Brian Wilson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2014)

Brian Wilson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2014 for the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 9 seasons. Across 394 career appearances, he went 24-25 with a 3.30 ERA, 407 strikeouts, and 172 saves. Brian Wilson was a 3-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9256.9.

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

W–L 24–25
ERA 3.30
WHIP 1.36
SO 407
Pitcher PIV 9256.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 205 lb
Born
3/16/1982 in Londonderry, NH, USA
MLB Debut
2006-04-23
Last Game
2014-09-27
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Brian Patrick Wilson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Brian Wilson — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
24 25 394 0 0 0 172 382.0 343 140 22 175 407 3.30 9256.9

Career ERA 3.30 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — 20.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Brian Wilson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2006 SFN NL 2 3 31 0 0 0 1 30.0 32 18 21 23 5.40 4.53 (-19%) 211.4
2007 SFN NL 1 2 24 0 0 0 6 23.2 16 6 7 18 2.28 4.47 (+49%) 708.2
2008 SFN NL 3 2 63 0 0 0 41 62.1 62 32 28 67 4.62 4.32 (-7%) 615.0
2009 SFN NL 5 6 68 0 0 0 38 72.1 60 22 27 83 2.74 4.32 (+37%) 3338.6
2010 SFN NL 3 3 70 0 0 0 48 74.2 62 15 26 93 1.81 4.08 (+56%) 3572.1
2011 SFN NL 6 4 57 0 0 0 36 55.0 50 19 31 54 3.11 3.94 (+21%) 845.4
2012 SFN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2.0 4 2 2 2 9.00 — 0.0
2013 LAN NL 2 1 18 0 0 0 0 13.2 8 1 4 13 0.66 3.87 (+83%) 631.1
2014 LAN NL 2 4 61 0 0 0 1 48.1 49 25 29 54 4.66 3.74 (-24%) -664.9
Career · 9 seasons 24 25 394 0 0 0 172 382.0 343 140 175 407 3.30 — 9,257

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 Wilson — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
394 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

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

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Brian Wilson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2006 SFN NL 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 SFN NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 SFN NL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 SFN NL 68 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 SFN NL 70 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 SFN NL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 SFN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 LAN NL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 LAN NL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 394 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .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

Brian Wilson — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Brian Wilson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2014 NLDS2 LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 NLCS LAN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 NLDS2 LAN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 NLCS SFN 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 NLDS2 SFN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 WS SFN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Brian Wilson — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 0 17 0 6 18.0 10 0 7 25 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Brian Wilson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2014 NLDS2 LAN 0 0 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 1 1 0.00
2013 NLCS LAN 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 1 0 2 4 0.00
2013 NLDS2 LAN 1 0 3 0 0 3.0 3 0 0 4 0.00
2010 NLCS SFN 1 0 4 0 3 5.0 2 0 2 7 0.00
2010 NLDS2 SFN 0 0 3 0 2 4.0 2 0 2 5 0.00
2010 WS SFN 0 0 3 0 1 2.2 1 0 0 4 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Brian Wilson — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home20730000.000
Away18760000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Brian Wilson — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home207202.118778822103.47
Away187179.215662931973.11

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Brian Wilson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2014-09-27 LADCOL — 0.1000000
2014-09-26 LADCOL — 0.1000000
2014-09-24 LADSFG — 1.0100000
2014-09-22 LADSFG — 0.1000100
2014-09-20 LADCHC L 0.2322001
2014-09-18 LADCHC — 1.0000010
2014-09-15 LADCOL — 1.0100000
2014-09-06 LADAZ W 1.0000010
2014-09-05 LADAZ — 0.1000000
2014-09-03 LADWAS — 0.2000120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brian Wilson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 394 0 12 29 2 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brian Wilson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2006 SFN P 31 0 1 3 0 0
2007 SFN P 24 0 1 0 0 0
2008 SFN P 63 0 3 6 0 1
2009 SFN P 68 0 1 9 1 2
2010 SFN P 70 0 3 2 0 0
2011 SFN P 57 0 1 5 0 0
2012 SFN P 2 0 0 0 0 0
2013 LAN P 18 0 1 3 0 1
2014 LAN P 61 0 1 1 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Brian Wilson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 394

Awards & Honors

Brian Wilson — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2010 This Year in Baseball Closer of the Year MLB.com GIBBY

Salary History

Brian Wilson — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2014 LAN NL $10,000,000
2012 SFN NL $8,500,000
2011 SFN NL $6,500,000
2010 SFN NL $6,500,000
2009 SFN NL $480,000
2008 SFN NL $392,500
Total Career Earnings $32,372,500

College History

Brian Wilson — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge LA 2001, 2002

Award Voting History

Brian Wilson — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2010 Cy Young Award NL 7th 7.0 224 0
2010 Most Valuable Player NL 13th 28.0 448 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Brian Wilson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jeurys Familia
    34-29, 3.58 ERA
  2. 94
    Trevor Rosenthal
    12-25, 3.36 ERA
  3. 93
    Kyle Finnegan
    29-31, 3.66 ERA
  4. 93
    Chris Perez
    16-24, 3.51 ERA
  5. 91
    B. J. Ryan
    21-28, 3.37 ERA
  6. 90
    Billy Koch
    29-25, 3.89 ERA

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Brian Wilson: the record in brief

According to the bio, Brian Wilson debuted on April 23, 2006 and played a final game on September 27, 2014. Wilson played for the San Francisco Giants (2006 to 2012) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2013 through 2014). Listed as a pitcher, Wilson batted and threw right-handed. Wilson is listed at 205 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Wilson was born on March 16, 1982, in Londonderry, NH, USA. On the record, Brian Wilson was born Brian Patrick Wilson.

Across 394 games (0 starts), Wilson recorded 24 wins against 25 losses with a 3.30 ERA. Also on Wilson's record: 407 strikeouts and 172 saves. Against a 4.14 league ERA for the same years, Wilson was 20.4% better. The best win total was 6, in 2011. Wilson struck out 93 batters in 2010, a career high. Wilson saved 48 games in 2010, the season high. 2010 was Wilson's sharpest full season, a 1.81 ERA against the league's 4.08. Wilson's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 9,256.9.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brian Wilson

What years did Brian Wilson play?
Brian Wilson played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2014.
Was Brian Wilson a pitcher?
Yes. Brian Wilson pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 407 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brian Wilson hit?
Brian Wilson hit 0 career home runs.
What was Brian Wilson's career batting average?
Brian Wilson batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 9 at bats.
What was Brian Wilson's career ERA?
Brian Wilson finished with a 3.30 career ERA, going 24-25 with 407 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Brian Wilson have?
Brian Wilson recorded 407 career strikeouts.