What years did Jim Bruske play?

Jim Bruske played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2000.

Was Jim Bruske a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Bruske pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 95 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Bruske hit?

Jim Bruske hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Jim Bruske

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2000)

W–L 9–1

ERA 4.12

WHIP 1.54

SO 95

Pitcher PIV -817.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 10/7/1964 in East St. Louis, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-08-25
Last Game: 2000-05-13

Full name: James Scott Bruske

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
9	1	105	1	0	0	2	144.0	154	66	16	68	95	4.12	-817.7

Career ERA 4.12 vs. league average 4.53 across their career seasons — 9.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1995	LAN	NL	0	0	9	0	1	10.0	12	5	4	5	4.50	4.45 (-1%)	212.4
1996	LAN	NL	0	0	11	0	0	12.7	17	8	3	12	5.68	4.61 (-23%)	106.1
1997	SDN	NL	4	1	28	0	0	44.7	37	18	25	32	3.63	4.39 (+17%)	-220.4
1998	LAN	NL	3	0	35	0	1	44.0	47	17	19	31	3.48	4.43 (+22%)	677.8
1998	SDN	NL	0	0	4	0	0	7.0	10	3	4	4	3.86	—	0.0
1998	NYA	AL	1	0	3	1	0	9.0	9	3	1	3	3.00	4.43 (+32%)	0.0
2000	MIL	NL	1	0	15	0	0	16.7	22	12	12	8	6.48	4.77 (-36%)	-1593.6
Career · 7 seasons			9	1	105	1	2	144.0	154	66	68	95	4.12	—	-818

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
106	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.100	.100	.200	.300	0

Career AVG .100 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 62.7% below league average.

Career OBP .100 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 70.5% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 52.9% below league average.

Career OPS .300 vs. league average .763 across their career seasons — 60.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1995	LAN	NL	9	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	LAN	NL	11	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	SDN	NL	29	6	1	1	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	LAN	NL	35	3	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	SDN	NL	4	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	NYA	AL	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	MIL	NL	15	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			106	10	1	1	2	.100	—	—	—	—	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.

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	39	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	67	8	0	1	0	0	.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	38	57.2	49	17	26	37	2.65
Away	67	86.1	105	49	42	58	5.11

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
2000-05-13	MIL	PIT	L	0
2000-05-10	MIL	CHC	L	0
2000-05-08	MIL	CHC	L	1
2000-05-04	MIL	AZ	L	0
2000-04-28	MIL	HOU	L	0
2000-04-25	MIL	STL	L	0
2000-04-22	MIL	WSN	W	0
2000-04-20	MIL	NYN	L	0
2000-04-19	MIL	NYN	L	0
2000-04-16	MIL	ATL	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2000-05-13	MIL	PIT	—	0.1	3	4	4	0	0	1
2000-05-10	MIL	CHC	—	0.2	1	3	0	1	1	1
2000-05-08	MIL	CHC	—	1.1	1	1	1	1	0	1
2000-05-04	MIL	AZ	—	2.0	2	0	0	2	1	0
2000-04-28	MIL	HOU	—	2.2	2	1	1	3	1	0
2000-04-25	MIL	STL	—	0.1	3	2	2	2	0	1
2000-04-22	MIL	WSN	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2000-04-20	MIL	NYN	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2000-04-19	MIL	NYN	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000-04-16	MIL	ATL	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	105	1	8	11	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP
1995	LAN	P	9	0	1	0	0
1996	LAN	P	11	0	0	2	0
1997	SDN	P	28	0	2	4	1
1998	LAN	P	35	0	2	3	0
1998	SDN	P	4	0	0	0	0
1998	NYA	P	3	1	2	1	0
2000	MIL	P	15	0	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	105

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2000	MIL	NL	$200,000
1998	LAN	NL	$200,000
1997	SDN	NL	$185,000
Total Career Earnings			$585,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Antelope Valley College	Lancaster	CA	1985
Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles	CA	1986

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Bruske

What years did Jim Bruske play?: Jim Bruske played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2000.
Was Jim Bruske a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Bruske pitched in the major leagues, recording 9 wins and 95 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Bruske hit?: Jim Bruske hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.