Brad Lidge

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 210lb (196cm, 95kg)

Born: December 23, 1976 in Sacramento, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 42nd round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Cherry Creek HS (Greenwood Village, CO) and the Houston Astros in the 1st round (17th) of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN).

High School: Cherry Creek HS (Greenwood Village, CO)

School: University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)

Debut: April 26, 2002 (Age 25-124d, 18,052nd in major league history)
vs. ATL 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: June 16, 2012 (Age 35-176d)
vs. NYY 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2003 season

Agents: Jim Turner

National Team: us USA (WBC)

Full Name: Bradley Thomas Lidge

Nicknames: Lights Out

Pronunciation: \lihj\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.9

ERA

3.54

603

225

603.1

799

WHIP

1.291

Summary of 57 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 4 walk-off, 13 tying, 14 go ahead

3 Tms
HOU	38
PHI	18
WSN	1

Platoon
vs RHB	35
vs LHB	22

Home/Road
Home	38
Away	19

Outs
2	23
0	20
1	14

18 Opps
PIT	9
MIL	7
CHC	5
CIN	5
STL	4
ATL	4
WSN	4
SDP	3
NYM	3
ARI	2
COL	2
LAD	2
MIA/FLA	2
MIN	1
OAK	1
TEX	1
NYY	1
CHW	1

49 Batters
Jason Bay	2
Prince Fielder	2
Matt Diaz	2
Xavier Nady	2
Kevin Kouzmanoff	2
Daryle Ward	2
Alex Gonzalez	2
Ryan Zimmerman	2
Carlos Lee	1
Nomar Garciaparra	1
Sean Casey	1
Rickie Weeks	1
Charles Johnson	1
Rod Barajas	1
Henry Blanco	1
Tadahito Iguchi	1
Ryan Klesko	1
Joe Mauer	1
Tony Clark	1
Preston Wilson	1
Andrew McCutchen	1
Craig Wilson	1
Brian McCann	1
Brady Clark	1
Alex Rodriguez	1
Conor Jackson	1
Scott Spiezio	1
Rafael Furcal	1
Matt Murton	1
Austin Kearns	1
Casey Kotchman	1
Sammy Sosa	1
Jack Wilson	1
Mark Reynolds	1
Rafael Palmeiro	1
Seth Smith	1
Joey Votto	1
Wes Helms	1
Logan Morrison	1
Albert Pujols	1
Adam Dunn	1
Carlos Delgado	1
Chris Duncan	1
Mark Kotsay	1
Ryan Braun	1
Brandon Moss	1
Javier Valentín	1
Keith Ginter	1
Troy Glaus	1

15 Parks
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	28
CitizensBank (PHI)	9
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	3
Nationals Pk (WAS)	3
PNC Pk (PIT)	2
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
RFK Stad (WAS)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	25
9	19
8	5
78	5
89	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	15
2	14
1	9
6	7
4	7
7+	3
5	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	53
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	25
-2-	10
1--	9
12-	5
123	3
-23	3
--3	1
1-3	1

104 Runs
RISP	23
0 on	25
1 on	20
2 on	9
3 on	3
Any on	32

Inning
6	1
7	3
8	5
9	44
Extra	4

4-6	1
7-end	56

RelScore
+4..	4
+2	4
+1	2
Tied	10
-1	10
-2	11
-3	7
-4..	9

Ahead	10
Tied	10
Behind	37

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-1	10
0-0	9
1-0	8
3-2	7
0-1	6
0-2	4
1-2	4
2-1	4
2-2	4
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	13
LF	8
3B	8
C	6
PH	5
CF	5
RF	5
2B	3
SS	3
DH	1

