Brad Ziegler

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 220lb (193cm, 99kg)

Born: October 10, 1979 in Pratt, KS us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 31st round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Missouri State University (Springfield, MO) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 20th round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Missouri State University (Springfield, MO).

High School: Odessa HS (Odessa, MO)

School: Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)

Debut: May 31, 2008 (Age 28-234d, 19,327th in major league history)
vs. TEX 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 29, 2018 (Age 38-354d)
vs. SDP 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

Agents: Icon Sports Management

National Team: us USA (WBC)

Full Name: Brad Gregory Ziegler

Nicknames: Unicorn

Pronunciation: \ZIG-ler\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.3

ERA

2.75

739

105

717.1

479

WHIP

1.257

Summary of 32 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 3 tying, 9 go ahead

4 Tms
ARI	15
MIA	8
OAK	8
BOS	1

Platoon
vs LHB	18
vs RHB	14

Home/Road
Away	18
Home	14

Outs
0	12
1	11
2	9

17 Opps
COL	5
SDP	3
ATL	3
LAD	3
STL	2
TEX	2
LAA	2
BAL	2
WSN	2
ARI	1
SFG	1
CHC	1
NYY	1
SEA	1
DET	1
PHI	1
MIL	1

32 Batters
Tyler Colvin	1
Brandon Barnes	1
Yadier Molina	1
Maikel Franco	1
Miguel Cabrera	1
Nolan Arenado	1
Clint Robinson	1
Nolan Reimold	1
Tim Federowicz	1
Tyler Flowers	1
Kendrys Morales	1
Ramiro Peña	1
Gerardo Parra	1
Milton Bradley	1
Hank Blalock	1
Ryan Schimpf	1
Andrew Brown	1
Mark Reynolds	1
Mark Teixeira	1
Jonathan Lucroy	1
Wilin Rosario	1
Ty Wigginton	1
Miguel Andujar	1
Josh Hamilton	1
Eric Hosmer	1
Yasmani Grandal	1
Cory Spangenberg	1
Cody Bellinger	1
A.J. Pierzynski	1
Ketel Marte	1
Héctor Sánchez	1
Jason Heyward	1

17 Parks
Chase Field (PHO)	9
loanDepot pk (MIA)	3
Coors Fld (DEN)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	2
Petco Pk (SAN)	2
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Truist Pk (ATL)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1

Where Hit
9	9
78	8
89	6
7	6
8	3

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	9
3	8
2	7
1	5
5	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	32

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	23
12-	3
1--	3
123	1
-2-	1
1-3	1

47 Runs
RISP	6
0 on	23
1 on	4
2 on	4
3 on	1
Any on	9

Inning
6	2
7	6
8	10
9	14

4-6	2
7-end	30

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	1
+2	1
+1	2
Tied	5
-1	6
-2	6
-3	3
-4..	7

Ahead	5
Tied	5
Behind	22

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	5
2-1	5
1-1	5
1-2	4
0-1	4
1-0	3
2-2	2
2-0	2
0-2	1
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	9
C	7
LF	4
PH	3
RF	3
3B	3
2B	2
SS	1

