1975
Born August 9, 1975
Merced, CA, USA
Brian Fuentes Notable
b. August 9, 1975 · Seattle Mariners 2001, Colorado Rockies 2002–2008, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2009–2010, Minnesota Twins 2010, Oakland Athletics 2011–2012, St. Louis Cardinals 2012
Brian Fuentes's 204 saves are the 53rd most in the game's history.
He played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Seattle Mariners in 2001 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2012. His longest stay was with the Colorado Rockies, from 2002 to 2008.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 204 games and appeared 650 times, with a 3.62 earned run average. He struck out 639. Across 650 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He led the league in saves once, in 2009, with 48.
He was selected to four All-Star teams between 2005 and 2009.
He was born in Merced, CA, USA on August 9, 1975. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 4 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | SEA | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | COL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | COL | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | COL | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | COL | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | COL | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | COL | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | COL | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | LAA | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | LAA/MIN | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | OAK | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | OAK/STL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 650 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | SEA | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4.63 |
| 2002 | COL | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 38 | 4.72 |
| 2003 | COL | 3 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 4 | 75.1 | 64 | 23 | 34 | 82 | 2.75 |
| 2004 | COL | 2 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 | 46 | 28 | 19 | 48 | 5.64 |
| 2005 | COL | 2 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 31 | 74.1 | 59 | 24 | 34 | 91 | 2.91 |
| 2006 | COL | 3 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 30 | 65.1 | 50 | 25 | 26 | 73 | 3.44 |
| 2007 | COL | 3 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 20 | 61.1 | 46 | 21 | 23 | 56 | 3.08 |
| 2008 | COL | 1 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 30 | 62.2 | 47 | 19 | 22 | 82 | 2.73 |
| 2009 | LAA | 1 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 48 | 55.0 | 53 | 24 | 24 | 46 | 3.93 |
| 2010 | LAA/MIN | 4 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 24 | 48.0 | 31 | 15 | 20 | 47 | 2.81 |
| 2011 | OAK | 2 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 12 | 58.1 | 52 | 24 | 20 | 42 | 3.70 |
| 2012 | OAK/STL | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 30.0 | 36 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 7.20 |
| Career | — | 26 | 43 | 650 | 0 | 204 | 613.1 | 515 | 247 | 258 | 639 | 3.62 |
On this day & linked events
2001
Major-league debut: Brian Fuentes
Brian Fuentes made a major-league debut on June 2, 2001.
2012
Final major-league game: Brian Fuentes
Brian Fuentes played a final major-league game on August 8, 2012.