Randy Myers

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
44 63 728 12 1 0 347 884.7 758 314 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

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1985 NYN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 1 2 0.00 — 0.0
1986 NYN NL 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10.7 11 5 9 13 4.22 3.97 (-6%) -104.6
1987 NYN NL 3 6 54 0 0 0 6 75.0 61 33 30 92 3.96 4.29 (+8%) 3114.5
1988 NYN NL 7 3 55 0 0 0 26 68.0 45 13 17 69 1.72 3.73 (+54%) 2068.4
1989 NYN NL 7 4 65 0 0 0 24 84.3 62 22 40 88 2.35 3.71 (+37%) 2134.0
1990 CIN NL 4 6 66 0 0 0 31 86.7 59 20 38 98 2.08 3.86 (+46%) 2194.9
1991 CIN NL 6 13 58 12 1 0 6 132.0 116 52 80 108 3.55 3.91 (+9%) 213.8
1992 SDN NL 3 6 66 0 0 0 38 79.7 84 38 34 66 4.29 3.75 (-15%) 321.8
1993 CHN NL 2 4 73 0 0 0 53 75.3 65 26 26 86 3.11 4.19 (+26%) 2299.4
1994 CHN NL 1 5 38 0 0 0 21 40.3 40 17 16 32 3.79 4.51 (+16%) 823.9
1995 CHN NL 1 2 57 0 0 0 38 55.7 49 24 28 59 3.88 4.45 (+13%) 455.9
1996 BAL AL 4 4 62 0 0 0 31 58.7 60 23 29 74 3.53 4.61 (+23%) 1301.6
1997 BAL AL 2 3 61 0 0 0 45 59.7 47 10 22 56 1.51 4.39 (+66%) 2439.3
1998 TOR AL 3 4 41 0 0 0 28 42.3 44 21 19 32 4.46 4.43 (-1%) 93.7
1998 SDN NL 1 3 21 0 0 0 0 14.3 15 10 7 9 6.28 4.43 (-42%) -261.9
Career · 15 seasons 44 63 728 12 1 0 347 884.2 758 314 396 884 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

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

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1985 NYN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 NYN NL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 NYN NL 54 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 — — — — 0.0
1988 NYN NL 55 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .250 — — — — 0.0
1989 NYN NL 65 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 CIN NL 66 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .250 — — — — 0.0
1991 CIN NL 58 29 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 16 .172 — — — — 0.0
1992 SDN NL 66 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .143 — — — — 0.0
1993 CHN NL 74 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1994 CHN NL 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 CHN NL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 BAL AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 BAL AL 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 TOR AL 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 SDN NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 729 60 5 11 3 0 0 7 0 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

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

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1998 NLCS SDN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 WS SDN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 ALCS BAL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 ALDS2 BAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALCS BAL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS1 BAL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 NLCS CIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 WS CIN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 NLCS NYN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 29 0 8 30.7 18 8 14 32 2.35

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1998 NLCS SDN 0 0 4 0 0 2.0 3 3 2 3 13.50
1998 WS SDN 0 0 3 0 0 1.0 0 1 1 2 9.00
1997 ALCS BAL 0 1 4 0 1 5.3 6 3 3 7 5.06
1997 ALDS2 BAL 0 0 2 0 1 2.0 0 0 0 5 0.00
1996 ALCS BAL 0 1 3 0 0 4.0 4 1 3 2 2.25
1996 ALDS1 BAL 0 0 3 0 2 3.0 0 0 0 3 0.00
1990 NLCS CIN 0 0 4 0 3 5.7 2 0 3 7 0.00
1990 WS CIN 0 0 3 0 1 3.0 2 0 0 3 0.00
1988 NLCS NYN 2 0 3 0 0 4.7 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home377281504.179
Away352324603.188

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home376455.23751562094453.08
Away352429.03831581874393.31

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1998-09-25 SDPAZ L 0.1133111
1998-09-23 SDPLAD — 0.0100000
1998-09-20 SDPCOL L 0.2211000
1998-09-19 SDPCOL — 0.1000000
1998-09-17 SDPCHC — 0.1211100
1998-09-16 SDPCHC — 0.2000110
1998-09-13 SDPLAD — 1.1000120
1998-09-07 SDPSFG L 0.1222010
1998-09-05 SDPCOL — 0.1000010
1998-09-04 SDPCOL — 1.0222001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 728 12 27 92 5 2

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

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 728

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

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 Career Earnings $40,126,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Clark College Vancouver WA 1982

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

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Randy Myers (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Francisco Cordero
    47-53, 3.38 ERA
  2. 75
    Jason Isringhausen
    51-55, 3.64 ERA
  3. 70
    Roberto Hernandez
    67-71, 3.45 ERA
  4. 68
    Jeff Montgomery
    46-52, 3.27 ERA
  5. 67
    Armando Benitez
    40-47, 3.13 ERA
  6. 66
    Robb Nen
    45-42, 2.98 ERA

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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.