What years did David Weathers play?

David Weathers played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2009.

Was David Weathers a pitcher?

Yes. David Weathers pitched in the major leagues, recording 73 wins and 976 strikeouts.

How many home runs did David Weathers hit?

David Weathers hit 2 career home runs with 14 hits.

What were David Weathers's career stats?

In 964 games, David Weathers went 73-88 with a 4.25 ERA, 976 strikeouts, 1,376.1 innings pitched, and 75 saves.

What was David Weathers's salary?

David Weathers's last recorded salary was $3,500,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $3,933,333, in 2004, and his lowest was $121,000, in 1992. The Salary History table lists each season from 1992 to 2009.

What position did David Weathers play?

David Weathers played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was David Weathers and how much did he weigh?

David Weathers was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 205 pounds.

What was David Weathers's career ERA?

David Weathers finished with a 4.25 career ERA, going 73-88 with 976 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did David Weathers have?

David Weathers recorded 976 career strikeouts.

Is David Weathers in the Hall of Fame?

No. David Weathers has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

David Weathers

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1991-2009)

David Weathers was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2009 for 9 teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 19 seasons. Across 964 career appearances, he went 73-88 with a 4.25 ERA, 976 strikeouts, and 75 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3405.4.

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 73–88

ERA 4.25

WHIP 1.48

SO 976

Pitcher PIV 3405.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 205 lb
Born: 9/25/1969 in Lawrenceburg, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 1991-08-02
Last Game: 2009-10-03

Full name: John David Weathers

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Career Pitching Statistics

David Weathers — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
73	88	964	69	0	0	75	1376.1	1,432	650	133	604	976	4.25	3405.4

Career ERA 4.25 vs. league average 4.38 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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David Weathers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1991	TOR	AL	1	0	15	0	0	14.2	15	8	17	13	4.91	3.91 (-26%)	-713.0
1992	TOR	AL	0	0	2	0	0	3.1	5	3	2	3	8.10	—	0.0
1993	FLO	NL	2	3	14	6	0	45.2	57	26	13	34	5.12	4.19 (-22%)	1057.4
1994	FLO	NL	8	12	24	24	0	135.0	166	79	59	72	5.27	4.51 (-17%)	-690.4
1995	FLO	NL	4	5	28	15	0	90.1	104	60	52	60	5.98	4.45 (-34%)	-831.2
1996	FLO	NL	2	2	31	8	0	71.1	85	36	28	40	4.54	4.61 (+1%)	-108.2
1996	NYA	AL	0	2	11	4	0	17.1	23	18	14	13	9.35	4.61 (-103%)	-251.3
1997	NYA	AL	0	1	10	0	0	9.0	15	10	7	4	10.00	4.39 (-128%)	0.0
1997	CLE	AL	1	2	9	1	0	16.2	23	14	8	14	7.56	4.39 (-72%)	-91.6
1998	CIN	NL	2	4	16	9	0	62.1	86	43	27	51	6.21	4.43 (-40%)	1508.2
1998	MIL	NL	4	1	28	0	0	47.2	44	17	14	43	3.21	4.43 (+28%)	1530.1
1999	MIL	NL	7	4	63	0	2	93.0	102	48	38	74	4.65	4.71 (+1%)	-189.3
2000	MIL	NL	3	5	69	0	1	76.1	73	26	32	50	3.07	4.77 (+36%)	808.4
2001	MIL	NL	3	4	52	0	4	57.2	37	13	25	46	2.03	4.42 (+54%)	1287.9
2001	CHN	NL	1	1	28	0	0	28.1	28	10	9	20	3.18	4.42 (+28%)	245.7
2002	NYN	NL	6	3	71	0	0	77.1	69	25	36	61	2.91	4.28 (+32%)	730.7
2003	NYN	NL	1	6	77	0	7	87.2	87	30	40	75	3.08	4.40 (+30%)	1372.9
2004	NYN	NL	5	3	32	0	0	33.2	41	16	15	25	4.28	4.46 (+4%)	-458.7
2004	HOU	NL	1	4	26	0	0	32.0	31	17	13	26	4.78	4.46 (-7%)	-392.7
2004	FLO	NL	1	0	8	2	0	16.2	13	5	7	10	2.70	4.46 (+40%)	-85.2
2005	CIN	NL	7	4	73	0	15	77.2	71	34	29	61	3.94	4.29 (+8%)	932.4
2006	CIN	NL	4	4	67	0	12	73.2	61	29	34	50	3.54	4.53 (+22%)	-1558.3
2007	CIN	NL	2	6	70	0	33	77.2	67	31	27	48	3.59	4.47 (+20%)	1112.5
2008	CIN	NL	4	6	72	0	0	69.1	76	25	30	46	3.25	4.32 (+25%)	-59.2
2009	CIN	NL	3	3	43	0	1	38.0	27	14	17	27	3.32	4.32 (+23%)	-1036.6
2009	MIL	NL	1	3	25	0	0	24.0	26	13	11	10	4.88	4.32 (-13%)	-715.2
Career · 26 seasons			73	88	964	69	75	1,376.1	1,432	650	604	976	4.25	—	3,405

