What years did Brendan Donnelly play?

Brendan Donnelly played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2010.

Was Brendan Donnelly a pitcher?

Yes. Brendan Donnelly pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 369 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brendan Donnelly hit?

Brendan Donnelly hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Brendan Donnelly play for?

Brendan Donnelly played for 5 teams: the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2002–2006), the Boston Red Sox (2007), the Cleveland Indians (2008), the Florida Marlins (2009), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2010).

Did Brendan Donnelly win a Cy Young Award?

No. Brendan Donnelly did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Brendan Donnelly win?

Brendan Donnelly was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Brendan Donnelly's career stats?

In 386 games, Brendan Donnelly went 32-10 with a 3.22 ERA, 369 strikeouts, 385.1 innings pitched, and 6 saves.

What was Brendan Donnelly's salary?

Brendan Donnelly's last recorded salary was $1,350,000, in 2010. His highest recorded salary was $1,400,000, in 2007, and his lowest was $325,000, in 2003. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2010.

What position did Brendan Donnelly play?

Brendan Donnelly played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Brendan Donnelly and how much did he weigh?

Brendan Donnelly was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 205 pounds.

What was Brendan Donnelly's career ERA?

Brendan Donnelly finished with a 3.22 career ERA, going 32-10 with 369 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Brendan Donnelly have?

Brendan Donnelly recorded 369 career strikeouts.

Is Brendan Donnelly in the Hall of Fame?

No. Brendan Donnelly has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Brendan Donnelly

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2010)

Brendan Donnelly was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2010 for 6 teams, including the Anaheim Angels, a span of 9 seasons. Across 386 career appearances, he went 32-10 with a 3.22 ERA and 369 strikeouts. Brendan Donnelly was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6724.7.

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 32–10

ERA 3.22

WHIP 1.25

SO 369

Pitcher PIV 6724.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 205 lb
Born: 7/4/1971 in Washington, DC, USA
MLB Debut: 2002-04-09
Last Game: 2010-07-23
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Brendan Kevin Donnelly

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Career Pitching Statistics

Brendan Donnelly — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
32	10	386	0	0	0	6	385.1	326	138	35	154	369	3.22	6724.7

Career ERA 3.22 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — 25.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Brendan Donnelly Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2002	ANA	AL	1	1	46	1	49.2	32	12	19	54	2.17	4.28 (+49%)	2130.6
2003	ANA	AL	2	2	63	3	74.0	55	13	24	79	1.58	4.40 (+64%)	3788.0
2004	ANA	AL	5	2	40	0	42.0	34	14	15	56	3.00	4.46 (+33%)	1473.8
2005	LAA	AL	9	3	65	0	65.1	60	27	19	53	3.72	4.29 (+13%)	228.9
2006	LAA	AL	6	0	62	0	64.0	58	28	28	53	3.94	4.53 (+13%)	-141.8
2007	BOS	AL	2	1	27	0	20.2	19	7	5	15	3.05	4.47 (+32%)	715.3
2008	CLE	AL	1	0	15	0	13.2	20	13	10	8	8.56	4.32 (-98%)	-592.8
2009	FLO	NL	3	0	30	2	25.1	22	5	9	25	1.78	4.32 (+59%)	955.6
2010	PIT	NL	3	1	38	0	30.2	26	19	25	26	5.58	4.08 (-37%)	-1832.8
Career · 9 seasons			32	10	386	6	385.1	326	138	154	369	3.22	—	6,725

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

Brendan Donnelly — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
387	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Brendan Donnelly Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2002	ANA	AL	46	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	ANA	AL	63	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	ANA	AL	40	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	LAA	AL	66	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	LAA	AL	62	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	BOS	AL	27	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	CLE	AL	15	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	FLO	NL	30	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	PIT	NL	38	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			387	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

Brendan Donnelly — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Brendan Donnelly — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2005	ALCS	LAA	3	.000
2005	ALDS2	LAA	1	.000
2004	ALDS1	ANA	2	.000
2002	ALCS	ANA	3	.000
2002	ALDS1	ANA	3	.000
2002	WS	ANA	5	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Brendan Donnelly — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	17	0	0	20.0	14	11	9	23	4.95

Playoff Pitching by Year

Brendan Donnelly — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2005	ALCS	LAA	0	3	3.1	2	0	1	5	0.00
2005	ALDS2	LAA	0	1	0.1	2	1	1	0	27.00
2004	ALDS1	ANA	0	2	3.1	3	4	2	5	10.80
2002	ALCS	ANA	0	3	3.1	3	3	0	5	8.10
2002	ALDS1	ANA	0	3	2.0	3	3	1	2	13.50
2002	WS	ANA	1	5	7.2	1	0	4	6	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Brendan Donnelly — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	195	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	192	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Brendan Donnelly — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	194	194.1	163	54	81	195	2.50
Away	192	191.0	163	84	73	174	3.96

