What years did Bryan Harvey play?

Bryan Harvey played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1995.

Was Bryan Harvey a pitcher?

Yes. Bryan Harvey pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 448 strikeouts.

What was Bryan Harvey's career ERA?

Bryan Harvey finished with a 2.49 career ERA, going 17-25 with 448 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bryan Harvey have?

Bryan Harvey recorded 448 career strikeouts.

Is Bryan Harvey in the Hall of Fame?

No. Bryan Harvey has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Bryan Harvey play for?

Bryan Harvey played for the California Angels and the Florida Marlins.

Bryan Harvey

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-1995)

Bryan Harvey was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1995 for the California Angels and the Florida Marlins, a span of 9 seasons. Across 322 career appearances, he went 17-25 with a 2.49 ERA, 448 strikeouts, and 177 saves. Bryan Harvey was a 2-time All-Star and a Reliever of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 12301.0.

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 17–25

ERA 2.49

WHIP 1.09

SO 448

Pitcher PIV 12301.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 205 lb
Born: 6/2/1963 in Soddy-Daisy, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 1987-05-16
Last Game: 1995-04-28
Awards: 2× All-Star · Reliever of the Year

Full name: Bryan Stanley Harvey

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bryan Harvey — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	25	322	0	0	0	177	387.0	278	107	30	144	448	2.49	12301.0

Career ERA 2.49 vs. league average 4.03 across their career seasons — 38.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Bryan Harvey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1987	CAL	AL	0	0	3	0	5.0	6	0	2	3	0.00	—	0.0
1988	CAL	AL	7	5	50	17	76.0	59	18	20	67	2.13	3.73 (+43%)	2343.9
1989	CAL	AL	3	3	51	25	55.0	36	21	41	78	3.44	3.71 (+7%)	179.8
1990	CAL	AL	4	4	54	25	64.1	45	23	35	82	3.22	3.86 (+17%)	1893.3
1991	CAL	AL	2	4	67	46	78.2	51	14	17	101	1.60	3.91 (+59%)	3887.8
1992	CAL	AL	0	4	25	13	28.2	22	9	11	34	2.83	3.75 (+25%)	266.2
1993	FLO	NL	1	5	59	45	69.0	45	13	13	73	1.70	4.19 (+60%)	3497.9
1994	FLO	NL	0	0	12	6	10.1	12	6	4	10	5.23	4.51 (-16%)	232.2
1995	FLO	NL	0	0	1	0	0.0	2	3	1	0	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			17	25	322	177	387.0	278	107	144	448	2.49	—	12,301

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

Bryan Harvey — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
322	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bryan Harvey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1987	CAL	AL	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	CAL	AL	50	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	CAL	AL	51	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	CAL	AL	54	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	CAL	AL	67	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	CAL	AL	25	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	FLO	NL	59	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	FLO	NL	12	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	FLO	NL	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			322	—	—	—	—	—	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

Bryan Harvey — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	164	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	158	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Bryan Harvey — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	164	209.2	156	56	76	233	2.40
Away	158	177.1	122	51	68	215	2.59

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bryan Harvey — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1995-04-28	MIA	SFG	—	0.0	2	3	3	1	0	1
1994-06-29	MIA	PHI	—	0.2	2	2	2	0	2	0
1994-06-27	MIA	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1994-06-25	MIA	WSN	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0
1994-06-23	MIA	CHC	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1
1994-04-25	MIA	ATL	—	0.0	1	2	2	1	0	0
1994-04-23	MIA	CIN	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1994-04-19	MIA	COL	SV	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
1994-04-18	MIA	COL	SV	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
1994-04-16	MIA	SFG	SV	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bryan Harvey — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	322	0	14	28	4	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bryan Harvey — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1987	CAL	P	3	0	0	0	0
1988	CAL	P	50	4	2	1	0
1989	CAL	P	51	1	7	1	0
1990	CAL	P	54	3	4	0	1
1991	CAL	P	67	2	8	2	0
1992	CAL	P	25	0	1	0	0
1993	FLO	P	59	3	5	0	0
1994	FLO	P	12	1	1	0	0
1995	FLO	P	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Bryan Harvey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	322

Awards & Honors

Bryan Harvey — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1991	Reliever of the Year Award
1991	TSN Fireman of the Year
1988	TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Bryan Harvey — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1997	ATL	NL	$500,000
1996	CAL	AL	$500,000
1995	FLO	NL	$4,875,000
1994	FLO	NL	$3,375,000
1993	FLO	NL	$4,225,000
1992	CAL	AL	$3,125,000
1991	CAL	AL	$1,040,000
1990	CAL	AL	$332,500
1989	CAL	AL	$170,000
1988	CAL	AL	$62,500
Total Career Earnings			$18,205,000

College History

Bryan Harvey — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Charlotte	NC	1982, 1983, 1984

Award Voting History

Bryan Harvey — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1993	Cy Young Award	NL	8th	1.0	140	0
1993	Most Valuable Player	NL	14th	14.0	392	0
1991	Cy Young Award	AL	5th	10.0	140	0
1988	Rookie of the Year	AL	2nd	49.0	140	3

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Bryan Harvey: the record in brief

Bryan Harvey's major league career runs from a debut on May 16, 1987 to a final game on April 28, 1995. Club by club, the record runs the California Angels (1987 through 1992) and the Florida Marlins (1993 through 1995). The bio lists Harvey as a pitcher who both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'3" and 205 pounds. The birth record reads June 2, 1963, in Soddy-Daisy, TN, USA. Harvey's full given name, per the bio, is Bryan Stanley Harvey.

Harvey pitched in 322 games, starting 0, and finished with a 17-25 record and 2.49 ERA. Also on Harvey's record: 448 strikeouts and 177 saves. That 2.49 ERA compares with a 4.03 league average across the same seasons, 38.3% better. The best win total was 7, in 1988. Harvey struck out 101 batters in 1991, a career high. Harvey saved 46 games in 1991, the season high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.60 in 1991, when the league's was 3.91. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 12,301.0 for Harvey's career.

Harvey's honors include the Reliever of the Year award in 1991. The bio's awards line reads 2× All-Star. The voting table's high point is a 2nd-place Rookie of the Year finish in 1988.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bryan Harvey

What years did Bryan Harvey play?: Bryan Harvey played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1995.
Was Bryan Harvey a pitcher?: Yes. Bryan Harvey pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 448 strikeouts.
What was Bryan Harvey's career ERA?: Bryan Harvey finished with a 2.49 career ERA, going 17-25 with 448 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bryan Harvey have?: Bryan Harvey recorded 448 career strikeouts.
Is Bryan Harvey in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bryan Harvey has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Bryan Harvey play for?: Bryan Harvey played for the California Angels and the Florida Marlins.