What years did Brandon Woodruff play?

Brandon Woodruff played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2026.

Was Brandon Woodruff a pitcher?

Yes. Brandon Woodruff pitched in the major leagues, recording 55 wins and 918 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brandon Woodruff hit?

Brandon Woodruff hit 1 career home runs with 22 hits.

Brandon Woodruff

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2017-2026)

Active Player

W–L 55–30

ERA 3.10

WHIP 1.02

SO 918

Pitcher PIV 20355.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 243 lb
Born: 2/10/1993 in Tupelo, MS, USA
MLB Debut: 2017-08-04
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Brandon Kyle Woodruff

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
55	30	151	136	2	1	1	790.3	608	272	89	200	918	3.10	20355.8

Career ERA 3.10 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — 27.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2017	MIL	NL	2	3	8	8	0	0	0	43.0	43	23	14	32	4.81	4.36 (-10%)	-9.6
2018	MIL	NL	3	0	19	4	0	0	1	42.3	36	17	14	47	3.61	4.15 (+13%)	903.7
2019	MIL	NL	11	3	22	22	0	0	0	121.7	109	49	30	143	3.62	4.51 (+20%)	4665.6
2020	MIL	NL	3	5	13	13	1	0	0	73.7	55	25	18	91	3.05	4.45 (+31%)	2333.7
2021	MIL	NL	9	10	30	30	0	0	0	179.3	130	51	43	211	2.56	4.27 (+40%)	6077.8
2022	MIL	NL	13	4	27	27	0	0	0	153.3	122	52	42	190	3.05	3.97 (+23%)	3513.4
2023	MIL	NL	5	1	11	11	1	1	0	67.0	40	17	15	74	2.28	4.33 (+47%)	1245.4
2025	MIL	NL	7	2	12	12	0	0	0	64.7	45	23	14	83	3.20	4.16 (+23%)	1625.8
2026	MIL	NL	2	2	9	9	0	0	0	45.3	28	15	10	47	2.98	4.17 (+29%)	-
Career · 9 seasons			55	30	151	136	2	1	1	790.1	608	272	200	918	3.10	—	20,356

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
147	115	5	22	4	0	1	7	0	6	51	.191	.231	.252	.484	-507

Career AVG .191 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 22.8% below league average.

Career OBP .231 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 27.4% below league average.

Career SLG .252 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 39.0% below league average.

Career OPS .484 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 34.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2017	MIL	NL	8	10	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	MIL	NL	19	8	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	MIL	NL	27	45	1	12	4	0	4	1	20	.267	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	MIL	NL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	MIL	NL	30	52	0	6	0	0	2	3	28	.115	.243 (-53%)	.317 (-48%)	.410 (-72%)	.727 (-62%)	-507.4
2022	MIL	NL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	MIL	NL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	MIL	NL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			147	115	5	22	4	1	7	6	51	.191	—	—	—	—	-507

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	.333

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2021	NLDS1	MIL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2020	NLWC1	MIL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2019	NLWC	MIL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2018	NLCS	MIL	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	.500
2018	NLDS1	MIL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	3	8	4	0	28.3	20	10	4	40	3.18

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2021	NLDS1	MIL	0	1	2	1	7.3	6	3	1	8	3.68
2020	NLWC1	MIL	0	1	1	1	4.7	5	3	0	9	5.79
2019	NLWC	MIL	0	0	1	1	4.0	2	1	0	3	2.25
2018	NLCS	MIL	1	1	3	0	9.3	7	3	2	17	2.89
2018	NLDS1	MIL	0	0	1	1	3.0	0	0	1	3	0.00

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	76	62	2	12	0	5	.194
Away	71	53	3	10	1	2	.189

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	71	381.1	297	121	78	470	2.86
Away	71	363.2	283	136	112	401	3.37

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-17	MIL	LAA	W	5.0	2	1	1	0	9	1
2025-09-06	MIL	PIT	W	6.0	2	0	0	0	8	0
2025-08-31	MIL	TOR	L	4.1	10	8	5	2	3	0
2025-08-25	MIL	AZ	W	5.2	5	5	5	1	8	1
2025-08-19	MIL	CHC	L	4.1	5	3	3	3	6	0
2025-08-13	MIL	PIT	—	4.0	4	0	0	2	4	0
2025-08-08	MIL	NYN	W	7.0	3	2	2	2	8	2
2025-08-02	MIL	WAS	W	6.0	1	2	2	1	8	1
2025-07-27	MIL	MIA	—	6.0	4	2	2	3	6	1
2025-07-21	MIL	SEA	W	6.0	2	0	0	0	5	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	142	127	38	71	3	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2017	MIL	P	8	8	4	9	0	0
2018	MIL	P	19	4	4	5	1	1
2019	MIL	P	22	22	7	8	0	1
2020	MIL	P	13	13	0	10	0	0
2021	MIL	P	30	30	10	19	2	2
2022	MIL	P	27	27	8	13	0	1
2023	MIL	P	11	11	4	3	0	1
2025	MIL	P	12	12	1	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	142

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2021	Player of the Week	Week of 2021-05-29

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2021	Cy Young Award	NL	5th	21.0	210	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Brandon Woodruff

What years did Brandon Woodruff play?: Brandon Woodruff played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2026.
Was Brandon Woodruff a pitcher?: Yes. Brandon Woodruff pitched in the major leagues, recording 55 wins and 918 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brandon Woodruff hit?: Brandon Woodruff hit 1 career home runs with 22 hits.