1963
Born September 5, 1963
Florence, AL, USA
Jeff Brantley Notable
b. September 5, 1963 · San Francisco Giants 1988–1993, Cincinnati Reds 1994–1997, St. Louis Cardinals 1998, Philadelphia Phillies 1999–2000, Texas Rangers 2001
Jeff Brantley's 172 saves are tied for the 76th most anyone has.
He played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1988 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 2001.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 172 games and appeared 615 times, with a 3.39 earned run average. He struck out 728. Across 615 games he batted .118, with 8 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He led the league in saves once, in 1996, with 44.
He was an All-Star in 1990.
He was born in Florence, AL, USA on September 5, 1963. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1990 |
| Reliever of the Year Award | 1 | 1996 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | SFG | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1989 | SFG | 59 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .083 |
| 1990 | SFG | 55 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| 1991 | SFG | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1992 | SFG | 56 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .111 |
| 1993 | SFG | 53 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .107 |
| 1994 | CIN | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1995 | CIN | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1996 | CIN | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1997 | CIN | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | STL | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | PHI | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | PHI | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | TEX | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 615 | 68 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 0 | .118 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | SFG | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20.2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 5.66 |
| 1989 | SFG | 7 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 97.1 | 101 | 44 | 37 | 69 | 4.07 |
| 1990 | SFG | 5 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 19 | 86.2 | 77 | 15 | 33 | 61 | 1.56 |
| 1991 | SFG | 5 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 15 | 95.1 | 78 | 26 | 52 | 81 | 2.45 |
| 1992 | SFG | 7 | 7 | 56 | 4 | 7 | 91.2 | 67 | 30 | 45 | 86 | 2.95 |
| 1993 | SFG | 5 | 6 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 113.2 | 112 | 54 | 46 | 76 | 4.28 |
| 1994 | CIN | 6 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 15 | 65.1 | 46 | 18 | 28 | 63 | 2.48 |
| 1995 | CIN | 3 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 28 | 70.1 | 53 | 22 | 20 | 62 | 2.82 |
| 1996 | CIN | 1 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 44 | 71.0 | 54 | 19 | 28 | 76 | 2.41 |
| 1997 | CIN | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 11.2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 3.86 |
| 1998 | STL | 0 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 14 | 50.2 | 40 | 25 | 18 | 48 | 4.44 |
| 1999 | PHI | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 8.2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5.19 |
| 2000 | PHI | 2 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 23 | 55.1 | 64 | 36 | 29 | 57 | 5.86 |
| 2001 | TEX | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 5.14 |
| Career | — | 43 | 46 | 615 | 18 | 172 | 859.1 | 754 | 324 | 366 | 728 | 3.39 |
On this day & linked events
1988
Major-league debut: Jeff Brantley
Jeff Brantley made a major-league debut on August 5, 1988.
2001
Final major-league game: Jeff Brantley
Jeff Brantley played a final major-league game on May 23, 2001.