Brad Radke

Brad Radke
Pitcher
Born: October 27, 1972 Eau Claire , United States
Strikes: Right	Throws: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
April 29,  1995  with the  Minnesota Twins
Last MLB assignment
September 28,  2006  with the  Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics (until end of career)
Win-loss	148-139
Earned Run Average	4.22
Strikeouts	1,467
Teams
Minnesota Twins (1995-2006)
Awards
All-Star (1998)

Brad William Radke (born October 27, 1972 in Eau Claire , Wisconsin ) is a former American right-handed starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins baseball team . He played for the team for twelve years.

Radke was not a star talent before he was signed by the Twins in 1991. However, when he did manage to play his way into the major league team, he became very valuable to his team and the Twins declined all transfer offers for him.

His first season (1995) he finished with eleven wins and 14 losses (11-14) and a 5.32 ERA . It wasn't a great start for Radke, but he kept working on his pitcher skills to improve them. In 1997 he finished an excellent season with a record of 20 to 10 and a 3.87 ERA. He threw 239 innings , the fourth most in the league.

He was known as one of the most consistent pitchers in baseball. Except for his first season, he never finished a round above a 5:00 ERA. As of his 2004 season (3.48 ERA), he didn't finish above a 3.50 ERA. His career has a solid 148-139 record overall, with an overall ERA of 4.22.

He was known as one of the most precise pitchers of the modern baseball era. In an average of 34 completed games per year, he gave up an average of only 41 base on balls per year. Brad Radke ended his professional career on December 19, 2006.

Web links

• Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference  or  Fangraphs  or  The Baseball Cube (English)