What years did Brett Myers play?

Brett Myers played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2013.

Was Brett Myers a pitcher?

Yes. Brett Myers pitched in the major leagues, recording 97 wins and 1379 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Brett Myers hit?

Brett Myers hit 0 career home runs with 63 hits.

What teams did Brett Myers play for?

Brett Myers played for 4 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (2002–2009), the Houston Astros (2010–2012), the Chicago White Sox (2012), and the Cleveland Indians (2013).

What were Brett Myers's career stats?

In 381 games, Brett Myers went 97-96 with a 4.25 ERA, 1,379 strikeouts, 1,710.0 innings pitched, and 40 saves. At the plate he had 63 hits and 0 home runs.

What was Brett Myers's salary?

Brett Myers's last recorded salary was $7,000,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $12,083,333, in 2009, and his lowest was $300,000, in 2003. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2013.

What position did Brett Myers play?

Brett Myers played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Brett Myers and how much did he weigh?

Brett Myers was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 240 pounds.

What was Brett Myers's career ERA?

Brett Myers finished with a 4.25 career ERA, going 97-96 with 1,379 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Brett Myers have?

Brett Myers recorded 1,379 career strikeouts.

Is Brett Myers in the Hall of Fame?

No. Brett Myers has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Brett Myers

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2013)

Brett Myers was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2013 for 4 teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 12 seasons. Across 381 career appearances, he went 97-96 with a 4.25 ERA, 1,379 strikeouts, and 40 saves. He also batted .134 with 0 home runs.

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 15, 2026

W–L 97–96

ERA 4.25

WHIP 1.33

SO 1,379

Pitcher PIV -5605.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 240 lb
Born: 8/17/1980 in Jacksonville, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2002-07-24
Last Game: 2013-04-19

Full name: Brett Allen Myers

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Career Pitching Statistics

Brett Myers — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
97	96	381	252	12	3	40	1710.0	1,725	807	247	556	1,379	4.25	-5605.7

Career ERA 4.25 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Brett Myers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2002	PHI	NL	4	5	12	12	1	0	0	72.0	73	34	29	34	4.25	4.28 (+1%)	-2131.2
2003	PHI	NL	14	9	32	32	1	1	0	193.0	205	95	76	143	4.43	4.40 (-1%)	911.3
2004	PHI	NL	11	11	32	31	1	1	0	176.0	196	108	62	116	5.52	4.46 (-24%)	-3147.2
2005	PHI	NL	13	8	34	34	2	0	0	215.1	193	89	68	208	3.72	4.29 (+13%)	1296.8
2006	PHI	NL	12	7	31	31	1	0	0	198.0	194	86	63	189	3.91	4.53 (+14%)	1984.1
2007	PHI	NL	5	7	51	3	0	0	21	68.2	61	33	27	83	4.33	4.47 (+3%)	1260.0
2008	PHI	NL	10	13	30	30	2	1	0	190.0	197	96	65	163	4.55	4.32 (-5%)	-939.0
2009	PHI	NL	4	3	18	10	0	0	0	70.2	74	38	23	50	4.84	4.32 (-12%)	-3211.4
2010	HOU	NL	14	8	33	33	2	0	0	223.2	212	78	66	180	3.14	4.08 (+23%)	3055.3
2011	HOU	NL	7	14	34	33	2	0	0	216.0	226	107	57	160	4.46	3.94 (-13%)	-1698.0
2012	HOU	NL	0	4	35	0	0	0	19	30.2	35	12	6	20	3.52	4.01 (+12%)	-194.7
2012	CHA	AL	3	4	35	0	0	0	0	34.2	30	12	9	21	3.12	4.01 (+22%)	-202.7
2013	CLE	AL	0	3	4	3	0	0	0	21.1	29	19	5	12	8.02	3.87 (-107%)	-2588.9
Career · 13 seasons			97	96	381	252	12	3	40	1,710.0	1,725	807	556	1,379	4.25	—	-5,606

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

Brett Myers — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
383	471	22	63	11	0	0	12	0	25	161	.134	.177	.157	.334	-3,899

Career AVG .134 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 48.9% below league average.

