What years did Ad Brennan play?

Ad Brennan played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1918.

Was Ad Brennan a pitcher?

Yes. Ad Brennan pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 283 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ad Brennan hit?

Ad Brennan hit 1 career home runs with 48 hits.

Ad Brennan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1910-1918)

W–L 37–36

ERA 3.11

WHIP 1.31

SO 283

Pitcher PIV -154.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 170 lb
Born: 7/18/1887 in La Harpe, KS, USA
Died: 1/7/1962 in Kansas City, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1910-05-19
Last Game: 1918-07-27

Full name: Addison Foster Brennan

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
37	36	129	77	40	5	3	677.0	694	234	21	194	283	3.11	-154.3

Career ERA 3.11 vs. league average 3.02 across their career seasons — near 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
1910	PHI	NL	2	0	19	5	2	0	0	73.3	72	19	28	28	2.33	2.79 (+16%)	-774.7
1911	PHI	NL	2	1	5	3	1	0	0	22.7	22	9	12	12	3.57	3.37 (-6%)	-50.6
1912	PHI	NL	11	9	27	19	13	1	2	174.0	185	69	49	78	3.57	3.36 (-6%)	885.8
1913	PHI	NL	14	12	40	25	12	1	1	207.0	204	55	46	94	2.39	3.07 (+22%)	1716.7
1914	CHF	FL	5	5	16	11	5	1	0	85.7	84	34	21	31	3.57	2.93 (-22%)	-1126.5
1915	CHF	FL	3	9	19	13	7	2	0	106.0	117	44	30	40	3.74	2.90 (-29%)	-805.0
1918	WS1	AL	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	5.3	7	3	5	0	5.06	—	0.0
1918	CLE	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	1	3	0	3.00	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			37	36	129	77	40	5	3	677.0	694	234	194	283	3.11	—	-154

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
132	220	15	48	6	2	1	12	1	12	40	.218	.265	.277	.542	-463

Career AVG .218 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 15.2% below league average.

Career OBP .265 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 18.4% below league average.

Career SLG .277 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 18.6% below league average.

Career OPS .542 vs. league average .665 across their career seasons — 18.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1910	PHI	NL	21	25	1	7	0	0	0	1	1	3	5	.280	—	—	—	—	0.0
1911	PHI	NL	5	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	PHI	NL	27	59	8	15	1	2	1	6	0	4	9	.254	.268 (-5%)	.335 (-7%)	.358 (+9%)	.694 (+1%)	-4.6
1913	PHI	NL	40	67	3	11	2	0	0	2	0	1	12	.164	.259 (-37%)	.325 (-46%)	.345 (-44%)	.670 (-45%)	-458.4
1914	CHF	FL	16	32	2	8	3	0	0	3	0	0	6	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	CHF	FL	20	27	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	.185	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	WS1	AL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	CLE	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			132	220	15	48	6	2	1	12	1	12	40	.218	—	—	—	—	-463

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	64	106	6	25	0	3	.236
Away	68	114	9	23	1	9	.202

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	63	340.1	331	110	98	147	2.91
Away	66	341.1	366	145	95	132	3.82

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
1918-07-27	CLE	NYY	W	0	0	0	0
1918-07-06	MIN	SLA	L	0	0	0	0
1918-07-03	MIN	NYY	W	1	0	0	0
1915-09-21	CHF	NEW	W	4	0	0	0
1915-09-07	CHF	SLF	L	1	0	1	0
1915-09-06	CHF	SLF	L	1	0	0	0
1915-08-31	CHF	PTF	L	2	0	0	1
1915-08-25	CHF	SLF	L	2	0	1	0
1915-08-21	CHF	BUF	L	4	3	0	0
1915-08-17	CHF	BLF	W	2	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1918-07-27	CLE	NYY	—	3.0	3	1	1	3	0	0
1918-07-06	MIN	SLA	—	0.1	0	3	3	3	0	0
1918-07-03	MIN	NYY	—	5.0	7	2	1	0	0	0
1915-09-21	CHF	NEW	W	8.1	9	6	3	3	2	0
1915-09-07	CHF	SLF	L	8.0	8	3	3	0	1	0
1915-09-06	CHF	SLF	—	4.0	6	2	0	0	0	0
1915-08-31	CHF	PTF	L	8.0	9	5	5	3	4	0
1915-08-25	CHF	SLF	L	9.0	11	4	2	1	6	1
1915-08-21	CHF	BUF	L	8.0	11	5	4	0	5	2
1915-08-17	CHF	BLF	W	9.0	4	0	0	4	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	2	0	1	0	0	0
P	129	5	25	175	11	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1910	PHI	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1910	PHI	P	19	5	2	13	1	1
1911	PHI	P	5	0	1	8	1	0
1912	PHI	P	27	0	7	53	1	1
1913	PHI	P	40	0	12	53	4	1
1914	CHF	P	16	0	1	23	3	2
1915	CHF	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1915	CHF	P	19	0	2	23	1	0
1918	WS1	P	2	0	0	2	0	0
1918	CLE	P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	129
Center Field	1
Right Field	2

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ad Brennan

What years did Ad Brennan play?: Ad Brennan played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1918.
Was Ad Brennan a pitcher?: Yes. Ad Brennan pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 283 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ad Brennan hit?: Ad Brennan hit 1 career home runs with 48 hits.