Brandon Kintzler
Born: 8/1/1984 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
MLB Debut: 2010-09-10 | Final Game: 2021-07-29
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'10" | Weight: 200 lbs
Full name: Brandon Lee Kintzler
Biography
Brandon Kintzler was a professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2010 until his retirement in 2021. Born in 1984, Kintzler developed a reputation as a reliable reliever, known for his effectiveness in tight games. Over the course of his career, he recorded a win-loss record of 24-24 and maintained a commendable earned run average (ERA) of 3.5. Kintzler struck out 335 batters and secured 61 saves, showcasing his ability to perform under pressure and contribute significantly to his teamsโ bullpens.
Kintzler's career included an impressive highlight, as he was selected to the All-Star Game, a testament to his skills and effectiveness on the mound. He played during a competitive era of baseball, where the emphasis on bullpen strength and specialized roles became increasingly vital for team success. His consistent performance and ability to close out games made him a valued asset throughout his time in the league, leaving a lasting impact on the teams he represented.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 24 | 483 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 478.3 | 485 | 186 | 47 | 129 | 335 | 3.50 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MIL | NL | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7.36 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | MIL | NL | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.7 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 3.68 | -114.1 |
| 2012 | MIL | NL | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3.78 | 234.1 |
| 2013 | MIL | NL | 3 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.0 | 66 | 23 | 16 | 58 | 2.69 | 2589.3 |
| 2014 | MIL | NL | 3 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 | 62 | 21 | 16 | 31 | 3.24 | -1379.1 |
| 2015 | MIL | NL | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6.43 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | MIN | AL | 0 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 54.3 | 59 | 19 | 8 | 35 | 3.15 | 801.0 |
| 2017 | MIN | AL | 2 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 45.3 | 41 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 2.78 | 767.5 |
| 2017 | WAS | NL | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.0 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 3.46 | 281.7 |
| 2018 | CHC | NL | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 7.00 | - |
| 2018 | WAS | NL | 1 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42.7 | 40 | 17 | 13 | 31 | 3.59 | 760.7 |
| 2019 | CHC | NL | 3 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57.0 | 45 | 17 | 13 | 48 | 2.68 | - |
| 2020 | MIA | NL | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24.3 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 2.22 | -334.0 |
| 2021 | PHI | NL | 2 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.7 | 45 | 21 | 8 | 22 | 6.37 | -1043.8 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MIL | NL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | MIL | NL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | MIL | NL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | MIL | NL | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | MIL | NL | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | MIL | NL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | MIN | AL | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | MIN | AL | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | WAS | NL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | CHC | NL | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | WAS | NL | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | CHC | NL | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | MIA | NL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | PHI | NL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NLWC3 | MIA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | NLDS2 | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | NLDS2 | WAS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2.84 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NLDS2 | MIA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | NLWC3 | MIA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | NLDS2 | WAS | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5.40 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 483 | 1 | 48 | 90 | 1 | 10 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MIL | P | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | MIL | P | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | MIL | P | 14 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | MIL | P | 71 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | MIL | P | 64 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | MIL | P | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | MIN | P | 54 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | MIN | P | 45 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | WAS | P | 27 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | CHN | P | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | WAS | P | 45 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | CHN | P | 62 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | MIA | P | 24 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | PHI | P | 29 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 483 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MIL | NL | $1,075,000 |
| 2014 | MIL | NL | $507,000 |
| 2013 | MIL | NL | $491,000 |
| 2012 | MIL | NL | $481,000 |
| 2011 | MIL | NL | $414,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $2,968,000 | ||