What years did Brian McCann play?

Brian McCann played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2019.

Was Brian McCann a pitcher?

No. Brian McCann was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Brian McCann hit?

Brian McCann hit 282 career home runs with 1590 hits.

Brian McCann

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2019)

AVG .262

HR 282

RBI 1,018

H 1,590

OPS .789

PIV 9,133

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 225 lb
Born: 2/20/1984 in Athens, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-06-10
Last Game: 2019-09-29
Awards: 7× All-Star · All-Star Game MVP · 6× Silver Slugger

Full name: Brian Michael McCann

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,755	6,067	742	1,590	294	5	282	1,018	25	640	1,054	.262	.337	.452	.789	9,133

Career AVG .262 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .337 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .452 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — +9.4% above league average.

Career OPS .789 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — +7.0% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	ATL	NL	59	180	20	50	7	0	5	23	1	18	26	.278	.264 (+5%)	.330 (+4%)	.418 (-5%)	.749 (-1%)	18.5
2006	ATL	NL	130	442	61	147	34	0	24	93	2	41	54	.333	.269 (+23%)	.336 (+15%)	.431 (+33%)	.768 (+25%)	2257.8
2007	ATL	NL	139	504	51	136	38	0	18	92	0	35	74	.270	.268 (+1%)	.335 (-5%)	.422 (+7%)	.758 (+2%)	56.5
2008	ATL	NL	145	509	68	153	42	1	23	87	5	57	64	.301	.263 (+14%)	.333 (+12%)	.416 (+26%)	.749 (+20%)	2081.1
2009	ATL	NL	138	488	63	137	35	1	21	94	4	49	83	.281	.262 (+7%)	.332 (+5%)	.417 (+16%)	.750 (+11%)	1060.8
2010	ATL	NL	143	479	63	129	25	0	21	77	5	74	98	.269	.257 (+5%)	.325 (+15%)	.402 (+12%)	.728 (+14%)	1574.3
2011	ATL	NL	128	466	51	126	19	0	24	71	3	57	89	.270	.255 (+6%)	.320 (+10%)	.399 (+17%)	.719 (+13%)	1324.6
2012	ATL	NL	121	439	44	101	14	0	20	67	3	44	76	.230	.254 (-10%)	.318 (-6%)	.405 (-2%)	.724 (-4%)	-249.9
2013	ATL	NL	102	356	43	91	13	0	20	57	0	39	66	.256	.253 (+1%)	.317 (+6%)	.396 (+16%)	.714 (+12%)	811.8
2014	NYA	AL	140	495	57	115	15	1	23	75	0	32	77	.232	.251 (-7%)	.313 (-9%)	.386 (+5%)	.700 (-1%)	-150.9
2015	NYA	AL	135	465	68	108	15	1	26	94	0	52	97	.232	.254 (-9%)	.316 (+1%)	.404 (+8%)	.721 (+5%)	482.2
2016	NYA	AL	130	429	56	104	13	0	20	58	1	54	99	.242	.255 (-5%)	.321 (+4%)	.417 (-1%)	.738 (+1%)	251.6
2017	HOU	AL	97	349	47	84	12	1	18	62	1	38	58	.241	.254 (-6%)	.324 (avg)	.425 (+2%)	.750 (+1%)	82.8
2018	HOU	AL	63	189	22	40	3	0	7	23	0	19	40	.212	.247 (-15%)	.318 (-5%)	.409 (-17%)	.727 (-12%)	-326.4
2019	ATL	NL	85	277	28	69	9	0	12	45	0	31	53	.249	.252 (-1%)	.322 (avg)	.434 (-5%)	.757 (-3%)	-141.9
Career · 15 seasons			1,755	6,067	742	1,590	294	5	282	1,018	25	640	1,054	.262	—	—	—	—	9,133

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
39	128	8	22	4	0	4	16	10	38	.172

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2019	NLDS2	ATL	5	16	1	3	1	0	0	1	2	.188
2018	ALCS	HOU	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2018	ALDS2	HOU	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
2017	ALCS	HOU	6	16	1	3	2	0	3	3	5	.188
2017	ALDS2	HOU	4	16	0	2	0	0	2	0	4	.125
2017	WS	HOU	7	25	2	5	0	1	2	1	8	.200
2015	ALWC	NYA	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2013	NLDS2	ATL	4	13	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	.000
2012	NLWC	ATL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
2010	NLDS2	ATL	4	14	2	6	1	1	3	1	4	.429
2005	NLDS2	ATL	3	16	2	3	0	2	5	0	6	.188

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	867	2934	364	771	154	515	.263
Away	888	3133	378	819	128	503	.261

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2019-09-29	ATL	NYN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2019-09-28	ATL	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2019-09-24	ATL	KCR	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
2019-09-20	ATL	SFG	W	3	1	1	0	1	2	1	1
2019-09-18	ATL	PHI	L	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
2019-09-15	ATL	WAS	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2019-09-14	ATL	WAS	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2019-09-12	ATL	PHI	L	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
2019-09-09	ATL	PHI	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2019-09-07	ATL	WAS	W	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	29	11	117	9	1	7
C	1612	1538	12048	729	95	84

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2005	ATL	C	57	49	310	21	3	1
2006	ATL	C	124	118	778	39	9	6
2007	ATL	C	132	130	907	53	13	9
2008	ATL	C	138	132	879	70	9	9
2009	ATL	C	127	124	924	58	12	7
2010	ATL	C	136	129	972	64	14	12
2011	ATL	C	126	118	978	78	5	14
2012	ATL	C	114	113	845	51	2	4
2013	ATL	C	92	91	729	34	4	1
2014	NYA	1B	16	11	100	9	1	7
2014	NYA	C	108	101	859	62	2	4
2015	NYA	1B	10	0	12	0	0	0
2015	NYA	C	126	119	980	69	7	5
2016	NYA	1B	3	0	5	0	0	0
2016	NYA	C	92	86	773	36	4	4
2017	HOU	C	95	94	905	48	5	4
2018	HOU	C	62	55	569	27	3	1
2019	ATL	C	83	79	640	19	3	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	1612
First Base	29
Designated Hitter	64

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2015	Silver Slugger	C
2013	Player of the Week	Week of 2013-07-07
2011	Silver Slugger	C
2010	All-Star Game MVP
2010	Silver Slugger	C
2009	Silver Slugger	C
2008	Silver Slugger	C
2006	Silver Slugger	C
2006	TSN All-Star	C

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	NYA	AL	$17,000,000
2015	NYA	AL	$17,000,000
2014	NYA	AL	$17,000,000
2013	ATL	NL	$12,000,000
2012	ATL	NL	$11,500,000
2011	ATL	NL	$6,700,000
2010	ATL	NL	$5,700,000
2009	ATL	NL	$3,700,000
2008	ATL	NL	$966,666
2007	ATL	NL	$440,000
2006	ATL	NL	$333,500
Total Career Earnings			$92,340,166

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2015	Most Valuable Player	AL	24th	2.0	420	0
2010	Most Valuable Player	NL	21th	9.0	448	0

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Career Spans

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Frequently Asked Questions about Brian McCann

What years did Brian McCann play?: Brian McCann played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2019.
Was Brian McCann a pitcher?: No. Brian McCann was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Brian McCann hit?: Brian McCann hit 282 career home runs with 1590 hits.