OrderPos
3rd	11
4th	9
7th	8
5th	6
9th	6
1st	5
2nd	5
8th	4
6th	3

Leverage
High Lev	29
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	21

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2003-06-27	Rafael Palmeiro	TEX	@	HOU	ahead 5-4	t 7	0	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	4	3	16%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Blalock Scores; A. Rodriguez Scores
2	2	2	1	2003-08-07	Tony Clark	NYM	@	HOU	tied 3-3	t 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	3	17%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	2003-08-14	Alex Gonzalez	CHC		HOU	ahead 5-1	b 8	2	1--	2,(1-0) 1*BX	2	2	6	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Lofton Scores
4	4	4	1	2003-08-15	Adam Dunn	CIN		HOU	tied 7-7	b 10	1	-2-	3,(1-1) CBX	2	5	3	30%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Jimenez Scores
5	5	5	1	2003-08-19	Alex Gonzalez	CHC	@	HOU	behind 6-12	t 7	2	--3	6,(3-2) BBBCCX	2	2	6	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Simon Scores
6	6	6	1	2003-09-17	Charles Johnson	COL		HOU	ahead 5-3	b 8	0	---	3,(1-1) ..FBX	1	7	2	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	2004-04-17	Keith Ginter	MIL	@	HOU	behind 4-10	t 8	2	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	3	4	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
8	8	2	1	2004-05-03	Javier Valentín	CIN	@	HOU	behind 4-5	t 8	2	1--	3,(1-1) S*BX	2	8	2	51%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); J. Cruz Scores
9	9	3	1	2004-05-24	Austin Kearns	CIN		HOU	tied 4-4	b 8	1	-23	2,(0-1) CX	3	5	9	19%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Larkin Scores; S. Casey Scores
10	10	4	1	2004-06-22	Jason Bay	PIT	@	HOU	behind 3-5	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	6	7	9%	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	5	1	2004-07-01	Sammy Sosa	CHC		HOU	tied 4-4	b 10	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	3	9	36%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	6	1	2004-07-18	Ryan Klesko	SDP	@	HOU	behind 2-5	t 9	1	---	6,(1-2) BCFFFX	1	4	3	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
13	13	7	1	2004-09-07	Sean Casey	CIN	@	HOU	behind 5-9	t 9	2	1--	3,(0-2) CFX	2	3	3	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Freel Scores
14	14	8	1	2004-09-12	Craig Wilson	PIT		HOU	behind 3-4	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	9	PH	44%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2005-04-21	Brady Clark	MIL	@	HOU	behind 4-8	t 9	2	-23	6,(3-2) .>B.CFBBX	3	1	8	2%	4%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); C. Magruder Scores; J. Cirillo Scores
16	16	2	1	2005-05-04	Daryle Ward	PIT	@	HOU	tied 3-3	t 9	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	3	34%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	3	2	2005-05-04	Jason Bay	PIT	@	HOU	ahead 4-3	t 9	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	3	8	11%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Lawton Scores
18	18	4	1	2005-07-21	Preston Wilson	WSN		HOU	behind 0-3	b 9	1	-2-	7,(3-2) S.SB*BFBX	2	5	8	6%	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Church Scores
19	19	5	1	2005-08-13	Jack Wilson	PIT	@	HOU	tied 0-0	t 9	0	---	3,(0-2) .FSX	1	8	6	34%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2006-04-10	Daryle Ward	WSN	@	HOU	tied 3-3	t 10	1	---	3,(1-1) .SBX	1	9	PH	37%	81%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
21	21	2	1	2006-04-18	Carlos Lee	MIL	@	HOU	behind 10-13	t 9	0	1--	4,(2-1) BCBX	2	4	7	10%	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Jenkins Scores
22	22	3	1	2006-04-24	Nomar Garciaparra	LAD	@	HOU	behind 1-2	t 9	1	123	5,(2-2) BBFSX	4	5	3	50%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); K. Lofton Scores; J. Repko Scores; J. Kent Scores
23	23	4	1	2006-06-25	Tadahito Iguchi	CHW		HOU	behind 5-9	b 9	2	123	3,(1-1) BFX	4	2	4	49%	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); A. Pierzynski Scores; A. Cintrón Scores; S. Podsednik Scores
24	24	5	1	2006-07-04	Henry Blanco	CHC	@	HOU	behind 1-7	t 9	0	---	7,(3-2) ...CCBBBFX	1	9	2	0%	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
25	25	6	1	2006-07-08	Scott Spiezio	STL	@	HOU	behind 4-6	t 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	7	3%	4%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
26	26	7	1	2006-07-30	Conor Jackson	ARI	@	HOU	tied 5-5	t 9	2	1--	7,(3-2) ..1BBFC11B>F>X	2	9	PH	48%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); O. Hudson Scores
27	27	8	1	2006-08-15	Matt Murton	CHC	@	HOU	behind 5-6	t 9	0	---	6,(2-2) ..SFB*BFX	1	9	7	33%	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
28	28	9	1	2006-09-03	Carlos Delgado	NYM	@	HOU	behind 0-2	t 9	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	3	3%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
