Rusty Meacham

Russell Loren Meacham

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: January 27, 1968 in Stuart, FL
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 33rd round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed May 11, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 29, 1991
Teams (by GP): Royals/DevilRays/Mariners/Tigers/Astros 1991-2001

Final Game: June 20, 2001
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1988	20	DET-min	Rk,A	9	4	.692	2.61	19	14	1	2	2	0	100.0	92	33	29	5	28	1	101	9	6	7			1.200	8.3	0.4	2.5	9.1	3.61	BRS,FAY · APPY,SALL
1989	21	DET-min	A	15	7	.682	2.16	27	24	2	6	2	0	166.2	162	48	40	7	35	2	113	3	3	2			1.182	8.7	0.4	1.9	6.1	3.23	FAY,LAK · SALL,FLOR
1990	22	DET-min	AA	15	9	.625	3.13	26	26	0	9	3	0	178.0	161	70	62	11	36	0	123	4	1	5			1.107	8.1	0.6	1.8	6.2	3.42	LON · EL
1991	23	DET-min	AAA	9	7	.563	3.09	26	17	4	3	1	2	125.1	117	53	43	8	40	3	70	1	0	5	517		1.253	8.4	0.6	2.9	5.0	1.75	TOL · IL
1991	23	DET	AL	2	1	.667	5.20	10	4	1	0	0	0	27.2	35	17	16	4	11	0	14	0	1	0	126	81	1.663	11.4	1.3	3.6	4.6	1.27
1992	24	KCR	AL	10	4	.714	2.74	64	0	20	0	0	2	101.2	88	39	31	5	21	5	64	1	0	4	412	149	1.072	7.8	0.4	1.9	5.7	3.05
1993	25	KCR-min	AAA	0	0		4.82	7	0	2	0	0	0	9.1	10	5	5	1	1	0	10	0	0	0	37		1.179	9.6	1.0	1.0	9.6	10.00	OMA · AA
1993	25	KCR	AL	2	2	.500	5.57	15	0	11	0	0	0	21.0	31	15	13	2	5	1	13	3	0	0	104	84	1.714	13.3	0.9	2.1	5.6	2.60
1994	26	KCR-min	AAA	1	1	.500	7.00	8	0	5	0	0	1	9.0	9	7	7	0	3	0	16	0	1	1	40		1.333	9.0	0.0	3.0	16.0	5.33	OMA · AA
1994	26	KCR	AL	3	3	.500	3.73	36	0	15	0	0	4	50.2	51	23	21	7	12	1	36	2	0	4	213	135	1.243	9.1	1.2	2.1	6.4	3.00
1995	27	KCR	AL	4	3	.571	4.98	49	0	26	0	0	2	59.2	72	36	33	6	19	5	30	1	0	0	262	96	1.525	10.9	0.9	2.9	4.5	1.58
1996	28	KCR-SEA-min	AAA	5	4	.556	4.12	30	6	10	0	0	4	72.0	69	37	33	6	23	0	59	2	1	3	311		1.278	8.6	0.8	2.9	7.4	2.57	OMA,TAC · AA,PCL
1996	28	SEA	AL	1	1	.500	5.74	15	5	3	0	0	1	42.1	57	28	27	9	13	1	25	4	0	1	192	87	1.654	12.1	1.9	2.8	5.3	1.92

2000	32	HOU-min	AAA	4	3	.571	2.20	33	4	8	0	0	0	57.1	43	16	14	5	14	1	56	3	0	2	227		0.994	6.8	0.8	2.2	8.8	4.00	NOR · PCL
2000	32	HOU	NL	0	0		11.57	5	0	2	0	0	0	4.2	8	6	6	3	2	0	3	0	0	0	23	46	2.143	15.4	5.8	3.9	5.8	1.50
2001	33	TBD-min	AAA	2	1	.667	0.87	27	0	26	0	0	15	31.0	17	4	3	2	5	0	30	1	0	1	114		0.710	4.9	0.6	1.5	8.7	6.00	DHM · IL
2001	33	TBD	AL	1	3	.250	5.60	24	0	5	0	0	0	35.1	39	24	22	3	10	0	13	2	0	2	158	81	1.387	9.9	0.8	2.5	3.3	1.30
8 Seasons				23	17	.575	4.43	218	9	83	0	0	9	343.0	381	188	169	39	93	13	198	13	1	11	1490	103	1.382	10.0	1.0	2.4	5.2	2.13
162 Game Avg.				7	5	.575	4.43	65	3	25	0	0	3	103	114	56	51	12	28	4	59	4	0	3	446	103	1.382	10.0	1.0	2.4	5.2	2.13

KCR (4 yrs)				19	12	.613	3.79	164	0	72	0	0	8	233.0	242	113	98	20	57	12	143	7	0	8	991	119	1.283	9.3	0.8	2.2	5.5	2.51
TBD (1 yr)				1	3	.250	5.60	24	0	5	0	0	0	35.1	39	24	22	3	10	0	13	2	0	2	158	81	1.387	9.9	0.8	2.5	3.3	1.30
SEA (1 yr)				1	1	.500	5.74	15	5	3	0	0	1	42.1	57	28	27	9	13	1	25	4	0	1	192	87	1.654	12.1	1.9	2.8	5.3	1.92
HOU (1 yr)				0	0		11.57	5	0	2	0	0	0	4.2	8	6	6	3	2	0	3	0	0	0	23	46	2.143	15.4	5.8	3.9	5.8	1.50
DET (1 yr)				2	1	.667	5.20	10	4	1	0	0	0	27.2	35	17	16	4	11	0	14	0	1	0	126	81	1.663	11.4	1.3	3.6	4.6	1.27

