Brandon Claussen

Brandon Allen Falker Claussen

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: May 1, 1979 in Rapid City, SD
High School: Goddard (Roswell, NM)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 34th round of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed May 20, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 28, 2003
Teams (by GP): Reds/Yankees 2003-2006
Agents: Levinsons [*]
Final Game: June 16, 2006
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

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
1999	20	NYY-min	A-,Rk,A	6	6	.500	3.83	15	15	0	2	0	0	89.1	85	41	38	7	16	2	110	3	5	5	366		1.131	8.6	0.7	1.6	11.1	6.88	STI,YNK,GBO · NYPL,GULF,SALL
2000	21	NYY-min	A,A+	10	10	.500	3.72	26	26	0	2	1	0	150.0	140	73	62	10	61	0	142	3	1	5	636		1.340	8.4	0.6	3.7	8.5	2.33	GBO,TAM · SALL,FLOR
2001	22	NYY-min	AA,A+	14	4	.778	2.31	29	29	0	1	1	0	187.0	148	63	48	8	68	0	220	5	5	6	781		1.155	7.1	0.4	3.3	10.6	3.24	NCH,TAM · EL,FLOR
2002	23	NYY-min	AAA	2	8	.200	3.28	15	15	0	0	7	0	93.1	85	47	34	4	46	3	73	1	0	2	408		1.404	8.2	0.4	4.4	7.0	1.59	CLB · IL
2003	24	NYY-CIN-min	A+,AAA	4	2	.667	3.22	18	18	0	1	0	0	106.1	86	46	38	7	27	0	81	1	3	0	426		1.063	7.3	0.6	2.3	6.9	3.00	CLB,TAM,LOU · FLOR,IL
2003	24	NYY	AL	1	0	1.000	1.42	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.1	8	2	1	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	28	326	1.421	11.4	1.4	1.4	7.1	5.00
2004	25	CIN-min	AAA	8	6	.571	4.66	18	18	0	0	0	0	100.1	98	56	52	10	47	0	111	5	1	1	437		1.445	8.8	0.9	4.2	10.0	2.36	LOU · IL
2004	25	CIN	NL	2	8	.200	6.14	14	14	0	0	0	0	66.0	80	50	45	9	35	2	45	2	0	3	313	70	1.742	10.9	1.2	4.8	6.1	1.29
2005	26	CIN	NL	10	11	.476	4.21	29	29	0	0	0	0	166.2	178	89	78	24	57	5	121	7	1	2	731	102	1.410	9.6	1.3	3.1	6.5	2.12
2006	27	CIN-min	AAA	0	2	.000	8.34	5	5	0	0	0	0	22.2	31	21	21	5	8	0	18	0	0	1	104		1.721	12.3	2.0	3.2	7.1	2.25	LOU · IL
2006	27	CIN	NL	3	8	.273	6.19	14	14	0	0	0	0	77.0	93	56	53	14	28	1	57	6	0	2	351	76	1.571	10.9	1.6	3.3	6.7	2.04
2007	28	WSN-min	AAA,Rk	1	1	.500	5.24	7	7	0	0	0	0	34.1	43	25	20	4	8	0	31	2	0	3	154		1.485	11.3	1.0	2.1	8.1	3.88	CLB,NAT · IL,GULF
4 Seasons				16	27	.372	5.04	58	58	0	0	0	0	316.0	359	197	177	48	121	8	228	15	1	7	1423	87	1.519	10.2	1.4	3.4	6.5	1.88
162 Game Avg.				9	16	.372	5.04	34	34	0	0	0	0	185	210	115	104	28	71	5	134	9	1	4	834	87	1.519	10.2	1.4	3.4	6.5	1.88

CIN (3 yrs)				15	27	.357	5.12	57	57	0	0	0	0	309.2	351	195	176	47	120	8	223	15	1	7	1395	86	1.521	10.2	1.4	3.5	6.5	1.86
NYY (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	1.42	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.1	8	2	1	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	28	326	1.421	11.4	1.4	1.4	7.1	5.00

