What years did Randy Myers play?

Randy Myers played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1998.

Was Randy Myers a pitcher?

Yes. Randy Myers pitched in the major leagues, recording 44 wins and 884 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Randy Myers hit?

Randy Myers hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.

What teams did Randy Myers play for?

Randy Myers played for 6 teams: the New York Mets (1985–1989), the Cincinnati Reds (1990–1991), the San Diego Padres (1992, 1998), the Chicago Cubs (1993–1995), the Baltimore Orioles (1996–1997), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1998).

Did Randy Myers win a Cy Young Award?

No. Randy Myers did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Randy Myers win?

Randy Myers was selected to 4 All-Star Games.

What were Randy Myers's career stats?

In 728 games, Randy Myers went 44-63 with a 3.19 ERA, 884 strikeouts, 884.2 innings pitched, and 347 saves.

What was Randy Myers's salary?

Randy Myers's last recorded salary was $6,916,667, in 2000. His highest recorded salary was $6,916,667, in 2000, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1987 to 2000.

What position did Randy Myers play?

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

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

Randy Myers was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 190 pounds.

What was Randy Myers's career ERA?

Randy Myers finished with a 3.19 career ERA, going 44-63 with 884 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Randy Myers have?

Randy Myers recorded 884 career strikeouts.

Is Randy Myers in the Hall of Fame?

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

Randy Myers

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1985-1998)

Randy Myers was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1998 for 6 teams, including the New York Mets, a span of 14 seasons. Across 728 career appearances, he went 44-63 with a 3.19 ERA, 884 strikeouts, and 347 saves. Randy Myers was a 4-time All-Star, an NLCS MVP, and a 2-time Reliever of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 17094.7.

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 44–63

ERA 3.19

WHIP 1.30

SO 884

Pitcher PIV 17094.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 9/19/1962 in Vancouver, WA, USA
MLB Debut: 1985-10-06
Last Game: 1998-09-25
Awards: 4× All-Star · NLCS MVP · 2× Reliever of the Year

Full name: Randall Kirk Myers

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Career Pitching Statistics

Randy Myers — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
44	63	728	12	1	0	347	884.2	758	314	69	396	884	3.19	17094.7

Career ERA 3.19 vs. league average 4.12 across their career seasons — 22.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Randy Myers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1985	NYN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	1	2	0.00	—	0.0
1986	NYN	NL	0	0	10	0	0	0	10.2	11	5	9	13	4.22	3.97 (-6%)	-104.6
1987	NYN	NL	3	6	54	0	0	6	75.0	61	33	30	92	3.96	4.29 (+8%)	3114.5
1988	NYN	NL	7	3	55	0	0	26	68.0	45	13	17	69	1.72	3.73 (+54%)	2068.4
1989	NYN	NL	7	4	65	0	0	24	84.1	62	22	40	88	2.35	3.71 (+37%)	2134.0
1990	CIN	NL	4	6	66	0	0	31	86.2	59	20	38	98	2.08	3.86 (+46%)	2194.9
1991	CIN	NL	6	13	58	12	1	6	132.0	116	52	80	108	3.55	3.91 (+9%)	213.8
1992	SDN	NL	3	6	66	0	0	38	79.2	84	38	34	66	4.29	3.75 (-15%)	321.8
1993	CHN	NL	2	4	73	0	0	53	75.1	65	26	26	86	3.11	4.19 (+26%)	2299.4
1994	CHN	NL	1	5	38	0	0	21	40.1	40	17	16	32	3.79	4.51 (+16%)	823.9
1995	CHN	NL	1	2	57	0	0	38	55.2	49	24	28	59	3.88	4.45 (+13%)	455.9
1996	BAL	AL	4	4	62	0	0	31	58.2	60	23	29	74	3.53	4.61 (+23%)	1301.6
1997	BAL	AL	2	3	61	0	0	45	59.2	47	10	22	56	1.51	4.39 (+66%)	2439.3
1998	TOR	AL	3	4	41	0	0	28	42.1	44	21	19	32	4.46	4.43 (-1%)	93.7
1998	SDN	NL	1	3	21	0	0	0	14.1	15	10	7	9	6.28	4.43 (-42%)	-261.9
Career · 15 seasons			44	63	728	12	1	347	884.2	758	314	396	884	3.19	—	17,095

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

Randy Myers — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
729	60	5	11	3	0	0	7	0	3	33	.183	.222	.233	.456	0

Career AVG .183 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 29.9% below league average.

