What years did Brandon Morrow play?

Brandon Morrow played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2018.

Was Brandon Morrow a pitcher?

Yes. Brandon Morrow pitched in the major leagues, recording 51 wins and 877 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brandon Morrow hit?

Brandon Morrow hit 0 career home runs.

What was Brandon Morrow's career batting average?

Brandon Morrow batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 24 at bats.

What was Brandon Morrow's career ERA?

Brandon Morrow finished with a 3.96 career ERA, going 51-43 with 877 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Brandon Morrow have?

Brandon Morrow recorded 877 career strikeouts.

Brandon Morrow

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2018)

Brandon Morrow was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2018 for 5 teams, including the Seattle Mariners, a span of 12 seasons. Across 334 career appearances, he went 51-43 with a 3.96 ERA, 877 strikeouts, and 40 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7285.4.

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 51–43

ERA 3.96

WHIP 1.31

SO 877

Pitcher PIV 7285.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 207 lb
Born: 7/26/1984 in Santa Rosa, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2007-04-03
Last Game: 2018-07-15

Full name: Brandon John Morrow

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Career Pitching Statistics

Brandon Morrow — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
51	43	334	113	4	4	40	859.0	761	378	88	368	877	3.96	7285.4

Career ERA 3.96 vs. league average 4.12 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Brandon Morrow Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2007	SEA	AL	3	4	60	0	0	0	0	63.1	56	29	50	66	4.12	4.47 (+8%)	458.9
2008	SEA	AL	3	4	45	5	0	0	10	64.2	40	24	34	75	3.34	4.32 (+23%)	-123.3
2009	SEA	AL	2	4	26	10	0	0	6	69.2	66	34	44	63	4.39	4.32 (-2%)	-1267.0
2010	TOR	AL	10	7	26	26	1	1	0	146.1	136	73	66	178	4.49	4.08 (-10%)	3462.3
2011	TOR	AL	11	11	30	30	0	0	0	179.1	162	94	69	203	4.72	3.94 (-20%)	1411.6
2012	TOR	AL	10	7	21	21	3	3	0	124.2	98	41	41	108	2.96	4.01 (+26%)	1171.3
2013	TOR	AL	2	3	10	10	0	0	0	54.1	63	34	18	42	5.63	3.87 (-46%)	-2114.4
2014	TOR	AL	1	3	13	6	0	0	0	33.1	37	21	18	30	5.67	3.74 (-52%)	7.0
2015	SDN	NL	2	0	5	5	0	0	0	33.0	29	10	7	23	2.73	3.96 (+31%)	335.3
2016	SDN	NL	1	0	18	0	0	0	0	16.0	19	3	3	8	1.69	4.19 (+60%)	-57.7
2017	LAN	NL	6	0	45	0	0	0	2	43.2	31	10	9	50	2.06	4.36 (+53%)	3087.9
2018	CHN	NL	0	0	35	0	0	0	22	30.2	24	5	9	31	1.47	4.15 (+65%)	913.4
Career · 12 seasons			51	43	334	113	4	4	40	859.0	761	378	368	877	3.96	—	7,285

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

Brandon Morrow — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
334	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	.000	.040	.000	.040	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .040 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 87.6% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .040 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 94.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Brandon Morrow Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2007	SEA	AL	60	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	SEA	AL	45	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	SEA	AL	26	2	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	TOR	AL	26	3	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	TOR	AL	30	6	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	TOR	AL	21	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	TOR	AL	10	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	TOR	AL	13	2	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	SDN	NL	5	9	1	8	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	SDN	NL	18	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	LAN	NL	45	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	CHN	NL	35	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			334	24	1	15	.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

Brandon Morrow — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Brandon Morrow — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	AVG
2017	NLCS	LAN	4	1	.000
2017	NLDS1	LAN	3	0	.000
2017	WS	LAN	7	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Brandon Morrow — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	14	0	0	13.2	11	6	2	12	3.95

