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Brian Moehler

Brian Merritt Moehler

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: December 31, 1971 in Rockingham, NC
High School: South (Richmond, NC)
School: University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Drafted
by the Detroit Tigers in the 6th round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed June 5, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1996
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Astros/Marlins/Reds 1996-2010
Agents: Lonnie Cooper [*]
Final Game: July 7, 2010   vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1010. Slim Harriss… #1011. Tomo Ohka… #1012. John Whitehead… #1013. BRIAN MOEHLER… #1014. Carlos Silva… #1015. Luis Leal… #1016. Frank Castillo… 

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
1996 24 DET AL 0 1 .000 4.35 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.1 11 10 5 1 8 1 2 0 0 1 51 120 1.839 9.6 0.9 7.0 1.7 0.25
1997 25 DET AL 11 12 .478 4.67 31 31 0 2 1 0 175.1 198 97 91 22 61 1 97 5 0 3 770 98 1.477 10.2 1.1 3.1 5.0 1.59
1998 26 DET AL 14 13 .519 3.90 33 33 0 4 3 0 221.1 220 103 96 30 56 1 123 2 0 4 912 121 1.247 8.9 1.2 2.3 5.0 2.20
1999 27 DET AL 10 16 .385 5.04 32 32 0 2 2 0 196.1 229 116 110 22 59 5 106 7 0 4 859 98 1.467 10.5 1.0 2.7 4.9 1.80
2000 28 DET AL 12 9 .571 4.50 29 29 0 2 0 0 178.0 222 99 89 20 40 0 103 2 1 2 776 104 1.472 11.2 1.0 2.0 5.2 2.58
2001 29 DET AL 0 0 3.38 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 6 3 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 30 132 0.875 6.8 0.0 1.1 2.3 2.00
2002 30 TOT MLB 3 5 .375 4.86 13 12 0 0 0 0 63.0 78 39 34 11 13 0 31 1 0 0 278 89 1.444 11.1 1.6 1.9 4.4 2.38
2002 30 CIN NL 2 4 .333 6.02 10 9 0 0 0 0 43.1 61 34 29 8 11 0 18 1 0 0 201 72 1.662 12.7 1.7 2.3 3.7 1.64
2002 30 DET AL 1 1 .500 2.29 3 3 0 0 0 0 19.2 17 5 5 3 2 0 13 0 0 0 77 189 0.966 7.8 1.4 0.9 5.9 6.50
2003 31 HOU NL 0 0 7.90 3 3 0 0 0 0 13.2 22 12 12 4 6 0 5 0 0 0 66 57 2.049 14.5 2.6 4.0 3.3 0.83
2005 33 FLA NL 6 12 .333 4.55 37 25 4 0 0 0 158.1 198 82 80 16 42 9 95 5 0 1 696 88 1.516 11.3 0.9 2.4 5.4 2.26
2006 34 FLA NL 7 11 .389 6.57 29 21 2 0 0 0 122.0 164 95 89 19 38 3 58 5 1 2 556 66 1.656 12.1 1.4 2.8 4.3 1.53
2007 35 HOU NL 1 4 .200 4.07 42 0 29 0 0 1 59.2 67 29 27 8 17 3 36 0 0 1 257 110 1.408 10.1 1.2 2.6 5.4 2.12
2008 36 HOU NL 11 8 .579 4.56 31 26 0 0 0 0 150.0 166 79 76 20 36 1 82 4 0 3 650 93 1.347 10.0 1.2 2.2 4.9 2.28
2009 37 HOU NL 8 12 .400 5.47 29 29 0 1 0 0 154.2 187 101 94 21 51 12 91 4 0 4 694 75 1.539 10.9 1.2 3.0 5.3 1.78
2010 38 HOU NL 1 4 .200 4.92 20 8 5 0 0 0 56.2 66 32 31 5 26 1 28 1 1 0 249 81 1.624 10.5 0.8 4.1 4.4 1.08
14 Seasons 84 107 .440 4.81 332 252 40 11 6 1 1567.1 1834 897 837 199 454 37 859 36 3 25 6844 93 1.460 10.5 1.1 2.6 4.9 1.89
162 Game Avg. 10 12 .440 4.81 39 29 5 1 1 0 182 214 104 97 23 53 4 100 4 0 3 797 93 1.460 10.5 1.1 2.6 4.9 1.89
DET (7 yrs) 48 52 .480 4.44 131 131 0 10 6 0 809.0 903 433 399 98 227 8 446 16 1 14 3475 106 1.397 10.0 1.1 2.5 5.0 1.96
HOU (5 yrs) 21 28 .429 4.97 125 66 34 1 0 1 434.2 508 253 240 58 136 17 242 9 1 8 1916 85 1.482 10.5 1.2 2.8 5.0 1.78
FLA (2 yrs) 13 23 .361 5.43 66 46 6 0 0 0 280.1 362 177 169 35 80 12 153 10 1 3 1252 76 1.577 11.6 1.1 2.6 4.9 1.91
CIN (1 yr) 2 4 .333 6.02 10 9 0 0 0 0 43.1 61 34 29 8 11 0 18 1 0 0 201 72 1.662 12.7 1.7 2.3 3.7 1.64
NL (8 yrs) NL 36 55 .396 5.20 201 121 40 1 0 1 758.1 931 464 438 101 227 29 413 20 2 11 3369 80 1.527 11.0 1.2 2.7 4.9 1.82
AL (7 yrs) AL 48 52 .480 4.44 131 131 0 10 6 0 809.0 903 433 399 98 227 8 446 16 1 14 3475 106 1.397 10.0 1.1 2.5 5.0 1.96

