Brandon Inge was born on Thursday, May 19, 1977, in Lynchburg, Virginia. Inge was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 3, 2001, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Brandon Inge baseball stats page.
"(Brandon) Inge is an athletic freak of nature. He reportedly can dunk a basketball and hit a golf ball 350 yards, and he once entertained his teammates by kicking a 50-yard field goal during a promotional event at Ford Field in Detroit. Rumor has it that Inge also enjoys blasting pregame fungoes off the roof of the Metrodome in Minnesota." - Crasnick, Jerry. ESPN Columnist. Players who show their value all over the diamond. 26 March 2007.
Brandon IngeBrandon Inge Autograph on a 2005 Donruss Baseball Card (#178) |
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Brandon IngeBrandon Inge Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Brandon IngeBrandon Inge Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
2001 | 24 | Tigers | 79 | 189 | 13 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .180 | .215 | .238 |
2002 | 25 | Tigers | 95 | 321 | 27 | 65 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .202 | .266 | .333 |
2003 | 26 | Tigers | 104 | 330 | 32 | 67 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 79 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | .203 | .265 | .339 |
2004 | 27 | Tigers | 131 | 408 | 43 | 117 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 64 | 32 | 0 | 72 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | .287 | .340 | .453 |
2005 | 28 | Tigers | 160 | 616 | 75 | 161 | 31 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 72 | 63 | 1 | 140 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | .261 | .330 | .419 |
2006 | 29 | Tigers | 159 | 542 | 83 | 137 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 83 | 43 | 2 | 128 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | .253 | .313 | .463 |
2007 | 30 | Tigers | 151 | 508 | 64 | 120 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 71 | 47 | 5 | 150 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | .236 | .312 | .376 |
2008 | 31 | Tigers | 113 | 347 | 41 | 71 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 51 | 43 | 2 | 94 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | .205 | .303 | .369 |
2009 | 32 | Tigers | 161 | 562 | 71 | 129 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 84 | 54 | 1 | 170 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | .230 | .314 | .406 |
2010 | 33 | Tigers | 144 | 514 | 47 | 127 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 70 | 54 | 4 | 134 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 | .247 | .321 | .397 |
2011 | 34 | Tigers | 102 | 269 | 29 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 74 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .197 | .265 | .283 |
2012 | 35 | Tigers | 9 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .300 |
2012 | 35 | Athletics | 74 | 283 | 31 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 52 | 24 | 1 | 85 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .226 | .286 | .389 |
2013 | 36 | Pirates | 50 | 105 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .181 | .204 | .238 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,532 | 5,014 | 563 | 1,166 | 228 | 38 | 152 | 7 | 648 | 443 | 16 | 1,306 | 45 | 47 | 68 | 102 | .233 | .301 | .384 |
Brandon IngeBrandon Inge Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2001 Tigers | C | 79 | 60 | 1,613 | 374 | 4.7 | 370 | 330 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 25 | .989 | 6.19 |
2002 Tigers | C | 94 | 94 | 2,461 | 531 | 5.6 | 530 | 484 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 17 | .998 | 5.81 |
2003 Tigers | C | 104 | 98 | 2,602 | 569 | 5.5 | 567 | 500 | 67 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 70 | 40 | .996 | 5.88 |
2004 Tigers | 3B | 73 | 58 | 1,574 | 185 | 2.5 | 173 | 42 | 131 | 12 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 2.97 |
2004 Tigers | C | 39 | 34 | 938 | 242 | 6.2 | 239 | 209 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 21 | .988 | 6.88 |
2004 Tigers | CF | 19 | 14 | 408 | 37 | 1.9 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
2004 Tigers | LF | 7 | 6 | 147 | 10 | 1.4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 1.65 |
2004 Tigers | RF | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
2005 Tigers | 3B | 160 | 159 | 4,200 | 530 | 3.3 | 507 | 129 | 378 | 23 | 42 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 3.26 |
2005 Tigers | CF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2005 Tigers | LF | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
2006 Tigers | 3B | 159 | 156 | 4,176 | 555 | 3.5 | 533 | 135 | 398 | 22 | 34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 3.45 |
2007 Tigers | 3B | 150 | 146 | 3,930 | 434 | 2.9 | 416 | 91 | 325 | 18 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 2.86 |
2008 Tigers | 3B | 51 | 33 | 972 | 119 | 2.3 | 118 | 38 | 80 | 1 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 3.28 |
2008 Tigers | C | 60 | 56 | 1,482 | 403 | 6.7 | 403 | 370 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 1.000 | 7.34 |
2008 Tigers | CF | 13 | 12 | 282 | 28 | 2.2 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.68 |
2008 Tigers | LF | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2009 Tigers | 3B | 161 | 157 | 4,161 | 444 | 2.8 | 424 | 143 | 281 | 20 | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.75 |
2010 Tigers | 3B | 144 | 138 | 3,681 | 395 | 2.7 | 386 | 119 | 267 | 9 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.83 |
2011 Tigers | 3B | 99 | 77 | 2,190 | 248 | 2.5 | 239 | 76 | 163 | 9 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.95 |
