What years did Rodney Myers play?

Rodney Myers played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2004.

Was Rodney Myers a pitcher?

Yes. Rodney Myers pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 161 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rodney Myers hit?

Rodney Myers hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What teams did Rodney Myers play for?

Rodney Myers played for 3 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1996–1999), the San Diego Padres (2000–2002), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2003–2004).

What were Rodney Myers's career stats?

In 167 games, Rodney Myers went 7-5 with a 5.07 ERA, 161 strikeouts, 239.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves.

What was Rodney Myers's salary?

Rodney Myers's last recorded salary was $290,000, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $290,000, in 2001, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1996. The Salary History table lists each season from 1996 to 2001.

What position did Rodney Myers play?

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

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

Rodney Myers was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 200 pounds.

What was Rodney Myers's career ERA?

Rodney Myers finished with a 5.07 career ERA, going 7-5 with 161 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Rodney Myers have?

Rodney Myers recorded 161 career strikeouts.

Is Rodney Myers in the Hall of Fame?

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

Rodney Myers

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1996-2004)

Rodney Myers was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2004 for the Chicago Cubs, the San Diego Padres, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 9 seasons. Across 167 career appearances, he went 7-5 with a 5.07 ERA and 161 strikeouts.

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 7–5

ERA 5.07

WHIP 1.56

SO 161

Pitcher PIV -1568.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 6/26/1969 in Rockford, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1996-04-03
Last Game: 2004-06-01

Full name: Rodney Luther Myers

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rodney Myers — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
7	5	167	1	0	0	1	239.2	265	135	28	110	161	5.07	-1568.3

Career ERA 5.07 vs. league average 4.50 across their career seasons — 12.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Rodney Myers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1996	CHN	NL	2	1	45	0	0	67.1	61	35	38	50	4.68	4.61 (-1%)	-102.1
1997	CHN	NL	0	0	5	1	0	9.0	12	6	7	6	6.00	4.39 (-37%)	0.0
1998	CHN	NL	0	0	12	0	0	18.0	26	14	6	15	7.00	4.43 (-58%)	-93.4
1999	CHN	NL	3	1	46	0	0	63.2	71	31	25	41	4.38	4.71 (+7%)	-643.9
2000	SDN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	2.0	2	1	0	3	4.50	—	0.0
2001	SDN	NL	1	2	37	0	1	47.1	53	28	20	29	5.32	4.42 (-21%)	-680.7
2002	SDN	NL	1	1	14	0	0	21.1	29	14	10	11	5.91	4.28 (-38%)	-48.1
2003	LAN	NL	0	0	4	0	0	9.0	10	6	4	5	6.00	4.40 (-36%)	0.0
2004	LAN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	1	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			7	5	167	1	1	239.2	265	135	110	161	5.07	—	-1,568

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

Rodney Myers — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
167	18	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	.167	.167	.222	.389	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 37.5% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 50.5% below league average.

Career SLG .222 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 47.8% below league average.

Career OPS .389 vs. league average .763 across their career seasons — 49.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Rodney Myers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1996	CHN	NL	45	5	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	CHN	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	CHN	NL	12	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	CHN	NL	46	7	2	3	1	1	2	.429	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	SDN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	SDN	NL	37	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	SDN	NL	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	LAN	NL	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	LAN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			167	18	2	3	1	1	9	.167	—	—	—	—	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

Rodney Myers — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	84	7	1	2	0	0	.286
Away	83	11	1	1	0	1	.091

Pitching — Home / Away

Rodney Myers — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	84	115.0	147	80	48	83	6.26
Away	83	124.2	118	55	62	78	3.97