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 Awards
1996 24 DET AL 10.1 2 10 9 -1 1.0 -1 -0.1 $
1997 25 DET AL 175.1 31 97 125 -8 .9 28 2.6 $150,000
1998 26 DET AL 221.1 33 103 144 9 .9 41 3.7 $240,000
1999 27 DET AL 196.1 32 116 135 5 1.0 19 1.8 $466,666
2000 28 DET AL 178.0 29 99 122 0 1.0 23 2.2 $1,816,667
2001 29 DET AL 8.0 1 3 5 0 1.1 2 0.2 $2,416,667
2002 30 DET AL 19.2 3 5 13 0 .9 8 0.8 $2,400,000
2002 30 CIN NL 43.1 9 34 26 0 .9 -8 -0.7 $
2003 31 HOU NL 13.2 3 12 9 0 .7 -3 -0.2 $500,000
2005 33 FLA NL 158.1 25 82 95 -7 1.1 13 1.4 $400,000
2006 34 FLA NL 122.0 21 95 75 -1 .9 -20 -2.0 $1,500,000
2007 35 HOU NL 59.2 0 29 38 -1 .7 9 0.3 $500,000
2008 36 HOU NL 150.0 26 79 93 -1 .9 14 1.3 $500,000
2009 37 HOU NL 154.2 29 101 96 -7 1.0 -5 -0.5 $2,300,000
2010 38 HOU NL 56.2 8 32 34 -2 .8 2 0.1 $3,000,000
14 Seasons 1567.1 252 897 1018 -14 .9 122 10.9 $16,190,000
DET (7 yrs) 809.0 131 433 553 5 .9 120 11.2 $7,490,000
HOU (5 yrs) 434.2 66 253 270 -11 .9 16 1.0 $6,800,000
FLA (2 yrs) 280.1 46 177 170 -8 1.0 -7 -0.6 $1,900,000
CIN (1 yr) 43.1 9 34 26 0 .9 -8 -0.7 $