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

David Weathers — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
967	139	7	14	0	0	2	4	0	7	85	.101	.150	.144	.294	0

Career AVG .101 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 62.0% below league average.

Career OBP .150 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 55.3% below league average.

Career SLG .144 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 65.6% below league average.

Career OPS .294 vs. league average .753 across their career seasons — 61.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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David Weathers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1991	TOR	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	TOR	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	FLO	NL	14	10	0	1	0	0	0	7	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	FLO	NL	26	44	2	3	0	0	3	25	.068	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	FLO	NL	28	26	1	4	0	1	0	17	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	FLO	NL	32	19	1	3	1	2	0	13	.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	NYA	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	NYA	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	CLE	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	CIN	NL	16	15	1	1	1	1	2	10	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	MIL	NL	28	8	1	1	0	0	0	4	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	MIL	NL	63	7	1	1	0	0	1	4	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	MIL	NL	69	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	MIL	NL	52	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	CHN	NL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	NYN	NL	71	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	NYN	NL	77	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	NYN	NL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	HOU	NL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	FLO	NL	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	CIN	NL	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	CIN	NL	67	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	CIN	NL	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	CIN	NL	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	CIN	NL	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	MIL	NL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 26 seasons			967	139	7	14	2	4	7	85	.101	—	—	—	—	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

David Weathers — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

David Weathers — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1996	ALCS	NYA	2	.000
1996	ALDS2	NYA	2	.000
1996	WS	NYA	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

David Weathers — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	0	7	0	0	11.0	6	1	3	8	0.82

Playoff Pitching by Year

David Weathers — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1996	ALCS	NYA	1	2	3.0	3	0	0	0	0.00
1996	ALDS2	NYA	1	2	5.0	1	0	0	5	0.00
1996	WS	NYA	0	3	3.0	2	1	3	3	3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

David Weathers — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	482	68	3	5	0	0	.074
Away	485	71	4	9	2	4	.127

Pitching — Home / Away

David Weathers — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	482	696.1	757	358	318	483	4.63
Away	482	680.0	675	292	286	493	3.86

Last 10 Games — Pitching

David Weathers — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2009-10-03	MIL	STL	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2009-09-29	MIL	COL	L	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	1
2009-09-27	MIL	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2009-09-25	MIL	PHI	—	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0
2009-09-23	MIL	CHC	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
2009-09-19	MIL	HOU	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009-09-18	MIL	HOU	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009-09-16	MIL	CHC	—	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2009-09-14	MIL	CHC	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
2009-09-11	MIL	AZ	—	1.1	3	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

David Weathers — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	964	69	56	162	13	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

