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Gil Meche
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: September 8, 1978 in Lafayette, LA
High School: Scott (Scott, LA)
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 6, 1999
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Standard Pitching

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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
1999 20 SEA AL 8 4 .667 4.73 16 15 0 0 0 0 85.2 73 48 45 9 57 1 47 2 0 1 375 106 1.518 7.7 0.9 6.0 4.9 0.82
2000 21 SEA AL 4 4 .500 3.78 15 15 0 1 1 0 85.2 75 37 36 7 40 0 60 1 0 2 363 121 1.342 7.9 0.7 4.2 6.3 1.50
2003 24 SEA AL 15 13 .536 4.59 32 32 0 1 0 0 186.1 187 97 95 30 63 2 130 3 0 7 785 94 1.342 9.0 1.4 3.0 6.3 2.06
2004 25 SEA AL 7 7 .500 5.01 23 23 0 1 1 0 127.2 139 73 71 21 47 0 99 5 0 4 565 91 1.457 9.8 1.5 3.3 7.0 2.11
2005 26 SEA AL 10 8 .556 5.09 29 26 2 0 0 0 143.1 153 92 81 18 72 1 83 2 0 4 638 82 1.570 9.6 1.1 4.5 5.2 1.15
2006 27 SEA AL 11 8 .579 4.48 32 32 0 1 0 0 186.2 183 106 93 24 84 2 156 8 2 4 811 99 1.430 8.8 1.2 4.1 7.5 1.86
2007 28 KCR AL 9 13 .409 3.67 34 34 0 1 0 0 216.0 218 98 88 22 62 2 156 3 0 3 906 124 1.296 9.1 0.9 2.6 6.5 2.52 AS
2008 29 KCR AL 14 11 .560 3.98 34 34 0 0 0 0 210.1 204 98 93 19 73 2 183 0 0 5 886 109 1.317 8.7 0.8 3.1 7.8 2.51
2009 30 KCR AL 6 10 .375 5.09 23 23 0 1 1 0 129.0 144 81 73 17 58 0 95 3 0 7 581 87 1.566 10.0 1.2 4.0 6.6 1.64
9 Seasons 84 78 .519 4.43 238 234 2 6 3 0 1370.2 1376 730 675 167 556 10 1009 27 2 37 5910 100 1.410 9.0 1.1 3.7 6.6 1.81
162 Game Avg. 12 11 .519 4.43 34 34 0 1 0 0 197 198 105 97 24 80 1 145 4 0 5 851 100 1.410 9.0 1.1 3.7 6.6 1.81
SEA (6 yrs) 55 44 .556 4.65 147 143 2 4 2 0 815.1 810 453 421 109 363 6 575 21 2 22 3537 96 1.439 8.9 1.2 4.0 6.3 1.58
KCR (3 yrs) 29 34 .460 4.12 91 91 0 2 1 0 555.1 566 277 254 58 193 4 434 6 0 15 2373 108 1.367 9.2 0.9 3.1 7.0 2.25

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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 OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1999 20 SEA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 24 SEA AL 2 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 26 SEA AL 2 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 27 SEA AL 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 28 KCR AL 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
2008 29 KCR AL 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 30 KCR AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Seasons 11 23 23 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .130 .130 .130 .261 -30 3 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 339 339 15 44 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 133 .130 .130 .130 .261 -30 44 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (6 yrs) 7 13 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .154 .154 .154 .308 -17 2 0 0 0 0 0
KCR (3 yrs) 4 10 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .100 .200 -46 1 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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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 Awards
1999 SEA AL 20 P 16 15 85.2 18 10 8 0 0 1.000 1.89 1.13 .950 1.69 0.47
2000 SEA AL 21 P 15 15 85.2 14 7 7 0 0 1.000 1.47 0.93 .957 1.62 0.46
2003 SEA AL 24 P 32 32 186.1 36 15 20 1 2 .972 1.69 1.09 .956 1.73 0.49
2004 SEA AL 25 P 23 23 127.2 13 5 7 1 0 .923 0.85 0.52 .946 1.66 0.45
2005 SEA AL 26 P 29 26 143.1 31 8 22 1 1 .968 1.88 1.03 .955 1.69 0.46
2006 SEA AL 27 P 32 32 186.2 32 13 18 1 1 .969 1.49 0.97 .956 1.56 0.41
2007 KCR AL 28 P 34 34 216.0 40 15 22 3 5 .925 1.54 1.09 .957 1.60 0.42 AS
2008 KCR AL 29 P 34 34 210.1 38 6 28 4 1 .895 1.45 1.00 .955 1.60 0.42
2009 KCR AL 30 P 23 23 129.0 29 8 21 0 2 1.000 2.02 1.26 .952 1.53 0.40
9 Seasons P 238 234 1370.2 251 87 153 11 12 .956 1.58 1.01 .955 1.63 0.44
9 Seasons TOT 238 234 1370.2 251 87 153 11 12 .956 1.58 1.01 .911 1.63 0.44

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2007

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
Active--9.035--40th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
2008 AL--7.830--8th
Active--6.625--41st
Career--6.625--127th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
2007 AL--216.0--8th
2008 AL--210.3--7th

Strikeouts s c a p y
2008 AL--183--5th

Games Started s c a p y
2007 AL--34--1st
2008 AL--34--1st
Active--234--48th

Shutouts s c a p y
2000 AL--1--4th
2004 AL--1--4th
2009 AL--1--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
2003 AL--30--8th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2005 AL--72--5th
2006 AL--84--3rd
2008 AL--73--10th
Active--556--47th

Hits s c a p y
2007 AL--218--10th

Losses s c a p y
2003 AL--13--10th
2007 AL--13--8th

Batters Faced s c a p y
2007 AL--906--8th
2008 AL--886--7th

Youngest s c a p y
1999 AL--born 1978-09-08--3rd
2000 AL--born 1978-09-08--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 2 (718), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 15 (1220), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 5 (1252), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1352), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1996.

October 31, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

December 13, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1999Seattle Mariners$200,000
2000Seattle Mariners$252,500
2001Seattle Mariners$275,000
2003Seattle Mariners$325,000
2004Seattle Mariners$1,950,000
2005Seattle Mariners$2,535,000
2006Seattle Mariners$3,700,000
2007Kansas City Royals$7,400,000
2008Kansas City Royals$11,400,000
2009Kansas City Royals$11,400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$39,437,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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