What years did Brian Cooper play?

Brian Cooper played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2005.

Was Brian Cooper a pitcher?

Yes. Brian Cooper pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 75 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brian Cooper hit?

Brian Cooper hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Brian Cooper

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2005)

W–L 5–14

ERA 5.80

WHIP 1.53

SO 75

Pitcher PIV -4802.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 175 lb
Born: 8/19/1974 in Hollywood, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1999-09-07
Last Game: 2005-09-28

Full name: Brian John Cooper

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	14	42	26	1	1	0	167.7	182	108	32	74	75	5.80	-4802.2

Career ERA 5.80 vs. league average 4.49 across their career seasons — 29.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1999	ANA	AL	1	1	5	5	0	0	27.7	23	15	18	15	4.88	4.71 (-4%)	-786.0
2000	ANA	AL	4	8	15	15	1	1	87.0	105	57	35	36	5.90	4.77 (-24%)	-3268.0
2001	ANA	AL	0	1	7	1	0	0	13.7	10	4	4	7	2.63	4.42 (+40%)	-132.5
2002	TOR	AL	0	1	2	2	0	0	8.3	14	13	4	3	14.04	—	0.0
2004	SFN	NL	0	2	5	2	0	0	13.3	15	13	5	7	8.78	4.46 (-97%)	-928.2
2005	SFN	NL	0	1	8	1	0	0	17.7	15	6	8	7	3.06	4.29 (+29%)	312.5
Career · 6 seasons			5	14	42	26	1	1	167.2	182	108	74	75	5.80	—	-4,802

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
42	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.111	.111	.111	.222	0

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 58.3% below league average.

Career OBP .111 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 67.0% below league average.

Career SLG .111 vs. league average .427 across their career seasons — 74.0% below league average.

Career OPS .222 vs. league average .763 across their career seasons — 70.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1999	ANA	AL	5	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	ANA	AL	15	4	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	ANA	AL	7	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	TOR	AL	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	SFN	NL	5	3	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	SFN	NL	8	2	1	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			42	9	1	4	.111	—	—	—	—	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	24	4	0	1	0	0	.250
Away	18	5	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	24	98.2	95	58	42	43	5.29
Away	18	69.0	87	50	32	32	6.52

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
2005-09-28	SFG	SDP	L	0	0
2005-09-27	SFG	SDP	L	0	0
2005-09-23	SFG	COL	W	0	0
2005-09-15	SFG	LAD	L	0	0
2005-08-23	SFG	PHI	L	0	0
2005-08-14	SFG	MIA	L	0	0
2005-08-10	SFG	ATL	L	0	0
2005-08-07	SFG	HOU	L	2	1
2004-04-27	SFG	ATL	L	0	0
2004-04-25	SFG	LAD	L	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2005-09-28	SFG	SDP	—	1.0	6	3	3	0	0	0
2005-09-27	SFG	SDP	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2005-09-23	SFG	COL	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
2005-09-15	SFG	LAD	—	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005-08-23	SFG	PHI	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
2005-08-14	SFG	MIA	—	2.1	1	0	0	2	2	0
2005-08-10	SFG	ATL	L	0.2	1	1	1	2	0	0
2005-08-07	SFG	HOU	—	7.0	4	1	1	2	3	0
2004-04-27	SFG	ATL	—	0.1	3	4	4	1	1	0
2004-04-25	SFG	LAD	L	3.0	5	6	6	2	2	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	42	26	10	18	2	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1999	ANA	P	5	5	2	5	0	2
2000	ANA	P	15	15	3	12	2	1
2001	ANA	P	7	1	2	0	0	0
2002	TOR	P	2	2	2	0	0	0
2004	SFN	P	5	2	1	1	0	0
2005	SFN	P	8	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	42

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Citrus College	Glendora	CA	1993, 1994
University of Southern California	Los Angeles	CA	1995

Frequently Asked Questions about Brian Cooper

What years did Brian Cooper play?: Brian Cooper played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2005.
Was Brian Cooper a pitcher?: Yes. Brian Cooper pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 75 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brian Cooper hit?: Brian Cooper hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.