Tom Brennan

Thomas Martin Brennan

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 30, 1952 in Chicago, IL
School: Lewis University (Romeoville, IL)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1981
Teams (by GP): Indians/Dodgers/WhiteSox 1981-1985

Final Game: May 27, 1985
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1974	21	CLE-min	AAA	3	5	.375	6.84	13	13		1	0	0	50.0	46	42	38	2	56	0	44	1	0	2			2.040	8.3	0.4	10.1	7.9	0.79	OKC · AA
1975	22	CLE-min	AAA	5	14	.263	7.08	25	25		3	0	0	122.0	149	103	96	21	98	2	52	2	0	11			2.025	11.0	1.5	7.2	3.8	0.53	OKC · AA
1976	23	CLE-min	A,AA	6	13	.316	5.14	27	22		2	1	0	133.0	158	101	76	10	77	0	22	9	0	3			1.767	10.7	0.7	5.2	1.5	0.29	SJO,WPT · CALL,EL
1977	24	CLE-min	AAA,A,AA	8	8	.500	3.86	24	21		8	0	0	161.0	173	81	69	19	79	7	60	11	0	4			1.565	9.7	1.1	4.4	3.4	0.76	TOL,WLO,JER · IL,MIDW,EL
1978	25	CLE-min	AAA	10	8	.556	4.55	27	24		10	0	0	172.0	202	108	87	23	32	2	82	3	1	3			1.360	10.6	1.2	1.7	4.3	2.56	POR · PCL
1979	26	CLE-min	AAA	12	7	.632	3.17	26	26		8	3	0	176.0	176	70	62	8	38	4	102	6	1	3			1.216	9.0	0.4	1.9	5.2	2.68	TAC · PCL
1980	27	CLE-min	AAA	9	3	.750	2.49	24	22		2	1	0	152.0	167	48	42	4	29	5	77	7	1	2			1.289	9.9	0.2	1.7	4.6	2.66	TAC · PCL
1981	28	CLE-min	AAA	11	8	.579	3.92	25	25	0	11	6	0	156.0	163	77	68	11	24	2	64	6	0	7			1.199	9.4	0.6	1.4	3.7	2.67	CHL · IL
1981	28	CLE	AL	2	2	.500	3.17	7	6	0	1	0	0	48.1	49	20	17	5	14	1	15	0	0	0	205	117	1.303	9.1	0.9	2.6	2.8	1.07
1982	29	CLE	AL	4	2	.667	4.27	30	4	14	0	0	2	92.2	112	51	44	9	10	1	46	2	1	2	393	97	1.317	10.9	0.9	1.0	4.5	4.60
1983	30	CLE-min	AAA	9	5	.643	3.31	21	12	4	6	2	1	114.1	105	44	42	11	29	2	72	2	0	1			1.172	8.3	0.9	2.3	5.7	2.48	CHL · IL
1983	30	CLE	AL	2	2	.500	3.86	11	5	2	1	1	0	39.2	45	22	17	3	8	1	21	1	0	0	167	112	1.336	10.2	0.7	1.8	4.8	2.63
1984	31	CHW-min	AAA	9	5	.643	3.25	35	7	20	3	0	7	105.1	86	42	38	12	32	1	51	5	1	5			1.120	7.3	1.0	2.7	4.4	1.59	DEN · AA
1984	31	CHW	AL	0	1	.000	4.05	4	1	1	0	0	0	6.2	8	5	3	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	30	108	1.650	10.8	1.4	4.1	4.1	1.00
1985	32	LAD-min	AAA	6	5	.545	3.75	20	14	1	3	1	0	100.2	105	44	42	5	29	3	72	4	0	4			1.331	9.4	0.4	2.6	6.4	2.48	ABQ · PCL
1985	32	LAD	NL	1	3	.250	7.39	12	4	2	0	0	0	31.2	41	26	26	2	11	4	17	0	3	0	144	47	1.642	11.7	0.6	3.1	4.8	1.55
1986	33	TEX-min	AAA	3	3	.500	5.43	21	7	3	0	0	0	64.2	85	42	39	9	15	0	24	1	1	2			1.546	11.8	1.3	2.1	3.3	1.60	OKC · AA
5 Yrs				9	10	.474	4.40	64	20	19	2	1	2	219.0	255	124	107	20	46	7	102	3	4	2	939	91	1.374	10.5	0.8	1.9	4.2	2.22
162 Game Avg.				7	8	.474	4.40	52	16	15	2	1	2	177	206	100	87	16	37	6	83	2	3	2	760	91	1.374	10.5	0.8	1.9	4.2	2.22

CLE (3 yrs)				8	6	.571	3.89	48	15	16	2	1	2	180.2	206	93	78	17	32	3	82	3	1	2	765	104	1.317	10.3	0.8	1.6	4.1	2.56
LAD (1 yr)				1	3	.250	7.39	12	4	2	0	0	0	31.2	41	26	26	2	11	4	17	0	3	0	144	47	1.642	11.7	0.6	3.1	4.8	1.55
CHW (1 yr)				0	1	.000	4.05	4	1	1	0	0	0	6.2	8	5	3	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	30	108	1.650	10.8	1.4	4.1	4.1	1.00

