Jonathan Broxton
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2017)
Jonathan Broxton was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2017 for 5 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 13 seasons. Across 694 career appearances, he went 43-38 with a 3.41 ERA, 758 strikeouts, and 118 saves. Jonathan Broxton was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 17969.8.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'4" / 285 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2005-07-29
- Last Game
- 2017-05-30
- Awards
- 2× All-Star
Full name: Jonathan Roy Broxton
Season-by-Season Pitching
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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 | 13.2 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 5.93 | 4.29 (-38%) | 560.8 |
| 2006 | LAN | NL | 4 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76.1 | 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 | 62.1 | 64 | 28 | 28 | 73 | 4.04 | 4.08 (+1%) | 1680.8 |
| 2011 | LAN | NL | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12.2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5.68 | 3.94 (-44%) | -534.6 |
| 2012 | KCA | AL | 1 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 35.2 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 2.27 | 4.01 (+43%) | 549.2 |
| 2012 | CIN | NL | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22.1 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 2.82 | 4.01 (+30%) | 892.7 |
| 2013 | CIN | NL | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 4.11 | 3.87 (-6%) | -623.2 |
| 2014 | CIN | NL | 4 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 48.1 | 32 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 1.86 | 3.74 (+50%) | 262.7 |
| 2014 | MIL | NL | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 4.35 | 3.74 (-16%) | 282.8 |
| 2015 | MIL | NL | 1 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | 41 | 24 | 10 | 37 | 5.89 | 3.96 (-49%) | 235.7 |
| 2015 | SLN | NL | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 2.66 | 3.96 (+33%) | 241.0 |
| 2016 | SLN | NL | 4 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.2 | 52 | 29 | 24 | 57 | 4.30 | 4.19 (-3%) | 134.0 |
| 2017 | SLN | NL | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 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
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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
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 | 19.2 | 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 | 2.1 | 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 | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.45 |
| 2008 | NLCS | LAN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.86 |
| 2008 | NLDS1 | LAN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 | 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
View full game log (1388 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 373 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Away | 321 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 373 | 371.2 | 296 | 121 | 126 | 439 | 2.93 |
| Away | 321 | 304.1 | 284 | 135 | 142 | 319 | 3.99 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-30 | STL | LAD | — | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017-05-29 | STL | LAD | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017-05-25 | STL | LAD | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017-05-23 | STL | LAD | L | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017-05-20 | STL | SFG | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017-05-19 | STL | SFG | — | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-05-16 | STL | BOS | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-05-12 | STL | CHC | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017-05-10 | STL | MIA | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-05-07 | STL | ATL | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
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
Circle size = games played at each position.
| 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 | ||
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Jonathan Broxton: the record in brief
July 29, 2005 and May 30, 2017 bracket Jonathan Broxton's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Los Angeles Dodgers (2005 to 2011), the Kansas City Royals (2012), the Cincinnati Reds (2012 through 2014), the Milwaukee Brewers (2014 to 2015), and the St. Louis Cardinals (2015 to 2017). Listed as a pitcher, Broxton batted and threw right-handed. Broxton is listed at 6 feet, 4 inches and 285 pounds. Broxton was born on June 16, 1984, in Augusta, GA, USA. On the record, Jonathan Broxton was born Jonathan Roy Broxton.
Broxton went 43-38 with a 3.41 ERA in 694 games, 0 of them starts. The totals include 758 strikeouts and 118 saves. Against a 4.16 league ERA for the same years, Broxton was 18.1% better. 2009 brought Broxton a season-high 7 wins. Broxton saved 36 games in 2009, the season high. In 2006, one of the busiest seasons, Broxton posted a 2.59 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.53.
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.
- What was Jonathan Broxton's career batting average?
- Jonathan Broxton batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 5 at bats.
- What was Jonathan Broxton's career ERA?
- Jonathan Broxton finished with a 3.41 career ERA, going 43-38 with 758 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Jonathan Broxton have?
- Jonathan Broxton recorded 758 career strikeouts.