What years did Brian Tollberg play?

Brian Tollberg played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2003.

Was Brian Tollberg a pitcher?

Yes. Brian Tollberg pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 182 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brian Tollberg hit?

Brian Tollberg hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.

What teams did Brian Tollberg play for?

Brian Tollberg played for one team, the San Diego Padres (2000–2003).

What were Brian Tollberg's career stats?

In 53 games, Brian Tollberg went 15-16 with a 4.48 ERA, 182 strikeouts, and 307.1 innings pitched.

What was Brian Tollberg's salary?

Brian Tollberg's last recorded salary was $285,000, in 2002. His highest recorded salary was $285,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $230,000, in 2001. The Salary History table lists each season from 2001 to 2002.

What position did Brian Tollberg play?

Brian Tollberg played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Brian Tollberg and how much did he weigh?

Brian Tollberg was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 195 pounds.

What was Brian Tollberg's career ERA?

Brian Tollberg finished with a 4.48 career ERA, going 15-16 with 182 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Brian Tollberg have?

Brian Tollberg recorded 182 career strikeouts.

Is Brian Tollberg in the Hall of Fame?

No. Brian Tollberg has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Brian Tollberg

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2003)

Brian Tollberg was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2003 for the San Diego Padres, a span of 4 seasons. Across 53 career appearances, he went 15-16 with a 4.48 ERA and 182 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 545.6.

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 15–16

ERA 4.48

WHIP 1.43

SO 182

Pitcher PIV 545.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 195 lb
Born: 9/16/1972 in Tampa, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2000-06-20
Last Game: 2003-06-10

Full name: Brian Patrick Tollberg

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Career Pitching Statistics

Brian Tollberg — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
15	16	53	52	1	0	0	307.1	356	153	40	83	182	4.48	545.6

Career ERA 4.48 vs. league average 4.47 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Brian Tollberg — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2000	SDN	NL	4	5	19	19	1	118.0	126	47	35	76	3.58	4.77 (+25%)	1433.3
2001	SDN	NL	10	4	19	19	0	117.1	133	56	25	71	4.30	4.42 (+3%)	680.0
2002	SDN	NL	1	5	12	11	0	61.2	88	42	19	33	6.13	4.28 (-43%)	-1396.2
2003	SDN	NL	0	2	3	3	0	10.1	9	8	4	2	6.97	4.40 (-58%)	-171.6
Career · 4 seasons			15	16	53	52	1	307.1	356	153	83	182	4.48	—	546

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

Brian Tollberg — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
53	93	5	14	1	0	0	2	0	4	33	.151	.186	.161	.347	0

Career AVG .151 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 43.2% below league average.

Career OBP .186 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 44.7% below league average.

Career SLG .161 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 62.1% below league average.

Career OPS .347 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — 54.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Brian Tollberg — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2000	SDN	NL	19	32	1	3	0	1	0	11	.094	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	SDN	NL	19	40	4	8	0	1	2	17	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	SDN	NL	12	19	0	3	1	0	2	5	.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SDN	NL	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			53	93	5	14	1	2	4	33	.151	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Brian Tollberg — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	23	31	1	3	0	0	.097
Away	30	62	4	11	0	2	.177

Pitching — Home / Away

Brian Tollberg — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	23	135.0	138	58	31	78	3.87
Away	30	172.1	218	95	52	104	4.96

