Biographical

Portrait of Ryan Braun

Ryan Braun LFBrewers

Brewers Player Cards | Brewers Team Audit | Brewers Depth Chart

2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 35)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
Login or Subscribe today for access to projections!
Birth Date11-17-1983
Height6' 2"
Weight205 lbs
Age41 years, 0 months, 4 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2.12015
3.12016
1.02017
0.82018
2.12019
proj
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
2007 MIL 23 113 492 146 26 6 34 29 112 7 15 5 .324 .370 .634 141 27.7 1.6 -19.3 2.6
2008 MIL 24 151 663 174 39 7 37 42 129 6 14 4 .285 .335 .553 125 22.3 -2.2 3.1 3.8
2009 MIL 25 158 708 203 39 6 32 57 121 13 20 6 .320 .386 .551 133 30.7 -0.4 0.2 4.7
2010 MIL 26 157 684 188 45 1 25 56 105 6 14 3 .304 .365 .501 124 20.2 5.0 -1.6 4.0
2011 MIL 27 150 629 187 38 6 33 58 93 5 33 6 .332 .397 .597 156 40.4 0.2 -1.3 5.6
2012 MIL 28 154 677 191 36 3 41 63 128 11 30 7 .319 .391 .595 144 34.0 0.5 -0.5 5.1
2013 MIL 29 61 253 67 14 2 9 27 56 0 4 5 .298 .372 .498 109 2.9 1.8 4.9 1.6
2014 MIL 30 135 580 141 30 6 19 41 113 6 11 5 .266 .324 .453 107 4.5 -3.1 2.5 1.5
2015 MIL 31 140 568 144 27 3 25 54 115 4 24 4 .285 .356 .498 125 18.2 3.5 -11.7 2.1
2016 MIL 32 135 564 156 23 3 30 46 98 4 16 5 .305 .365 .538 129 20.9 1.4 -3.8 3.1
2017 MIL 33 104 425 102 28 2 17 38 76 3 12 4 .268 .336 .487 104 3.3 0.5 -3.7 1.0
2018 MIL 34 125 447 103 25 1 20 34 85 2 11 5 .254 .313 .469 108 5.4 -0.8 -5.5 0.8
2019 MIL 35 144 508 131 31 2 22 34 105 8 11 1 .285 .343 .505 111 9.3 0.7 -7.2 1.4
Career1727719819334014834457913367521560.298.360.533126240.18.6-43.837.2

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
2005 WVA A SAL 37 166 .259 .330 .393 .411 99 6.9 4.5 0.3 156 0 -0.5 -1.1 10.8 1.4
2005 HEL Rk PIO 10 47 .268 .350 .410 .364 98 4.3 1.5 -0.2 124 0 1.0 0.8 1.5 0.4
2006 BRV A+ FSL 59 260 .000 .000 .000 .327 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 HUN AA SOU 59 257 .268 .340 .398 .322 91 22.6 5.5 0.6 167 0 -20.6 0.5 2.6 -1.2
2007 MIL MLB NL 113 492 .268 .333 .431 .361 104 34.5 14.6 2 141 12 -19.3 1.6 27.7 2.6
2007 NAS AAA PCL 34 134 .277 .343 .437 .313 95 20.9 4.0 0.3 185 0 -3.9 1.3 14.2 1.5
2008 MIL MLB NL 151 663 .263 .331 .421 .305 100 25.3 19.2 -4.6 125 7 3.1 -2.2 22.3 3.8
2009 MIL MLB NL 158 708 .262 .331 .414 .353 98 48.4 20.4 -4.8 133 5 0.2 -0.4 30.7 4.7
2010 MIL MLB NL 157 684 .260 .327 .406 .331 96 35.5 18.9 -4.5 124 10 -1.6 5.0 20.2 4.0
2011 MIL MLB NL 150 629 .263 .324 .413 .350 103 52.9 17.0 -4.1 156 8 -1.3 0.2 40.4 5.6
2012 MIL MLB NL 154 677 .258 .319 .408 .346 107 45.1 18.5 -4.5 144 7 -0.5 0.5 34.0 5.1
2013 MIL MLB NL 61 253 .254 .318 .397 .360 107 9.4 6.7 -1.6 109 9 4.9 1.8 2.9 1.6
2013 USA int WBC 6 27 .000 .000 .000 .389 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2014 MIL MLB NL 135 580 .250 .309 .384 .304 103 8.4 15.0 -5.6 107 7 2.5 -3.1 4.5 1.5
2015 MIL MLB NL 140 568 .254 .314 .400 .322 96 24.8 15.3 -5.7 125 8 -11.7 3.5 18.2 2.1
2016 MIL MLB NL 135 564 .255 .321 .421 .326 94 33 15.9 -3.9 129 5 -3.8 1.4 20.9 3.1
2017 MIL MLB NL 104 425 .254 .325 .426 .292 97 9.7 12.4 -3.1 104 12 -3.7 0.5 3.3 1.0
2017 WIS A MID 3 11 .225 .302 .347 .143 102 1.7 0.3 -0.1 125 0 -0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0
2018 MIL MLB NL 125 447 .250 .319 .408 .274 96 9.8 12.5 -3.6 108 9 -5.5 -0.8 5.4 0.8
2019 MIL MLB NL 144 508 .251 .321 .433 .325 95 17.4 15.2 -3.6 111 6 -7.2 0.7 9.3 1.4

