What years did Brad Radke play?

Brad Radke played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2006.

Was Brad Radke a pitcher?

Yes. Brad Radke pitched in the major leagues, recording 148 wins and 1467 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brad Radke hit?

Brad Radke hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What teams did Brad Radke play for?

Brad Radke played for one team, the Minnesota Twins (1995–2006).

Did Brad Radke win a Cy Young Award?

No. Brad Radke did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Brad Radke win?

Brad Radke was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Brad Radke's career stats?

In 378 games, Brad Radke went 148-139 with a 4.22 ERA, 1,467 strikeouts, and 2,451.0 innings pitched.

What was Brad Radke's salary?

Brad Radke's last recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2006. His highest recorded salary was $10,750,000, in 2004, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1995. The Salary History table lists each season from 1995 to 2006.

What position did Brad Radke play?

Brad Radke played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Brad Radke and how much did he weigh?

Brad Radke was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 180 pounds.

What was Brad Radke's career ERA?

Brad Radke finished with a 4.22 career ERA, going 148-139 with 1,467 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Brad Radke have?

Brad Radke recorded 1,467 career strikeouts.

Is Brad Radke in the Hall of Fame?

No. Brad Radke has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Brad Radke

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2006)

Brad Radke was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2006 for the Minnesota Twins, a span of 12 seasons. Across 378 career appearances, he went 148-139 with a 4.22 ERA and 1,467 strikeouts. Brad Radke was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 15917.5.

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 15, 2026

W–L 148–139

ERA 4.22

WHIP 1.26

SO 1,467

Pitcher PIV 15917.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 180 lb
Born: 10/27/1972 in Eau Claire, WI, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-04-29
Last Game: 2006-09-28
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Brad William Radke

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Career Pitching Statistics

Brad Radke — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
148	139	378	377	37	10	0	2451.0	2,643	1,150	326	445	1,467	4.22	15917.5

Career ERA 4.22 vs. league average 4.48 across their career seasons — 5.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Brad Radke Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1995	MIN	AL	11	14	29	28	2	1	181.0	195	107	47	75	5.32	4.45 (-20%)	-4376.2
1996	MIN	AL	11	16	35	35	3	0	232.0	231	115	57	148	4.46	4.61 (+3%)	-1826.8
1997	MIN	AL	20	10	35	35	4	1	239.2	238	103	48	174	3.87	4.39 (+12%)	3615.7
1998	MIN	AL	12	14	32	32	5	1	213.2	238	102	43	146	4.30	4.43 (+3%)	2953.4
1999	MIN	AL	12	14	33	33	4	0	218.2	239	91	44	121	3.75	4.71 (+20%)	2280.4
2000	MIN	AL	12	16	34	34	4	1	226.2	261	112	51	141	4.45	4.77 (+7%)	3498.0
2001	MIN	AL	15	11	33	33	6	2	226.0	235	99	26	137	3.94	4.42 (+11%)	4271.2
2002	MIN	AL	9	5	21	21	2	1	118.1	124	62	20	62	4.72	4.28 (-10%)	1094.2
2003	MIN	AL	14	10	33	33	3	1	212.1	242	106	28	120	4.49	4.40 (-2%)	404.8
2004	MIN	AL	11	8	34	34	1	1	219.2	229	85	26	143	3.48	4.46 (+22%)	5276.1
2005	MIN	AL	9	12	31	31	3	1	200.2	214	90	23	117	4.04	4.29 (+6%)	-749.2
2006	MIN	AL	12	9	28	28	0	0	162.1	197	78	32	83	4.32	4.53 (+4%)	-524.1
Career · 12 seasons			148	139	378	377	37	10	2,451.0	2,643	1,150	445	1,467	4.22	—	15,918

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 Radke — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
378	29	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.103	.103	.103	.207	0

Career AVG .103 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 61.2% below league average.

Career OBP .103 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 69.3% below league average.

Career SLG .103 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 75.7% below league average.

Career OPS .207 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 72.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Brad Radke Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1995	MIN	AL	29	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	MIN	AL	35	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	MIN	AL	35	3	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	MIN	AL	32	2	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	MIN	AL	33	5	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	MIN	AL	34	2	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	MIN	AL	33	4	2	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	MIN	AL	21	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	MIN	AL	33	5	1	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	MIN	AL	34	2	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	MIN	AL	31	5	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	MIN	AL	28	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			378	29	3	9	.103	—	—	—	—	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

Brad Radke — 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

Brad Radke — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2006	ALDS2	MIN	1	.000
2004	ALDS2	MIN	1	.000
2003	ALDS1	MIN	1	.000
2002	ALCS	MIN	1	.000
2002	ALDS2	MIN	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Brad Radke — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	3	6	6	0	35.0	37	14	8	17	3.60

Playoff Pitching by Year

Brad Radke — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2006	ALDS2	MIN	0	1	1	1	4.0	5	3	1	2	6.75
2004	ALDS2	MIN	0	0	1	1	6.1	8	5	3	0	7.11
2003	ALDS1	MIN	0	1	1	1	6.1	5	2	2	4	2.84
2002	ALCS	MIN	0	1	1	1	6.2	5	2	1	4	2.70
2002	ALDS2	MIN	2	0	2	2	11.2	14	2	1	7	1.54

