What years did Brian Meadows play?

Brian Meadows played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2006.

Was Brian Meadows a pitcher?

Yes. Brian Meadows pitched in the major leagues, recording 47 wins and 454 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brian Meadows hit?

Brian Meadows hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.

Brian Meadows

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2006)

W–L 47–62

ERA 5.05

WHIP 1.46

SO 454

Pitcher PIV -8659.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 210 lb
Born: 11/21/1975 in Montgomery, AL, USA
MLB Debut: 1998-04-04
Last Game: 2006-09-30

Full name: Matthew Brian Meadows

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
47	62	336	122	3	0	10	960.7	1,146	539	139	259	454	5.05	-8659.5

Career ERA 5.05 vs. league average 4.48 across their career seasons — 12.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1998	FLO	NL	11	13	31	31	1	0	174.3	222	101	46	88	5.21	4.43 (-18%)	-141.9
1999	FLO	NL	11	15	31	31	0	0	178.3	214	111	57	72	5.60	4.71 (-19%)	-4105.4
2000	SDN	NL	7	8	22	22	0	0	124.7	150	74	50	53	5.34	4.77 (-12%)	-4403.1
2000	KCA	AL	6	2	11	10	2	0	71.7	84	38	14	26	4.77	4.77 (avg)	588.6
2001	KCA	AL	1	6	10	10	0	0	50.3	73	39	12	21	6.97	4.42 (-58%)	-2103.1
2002	PIT	NL	1	6	11	11	0	0	62.7	62	27	14	31	3.88	4.28 (+9%)	214.5
2003	PIT	NL	2	1	34	7	0	1	76.3	91	40	11	38	4.72	4.40 (-7%)	1026.8
2004	PIT	NL	2	4	68	0	0	1	78.0	76	31	19	46	3.58	4.46 (+20%)	1381.9
2005	PIT	NL	3	1	65	0	0	0	74.7	84	38	21	44	4.58	4.29 (-7%)	403.5
2006	TBA	AL	3	6	53	0	0	8	69.7	90	40	15	35	5.17	4.53 (-14%)	-1521.3
Career · 10 seasons			47	62	336	122	3	10	960.2	1,146	539	259	454	5.05	—	-8,660

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
336	180	12	21	3	0	0	8	0	8	76	.117	.153	.133	.286	-977

Career AVG .117 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 56.2% below league average.

Career OBP .153 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 54.6% below league average.

Career SLG .133 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 68.7% below league average.

Career OPS .286 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 62.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1998	FLO	NL	31	54	4	7	0	3	4	19	.130	.266 (-51%)	.335 (-44%)	.420 (-69%)	.755 (-58%)	-526.1
1999	FLO	NL	31	50	6	7	3	1	2	21	.140	.271 (-48%)	.344 (-50%)	.433 (-54%)	.778 (-52%)	-450.8
2000	SDN	NL	22	40	2	6	0	2	0	17	.150	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	KCA	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	KCA	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	PIT	NL	11	18	0	0	0	1	0	10	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	PIT	NL	34	14	0	1	0	0	1	6	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	PIT	NL	68	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	PIT	NL	65	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	TBA	AL	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			336	180	12	21	3	8	8	76	.117	—	—	—	—	-977

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	177	92	7	7	0	2	.076
Away	159	88	5	14	0	6	.159

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	177	521.1	595	257	133	264	4.44
Away	159	439.1	551	282	126	190	5.78

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2006-09-30	TBR	CLE	—	3.0	1	1	1	0	2	1
2006-09-25	TBR	NYY	—	3.1	4	1	1	0	0	1
2006-09-18	TBR	BAL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2006-09-15	TBR	TOR	L	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	1
2006-09-13	TBR	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2006-09-09	TBR	OAK	—	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
2006-09-08	TBR	OAK	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2006-09-03	TBR	SEA	W	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0
2006-08-30	TBR	CHW	L	0.2	3	3	3	0	1	1
2006-08-29	TBR	CHW	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	336	122	66	126	10	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1998	FLO	P	31	31	18	21	1	2
1999	FLO	P	31	31	12	21	2	1
2000	SDN	P	22	22	9	18	1	2
2000	KCA	P	11	10	6	7	0	0
2001	KCA	P	10	10	4	8	0	1
2002	PIT	P	11	11	3	12	2	1
2003	PIT	P	34	7	5	10	2	0
2004	PIT	P	68	0	4	13	1	0
2005	PIT	P	65	0	3	13	1	2
2006	TBA	P	53	0	2	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	336

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	TBA	AL	$600,000
2005	PIT	NL	$1,125,000
2004	PIT	NL	$625,000
2001	KCA	AL	$1,900,000
2000	SDN	NL	$360,000
1999	FLO	NL	$265,000
1998	FLO	NL	$170,000
Total Career Earnings			$5,045,000

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Frequently Asked Questions about Brian Meadows

What years did Brian Meadows play?: Brian Meadows played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2006.
Was Brian Meadows a pitcher?: Yes. Brian Meadows pitched in the major leagues, recording 47 wins and 454 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brian Meadows hit?: Brian Meadows hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.