AL (7 yrs)			AL	23	17	.575	4.34	213	9	81	0	0	9	338.1	373	182	163	36	91	13	195	13	1	11	1467	105	1.371	9.9	1.0	2.4	5.2	2.14
NL (1 yr)			NL	0	0		11.57	5	0	2	0	0	0	4.2	8	6	6	3	2	0	3	0	0	0	23	46	2.143	15.4	5.8	3.9	5.8	1.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1991	23	DET	AL	27.2	4	17	16	1	.8	-1	-0.1	$
1992	24	KCR	AL	101.2	0	39	63	-1	1.3	24	1.9	$
1993	25	KCR	AL	21.0	0	15	14	1	1.2	-1	-0.3	$220,000
1994	26	KCR	AL	50.2	0	23	38	0	1.1	15	0.9	$
1995	27	KCR	AL	59.2	0	36	40	2	.6	4	-0.1	$465,000
1996	28	SEA	AL	42.1	5	28	28	2	.8	0	-0.1	$

2000	32	HOU	NL	4.2	0	6	4	0	.1	-2	-0.1	$
2001	33	TBD	AL	35.1	0	24	23	-1	.7	-1	-0.4	$
8 Seasons				343.0	9	188	226	4	1.0	38	1.7	$685,000

KCR (4 yrs)				233.0	0	113	155	2	1.1	42	2.4	$685,000
TBD (1 yr)				35.1	0	24	23	-1	.7	-1	-0.4	$
SEA (1 yr)				42.1	5	28	28	2	.8	0	-0.1	$
HOU (1 yr)				4.2	0	6	4	0	.1	-2	-0.1	$
DET (1 yr)				27.2	4	17	16	1	.8	-1	-0.1	$

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1988	20	DET-min	A,Rk	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	FAY,BRS · SALL,APPY
1989	21	DET-min	A	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	FAY,LAK · SALL,FLOR
1990	22	DET-min	AA	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	LON · EL
1991	23	DET-min	AAA	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	TOL · IL
1991	23	DET	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1992	24	KCR	AL	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1993	25	KCR-min	AAA	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	OMA · AA
1993	25	KCR	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1994	26	KCR-min	AAA	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	OMA · AA
1994	26	KCR	AL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1995	27	KCR	AL	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1996	28	SEA-KCR-min	AAA	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	TAC,OMA · PCL,AA
1996	28	SEA	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1

2000	32	HOU-min	AAA	33	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	NOR · PCL
2000	32	HOU	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2001	33	TBD-min	AAA	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	DHM · IL
2001	33	TBD	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
8 Seasons				218	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

KCR (4 yrs)				164	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
TBD (1 yr)				24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
SEA (1 yr)				15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
HOU (1 yr)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
DET (1 yr)				10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (7 yrs)				213	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (1 yr)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%
1991	DET	AL	23	P	10	4	27.2	8	4	4	0	0	1.000	2.60	0.80	.956	1.79	1.80	1	0	0%
1992	KCR	AL	24	P	64	0	101.2	32	13	18	1	1	.969	2.74	0.48	.953	1.72	1.71	0	1	100%
1993	KCR	AL	25	P	15	0	21.0	6	2	4	0	1	1.000	2.57	0.40	.953	1.80	1.78	1	0	0%
1994	KCR	AL	26	P	36	0	50.2	10	1	9	0	1	1.000	1.78	0.28	.956	1.72	1.71	1	0	0%
1995	KCR	AL	27	P	49	0	59.2	15	5	9	1	3	.933	2.11	0.29	.960	1.79	1.77	1	1	50%
1996	SEA	AL	28	P	15	5	42.1	7	3	3	1	1	.857	1.28	0.40	.960	1.76	1.76	0	1	100%
2000	HOU	NL	32	P	5	0	4.2	1	1	0	0	1	1.000	1.93	0.20	.960	1.74	1.72	0	0
2001	TBD	AL	33	P	24	0	35.1	8	1	7	0	0	1.000	2.04	0.33	.955	1.76	1.74	2	0	0%
	8 Seasons			P	218	9	343.0	87	30	54	3	8	.966	2.20	0.39	.956	1.75	1.74	6	3	33%
	8 Seasons			TOT	218	9	343.0	87	30	54	3	8	.966	2.20	0.39	.956	1.75	1.74	6	3	33%

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Pitching - 3 (1554), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 33rd round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed May 11, 1988.
October 23, 1991: Selected off waivers by the Kansas City Royals from the Detroit Tigers.
June 21, 1996: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Seattle Mariners for Jose Amado (minors).
March 28, 1997: Released by the Seattle Mariners.
May 8, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
October 15, 1997: Granted Free Agency.
December 18, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
July 14, 1998: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
July 25, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
October 15, 1998: Granted Free Agency.
February 2, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
June 4, 1999: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.
June 26, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
October 14, 2000: Granted Free Agency.
January 31, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
October 8, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
1993	25	Kansas City Royals	$220,000	USA Today

1995	27	Kansas City Royals	$465,000	7/7/95 USA Today

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$685,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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