Last 10 Games — Batting

Rodney Myers — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2004-06-01	LAD	MIL	L	0	0
2003-09-26	LAD	SFG	L	1	1
2003-09-21	LAD	SFG	W	1	1
2003-09-06	LAD	COL	W	0	0
2003-09-01	LAD	HOU	L	0	0
2002-07-20	SDP	AZ	L	0	0
2002-07-15	SDP	COL	L	0	0
2002-07-05	SDP	COL	L	0	0
2002-07-02	SDP	STL	L	0	0
2002-06-30	SDP	KCR	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rodney Myers — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2004-06-01	LAD	MIL	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2003-09-26	LAD	SFG	—	4.0	5	3	2	0	2	0
2003-09-21	LAD	SFG	—	3.0	2	0	0	2	2	0
2003-09-06	LAD	COL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2003-09-01	LAD	HOU	—	1.0	3	4	4	1	0	1
2002-07-20	SDP	AZ	—	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	0
2002-07-15	SDP	COL	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2002-07-05	SDP	COL	—	0.2	3	3	1	0	0	0
2002-07-02	SDP	STL	—	1.1	2	1	1	1	0	0
2002-06-30	SDP	KCR	—	2.1	4	4	4	2	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rodney Myers — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	167	1	20	20	4	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rodney Myers — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1996	CHN	P	45	0	9	4	1	0
1997	CHN	P	5	1	2	0	0	0
1998	CHN	P	12	0	0	2	0	0
1999	CHN	P	46	0	2	4	1	0
2000	SDN	P	3	0	0	0	0	0
2001	SDN	P	37	0	4	7	2	0
2002	SDN	P	14	0	3	2	0	1
2003	LAN	P	4	0	0	1	0	1
2004	LAN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Rodney Myers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	167

Salary History

Rodney Myers's recorded salaries total $854,000 over 4 seasons, 1996 to 2001. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Myers's career ran from 1996 to 2004. No salary is recorded for 5 of his seasons between 1985 and 2016.

Rodney Myers — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	SDN	NL	$290,000
2000	SDN	NL	$250,000
1999	CHN	NL	$205,000
1996	CHN	NL	$109,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$854,000

College History

Rodney Myers — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Wisconsin at Madison	Madison	WI	1988, 1989, 1990

Rodney Myers: the record in brief

April 3, 1996 and June 1, 2004 bracket Rodney Myers's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Chicago Cubs (1996 to 1999), the San Diego Padres (2000 through 2002), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2003 through 2004). Myers played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on June 26, 1969, in Rockford, IL, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds. The bio lists the given name Rodney Luther.

Myers's career pitching line is 7 wins, 5 losses and a 5.07 ERA over 167 appearances. The totals include 161 strikeouts. Against a 4.50 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.07 mark was 12.7% worse. Myers struck out 50 batters in 1996, a career high. 1999 was Myers's sharpest full season, a 4.38 ERA against the league's 4.71.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rodney Myers

What years did Rodney Myers play?: Rodney Myers played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2004.
Was Rodney Myers a pitcher?: Yes. Rodney Myers pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 161 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rodney Myers hit?: Rodney Myers hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What teams did Rodney Myers play for?: Rodney Myers played for 3 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1996–1999), the San Diego Padres (2000–2002), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2003–2004).
What were Rodney Myers's career stats?: In 167 games, Rodney Myers went 7-5 with a 5.07 ERA, 161 strikeouts, 239.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
How much did Rodney Myers earn in his career?: Rodney Myers's recorded salaries total $854,000 over 4 seasons, 1996 to 2001. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Myers's career ran from 1996 to 2004. No salary is recorded for 5 of his seasons between 1985 and 2016.
What was Rodney Myers's salary?: Rodney Myers's last recorded salary was $290,000, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $290,000, in 2001, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1996. The Salary History table lists each season from 1996 to 2001.
What position did Rodney Myers play?: Rodney Myers played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Rodney Myers and how much did he weigh?: Rodney Myers was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 200 pounds.
What was Rodney Myers's career ERA?: Rodney Myers finished with a 5.07 career ERA, going 7-5 with 161 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Rodney Myers have?: Rodney Myers recorded 161 career strikeouts.
Is Rodney Myers in the Hall of Fame?: No. Rodney Myers has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.