What years did Brent Strom play?

Brent Strom played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1977.

Was Brent Strom a pitcher?

Yes. Brent Strom pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 278 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brent Strom hit?

Brent Strom hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

Brent Strom

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1972-1977)

W–L 22–39

ERA 3.95

WHIP 1.32

SO 278

Pitcher PIV -3826.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 189 lb
Born: 10/14/1948 in San Diego, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1972-07-31
Last Game: 1977-05-17

Full name: Brent Terry Strom

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
22	39	100	75	16	3	0	501.0	482	220	51	180	278	3.95	-3826.3

Career ERA 3.95 vs. league average 3.66 across their career seasons — 8.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1972	NYN	NL	0	3	11	5	0	0	30.3	34	23	15	20	6.82	3.26 (-109%)	-1744.0
1973	CLE	AL	2	10	27	18	2	0	123.0	134	63	47	91	4.61	3.75 (-23%)	-1420.4
1975	SDN	NL	8	8	18	16	6	2	120.3	103	34	33	56	2.54	3.71 (+31%)	1644.9
1976	SDN	NL	12	16	36	33	8	1	210.7	188	77	73	103	3.29	3.51 (+6%)	-707.0
1977	SDN	NL	0	2	8	3	0	0	16.7	23	23	12	8	12.42	4.00 (-211%)	-1599.8
Career · 5 seasons			22	39	100	75	16	3	501.0	482	220	180	278	3.95	—	-3,826

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
102	102	7	8	1	1	0	2	0	7	25	.078	.136	.108	.244	-655

Career AVG .078 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 69.3% below league average.

Career OBP .136 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 57.7% below league average.

Career SLG .108 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 71.2% below league average.

Career OPS .244 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 65.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1972	NYN	NL	11	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	CLE	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	SDN	NL	18	30	3	3	1	0	1	2	6	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	SDN	NL	38	63	4	4	0	1	1	5	18	.063	.255 (-75%)	.320 (-59%)	.360 (-74%)	.681 (-67%)	-654.8
1977	SDN	NL	8	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			102	102	7	8	1	1	2	7	25	.078	—	—	—	—	-655

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.

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	49	50	4	0	0	0	.000
Away	53	52	3	8	0	2	.154

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	48	260.2	225	98	85	150	3.38
Away	52	240.1	257	122	95	128	4.57

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1977-05-17	SDP	CHC	L	0	0	0
1977-05-14	SDP	PHI	L	2	1	0
1977-05-03	SDP	PHI	L	0	0	0
1977-04-29	SDP	NYN	L	0	0	0
1977-04-24	SDP	HOU	L	0	0	0
1977-04-23	SDP	HOU	W	0	0	0
1977-04-15	SDP	CIN	L	0	0	0
1977-04-08	SDP	CIN	L	1	0	1
1976-09-29	SDP	CIN	W	4	0	2
1976-09-25	SDP	ATL	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1977-05-17	SDP	CHC	—	1.1	3	5	4	1	0	0
1977-05-14	SDP	PHI	L	4.0	5	5	5	1	3	3
1977-05-03	SDP	PHI	—	1.0	1	2	2	2	0	0
1977-04-29	SDP	NYN	—	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0
1977-04-24	SDP	HOU	—	0.1	2	2	2	0	1	0
1977-04-23	SDP	HOU	—	0.2	2	1	1	2	1	0
1977-04-15	SDP	CIN	—	2.0	5	5	4	1	1	1
1977-04-08	SDP	CIN	L	5.2	5	5	5	4	1	1
1976-09-29	SDP	CIN	W	9.0	3	1	1	1	8	0
1976-09-25	SDP	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	100	75	24	78	5	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1972	NYN	P	11	5	0	2	0	0
1973	CLE	P	27	18	2	23	1	1
1975	SDN	P	18	16	8	19	1	2
1976	SDN	P	36	33	13	32	3	3
1977	SDN	P	8	3	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	100

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
San Diego City College	San Diego	CA	1967
University of Southern California	Los Angeles	CA	1968, 1969, 1970

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Frequently Asked Questions about Brent Strom

What years did Brent Strom play?: Brent Strom played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1977.
Was Brent Strom a pitcher?: Yes. Brent Strom pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 278 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brent Strom hit?: Brent Strom hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.