Statistics For All Levels

Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
2005 HEL Rk PIO 47 41 6 14 2 1 2 24 10 2 6 2 1 .341 .400 .585 .244 0 0
2005 WVA A SAL 166 152 21 54 16 2 8 98 35 9 34 2 4 .355 .394 .645 .289 2 2
2006 HUN AA SOU 257 231 42 70 19 1 15 136 40 21 46 12 0 .303 .367 .589 .286 1 1
2006 BRV A+ FSL 260 226 34 62 12 2 7 99 37 23 54 14 4 .274 .348 .438 .164 3 3
2007 NAS AAA PCL 134 117 28 40 12 0 10 82 22 15 11 4 3 .342 .421 .701 .359 0 0
2007 MIL MLB NL 492 451 91 146 26 6 34 286 97 29 112 15 5 .324 .370 .634 .310 5 0
2008 MIL MLB NL 663 611 92 174 39 7 37 338 106 42 129 14 4 .285 .335 .553 .268 4 0
2009 MIL MLB NL 708 635 113 203 39 6 32 350 114 57 121 20 6 .320 .386 .551 .231 3 0
2010 MIL MLB NL 684 619 101 188 45 1 25 310 103 56 105 14 3 .304 .365 .501 .197 3 0
2011 MIL MLB NL 629 563 109 187 38 6 33 336 111 58 93 33 6 .332 .397 .597 .265 3 0
2012 MIL MLB NL 677 598 108 191 36 3 41 356 112 63 128 30 7 .319 .391 .595 .276 5 0
2013 MIL MLB NL 253 225 30 67 14 2 9 112 38 27 56 4 5 .298 .372 .498 .200 1 0
2013 USA int WBC 27 25 4 7 2 0 0 9 1 2 7 1 0 .280 .333 .360 .080 0 0
2014 MIL MLB NL 580 530 68 141 30 6 19 240 81 41 113 11 5 .266 .324 .453 .187 3
2015 MIL MLB NL 568 506 87 144 27 3 25 252 84 54 115 24 4 .285 .356 .498 .213 3 0
2016 MIL MLB NL 564 511 80 156 23 3 30 275 91 46 98 16 5 .305 .365 .538 .233 3 0
2017 MIL MLB NL 425 380 58 102 28 2 17 185 52 38 76 12 4 .268 .336 .487 .218 4 0
2017 WIS A MID 11 8 2 2 0 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 0 .250 .364 .625 .375 1 0
2018 MIL MLB NL 447 405 59 103 25 1 20 190 64 34 85 11 5 .254 .313 .469 .215 3 0
2019 MIL MLB NL 508 459 70 131 31 2 22 232 75 34 105 11 1 .285 .343 .505 .220 3 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 2284 0.4860 0.5092 0.7782 0.6477 0.3782 0.8734 0.6239 0.2218 0.0028
2009 2561 0.4885 0.4592 0.7968 0.5811 0.3427 0.8996 0.6303 0.2032 0.0016
2010 2521 0.4907 0.4554 0.7988 0.6063 0.3100 0.8800 0.6457 0.2012 -0.0081
2011 2473 0.4735 0.4379 0.8098 0.6020 0.2903 0.8652 0.7063 0.1902 0.0061
2012 2486 0.4678 0.4932 0.7790 0.6586 0.3477 0.8420 0.6739 0.2210 -0.0081
2013 946 0.4535 0.4598 0.7678 0.6131 0.3327 0.8289 0.6744 0.2322 0.0003
2014 2032 0.4660 0.5015 0.7674 0.6515 0.3705 0.8363 0.6617 0.2326 0.0053
2015 2123 0.4607 0.5054 0.7707 0.6575 0.3755 0.8600 0.6372 0.2293 -0.0075
2016 2067 0.4403 0.5172 0.7905 0.6989 0.3742 0.8632 0.6836 0.2095 0.0000
2017 1534 0.4570 0.5196 0.7779 0.6976 0.3697 0.8691 0.6331 0.2221 0.0000
2018 1578 0.4918 0.5146 0.7722 0.6869 0.3479 0.8537 0.6165 0.2278 0.0000
2019 1845 0.4520 0.5127 0.7537 0.7026 0.3561 0.8720 0.5611 0.2463 0.0000
Career244500.47060.48860.78240.64690.34830.86430.64690.2176-0.0008

