What years did Chad Bradford play?

Chad Bradford played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2009.

Was Chad Bradford a pitcher?

Yes. Chad Bradford pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 313 strikeouts.

Chad Bradford

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2009)

W–L 36–28

ERA 3.26

WHIP 1.29

SO 313

Pitcher PIV 11902.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 205 lb
Born: 9/14/1974 in Jackson, MS, USA
MLB Debut: 1998-08-01
Last Game: 2009-09-23

Full name: Chadwick Lee Bradford

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
36	28	561	0	0	0	11	515.7	527	187	28	137	313	3.26	11902.1

Career ERA 3.26 vs. league average 4.45 across their career seasons — 26.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1998	CHA	AL	2	1	29	1	30.7	27	11	7	11	3.23	4.43 (+27%)	1022.3
1999	CHA	AL	0	0	3	0	3.7	9	8	5	0	19.64	—	0.0
2000	CHA	AL	1	0	12	0	13.7	13	3	1	9	1.98	4.77 (+59%)	936.4
2001	OAK	AL	2	1	35	1	36.7	41	11	6	34	2.70	4.42 (+39%)	483.0
2002	OAK	AL	4	2	75	2	75.3	73	26	14	56	3.11	4.28 (+27%)	3253.1
2003	OAK	AL	7	4	72	2	77.0	67	26	30	62	3.04	4.40 (+31%)	694.6
2004	OAK	AL	5	7	68	1	59.0	51	29	24	34	4.42	4.46 (+1%)	-12.3
2005	BOS	AL	2	1	31	0	23.3	29	10	4	10	3.86	4.29 (+10%)	393.2
2006	NYN	NL	4	2	70	2	62.0	59	20	13	45	2.90	4.53 (+36%)	3128.6
2007	BAL	AL	4	7	78	2	64.7	77	24	16	29	3.34	4.47 (+25%)	1488.7
2008	BAL	AL	3	3	47	0	40.3	41	11	7	13	2.45	4.32 (+43%)	606.7
2008	TBA	AL	1	0	21	0	19.0	18	3	8	4	1.42	4.32 (+67%)	-233.9
2009	TBA	AL	1	0	20	0	10.3	22	5	2	6	4.35	4.32 (-1%)	141.7
Career · 13 seasons			36	28	561	11	515.2	527	187	137	313	3.26	—	11,902

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
562	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1998	CHA	AL	29	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	CHA	AL	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CHA	AL	12	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	OAK	AL	35	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	OAK	AL	75	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	OAK	AL	72	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	OAK	AL	68	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	BOS	AL	31	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	NYN	NL	70	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	BAL	AL	78	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	BAL	AL	47	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	TBA	AL	21	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	TBA	AL	21	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			562	—	—	—	—	—	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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2008	ALCS	TBA	3	.000
2008	ALDS2	TBA	2	.000
2008	WS	TBA	2	.000
2006	NLCS	NYN	5	.000
2006	NLDS1	NYN	2	.000
2005	ALDS1	BOS	2	.000
2003	ALDS2	OAK	4	.000
2002	ALDS2	OAK	2	.000
2001	ALDS2	OAK	1	.000
2000	ALDS2	CHA	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	24	0	0	23.3	18	1	6	13	0.39

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2008	ALCS	TBA	3	3.0	4	1	2	1	3.00
2008	ALDS2	TBA	2	3.0	1	0	0	2	0.00
2008	WS	TBA	2	2.0	1	0	1	0	0.00
2006	NLCS	NYN	5	5.3	3	0	0	2	0.00
2006	NLDS1	NYN	2	0.3	1	0	1	0	0.00
2005	ALDS1	BOS	2	1.3	1	0	0	1	0.00
2003	ALDS2	OAK	4	3.7	4	0	2	5	0.00
2002	ALDS2	OAK	2	3.0	1	0	0	1	0.00
2001	ALDS2	OAK	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00
2000	ALDS2	CHA	1	0.7	2	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	287	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	275	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	287	274.1	277	98	73	175	3.22
Away	274	241.1	250	89	64	138	3.32

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2009-09-23	TBR	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009-09-15	TBR	BAL	—	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	1
2009-09-07	TBR	NYY	—	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0
2009-09-07	TBR	NYY	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009-09-03	TBR	BOS	—	0.2	3	1	1	1	0	0
2009-09-02	TBR	BOS	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009-09-01	TBR	BOS	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009-08-28	TBR	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009-08-25	TBR	TOR	—	0.1	2	0	0	0	1	0
2009-08-23	TBR	TEX	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	561	0	31	109	6	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1998	CHA	P	29	1	8	1	0
1999	CHA	P	3	1	3	0	0
2000	CHA	P	12	0	2	0	0
2001	OAK	P	35	0	8	0	0
2002	OAK	P	75	10	10	1	1
2003	OAK	P	72	2	20	1	0
2004	OAK	P	68	5	13	2	0
2005	BOS	P	31	1	6	0	0
2006	NYN	P	70	3	10	0	0
2007	BAL	P	78	4	15	1	1
2008	BAL	P	47	2	12	0	0
2008	TBA	P	21	1	1	0	0
2009	TBA	P	20	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	562

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	TBA	AL	$3,666,666
2008	BAL	AL	$3,666,666
2007	BAL	AL	$3,166,667
2006	NYN	NL	$1,400,000
2005	OAK	AL	$1,400,000
2004	OAK	AL	$965,000
2003	OAK	AL	$331,000
2002	OAK	AL	$235,000
1998	CHA	AL	$170,000
Total Career Earnings			$15,000,999

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Hinds Community College	Raymond	MS	1994, 1995
University of Southern Mississippi	Hattiesburg	MS	1996

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