What years did Brian Bruney play?

Brian Bruney played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2012.

Was Brian Bruney a pitcher?

Yes. Brian Bruney pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 252 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brian Bruney hit?

Brian Bruney hit 0 career home runs.

What was Brian Bruney's career batting average?

Brian Bruney batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.

What was Brian Bruney's career ERA?

Brian Bruney finished with a 4.68 career ERA, going 19-12 with 252 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Brian Bruney have?

Brian Bruney recorded 252 career strikeouts.

Brian Bruney

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2012)

Brian Bruney was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2012 for 4 teams, including the Arizona Diamondbacks, a span of 9 seasons. Across 273 career appearances, he went 19-12 with a 4.68 ERA and 252 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 October 12, 2026

W–L 19–12

ERA 4.68

WHIP 1.63

SO 252

Pitcher PIV -3107.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 235 lb
Born: 2/17/1982 in Astoria, OR, USA
MLB Debut: 2004-05-08
Last Game: 2012-06-24

Full name: Brian Anthony Bruney

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Career Pitching Statistics

Brian Bruney — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
19	12	273	1	0	0	13	259.2	235	135	27	187	252	4.68	-3107.4

Career ERA 4.68 vs. league average 4.27 across their career seasons — 9.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Brian Bruney Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2004	ARI	NL	3	4	30	0	0	31.1	20	15	27	34	4.31	4.46 (+3%)	59.1
2005	ARI	NL	1	3	47	0	12	46.0	56	38	35	51	7.43	4.29 (-73%)	-938.4
2006	NYA	AL	1	1	19	0	0	20.2	14	2	15	25	0.87	4.53 (+81%)	439.9
2007	NYA	AL	3	2	58	0	0	50.0	44	26	37	39	4.68	4.47 (-5%)	-1133.1
2008	NYA	AL	3	0	32	1	1	34.1	18	7	16	33	1.83	4.32 (+58%)	753.2
2009	NYA	AL	5	0	44	0	0	39.0	36	17	23	36	3.92	4.32 (+9%)	-755.9
2010	WAS	NL	1	2	19	0	0	17.2	21	15	20	16	7.64	4.08 (-87%)	-583.0
2011	CHA	AL	1	0	23	0	0	19.2	26	15	12	16	6.86	3.94 (-74%)	-949.1
2012	CHA	AL	1	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	2	2	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			19	12	273	1	13	259.2	235	135	187	252	4.68	—	-3,107

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

Brian Bruney — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
273	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Brian Bruney Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2004	ARI	NL	30	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	ARI	NL	47	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	NYA	AL	19	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	NYA	AL	58	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	NYA	AL	32	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	NYA	AL	44	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	WAS	NL	19	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	CHA	AL	23	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	CHA	AL	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			273	1	.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

Brian Bruney — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Brian Bruney — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2009	WS	NYA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	ALDS1	NYA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Brian Bruney — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	4	0	0	3.0	4	3	0	4	9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Brian Bruney — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2009	WS	NYA	0	0	1	0	0	0.1	3	2	0	0	54.00
2006	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	3	0	0	2.2	1	1	0	4	3.38

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Brian Bruney — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	136	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	137	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Brian Bruney — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	136	130.2	119	60	77	125	4.13
Away	137	129.0	116	75	110	127	5.23

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Brian Bruney — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2012-06-24	CHW	MIL	W	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0
2011-08-04	CHW	NYY	—	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	1
2011-08-03	CHW	NYY	—	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0
2011-08-02	CHW	NYY	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011-07-30	CHW	BOS	—	1.2	7	6	6	1	0	2
2011-07-26	CHW	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2011-07-19	CHW	KCR	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2011-07-15	CHW	DET	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2011-07-08	CHW	MIN	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0
2011-07-07	CHW	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brian Bruney — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	273	1	8	26	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brian Bruney — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2004	ARI	P	30	0	2	3	1	0
2005	ARI	P	47	0	1	7	0	1
2006	NYA	P	19	0	1	2	0	1
2007	NYA	P	58	0	1	2	1	0
2008	NYA	P	32	1	1	4	0	0
2009	NYA	P	44	0	0	3	0	0
2010	WAS	P	19	0	1	2	1	0
2011	CHA	P	23	0	1	3	0	0
2012	CHA	P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Brian Bruney Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	273

Salary History

Brian Bruney — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2010	WAS	NL	$1,500,000
2009	NYA	AL	$1,250,000
2008	NYA	AL	$725,000
2007	NYA	AL	$395,545
2005	ARI	NL	$322,500
Total Career Earnings			$4,193,045

Brian Bruney: the record in brief

Brian Bruney's major league career runs from a debut on May 8, 2004 to a final game on June 24, 2012. The team column moves through the Arizona Diamondbacks (2004 to 2005), the New York Yankees (2006 to 2009), the Washington Nationals (2010), and the Chicago White Sox (2011 to 2012). Bruney played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Born on February 17, 1982, in Astoria, OR, USA, Bruney was listed at 235 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. The given name on file is Brian Anthony Bruney.

Bruney's career pitching line is 19 wins, 12 losses and a 4.68 ERA over 273 appearances. The totals include 252 strikeouts and 13 saves. Against a 4.27 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.68 mark was 9.6% worse. The best win total was 5, in 2009. Bruney struck out 51 batters in 2005, a career high. Bruney saved 12 games in 2005, the season high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.83 in 2008, when the league's was 4.32.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brian Bruney

What years did Brian Bruney play?: Brian Bruney played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2012.
Was Brian Bruney a pitcher?: Yes. Brian Bruney pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 252 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brian Bruney hit?: Brian Bruney hit 0 career home runs.
What was Brian Bruney's career batting average?: Brian Bruney batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was Brian Bruney's career ERA?: Brian Bruney finished with a 4.68 career ERA, going 19-12 with 252 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Brian Bruney have?: Brian Bruney recorded 252 career strikeouts.