What years did Chick Brandom play?

Chick Brandom played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1915.

Was Chick Brandom a pitcher?

Yes. Chick Brandom pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 44 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Chick Brandom hit?

Chick Brandom hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

What was Chick Brandom's career batting average?

Chick Brandom batted .148 over his career, with 4 hits in 27 at bats.

What was Chick Brandom's career ERA?

Chick Brandom finished with a 2.08 career ERA, going 3-1 with 44 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Chick Brandom have?

Chick Brandom recorded 44 career strikeouts.

Chick Brandom

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1908-1915)

Chick Brandom was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1915 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Newark Pepper, a span of 8 seasons. Across 32 career appearances, he went 3-1 with a 2.08 ERA and 44 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 835.4.

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 3–1

ERA 2.08

WHIP 1.20

SO 44

Pitcher PIV 835.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 161 lb
Born: 3/31/1887 in Coldwater, KS, USA
Died: 10/7/1958 in Santa Ana, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1908-09-03
Last Game: 1915-09-07

Full name: Chester Milton Brandom

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Career Pitching Statistics

Chick Brandom — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	1	32	4	2	0	3	108.0	101	25	0	29	44	2.08	835.4

Career ERA 2.08 vs. league average 2.66 across their career seasons — 21.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Chick Brandom — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1908	PIT	NL	1	0	3	1	1	1	17.0	13	1	4	8	0.53	2.40 (+78%)	140.0
1909	PIT	NL	1	0	13	2	0	2	40.2	33	5	10	21	1.11	2.55 (+57%)	540.4
1915	NEW	FL	1	1	16	1	1	0	50.1	55	19	15	15	3.40	2.90 (-17%)	154.9
Career · 3 seasons			3	1	32	4	2	3	108.0	101	25	29	44	2.08	—	835

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

Chick Brandom — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
32	27	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	.148	.233	.148	.381	0

Career AVG .148 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 39.8% below league average.

Career OBP .233 vs. league average .310 across their career seasons — 24.6% below league average.

Career SLG .148 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 53.6% below league average.

Career OPS .381 vs. league average .629 across their career seasons — 39.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chick Brandom — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1908	PIT	NL	3	7	0	1	0	2	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1909	PIT	NL	13	10	2	1	0	2	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	NEW	FL	16	10	1	2	3	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			32	27	3	4	3	4	.148	—	—	—	—	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

Chick Brandom — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	19	13	1	1	0	0	.077
Away	13	14	2	3	0	0	.214

Pitching — Home / Away

Chick Brandom — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	19	59.2	60	14	13	27	2.11
Away	13	48.1	40	9	14	18	1.68

Last 10 Games — Batting

Chick Brandom — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
1915-09-07	NEW	BRF	L	0	0	0	0
1915-08-17	NEW	SLF	L	0	0	0	0
1915-08-10	NEW	CHF	L	0	0	0	0
1915-07-31	NEW	CHF	L	1	0	1	1
1915-07-29	NEW	SLF	W	1	0	0	1
1915-07-17	NEW	KCF	L	2	0	0	0
1915-07-14	NEW	BUF	L	0	0	0	0
1915-07-07	NEW	BLF	W	3	1	1	1
1915-06-23	NEW	PTF	L	0	0	0	0
1915-06-18	NEW	SLF	L	1	0	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Chick Brandom — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1915-09-07	NEW	BRF	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
1915-08-17	NEW	SLF	—	3.0	5	4	4	1	0
1915-08-10	NEW	CHF	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
1915-07-31	NEW	CHF	—	5.0	3	1	1	1	1
1915-07-29	NEW	SLF	—	3.2	7	4	4	0	3
1915-07-17	NEW	KCF	L	4.2	3	3	0	3	0
1915-07-14	NEW	BUF	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
1915-07-07	NEW	BLF	W	9.0	8	3	1	2	2
1915-06-23	NEW	PTF	—	2.0	6	4	2	1	0
1915-06-18	NEW	SLF	—	6.0	6	6	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chick Brandom — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	32	3	3	43	4	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chick Brandom — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1908	PIT	P	3	1	1	6	0
1909	PIT	P	13	2	1	17	2
1915	NEW	P	16	0	1	20	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Chick Brandom — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	32

Chick Brandom: the record in brief

The profile opens with Chick Brandom's first major league game on September 3, 1908; the last one listed came on September 7, 1915. Club by club, the record runs the Pittsburgh Pirates (1908 to 1909) and the Newark Pepper (1915). Brandom, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 5'8" and 161 pounds. The birth record reads March 31, 1887, in Coldwater, KS, USA. Brandom died on October 7, 1958, in Santa Ana, CA, USA. On the record, Chick Brandom was born Chester Milton Brandom.

Brandom pitched in 32 games, starting 4, and finished with a 3-1 record and 2.08 ERA. Also on Brandom's record: 44 strikeouts. Against a 2.66 league ERA for the same years, Brandom was 21.6% better. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.11 in 1909, when the league's was 2.55. Brandom's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 835.4.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chick Brandom

What years did Chick Brandom play?: Chick Brandom played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1915.
Was Chick Brandom a pitcher?: Yes. Chick Brandom pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 44 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chick Brandom hit?: Chick Brandom hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
What was Chick Brandom's career batting average?: Chick Brandom batted .148 over his career, with 4 hits in 27 at bats.
What was Chick Brandom's career ERA?: Chick Brandom finished with a 2.08 career ERA, going 3-1 with 44 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Chick Brandom have?: Chick Brandom recorded 44 career strikeouts.