AL (4 yrs)				8	7	.533	3.89	52	16	17	2	1	2	187.1	214	98	81	18	35	3	85	3	1	2	795	105	1.329	10.3	0.9	1.7	4.1	2.43
NL (1 yr)				1	3	.250	7.39	12	4	2	0	0	0	31.2	41	26	26	2	11	4	17	0	3	0	144	47	1.642	11.7	0.6	3.1	4.8	1.55

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1981	28	CLE	AL	48.1	7	6	20	3.72	4.19	-0.58	0.10	102.0	4.97	7	0.8	1.8	-0.0	1.2	10	.615	.505	$
1982	29	CLE	AL	92.2	30	4	51	4.95	4.65	-0.14	-0.22	100.8	4.60	-3	-0.3	1.0	-0.1	0.3	6	.489	.498	$
1983	30	CLE	AL	39.2	11	5	22	4.99	4.33	-0.32	0.01	107.9	5.04	0	0.0	.7	-0.0	0.3	4	.502	.500	$
1984	31	CHW	AL	6.2	4	1	5	6.75	4.90	0.07	-0.20	101.4	4.69	-2	-0.2	.2	0.0	-0.1	-1	.462	.499	$
1985	32	LAD	NL	31.2	12	4	26	7.39	4.07	0.09	0.00	99.5	3.96	-12	-1.2	1.2	-0.1	-1.0	-9	.396	.492	$
5 Seasons				219.0	64	20	124	5.10	4.41	-0.23	-0.08	102.2	4.67	-10	-0.9	.9	-0.2	0.7	10	.486	.499	$

CLE (3 yrs)				180.2	48	15	93	4.63	4.46	-0.30	-0.09	102.7	4.80	4	0.5	1.0	-0.2	1.8	20	.510	.501	$
LAD (1 yr)				31.2	12	4	26	7.39	4.07	0.09	0.00	99.5	3.96	-12	-1.2	1.2	-0.1	-1.0	-9	.396	.492	$
CHW (1 yr)				6.2	4	1	5	6.75	4.90	0.07	-0.20	101.4	4.69	-2	-0.2	.2	0.0	-0.1	-1	.462	.499	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1981	28	CLE	AL	7	205	189	20	49	6	0	5	0	1	14	15	.259	.310	.370	.681	.260	70	4	0	2	0	1	4
1982	29	CLE	AL	30	393	373	51	112	27	4	9	3	8	10	46	.300	.317	.466	.784	.318	174	4	2	2	6	1	5
1983	30	CLE	AL	11	167	156	22	45	13	0	3	3	2	8	21	.288	.323	.429	.753	.313	67	4	1	0	2	1	3
1984	31	CHW	AL	4	30	26	5	8	1	0	1	1	0	3	3	.308	.379	.462	.841	.318	12	2	0	1	0	0	1
1985	32	LAD	NL	12	144	123	26	41	12	0	2	2	1	11	17	.333	.374	.480	.854	.358	59	1	0	5	5	4	2
5 Yrs				64	939	867	124	255	59	4	20	9	12	46	102	.294	.327	.441	.768	.310	382	15	3	10	13	7	15
162 Game Avg.				52	760	702	100	206	48	3	16	7	10	37	83	.294	.327	.441	.768	.310	309	12	2	8	11	6	12
MLB Averages																.259	.323	.386	.709	.283

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1981	28	CLE	AL	2.4	0.3	208	0.2	3.9	-3.6	1.10	0.0	0.2	3.9	0.4	1.10	-0.3	1	0	0
1982	29	CLE	AL	-2.5	-0.2	406	-0.2	5.0	-5.2	.63	-0.7	0.4	-7.1	-0.7	0.63	-5.8	6	5	13
1983	30	CLE	AL	0.6	0.1	174	-0.5	2.3	-2.8	.78	-0.0	-0.6	-2.1	-0.2	0.78	0.0	0	2	4
1984	31	CHW	AL	-0.5	-0.1	31	-0.1	0.3	-0.4	.48	-0.2	-0.1	0.2	0.0	0.48	-1.7	0	0	3
1985	32	LAD	NL	-12.7	-1.2	150	-1.1	2.1	-3.2	1.04	-0.7	-0.4	-13.9	-1.4	1.04	-9.5	3	2	2
5 Yrs				-12.7	-1.2	969	-1.7	13.4	-15.1	.82	-1.5	-0.5	-19.0	-1.8	0.82	-17.3	10	9	22