2012 Tigers | 2B | 6 | 5 | 129 | 29 | 4.8 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 5.86 |
2012 Tigers | 3B | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
2012 Athletics | 3B | 74 | 74 | 2,010 | 221 | 3.0 | 214 | 74 | 140 | 7 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.87 |
2013 Pirates | 1B | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.60 |
2013 Pirates | 2B | 13 | 9 | 243 | 44 | 3.4 | 44 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.89 |
2013 Pirates | 3B | 10 | 8 | 234 | 29 | 2.9 | 29 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.35 |
2013 Pirates | RF | 6 | 5 | 99 | 7 | 1.2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.91 |
2013 Pirates | SS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
3B Totals | 1,083 | 1,006 | 27,137 | 3,161 | 2.9 | 3,040 | 851 | 2,189 | 121 | 224 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 3.02 | |
C Totals | 376 | 342 | 9,096 | 2,119 | 5.6 | 2,109 | 1,893 | 216 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 200 | 114 | .995 | 6.26 | |
CF Totals | 33 | 26 | 693 | 65 | 2.0 | 65 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.53 | |
2B Totals | 19 | 14 | 372 | 73 | 3.8 | 72 | 29 | 43 | 1 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 5.23 | |
LF Totals | 10 | 6 | 183 | 12 | 1.2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 1.62 | |
RF Totals | 8 | 5 | 114 | 9 | 1.1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.13 | |
1B Totals | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.60 | |
SS Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 | |
13 Years | 1,534 | 1,399 | 37,613 | 5,447 | 3.6 | 5,314 | 2,856 | 2,458 | 133 | 258 | 40 | 200 | 114 | .976 | 3.81 |
Brandon IngeBrandon Inge Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
2001 Tigers | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 12.6 | - | - | - |
2002 Tigers | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45.9 | 3.2 | 13.4 | - | - | - |
2003 Tigers | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41.3 | 4.2 | 11.0 | - | - | - |
2004 Tigers | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 31.4 | 5.7 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
2005 Tigers | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 | 4.4 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
2006 Tigers | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 4.2 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
2007 Tigers | 9 | 2 | .818 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36.3 | 3.4 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
2008 Tigers | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31.5 | 3.7 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
2009 Tigers | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.8 | 3.3 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
2010 Tigers | 4 | 3 | .571 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39.5 | 3.8 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
2011 Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 89.7 | 3.6 | 11.7 | - | - | - |
2012 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | 3.3 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
2012 Athletics | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.7 | 3.3 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
2013 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 105.0 | 3.3 | 15.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 45 | 40 | .529 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 33.0 | 3.8 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
Brandon IngeBrandon Inge Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
2001 Detroit Tigers | 12 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
2002 Detroit Tigers | 12 | $214,000.00 | - | - |
2003 Detroit Tigers | 15 | $315,000.00 | - | - |
2004 Detroit Tigers | 15 | $340,000.00 | - | - |
2005 Detroit Tigers | 15 | $1,350,000.00 | - | - |
2006 Detroit Tigers | 15 | $3,000,000.00 | - | Stats |
2007 Detroit Tigers | 15 | $4,900,000.00 | - | - |
2008 Detroit Tigers | 15 | $6,200,000.00 | - | - |
2009 Detroit Tigers | 15 | $6,300,000.00 | Stats | - |
2010 Detroit Tigers | 15 | $6,600,000.00 | - | - |
2011 Detroit Tigers | 15 | $5,500,000.00 | - | - |
2012 Detroit Tigers | 15 | $5,500,000.00 | - | - |
2012 Oakland Athletics | 18, 7 | " " | - | - |
2013 Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | $1,250,000.00 | - | - |
Brandon Inge Stats by Baseball Almanac |
When Brandon Inge struck out on September 25, 2010, it was his 1,100th career strikeout, setting a new Detroit Tigers franchise record for strikeouts. Inge passed Lou Whitaker (1,099 strikeouts) and became one of only four Detroit Tigers players with at least 1,000 strikeouts (in a Tigers uniform), the other two are Norm Cash (1,081) and Al Kaline (1,020).
Lou Gehrig had four runs batted in (RBI) during a game on August 29, 1931, four more on August 30, 1931, four more on August 31, 1931, then four more in game two of a doubleheader on September 1, 1931. The next player, from either league, to have at least four RBI's in four games during a five game stretch was Brandon Inge! His amazing stretch occurred on May 6, 2012, May 8, 2012, May 10, 2012, and May 11, 2012.
Brandon Inge has fielded every infield position (except pitcher), every outfield position (leftfield, centerfield and rightfield), and appeared as pinch hitter, a pinch runner, and a designated hitter. Initially brought up from the minors as a catcher, he played the most career games at third base and etched his name in the record books in 2005, when he led the American League in assists (378) and double plays (42). A year later, still at third base, he had 398 assists, breaking the Tigers record for assists in a season at third set by Aurelio Rodriguez (389 in 1974).