Career OBP .222 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 32.5% below league average.

Career SLG .233 vs. league average .401 across their career seasons — 41.8% below league average.

Career OPS .456 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 37.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Randy 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
1985	NYN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	NYN	NL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	NYN	NL	54	7	1	2	0	0	0	3	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	NYN	NL	55	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	NYN	NL	65	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	CIN	NL	66	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	CIN	NL	58	29	3	5	1	2	1	16	.172	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	SDN	NL	66	7	0	1	0	0	0	5	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	CHN	NL	74	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	CHN	NL	38	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CHN	NL	57	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	BAL	AL	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	BAL	AL	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	TOR	AL	41	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	SDN	NL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			729	60	5	11	3	7	3	33	.183	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Randy Myers — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Randy Myers — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1998	NLCS	SDN	4	.000
1998	WS	SDN	3	.000
1997	ALCS	BAL	4	.000
1997	ALDS2	BAL	2	.000
1996	ALCS	BAL	3	.000
1996	ALDS1	BAL	3	.000
1990	NLCS	CIN	4	.000
1990	WS	CIN	3	.000
1988	NLCS	NYN	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Randy Myers — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	2	29	0	8	30.2	18	8	14	32	2.35

Playoff Pitching by Year

Randy Myers — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1998	NLCS	SDN	0	0	4	0	2.0	3	3	2	3	13.50
1998	WS	SDN	0	0	3	0	1.0	0	1	1	2	9.00
1997	ALCS	BAL	0	1	4	1	5.1	6	3	3	7	5.06
1997	ALDS2	BAL	0	0	2	1	2.0	0	0	0	5	0.00
1996	ALCS	BAL	0	1	3	0	4.0	4	1	3	2	2.25
1996	ALDS1	BAL	0	0	3	2	3.0	0	0	0	3	0.00
1990	NLCS	CIN	0	0	4	3	5.2	2	0	3	7	0.00
1990	WS	CIN	0	0	3	1	3.0	2	0	0	3	0.00
1988	NLCS	NYN	2	0	3	0	4.2	1	0	2	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Randy Myers — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	377	28	1	5	0	4	.179
Away	352	32	4	6	0	3	.188

Pitching — Home / Away

Randy Myers — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	376	455.2	375	156	209	445	3.08
Away	352	429.0	383	158	187	439	3.31

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Randy Myers — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1998-09-25	SDP	AZ	L	0.1	1	3	3	1	1	1
1998-09-23	SDP	LAD	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1998-09-20	SDP	COL	L	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0
1998-09-19	SDP	COL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-09-17	SDP	CHC	—	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0
1998-09-16	SDP	CHC	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0
1998-09-13	SDP	LAD	—	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0
1998-09-07	SDP	SFG	L	0.1	2	2	2	0	1	0
1998-09-05	SDP	COL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1998-09-04	SDP	COL	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Randy Myers — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	728	12	27	92	5	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Randy Myers — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1985	NYN	P	1	0	0	1	0	0
1986	NYN	P	10	0	0	2	0	0
1987	NYN	P	54	0	5	9	1	0
1988	NYN	P	55	0	4	3	0	1
1989	NYN	P	65	0	3	11	0	0
1990	CIN	P	66	0	1	12	0	0
1991	CIN	P	58	12	6	12	2	0
1992	SDN	P	66	0	2	12	0	0
1993	CHN	P	73	0	1	7	0	0
1994	CHN	P	38	0	0	3	1	0
1995	CHN	P	57	0	2	9	0	0
1996	BAL	P	62	0	2	4	1	1
1997	BAL	P	61	0	1	3	0	0
1998	TOR	P	41	0	0	2	0	0
1998	SDN	P	21	0	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Randy Myers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	728

Awards & Honors

Randy Myers — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1997	Reliever of the Year Award
1995	TSN Fireman of the Year
1993	Reliever of the Year Award
1993	TSN Fireman of the Year
1990	NLCS MVP
1990	Player of the Week	Week of 1990-07-14

Salary History

Randy Myers's recorded salaries total $40,126,000 over 14 seasons, 1987 to 2000. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Myers's career ran from 1985 to 1998. No salary is recorded for 1985 and 1986.

