What years did Brad Havens play?

Brad Havens played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1989.

Was Brad Havens a pitcher?

Yes. Brad Havens pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 370 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brad Havens hit?

Brad Havens hit 0 career home runs.

What was Brad Havens's career batting average?

Brad Havens batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 3 at bats.

What was Brad Havens's career ERA?

Brad Havens finished with a 4.81 career ERA, going 24-37 with 370 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Brad Havens have?

Brad Havens recorded 370 career strikeouts.

Brad Havens

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981-1989)

Brad Havens was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1989 for 5 teams, including the Minnesota Twins, a span of 9 seasons. Across 205 career appearances, he went 24-37 with a 4.81 ERA and 370 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 24–37

ERA 4.81

WHIP 1.47

SO 370

Pitcher PIV -8589.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 11/17/1959 in Highland Park, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1981-06-05
Last Game: 1989-07-23

Full name: Bradley David Havens

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Career Pitching Statistics

Brad Havens — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
24	37	205	61	6	2	3	590.2	624	316	76	246	370	4.81	-8589.0

Career ERA 4.81 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — 24.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Brad Havens Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1981	MIN	AL	3	6	14	12	1	1	0	78.0	76	31	24	43	3.58	3.58 (avg)	246.2
1982	MIN	AL	10	14	33	32	4	1	0	208.2	201	100	80	129	4.31	3.86 (-12%)	-3969.8
1983	MIN	AL	5	8	16	14	1	0	0	80.1	110	73	38	40	8.18	3.87 (-111%)	-2181.0
1985	BAL	AL	0	1	8	1	0	0	0	14.1	20	14	10	19	8.79	3.89 (-126%)	-666.7
1986	BAL	AL	3	3	46	0	0	0	1	71.0	64	36	29	57	4.56	3.97 (-15%)	540.4
1987	LAN	NL	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	35.1	30	17	23	23	4.33	4.29 (-1%)	-43.5
1988	LAN	NL	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	9.2	15	5	4	8	4.66	3.73 (-25%)	0.0
1988	CLE	AL	2	3	28	0	0	0	1	57.1	62	20	17	30	3.14	3.73 (+16%)	-667.3
1989	CLE	AL	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	13.1	18	6	7	6	4.05	3.71 (-9%)	-884.2
1989	DET	AL	1	2	13	1	0	0	0	22.2	28	14	14	15	5.56	3.71 (-50%)	-963.1
Career · 10 seasons			24	37	205	61	6	2	3	590.2	624	316	246	370	4.81	—	-8,589

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

Brad Havens — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
205	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Brad Havens Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1981	MIN	AL	14	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	MIN	AL	33	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	MIN	AL	16	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	BAL	AL	8	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	BAL	AL	46	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	LAN	NL	31	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	LAN	NL	9	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	CLE	AL	28	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	CLE	AL	7	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	DET	AL	13	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			205	3	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Brad Havens — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	109	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	96	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Brad Havens — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	109	306.1	343	159	125	200	4.67
Away	96	284.1	281	157	121	170	4.97

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Brad Havens — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1989-07-23	DET	LAA	—	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1989-07-21	DET	LAA	—	2.1	2	1	1	1	1	0
1989-07-18	DET	OAK	—	3.0	2	0	0	1	3	0
1989-07-15	DET	SEA	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	1
1989-07-14	DET	SEA	—	1.1	2	1	1	2	1	0
1989-07-13	DET	SEA	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1989-07-08	DET	TOR	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1989-07-05	DET	NYY	L	2.2	7	4	4	1	0	0
1989-07-01	DET	BAL	—	2.0	2	5	5	4	3	1
1989-06-28	DET	NYY	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brad Havens — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	205	61	21	65	1	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brad Havens — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1981	MIN	P	14	12	1	11	0	1
1982	MIN	P	33	32	4	18	0	0
1983	MIN	P	16	14	0	2	0	0
1985	BAL	P	8	1	0	1	0	0
1986	BAL	P	46	0	4	13	1	0
1987	LAN	P	31	1	1	3	0	0
1988	LAN	P	9	0	1	5	0	0
1988	CLE	P	28	0	6	5	0	0
1989	CLE	P	7	0	2	4	0	2
1989	DET	P	13	1	2	3	0	1

Career Games by Position

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Brad Havens Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	205

Salary History

Brad Havens — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1988	LAN	NL	$185,000
1987	LAN	NL	$165,000
1986	BAL	AL	$115,000
Total Career Earnings			$465,000

Award Voting History

Brad Havens — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1981	Rookie of the Year	AL	9th	1.0	140	0

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Brad Havens: the record in brief

June 5, 1981 and July 23, 1989 bracket Brad Havens's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Minnesota Twins (1981 through 1983), the Baltimore Orioles (1985 to 1986), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1987 through 1988), the Cleveland Indians (1988 to 1989), and the Detroit Tigers (1989). Havens, a pitcher by primary position, both batted and threw left-handed. Height and weight on file: 180 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Havens was born on November 17, 1959, in Highland Park, MI, USA. Brad Havens was the playing name; the full given name is Bradley David.

The pitching table credits Havens with a 24-37 record and a 4.81 ERA in 205 games. The totals include 370 strikeouts. The league ERA over Havens's seasons was 3.88, so the 4.81 figure ran 24.2% worse than average. The best win total was 10, in 1982. In 1982, one of the busiest seasons, Havens posted a 4.31 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.86.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brad Havens

What years did Brad Havens play?: Brad Havens played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1989.
Was Brad Havens a pitcher?: Yes. Brad Havens pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 370 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brad Havens hit?: Brad Havens hit 0 career home runs.
What was Brad Havens's career batting average?: Brad Havens batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 3 at bats.
What was Brad Havens's career ERA?: Brad Havens finished with a 4.81 career ERA, going 24-37 with 370 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Brad Havens have?: Brad Havens recorded 370 career strikeouts.