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Jim Brosnan
James Patrick Brosnan
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: October 24, 1929 in Cincinnati, OH
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1954
Final Game: September 21, 1963
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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
1954 24 CHC NL 1 0 1.000 9.45 18 0 7 0 0 0 33.1 44 35 35 9 18 17 1 0 4 158 44 1.860 11.9 2.4 4.9 4.6 0.94
1956 26 CHC NL 5 9 .357 3.79 30 10 11 1 1 1 95.0 95 44 40 9 45 8 51 0 0 2 411 100 1.474 9.0 0.9 4.3 4.8 1.13
1957 27 CHC NL 5 5 .500 3.38 41 5 17 1 0 0 98.2 79 38 37 11 46 4 73 1 0 2 413 116 1.267 7.2 1.0 4.2 6.7 1.59
1958 28 TOT NL 11 8 .579 3.35 41 20 14 4 0 7 166.2 148 66 62 13 79 6 89 1 0 1 702 122 1.362 8.0 0.7 4.3 4.8 1.13
1958 28 CHC NL 3 4 .429 3.14 8 8 0 2 0 0 51.2 41 20 18 3 29 3 24 0 0 0 215 125 1.355 7.1 0.5 5.1 4.2 0.83
1958 28 STL NL 8 4 .667 3.44 33 12 14 2 0 7 115.0 107 46 44 10 50 3 65 1 0 1 487 120 1.365 8.4 0.8 3.9 5.1 1.30
1959 29 TOT NL 9 6 .600 3.79 46 10 20 1 1 4 116.1 113 53 49 12 41 7 74 6 0 1 500 108 1.324 8.7 0.9 3.2 5.7 1.80
1959 29 STL NL 1 3 .250 4.91 20 1 10 0 0 2 33.0 34 18 18 5 15 5 18 1 0 1 142 86 1.485 9.3 1.4 4.1 4.9 1.20
1959 29 CIN NL 8 3 .727 3.35 26 9 10 1 1 2 83.1 79 35 31 7 26 2 56 5 0 0 358 121 1.260 8.5 0.8 2.8 6.0 2.15
1960 30 CIN NL 7 2 .778 2.36 57 2 27 0 0 12 99.0 79 31 26 4 22 5 62 0 0 3 383 162 1.020 7.2 0.4 2.0 5.6 2.82
1961 31 CIN NL 10 4 .714 3.04 53 0 34 0 0 16 80.0 77 34 27 7 18 3 40 0 1 1 335 134 1.188 8.7 0.8 2.0 4.5 2.22 MVP-20
1962 32 CIN NL 4 4 .500 3.34 48 0 34 0 0 13 64.2 76 27 24 6 18 5 51 0 0 0 284 120 1.454 10.6 0.8 2.5 7.1 2.83
1963 33 TOT 3 9 .250 3.13 51 0 37 0 0 14 77.2 79 28 27 9 25 6 50 0 0 2 324 111 1.339 9.2 1.0 2.9 5.8 2.00
1963 33 CIN NL 0 1 .000 7.71 6 0 4 0 0 0 4.2 8 4 4 2 3 1 4 0 0 1 25 43 2.357 15.4 3.9 5.8 7.7 1.33
1963 33 CHW AL 3 8 .273 2.84 45 0 33 0 0 14 73.0 71 24 23 7 22 5 46 0 0 1 299 123 1.274 8.8 0.9 2.7 5.7 2.09
9 Seasons 55 47 .539 3.54 385 47 201 7 2 67 831.1 790 356 327 80 312 44 507 9 1 16 3510 111 1.326 8.6 0.9 3.4 5.5 1.63
162 Game Avg. 9 7 .539 3.54 61 7 32 1 0 11 131 124 56 51 13 49 80 1 0 3 553 111 1.326 8.6 0.9 3.4 5.5 1.63
CIN (5 yrs) 29 14 .674 3.04 190 11 109 1 1 43 331.2 319 131 112 26 87 16 213 5 1 5 1385 131 1.224 8.7 0.7 2.4 5.8 2.45
CHC (4 yrs) 14 18 .438 4.20 97 23 35 4 1 1 278.2 259 137 130 32 138 15 165 2 0 8 1197 93 1.425 8.4 1.0 4.5 5.3 1.20
STL (2 yrs) 9 7 .563 3.77 53 13 24 2 0 9 148.0 141 64 62 15 65 8 83 2 0 2 629 110 1.392 8.6 0.9 4.0 5.0 1.28
CHW (1 yr) 3 8 .273 2.84 45 0 33 0 0 14 73.0 71 24 23 7 22 5 46 0 0 1 299 123 1.274 8.8 0.9 2.7 5.7 2.09
NL (9 yrs) 52 39 .571 3.61 340 47 168 7 2 53 758.1 719 332 304 73 290 39 461 9 1 15 3211 111 1.331 8.5 0.9 3.4 5.5 1.59
AL (1 yr) 3 8 .273 2.84 45 0 33 0 0 14 73.0 71 24 23 7 22 5 46 0 0 1 299 123 1.274 8.8 0.9 2.7 5.7 2.09

