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Brian Meyer

Brian Scott Meyer

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 29, 1963 in Camden, NJ
School: Rollins College (Winter Park, FL)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 16th round of the 1986 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1988
Team: Astros 1988-1990

Final Game: October 2, 1990
Relatives: Nephew of Jack Meyer
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Standard Pitching

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 25 HOU NL 0 0 1.46 8 0 5 0 0 0 12.1 9 2 2 2 4 0 10 0 0 0 46 236 1.054 6.6 1.5 2.9 7.3 2.50
1989 26 HOU NL 0 1 .000 4.50 12 0 2 0 0 1 18.0 16 13 9 0 13 3 13 1 1 0 82 77 1.611 8.0 0.0 6.5 6.5 1.00
1990 27 HOU NL 0 4 .000 2.21 14 0 7 0 0 1 20.1 16 7 5 3 6 0 6 0 0 0 84 172 1.082 7.1 1.3 2.7 2.7 1.00
3 Yrs 0 5 .000 2.84 34 0 14 0 0 2 50.2 41 22 16 5 23 3 29 1 1 0 212 127 1.263 7.3 0.9 4.1 5.2 1.26
162 Game Avg. 0 10 .000 2.84 68 0 28 0 0 4 101 82 44 32 10 46 6 58 2 2 0 424 127 1.263 7.3 0.9 4.1 5.2 1.26

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1988 25 HOU NL 12.1 8 0 2 1.46 3.76 -0.18 -0.30 98.0 3.57 3 0.3 .3 -0.1 0.3 4 .542 .502 $
1989 26 HOU NL 18.0 12 0 13 6.50 3.90 0.14 -0.30 101.0 3.49 -6 -0.7 .9 -0.0 -0.5 -4 .445 .496 $68,000
1990 27 HOU NL 20.1 14 0 7 3.10 4.48 -0.26 -0.34 97.7 4.30 2 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.4 5 .518 .502 $
3 Seasons 50.2 34 0 22 3.91 4.10 -0.10 -0.32 99.0 3.83 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.1 0.2 4 .498 .500 $68,000

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1988 25 HOU NL 8 46 40 2 9 0 0 2 1 2 4 10 .225 .295 .375 .670 .250 15 2 0 2 0 0 0
1989 26 HOU NL 12 82 67 13 16 5 1 0 1 0 13 13 .239 .366 .343 .709 .291 23 3 1 0 1 3 2
1990 27 HOU NL 14 84 76 7 16 2 0 3 1 0 6 6 .211 .268 .355 .624 .194 27 0 0 2 0 0 3
3 Yrs 34 212 183 22 41 7 1 5 3 2 23 29 .224 .313 .355 .668 .240 65 5 1 4 1 3 5
162 Game Avg. 68 424 366 44 82 14 2 10 6 4 46 58 .224 .313 .355 .668 .240 130 10 2 8 2 6 10
MLB Averages .255 .321 .379 .700 .284

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1988 25 HOU NL 2.9 0.3 49 0.2 0.4 -0.2 .35 0.1 0.5 4.2 0.5 0.35 2.0 1 0 5
1989 26 HOU NL -3.4 -0.4 86 0.1 0.9 -0.8 .61 -0.1 0.3 -5.6 -0.6 0.61 -2.0 2 2 8
1990 27 HOU NL 3.0 0.3 85 -0.2 2.3 -2.5 1.54 0.0 -0.2 2.9 0.3 1.54 1.0 9 1 4
3 Yrs 2.5 0.3 220 0.1 3.5 -3.4 .91 0.0 0.1 1.6 0.2 0.91 1.0 12 3 17

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1988 25 HOU NL 8 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 7 .354 1 0 5 1 1 6 2 6 4 1 4 0 4.6 20
1989 26 HOU NL 12 12 2 0 1 1 1 0 100% 2 1 6 4 67% 5 .606 2 2 8 3 2 7 3 9 6 1 8 1 4.5 23
1990 27 HOU NL 14 14 7 0 4 1 1 0 100% 4 3 4 0 0% 9 1.536 9 1 4 4 6 4 3 11 8 5 8 4 4.4 18
3 Yrs 34 34 14 0 5 2 2 0 100% 6 4 13 4 31% .920 12 3 17 8 9 17 8 26 18 7 20 5 4.5 21

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1988 25 HOU NL 46 54% 4.4% 21.7% 8.7% 4.4% 22% 1.23 2.13 61% 16% 18.2% 15% 10 2 20%
1989 26 HOU NL 82 46% 0.0% 15.9% 15.9% 7.3% 38% 1.20 1.28 67% 24% 0.0% 12% 16 3 19%
1990 27 HOU NL 84 40% 3.6% 7.1% 7.1% 6.0% 31% 1.38 2.06 80% 15% 13.0% 21% 9 0 0%
3 Yrs 212 46% 2.4% 13.7% 10.9% 6.1% 32% 1.28 1.75 71% 18% 8.9% 16% 35 5 14%
MLB Averages 40% 2.0% 14.8% 8.4% 6.5% 29% 0.80 1.04 73% 20% 6.6% 26% 11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
1988 25 HOU NL 46 158 3.43 101 64% 15% 23% 31% 32% 85% 0% 54% 73% 46% 4% 2 1 24% 11 8 1 10% 4 1 0 0 0
1989 26 HOU NL 82 282 3.44 159 57% 24% 18% 24% 35% 76% 10% 43% 77% 63% 9% 7 1 11% 9 4 0 15% 1 3 0 1 0
1990 27 HOU NL 62 199 3.21 121 61% 25% 15% 17% 43% 75% 0% 46% 80% 53% 6% 4 3 15% 9 4 1 0% 1 1 22 0 0
3 Yrs 190 639 3.36 381 60% 22% 18% 24% 36% 78% 5% 47% 77% 56% 7% 13 5 15% 29 16 2 11% 6 5 22 1 0
MLB Averages 3.60 62% 24% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 47% 81% 57% 6% 19% 26%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1988 25 HOU NL 46 9 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0% 0 0 0 17 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
1989 26 HOU NL 82 16 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 50% 2 0 2 30 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1990 27 HOU NL 84 16 2 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 30 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 212 41 8 0 5 0 5 3 2 1 4 9 4 1 44% 5 0 2 77 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
MLB Averages 54% 69%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1988 25 0 0 1.46 8 0 5 0 0 0 12.1 9 2 2 2 4 0 10 0 0 0 46 236 1.054 6.6 1.5 2.9 7.3 2.50 236
1989 26 0 1 .000 3.26 20 0 7 0 0 1 30.1 25 15 11 2 17 3 23 1 1 0 128 106 1.385 7.4 0.6 5.0 6.8 1.35 106
1990 27 0 5 .000 2.84 34 0 14 0 0 2 50.2 41 22 16 5 23 3 29 1 1 0 212 127 1.263 7.3 0.9 4.1 5.2 1.26 127

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1988 25 1 0 1.000 2.45 11.0 10 3 3 2 4 9 0 1.273 8.2 3.3 7.4 2.25 1.6 8
1989 26 0 1 .000 5.29 17.0 17 11 10 0 14 12 1 1.824 9.0 7.4 6.4 0.86 0.0 12
1990 27 1 1 .500 2.25 20.0 17 6 5 3 6 6 0 1.150 7.7 2.7 2.7 1.00 1.4 14
3 Yrs 2 2 .500 3.38 48.0 44 20 18 5 24 27 1 1.417 8.3 5.1 1.13 0.9 34

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