What years did Brett Cecil play?

Brett Cecil played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2018.

Was Brett Cecil a pitcher?

Yes. Brett Cecil pitched in the major leagues, recording 44 wins and 670 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brett Cecil hit?

Brett Cecil hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Brett Cecil play for?

Brett Cecil played for 2 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (2009–2016) and the St. Louis Cardinals (2017–2018).

Did Brett Cecil win a Cy Young Award?

No. Brett Cecil did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Brett Cecil win?

Brett Cecil was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Brett Cecil's career stats?

In 443 games, Brett Cecil went 44-47 with a 4.29 ERA, 670 strikeouts, 756.0 innings pitched, and 12 saves.

What was Brett Cecil's salary?

Brett Cecil's last recorded salary was $3,800,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $3,800,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $443,100, in 2011. The Salary History table lists each season from 2011 to 2016.

What position did Brett Cecil play?

Brett Cecil played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Brett Cecil and how much did he weigh?

Brett Cecil was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Brett Cecil's career ERA?

Brett Cecil finished with a 4.29 career ERA, going 44-47 with 670 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Brett Cecil have?

Brett Cecil recorded 670 career strikeouts.

Is Brett Cecil in the Hall of Fame?

No. Brett Cecil has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Brett Cecil

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2018)

Brett Cecil was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2018 for the Toronto Blue Jays and the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 10 seasons. Across 443 career appearances, he went 44-47 with a 4.29 ERA and 670 strikeouts. Brett Cecil was an All-Star.

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 15, 2026

W–L 44–47

ERA 4.29

WHIP 1.36

SO 670

Pitcher PIV -1117.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 7/2/1986 in Dunkirk, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 2009-05-05
Last Game: 2018-09-25
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Brett Aarion Cecil

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Career Pitching Statistics

Brett Cecil — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
44	47	443	74	2	1	12	756.0	757	360	96	269	670	4.29	-1117.0

Career ERA 4.29 vs. league average 4.06 across their career seasons — 5.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Brett Cecil Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2009	TOR	AL	7	4	18	17	0	0	0	93.1	116	55	38	69	5.30	4.32 (-23%)	-2442.4
2010	TOR	AL	15	7	28	28	0	0	0	172.2	175	81	54	117	4.22	4.08 (-3%)	201.8
2011	TOR	AL	4	11	20	20	2	1	0	123.2	122	65	42	87	4.73	3.94 (-20%)	-3564.8
2012	TOR	AL	2	4	21	9	0	0	0	61.1	70	39	23	51	5.72	4.01 (-43%)	-1564.5
2013	TOR	AL	5	1	60	0	0	0	1	60.2	44	19	23	70	2.82	3.87 (+27%)	1508.7
2014	TOR	AL	2	3	66	0	0	0	5	53.1	46	16	27	76	2.70	3.74 (+28%)	1881.6
2015	TOR	AL	5	5	63	0	0	0	5	54.1	39	15	13	70	2.48	3.96 (+37%)	2224.2
2016	TOR	AL	1	7	54	0	0	0	0	36.2	39	16	8	45	3.93	4.19 (+6%)	510.2
2017	SLN	NL	2	4	73	0	0	0	1	67.1	67	29	16	66	3.88	4.36 (+11%)	1871.2
2018	SLN	NL	1	1	40	0	0	0	0	32.2	39	25	25	19	6.89	4.15 (-66%)	-1743.0
Career · 10 seasons			44	47	443	74	2	1	12	756.0	757	360	269	670	4.29	—	-1,117

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

Brett Cecil — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
443	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Brett Cecil Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	TOR	AL	18	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	TOR	AL	28	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	TOR	AL	20	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	TOR	AL	21	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	TOR	AL	60	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	TOR	AL	66	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	TOR	AL	63	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	TOR	AL	54	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	SLN	NL	73	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	SLN	NL	40	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			443	7	6	.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

Brett Cecil — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Brett Cecil — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2016	ALCS	TOR	3	.000
2016	ALDS1	TOR	2	.000
2016	ALWC	TOR	1	.000
2015	ALDS2	TOR	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Brett Cecil — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	8	0	0	6.0	1	0	4	6	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Brett Cecil — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	BB	SO
2016	ALCS	TOR	3	3.1	0	1	4
2016	ALDS1	TOR	2	0.1	0	1	0
2016	ALWC	TOR	1	0.1	0	1	0
2015	ALDS2	TOR	2	2.0	1	1	2

