Born on September 8, 1978 in Lafayette, Louisiana, Gil Meche (Gilbert Allen Meche) played for the Seattle Mariners for his entire 6 year career. Meche broke into the bigs on July 6, 1999 with the Seattle Mariners, and put up a 4.73 ERA in 85.2 innings pitched in 1999, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Gil Meche's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2003, when he posted a 4.59 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 130 batters. However, others believe that it was 2006, when he posted a 4.48 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 156 batters.
Meche signed with the Royals as a free agent before the 2007 season. His uniform number is a reference to his contract with the team ($55 million over 5 years).
Scouting Report
Statistics
Pitching Stats
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1999
SEA
A
16
15
8
4
4.73
47
48
45
0
0
0
85.2
73
9
57
1
1
2
2000
SEA
A
15
15
4
4
3.78
60
37
36
1
1
0
85.2
75
7
40
0
2
1
2003
SEA
A
32
32
15
13
4.59
130
97
95
1
0
0
186.1
187
30
63
2
7
3
2004
SEA
A
23
23
7
7
5.01
99
73
71
1
1
0
127.2
139
21
47
0
4
5
2005
SEA
A
29
26
10
8
5.02
83
92
80
0
0
0
143.1
153
18
72
1
4
2
2006
SEA
A
32
32
11
8
4.48
156
106
93
1
0
0
186.2
183
24
84
2
4
8
2007
KCR
A
34
34
9
13
3.67
156
98
88
1
0
0
216
218
22
62
2
3
3
Total
181
177
64
57
4.43
731
551
508
5
2
0
1031.1
1028
131
425
8
25
24
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1999
SEA
A
P
16
15
85.2
10
8
0
0
0
0
3
4
1
1.000
2000
SEA
A
P
15
15
85.2
7
7
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1.000
2003
SEA
A
P
32
32
186.1
15
20
1
2
0
1
4
4
0
.972
2004
SEA
A
P
23
23
127.2
5
7
1
0
0
1
3
5
1
.923
2005
SEA
A
P
29
26
143.1
8
22
1
1
0
2
8
8
2
.968
2006
SEA
A
P
32
32
186.2
13
18
1
2
0
0
5
7
1
.969
2007
KCR
A
P
34
34
216
15
22
3
5
0
0
4
5
2
.925
Total
P
181
177
1031.1
73
104
7
10
0
4
29
35
7
.962
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1999
SEA
A
16
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2000
SEA
A
15
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2003
SEA
A
32
5
0
1
0
0
.200
.200
.200
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2004
SEA
A
23
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2005
SEA
A
29
4
0
1
0
1
.250
.250
.250
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2006
SEA
A
32
4
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
2007
KCR
A
34
4
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Total
181
17
0
2
0
1
.118
.118
.118
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
Transactions
Selected by Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (22nd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1996 - signed June 9, 1996).