Playoff Pitching by Year

Brandon Morrow — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2017	NLCS	LAN	4	4.2	1	0	1	7	0.00
2017	NLDS1	LAN	3	3.2	2	1	0	1	2.45
2017	WS	LAN	7	5.1	8	5	1	4	8.44

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Brandon Morrow — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	169	9	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	165	15	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Brandon Morrow — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	169	464.0	393	188	173	497	3.65
Away	165	395.0	368	190	195	380	4.33

Last 10 Games — Batting

Brandon Morrow — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2018-07-15	CHC	SDP	W	0	0
2018-07-13	CHC	SDP	W	0	0
2018-07-11	CHC	SFG	L	0	0
2018-07-08	CHC	CIN	W	0	0
2018-07-07	CHC	CIN	W	0	0
2018-07-04	CHC	DET	W	0	0
2018-07-01	CHC	MIN	W	1	1
2018-06-29	CHC	MIN	W	0	0
2018-06-28	CHC	LAD	W	0	0
2018-06-16	CHC	STL	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Brandon Morrow — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR
2018-07-15	CHC	SDP	SV	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
2018-07-13	CHC	SDP	SV	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
2018-07-11	CHC	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
2018-07-08	CHC	CIN	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	1
2018-07-07	CHC	CIN	SV	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
2018-07-04	CHC	DET	SV	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
2018-07-01	CHC	MIN	SV	1.1	1	0	0	0	0
2018-06-29	CHC	MIN	SV	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2018-06-28	CHC	LAD	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0
2018-06-16	CHC	STL	SV	1.0	2	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brandon Morrow — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	334	113	41	60	4	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brandon Morrow — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2007	SEA	P	60	0	1	2	0	0
2008	SEA	P	45	5	1	2	0	0
2009	SEA	P	26	10	5	7	0	1
2010	TOR	P	26	26	4	12	0	2
2011	TOR	P	30	30	8	13	3	0
2012	TOR	P	21	21	4	8	1	0
2013	TOR	P	10	10	2	3	0	1
2014	TOR	P	13	6	3	3	0	0
2015	SDN	P	5	5	3	2	0	1
2016	SDN	P	18	0	0	2	0	0
2017	LAN	P	45	0	3	2	0	0
2018	CHN	P	35	0	7	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Brandon Morrow Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	334

Salary History

Brandon Morrow — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	SDN	NL	$2,500,000
2014	TOR	AL	$8,000,000
2013	TOR	AL	$8,000,000
2012	TOR	AL	$4,000,000
2011	TOR	AL	$2,300,000
2010	TOR	AL	$409,800
2009	SEA	AL	$425,000
2007	SEA	AL	$380,000
Total Career Earnings			$26,014,800

College History

Brandon Morrow — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of California - Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	2004, 2005, 2006

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Brandon Morrow: the record in brief

April 3, 2007 and July 15, 2018 bracket Brandon Morrow's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Seattle Mariners (2007 through 2009), the Toronto Blue Jays (2010 to 2014), the San Diego Padres (2015 through 2016), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2017), and the Chicago Cubs (2018). Morrow, born on July 26, 1984, in Santa Rosa, CA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Morrow's listed size is 207 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. On the record, Brandon Morrow was born Brandon John Morrow.

Morrow went 51-43 with a 3.96 ERA in 334 games, 113 of them starts. Morrow had 877 strikeouts and 40 saves. Morrow's 3.96 ERA was close to the 4.12 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 11, in 2011. The most saves in one season was 22, in 2018. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.96 in 2012, when the league's was 4.01.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brandon Morrow

What years did Brandon Morrow play?: Brandon Morrow played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2018.
Was Brandon Morrow a pitcher?: Yes. Brandon Morrow pitched in the major leagues, recording 51 wins and 877 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brandon Morrow hit?: Brandon Morrow hit 0 career home runs.
What was Brandon Morrow's career batting average?: Brandon Morrow batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 24 at bats.
What was Brandon Morrow's career ERA?: Brandon Morrow finished with a 3.96 career ERA, going 51-43 with 877 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Brandon Morrow have?: Brandon Morrow recorded 877 career strikeouts.