Mike Myers
Born: 6/26/1969 in Arlington Heights, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-04-25 | Final Game: 2007-09-30
Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 197 lbs
Full name: Michael Stanley Myers
Biography
Mike Myers, born in 1969, was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 1995 to 2007. Known for his versatility on the mound, Myers played a significant role in various teams throughout his career, showcasing his ability to handle high-pressure situations and contribute effectively as a reliever. He finished his career with a record of 25-24 and an earned run average (ERA) of 4.29, demonstrating a solid performance over more than a decade in Major League Baseball.
Myers recorded a total of 429 strikeouts and secured 14 saves, highlighting his effectiveness in late-inning scenarios. His playing style was characterized by a reliable fastball and an array of off-speed pitches, which allowed him to keep batters off balance. Competing during an era increasingly defined by specialized roles in the bullpen, Myers became known for his capability to face both left-handed and right-handed hitters, making him a valuable asset to his teams. His contributions to the game extend beyond the numbers, as he exemplified the importance of a dependable reliever in the evolving landscape of Major League Baseball.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 24 | 883 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 541.7 | 525 | 258 | 58 | 256 | 429 | 4.29 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | DET | AL | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9.95 | 0.0 |
| 1995 | MIA | NL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | - |
| 1996 | DET | AL | 1 | 5 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 64.7 | 70 | 36 | 34 | 69 | 5.01 | 990.0 |
| 1997 | DET | AL | 0 | 4 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53.7 | 58 | 34 | 25 | 50 | 5.70 | -1726.2 |
| 1998 | MIL | NL | 2 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 44 | 15 | 22 | 40 | 2.70 | -110.5 |
| 1999 | MIL | NL | 2 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.3 | 46 | 24 | 13 | 35 | 5.23 | -98.9 |
| 2000 | COL | NL | 0 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45.3 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 1.99 | 1315.6 |
| 2001 | COL | NL | 2 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 32 | 16 | 24 | 36 | 3.60 | 648.7 |
| 2002 | AZ | NL | 4 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37.0 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 4.38 | - |
| 2003 | AZ | NL | 0 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.3 | 38 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 5.70 | - |
| 2004 | BOS | AL | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4.20 | -119.6 |
| 2004 | SEA | AL | 4 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.7 | 29 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 4.88 | -272.6 |
| 2005 | BOS | AL | 3 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.3 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 3.13 | 137.2 |
| 2006 | NYY | AL | 1 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.7 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 3.23 | - |
| 2007 | CHW | AL | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 11.20 | - |
| 2007 | NYY | AL | 3 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.7 | 38 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 2.66 | - |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 883 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | DET | AL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1995 | MIA | NL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1996 | DET | AL | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | DET | AL | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | MIL | NL | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | MIL | NL | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | COL | NL | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | COL | NL | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | AZ | NL | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | AZ | NL | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | BOS | AL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | SEA | AL | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | BOS | AL | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | NYY | AL | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | CHW | AL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | NYY | AL | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ALDS1 | NYA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | ALDS1 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | ALCS | BOS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | ALDS1 | BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | NLDS2 | ARI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8.31 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ALDS1 | NYA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2005 | ALDS1 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2004 | ALCS | BOS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7.71 |
| 2004 | ALDS1 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27.00 |
| 2002 | NLDS2 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 883 | 0 | 32 | 120 | 5 | 13 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | DET | P | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | FLO | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | DET | P | 83 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | DET | P | 88 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | MIL | P | 70 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| 1999 | MIL | P | 71 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | COL | P | 78 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | COL | P | 73 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | ARI | P | 69 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | ARI | P | 64 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | BOS | P | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | SEA | P | 50 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | BOS | P | 65 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | NYA | P | 62 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | CHA | P | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | NYA | P | 55 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 883 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NYA | AL | $1,250,000 |
| 2006 | NYA | AL | $1,150,000 |
| 2005 | BOS | AL | $600,000 |
| 2004 | SEA | AL | $550,000 |
| 2003 | ARI | NL | $1,750,000 |
| 2002 | ARI | NL | $1,533,333 |
| 2001 | COL | NL | $1,250,000 |
| 2000 | COL | NL | $933,333 |
| 1999 | MIL | NL | $800,000 |
| 1998 | MIL | NL | $525,000 |
| 1997 | DET | AL | $235,000 |
| 1996 | DET | AL | $127,500 |
| 1995 | FLO | NL | $109,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $10,813,166 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State University | Ames | IA | 1988, 1989, 1990 |