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.

What was Ed Brandt's career batting average?

Ed Brandt batted .236 over his career, with 187 hits in 793 at bats.

How many RBI did Ed Brandt have?

Ed Brandt drove in 59 runs in his career.

What was Ed Brandt's career ERA?

Ed Brandt finished with a 3.86 career ERA, going 121-146 with 877 strikeouts.

Ed Brandt

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

Ed Brandt was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1938 for the Boston Braves, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 11 seasons. Across 378 career appearances, he went 121-146 with a 3.86 ERA and 877 strikeouts. He also batted .236 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1715.8.

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 12, 2026

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

Ed Brandt — 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	2268.1	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

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Ed Brandt Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	225.1	234	127	109	84	5.07	4.13 (-23%)	-5792.7
1929	BSN	NL	8	13	26	21	13	0	0	167.2	196	103	83	50	5.53	4.60 (-20%)	-2734.8
1930	BSN	NL	4	11	41	13	4	1	1	147.1	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	287.2	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	174.2	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	176.1	177	61	67	74	3.11	4.34 (+28%)	-42.6
1938	PIT	NL	5	4	24	14	5	1	0	96.1	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

Ed Brandt — 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

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Ed Brandt Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Ed Brandt — 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

Ed Brandt — 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

Ed Brandt — 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

Ed Brandt — 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

Ed Brandt — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	378	0	78	512	14	19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ed Brandt — 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

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Ed Brandt Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	378

Awards & Honors

Ed Brandt — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1931	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P4
1931	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P1

Award Voting History

Ed Brandt — 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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Ed Brandt: the record in brief

According to the bio, Ed Brandt debuted on April 15, 1928 and played a final game on September 29, 1938. The team column moves through the Boston Braves (1928 to 1935), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1936), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1937 to 1938). At 6'1" and 190 pounds, Brandt is listed as a pitcher. Brandt threw and hit left-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is February 17, 1905, in Spokane, WA, USA. Brandt died on November 2, 1944, in Spokane, WA, USA. The bio lists the given name Edward Arthur.

Across 378 games (278 starts), Brandt recorded 121 wins against 146 losses with a 3.86 ERA. The same table counts 877 strikeouts, 150 complete games, 18 shutouts, and 17 saves. That 3.86 ERA compares with a 4.33 league average across the same seasons, 10.7% better. 1931 brought Brandt a season-high 18 wins. In 1933, one of the busiest seasons, Brandt posted a 2.60 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.86.

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.
What was Ed Brandt's career batting average?: Ed Brandt batted .236 over his career, with 187 hits in 793 at bats.
How many RBI did Ed Brandt have?: Ed Brandt drove in 59 runs in his career.
What was Ed Brandt's career ERA?: Ed Brandt finished with a 3.86 career ERA, going 121-146 with 877 strikeouts.