Career OBP .177 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 46.2% below league average.

Career SLG .157 vs. league average .415 across their career seasons — 62.1% below league average.

Career OPS .334 vs. league average .744 across their career seasons — 55.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Brett Myers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2002	PHI	NL	12	23	0	3	1	1	0	9	.130	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	PHI	NL	33	62	3	9	1	1	2	18	.145	.264 (-45%)	.332 (-48%)	.422 (-62%)	.754 (-56%)	-569.7
2004	PHI	NL	32	51	6	10	4	1	2	17	.196	.266 (-26%)	.335 (-32%)	.427 (-36%)	.762 (-34%)	-299.6
2005	PHI	NL	34	65	1	10	1	5	4	19	.154	.264 (-42%)	.330 (-39%)	.418 (-60%)	.749 (-50%)	-530.9
2006	PHI	NL	31	63	1	2	0	1	4	24	.032	.269 (-88%)	.336 (-73%)	.431 (-93%)	.768 (-84%)	-893.8
2007	PHI	NL	51	6	1	0	0	0	2	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	PHI	NL	31	58	3	4	1	1	4	19	.069	.263 (-74%)	.333 (-61%)	.416 (-79%)	.749 (-71%)	-682.1
2009	PHI	NL	18	18	2	4	1	0	1	4	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	HOU	NL	33	62	2	11	1	2	2	25	.177	.257 (-31%)	.325 (-39%)	.402 (-52%)	.728 (-46%)	-464.7
2011	HOU	NL	34	63	3	10	1	0	4	22	.159	.255 (-38%)	.320 (-35%)	.399 (-56%)	.719 (-47%)	-458.4
2012	HOU	NL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	CHA	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	CLE	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			383	471	22	63	11	12	25	161	.134	—	—	—	—	-3,899

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Brett Myers — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	5	3	4	0	0	0	3	1	0	.800

Playoff Batting by Year

Brett Myers — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	AVG
2009	NLDS2	PHI	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2009	WS	PHI	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2008	NLCS	PHI	1	3	2	3	3	0	1.000
2008	NLDS2	PHI	1	2	1	1	0	1	.500
2008	WS	PHI	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2007	NLDS2	PHI	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Brett Myers — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	1	7	3	0	22.0	18	11	12	17	4.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Brett Myers — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2009	NLDS2	PHI	0	0	1	0	0.2	0	0	2	0	0.00
2009	WS	PHI	0	0	1	0	1.0	1	1	0	2	9.00
2008	NLCS	PHI	1	0	1	1	5.0	6	5	4	6	9.00
2008	NLDS2	PHI	1	0	1	1	7.0	2	2	3	4	2.57
2008	WS	PHI	0	1	1	1	7.0	7	3	3	2	3.86
2007	NLDS2	PHI	0	0	2	0	1.1	2	0	0	3	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Brett Myers — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	194	223	12	33	0	8	.148
Away	189	248	10	30	0	4	.121

Pitching — Home / Away

Brett Myers — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	192	840.0	825	370	254	718	3.96
Away	189	870.0	900	437	302	661	4.52