29	29	10	1	2006-09-22	Chris Duncan	STL	@	HOU	ahead 4-2	t 7	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	9	9%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	2007-04-02	Xavier Nady	PIT	@	HOU	behind 1-2	t 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	9	36%	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
31	31	2	1	2007-04-20	Prince Fielder	MIL		HOU	behind 2-6	b 9	1	12-	4,(1-2) BFFX	3	3	3	7%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); T. Gwynn Scores; R. Weeks Scores
32	32	3	1	2007-06-12	Mark Kotsay	OAK	@	HOU	behind 3-4	t 9	0	---	3,(0-2) .CFX	1	1	8	33%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
33	33	4	1	2007-07-29	Kevin Kouzmanoff	SDP	@	HOU	ahead 16-11	t 9	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	7	5	1%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); J. Bard Scores
34	34	5	1	2007-08-02	Matt Diaz	ATL		HOU	behind 9-11	b 12	1	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	2	7	47%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Miller Scores
35	35	6	1	2007-08-11	Ryan Braun	MIL	@	HOU	behind 3-4	t 9	2	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	3	5	76%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Dillon Scores; R. Weeks Scores
36	36	7	2	2007-08-11	Prince Fielder	MIL	@	HOU	ahead 6-4	t 9	2	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	4	3	5%	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
37	37	8	1	2007-08-24	Xavier Nady	PIT	@	HOU	behind 2-3	t 9	2	---	3,(1-1) .FBX	1	7	PH	36%	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
38	38	9	1	2007-09-19	Rickie Weeks	MIL	@	HOU	behind 2-4	t 9	1	-2-	6,(3-2) BBBCCX	2	1	4	34%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Hardy Scores
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	2008-07-25	Brian McCann	ATL	@	PHI	ahead 2-0	t 9	0	123	4,(1-2) FBFX	4	4	2	3%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Blanco Scores; Y. Escobar Scores; M. Teixeira Scores
40	40	2	1	2008-08-03	Troy Glaus	STL		PHI	behind 3-5	b 9	0	---	4,(2-1) ..BBSX	1	5	5	11%	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	2009-04-08	Matt Diaz	ATL	@	PHI	behind 10-12	t 9	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	7	7	5%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
42	42	2	1	2009-04-13	Ryan Zimmerman	WSN		PHI	behind 6-9	b 9	0	1--	2,(1-0) .BX	2	3	5	11%	20%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); A. González Scores
43	43	3	1	2009-04-18	Kevin Kouzmanoff	SDP	@	PHI	tied 5-5	t 9	2	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	6	5	48%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. González Scores; C. Headley Scores
44	44	4	1	2009-05-05	Albert Pujols	STL		PHI	behind 6-10	b 9	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	3	3	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
45	45	5	1	2009-05-08	Casey Kotchman	ATL	@	PHI	behind 3-10	t 9	0	-23	2,(1-0) BX	3	7	3	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. McCann Scores; J. Francoeur Scores
46	46	6	1	2009-05-23	Alex Rodriguez	NYY		PHI	behind 2-4	b 9	1	-2-	6,(3-2) BCSBBX	2	4	DH	46%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Damon Scores
47	47	7	1	2009-06-06	Rafael Furcal	LAD		PHI	behind 1-2	b 9	1	---	5,(2-2) .BFLBX	1	8	PH	47%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
48	48	8	1	2009-07-10	Brandon Moss	PIT	@	PHI	behind 1-3	t 9	2	---	6,(2-2) FBSBFX	1	7	9	2%	4%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
49	49	9	1	2009-07-28	Mark Reynolds	ARI		PHI	behind 1-4	b 9	0	-2-	4,(2-1) C>B.BX	2	4	5	11%	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Upton Scores
50	50	10	1	2009-08-09	Wes Helms	FLA	@	PHI	ahead 10-3	t 9	2	1--	4,(1-2) CBFX	2	5	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Ramírez Scores
51	51	11	1	2009-08-25	Andrew McCutchen	PIT		PHI	tied 4-4	b 9	0	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	1	8	19%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); B. Moss Scores
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
52	52	1	1	2010-04-30	Rod Barajas	NYM	@	PHI	ahead 8-1	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) .BSX	1	8	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
53	53	2	1	2010-06-19	Joe Mauer	MIN	@	PHI	behind 7-9	t 9	2	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	3	2	36%	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); D. Span Scores
54	54	3	1	2010-06-29	Joey Votto	CIN		PHI	behind 3-6	b 9	2	1-3	3,(1-1) FBX	3	3	3	49%	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Phillips Scores; O. Cabrera Scores
55	55	4	1	2010-07-26	Seth Smith	COL	@	PHI	behind 2-5	t 9	2	-2-	2,(0-1) SX	2	1	7	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Olivo Scores
56	56	5	1	2010-07-31	Ryan Zimmerman	WSN		PHI	behind 4-5	b 9	1	12-	4,(2-1) BFBX	3	3	5	67%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Morse Scores; A. Kennedy Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
57	57	1	1	2012-04-21	Logan Morrison	MIA	@	WSN	behind 0-2	t 9	0	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	4	7	36%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Ramírez Scores