What years did Jeff Brantley play?

Jeff Brantley played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2001.

Was Jeff Brantley a pitcher?

Yes. Jeff Brantley pitched in the major leagues, recording 43 wins and 728 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jeff Brantley hit?

Jeff Brantley hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

What teams did Jeff Brantley play for?

Jeff Brantley played for 5 teams: the San Francisco Giants (1988–1993), the Cincinnati Reds (1994–1997), the St. Louis Cardinals (1998), the Philadelphia Phillies (1999–2000), and the Texas Rangers (2001).

Did Jeff Brantley win a Cy Young Award?

No. Jeff Brantley did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Jeff Brantley win?

Jeff Brantley was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Jeff Brantley's career stats?

In 615 games, Jeff Brantley went 43-46 with a 3.39 ERA, 728 strikeouts, 859.1 innings pitched, and 172 saves.

What was Jeff Brantley's salary?

Jeff Brantley's last recorded salary was $650,000, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $2,800,000, in 1997, and his lowest was $166,000, in 1991. The Salary History table lists each season from 1990 to 2001.

What position did Jeff Brantley play?

Jeff Brantley played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jeff Brantley and how much did he weigh?

Jeff Brantley was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 180 pounds.

What was Jeff Brantley's career ERA?

Jeff Brantley finished with a 3.39 career ERA, going 43-46 with 728 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jeff Brantley have?

Jeff Brantley recorded 728 career strikeouts.

Is Jeff Brantley in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jeff Brantley has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jeff Brantley

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1988-2001)

Jeff Brantley was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2001 for 5 teams, including the San Francisco Giants, a span of 14 seasons. Across 615 career appearances, he went 43-46 with a 3.39 ERA, 728 strikeouts, and 172 saves. Jeff Brantley was an All-Star and a Reliever of the Year.

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 15, 2026

W–L 43–46

ERA 3.39

WHIP 1.30

SO 728

Pitcher PIV -1669.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 180 lb
Born: 9/5/1963 in Florence, AL, USA
MLB Debut: 1988-08-05
Last Game: 2001-05-23
Awards: All-Star · Reliever of the Year

Full name: Jeffrey Hoke Brantley

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jeff Brantley — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
43	46	615	18	0	0	172	859.1	754	324	105	366	728	3.39	-1669.2

Career ERA 3.39 vs. league average 4.26 across their career seasons — 20.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jeff Brantley Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1988	SFN	NL	0	1	9	1	1	20.2	22	13	6	11	5.66	3.73 (-52%)	-126.6
1989	SFN	NL	7	1	59	1	0	97.1	101	44	37	69	4.07	3.71 (-10%)	-419.5
1990	SFN	NL	5	3	55	0	19	86.2	77	15	33	61	1.56	3.86 (+60%)	1686.0
1991	SFN	NL	5	2	67	0	15	95.1	78	26	52	81	2.45	3.91 (+37%)	-309.4
1992	SFN	NL	7	7	56	4	7	91.2	67	30	45	86	2.95	3.75 (+21%)	311.1
1993	SFN	NL	5	6	53	12	0	113.2	112	54	46	76	4.28	4.19 (-2%)	-2933.6
1994	CIN	NL	6	6	50	0	15	65.1	46	18	28	63	2.48	4.51 (+45%)	1373.2
1995	CIN	NL	3	2	56	0	28	70.1	53	22	20	62	2.82	4.45 (+37%)	324.5
1996	CIN	NL	1	2	66	0	44	71.0	54	19	28	76	2.41	4.61 (+48%)	2008.8
1997	CIN	NL	1	1	13	0	1	11.2	9	5	7	16	3.86	4.39 (+12%)	-151.6
1998	SLN	NL	0	5	48	0	14	50.2	40	25	18	48	4.44	4.43 (avg)	-1287.8
1999	PHI	NL	1	2	10	0	5	8.2	5	5	8	11	5.19	—	0.0
2000	PHI	NL	2	7	55	0	23	55.1	64	36	29	57	5.86	4.77 (-23%)	-1112.7
2001	TEX	AL	0	1	18	0	0	21.0	26	12	9	11	5.14	4.42 (-16%)	-1031.6
Career · 14 seasons			43	46	615	18	172	859.1	754	324	366	728	3.39	—	-1,669

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

Jeff Brantley — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
615	68	5	8	1	0	0	5	0	2	23	.118	.143	.132	.275	0

Career AVG .118 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 55.4% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 57.0% below league average.

Career SLG .132 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 67.6% below league average.

Career OPS .275 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 62.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Jeff Brantley Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1988	SFN	NL	9	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SFN	NL	59	12	1	1	0	0	0	8	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	SFN	NL	55	7	1	2	1	2	0	1	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	SFN	NL	67	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	SFN	NL	56	9	2	1	0	0	1	2	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	SFN	NL	53	28	1	3	0	3	0	9	.107	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	CIN	NL	50	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CIN	NL	56	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CIN	NL	66	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	CIN	NL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	SLN	NL	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	PHI	NL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	PHI	NL	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	TEX	AL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			615	68	5	8	1	5	2	23	.118	—	—	—	—	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

Jeff Brantley — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jeff Brantley — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	BB	AVG
1995	NLCS	CIN	2	0	.000
1995	NLDS2	CIN	3	0	.000
1989	NLCS	SFN	3	1	.000
1989	WS	SFN	3	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jeff Brantley — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	11	0	1	15.0	11	4	7	7	2.40