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
1981	28	CLE	AL	7	6	2	2	2	1	0	3	3	.500	1	0	1	0	2	33%	51.8	68	42	7	5	3	1	3.8	3.4	7.3
1982	29	CLE	AL	30	4	2	1	1	1	0	2	2	.500	0	1	0	0	1	25%	48.5	73	20	10	2	2	1	2.5	2.6	6.3
1983	30	CLE	AL	11	5	2	2	1	0	0	2	3	.400	0	1	1	1	2	40%	50.2	76	33	5	2	1	2	4.8	5.3	5.9
1984	31	CHW	AL	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0%	36.0	36	36	4	2	0	0	1.0	0.0	2.3
1985	32	LAD	NL	12	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	4	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0%	46.0	61	30	9	3	4	0	2.7	3.9	5.6
5 Yrs				64	20	6	8	6	2	0	7	13	.350	2	2	2	1	5	25%	49	76	20	35	14	10	4	3.4	3.7	6.2
MLB Averages													.500						51%	51	98	-12					4.3	4.3	6.2

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR
1981	28	CLE	AL	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	2	100%	3	1.104	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	13.0
1982	29	CLE	AL	30	26	14	2	1	4	2	2	50%	4	25	11	44%	6	.635	6	5	13	7	2	17	14	12	22	2	24	2	7.8
1983	30	CLE	AL	11	6	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	6	4	67%	5	.778	0	2	4	0	0	6	4	2	3	1	4	0	5.2
1984	31	CHW	AL	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0%	8	.481	0	0	3	0	0	3	1	2	2	0	2	0	4.3
1985	32	LAD	NL	12	8	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	11	7	64%	5	1.043	3	2	2	1	1	6	5	3	3	3	3	0	3.5
5 Yrs				64	44	19	3	2	4	2	2	50%	4	46	24	52%		.820	10	9	22	9	3	32	25	19	31	6	34	2	6.5

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1981	28	CLE	AL	205	47%	2.4%	7.3%	6.8%	5.4%	22%	0.90	82%	42	4	10%
1982	29	CLE	AL	393	55%	2.3%	11.7%	2.5%	10.2%	36%	0.75	82%	60	4	7%
1983	30	CLE	AL	167	56%	1.8%	12.6%	4.8%	9.6%	36%	1.41	80%	27	4	15%
1984	31	CHW	AL	30	50%	3.3%	10.0%	10.0%	6.7%	25%	1.43	73%	9	2	22%
1985	32	LAD	NL	144	59%	1.4%	11.8%	7.6%	9.7%	34%	1.21	76%	29	1	3%
5 Yrs				939	54%	2.1%	10.9%	4.9%	8.8%	33%	0.95	81%	167	15	9%
MLB Averages					42%	2.1%	13.5%	8.4%	6.6%	29%	1.08	75%			11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1981	28	CLE	AL	205	49			5	0	3	3	2	4	1	6	3	0	50%	4	0	2	74	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1982	29	CLE	AL	393	112			9	0	5	5	4	7	2	32	17	5	53%	5	2	0	149	3	8	27%	3	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	0
1983	30	CLE	AL	167	45			3	0	2	2	1	3	0	13	7	1	54%	3	0	0	66	3	2	60%	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
1984	31	CHW	AL	30	8			1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	15	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1985	32	LAD	NL	144	41			2	0	2	2	0	1	1	16	11	1	69%	2	0	0	59	2	1	67%	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
5 Yrs				939	255			20	0	12	12	8	15	5	67	38	7	57%	15	2	2	363	9	12	43%	8	11	1	0	0	1	2	0	30	0
MLB Averages																		54%							67%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1981	28	2	2	.500	3.17	7	6	0	1	0	0	48.1	49	20	17	5	14	1	15	0	0	0	205	117	1.303	9.1	0.9	2.6	2.8	1.07	117
1982	29	6	4	.600	3.89	37	10	14	1	0	2	141.0	161	71	61	14	24	2	61	2	1	2	598	102	1.312	10.3	0.9	1.5	3.9	2.54	102
1983	30	8	6	.571	3.89	48	15	16	2	1	2	180.2	206	93	78	17	32	3	82	3	1	2	765	104	1.317	10.3	0.8	1.6	4.1	2.56	104
1984	31	8	7	.533	3.89	52	16	17	2	1	2	187.1	214	98	81	18	35	3	85	3	1	2	795	105	1.329	10.3	0.9	1.7	4.1	2.43	105
1985	32	9	10	.474	4.40	64	20	19	2	1	2	219.0	255	124	107	20	46	7	102	3	4	2	939	91	1.374	10.5	0.8	1.9	4.2	2.22	91

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1981	28	4	3	.571	3.91	69.0	80	33	30	8	23	21	0	1.493	10.4	3.0	2.7	0.91	1.0	7
1982	29	4	5	.444	4.65	89.0	114	51	46	9	10	44	2	1.393	11.5	1.0	4.4	4.40	0.9	30
1983	30	2	2	.500	4.03	38.0	45	19	17	3	8	20	1	1.395	10.7	1.9	4.7	2.50	0.7	11
1984	31	0	0		4.50	6.0	8	3	3	1	3	3	0	1.833	12.0	4.5	4.5	1.00	1.5	4
1985	32	1	2	.333	8.70	30.0	43	32	29	2	12	16	0	1.833	12.9	3.6	4.8	1.33	0.6	12
5 Yrs		11	12	.478	4.85	232.0	290	138	125	23	56	104	3	1.491	11.3		4.0	1.86	0.9	64

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