What years did Ed Brandt play?

Ed Brandt played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1938.

Was Ed Brandt a pitcher?

Yes. Ed Brandt pitched in the major leagues, recording 121 wins and 877 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ed Brandt hit?

Ed Brandt hit 0 career home runs with 187 hits.

Ed Brandt

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1928-1938)

W–L 121–146

ERA 3.86

WHIP 1.38

SO 877

Pitcher PIV 1715.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 2/17/1905 in Spokane, WA, USA
Died: 11/2/1944 in Spokane, WA, USA
MLB Debut: 1928-04-15
Last Game: 1938-09-29

Full name: Edward Arthur Brandt

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
121	146	378	278	150	18	17	2268.3	2,342	974	134	778	877	3.86	1715.8

Career ERA 3.86 vs. league average 4.33 across their career seasons — 10.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1928	BSN	NL	9	21	38	31	12	1	0	225.3	234	127	109	84	5.07	4.13 (-23%)	-5792.7
1929	BSN	NL	8	13	26	21	13	0	0	167.7	196	103	83	50	5.53	4.60 (-20%)	-2734.8
1930	BSN	NL	4	11	41	13	4	1	1	147.3	168	82	59	65	5.01	4.80 (-4%)	-1657.0
1931	BSN	NL	18	11	33	29	23	3	2	250.0	228	81	77	112	2.92	4.10 (+29%)	2061.1
1932	BSN	NL	16	16	35	31	19	2	1	254.0	271	112	57	79	3.97	4.13 (+4%)	2186.5
1933	BSN	NL	18	14	41	32	23	4	4	287.7	256	83	77	104	2.60	3.86 (+33%)	2916.7
1934	BSN	NL	16	14	40	28	20	3	5	255.0	249	100	83	106	3.53	4.29 (+18%)	1452.8
1935	BSN	NL	5	19	29	25	12	0	0	174.7	224	97	66	61	5.00	4.35 (-15%)	-823.6
1936	BRO	NL	11	13	38	29	12	1	2	234.0	246	91	65	104	3.50	4.59 (+24%)	2800.3
1937	PIT	NL	11	10	33	25	7	2	2	176.3	177	61	67	74	3.11	4.34 (+28%)	-42.6
1938	PIT	NL	5	4	24	14	5	1	0	96.3	93	37	35	38	3.46	4.35 (+20%)	1349.2
Career · 11 seasons			121	146	378	278	150	18	17	2,268.1	2,342	974	778	877	3.86	—	1,716

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
404	793	80	187	21	4	0	59	1	55	83	.236	.285	.272	.558	-3,049

Career AVG .236 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 15.8% below league average.

Career OBP .285 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 16.8% below league average.

Career SLG .272 vs. league average .399 across their career seasons — 31.8% below league average.

Career OPS .558 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — 24.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1928	BSN	NL	39	70	5	17	4	0	3	0	9	12	.243	.280 (-14%)	.342 (-4%)	.395 (-24%)	.737 (-15%)	-148.9
1929	BSN	NL	29	64	7	15	4	0	5	0	4	6	.234	.289 (-19%)	.353 (-21%)	.415 (-29%)	.769 (-25%)	-274.6
1930	BSN	NL	41	50	3	12	2	1	4	0	2	10	.240	.293 (-18%)	.354 (-24%)	.429 (-26%)	.784 (-25%)	-221.6
1931	BSN	NL	34	82	11	21	0	1	8	1	9	5	.256	.276 (-7%)	.338 (-3%)	.388 (-28%)	.726 (-16%)	-184.1
1932	BSN	NL	35	92	9	19	1	0	11	0	2	6	.207	.275 (-25%)	.335 (-33%)	.391 (-44%)	.726 (-39%)	-575.8
1933	BSN	NL	47	97	9	30	4	0	6	0	4	7	.309	.270 (+15%)	.329 (+2%)	.377 (-7%)	.707 (-3%)	-41.6
1934	BSN	NL	48	96	14	23	1	2	9	0	6	7	.240	.278 (-14%)	.340 (-16%)	.392 (-26%)	.733 (-21%)	-338.5
1935	BSN	NL	31	62	5	13	0	0	2	0	1	3	.210	.279 (-25%)	.342 (-35%)	.399 (-48%)	.742 (-42%)	-419.6
1936	BRO	NL	43	84	7	16	1	0	6	0	9	8	.190	.283 (-33%)	.349 (-23%)	.404 (-50%)	.753 (-37%)	-506.7
1937	PIT	NL	33	59	5	10	2	0	2	0	8	10	.169	.276 (-39%)	.342 (-22%)	.398 (-49%)	.740 (-36%)	-337.6
1938	PIT	NL	24	37	5	11	2	0	3	0	1	9	.297	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			404	793	80	187	21	4	59	1	55	83	.236	—	—	—	—	-3,049

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	194	370	39	82	0	25	.222
Away	211	423	41	105	0	34	.248

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	183	1178.2	1092	409	374	476	3.12
Away	195	1085.0	1249	554	407	409	4.60

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1938-09-29	PIT	CHC	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1938-09-18	PIT	PHI	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1938-09-14	PIT	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-09-05	PIT	CHC	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1938-08-31	PIT	NY1	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-27	PIT	PHI	W	3	0	1	0	1	1	1
1938-08-23	PIT	BSN	W	4	1	2	1	0	0	0
1938-08-17	PIT	STL	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-13	PIT	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-07	PIT	NY1	W	3	2	2	1	2	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1938-09-29	PIT	CHC	—	3.0	4	2	2	1	2	0
1938-09-18	PIT	PHI	—	5.0	4	1	1	1	6	0
1938-09-14	PIT	NY1	L	1.1	5	4	4	1	0	0
1938-09-05	PIT	CHC	L	9.0	5	3	0	2	0	0
1938-08-31	PIT	NY1	—	4.1	7	4	4	2	1	1
1938-08-27	PIT	PHI	W	9.0	7	1	1	1	5	0
1938-08-23	PIT	BSN	—	8.0	6	2	1	2	2	0
1938-08-17	PIT	STL	—	2.0	4	3	3	0	0	1
1938-08-13	PIT	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-07	PIT	NY1	W	7.0	4	1	1	4	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	378	0	78	512	14	19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1928	BSN	P	38	3	61	0	3
1929	BSN	P	26	8	47	2	4
1930	BSN	P	41	6	35	0	2
1931	BSN	P	33	10	64	2	1
1932	BSN	P	35	8	63	1	1
1933	BSN	P	41	14	60	1	2
1934	BSN	P	40	12	39	2	0
1935	BSN	P	29	7	42	3	1
1936	BRO	P	38	4	40	1	3
1937	PIT	P	33	4	43	1	1
1938	PIT	P	24	2	18	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	378

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1931	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P4
1931	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P1

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1931	Most Valuable Player	NL	10th	15.0	80	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Brandt

What years did Ed Brandt play?: Ed Brandt played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1938.
Was Ed Brandt a pitcher?: Yes. Ed Brandt pitched in the major leagues, recording 121 wins and 877 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ed Brandt hit?: Ed Brandt hit 0 career home runs with 187 hits.