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Brad Radke — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	198	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	180	29	0	3	0	0	.103

Pitching — Home / Away

Brad Radke — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	198	1309.1	1346	569	226	839	3.91
Away	180	1141.2	1297	581	219	628	4.58

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Brad Radke — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2006-09-28	MIN	KCR	—	5.0	3	1	0	2	1	0
2006-08-25	MIN	CHW	—	2.0	4	3	3	1	0	1
2006-08-19	MIN	CHW	L	5.0	6	3	1	0	6	1
2006-08-13	MIN	TOR	W	7.0	5	0	0	1	3	0
2006-08-08	MIN	DET	W	7.0	9	2	2	1	2	0
2006-08-03	MIN	KCR	W	8.0	4	2	2	1	6	0
2006-07-29	MIN	DET	L	3.0	7	4	4	0	0	0
2006-07-24	MIN	CHW	W	6.0	7	2	2	0	1	2
2006-07-19	MIN	TBR	W	7.0	4	2	2	0	4	2
2006-07-14	MIN	CLE	—	7.0	4	2	2	1	6	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brad Radke — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	378	377	213	314	7	25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brad Radke — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1995	MIN	P	29	28	17	20	0	1
1996	MIN	P	35	35	22	15	0	0
1997	MIN	P	35	35	15	31	0	5
1998	MIN	P	32	32	12	34	1	1
1999	MIN	P	33	33	21	36	0	5
2000	MIN	P	34	34	29	25	1	5
2001	MIN	P	33	33	13	44	1	4
2002	MIN	P	21	21	10	9	0	0
2003	MIN	P	33	33	17	32	1	0
2004	MIN	P	34	34	17	21	1	2
2005	MIN	P	31	31	20	26	2	1
2006	MIN	P	28	28	20	21	0	1

Career Games by Position

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Brad Radke Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	378

Awards & Honors

Brad Radke — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2001	Pitcher of the Month	April
1997	Pitcher of the Month	July
1997	Player of the Week	Week of 1997-09-20

Salary History

Brad Radke's recorded salaries total $61,859,000 over 12 seasons, 1995 to 2006. Radke's career, 1995 to 2006, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Brad Radke — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	MIN	AL	$9,000,000
2005	MIN	AL	$9,000,000
2004	MIN	AL	$10,750,000
2003	MIN	AL	$8,750,000
2002	MIN	AL	$8,750,000
2001	MIN	AL	$7,750,000
2000	MIN	AL	$3,500,000
1999	MIN	AL	$2,225,000
1998	MIN	AL	$1,400,000
1997	MIN	AL	$450,000
1996	MIN	AL	$175,000
1995	MIN	AL	$109,000
Total recorded salary			$61,859,000

Award Voting History

Brad Radke — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1997	Cy Young Award	AL	3rd	17.0	140
1997	Most Valuable Player	AL	25th	2.0	392
1995	Rookie of the Year	AL	9th	1.0	140

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Brad Radke: the record in brief

According to the bio, Brad Radke debuted on April 29, 1995 and played a final game on September 28, 2006. Every season row on the page belongs to the Minnesota Twins, from 1995 through 2006. At 6'2" and 180 pounds, Radke is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Radke batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is October 27, 1972, in Eau Claire, WI, USA. The given name on file is Brad William Radke.

The pitching table credits Radke with a 148-139 record and a 4.22 ERA in 378 games. Radke had 1,467 strikeouts, 37 complete games, and 10 shutouts. That 4.22 ERA compares with a 4.48 league average across the same seasons, 5.7% better. The best win total was 20, in 1997. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.48 in 2004, when the league's was 4.46. Radke's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 15,917.5.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brad Radke

What years did Brad Radke play?: Brad Radke played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2006.
Was Brad Radke a pitcher?: Yes. Brad Radke pitched in the major leagues, recording 148 wins and 1467 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brad Radke hit?: Brad Radke hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What teams did Brad Radke play for?: Brad Radke played for one team, the Minnesota Twins (1995–2006).
Did Brad Radke win a Cy Young Award?: No. Brad Radke did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Brad Radke win?: Brad Radke was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Brad Radke's career stats?: In 378 games, Brad Radke went 148-139 with a 4.22 ERA, 1,467 strikeouts, and 2,451.0 innings pitched.
How much did Brad Radke earn in his career?: Brad Radke's recorded salaries total $61,859,000 over 12 seasons, 1995 to 2006. Radke's career, 1995 to 2006, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Brad Radke's salary?: Brad Radke's last recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2006. His highest recorded salary was $10,750,000, in 2004, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1995. The Salary History table lists each season from 1995 to 2006.
What position did Brad Radke play?: Brad Radke played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Brad Radke and how much did he weigh?: Brad Radke was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Brad Radke's career ERA?: Brad Radke finished with a 4.22 career ERA, going 148-139 with 1,467 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Brad Radke have?: Brad Radke recorded 1,467 career strikeouts.
Is Brad Radke in the Hall of Fame?: No. Brad Radke has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.