OrderPos
6th	7
3rd	6
7th	5
4th	5
5th	3
9th	3
8th	3

Leverage
High Lev	11
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	14

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2008-09-17	Mark Teixeira	LAA	@	OAK	behind 0-1	t 9	0	1--	4,(2-1) CBBX	2	3	3	56%	84%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); G. Anderson Scores
2	2	2	1	2008-09-22	Hank Blalock	TEX		OAK	behind 2-3	b 9	0	---	4,(2-1) .BFBX	1	6	3	43%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	2009-06-06	Nolan Reimold	BAL	@	OAK	behind 1-9	t 7	1	12-	4,(1-2) SF*BX	3	8	7	2%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Mora Scores; G. Zaun Scores
4	4	2	1	2009-08-28	Kendrys Morales	LAA		OAK	behind 5-6	b 7	2	12-	3,(0-2) CFX	3	6	3	51%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); V. Guerrero Scores/Team unER; J. Rivera Scores/Team unER; K. Morales Scores/Team unER
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2010-04-13	Milton Bradley	SEA		OAK	tied 0-0	b 8	0	12-	3,(2-0) .BBX	3	6	7	22%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. López Scores; E. Byrnes Scores
6	6	2	1	2010-05-11	Josh Hamilton	TEX		OAK	behind 2-3	b 8	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	7	52%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Young Scores
7	7	3	1	2010-06-15	Tyler Colvin	CHC		OAK	behind 4-8	b 8	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	9	3%	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
8	8	4	1	2010-06-30	Ty Wigginton	BAL		OAK	behind 4-6	b 7	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	4	3	33%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); N. Markakis Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2012-09-24	Andrew Brown	COL		ARI	ahead 3-2	b 8	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	9	9%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
10	10	2	1	2012-09-27	Héctor Sánchez	SFG		ARI	ahead 6-3	b 8	2	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	7	2	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2013-04-03	Yadier Molina	STL	@	ARI	tied 7-7	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	2	21%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
12	12	2	1	2013-04-27	Wilin Rosario	COL	@	ARI	behind 0-2	t 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	2	12%	33%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
13	13	3	1	2013-09-18	Tim Federowicz	LAD	@	ARI	behind 3-9	t 9	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	8	2	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2014-06-05	Brandon Barnes	COL		ARI	behind 6-9	b 8	1	---	4,(2-1) .FBBX	1	9	PH	6%	12%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
15	15	2	1	2014-06-08	Ramiro Peña	ATL	@	ARI	behind 4-6	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	9	4	8%	15%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
16	16	3	1	2014-06-17	Jonathan Lucroy	MIL	@	ARI	behind 3-4	t 7	1	123	1,(0-0) ..X	4	3	2	41%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); L. Overbay Scores; S. Gennett Scores; R. Braun Scores
17	17	4	1	2014-08-09	Nolan Arenado	COL	@	ARI	behind 3-5	t 8	1	---	4,(1-2) SSBX	1	4	5	10%	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
18	18	5	1	2014-09-02	Cory Spangenberg	SDP		ARI	tied 1-1	b 9	1	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	7	PH	43%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2015-05-27	Jason Heyward	STL		ARI	behind 2-3	b 9	0	---	3,(1-1) .BCX	1	8	9	44%	63%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
20	20	2	1	2015-06-03	A.J. Pierzynski	ATL	@	ARI	behind 7-9	t 9	2	---	4,(1-2) .CFBX	1	5	PH	2%	4%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
21	21	3	1	2015-08-06	Clint Robinson	WSN		ARI	ahead 5-3	b 8	0	1-3	5,(2-2) CBFBX	3	4	3	2%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); A. Rendon Scores; B. Harper Scores
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2016-07-05	Ryan Schimpf	SDP	@	ARI	behind 4-7	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) .CBX	1	7	4	4%	8%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
23	23	2	1	2016-07-27	Miguel Cabrera	DET	@	BOS	tied 3-3	t 9	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	3	41%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	2017-06-17	Tyler Flowers	ATL		MIA	behind 3-7	b 6	0	---	3,(1-1) .BCX	1	4	2	6%	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	2018-04-17	Miguel Andujar	NYY		MIA	behind 0-9	b 9	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	9	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
26	26	2	1	2018-04-25	Yasmani Grandal	LAD		MIA	behind 4-8	b 9	2	-2-	4,(2-1) >B.FBX	2	3	2	1%	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); C. Seager Scores
27	27	3	1	2018-05-15	Cody Bellinger	LAD	@	MIA	behind 1-4	t 9	1	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	6	3	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
28	28	4	1	2018-05-26	Mark Reynolds	WSN	@	MIA	tied 1-1	t 9	0	---	5,(3-1) .CBBBX	1	4	3	35%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
29	29	5	1	2018-06-01	Ketel Marte	ARI		MIA	ahead 8-1	b 8	0	---	4,(1-2) .FFBX	1	6	6	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
30	30	6	1	2018-06-23	Gerardo Parra	COL		MIA	behind 1-6	b 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	7	3%	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
31	31	7	1	2018-07-13	Maikel Franco	PHI	@	MIA	ahead 1-0	t 9	2	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	7	5	10%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
32	32	8	1	2018-09-29	Eric Hosmer	SDP		ARI	behind 3-5	b 8	1	---	5,(2-2) CBSBX	1	3	3	12%	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)