1982
Born March 16, 1982
Londonderry, NH, USA
Brian Wilson Notable
Brian Wilson's 172 saves are tied for the 76th most anyone has.
He divided nine seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the San Francisco Giants from 2006, then the Los Angeles Dodgers through 2014.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 172 games and appeared 394 times, with a 3.30 earned run average. He struck out 407. Across 394 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He led the league in saves once, in 2010, with 48.
He was selected to three All-Star teams between 2008 and 2011.
He was born in Londonderry, NH, USA on March 16, 1982. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 2008, 2010, 2011 |
| This Year in Baseball Closer of the Year | 1 | 2010 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SFG | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | SFG | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | SFG | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | SFG | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2010 | SFG | 70 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | SFG | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | SFG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | LAD | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | LAD | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 394 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SFG | 2 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 30.0 | 32 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 5.40 |
| 2007 | SFG | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 23.2 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 2.28 |
| 2008 | SFG | 3 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 41 | 62.1 | 62 | 32 | 28 | 67 | 4.62 |
| 2009 | SFG | 5 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 38 | 72.1 | 60 | 22 | 27 | 83 | 2.74 |
| 2010 | SFG | 3 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 48 | 74.2 | 62 | 15 | 26 | 93 | 1.81 |
| 2011 | SFG | 6 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 36 | 55.0 | 50 | 19 | 31 | 54 | 3.11 |
| 2012 | SFG | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 2013 | LAD | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0.66 |
| 2014 | LAD | 2 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 48.1 | 49 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 4.66 |
| Career | — | 24 | 25 | 394 | 0 | 172 | 382.0 | 343 | 140 | 175 | 407 | 3.30 |
On this day & linked events
2006
Major-league debut: Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson made a major-league debut on April 23, 2006.
2014
Final major-league game: Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson played a final major-league game on September 27, 2014.
Image: Rob Shenk, CC BY-SA 2.0