Brandon Workman
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2021)
Brandon Workman was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2021 for the Boston Red Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 9 seasons. Across 238 career appearances, he went 26-22 with a 4.02 ERA, 343 strikeouts, and 25 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 965.2.
- 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
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'5" / 235 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2013-07-10
- Last Game
- 2021-07-29
Full name: Brandon Carlin Workman
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | BOS | AL | 6 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 47 | 4.97 | 3.87 (-29%) | 455.6 |
| 2014 | BOS | AL | 1 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.0 | 88 | 50 | 36 | 70 | 5.17 | 3.74 (-38%) | -1526.8 |
| 2017 | BOS | AL | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.7 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 3.18 | 4.36 (+27%) | -134.6 |
| 2018 | BOS | AL | 6 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.3 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 3.27 | 4.15 (+21%) | -278.8 |
| 2019 | BOS | AL | 10 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 71.7 | 29 | 15 | 45 | 104 | 1.88 | 4.51 (+58%) | 3717.0 |
| 2020 | BOS | AL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4.05 | — | 0.0 |
| 2020 | PHI | NL | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13.0 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 6.92 | 4.45 (-55%) | -814.9 |
| 2021 | CHN | NL | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6.75 | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | BOS | AL | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 4.95 | 4.27 (-16%) | -452.2 |
| Career · 9 seasons | 26 | 22 | 238 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 329.0 | 299 | 147 | 157 | 343 | 4.02 | — | 965 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
Career AVG .000 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OBP .000 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career SLG .000 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OPS .000 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 100.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | BOS | AL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2014 | BOS | AL | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | BOS | AL | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018 | BOS | AL | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2019 | BOS | AL | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2020 | BOS | AL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2020 | PHI | NL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | CHN | NL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | BOS | AL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 9 seasons | 238 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .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
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ALCS | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2018 | ALDS1 | BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | ALCS | BOS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | ALDS1 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | WS | BOS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4.66 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (476 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Away | 114 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 124 | 171.1 | 153 | 69 | 73 | 184 | 3.62 |
| Away | 114 | 157.2 | 146 | 78 | 84 | 159 | 4.45 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-29 | BOS | TOR | — | 2.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-07-28 | BOS | TOR | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-07-25 | BOS | NYY | W | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-07-23 | BOS | NYY | — | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-07-18 | BOS | NYY | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-07-10 | BOS | PHI | — | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-07-09 | BOS | PHI | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-07-06 | BOS | LAA | — | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-07-03 | BOS | OAK | — | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-06-30 | BOS | KCR | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 238 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Reliever of the Month | September |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | BOS | AL | $539,500 |
| 2014 | BOS | AL | $518,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $1,057,500 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin | TX | 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Frequently Asked Questions about Brandon Workman
- What years did Brandon Workman play?
- Brandon Workman played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2021.
- Was Brandon Workman a pitcher?
- Yes. Brandon Workman pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 343 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Brandon Workman hit?
- Brandon Workman hit 0 career home runs.
- What was Brandon Workman's career batting average?
- Brandon Workman batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 3 at bats.
- What was Brandon Workman's career ERA?
- Brandon Workman finished with a 4.02 career ERA, going 26-22 with 343 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Brandon Workman have?
- Brandon Workman recorded 343 career strikeouts.