What years did Brian Duensing play?

Brian Duensing played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2018.

Was Brian Duensing a pitcher?

Yes. Brian Duensing pitched in the major leagues, recording 46 wins and 523 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brian Duensing hit?

Brian Duensing hit 0 career home runs.

What was Brian Duensing's career batting average?

Brian Duensing batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 12 at bats.

What was Brian Duensing's career ERA?

Brian Duensing finished with a 4.19 career ERA, going 46-38 with 523 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Brian Duensing have?

Brian Duensing recorded 523 career strikeouts.

Brian Duensing

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

Brian Duensing was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2018 for the Minnesota Twins, the Baltimore Orioles, and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 10 seasons. Across 484 career appearances, he went 46-38 with a 4.19 ERA and 523 strikeouts.

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 12, 2026

W–L 46–38

ERA 4.19

WHIP 1.39

SO 523

Pitcher PIV -1622.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 200 lb
Born: 2/22/1983 in Marysville, KS, USA
MLB Debut: 2009-04-10
Last Game: 2018-09-24

Full name: Brian Matthew Duensing

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Career Pitching Statistics

Brian Duensing — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
46	38	484	61	2	2	3	762.2	804	355	78	258	523	4.19	-1622.0

Career ERA 4.19 vs. league average 4.06 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Brian Duensing 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	MIN	AL	5	2	24	9	0	0	0	84.0	84	34	31	53	3.64	4.32 (+16%)	403.7
2010	MIN	AL	10	3	53	13	1	1	0	130.2	122	38	35	78	2.62	4.08 (+36%)	764.1
2011	MIN	AL	9	14	32	28	1	1	0	161.2	193	94	52	115	5.23	3.94 (-33%)	-1343.7
2012	MIN	AL	4	12	55	11	0	0	0	109.0	126	62	27	69	5.12	4.01 (-28%)	543.7
2013	MIN	AL	6	2	73	0	0	0	1	61.0	68	27	22	56	3.98	3.87 (-3%)	958.8
2014	MIN	AL	3	3	62	0	0	0	0	54.1	52	20	20	33	3.31	3.74 (+11%)	-1048.6
2015	MIN	AL	4	1	55	0	0	0	1	48.2	46	23	21	24	4.25	3.96 (-7%)	-1292.7
2016	BAL	AL	1	0	14	0	0	0	0	13.1	13	6	3	10	4.05	4.19 (+3%)	-27.2
2017	CHN	NL	1	1	68	0	0	0	0	62.1	58	19	18	61	2.74	4.36 (+37%)	1489.4
2018	CHN	NL	3	0	48	0	0	0	1	37.2	42	32	29	24	7.65	4.15 (-84%)	-2069.4
Career · 10 seasons			46	38	484	61	2	2	3	762.2	804	355	258	523	4.19	—	-1,622

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

Brian Duensing — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
485	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.000	.077	.000	.077	0

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

Career OBP .077 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 76.0% below league average.

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

Career OPS .077 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 89.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Brian Duensing Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	MIN	AL	24	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	MIN	AL	53	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	MIN	AL	33	4	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	MIN	AL	55	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	MIN	AL	73	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	MIN	AL	62	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	MIN	AL	55	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	BAL	AL	14	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	CHN	NL	68	4	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	CHN	NL	48	1	1	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			485	12	1	1	8	.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

Brian Duensing — 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

Brian Duensing — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2017	NLCS	CHN	3	.000
2017	NLDS2	CHN	2	.000
2016	ALWC	BAL	1	.000
2010	ALDS2	MIN	1	.000
2009	ALDS1	MIN	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Brian Duensing — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	3	8	2	0	13.2	15	11	6	9	7.24

Playoff Pitching by Year

Brian Duensing — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2017	NLCS	CHN	0	1	3	0	4.0	1	1	3	3	2.25
2017	NLDS2	CHN	1	0	2	0	1.1	0	0	1	1	0.00
2016	ALWC	BAL	0	0	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	1	0.00
2010	ALDS2	MIN	0	1	1	1	3.1	7	5	1	1	13.50
2009	ALDS1	MIN	0	1	1	1	4.2	7	5	1	3	9.64

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Brian Duensing — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	243	4	1	0	0	0	.000
Away	242	8	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Brian Duensing — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	243	385.2	404	192	137	269	4.48
Away	241	377.0	400	163	121	254	3.89

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Brian Duensing — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2018-09-24	CHC	PIT	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1
2018-09-21	CHC	CHW	—	0.2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2018-09-13	CHC	WAS	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018-09-12	CHC	MIL	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2018-09-04	CHC	MIL	—	1.1	1	3	3	2	1	0
2018-08-02	CHC	SDP	—	2.0	4	2	2	1	0	0
2018-08-01	CHC	PIT	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
2018-07-26	CHC	AZ	—	0.1	1	2	2	1	1	1
2018-07-23	CHC	AZ	—	2.2	0	0	0	1	2	0
2018-07-20	CHC	STL	—	0.2	2	3	3	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brian Duensing — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
P	484	61	56	120	5	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brian Duensing — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2009	MIN	P	24	9	6	17	0	2
2010	MIN	P	53	13	5	25	0	1
2011	MIN	P	32	28	10	18	4	0
2012	MIN	P	55	11	5	13	0	1
2013	MIN	P	73	0	7	12	0	1
2014	MIN	P	62	0	1	8	0	1
2015	MIN	P	55	0	1	13	1	1
2016	BAL	P	14	0	1	2	0	0
2017	CHN	P	68	0	11	6	0	1
2018	CHN	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
2018	CHN	P	48	0	9	6	0	3

Career Games by Position

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Brian Duensing Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	484
Left Field	1

Salary History

Brian Duensing — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	MIN	AL	$2,700,000
2014	MIN	AL	$2,000,000
2013	MIN	AL	$1,300,000
2012	MIN	AL	$515,000
2011	MIN	AL	$462,500
2010	MIN	AL	$417,500
2009	MIN	AL	$400,000
Total Career Earnings			$7,795,000

College History

Brian Duensing — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Nebraska at Lincoln	Lincoln	NE	2002, 2003, 2005

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Brian Duensing: the record in brief

Brian Duensing's major league career runs from a debut on April 10, 2009 to a final game on September 24, 2018. Duensing played for the Minnesota Twins (2009 to 2015), the Baltimore Orioles (2016), and the Chicago Cubs (2017 to 2018). Duensing played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on February 22, 1983, in Marysville, KS, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 0 inches and 200 pounds. On the record, Brian Duensing was born Brian Matthew Duensing.

Duensing's career pitching line is 46 wins, 38 losses and a 4.19 ERA over 484 appearances. Duensing had 523 strikeouts. Duensing's 4.19 ERA was close to the 4.06 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 10, in 2010. Duensing struck out 115 batters in 2011, a career high. 2010 was Duensing's sharpest full season, a 2.62 ERA against the league's 4.08.

Pitching in the playoffs, Duensing went 1-3 with a 7.24 ERA in 8 games. Those appearances came in 2009, 2010, 2016, and 2017.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brian Duensing

What years did Brian Duensing play?: Brian Duensing played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2018.
Was Brian Duensing a pitcher?: Yes. Brian Duensing pitched in the major leagues, recording 46 wins and 523 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brian Duensing hit?: Brian Duensing hit 0 career home runs.
What was Brian Duensing's career batting average?: Brian Duensing batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 12 at bats.
What was Brian Duensing's career ERA?: Brian Duensing finished with a 4.19 career ERA, going 46-38 with 523 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Brian Duensing have?: Brian Duensing recorded 523 career strikeouts.