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-09-10 2014-09-11 DTD 1 1 Right Thumb Recovery From Previous Injury Nerve Injury -
2014-09-06 2014-09-06 DTD 0 0 Right Thumb Recovery From Previous Injury Nerve Injury -
2014-08-26 2014-08-26 DTD 0 0 Left Thigh Contusion Quadriceps -
2014-08-14 2014-08-15 DTD 1 1 Right Thumb Nerve Injury -
2014-07-06 2014-07-07 DTD 1 1 - Low Back Spasms -
2014-06-23 2014-06-23 DTD 0 0 - Ankle Soreness -
2014-05-23 2014-05-24 DTD 1 1 Left Trunk Soreness Ribcage - -
2014-04-27 2014-05-13 15-DL 16 14 - Abdomen Strain Oblique - -
2014-04-05 2014-04-06 DTD 1 1 Right Thumb Nerve Injury - -
2014-03-19 2014-03-20 Camp 1 0 - General Medical Illness - -
2013-06-10 2013-07-07 15-DL 27 24 Right Hand Inflammation Nerve Injury - -
2013-06-05 2013-06-06 DTD 1 1 Right Thumb Soreness - -
2013-05-27 2013-05-27 DTD 0 0 Right Thumb Soreness - -
2013-05-13 2013-05-14 DTD 1 1 - Neck Soreness - -
2013-04-05 2013-04-08 DTD 3 3 - Neck Spasms - -
2012-09-10 2012-09-10 DTD 0 0 Right Wrist Soreness - -
2012-07-30 2012-07-31 DTD 1 1 - Hand Blister - -
2012-07-18 2012-07-20 DTD 2 1 Right Groin Strain - -
2012-06-27 2012-06-29 DTD 2 1 Left Elbow Contusion HBP - -
2012-06-02 2012-06-03 DTD 1 1 Right Hip Strain Hip Flexor - -
2012-05-31 2012-06-01 DTD 1 1 - Ankle Inflammation Achilles Tendon - -
2012-05-21 2012-05-21 DTD 0 0 Right Groin Tightness - -
2012-05-03 2012-05-05 DTD 2 1 Right Lower Leg Soreness Achilles Tendon - -
2012-03-20 2012-03-23 Camp 3 0 - Groin Tightness - -
2011-07-18 2011-07-19 DTD 1 1 Left Lower Leg Strain Calf -
2011-07-16 2011-07-16 DTD 0 0 Left Lower Leg Tightness Calf -
2011-07-03 2011-07-14 DTD 11 8 Left Lower Leg Strain Calf -
2011-06-20 2011-06-21 DTD 1 1 General Medical Illness Upper Respiratory Infection -
2011-06-02 2011-06-03 DTD 1 0 Left Shoulder Soreness -
2011-05-19 2011-05-19 DTD 0 0 Left Shoulder Soreness -
2011-05-12 2011-05-13 DTD 1 0 Left Ankle Contusion - -
2011-03-13 2011-03-14 Camp 1 0 - Trunk Strain Intercostal - -
2010-09-27 2010-09-29 DTD 2 1 General Medical Illness -
2010-09-23 2010-09-24 DTD 1 1 Left Elbow Contusion HBP -
2010-08-09 2010-08-10 DTD 1 1 Wrist Soreness -
2010-05-10 2010-05-14 DTD 4 3 Left Elbow Contusion HBP -
2010-03-27 2010-03-31 Camp 4 0 Low Back Tightness -
2010-03-11 2010-03-11 Camp 0 0 Bilateral Thigh Soreness Hamstring -
2009-09-07 2009-09-08 DTD 1 1 Shoulder Soreness -
2009-08-03 2009-08-03 DTD 0 0 Right Elbow Soreness -
2009-07-18 2009-07-19 DTD 1 1 Right Thumb Contusion Thumb -
2009-06-18 2009-06-19 DTD 1 0 Low Back Tightness -
2009-05-26 2009-05-26 DTD 0 0 Left Wrist Contusion HBP -
2009-05-02 2009-05-04 DTD 2 2 Low Back Spasms -
2009-04-01 2009-04-02 Camp 1 0 Right Thumb Contusion Thumb -
2009-03-25 2009-03-30 Camp 5 0 Right Abdomen Strain Oblique -
2009-03-05 2009-03-25 Camp 20 0 Right Trunk Strain Intercostal -
2008-09-26 2008-09-26 DTD 0 0 Trunk Soreness Rib Cage -
2008-08-19 2008-08-22 DTD 3 2 Trunk Strain Rib Cage -
2008-08-10 2008-08-16 DTD 6 6 Low Back Tightness -
2008-07-02 2008-07-04 DTD 2 2 Right Hand Sprain -
2008-06-26 2008-06-27 DTD 1 0 Right Fingers Soreness Between Thumb and Index Finger -
2008-05-30 2008-05-30 DTD 0 0 General Medical Illness Inner Ear for Several Weeks -
2008-04-03 2008-04-03 DTD 0 0 Groin Soreness -
2008-03-11 2008-03-20 Camp 9 0 Right Ankle Inflammation Achilles Tendon -
2007-05-06 2007-05-19 Minors 13 0 Wrist Soreness -
2007-03-03 2007-03-15 Camp 12 0 Right Elbow Strain -
2005-08-23 2005-09-06 Minors 14 14 Right Elbow Strain -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2021 MIL $
2020 MIL $16,094,855
2019 MIL $19,000,000
2018 MIL $20,000,000
2017 MIL $20,000,000
2016 MIL $20,000,000
2015 MIL $13,000,000
2014 MIL $11,000,000
2013 MIL $9,500,000
2012 MIL $7,000,000
2011 MIL $5,000,000
2010 MIL $1,287,500
2009 MIL $1,032,500
2008 MIL $455,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
13 yrPrevious$143,369,855
13 yrTotal$143,369,855

