Pitcher · 2025
Ryan Brasier
- Age
- 38
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 223 lb
- Born
- August 26, 1987 in Wichita Falls, TX, USA
- MLB debut
- May 2, 2013
- Drafted
- 2007, round 6
- College
- Weatherford College
- High school
- Rider
- Salary, 2025
- $4.5M
- dbWAR
- .8 2 season(s)
- IP
- 26.0
- ERA
- 4.50
- FIP
- 3.17
- K/9
- 6.9
- FIP−
- 76 100 = avg
Ryan Brasier is a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. In 2025 he struck out 20 batters over 26.0 innings across 28 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 4.50 was 8.2% higher than the league average of 4.16 — 13th of 16 on his team, and 353rd of 542 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.17 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 20.8% of swings (10.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 4.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 19.0%. His 0.4 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2025.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 39 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .297 | .333 | .459 | .344 | 25.6% |
| vs RHB | 66 | 61 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .262 | .288 | .377 | .287 | 15.2% |
Pitch sequencing
What Ryan Brasier throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2025.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 143 | 94.0 | 2,270 | 42.7% | 18.3% | |
| Slider | 142 | 85.3 | 2,373 | 45.8% | 36.8% | |
| Sinker | 67 | 93.9 | 2,227 | 43.3% | 7.3% | |
| Cutter | 52 | 89.2 | 2,334 | 51.9% | 7.4% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 1 | 26.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 4.50 | 3.17 | 1.23 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 108 | 76 | 0.4 | |
| 2024 | 29 | 4 | 28.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 3.54 | 3.31 | 0.96 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 87 | 81 | 0.4 |
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Similar players
Nearest 2025 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.