Jim Brosnan Stats

Jim Brosnan was born on Thursday, October 24, 1929, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Brosnan was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1954, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jim Brosnan baseball stats page.

"I don't mind catching your (Jim Brosnan) fastball at all. Naturally I'd want to have a glove on in case you might be having an especially good day." - Gene Green (1959)

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Jim Brosnan

Jim Brosnan Autograph on a 1955 Bowman (#229)

Jim Brosnan Autograph on a 1955 Bowman (#229)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   James Patrick Brosnan
Nickname:   Jim or Meat or Professor
Born On:   10-24-1929
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Cincinnati, Ohio
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Xavier University (DNP)
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04
Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   04-15-1954 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-21-1963
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jim Brosnan

Jim Brosnan Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1954 Cubs 18 0 7 1 0 1.000 9.45 0 0 0 33.1 158 44 35 35 9 18 0 17 4 1 0 -
1956 Cubs 30 10 11 5 9 .357 3.79 1 1 1 95.0 411 95 40 44 9 45 8 51 2 0 0 -
1957 Cubs 41 5 17 5 5 .500 3.37 1 0 0 98.2 413 79 37 38 11 46 4 73 2 1 0 -
1958 Cubs 8 8 0 3 4 .429 3.14 2 0 0 51.2 215 41 18 20 3 29 3 24 0 0 0 -
1958 Cardinals 33 12 14 8 4 .667 3.44 2 0 7 115.0 487 107 44 46 10 50 3 65 1 1 0 -
1959 Cardinals 20 1 10 1 3 .250 4.91 0 0 2 33.0 142 34 18 18 5 15 5 18 1 1 0 -
1959 Reds 26 9 10 8 3 .727 3.35 1 1 2 83.1 358 79 31 35 7 26 2 56 0 5 0 -
1960 Reds 57 2 27 7 2 .778 2.36 0 0 12 99.0 383 79 26 31 4 22 5 62 3 0 0 -
1961 Reds 53 0 34 10 4 .714 3.04 0 0 16 80.0 335 77 27 34 7 18 3 40 1 0 1 -
1962 Reds 48 0 34 4 4 .500 3.34 0 0 13 64.2 284 76 24 27 6 18 5 51 0 0 0 -
1963 Reds 6 0 4 0 1 .000 7.71 0 0 0 4.2 25 8 4 4 2 3 1 4 1 0 0 -
1963 White Sox 45 0 33 3 8 .273 2.84 0 0 14 73.0 299 71 23 24 7 22 5 46 1 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
9 Years 385 47 201 55 47 .539 3.54 7 2 67 831.1 3,510 790 327 356 80 312 44 507 16 9 1 -
Jim Brosnan

Jim Brosnan Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1954 Cubs 18 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125
1956 Cubs 30 22 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 .182 .182 .227
1957 Cubs 41 20 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 .250 .286 .450
1958 Cubs 8 19 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 .105 .105 .158
1958 Cardinals 33 31 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 11 3 0 0 0 .097 .176 .161
1959 Cardinals 20 7 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571
1959 Reds 26 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 .043 .083 .043
1960 Reds 57 15 1 3 2 0 1 0 4 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 .200 .250 .533
1961 Reds 53 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 1 .154 .214 .154
1962 Reds 48 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1963 Reds 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1963 White Sox 45 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .308
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 385 177 10 27 10 1 1 0 9 7 0 54 12 0 0 2 .153 .185 .237
Jim Brosnan

Jim Brosnan Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1954 Cubs P 18 0 100 14 0.8 13 3 10 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .929 3.51 -
1956 Cubs P 30 10 285 19 0.6 19 8 11 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80 -
1957 Cubs P 41 5 296 24 0.6 23 4 19 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.10 -
1958 Cubs P 8 8 155 16 2.0 16 4 12 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.79 -
1958 Cardinals P 33 12 345 27 0.8 26 8 18 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.03 -
1959 Cardinals P 20 1 99 12 0.6 12 4 8 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.27 -
1959 Reds P 26 9 250 21 0.8 20 5 15 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .952 2.16 -
1960 Reds P 57 2 297 21 0.4 21 7 14 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.91 -
1961 Reds P 53 0 240 30 0.6 27 9 18 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 3.04 -
1962 Reds P 48 0 194 13 0.3 12 4 8 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .923 1.67 -
1963 Reds P 6 0 14 3 0.5 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.79 -
1963 White Sox P 45 0 219 13 0.3 13 3 10 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.60 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 385 47 2,494 213 0.6 205 59 146 8 12 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.22 --
9 Years 385 47 2,494 213 0.6 205 59 146 8 12 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.22 --
Jim Brosnan

Jim Brosnan Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1954 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 8.0 4.0 0.94 4.59 4.86
1956 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.7 0.0 1.13 4.83 4.26
1957 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 1.59 6.66 4.20
1958 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.2 19.0 0.83 4.18 5.05
1958 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.8 31.0 1.30 5.09 3.91
1959 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.5 0.0 1.20 4.91 4.09
1959 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.3 0.0 2.15 6.05 2.81
1960 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 15.0 2.5 3.8 2.82 5.64 2.00
1961 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.2 13.0 2.22 4.50 2.03
1962 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.0 0.0 2.83 7.10 2.51
1963 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.33 7.71 5.79
1963 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.3 0.0 2.09 5.67 2.71
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 177.0 3.3 19.7 1.63 5.49 3.38
Jim Brosnan

Jim Brosnan Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1954 Chicago Cubs 27 Undetermined - -
1956 Chicago Cubs 42 Undetermined - -
1957 Chicago Cubs 42 Undetermined - -
1958 Chicago Cubs 23 Undetermined - -
1958 St. Louis Cardinals 37 Undetermined - -
1959 St. Louis Cardinals 37 Undetermined - -
1959 Cincinnati Reds 42 Undetermined - -
1960 Cincinnati Reds 42 Undetermined - -
1961 Cincinnati Reds 42 Undetermined - Stats
1962 Cincinnati Reds 42 Undetermined - -
1963 Cincinnati Reds 42 Undetermined - -
1963 Chicago White Sox 27 Undetermined - -


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