Gil Meche

Full Name: Gilbert Allen Meche Primary Position: P Height/Weight: 6' 3"/180 First Game: July 6, 1999 Birthdate: September 8, 1978 MLB Experience: 6 years Birthplace: Lafayette, Louisiana Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

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).

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).
• Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
• Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 13, 2006).