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Gil Meche

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.

Debut July 6, 1999

Born September 8, 1978 in Lafayette, LA

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

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1999 20 SEA AL   8   4  16  15   0   0   0  0   85.7   73   48   45   9   57   47   2   1   375   1   0  4.73  5.02  106 1.518
 2000 21 SEA AL   4   4  15  15   1   1   0  0   85.7   75   37   36   7   40   60   1   2   363   0   0  3.78  4.58  121 1.342
 2003 24 SEA AL  15  13  32  32   1   0   0  0  186.3  187   97   95  30   63  130   3   7   785   2   0  4.59  4.30   94 1.342
 2004 25 SEA AL   7   7  23  23   1   1   0  0  127.7  139   73   71  21   47   99   5   4   565   0   0  5.01  4.54   91 1.457
 2005 26 SEA AL  10   8  29  26   0   0   2  0  143.3  153   92   81  18   72   83   2   4   638   1   0  5.09  4.19   82 1.570
 2006 27 SEA AL  11   8  32  32   1   0   0  0  186.7  183  106   93  24   84  156   8   4   811   2   2  4.48  4.43   99 1.430
 2007 28 KCR AL   9  13  34  34   1   0   0  0  216.0  218   98   88  22   62  156   3   3   906   2   0  3.67  4.70  128 1.296 AS
 2008 29 KCR AL  14  11  34  34   0   0   0  0  210.3  204   98   93  19   73  183   0   5   886   2   0  3.98  4.53  114 1.317
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .534  78  68 215 211   5   2   2  0 1241.7 1232  649  602 150  498  914  24  30  5329  10   2  4.36  4.51  103 1.393
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12  10  34  33   0   0   0  0  198.0  196  103   96  23   79  145   3   4   850   1   0  4.36  4.51  103 1.393
 Career High     15  13  34  34   1   1   2  0  216.0  218  106   95  30   84  183   8   7   906   2   2  3.67  5.02  128 1.296

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2003 24 SEA AL   2    5    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .200  .200  .200    9    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2005 26 SEA AL  29    4    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .250  .250  .250   37    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2006 27 SEA AL  32    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2007 28 KCR AL   2    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0 AS
 2008 29 KCR AL   1    4    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .250  .250  .250   32    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      120   21    1    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   8  .143  .143  .143  -24    3   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         28    1    4   0  0   0    3   0  0   0  11  .143  .143  .143  -24    4   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     32    5    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3                           1   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2003 24 SEA AL    5    4    0   0.0   102| .200  .262| .200  .327| .200  .419| .400  .746|   9  .000  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 2005 26 SEA AL    4    3    0   0.0   101| .250  .262| .250  .324| .250  .416| .500  .740|  37  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
 2006 27 SEA AL    4    4    0   0.0   108| .000  .272| .000  .336| .000  .432| .000  .768|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 2007 28 KCR AL    4    4    0   0.0   110| .000  .274| .000  .342| .000  .429| .000  .772|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 2008 29 KCR AL    4    3    0   0.0   108| .250  .272| .250  .340| .250  .426| .500  .766|  32  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons        21   18    0   0.0   106| .143  .268| .143  .334| .143  .424| .286  .758| -24  .000  -3.8  -0.3   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1999 20 SEA AL P 16 10 8 0 0 1.000 .952 1.12 0.47 1.89 1.69 15 85.7 2000 21 SEA AL P 15 7 7 0 0 1.000 .959 0.93 0.46 1.47 1.62 15 85.7 2003 24 SEA AL P 32 15 20 1 2 .972 .956 1.09 0.49 1.69 1.73 32 186.3 2004 25 SEA AL P 23 5 7 1 0 .923 .945 0.52 0.45 0.85 1.66 23 127.7 2005 26 SEA AL P 29 8 22 1 1 .968 .955 1.03 0.46 1.88 1.69 26 143.3 2006 27 SEA AL P 32 13 18 1 1 .969 .957 0.97 0.41 1.49 1.56 32 186.7 2007 28 KCR AL P 34 15 22 3 5 .925 .956 1.09 0.42 1.54 1.60 34 216.0 AS 2008 29 KCR AL P 34 6 28 4 1 .895 .952 1.00 0.42 1.46 1.60 34 210.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1999 20 SEA AL P 16 10 8 0 0 1.000 .952 1.12 0.47 1.89 1.69 15 85.7 2000 21 SEA AL P 15 7 7 0 0 1.000 .959 0.93 0.46 1.47 1.62 15 85.7 2003 24 SEA AL P 32 15 20 1 2 .972 .956 1.09 0.49 1.69 1.73 32 186.3 2004 25 SEA AL P 23 5 7 1 0 .923 .945 0.52 0.45 0.85 1.66 23 127.7 2005 26 SEA AL P 29 8 22 1 1 .968 .955 1.03 0.46 1.88 1.69 26 143.3 2006 27 SEA AL P 32 13 18 1 1 .969 .957 0.97 0.41 1.49 1.56 32 186.7 2007 28 KCR AL P 34 15 22 3 5 .925 .956 1.09 0.42 1.54 1.60 34 216.0 2008 29 KCR AL P 34 6 28 4 1 .895 .952 1.00 0.42 1.46 1.60 34 210.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 215 79 132 11 10 .950 .955 0.98 0.44 1.53 1.64 211 1241.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 215 79 132 11 10 .950 .955 0.98 0.44 1.53 1.64 211 1242
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 2007   KCR AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
2007

Strikeouts/9IP
2008 AL-7.83-8

Innings
2007 AL-216.0-8
2008 AL-210.3-7

Strikeouts
2008 AL-183-5

Games Started
2007 AL-34-1
2008 AL-34-1

Shutouts
2000 AL-1-4
2004 AL-1-4

Home Runs Allow.
2003 AL-30-8

Bases On Balls Allow.
2005 AL-72-5
2006 AL-84-3
2008 AL-73-10

Hits Allowed
2007 AL-218-10

Losses
2003 AL-13-10
2007 AL-13-8

Batters Faced
2007 AL-906-8
2008 AL-886-7

Youngest Player
1999 AL-20-3
2000 AL-21-9

Black Ink: Pitching - 2 (727) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 14 (1250) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 6.0 (1195) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 5.0 (1220) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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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 7, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
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
Career (may be incomplete)$16,637,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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