Jamie Moyer
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Jamie Moyer
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.
- School Saint Joseph's University
- Debut June 16, 1986
- Born November 18, 1962 in Sellersville, PA USA
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[edit] Introduction
Pitcher Jamie Moyer has had a long major league career but didn't reach his prime until he was in his mid-30s. He was a journeyman with five clubs until he was traded to the Seattle Mariners in 1996. He averaged 16 wins in his first seven full seasons with the Mariners. He won 20 games twice and was named to the All Star team as a 40-year-old in 2003.
[edit] In the minors
For a pitcher with such a long major league record, one might think that he skipped the minors. That's not true though - he has pitched (through May 2009) all or part of eight seasons in the minors, with a record of 54-33.
He was 23 1/2 years old before he made his major league debut. He spent most of 1991 and all of 1992 in the minors (he was 29 years old in 1992).
[edit] Records
Moyer holds a couple of very obscure hitting records: the longest time between one RBI and his next (16 years, 1988 to 2004) and the same for doubles (19 years, 1988 to 2007).
He also holds a similar pitching record: he won a game against the Braves on May 23, 1987, and next beat them on May 25, 2007. He was the first pitcher ever to go more than 20 years between wins against a team. Mike Morgan held the previous record (19 years, 8 months against the Mariners).
[edit] Miscellany
Son-in-law of Digger Phelps (former University of Notre Dame basketball coach and current ESPN commentator).
On August 19, 2006, Jamie Moyer was traded with cash by the Seattle Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies for two minor league pitchers, Andrew Barb and Andrew Baldwin.
On July 21, 2007, Moyer and opposing starter David Wells formed the second-oldest pitching matchup in MLB history with a combined 88 years and 307 days. Only Don Sutton and Phil Niekro in June of 1987 were older. Moyer is currently the oldest player in Major League Baseball.
[edit] Analysis
As of May 2009, Moyer has around 250 victories, a notable mark for pitchers aspiring to the Hall of Fame. Pitchers in the 20th century with 250 victories have either gotten into the Hall or been very strong candidates. Just to give a few examples, Bob Gibson had 251 victories and Carl Hubbell had 253. There are a few Hall of Famers on the similarity scores list of the most similar pitchers to Moyer, and others on the list may eventually get in.
On the other hand, his scores on the Black Ink, Gray Ink, Hall of Fame Standards and Hall of Fame Monitor tests all put him below the average/likely Hall of Fame level as of May 2009.
To show how Moyer has changed, the most similar pitcher at age 33 was Sterling Hitchcock, not a Hall of Fame candidate, while the most similar pitcher at age 45 was Tommy John, a serious candidate.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- AL All-Star (2003)
- AL Winning Percentage Leader (1996)
- 15 Wins Seasons: 5 (1997, 1998, 2001, 2003 & 2008)
- 20 Wins Seasons: 2 (2001 & 2003)
- 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 10 (1987, 1988, 1998, 1999 & 2001-2006)
- Won a World series with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008