Randy Myers — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2000	SDN	NL	$6,916,667
1999	SDN	NL	$6,666,666
1998	TOR	AL	$4,416,667
1997	BAL	AL	$3,950,000
1996	BAL	AL	$2,600,000
1995	CHN	NL	$4,233,334
1994	CHN	NL	$3,633,333
1993	CHN	NL	$3,833,333
1992	SDN	NL	$525,000
1991	CIN	NL	$2,000,000
1990	CIN	NL	$875,000
1989	NYN	NL	$300,000
1988	NYN	NL	$108,000
1987	NYN	NL	$68,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$40,126,000

College History

Randy Myers — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Clark College	Vancouver	WA	1982

Award Voting History

Randy Myers — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1997	Cy Young Award	AL	4th	14.0	140	1
1997	Most Valuable Player	AL	4th	128.0	392	0
1993	Cy Young Award	NL	8th	1.0	140	0
1993	Most Valuable Player	NL	21th	2.0	392	0
1990	Cy Young Award	NL	5th	1.0	120	0
1990	Most Valuable Player	NL	17th	7.0	336	0
1988	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	3.0	336	0
1987	Rookie of the Year	NL	6th	1.0	120	0

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Randy Myers: the record in brief

Randy Myers's major league career runs from a debut on October 6, 1985 to a final game on September 25, 1998. Myers played for the New York Mets (1985 through 1989), the Cincinnati Reds (1990 to 1991), the San Diego Padres (1992 through 1998), the Chicago Cubs (1993 through 1995), the Baltimore Orioles (1996 to 1997), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1998). At 190 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame, Myers is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Myers threw and hit left-handed. The recorded birth is September 19, 1962, in Vancouver, WA, USA. Myers's full given name, per the bio, is Randall Kirk Myers.

The pitching table credits Myers with a 44-63 record and a 3.19 ERA in 728 games. Also on Myers's record: 884 strikeouts and 347 saves. The leagues Myers pitched in allowed 4.12 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 22.5% better than average. 1988 brought Myers a season-high 7 wins. 1991 produced Myers's most strikeouts, 108.

Frequently Asked Questions about Randy Myers

What years did Randy Myers play?: Randy Myers played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1998.
Was Randy Myers a pitcher?: Yes. Randy Myers pitched in the major leagues, recording 44 wins and 884 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Randy Myers hit?: Randy Myers hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.
What teams did Randy Myers play for?: Randy Myers played for 6 teams: the New York Mets (1985–1989), the Cincinnati Reds (1990–1991), the San Diego Padres (1992, 1998), the Chicago Cubs (1993–1995), the Baltimore Orioles (1996–1997), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1998).
Did Randy Myers win a Cy Young Award?: No. Randy Myers did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Randy Myers win?: Randy Myers was selected to 4 All-Star Games.
What were Randy Myers's career stats?: In 728 games, Randy Myers went 44-63 with a 3.19 ERA, 884 strikeouts, 884.2 innings pitched, and 347 saves.
How much did Randy Myers earn in his career?: Randy Myers's recorded salaries total $40,126,000 over 14 seasons, 1987 to 2000. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Myers's career ran from 1985 to 1998. No salary is recorded for 1985 and 1986.
What was Randy Myers's salary?: Randy Myers's last recorded salary was $6,916,667, in 2000. His highest recorded salary was $6,916,667, in 2000, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1987 to 2000.
What position did Randy Myers play?: Randy Myers played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Randy Myers and how much did he weigh?: Randy Myers was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 190 pounds.
What was Randy Myers's career ERA?: Randy Myers finished with a 3.19 career ERA, going 44-63 with 884 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Randy Myers have?: Randy Myers recorded 884 career strikeouts.
Is Randy Myers in the Hall of Fame?: No. Randy Myers has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.