28	33	75	3.78	4.01 (+6%)	-916.8
2013	SDN	NL	1	0	33	0	31.0	36	11	19	31	3.19	3.87 (+17%)	-216.3
2014	BAL	AL	7	1	46	0	62.1	48	22	25	54	3.18	3.74 (+15%)	-251.9
2015	BAL	AL	5	3	62	1	79.1	57	24	38	89	2.72	3.96 (+31%)	982.8
2016	BAL	AL	10	4	71	2	79.0	57	18	25	92	2.05	4.19 (+51%)	2551.4
2017	BAL	AL	4	5	67	18	68.0	51	24	26	70	3.18	4.36 (+27%)	1334.0
2018	BAL	AL	1	2	42	11	39.0	50	21	19	38	4.85	4.15 (-17%)	139.6
2018	ATL	NL	1	2	27	1	23.2	22	4	9	22	1.52	4.15 (+63%)	612.7
2019	CHN	NL	4	3	42	0	39.2	42	27	28	45	6.13	4.51 (-36%)	383.3
2019	NYN	NL	1	1	16	0	14.2	15	6	3	15	3.68	4.51 (+18%)	675.4
2020	NYN	NL	1	0	14	0	12.1	8	8	14	14	5.84	4.45 (-31%)	-685.9
2021	CIN	NL	1	2	35	1	30.0	30	21	18	33	6.30	4.27 (-48%)	-578.4
Career · 13 seasons			38	29	531	34	552.2	475	218	264	589	3.55	—	4,030

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Brad Brach — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
532	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 20.7% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 37.4% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 51.1% below league average.

Career OPS .400 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 45.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Brad Brach Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2011	SDN	NL	9	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	SDN	NL	67	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	SDN	NL	33	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	BAL	AL	46	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	BAL	AL	62	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	BAL	AL	71	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	BAL	AL	67	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	BAL	AL	42	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	ATL	NL	27	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	CHN	NL	43	4	1	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	NYN	NL	16	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	NYN	NL	14	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	CIN	NL	35	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			532	5	1	1	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0

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

Brad Brach — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Brad Brach — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2018	NLDS2	ATL	2	.000
2016	ALWC	BAL	1	.000
2014	ALCS	BAL	1	.000
2014	ALDS2	BAL	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Brad Brach — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	5	0	0	5.0	5	1	5	5	1.80

Playoff Pitching by Year

Brad Brach — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2018	NLDS2	ATL	0	2	1.1	2	1	2	2	6.75
2016	ALWC	BAL	0	1	1.1	2	0	1	2	0.00
2014	ALCS	BAL	0	1	1.2	1	0	2	1	0.00
2014	ALDS2	BAL	1	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Brad Brach — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	282	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	250	5	0	1	0	1	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Brad Brach — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	282	296.0	246	100	133	312	3.04
Away	249	256.2	229	118	131	277	4.14

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Brad Brach — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2021-09-08	CIN	CHC	L	0.0	2	3	2	0	0	1
2021-09-05	CIN	DET	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
2021-08-07	CIN	PIT	—	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	1
2021-08-04	CIN	MIN	—	0.1	1	3	3	2	0	0
2021-07-29	CIN	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-07-26	CIN	CHC	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0
2021-07-24	CIN	STL	—	0.2	4	2	2	1	0	0
2021-07-23	CIN	STL	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2021-07-20	CIN	NYN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021-07-19	CIN	NYN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brad Brach — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	531	0	30	56	9	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brad Brach — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2011	SDN	P	9	0	0	0	0
2012	SDN	P	67	2	6	2	1
2013	SDN	P	33	2	5	0	1
2014	BAL	P	46	2	6	3	1
2015	BAL	P	62	3	6	1	1
2016	BAL	P	71	5	4	0	0
2017	BAL	P	67	7	8	0	2
2018	BAL	P	42	1	4	1	1
2018	ATL	P	27	0	2	0	0
2019	CHN	P	42	4	6	0	1
2019	NYN	P	16	1	0	0	0
2020	NYN	P	14	1	4	0	0
2021	CIN	P	35	2	5	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Brad Brach Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	531

Salary History

Brad Brach's recorded salaries total $2,780,700 over 4 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Brach's career ran from 2011 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2011 and 2012.

Brad Brach — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	BAL	AL	$1,250,000
2015	BAL	AL	$523,000
2014	BAL	AL	$509,500
2013	SDN	NL	$498,200
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,780,700

College History

Brad Brach — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Monmouth University	West Long Branch	NJ	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

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Brad Brach: the record in brief

According to the bio, Brad Brach debuted on August 31, 2011 and played a final game on September 8, 2021. The team column moves through the San Diego Padres (2011 through 2013), the Baltimore Orioles (2014 to 2018), the Atlanta Braves (2018), the Chicago Cubs (2019), the New York Mets (2019 through 2020), and the Cincinnati Reds (2021). Brach is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 6 inches and 215 pounds. The bio says Brach both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is April 12, 1986, in Freehold, NJ, USA.

Brach pitched in 531 games, starting 0, and finished with a 38-29 record and 3.55 ERA. The same table counts 589 strikeouts and 34 saves. Against a 4.11 league ERA for the same years, Brach was 13.6% better. 2016 brought Brach a season-high 10 wins. The most saves in one season was 18, in 2017. In 2016, one of the busiest seasons, Brach posted a 2.05 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.19.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brad Brach

What years did Brad Brach play?: Brad Brach played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2021.
Was Brad Brach a pitcher?: Yes. Brad Brach pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 589 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brad Brach hit?: Brad Brach hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Brad Brach play for?: Brad Brach played for 6 teams: the San Diego Padres (2011–2013), the Baltimore Orioles (2014–2018), the Atlanta Braves (2018), the Chicago Cubs (2019), the New York Mets (2019–2020), and the Cincinnati Reds (2021).
Did Brad Brach win a Cy Young Award?: No. Brad Brach did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Brad Brach win?: Brad Brach was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Brad Brach's career stats?: In 531 games, Brad Brach went 38-29 with a 3.55 ERA, 589 strikeouts, 552.2 innings pitched, and 34 saves.
How much did Brad Brach earn in his career?: Brad Brach's recorded salaries total $2,780,700 over 4 seasons, 2013 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Brach's career ran from 2011 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2011 and 2012.
What was Brad Brach's salary?: Brad Brach's last recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $498,200, in 2013. The Salary History table lists each season from 2013 to 2016.
What position did Brad Brach play?: Brad Brach played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Brad Brach and how much did he weigh?: Brad Brach was listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 215 pounds.
What was Brad Brach's career ERA?: Brad Brach finished with a 3.55 career ERA, going 38-29 with 589 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Brad Brach have?: Brad Brach recorded 589 career strikeouts.
Is Brad Brach in the Hall of Fame?: No. Brad Brach has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.