Jonathan Broxton

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

W–L 43–38
ERA 3.41
WHIP 1.25
SO 758
Pitcher PIV 17969.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 285 lb
Born
6/16/1984 in Augusta, GA, USA
MLB Debut
2005-07-29
Last Game
2017-05-30
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Jonathan Roy Broxton

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
43 38 694 0 0 0 118 676.0 580 256 51 268 758 3.41 17969.8

Career ERA 3.41 vs. league average 4.16 across their career seasons — 18.1% 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
2005 LAN NL 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 13.7 13 9 12 22 5.93 4.29 (-38%) 560.8
2006 LAN NL 4 1 68 0 0 0 3 76.3 61 22 33 97 2.59 4.53 (+43%) 2700.4
2007 LAN NL 4 4 83 0 0 0 2 82.0 69 26 25 99 2.85 4.47 (+36%) 3639.0
2008 LAN NL 3 5 70 0 0 0 14 69.0 54 24 27 88 3.13 4.32 (+28%) 3606.3
2009 LAN NL 7 2 73 0 0 0 36 76.0 44 22 29 114 2.61 4.32 (+40%) 4546.9
2010 LAN NL 5 6 64 0 0 0 22 62.3 64 28 28 73 4.04 4.08 (+1%) 1680.8
2011 LAN NL 1 2 14 0 0 0 7 12.7 15 8 9 10 5.68 3.94 (-44%) -534.6
2012 KCA AL 1 2 35 0 0 0 23 35.7 36 9 14 25 2.27 4.01 (+43%) 549.2
2012 CIN NL 3 3 25 0 0 0 4 22.3 20 7 3 20 2.82 4.01 (+30%) 892.7
2013 CIN NL 2 2 34 0 0 0 0 30.7 27 14 12 25 4.11 3.87 (-6%) -623.2
2014 CIN NL 4 2 51 0 0 0 7 48.3 32 10 17 37 1.86 3.74 (+50%) 262.7
2014 MIL NL 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 10.3 9 5 2 12 4.35 3.74 (-16%) 282.8
2015 MIL NL 1 2 40 0 0 0 0 36.7 41 24 10 37 5.89 3.96 (-49%) 235.7
2015 SLN NL 3 3 26 0 0 0 0 23.7 20 7 12 26 2.66 3.96 (+33%) 241.0
2016 SLN NL 4 2 66 0 0 0 0 60.7 52 29 24 57 4.30 4.19 (-3%) 134.0
2017 SLN NL 0 1 20 0 0 0 0 15.7 23 12 11 16 6.89 4.36 (-58%) -204.9
Career · 16 seasons 43 38 694 0 0 0 118 676.0 580 256 268 758 3.41 — 17,970

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
694 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .286 .000 .286 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .286 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 12.2% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .286 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 61.2% 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
2005 LAN NL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 LAN NL 68 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 LAN NL 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 LAN NL 70 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 LAN NL 73 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 LAN NL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 LAN NL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 KCA AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 CIN NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 CIN NL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 CIN NL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 MIL NL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 MIL NL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 SLN NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 SLN NL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 SLN NL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 694 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2015 NLDS1 SLN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 NLDS2 CIN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2009 NLCS LAN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2009 NLDS1 LAN 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2008 NLCS LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 NLDS1 LAN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 NLDS1 LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 3 19 0 3 19.7 20 8 9 22 3.66

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2015 NLDS1 SLN 0 0 3 0 0 2.3 2 1 2 3 3.86
2012 NLDS2 CIN 0 1 3 0 0 3.0 4 0 1 4 0.00
2009 NLCS LAN 0 1 3 0 1 3.0 2 2 1 1 6.00
2009 NLDS1 LAN 0 0 3 0 1 3.7 4 1 0 4 2.45
2008 NLCS LAN 0 0 2 0 0 2.3 3 1 1 2 3.86
2008 NLDS1 LAN 0 0 3 0 1 3.3 0 0 2 5 0.00
2006 NLDS1 LAN 0 1 2 0 0 2.0 5 3 2 3 13.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home37320000.000
Away32130000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home373371.22961211264392.93
Away321304.12841351423193.99

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2017-05-30 STLLAD — 1.0422120
2017-05-29 STLLAD — 0.1000010
2017-05-25 STLLAD — 1.0000020
2017-05-23 STLLAD L 0.2111110
2017-05-20 STLSFG — 0.2000010
2017-05-19 STLSFG — 0.0222000
2017-05-16 STLBOS — 1.0100000
2017-05-12 STLCHC — 1.0000110
2017-05-10 STLMIA — 0.1000100
2017-05-07 STLATL — 1.0100110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 694 0 37 83 2 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2005 LAN P 14 0 0 0 0 0
2006 LAN P 68 0 0 5 0 0
2007 LAN P 83 0 9 7 0 1
2008 LAN P 70 0 3 3 1 0
2009 LAN P 73 0 2 7 0 0
2010 LAN P 64 0 3 7 0 0
2011 LAN P 14 0 2 2 0 0
2012 KCA P 35 0 3 3 0 0
2012 CIN P 25 0 1 4 0 0
2013 CIN P 34 0 4 3 0 0
2014 CIN P 51 0 2 10 0 1
2014 MIL P 11 0 0 2 0 0
2015 MIL P 40 0 4 8 0 0
2015 SLN P 26 0 1 5 1 0
2016 SLN P 66 0 3 14 0 0
2017 SLN P 20 0 0 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 694

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 SLN NL $3,750,000
2015 MIL NL $9,000,000
2014 CIN NL $7,000,000
2013 CIN NL $4,000,000
2012 KCA AL $4,000,000
2011 LAN NL $7,000,000
2010 LAN NL $4,000,000
2009 LAN NL $1,825,000
2008 LAN NL $454,000
2007 LAN NL $390,000
Total Career Earnings $41,419,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jonathan Broxton (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Hector Neris
    46-43, 3.47 ERA
  2. 84
    Duane Ward
    32-37, 3.28 ERA
  3. 83
    Will Smith
    33-45, 3.85 ERA
  4. 81
    Heath Bell
    38-32, 3.49 ERA
  5. 81
    Steve Cishek
    33-43, 2.98 ERA
  6. 80
    Brad Hand
    40-55, 3.75 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jonathan Broxton

What years did Jonathan Broxton play?
Jonathan Broxton played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2017.
Was Jonathan Broxton a pitcher?
Yes. Jonathan Broxton pitched in the major leagues, recording 43 wins and 758 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jonathan Broxton hit?
Jonathan Broxton hit 0 career home runs.