Last 10 Games — Batting

Brian Tollberg — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	BB	SO
2003-06-10	SDP	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0
2003-06-04	SDP	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0
2003-05-30	SDP	AZ	L	1	0	0	0	0
2002-05-29	SDP	COL	W	0	0	0	0	0
2002-05-24	SDP	MIL	L	2	1	0	0	0
2002-05-19	SDP	NYN	W	1	0	0	1	0
2002-05-14	SDP	WSN	W	1	0	0	1	0
2002-05-09	SDP	MIA	L	2	0	0	0	0
2002-05-03	SDP	PIT	L	2	1	0	0	1
2002-04-28	SDP	PIT	W	3	1	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Brian Tollberg — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2003-06-10	SDP	CLE	L	0.1	2	6	3	3	0	0
2003-06-04	SDP	DET	—	5.0	3	2	2	0	1	1
2003-05-30	SDP	AZ	L	5.0	4	3	3	1	1	0
2002-05-29	SDP	COL	—	2.0	5	3	3	3	0	0
2002-05-24	SDP	MIL	L	5.0	8	6	6	1	5	3
2002-05-19	SDP	NYN	—	6.0	7	3	1	0	3	0
2002-05-14	SDP	WSN	—	6.0	8	4	4	2	3	1
2002-05-09	SDP	MIA	L	6.0	7	1	1	1	2	0
2002-05-03	SDP	PIT	—	7.0	7	0	0	1	4	0
2002-04-28	SDP	PIT	W	6.0	7	2	2	2	5	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brian Tollberg — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	53	52	23	43	3	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brian Tollberg — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2000	SDN	P	19	19	9	15	1	1
2001	SDN	P	19	19	6	20	2	1
2002	SDN	P	12	11	4	6	0	1
2003	SDN	P	3	3	4	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Brian Tollberg — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	53

Awards & Honors

Brian Tollberg — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2000	Player of the Week	Week of 2000-06-24

Salary History

Brian Tollberg's recorded salaries total $515,000 over 2 seasons, 2001 to 2002. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Tollberg's career ran from 2000 to 2003. No salary is recorded for 2000 and 2003.

Brian Tollberg — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2002	SDN	NL	$285,000
2001	SDN	NL	$230,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$515,000

College History

Brian Tollberg — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of North Florida	Jacksonville	FL	1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

Brian Tollberg: the record in brief

June 20, 2000 and June 10, 2003 bracket Brian Tollberg's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Every season row on the page belongs to the San Diego Padres, from 2000 through 2003. Tollberg, a pitcher by primary position, batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'3" and 195 pounds. The birth record reads September 16, 1972, in Tampa, FL, USA. Tollberg's full given name, per the bio, is Brian Patrick Tollberg.

Tollberg went 15-16 with a 4.48 ERA in 53 games, 52 of them starts. The same table counts 182 strikeouts. Tollberg's 4.48 ERA was close to the 4.47 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 10, in 2001. The strikeout high was 76 in 2000. 2000 was Tollberg's sharpest full season, a 3.58 ERA against the league's 4.77. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 545.6 for Tollberg's career.

The awards table records Player of the Week, in 2000.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brian Tollberg

What years did Brian Tollberg play?: Brian Tollberg played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2003.
Was Brian Tollberg a pitcher?: Yes. Brian Tollberg pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 182 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brian Tollberg hit?: Brian Tollberg hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.
What teams did Brian Tollberg play for?: Brian Tollberg played for one team, the San Diego Padres (2000–2003).
What were Brian Tollberg's career stats?: In 53 games, Brian Tollberg went 15-16 with a 4.48 ERA, 182 strikeouts, and 307.1 innings pitched.
How much did Brian Tollberg earn in his career?: Brian Tollberg's recorded salaries total $515,000 over 2 seasons, 2001 to 2002. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Tollberg's career ran from 2000 to 2003. No salary is recorded for 2000 and 2003.
What was Brian Tollberg's salary?: Brian Tollberg's last recorded salary was $285,000, in 2002. His highest recorded salary was $285,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $230,000, in 2001. The Salary History table lists each season from 2001 to 2002.
What position did Brian Tollberg play?: Brian Tollberg played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Brian Tollberg and how much did he weigh?: Brian Tollberg was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 195 pounds.
What was Brian Tollberg's career ERA?: Brian Tollberg finished with a 4.48 career ERA, going 15-16 with 182 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Brian Tollberg have?: Brian Tollberg recorded 182 career strikeouts.
Is Brian Tollberg in the Hall of Fame?: No. Brian Tollberg has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.