What years did Alex Meyer play?

Alex Meyer played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2017.

Was Alex Meyer a pitcher?

Yes. Alex Meyer pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 107 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Alex Meyer hit?

Alex Meyer hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Alex Meyer's career batting average?

Alex Meyer batted .500 over his career, with 1 hits in 2 at bats.

What was Alex Meyer's career ERA?

Alex Meyer finished with a 4.63 career ERA, going 5-8 with 107 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Alex Meyer have?

Alex Meyer recorded 107 career strikeouts.

Alex Meyer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2015-2017)

Alex Meyer was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2017 for the Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a span of 3 seasons. Across 22 career appearances, he went 5-8 with a 4.63 ERA and 107 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 516.5.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 5–8

ERA 4.63

WHIP 1.46

SO 107

Pitcher PIV 516.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'9" / 225 lb
Born: 1/3/1990 in Greensburg, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 2015-06-26
Last Game: 2017-07-19

Full name: Alex John Meyer

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Career Pitching Statistics

Alex Meyer — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	8	22	19	0	0	0	95.1	77	49	11	62	107	4.63	516.5

Career ERA 4.63 vs. league average 4.17 across their career seasons — 10.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Alex Meyer — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2015	MIN	AL	0	0	2	0	2.2	4	5	3	3	16.88	—	0.0
2016	MIN	AL	0	1	2	1	3.2	8	5	4	5	12.27	—	0.0
2016	LAA	AL	1	2	5	5	21.2	17	11	13	24	4.57	4.19 (-9%)	140.8
2017	LAA	AL	4	5	13	13	67.1	48	28	42	75	3.74	4.36 (+14%)	375.7
Career · 4 seasons			5	8	22	19	95.1	77	49	62	107	4.63	—	516

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

Alex Meyer — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
22	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0

Career AVG .500 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — +96.1% above league average.

Career OBP .500 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — +55.8% above league average.

Career SLG .500 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — +20.2% above league average.

Career OPS 1.000 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — +35.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Alex Meyer — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2015	MIN	AL	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	MIN	AL	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	LAA	AL	5	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	LAA	AL	13	2	1	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			22	2	1	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0

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

Alex Meyer — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	11	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	11	2	0	1	0	0	.500

Pitching — Home / Away

Alex Meyer — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	11	53.2	36	14	27	55	2.35
Away	11	41.2	41	35	35	52	7.56

Last 10 Games — Batting

Alex Meyer — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
2017-07-19	LAA	WAS	W	0	0	0
2017-07-03	LAA	MIN	L	0	0	0
2017-06-28	LAA	LAD	W	0	0	0
2017-06-23	LAA	BOS	L	0	0	0
2017-06-17	LAA	KCR	W	0	0	0
2017-06-12	LAA	NYY	L	0	0	0
2017-06-07	LAA	DET	L	0	0	0
2017-06-01	LAA	MIN	L	0	0	0
2017-05-20	LAA	NYN	L	2	1	1
2017-05-14	LAA	DET	W	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Alex Meyer — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2017-07-19	LAA	WAS	W	7.0	1	0	0	1	7	0
2017-07-03	LAA	MIN	L	5.0	6	5	5	4	6	2
2017-06-28	LAA	LAD	—	6.0	1	0	0	5	4	0
2017-06-23	LAA	BOS	L	3.1	5	5	5	2	3	1
2017-06-17	LAA	KCR	W	6.0	2	0	0	1	9	0
2017-06-12	LAA	NYY	—	4.2	5	2	2	5	5	0
2017-06-07	LAA	DET	L	6.0	3	1	0	4	9	0
2017-06-01	LAA	MIN	—	6.0	5	1	1	2	4	1
2017-05-20	LAA	NYN	L	4.0	3	4	3	4	7	0
2017-05-14	LAA	DET	W	6.1	3	1	1	2	7	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Alex Meyer — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	22	19	3	9	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Alex Meyer — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A
2015	MIN	P	2	0	1	1
2016	MIN	P	2	1	0	0
2016	LAA	P	5	5	1	1
2017	LAA	P	13	13	1	7

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Alex Meyer — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	22

Alex Meyer: the record in brief

June 26, 2015 and July 19, 2017 bracket Alex Meyer's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Minnesota Twins (2015 to 2016) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2016 through 2017). Meyer played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on January 3, 1990, in Greensburg, IN, USA and a listed size of 6'9" and 225 pounds. Alex Meyer was the playing name; the full given name is Alex John.

Meyer went 5-8 with a 4.63 ERA in 22 games, 19 of them starts. The totals include 107 strikeouts. Against a 4.17 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.63 mark was 10.9% worse. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.74 in 2017, when the league's was 4.36. Meyer's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 516.5.

Frequently Asked Questions about Alex Meyer

What years did Alex Meyer play?: Alex Meyer played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2017.
Was Alex Meyer a pitcher?: Yes. Alex Meyer pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 107 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Alex Meyer hit?: Alex Meyer hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Alex Meyer's career batting average?: Alex Meyer batted .500 over his career, with 1 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Alex Meyer's career ERA?: Alex Meyer finished with a 4.63 career ERA, going 5-8 with 107 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Alex Meyer have?: Alex Meyer recorded 107 career strikeouts.