Brooks Raley
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2026)
Brooks Raley is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2012 for 6 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 15 seasons. Across 318 career appearances, he has gone 14-18 with a 3.77 ERA and 329 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3167.1.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'3" / 200 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2012-08-07
Full name: Brooks Lee Raley
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | CHN | NL | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 8.14 | 4.01 (-103%) | -1740.4 |
| 2013 | CHN | NL | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 5.14 | 3.87 (-33%) | -413.8 |
| 2020 | CIN | NL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 2020 | HOU | AL | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 3.94 | 4.45 (+12%) | 205.4 |
| 2021 | HOU | AL | 2 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49.0 | 43 | 26 | 16 | 65 | 4.78 | 4.27 (-12%) | 1229.3 |
| 2022 | TBA | AL | 1 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 53.2 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 61 | 2.68 | 3.97 (+32%) | 1666.5 |
| 2023 | NYN | NL | 1 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54.2 | 44 | 17 | 25 | 61 | 2.80 | 4.33 (+35%) | 906.5 |
| 2024 | NYN | NL | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 2025 | NYN | NL | 3 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 2.45 | 4.16 (+41%) | 1313.5 |
| 2026 | PHI | NL | 5 | 7 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52.2 | 47 | 19 | 20 | 51 | 3.25 | 4.18 (+22%) | - |
| Career · 10 seasons | 14 | 18 | 318 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 301.0 | 244 | 126 | 110 | 329 | 3.77 | — | 3,167 | ||
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
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 0 |
Career AVG .154 vs. league average .247 across their career seasons — 37.8% below league average.
Career OBP .154 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — 51.4% below league average.
Career SLG .154 vs. league average .404 across their career seasons — 61.9% below league average.
Career OPS .308 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — 57.3% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | CHN | NL | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2013 | CHN | NL | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2020 | CIN | NL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2020 | HOU | AL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | HOU | AL | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | TBA | AL | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2023 | NYN | NL | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2024 | NYN | NL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2025 | NYN | NL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 9 seasons | 257 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 | — | — | — | — | 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
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ALWC1 | TBA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2021 | ALCS | HOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2021 | ALDS1 | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2021 | WS | HOU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | ALCS | HOU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | ALDS2 | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | ALWC3 | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ALWC1 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 2021 | ALCS | HOU | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2021 | ALDS1 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 |
| 2021 | WS | HOU | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.70 |
| 2020 | ALCS | HOU | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | ALDS2 | HOU | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 2020 | ALWC3 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (514 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 134 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Away | 123 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 134 | 135.0 | 103 | 51 | 47 | 146 | 3.40 |
| Away | 123 | 113.1 | 94 | 56 | 43 | 132 | 4.45 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-28 | NYN | MIA | L | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-27 | NYN | MIA | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-09-25 | NYN | CHC | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-09-23 | NYN | CHC | W | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-09-21 | NYN | WAS | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-09-19 | NYN | WAS | W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-18 | NYN | SDP | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-14 | NYN | TEX | — | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-13 | NYN | TEX | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-09-11 | NYN | PHI | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 257 |
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University | College Station | TX | 2008, 2009 |
Brooks Raley: the record in brief
Brooks Raley's major league record starts with the debut on August 7, 2012 and remains open, because the career is ongoing. The season rows list, in order, the Chicago Cubs (2012 through 2013), the Cincinnati Reds (2020), the Houston Astros (2020 to 2021), the Tampa Bay Rays (2022), and the New York Mets (2023 to 2025). The bio lists Raley as a pitcher who threw and hit left-handed. The recorded size is 6'3" and 200 pounds. The birth record reads June 29, 1988, in San Antonio, TX, USA. The given name on file is Brooks Lee Raley.
Raley's career pitching line is 14 wins, 18 losses and a 3.77 ERA over 318 appearances. Raley has 329 strikeouts and 13 saves. Against a 4.12 league ERA for the same years, Raley was 8.6% better. 2026 brought Raley a season-high 5 wins. 2021 produced Raley's most strikeouts, 65. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.68 in 2022, when the league's was 3.97.
Frequently Asked Questions about Brooks Raley
- What years did Brooks Raley play?
- Brooks Raley played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2026.
- Was Brooks Raley a pitcher?
- Yes. Brooks Raley pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 329 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Brooks Raley hit?
- Brooks Raley hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
- What was Brooks Raley's career batting average?
- Brooks Raley batted .154 over his career, with 2 hits in 13 at bats.
- What was Brooks Raley's career ERA?
- Brooks Raley finished with a 3.77 career ERA, going 14-18 with 329 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Brooks Raley have?
- Brooks Raley recorded 329 career strikeouts.