Brad Ziegler
Brad Gregory Ziegler
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 10, 1979 in Pratt, KS
High School: Odessa (Odessa, MO)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 20th round of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed June 17, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 31, 2008
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Standard Pitching

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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
2008 28 OAK AL 3 0 1.000 1.06 47 0 21 0 0 11 59.2 47 8 7 2 22 3 30 1 0 0 229 392 1.156 7.1 0.3 3.3 4.5 1.36 RoY-8
2009 29 OAK AL 2 4 .333 3.07 69 0 23 0 0 7 73.1 82 27 25 2 28 4 54 1 0 0 313 143 1.500 10.1 0.2 3.4 6.6 1.93
2 Seasons 5 4 .556 2.17 116 0 44 0 0 18 133.0 129 35 32 4 50 7 84 2 0 0 542 197 1.346 8.7 0.3 3.4 5.7 1.68
162 Game Avg. 3 2 .556 2.17 68 0 26 0 0 11 78 76 21 19 2 29 4 49 1 0 0 318 197 1.346 8.7 0.3 3.4 5.7 1.68

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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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
2008 28 OAK AL 47 229 199 8 47 8 2 2 1 0 22 30 .236 .311 .327 .638 .265 65 20 1 4 3 3
2009 29 OAK AL 69 313 280 27 82 14 2 2 3 1 28 54 .293 .356 .379 .734 .352 106 14 1 1 3 4
2 Seasons 116 542 479 35 129 22 4 4 4 1 50 84 .269 .337 .357 .694 .315 171 34 2 5 6 7
162 Game Avg. 68 318 281 21 76 13 2 2 2 1 29 49 .269 .337 .357 .694 .315 100 20 1 3 4 4
MLB Averages .262 .333 .418 .751 .299

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
2008 28 OAK AL 47 47 21 3 0 13 11 2 85% 22 9 22 5 23% 8 1.724 26 7 13 27 9 11 12 35 19 7 19 13 3.8 18
2009 29 OAK AL 69 69 23 2 4 10 7 3 70% 24 14 31 12 39% 8 1.070 18 20 29 37 8 24 16 53 16 16 19 17 3.2 17
2 Seasons 116 116 44 5 4 23 18 5 78% 46 23 53 17 32% 1.346 44 27 42 64 17 35 28 88 35 23 38 30 3.4 17

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
2008 28 OAK AL 229 48% 0.9% 13.1% 9.6% 5.2% 26% 1.79 2.77 74% 15% 3.4% 5% 61 20 33%
2009 29 OAK AL 313 41% 0.6% 17.3% 9.0% 5.8% 22% 1.60 2.42 73% 19% 2.4% 7% 64 14 22%
2 Seasons 542 44% 0.7% 15.5% 9.2% 5.5% 23% 1.68 2.57 73% 17% 2.9% 6% 125 34 27%
MLB Averages 55% 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13% 11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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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 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
2008 28 OAK AL 229 833 3.64 513 62% 27% 12% 27% 34% 73% 4% 45% 83% 57% 7% 15 9 24% 54 28 2 10% 7 3 0 0 0
2009 29 OAK AL 313 1190 3.80 725 61% 27% 14% 28% 32% 73% 3% 44% 81% 60% 4% 12 6 18% 57 28 5 37% 8 2 0 0 0
2 Seasons 542 2023 3.73 1238 61% 27% 13% 27% 33% 73% 3% 45% 82% 59% 5% 27 15 20% 111 56 7 27% 15 5 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 58% 5% 22% 25%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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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
2008 28 OAK AL 229 47 9 0 2 0 8 0 2 1 1 8 4 0 50% 6 0 0 96 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
2009 29 OAK AL 313 82 15 0 2 0 7 1 1 1 1 15 10 1 67% 4 0 0 130 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
2 Seasons 542 129 24 0 4 0 15 1 3 2 2 23 14 1 61% 10 0 0 226 4 1 80% 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0
MLB Averages 52% 72%

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
2008 28 3 0 1.000 1.06 47 0 21 0 0 11 59.2 47 8 7 2 22 3 30 1 0 0 229 392 1.156 7.1 0.3 3.3 4.5 1.36 392
2009 29 5 4 .556 2.17 116 0 44 0 0 18 133.0 129 35 32 4 50 7 84 2 0 0 542 197 1.346 8.7 0.3 3.4 5.7 1.68 197

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
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
2008 28 5 0 1.000 1.19 53.0 46 8 7 2 22 27 1 1.283 7.8 3.7 4.6 1.23 0.3 47
2009 29 4 3 .571 3.49 67.0 82 29 26 2 28 49 1 1.642 11.0 3.8 6.6 1.75 0.3 69
2 Seasons 9 3 .750 2.48 120.0 128 37 33 4 50 76 2 1.483 9.6 5.7 1.52 0.3 116

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  4. Hoyt Wilhelm (959) *
  5. Jeff Calhoun (956)
  6. Art Decatur (956)
  7. Luis Aponte (954)
  8. Bill Dailey (954)
  9. Dave Jolly (948)
  10. Enrique Romo (947)
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