What years did Craig Breslow play?

Craig Breslow played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2017.

Was Craig Breslow a pitcher?

Yes. Craig Breslow pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 442 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Craig Breslow hit?

Craig Breslow hit 0 career home runs.

What was Craig Breslow's career batting average?

Craig Breslow batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 4 at bats.

What was Craig Breslow's career ERA?

Craig Breslow finished with a 3.45 career ERA, going 23-30 with 442 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Craig Breslow have?

Craig Breslow recorded 442 career strikeouts.

Craig Breslow

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2017)

Craig Breslow was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2017 for 7 teams, including the San Diego Padres, a span of 13 seasons. Across 576 career appearances, he went 23-30 with a 3.45 ERA and 442 strikeouts.

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 September 10, 2026

W–L 23–30

ERA 3.45

WHIP 1.34

SO 442

Pitcher PIV -438.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 190 lb
Born: 8/8/1980 in New Haven, CT, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-07-23
Last Game: 2017-09-28

Full name: Craig Andrew Breslow

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Career Pitching Statistics

Craig Breslow — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
23	30	576	2	0	0	8	570.7	536	219	56	226	442	3.45	-438.8

Career ERA 3.45 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 16.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Craig Breslow Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2005	SDN	NL	0	0	14	0	0	16.3	15	4	13	14	2.20	4.29 (+49%)	-156.0
2006	BOS	AL	0	2	13	0	0	12.0	12	5	6	12	3.75	4.53 (+17%)	490.2
2008	CLE	AL	0	0	7	0	0	8.3	10	3	5	7	3.24	—	0.0
2008	MIN	AL	0	2	42	0	1	38.7	24	7	14	32	1.63	4.32 (+62%)	1715.6
2009	MIN	AL	1	2	17	0	0	14.3	11	10	11	11	6.28	4.32 (-45%)	-886.2
2009	OAK	AL	7	5	60	0	0	55.3	37	16	18	44	2.60	4.32 (+40%)	777.9
2010	OAK	AL	4	4	75	0	5	74.7	53	25	29	71	3.01	4.08 (+26%)	323.0
2011	OAK	AL	0	2	67	0	0	59.3	69	25	21	44	3.79	3.94 (+4%)	541.8
2012	ARI	NL	2	0	40	0	0	43.3	38	13	13	42	2.70	4.01 (+33%)	425.3
2012	BOS	AL	1	0	23	0	0	20.0	14	6	9	19	2.70	4.01 (+33%)	662.7
2013	BOS	AL	5	2	61	0	0	59.7	49	12	18	33	1.81	3.87 (+53%)	399.5
2014	BOS	AL	2	4	60	0	1	54.3	73	36	28	37	5.96	3.74 (-59%)	-2173.6
2015	BOS	AL	0	4	45	2	1	65.0	69	30	23	46	4.15	3.96 (-5%)	-2129.7
2016	MIA	NL	0	2	15	0	0	14.0	21	7	4	7	4.50	4.19 (-7%)	90.4
2017	MIN	AL	1	1	30	0	0	31.0	38	18	12	18	5.23	4.36 (-20%)	-519.7
2017	CLE	AL	0	0	7	0	0	4.3	3	2	2	5	4.15	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			23	30	576	2	8	570.2	536	219	226	442	3.45	—	-439

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

Craig Breslow — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
576	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Craig Breslow Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	SDN	NL	14	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	BOS	AL	13	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	CLE	AL	7	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	MIN	AL	42	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	MIN	AL	17	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	OAK	AL	60	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	OAK	AL	75	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	OAK	AL	67	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	ARI	NL	40	3	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	BOS	AL	23	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	BOS	AL	61	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	BOS	AL	60	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	BOS	AL	45	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	MIA	NL	15	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	MIN	AL	30	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	CLE	AL	7	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			576	4	2	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Craig Breslow — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Craig Breslow — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2013	ALCS	BOS	4	.000
2013	ALDS1	BOS	3	.000
2013	WS	BOS	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Craig Breslow — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	10	0	0	7.3	6	2	7	6	2.45

Playoff Pitching by Year

Craig Breslow — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2013	ALCS	BOS	0	4	3.3	1	0	4	2	0.00
2013	ALDS1	BOS	1	3	3.7	2	0	1	4	0.00
2013	WS	BOS	0	3	0.3	3	2	2	0	54.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Craig Breslow — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	297	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	279	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Craig Breslow — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	297	294.0	284	119	112	227	3.64
Away	279	276.2	252	100	114	215	3.25

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Craig Breslow — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2017-09-28	CLE	MIN	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	1
2017-09-26	CLE	MIN	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	1
2017-09-20	CLE	LAA	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0
2017-09-09	CLE	BAL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2017-09-07	CLE	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
2017-08-30	CLE	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
2017-08-27	CLE	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
2017-07-23	MIN	DET	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0
2017-07-21	MIN	DET	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
2017-07-18	MIN	NYY	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Craig Breslow — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	576	2	20	58	4	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Craig Breslow — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2005	SDN	P	14	0	0	0	1	0
2006	BOS	P	13	0	0	1	0	0
2008	CLE	P	7	0	0	0	0	0
2008	MIN	P	42	0	1	11	0	0
2009	MIN	P	17	0	0	3	0	0
2009	OAK	P	60	0	5	4	0	0
2010	OAK	P	75	0	2	2	1	0
2011	OAK	P	67	0	0	9	1	0
2012	ARI	P	40	0	0	5	0	0
2012	BOS	P	23	0	1	1	0	0
2013	BOS	P	61	0	5	9	0	2
2014	BOS	P	60	0	3	4	0	0
2015	BOS	P	45	2	3	5	1	1
2016	MIA	P	15	0	0	2	0	0
2017	MIN	P	30	0	0	2	0	0
2017	CLE	P	7	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Craig Breslow Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	576

Salary History

Craig Breslow — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	MIA	NL	$1,500,000
2015	BOS	AL	$2,000,000
2014	BOS	AL	$3,825,000
2013	BOS	AL	$2,325,000
2012	ARI	NL	$1,795,000
2011	OAK	AL	$1,400,000
2010	OAK	AL	$425,000
2009	MIN	AL	$422,000
2008	CLE	AL	$392,000
Total Career Earnings			$14,084,000

College History

Craig Breslow — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Yale University	New Haven	CT	1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

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Frequently Asked Questions about Craig Breslow

What years did Craig Breslow play?: Craig Breslow played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2017.
Was Craig Breslow a pitcher?: Yes. Craig Breslow pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 442 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Craig Breslow hit?: Craig Breslow hit 0 career home runs.
What was Craig Breslow's career batting average?: Craig Breslow batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 4 at bats.
What was Craig Breslow's career ERA?: Craig Breslow finished with a 3.45 career ERA, going 23-30 with 442 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Craig Breslow have?: Craig Breslow recorded 442 career strikeouts.