Brendan Ryan
Brendan Wood Ryan
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: March 26, 1982 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, CA)
School: Lewis-Clark State College
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 7th round of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed June 14, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 2, 2007
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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
2007 25 STL NL 67 199 180 30 52 9 0 4 12 7 0 15 19 .289 .347 .406 .752 95 73 3 1 3 0 0 654
2008 26 STL NL 80 218 197 30 48 9 0 0 10 7 2 16 31 .244 .307 .289 .596 59 57 4 2 3 0 0 64/597
2009 27 STL NL 129 429 390 55 114 19 7 3 37 14 7 24 56 .292 .340 .400 .740 96 156 9 6 6 3 3 64
3 Seasons 276 846 767 115 214 37 7 7 59 28 9 55 106 .279 .333 .373 .706 86 286 16 9 12 3 3
162 Game Avg. 162 497 450 68 126 22 4 4 35 16 5 32 62 .279 .333 .373 .706 86 168 9 5 7 2 2

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
2007 25 STL NL 199 134 27 5.4 110 .306 .289 .272 .347 .341 .406 .434 .752 .775 95 .530 -1.4 -0.1 .733 .239 .117 5.1
2008 26 STL NL 218 158 18 3.1 107 .289 .244 .266 .307 .338 .289 .424 .596 .762 59 .297 -11.6 -1.1 .516 .152 .046 .0
2009 27 STL NL 429 301 52 4.6 106 .332 .292 .265 .340 .338 .400 .420 .740 .758 96 .482 -2.8 -0.3 .661 .187 .108 4.9
3 Seasons 846 593 97 4.4 107 .315 .279 .267 .333 .338 .373 .425 .706 .763 86 .451 -15.8 -1.5 .638 .190 .094 11.2
162 Game Avg. 497 348 57 4.4 107 .315 .279 .267 .333 .338 .373 .425 .706 .763 86 .451 -15.8 -1.5 .638 .190 .094 7

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2009 27 STL NL NLDS LAD L 3 12 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083 .083 .167 .250 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 3 12 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .083 .083 .167 .250 2 0 0 0 0 0

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
2007 25 STL NL 199 2.0% 9.6% 7.5% 6.5% 25% 1.27 9.5 45.0 15.0 0.94 1.06 79% 18% 6.2% 19%
2008 26 STL NL 218 0.0% 14.2% 7.3% 4.1% 19% 1.94 6.4 19.7 1.10 1.25 76% 17% 0.0% 14%
2009 27 STL NL 429 0.7% 13.1% 5.6% 6.8% 25% 2.33 7.0 130.0 10.5 1.10 1.48 78% 20% 2.2% 16%
3 Seasons 846 0.8% 12.5% 6.5% 6.0% 24% 1.93 7.2 109.6 13.0 1.06 1.30 78% 19% 2.6% 16%
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
2007 25 STL NL 4 0 41% 72 7 0 100% 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 36% 13 10 3 5 3 2 7 3 4
2008 26 STL NL 5 0 46% 108 7 2 78% 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 45% 12 9 3 3 0 3 5 2 3
2009 27 STL NL 6 0 37% 177 14 7 67% 12 5 2 2 0 0 5 2 4 11 53% 19 10 9 8 4 4 18 7 11
3 Seasons 15 0 40% 357 28 9 76% 24 6 4 2 0 1 7 2 5 28 47% 44 29 15 16 7 9 30 12 18
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
2007 25 STL NL 199 43% 52 10 3 9 1 0 0 0.48 4 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 5 3 60% 35 3 9% 15 3 20% 117 11 9% 7 3 43% 14 7 50% 0
2008 26 STL NL 218 47% 48 11 0 14 4 0 0 0.99 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 31 4 13% 21 9 43% 123 12 10% 11 5 45% 14 10 71% 0
2009 27 STL NL 429 35% 114 18 1 9 3 0 1 1.23 3 1 10 3 0 1 2 0 7 6 86% 75 9 12% 40 17 43% 245 35 14% 23 13 57% 24 12 50% 0
3 Seasons 846 40% 214 39 4 32 8 0 1 0.91 7 1 14 5 2 3 4 0 15 12 80% 141 16 11% 76 29 38% 485 58 12% 41 21 51% 52 29 56% 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
2007 25 STL NL 199 731 3.67 463 63% 28% 10% 26% 35% 72% 0% 45% 86% 27% 9% 18 1 20% 39 6 10% 20 11 11% 0 0 0
2008 26 STL NL 218 825 3.78 535 65% 28% 13% 27% 32% 72% 0% 46% 81% 25% 3% 7 0 15% 33 9 5% 11 3 23% 0 0 0
2009 27 STL NL 429 1555 3.62 1022 66% 27% 13% 26% 34% 73% 2% 48% 82% 31% 4% 19 0 15% 64 15 8% 33 16 20% 0 0 0
3 Seasons 846 3111 3.68 2020 65% 28% 12% 26% 33% 72% 1% 47% 83% 29% 5% 44 1 16% 136 30 8% 64 30 19% 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
2007 25 67 199 180 30 52 9 0 4 12 7 0 15 19 .289 .347 .406 .752 95 73 3 1 3 0 0
2008 26 147 417 377 60 100 18 0 4 22 14 2 31 50 .265 .326 .345 .671 76 130 7 3 6 0 0
2009 27 276 846 767 115 214 37 7 7 59 28 9 55 106 .279 .333 .373 .706 86 286 16 9 12 3 3

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
2007 25 67 197 181 29 53 9 0 4 12 7 15 19 .293 .350 .409 .759 26 67
2008 26 80 216 198 29 49 9 0 0 10 7 16 31 .247 .310 .293 .603 18 80
2009 27 129 422 389 54 113 19 7 3 36 14 24 56 .290 .339 .398 .737 51 129
3 Seasons 276 835 768 112 215 37 7 7 58 28 55 106 .280 .334 .374 .708 95 276
162 Game Avg. 162 490 451 66 126 22 4 4 34 16 32 62 .280 .334 .374 .708 56 276

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (2101), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2808), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Erick Aybar (953)
  7. Frank Connaughton (950)
  8. Leo Norris (950)
  9. Mickey Haslin (948)
  10. John Radcliffe (948)
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  5. Frank Parkinson (959)
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  8. Jimmy Brown (954)
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  10. Mike Moynahan (953)
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