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Brendan Donnelly — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2010-07-23	PIT	SDP	—	0.0	0	1	1	3	0	0
2010-07-21	PIT	MIL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2010-07-20	PIT	MIL	—	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	1
2010-07-19	PIT	MIL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010-07-17	PIT	HOU	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2010-07-16	PIT	HOU	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2010-07-11	PIT	MIL	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2010-07-08	PIT	HOU	—	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2010-07-06	PIT	HOU	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
2010-07-03	PIT	PHI	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brendan Donnelly — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	386	0	19	22	4	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brendan Donnelly — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
2002	ANA	P	46	3	3	0
2003	ANA	P	63	4	3	2
2004	ANA	P	40	2	2	0
2005	LAA	P	65	3	4	1
2006	LAA	P	62	3	3	1
2007	BOS	P	27	0	1	0
2008	CLE	P	15	2	1	0
2009	FLO	P	30	0	2	0
2010	PIT	P	38	2	3	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Brendan Donnelly Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	387

Awards & Honors

Brendan Donnelly — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2003	This Year in Baseball Setup Man of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY

Salary History

Brendan Donnelly's recorded salaries total $4,820,000 over 6 seasons, 2003 to 2010. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Donnelly's career ran from 2002 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 2002, 2008, and 2009.

Brendan Donnelly — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2010	PIT	NL	$1,350,000
2007	BOS	AL	$1,400,000
2006	LAA	AL	$950,000
2005	LAA	AL	$420,000
2004	ANA	AL	$375,000
2003	ANA	AL	$325,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$4,820,000

College History

Brendan Donnelly — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Mesa State College	Grand Junction	CO	1992
New Mexico Junior College	Hobbs	NM	1990, 1991

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Brendan Donnelly: the record in brief

April 9, 2002 and July 23, 2010 bracket Brendan Donnelly's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Donnelly's seasons break down as the Anaheim Angels (2002 through 2004), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005 through 2006), the Boston Red Sox (2007), the Cleveland Indians (2008), the Florida Marlins (2009), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2010). The bio lists Donnelly as a pitcher who batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 205 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. Donnelly was born on July 4, 1971, in Washington, DC, USA. The bio lists the given name Brendan Kevin.

Donnelly's career pitching line is 32 wins, 10 losses and a 3.22 ERA over 386 appearances. The same table counts 369 strikeouts. Against a 4.35 league ERA for the same years, Donnelly was 25.9% better. Donnelly won 9 games in 2005, the most of any season listed. Donnelly struck out 79 batters in 2003, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brendan Donnelly

What years did Brendan Donnelly play?: Brendan Donnelly played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2010.
Was Brendan Donnelly a pitcher?: Yes. Brendan Donnelly pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 369 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brendan Donnelly hit?: Brendan Donnelly hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Brendan Donnelly play for?: Brendan Donnelly played for 5 teams: the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2002–2006), the Boston Red Sox (2007), the Cleveland Indians (2008), the Florida Marlins (2009), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2010).
Did Brendan Donnelly win a Cy Young Award?: No. Brendan Donnelly did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Brendan Donnelly win?: Brendan Donnelly was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Brendan Donnelly's career stats?: In 386 games, Brendan Donnelly went 32-10 with a 3.22 ERA, 369 strikeouts, 385.1 innings pitched, and 6 saves.
How much did Brendan Donnelly earn in his career?: Brendan Donnelly's recorded salaries total $4,820,000 over 6 seasons, 2003 to 2010. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Donnelly's career ran from 2002 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 2002, 2008, and 2009.
What was Brendan Donnelly's salary?: Brendan Donnelly's last recorded salary was $1,350,000, in 2010. His highest recorded salary was $1,400,000, in 2007, and his lowest was $325,000, in 2003. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2010.
What position did Brendan Donnelly play?: Brendan Donnelly played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Brendan Donnelly and how much did he weigh?: Brendan Donnelly was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 205 pounds.
What was Brendan Donnelly's career ERA?: Brendan Donnelly finished with a 3.22 career ERA, going 32-10 with 369 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Brendan Donnelly have?: Brendan Donnelly recorded 369 career strikeouts.
Is Brendan Donnelly in the Hall of Fame?: No. Brendan Donnelly has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.