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Brett Cecil — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	226	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	217	7	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Brett Cecil — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	226	372.0	379	180	136	343	4.35
Away	217	384.0	378	180	133	327	4.22

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Brett Cecil — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2018-09-25	STL	MIL	—	1.0	2	3	3	1	0	1
2018-09-19	STL	ATL	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1
2018-09-13	STL	LAD	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2018-09-12	STL	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2018-09-08	STL	DET	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
2018-09-02	STL	CIN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018-08-31	STL	CIN	—	0.1	1	3	3	2	0	1
2018-08-29	STL	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2018-08-25	STL	COL	—	0.0	3	3	3	0	0	0
2018-08-22	STL	LAD	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brett Cecil — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	443	74	11	83	7	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brett Cecil — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2009	TOR	P	18	17	1	9	1	0
2010	TOR	P	28	28	3	21	1	2
2011	TOR	P	20	20	2	11	1	0
2012	TOR	P	21	9	0	7	1	1
2013	TOR	P	60	0	0	3	0	0
2014	TOR	P	66	0	0	5	0	0
2015	TOR	P	63	0	3	5	1	0
2016	TOR	P	54	0	0	2	0	0
2017	SLN	P	73	0	1	15	1	0
2018	SLN	P	40	0	1	5	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Brett Cecil Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	443

Salary History

Brett Cecil's recorded salaries total $8,528,100 over 5 seasons, 2011 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cecil's career ran from 2009 to 2018. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2009, 2010, and 2012.

Brett Cecil — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	TOR	AL	$3,800,000
2015	TOR	AL	$2,475,000
2014	TOR	AL	$1,300,000
2013	TOR	AL	$510,000
2011	TOR	AL	$443,100
Total recorded salary (partial)			$8,528,100

College History

Brett Cecil — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Maryland	College Park	MD	2005, 2006, 2007

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Career Spans

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Brett Cecil: the record in brief

Brett Cecil played a first major league game on May 5, 2009 and a last one on September 25, 2018. Club by club, the record runs the Toronto Blue Jays (2009 through 2016) and the St. Louis Cardinals (2017 through 2018). At 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds, Cecil is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Cecil batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Cecil was born on July 2, 1986, in Dunkirk, MD, USA. The bio lists the given name Brett Aarion.

Cecil pitched in 443 games, starting 74, and finished with a 44-47 record and 4.29 ERA. The same table counts 670 strikeouts and 12 saves. Against a 4.06 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.29 mark was 5.5% worse. No season topped the 15 wins of 2010. 2010 was Cecil's sharpest full season, a 4.22 ERA against the league's 4.08.

Cecil made 8 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-0 record and 0.00 ERA. Those appearances came in 2015 and 2016.

All-Star selections appear in Cecil's bio as All-Star.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brett Cecil

What years did Brett Cecil play?: Brett Cecil played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2018.
Was Brett Cecil a pitcher?: Yes. Brett Cecil pitched in the major leagues, recording 44 wins and 670 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brett Cecil hit?: Brett Cecil hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Brett Cecil play for?: Brett Cecil played for 2 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (2009–2016) and the St. Louis Cardinals (2017–2018).
Did Brett Cecil win a Cy Young Award?: No. Brett Cecil did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Brett Cecil win?: Brett Cecil was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Brett Cecil's career stats?: In 443 games, Brett Cecil went 44-47 with a 4.29 ERA, 670 strikeouts, 756.0 innings pitched, and 12 saves.
How much did Brett Cecil earn in his career?: Brett Cecil's recorded salaries total $8,528,100 over 5 seasons, 2011 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cecil's career ran from 2009 to 2018. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2009, 2010, and 2012.
What was Brett Cecil's salary?: Brett Cecil's last recorded salary was $3,800,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $3,800,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $443,100, in 2011. The Salary History table lists each season from 2011 to 2016.
What position did Brett Cecil play?: Brett Cecil played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Brett Cecil and how much did he weigh?: Brett Cecil was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Brett Cecil's career ERA?: Brett Cecil finished with a 4.29 career ERA, going 44-47 with 670 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Brett Cecil have?: Brett Cecil recorded 670 career strikeouts.
Is Brett Cecil in the Hall of Fame?: No. Brett Cecil has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.