Standard Batting

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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
1996 24 DET AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1997 25 DET AL 31 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 26 DET AL 33 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 27 DET AL 32 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 28 DET AL 29 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 29 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2002 30 TOT MLB 13 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .067 .000 .067 -81 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2002 30 CIN NL 10 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .067 .000 .067 -81 0 0 0 1 0 0 1/1
2002 30 DET AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/1
2003 31 HOU NL 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2005 33 FLA NL 37 47 40 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 15 .075 .119 .100 .219 -40 4 0 1 5 0 0 1
2006 34 FLA NL 31 40 31 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 15 .065 .121 .065 .186 -49 2 0 1 7 0 0 1
2007 35 HOU NL 42 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 36 HOU NL 31 50 44 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 27 .023 .104 .045 .150 -58 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
2009 37 HOU NL 29 47 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 .024 .068 .024 .092 -74 1 1 1 3 0 0 1
2010 38 HOU NL 20 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .100 .200 -45 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Seasons 334 232 202 4 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 9 93 .045 .098 .054 .153 -58 11 1 3 18 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 113 98 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 45 .045 .098 .054 .153 -58 5 0 1 9 0 0
DET (7 yrs) 131 13 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .077 .000 .077 -77 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (5 yrs) 125 116 105 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 53 .038 .090 .048 .138 -62 5 1 1 5 0 0
FLA (2 yrs) 68 87 71 2 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 30 .070 .120 .085 .205 -44 6 0 2 12 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 10 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .067 .000 .067 -81 0 0 0 1 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 203 219 190 3 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 8 87 .047 .100 .058 .157 -57 11 1 3 18 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 131 13 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .077 .000 .077 -77 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1997 25 DET AL 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $150,000 1
1998 26 DET AL 4 -1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $240,000 1
1999 27 DET AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $466,666 1
2000 28 DET AL 4 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $1,816,667 1
2002 30 CIN NL 16 -4 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1/1
2003 31 HOU NL 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $500,000 /1
2005 33 FLA NL 47 -8 -1 0 0 0 5 1 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $400,000 1
2006 34 FLA NL 40 -7 0 0 0 0 4 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $1,500,000 1
2007 35 HOU NL 5 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $500,000 1
2008 36 HOU NL 50 -10 0 0 0 0 5 1 -4 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $500,000 1
2009 37 HOU NL 47 -10 0 0 -0 0 5 1 -4 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $2,300,000 1
2010 38 HOU NL 10 -2 0 -0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $3,000,000 1
12 Seasons 232 -46 -1 2 -0 0 24 4 -17 -1.7 -17 -1.7 0.0 $11,373,333
HOU (5 yrs) 116 -24 0 0 -0 0 12 2 -10 -1.0 -10 -1.0 0.0 $6,800,000
DET (4 yrs) 13 -3 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $2,673,333
FLA (2 yrs) 87 -15 -1 0 0 0 9 2 -5 -0.5 -5 -0.5 0.0 $1,900,000
CIN (1 yr) 16 -4 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1996 DET AL 24 P 2 10.1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.87 0.50 .960 1.74 1.75
1997 DET AL 25 P 31 175.1 40 16 23 1 2 .975 2.00 1.26 .955 1.71 1.69
1998 DET AL 26 P 33 221.1 47 11 35 1 1 .979 1.87 1.39 .958 1.78 1.76
1999 DET AL 27 P 32 196.1 49 18 31 0 2 1.000 2.25 1.53 .952 1.69 1.66
2000 DET AL 28 P 29 178.0 43 13 30 0 5 1.000 2.17 1.48 .956 1.62 1.60
2001 DET AL 29 P 1 8.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.25 2.00 .955 1.80 1.70
2002 TOT MLB 30 P 13 63.0 17 4 13 0 0 1.000 2.43 1.31 .963 1.79 1.78
2002 CIN NL 30 P 10 43.1 16 4 12 0 0 1.000 3.32 1.60 .963 1.83 1.81
2002 DET AL 30 P 3 19.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.46 0.33 .960 1.69 1.67
2003 HOU NL 31 P 3 13.2 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 1 15 3.29 1.67 .956 1.84 1.83
2005 FLA NL 33 P 37 158.1 48 21 26 1 2 .979 -3 -4 2.67 1.27 .960 1.75 1.73
2006 FLA NL 34 P 29 122.0 27 8 18 1 1 .963 3 5 1.92 0.90 .958 1.72 1.71
2007 HOU NL 35 P 42 59.2 15 8 7 0 3 1.000 -2 -7 2.26 0.36 .965 1.67 1.67
2008 HOU NL 36 P 31 150.0 25 14 10 1 0 .960 -3 -4 1.44 0.77 .959 1.73 1.72
2009 HOU NL 37 P 29 154.2 34 13 20 1 4 .971 -1 -1 1.92 1.14 .955 1.72 1.70
2010 HOU NL 38 P 20 56.2 9 6 3 0 1 1.000 0 0 1.43 0.45 .954 1.73 1.72
14 Seasons P 332 1567.1 363 132 224 7 21 .981 -5 -1 2.04 1.07 .957 1.72 1.70
14 Seasons TOT 332 1567.1 363 132 224 7 21 .981 -5 -8 2.04 1.07 .957 1.72 1.70
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1998 AL  1.247 (9th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1998 AL  2.277 (8th)
2000 AL  2.023 (5th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1998 AL  221.3 (10th)

Games Started s c a p y
1998 AL  33 (7th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1997 AL  1 (9th)
1998 AL  3 (2nd)
1999 AL  2 (2nd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1998 AL  30 (5th)
Career  199 (209th)

Hits s c a p y
1999 AL  229 (10th)
2000 AL  222 (9th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
2000 AL  2.575 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
1997 AL  12 (10th)
1999 AL  16 (1st)
2009 NL  12 (10th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1999 AL  110 (10th)

Putouts as P s c a p y
2005 NL  21 (3rd)

Assists as P s c a p y
2000 AL  30 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as P s c a p y
2000 AL  1.48 (5th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 11 (1407), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1535), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Transactions

  • June 3, 1993: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 6th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1993.
  • July 23, 2002: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Matt Boone (minors) and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for players to be named later and David Espinosa (minors). The Cincinnati Reds sent Noochie Varner (minors) (August 30, 2002) and Jorge Cordova (minors) (September 24, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
  • October 28, 2002: Granted Free Agency.
  • January 20, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
  • October 27, 2003: Granted Free Agency.
  • February 17, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
  • October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.
  • December 14, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.
  • October 27, 2005: Granted Free Agency.
  • December 7, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.
  • October 31, 2006: Granted Free Agency.
  • January 27, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
  • October 29, 2007: Granted Free Agency.
  • January 31, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
  • November 1, 2010: Granted Free Agency.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. We attempt to update transactions throughout the season.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
199725Detroit Tigers$150,0001997 AP survey
199826Detroit Tigers$240,0004/3/98 USA Today
199927Detroit Tigers$466,6662001 Joint Exhibit 1
200028Detroit Tigers$1,816,667*
200129Detroit Tigers$2,416,6672001 Joint Exhibit 1
200230Detroit Tigers$2,400,0004/3/02 AP
200331Houston Astros$500,0004/3/03 AP
200533Florida Marlins$400,000
200634Florida Marlins$1,500,000
200735Houston Astros$500,000
200836Houston Astros$500,000
200937Houston Astros$2,300,000
201038Houston Astros$3,000,000
Career to date (may be incomplete)$16,190,000
Disputed Salaries
*2000 - $1,941,667 - 2001 Joint Exhibit 1 - Includes $125,000 earned bonus
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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