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1961 31 CIN NL WS L NYY 0 0 7.50 3 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 9 5 5 0 4 3 5 0 0 2 29 2.167 13.5 0.0 6.0 7.5 1.25
1 WS 0 0 7.50 3 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 9 5 5 0 4 3 5 0 0 2 29 2.167 13.5 0.0 6.0 7.5 1.25
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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
1954 24 CHC NL 18 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -35 1 0 0 0 0 1
1956 26 CHC NL 30 24 22 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .182 .182 .227 .409 10 5 0 0 2 0 0 1
1957 27 CHC NL 41 23 20 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 .286 .450 .736 95 9 0 0 2 0 0 1
1958 28 TOT NL 41 56 50 2 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 17 .100 .151 .160 .311 -18 8 1 0 3 0 0 1
1958 28 CHC NL 8 19 19 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .105 .105 .158 .263 -31 3 1 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 28 STL NL 33 37 31 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 .097 .176 .161 .338 -11 5 0 0 3 0 0 1
1959 29 TOT NL 46 32 30 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 .100 .129 .167 .296 -23 5 0 0 1 0 0 1
1959 29 STL NL 20 7 7 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .571 .857 116 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1959 29 CIN NL 26 25 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .043 .083 .043 .127 -65 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1960 30 CIN NL 57 17 15 1 3 2 0 1 4 0 0 1 6 .200 .250 .533 .783 106 8 0 0 1 0 0 1
1961 31 CIN NL 53 15 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .154 .214 .154 .368 -1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 MVP-20
1962 32 CIN NL 48 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1963 33 TOT 51 13 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .308 .308 .308 .615 75 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1963 33 CIN NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1963 33 CHW AL 45 13 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .308 .308 .308 .615 75 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Seasons 385 196 177 10 27 10 1 1 9 0 0 7 54 .153 .185 .237 .422 12 42 2 0 12 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 82 74 4 11 4 0 0 4 0 0 3 23 .153 .185 .237 .422 12 18 1 0 5 0
CIN (5 yrs) 190 65 57 3 6 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 20 .105 .150 .193 .343 -10 11 1 0 5 0 0
CHC (4 yrs) 97 74 69 5 12 6 0 0 3 0 0 1 17 .174 .186 .261 .447 18 18 1 0 4 0 0
STL (2 yrs) 53 44 38 2 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 13 .132 .195 .237 .432 12 9 0 0 3 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 45 13 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .308 .308 .308 .615 75 4 0 0 0 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 340 183 164 10 23 10 1 1 9 0 0 7 50 .140 .175 .232 .407 7 38 2 0 12 0 0
AL (1 yr) 45 13 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .308 .308 .308 .615 75 4 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1954 CHC NL 24 P 18 0 33.1 14 3 10 1 2 .929 0.0 0.0 3.51 0.72 .964 2.08 0.87
1956 CHC NL 26 P 30 10 95.0 19 8 11 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.80 0.63 .963 2.05 0.83
1957 CHC NL 27 P 41 5 98.2 24 4 19 1 1 .958 0.0 0.0 2.10 0.56 .962 2.06 0.82
1958 TOT NL 28 P 41 20 166.2 43 12 30 1 3 .977 0.0 0.0 2.27 1.02 .953 1.97 0.77
1958 CHC NL 28 P 8 8 51.2 16 4 12 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.79 2.00 .950 1.97 0.78
1958 STL NL 28 P 33 12 115.0 27 8 18 1 1 .963 0.0 0.0 2.03 0.79 .956 1.97 0.77
1959 TOT NL 29 P 46 10 116.1 33 9 23 1 3 .970 0.0 0.0 2.48 0.70 .952 1.99 0.82
1959 STL NL 29 P 20 1 33.0 12 4 8 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.27 0.60 .950 1.99 0.82
1959 CIN NL 29 P 26 9 83.1 21 5 15 1 2 .952 0.0 0.0 2.16 0.77 .952 1.99 0.82
1960 CIN NL 30 P 57 2 99.0 21 7 14 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.91 0.37 .962 2.09 0.87
1961 CIN NL 31 P 53 0 80.0 30 9 18 3 0 .900 0.0 0.0 3.04 0.51 .960 2.18 0.88 MVP-20
1962 CIN NL 32 P 48 0 64.2 13 4 8 1 0 .923 0.0 0.0 1.67 0.25 .946 2.07 0.82
1963 TOT 33 P 51 0 77.2 16 3 13 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.85 0.31 .950 1.99 0.80
1963 CIN NL 33 P 6 0 4.2 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 5.79 0.50 .933 2.12 0.83
1963 CHW AL 33 P 45 0 73.0 13 3 10 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.60 0.29 .954 1.98 0.79
9 Seasons P 385 47 831.1 213 59 146 8 12 .962 0.0 0.0 2.22 0.53 .957 2.04 0.83
9 Seasons TOT 385 47 831.1 213 59 146 8 12 .962 0.0 0.0 2.22 0.53 .919 2.04 0.83

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1961-NL-20-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1958 NL--3.348--7th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1958 NL--.579--8th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1958 NL--7.992--5th

Games Played s c a p y
1960 NL--57--6th
1961 NL--53--9th

Saves s c a p y
1958 NL--7--10th
1960 NL--12--4th
1961 NL--16--3rd
1962 NL--13--5th
1963 AL--14--8th
Career--67--185th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1958 NL--79--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1958 NL--.702--5th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1959 NL--6--9th

Games Finished s c a p y
1960 NL--27--8th
1961 NL--34--5th
1962 NL--34--8th
1963 AL--33--7th
Career--201--217th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1958 NL--122--4th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 32 (761), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1138), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (708), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

November 21, 1946: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

May 20, 1958: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Alvin Dark.

June 8, 1959: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Hal Jeffcoat.

May 5, 1963: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago White Sox for Dom Zanni.

February 25, 1964: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

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