What years did King Brady play?

King Brady played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1912.

Was King Brady a pitcher?

Yes. King Brady pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 20 strikeouts.

How many home runs did King Brady hit?

King Brady hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What was King Brady's career batting average?

King Brady batted .111 over his career, with 2 hits in 18 at bats.

What was King Brady's career ERA?

King Brady finished with a 3.08 career ERA, going 3-2 with 20 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did King Brady have?

King Brady recorded 20 career strikeouts.

King Brady

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1905-1912)

King Brady was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1912 for 4 teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 8 seasons. Across 8 career appearances, he went 3-2 with a 3.08 ERA and 20 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 671.5.

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 12, 2026

W–L 3–2

ERA 3.08

WHIP 1.49

SO 20

Pitcher PIV 671.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 190 lb
Born: 5/28/1881 in Elmer, NJ, USA
Died: 8/21/1947 in Albany, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1905-09-21
Last Game: 1912-04-13

Full name: James Ward Brady

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Career Pitching Statistics

King Brady — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	2	8	5	4	1	0	49.2	64	17	0	10	20	3.08	671.5

Career ERA 3.08 vs. league average 2.75 across their career seasons — 11.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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King Brady — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1905	PHI	NL	1	1	2	2	2	0	13.0	19	5	2	3	3.46	2.82 (-23%)	96.0
1906	PIT	NL	1	1	3	2	1	0	23.0	30	6	4	14	2.35	2.68 (+12%)	575.5
1907	PIT	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	2	0	1	0	0.00	—	0.0
1908	BOS	AL	1	0	1	1	1	1	9.0	8	0	0	3	0.00	2.40 (+100%)	0.0
1912	BSN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.2	5	6	3	0	20.25	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			3	2	8	5	4	1	49.2	64	17	10	20	3.08	—	672

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

King Brady — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
8	18	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.111	.111	.111	.222	0

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 55.6% below league average.

Career OBP .111 vs. league average .311 across their career seasons — 64.3% below league average.

Career SLG .111 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 65.6% below league average.

Career OPS .222 vs. league average .634 across their career seasons — 64.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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King Brady — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1905	PHI	NL	2	5	0	1	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1906	PIT	NL	3	10	1	1	2	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1907	PIT	NL	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1908	BOS	AL	1	2	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	BSN	NL	1	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			8	18	1	2	3	.111	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

King Brady — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	3	3	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	5	15	1	2	0	0	.133

Pitching — Home / Away

King Brady — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	3	13.2	15	6	4	3	3.95
Away	5	36.0	49	0	6	18	0.00

Last 8 Games — Batting

King Brady — Last 8 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1912-04-13	BSN	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	0
1908-10-05	BOS	NYY	W	2	0	0	1	1
1907-05-30	PIT	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0
1906-10-01	PIT	BRO	W	4	0	0	0	1
1906-09-28	PIT	BRO	L	3	1	1	0	0
1906-09-25	PIT	PHI	L	3	0	0	0	1
1905-10-07	PHI	NY1	W	2	0	0	0	0
1905-09-21	PHI	PIT	L	3	0	1	0	0

Last 8 Games — Pitching

King Brady — Last 8 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1912-04-13	BSN	PHI	—	2.2	5	6	6	3	0
1908-10-05	BOS	NYY	W	9.0	8	0	0	0	3
1907-05-30	PIT	CHC	—	2.0	2	1	0	1	0
1906-10-01	PIT	BRO	W	9.0	12	1	0	3	3
1906-09-28	PIT	BRO	—	7.0	12	4	0	1	6
1906-09-25	PIT	PHI	L	7.0	6	2	0	0	6
1905-10-07	PHI	NY1	W	5.0	7	1	0	1	1
1905-09-21	PHI	PIT	L	8.0	12	6	0	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

King Brady — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	8	5	2	8	2	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

King Brady — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1905	PHI	P	2	2	1	3	1	1
1906	PIT	P	3	2	1	3	0	0
1907	PIT	P	1	0	0	0	1	0
1908	BOS	P	1	1	0	1	0	0
1912	BSN	P	1	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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King Brady — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	8

King Brady: the record in brief

The profile opens with King Brady's first major league game on September 21, 1905; the last one listed came on April 13, 1912. The team column moves through the Philadelphia Phillies (1905), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1906 through 1907), the Boston Red Sox (1908), and the Boston Braves (1912). Brady, a pitcher by primary position, batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'0" and 190 pounds. The birth record reads May 28, 1881, in Elmer, NJ, USA. Brady died on August 21, 1947, in Albany, NY, USA. The given name on file is James Ward Brady.

Brady's career pitching line is 3 wins, 2 losses and a 3.08 ERA over 8 appearances. The totals include 20 strikeouts. Against a 2.75 league ERA for the same seasons, the 3.08 mark was 11.9% worse. In 1906, one of the busiest seasons, Brady posted a 2.35 ERA; the league figure that year was 2.68. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 671.5 for Brady's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about King Brady

What years did King Brady play?: King Brady played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1912.
Was King Brady a pitcher?: Yes. King Brady pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 20 strikeouts.
How many home runs did King Brady hit?: King Brady hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was King Brady's career batting average?: King Brady batted .111 over his career, with 2 hits in 18 at bats.
What was King Brady's career ERA?: King Brady finished with a 3.08 career ERA, going 3-2 with 20 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did King Brady have?: King Brady recorded 20 career strikeouts.