Brian Meadows
[edit] Biography
Born on November 21, 1975 in Montgomery, Alabama, Brian Meadows (Matthew Brian Meadows) played for the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the course of his 9 year career. Meadows broke into the bigs on April 4, 1998 with the Florida Marlins, and put up a 5.21 ERA in 174.1 innings pitched in 1998, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Brian Meadows's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2000, when he won 13 games and struck out 79 batters. However, others believe that it was 1998, when he won 11 games and struck out 88 batters.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1998
| FLA
| N
| 31
| 31
| 11
| 13
| 5.21
| 88
| 106
| 101
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 174.1
| 222
| 20
| 46
| 3
| 5
| 3
|
| 1999
| FLA
| N
| 31
| 31
| 11
| 15
| 5.60
| 72
| 117
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 178.1
| 214
| 31
| 57
| 5
| 4
| 5
|
| 2000
| SD
| N
| 22
| 22
| 7
| 8
| 5.34
| 53
| 80
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 124.2
| 150
| 24
| 50
| 6
| 3
| 8
|
| 2000
| KC
| A
| 11
| 10
| 6
| 2
| 4.77
| 26
| 39
| 38
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 71.2
| 84
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| 33
| 32
| 13
| 10
| 5.13
| 79
| 119
| 112
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 196.1
| 234
| 32
| 64
| 6
| 3
| 8
|
| 2001
| KC
| A
| 10
| 10
| 1
| 6
| 6.97
| 21
| 41
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 50.1
| 73
| 12
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 2002
| PIT
| N
| 11
| 11
| 1
| 6
| 3.88
| 31
| 29
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 62.2
| 62
| 7
| 14
| 8
| 2
| 1
|
| 2003
| PIT
| N
| 34
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 4.72
| 38
| 45
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 76.1
| 91
| 8
| 11
| 2
| 4
| 1
|
| 2004
| PIT
| N
| 68
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 3.58
| 46
| 40
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 78
| 76
| 7
| 19
| 7
| 5
| 0
|
| 2005
| PIT
| N
| 65
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 4.58
| 44
| 42
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 74.2
| 84
| 8
| 21
| 7
| 3
| 0
|
| 2006
| TB
| A
| 53
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 5.17
| 35
| 43
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 69.2
| 90
| 14
| 15
| 4
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 262
| 102
| 37
| 48
| 4.94
| 372
| 459
| 422
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 769
| 899
| 105
| 218
| 38
| 26
| 18
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 74
| 20
| 10
| 14
| 5.49
| 82
| 123
| 117
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 191.2
| 247
| 34
| 41
| 6
| 3
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 336
| 122
| 47
| 62
| 5.05
| 454
| 582
| 539
| 3
| 0
| 10
| 960.2
| 1146
| 139
| 259
| 44
| 29
| 19
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1998
| FLA
| N
| P
| 31
| 31
| 174.1
| 18
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 4
| 0
| .975
|
| 1999
| FLA
| N
| P
| 31
| 31
| 178.1
| 12
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 6
| 0
| .943
|
| 2000
| SD
| N
| P
| 22
| 22
| 124.2
| 9
| 18
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 0
| .964
|
| 2000
| KC
| A
| P
| 11
| 10
| 71.2
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| P
| 33
| 32
| 196.1
| 15
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 5
| 1
| .976
|
| 2001
| KC
| A
| P
| 10
| 10
| 50.1
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| PIT
| N
| P
| 11
| 11
| 62.2
| 3
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1
| .882
|
| 2003
| PIT
| N
| P
| 34
| 7
| 76.1
| 5
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .882
|
| 2004
| PIT
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 78
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .944
|
| 2005
| PIT
| N
| P
| 65
| 0
| 74.2
| 3
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 2006
| TB
| A
| P
| 53
| 0
| 69.2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 336
| 122
| 960.2
| 66
| 126
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 60
| 23
| 5
| .950
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1998
| FLA
| N
| 31
| 54
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .130
| .186
| .130
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1999
| FLA
| N
| 31
| 50
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .140
| .173
| .200
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| SD
| N
| 22
| 40
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .150
| .150
| .150
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2000
| KC
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| 33
| 40
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .150
| .150
| .150
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2001
| KC
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| PIT
| N
| 11
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| PIT
| N
| 34
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .071
| .133
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| PIT
| N
| 68
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .250
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| PIT
| N
| 65
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| TB
| A
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 262
| 180
| 12
| 21
| 0
| 8
| .117
| .153
| .133
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 76
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 336
| 180
| 12
| 21
| 0
| 8
| .117
| .153
| .133
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 76
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Florida Marlins in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1994 - signed June 27, 1994).
- Traded by Florida Marlins to San Diego Padres in exchange for Dan Miceli (November 15, 1999).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Jay Witasick (July 31, 2000).
- Granted free agency (October 8, 2001).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (January 15, 2002).
- Released by Minnesota Twins (March 28, 2002).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 30, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2005).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (February 6, 2006).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (March 29, 2006).
- Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (April 1, 2006).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
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