What years did Brandon Claussen play?

Brandon Claussen played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2006.

Was Brandon Claussen a pitcher?

Yes. Brandon Claussen pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 228 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brandon Claussen hit?

Brandon Claussen hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.

Brandon Claussen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2003-2006)

W–L 16–27

ERA 5.04

WHIP 1.52

SO 228

Pitcher PIV -3962.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 5/1/1979 in Rapid City, SD, USA
MLB Debut: 2003-06-28
Last Game: 2006-06-16

Full name: Brandon Allen Falker Claussen

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
16	27	58	58	0	0	0	316.0	359	177	48	121	228	5.04	-3962.4

Career ERA 5.04 vs. league average 4.42 across their career seasons — 14.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2003	NYA	AL	1	0	1	1	6.3	8	1	1	5	1.42	—	0.0
2004	CIN	NL	2	8	14	14	66.0	80	45	35	45	6.14	4.46 (-37%)	-1114.6
2005	CIN	NL	10	11	29	29	166.7	178	78	57	121	4.21	4.29 (+2%)	-1254.5
2006	CIN	NL	3	8	14	14	77.0	93	53	28	57	6.19	4.53 (-37%)	-1593.3
Career · 4 seasons			16	27	58	58	316.0	359	177	121	228	5.04	—	-3,962

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
58	99	5	10	0	0	0	2	0	4	40	.101	.136	.101	.237	-624

Career AVG .101 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 62.0% below league average.

Career OBP .136 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 59.3% below league average.

Career SLG .101 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 76.2% below league average.

Career OPS .237 vs. league average .759 across their career seasons — 68.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2003	NYA	AL	1	4	0	1	1	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	CIN	NL	14	19	1	2	0	1	6	.105	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	CIN	NL	29	55	3	5	0	3	22	.091	.264 (-66%)	.330 (-58%)	.418 (-78%)	.749 (-69%)	-623.7
2006	CIN	NL	14	21	1	2	1	0	11	.095	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			58	99	5	10	2	4	40	.101	—	—	—	—	-624

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	31	46	3	4	0	1	.087
Away	27	53	2	6	0	1	.113

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	31	173.1	189	92	65	132	4.78
Away	27	142.2	170	85	56	96	5.36

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
2006-06-16	CIN	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	1
2006-06-10	CIN	CHC	L	2	0	0	0	1
2006-06-05	CIN	STL	W	1	0	0	0	0
2006-05-30	CIN	CHC	L	2	0	1	0	0
2006-05-24	CIN	MIL	L	2	1	1	0	0
2006-05-19	CIN	DET	W	0	0	0	0	0
2006-05-14	CIN	PHI	L	2	0	0	0	1
2006-05-09	CIN	WAS	L	1	0	0	0	0
2006-05-03	CIN	COL	L	2	0	0	0	2
2006-04-28	CIN	HOU	W	1	0	0	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2006-06-16	CIN	CHW	L	2.0	8	9	9	2	0	1
2006-06-10	CIN	CHC	L	6.2	5	3	3	3	7	0
2006-06-05	CIN	STL	—	5.0	5	4	3	3	4	1
2006-05-30	CIN	CHC	L	5.0	6	5	4	2	2	0
2006-05-24	CIN	MIL	L	6.0	7	5	5	2	4	1
2006-05-19	CIN	DET	W	7.0	11	4	4	1	4	1
2006-05-14	CIN	PHI	—	8.0	4	1	1	1	7	1
2006-05-09	CIN	WAS	L	5.1	11	4	4	0	4	3
2006-05-03	CIN	COL	L	6.2	7	3	3	2	5	0
2006-04-28	CIN	HOU	W	5.1	6	2	2	5	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	58	58	13	39	1	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2003	NYA	P	1	1	0	1	0	0
2004	CIN	P	14	14	1	5	0	0
2005	CIN	P	29	29	5	19	1	1
2006	CIN	P	14	14	7	14	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	58

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	CIN	NL	$370,000
2005	CIN	NL	$320,000
Total Career Earnings			$690,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Howard College	Big Spring	TX	1998, 1999

Frequently Asked Questions about Brandon Claussen

What years did Brandon Claussen play?: Brandon Claussen played in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2006.
Was Brandon Claussen a pitcher?: Yes. Brandon Claussen pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 228 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brandon Claussen hit?: Brandon Claussen hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.