Brian Bixler
Brian Joseph Bixler
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 198 lb.

Born: October 22, 1982 in Sandusky, OH
High School: Perkins (Sandusky, OH)
School: Eastern Michigan University
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 2004 amateur draft.
Signed June 30, 2004. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 6, 2008
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2008 25 PIT NL 50 120 108 16 17 2 1 0 2 1 0 6 36 .157 .229 .194 .423 15 21 1 4 2 0 2 6
2009 26 PIT NL 18 46 44 5 10 5 0 0 3 1 0 2 26 .227 .261 .341 .602 60 15 0 0 0 0 0 6/48
2 Seasons 68 166 152 21 27 7 1 0 5 2 0 8 62 .178 .238 .237 .475 28 36 1 4 2 0 2
162 Game Avg. 162 395 362 50 64 17 2 0 12 5 0 19 148 .178 .238 .237 .475 28 86 2 10 5 0 5

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2008 25 PIT NL 120 94 5 1.4 104 .236 .157 .262 .229 .334 .194 .419 .423 .752 15 .095 -13.5 -1.3 .348 .102 .037 .0
2009 26 PIT NL 46 34 4 3.2 104 .556 .227 .262 .261 .335 .341 .416 .602 .751 60 .316 -2.5 -0.2 .529 .182 .114 .0
2 Seasons 166 128 9 1.9 104 .300 .178 .262 .238 .334 .237 .418 .475 .752 28 .149 -16.0 -1.6 .397 .125 .059 .0
162 Game Avg. 395 305 21 1.9 104 .300 .178 .262 .238 .334 .237 .418 .475 .752 28 .149 -16.0 -1.6 .397 .125 .059

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2008 25 PIT NL 120 0.0% 30.0% 5.0% 2.5% 18% 6.00 3.0 54.0 1.63 1.95 60% 9% 0.0% 19%
2009 26 PIT NL 46 0.0% 56.5% 4.4% 10.9% 50% 13.00 1.7 14.7 0.64 1.00 39% 22% 0.0% 0%
2 Seasons 166 0.0% 37.4% 4.8% 4.8% 30% 7.75 2.5 30.4 1.34 1.78 54% 12% 0.0% 13%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2008 25 PIT NL 3 0 59% 46 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 64% 6 4 2 4 0 3 4 0 4
2009 26 PIT NL 0 0 42% 18 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100% 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
2 Seasons 3 0 54% 64 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 72% 8 4 4 4 0 3 6 0 6
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2008 25 PIT NL 120 21% 17 6 0 5 1 0 0 0.46 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 21 1 5% 9 3 33% 68 2 3% 7 1 14% 4 1 25% 0
2009 26 PIT NL 46 24% 10 3 0 1 1 0 0 0.23 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 3 0 0% 28 3 11% 1 1 100% 4 1 25% 0
2 Seasons 166 22% 27 9 0 6 2 0 0 0.42 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 25 1 4% 12 3 25% 96 5 5% 8 2 25% 8 2 25% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2008 25 PIT NL 120 445 3.71 296 67% 25% 23% 28% 25% 75% 3% 50% 70% 23% 4% 5 0 7% 8 3 3% 4 2 31% 0 0 0
2009 26 PIT NL 46 196 4.26 129 66% 26% 35% 26% 14% 74% 0% 49% 53% 26% 2% 1 0 15% 7 2 4% 2 1 19% 0 0 0
2 Seasons 166 641 3.86 425 66% 25% 26% 27% 22% 75% 2% 50% 65% 23% 4% 6 0 9% 15 5 4% 6 3 26% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2008 25 50 120 108 16 17 2 1 0 2 1 0 6 36 .157 .229 .194 .423 15 21 1 4 2 0 2
2009 26 68 166 152 21 27 7 1 0 5 2 0 8 62 .178 .238 .237 .475 28 36 1 4 2 0 2

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2008 25 50 121 110 15 19 2 1 0 2 1 7 36 .173 .248 .209 .457 5 50
2009 26 18 46 44 5 10 5 0 0 3 1 2 26 .227 .261 .341 .602 4 18
2 Seasons 68 167 154 20 29 7 1 0 5 2 9 62 .188 .251 .247 .498 9 68
162 Game Avg. 162 398 367 48 69 17 2 0 12 5 21 148 .188 .251 .247 .498 21 68

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