NL (3 yrs)			NL	15	27	.357	5.12	57	57	0	0	0	0	309.2	351	195	176	47	120	8	223	15	1	7	1395	86	1.521	10.2	1.4	3.5	6.5	1.86
AL (1 yr)			AL	1	0	1.000	1.42	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.1	8	2	1	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	28	326	1.421	11.4	1.4	1.4	7.1	5.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
2003	24	NYY	AL	6.1	1	2	4	0	.7	2	0.2	$
2004	25	CIN	NL	66.0	14	50	40	-1	1.1	-10	-1.1	$
2005	26	CIN	NL	166.2	29	89	105	-7	.9	16	1.6	$320,000
2006	27	CIN	NL	77.0	14	56	52	-2	.9	-4	-0.4	$370,000
4 Seasons				316.0	58	197	201	-10	.9	4	0.3	$690,000

CIN (3 yrs)				309.2	57	195	197	-10	.9	2	0.1	$690,000
NYY (1 yr)				6.1	1	2	4	0	.7	2	0.2	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

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
1999	20	NYY-min	A,A-,Rk	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	GBO,STI,YNK · SALL,NYPL,GULF
2000	21	NYY-min	A,A+	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	GBO,TAM · SALL,FLOR
2001	22	NYY-min	A+,AA	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	TAM,NCH · FLOR,EL
2002	23	NYY-min	AAA	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	CLB · IL
2003	24	CIN-NYY-min	AAA,A+	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	LOU,CLB,TAM · IL,FLOR
2003	24	NYY	AL	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2004	25	CIN-min	AAA	18	13	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	5	0	0	LOU · IL
2004	25	CIN	NL	14	22	19	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.105	.150	.105	.255	-31	2	1	0	2	0	0	1
2005	26	CIN	NL	29	64	55	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	22	.091	.138	.091	.229	-38	5	0	0	6	0	0	1
2006	27	CIN-min	AAA	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	LOU · IL
2006	27	CIN	NL	14	24	21	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	.095	.095	.095	.190	-51	2	0	0	3	0	0	1
2007	28	WSN-min	AAA,Rk	7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000		1	0	0	0	0	0	CLB,NAT · IL,GULF
4 Seasons				58	114	99	5	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	40	.101	.136	.101	.237	-37	10	1	0	11	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	318	277	14	28	0	0	0	6	0	0	11	112	.101	.136	.101	.237	-37	28	3	0	31	0	0

CIN (3 yrs)				57	110	95	5	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	39	.095	.131	.095	.226	-40	9	1	0	11	0	0
NYY (1 yr)				1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	34	1	0	0	0	0	0

NL (3 yrs)				57	110	95	5	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	39	.095	.131	.095	.226	-40	9	1	0	11	0	0
AL (1 yr)				1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	34	1	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
2003	24	NYY	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
2004	25	CIN	NL	22	-4	0	0	0	0	2	1	-1	-0.2	-1	-0.1	-0.1	$	1
2005	26	CIN	NL	64	-11	0	-1	0	0	6	2	-4	-0.5	-4	-0.4	-0.1	$320,000	1
2006	27	CIN	NL	24	-5	0	0	0	0	3	1	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$370,000	1
4 Seasons				114	-20	0	-1	0	0	11	4	-6	-0.8	-6	-0.6	-0.2	$690,000

CIN (3 yrs)				110	-20	0	-1	0	0	11	4	-6	-0.8	-6	-0.6	-0.2	$690,000
NYY (1 yr)				4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
2003	NYY	AL	24	P	1	1	6.1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1	32	1.42	1.00	.960	1.71	1.70	2	0	0%	0
2004	CIN	NL	25	P	14	14	66.0	6	1	5	0	0	1.000	-3	-9	0.82	0.43	.965	1.84	1.82	7	0	0%	0
2005	CIN	NL	26	P	29	29	166.2	25	5	19	1	1	.960	-1	-1	1.30	0.83	.960	1.75	1.73	12	1	8%	1
2006	CIN	NL	27	P	14	14	77.0	21	7	14	0	2	1.000	-1	-3	2.45	1.50	.958	1.72	1.71	7	3	30%	1
	4 Seasons			P	58	58	316.0	53	13	39	1	3	.981	-4	-2	1.48	0.90	.960	1.76	1.75	28	4	13%	2
	4 Seasons			TOT	58	58	316.0	53	13	39	1	3	.981	-4	-15	1.48	0.90	.960	1.76	1.75	28	4	13%	2

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Transactions

June 2, 1998: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 34th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed May 20, 1999.
July 31, 2003: Traded by the New York Yankees with Charlie Manning and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for Aaron Boone.
December 12, 2006: Granted Free Agency.
January 24, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.
October 29, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary
2005	26	Cincinnati Reds	$320,000
2006	27	Cincinnati Reds	$370,000

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$690,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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