Jim Brosnan
1954–1963 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals
385G
.153AVG
.185OBP
.237SLG
More career statistics
27H
1HR
9RBI
0SB
55–47W–L
831.1IP
507K
3.54ERA
47GS
67SV
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 54 | 53 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 3,510 | 3,513 |
| Pitching · p h | 790 | 789 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 385 | 196 | 177 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | .153 | .185 | .237 | .422 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 831.3 | 385 | 47 | 7 | 55 | 47 | 67 | 790 | 356 | 327 | 81 | 312 | 507 | 0 | 0 | 3.54 | 1.326 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1956-07-20 to 1956-08-07
2longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1956-05-02 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | 1958-04-15 | 1 in 192 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 3 home runs allowed | 1954-06-09 | 1 in 112 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 |  Chicago Cubs | 18 | 8 | 1 | – | 2 | – | .125 | 33 | 17 |
| 1956 | Chicago Cubs | 30 | 22 | 4 | – | – | – | .182 | 95 | 51 |
| 1957 | Chicago Cubs | 41 | 20 | 5 | – | – | – | .250 | 98 | 73 |
| 1958 | Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals | 41 | 50 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .100 | 166 | 89 |
| 1959 | Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals | 46 | 30 | 3 | – | – | – | .100 | 116 | 74 |
| 1960 |  Cincinnati Reds | 57 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | .200 | 99 | 62 |
| 1961 | Cincinnati Reds | 53 | 13 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .154 | 80 | 40 |
| 1962 | Cincinnati Reds | 48 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 64 | 51 |
| 1963 | Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds | 51 | 13 | 4 | – | – | – | .308 | 77 | 50 |