David Weathers — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1991	TOR	P	15	0	0	1	0	0
1992	TOR	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
1993	FLO	P	14	6	5	3	0	0
1994	FLO	P	24	24	2	21	1	0
1995	FLO	P	28	15	3	12	2	0
1996	FLO	P	31	8	5	9	0	0
1996	NYA	P	11	4	0	3	0	1
1997	NYA	P	10	0	0	1	0	0
1997	CLE	P	9	1	2	1	0	0
1998	CIN	P	16	9	4	7	0	0
1998	MIL	P	28	0	1	7	0	1
1999	MIL	P	63	0	6	13	0	0
2000	MIL	P	69	0	5	7	0	0
2001	MIL	P	52	0	3	9	1	0
2001	CHN	P	28	0	1	5	1	1
2002	NYN	P	71	0	1	14	0	2
2003	NYN	P	77	0	2	14	4	2
2004	NYN	P	32	0	2	7	0	0
2004	HOU	P	26	0	1	0	0	0
2004	FLO	P	8	2	0	0	0	0
2005	CIN	P	73	0	2	4	0	0
2006	CIN	P	67	0	2	3	1	0
2007	CIN	P	70	0	3	8	0	0
2008	CIN	P	72	0	1	6	2	2
2009	CIN	P	43	0	4	6	0	0
2009	MIL	P	25	0	1	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

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David Weathers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	964

Salary History

David Weathers's recorded salaries total $25,058,499 over 18 seasons, 1992 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Weathers's career ran from 1991 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 1991.

David Weathers — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	CIN	NL	$3,500,000
2008	CIN	NL	$3,300,000
2007	CIN	NL	$2,250,000
2006	CIN	NL	$1,500,000
2005	CIN	NL	$1,250,000
2004	NYN	NL	$3,933,333
2003	NYN	NL	$3,733,333
2002	NYN	NL	$1,833,333
2001	MIL	NL	$1,200,000
2000	MIL	NL	$650,000
1999	MIL	NL	$405,000
1998	CIN	NL	$300,000
1997	NYA	AL	$435,000
1996	FLO	NL	$225,000
1995	FLO	NL	$157,500
1994	FLO	NL	$135,000
1993	FLO	NL	$130,000
1992	TOR	AL	$121,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$25,058,499

College History

David Weathers — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Motlow State Community College	Lynchburg	TN	1988

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Career Spans

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David Weathers: the record in brief

According to the bio, David Weathers debuted on August 2, 1991 and played a final game on October 3, 2009. The team column moves through the Toronto Blue Jays (1991 to 1992), the Florida Marlins (1993 through 2004), the New York Yankees (1996 to 1997), the Cleveland Indians (1997), the Cincinnati Reds (1998 through 2009), the Milwaukee Brewers (1998 to 2009), the Chicago Cubs (2001), and the New York Mets (2002 to 2004), with further stops in the season rows. Weathers played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on September 25, 1969, in Lawrenceburg, TN, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 3 inches and 205 pounds. The given name on file is John David Weathers.

The pitching table credits Weathers with a 73-88 record and a 4.25 ERA in 964 games. Weathers had 976 strikeouts and 75 saves. Weathers's 4.25 ERA was close to the 4.38 league figure for those seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about David Weathers

What years did David Weathers play?: David Weathers played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2009.
Was David Weathers a pitcher?: Yes. David Weathers pitched in the major leagues, recording 73 wins and 976 strikeouts.
How many home runs did David Weathers hit?: David Weathers hit 2 career home runs with 14 hits.
What teams did David Weathers play for?: David Weathers played for 9 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1991–1992), the Florida Marlins (1993–1996, 2004), the New York Yankees (1996–1997), the Cleveland Indians (1997), the Cincinnati Reds (1998, 2005–2009), the Milwaukee Brewers (1998–2001, 2009), the Chicago Cubs (2001), the New York Mets (2002–2004), and the Houston Astros (2004).
What were David Weathers's career stats?: In 964 games, David Weathers went 73-88 with a 4.25 ERA, 976 strikeouts, 1,376.1 innings pitched, and 75 saves.
How much did David Weathers earn in his career?: David Weathers's recorded salaries total $25,058,499 over 18 seasons, 1992 to 2009. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Weathers's career ran from 1991 to 2009. No salary is recorded for 1991.
What was David Weathers's salary?: David Weathers's last recorded salary was $3,500,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $3,933,333, in 2004, and his lowest was $121,000, in 1992. The Salary History table lists each season from 1992 to 2009.
What position did David Weathers play?: David Weathers played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was David Weathers and how much did he weigh?: David Weathers was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 205 pounds.
What was David Weathers's career ERA?: David Weathers finished with a 4.25 career ERA, going 73-88 with 976 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did David Weathers have?: David Weathers recorded 976 career strikeouts.
Is David Weathers in the Hall of Fame?: No. David Weathers has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.