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Brett Myers — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2013-04-19	CLE	HOU	L	5.0	5	3	3	2	4	2
2013-04-14	CLE	CHW	L	6.0	6	2	2	1	4	1
2013-04-09	CLE	NYY	—	5.1	11	7	7	0	4	3
2013-04-04	CLE	TOR	L	5.0	7	7	7	2	0	4
2012-10-02	CHW	CLE	—	1.2	2	0	0	0	2	0
2012-09-30	CHW	TBR	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	0
2012-09-27	CHW	TBR	L	1.2	1	1	1	0	0	1
2012-09-26	CHW	CLE	—	1.1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2012-09-24	CHW	CLE	W	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2012-09-22	CHW	LAA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brett Myers — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	381	252	157	224	10	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brett Myers — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2002	PHI	P	12	12	6	11	0	2
2003	PHI	P	32	32	12	28	2	1
2004	PHI	P	32	31	15	23	0	1
2005	PHI	P	34	34	12	36	2	0
2006	PHI	P	31	31	13	25	0	1
2007	PHI	P	51	3	6	10	0	1
2008	PHI	P	30	30	16	22	0	3
2009	PHI	P	18	10	6	10	0	0
2010	HOU	P	33	33	25	30	2	1
2011	HOU	P	34	33	33	19	4	2
2012	HOU	P	35	0	7	4	0	2
2012	CHA	P	35	0	5	2	0	0
2013	CLE	P	4	3	1	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Brett Myers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	381

Salary History

Brett Myers's recorded salaries total $60,257,499 over 11 seasons, 2003 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Myers's career ran from 2002 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 2002.

Brett Myers — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	CLE	AL	$7,000,000
2012	HOU	NL	$12,000,000
2011	HOU	NL	$8,000,000
2010	HOU	NL	$3,100,000
2009	PHI	NL	$12,083,333
2008	PHI	NL	$8,583,333
2007	PHI	NL	$5,083,333
2006	PHI	NL	$3,300,000
2005	PHI	NL	$445,000
2004	PHI	NL	$362,500
2003	PHI	NL	$300,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$60,257,499

Award Voting History

Brett Myers — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2010	Cy Young Award	NL	10th	2.0	224	0

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Career Spans

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Brett Myers: the record in brief

Brett Myers played a first major league game on July 24, 2002 and a last one on April 19, 2013. Club by club, the record runs the Philadelphia Phillies (2002 through 2009), the Houston Astros (2010 through 2012), the Chicago White Sox (2012), and the Cleveland Indians (2013). Myers, born on August 17, 1980, in Jacksonville, FL, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 4 inches and 240 pounds. Brett Myers was the playing name; the full given name is Brett Allen.

Across 381 games (252 starts), Myers recorded 97 wins against 96 losses with a 4.25 ERA. The totals include 1,379 strikeouts, 12 complete games, and 40 saves. Myers's 4.25 ERA was close to the 4.25 league figure for those seasons. 2003 brought Myers a season-high 14 wins. 2005 produced Myers's most strikeouts, 208. The most saves in one season was 21, in 2007.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brett Myers

What years did Brett Myers play?: Brett Myers played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2013.
Was Brett Myers a pitcher?: Yes. Brett Myers pitched in the major leagues, recording 97 wins and 1379 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Brett Myers hit?: Brett Myers hit 0 career home runs with 63 hits.
What teams did Brett Myers play for?: Brett Myers played for 4 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (2002–2009), the Houston Astros (2010–2012), the Chicago White Sox (2012), and the Cleveland Indians (2013).
What were Brett Myers's career stats?: In 381 games, Brett Myers went 97-96 with a 4.25 ERA, 1,379 strikeouts, 1,710.0 innings pitched, and 40 saves. At the plate he had 63 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did Brett Myers earn in his career?: Brett Myers's recorded salaries total $60,257,499 over 11 seasons, 2003 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Myers's career ran from 2002 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 2002.
What was Brett Myers's salary?: Brett Myers's last recorded salary was $7,000,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $12,083,333, in 2009, and his lowest was $300,000, in 2003. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2013.
What position did Brett Myers play?: Brett Myers played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Brett Myers and how much did he weigh?: Brett Myers was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 240 pounds.
What was Brett Myers's career ERA?: Brett Myers finished with a 4.25 career ERA, going 97-96 with 1,379 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Brett Myers have?: Brett Myers recorded 1,379 career strikeouts.
Is Brett Myers in the Hall of Fame?: No. Brett Myers has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.