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
13 y 129 dCAA (Nez Balelo)5 years/$105M (2016-20), 2021 option

Details
  • 5 years/$105M (2016-20), plus 2021 option. Signed extension with Milwaukee 4/21/11. $10M signing bonus (paid in 4 equal installments each April 1 from 2012 to 2015). 16:$19M, 17:$19M, 18:$19M, 19:$18M, 20:$16M, 21:$15M mutual option ($4M buyout). Price of option may increase to $20M based on MVP, Silver Slugger, Gold Glove awards (if earned, award escalators are deferred without interest). $18M in salary ($4M each in 2016-18 and $3M each in 2019-20) deferred without interest, to be paid in equal installments each July 1 from 2022 to 2031. No-trade protection allowing Braun to block deals to every club except six clubs. As of 2016, may block deals to every club but Arizona, LA Angels, LA Dodgers, Miami, San Diego and San Francisco. (List as of 2015 included all clubs except LA Angels, LA Dodgers, Miami, Tampa Bay and Washington.) May block trade to any club after earning 10-and-5 rights 5/14/17. Milwaukee declined 2021 option 10/30/20. Retired 9/14/21.
  • 8 years/$45M (2008-15). Signed extension with Milwaukee 5/15/08, replacing 1 year/$455,000 deal renewed 3/2/08. $2.3M signing bonus, 08:$455,000, 09:$745,000, 10:$1M, 11:$4M, 12:$6M, 13:$8.5M, 14:$10M, 15:$12M. If Braun qualifies as a Super 2 after 2009, salary increase to: 10:$3.5M, 11:$5.5M, 12:$7.5M, 13:$9M (did not qualify as Super 2). No-trade protection 2008-11. Limited no-trade protection 2012-13 (may block deals to 12 clubs). Limited no-trade protection 2014-15 (6 clubs). Placed on restricted list 7/22/13 (PED investigation).
  • 1 year (2007). Contract selected by Milwaukee 5/25/07.
  • Drafted by Milwaukee 2005 (1-5) (Miami-Fla.). Signed 6/05, $2.45M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ VORP FRAA WARP
90o 43 11 2 0 2 4 8 1 0 .289 .357 .500 125 3.0 LF 0 0.0
80o 29 7 1 0 1 3 5 1 0 .280 .357 .440 120 1.8 LF 0 0.0
70o 19 5 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 .294 .368 .529 116 1.0 LF 0 0.0
60o 10 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .222 .300 .222 112 0.5 LF 0 0.0
50o 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 109 0.1 LF 0 0.0
Weighted Mean300000100.000.000.0001100.1LF 00.0

The rest of this card is restricted to Baseball Prospectus Subscribers.

Not a subscriber? Click here for a free card so you can see what's missing.

Click here for more information on Baseball Prospectus subscriptions or to subscribe and get instant access to the best baseball content on the web.

BP Annual Player Comments

The rest of this card is restricted to Baseball Prospectus Subscribers.

Not a subscriber? Click here for a free card so you can see what's missing.

Click here for more information on Baseball Prospectus subscriptions or to subscribe and get instant access to the best baseball content on the web.

BP Articles

Click here to see articles tagged with Ryan Braun

BP Chats

No BP chats have mentioned this guy.

BP Roundtables

No BP Roundtables have mentioned this guy.

 

PITCHf/x Hitter Profile

A Collaboration between BrooksBaseball.net and Baseball Prospectus - Pitch classifications provided by Pitch Info LLC