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jeff Brantley — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1995	NLCS	CIN	2	0	2.2	0	0	2	1	0.00
1995	NLDS2	CIN	3	1	3.0	5	2	0	2	6.00
1989	NLCS	SFN	3	0	5.0	1	0	2	3	0.00
1989	WS	SFN	3	0	4.1	5	2	3	1	4.15

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jeff Brantley — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	306	29	2	2	0	1	.069
Away	309	39	3	6	0	4	.154

Pitching — Home / Away

Jeff Brantley — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	306	429.0	359	157	170	371	3.29
Away	309	430.1	395	167	196	357	3.49

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jeff Brantley — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2001-05-23	TEX	TBR	—	2.0	2	2	2	1	1	1
2001-05-19	TEX	TOR	L	0.2	3	1	1	1	0	0
2001-05-17	TEX	CLE	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0
2001-05-15	TEX	CLE	—	2.0	4	1	1	1	1	0
2001-05-12	TEX	CHW	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2001-05-11	TEX	CHW	—	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0
2001-05-07	TEX	CHW	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2001-05-03	TEX	DET	—	0.2	3	3	3	1	1	1
2001-05-01	TEX	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2001-04-25	TEX	TOR	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jeff Brantley — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	615	18	46	82	3	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jeff Brantley — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1988	SFN	P	9	1	0	7	0	0
1989	SFN	P	59	1	3	16	0	0
1990	SFN	P	55	0	6	11	1	1
1991	SFN	P	67	0	4	9	0	1
1992	SFN	P	56	4	4	9	0	0
1993	SFN	P	53	12	6	9	2	0
1994	CIN	P	50	0	2	10	0	1
1995	CIN	P	56	0	7	4	0	1
1996	CIN	P	66	0	7	4	0	0
1997	CIN	P	13	0	0	0	0	0
1998	SLN	P	48	0	4	0	0	0
1999	PHI	P	10	0	0	1	0	0
2000	PHI	P	55	0	3	2	0	0
2001	TEX	P	18	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jeff Brantley Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	615

Awards & Honors

Jeff Brantley — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1996	Reliever of the Year Award

Salary History

Jeff Brantley's recorded salaries total $17,725,000 over 12 seasons, 1990 to 2001. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Brantley's career ran from 1988 to 2001. No salary is recorded for 1988 and 1989.

Jeff Brantley — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	TEX	AL	$650,000
2000	PHI	NL	$500,000
1999	PHI	NL	$2,800,000
1998	SLN	NL	$2,800,000
1997	CIN	NL	$2,800,000
1996	CIN	NL	$1,850,000
1995	CIN	NL	$1,750,000
1994	CIN	NL	$1,500,000
1993	SFN	NL	$1,500,000
1992	PHI	NL	$109,000
1992	SFN	NL	$1,125,000
1991	SFN	NL	$166,000
1990	SFN	NL	$175,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$17,725,000

College History

Jeff Brantley — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Mississippi State University	Mississippi State	MS	1982, 1983, 1984, 1985

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Jeff Brantley: the record in brief

Jeff Brantley played a first major league game on August 5, 1988 and a last one on May 23, 2001. Brantley played for the San Francisco Giants (1988 through 1993), the Cincinnati Reds (1994 to 1997), the St. Louis Cardinals (1998), the Philadelphia Phillies (1999 through 2000), and the Texas Rangers (2001). Born on September 5, 1963, in Florence, AL, USA, Brantley is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio gives 180 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. Jeff Brantley was the playing name; the full given name is Jeffrey Hoke.

Brantley went 43-46 with a 3.39 ERA in 615 games, 18 of them starts. Brantley had 728 strikeouts and 172 saves. The leagues Brantley pitched in allowed 4.26 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 20.3% better than average. Brantley won 7 games in 1989, the most of any season listed. Brantley struck out 86 batters in 1992, a career high. Brantley saved 44 games in 1996, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Brantley

What years did Jeff Brantley play?: Jeff Brantley played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2001.
Was Jeff Brantley a pitcher?: Yes. Jeff Brantley pitched in the major leagues, recording 43 wins and 728 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jeff Brantley hit?: Jeff Brantley hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.
What teams did Jeff Brantley play for?: Jeff Brantley played for 5 teams: the San Francisco Giants (1988–1993), the Cincinnati Reds (1994–1997), the St. Louis Cardinals (1998), the Philadelphia Phillies (1999–2000), and the Texas Rangers (2001).
Did Jeff Brantley win a Cy Young Award?: No. Jeff Brantley did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Jeff Brantley win?: Jeff Brantley was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Jeff Brantley's career stats?: In 615 games, Jeff Brantley went 43-46 with a 3.39 ERA, 728 strikeouts, 859.1 innings pitched, and 172 saves.
How much did Jeff Brantley earn in his career?: Jeff Brantley's recorded salaries total $17,725,000 over 12 seasons, 1990 to 2001. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Brantley's career ran from 1988 to 2001. No salary is recorded for 1988 and 1989.
What was Jeff Brantley's salary?: Jeff Brantley's last recorded salary was $650,000, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $2,800,000, in 1997, and his lowest was $166,000, in 1991. The Salary History table lists each season from 1990 to 2001.
What position did Jeff Brantley play?: Jeff Brantley played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jeff Brantley and how much did he weigh?: Jeff Brantley was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Jeff Brantley's career ERA?: Jeff Brantley finished with a 3.39 career ERA, going 43-46 with 728 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jeff Brantley have?: Jeff Brantley recorded 728 career strikeouts.
Is Jeff Brantley in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jeff Brantley has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.