Jim Mecir

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: May 16, 1970 in Bayside, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 3rd round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL).

High School: Smithtown East HS (St. James, NY)

School: Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL)

Debut: September 4, 1995 (Age 25-111d, 16,771st in major league history)
vs. NYY 3.2 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 28, 2005 (Age 35-135d)
vs. WSN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Full Name: James Jason Mecir

Pronunciation: \mah-SEAR\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.0

ERA

3.77

474

527.0

450

WHIP

1.342

Summary of 41 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 5 walk-off, 10 tying, 9 go ahead

4 Tms
OAK	20
NYY	11
TBD	8
FLA	2

Platoon
vs LHB	23
vs RHB	18

Home/Road
Away	21
Home	20

Outs
1	15
2	14
0	12

18 Opps
TEX	6
SEA	5
BAL	4
CHW	4
ANA/LAA	3
TOR	3
MIN	2
TBD	2
KCR	2
CLE	2
SFG	1
SDP	1
NYY	1
DET	1
ATL	1
BOS	1
MON	1
MIL	1

37 Batters
Rusty Greer	3
José Cruz	2
Rafael Palmeiro	2
Greg Norton	1
Jeff Conine	1
Alex Rodriguez	1
Harold Baines	1
Tony Batista	1
Orlando Cabrera	1
Scott Spiezio	1
Craig Paquette	1
Alfonso Soriano	1
Mark Johnson	1
Mike Cameron	1
Matt Williams	1
Paul Sorrento	1
Dave Roberts	1
Luis Matos	1
José Canseco	1
Terry Steinbach	1
Ken Griffey Jr.	1
Casey Blake	1
José Valentín	1
Garret Anderson	1
Fernando Viña	1
Raúl Ibañez	1
Dean Palmer	1
Aubrey Huff	1
Bret Boone	1
Vladimir Guerrero	1
Manny Ramirez	1
Francisco Santos	1
Bernie Williams	1
Jermaine Dye	1
Cal Ripken Jr.	1
Keith Lockhart	1
Matt Lawton	1

16 Parks
RingCentral Col (OAK)	10
TropicanaFld (STP)	7
Yankee Stad (NYC)	5
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	3
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	20
7	11
89	4
8	3
78	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	9
3	8
1	7
5	7
4	5
6	4
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	41

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	19
1--	8
12-	5
--3	3
123	2
-2-	2
1-3	2

74 Runs
RISP	14
0 on	19
1 on	13
2 on	7
3 on	2
Any on	22

Inning
4	2
5	1
6	3
7	4
8	14
9	14
Extra	3

4-6	6
7-end	35

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	4
+1	3
Tied	6
-1	8
-2	4
-3	2
-4..	7

Ahead	14
Tied	6
Behind	21

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	8
0-0	7
2-1	5
2-2	5
1-1	4
1-2	3
3-1	3
2-0	3
0-2	1
3-2	1
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	7
1B	6
CF	6
3B	5
2B	4
RF	3
DH	3
SS	3
PH	2
C	2

OrderPos
3rd	9
5th	9
4th	6
1st	5
6th	5
7th	3
2nd	2
8th	2

Leverage
High Lev	15
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	18

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1996-05-04	Harold Baines	CHW	@	NYY	ahead 7-4	t 9	0	123	3,(2-0) BBX	4	4	DH	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Phillips Scores; R. Durham Scores; F. Thomas Scores
2	2	2	1	1996-07-18	Fernando Viña	MIL		NYY	ahead 12-1	b 6	2	--3	5,(2-2) BBCFX	2	1	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); P. Listach Scores
3	3	3	1	1996-07-30	Rusty Greer	TEX		NYY	ahead 10-2	b 5	2	123	1,(0-0) X	4	3	7	1%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); K. Elster Scores; D. Hamilton Scores; I. Rodríguez Scores
4	4	4	1	1996-08-03	Craig Paquette	KCR		NYY	ahead 8-1	b 4	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	7	1%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	1996-08-17	Ken Griffey Jr.	SEA	@	NYY	ahead 7-0	t 4	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	8	2%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); R. Amaral Scores
6	6	6	1	1996-08-18	Paul Sorrento	SEA	@	NYY	ahead 11-10	t 12	2	--3	6,(3-2) BB.CCBX	2	6	3	15%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Griffey Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1997-05-04	Jermaine Dye	KCR		NYY	behind 3-13	b 9	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	9	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Vitiello Scores
8	8	2	1	1997-05-05	Terry Steinbach	MIN	@	NYY	behind 4-5	t 6	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	5	2	15%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
9	9	3	1	1997-05-16	Rusty Greer	TEX		NYY	ahead 3-0	b 7	0	12-	6,(2-2) .BCFFBX	3	6	PH	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. González Scores; D. Palmer Scores
10	10	4	1	1997-06-03	Rafael Palmeiro	BAL		NYY	tied 5-5	b 10	1	1--	4,(2-1) BBCX	2	3	3	36%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); J. Reboulet Scores
11	11	5	1	1997-06-28	Matt Williams	CLE	@	NYY	ahead 8-7	t 6	1	12-	5,(1-2) .SBSFX	3	6	5	21%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Seitzer Scores; S. Alomar Scores
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1998-04-25	Garret Anderson	ANA	@	TBD	ahead 5-1	t 8	1	-2-	4,(2-1) BBCX	2	5	7	3%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); C. Fielder Scores
13	13	2	1	1998-05-21	José Canseco	TOR		TBD	ahead 5-1	b 7	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	3	7	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
14	14	3	1	1998-07-02	Keith Lockhart	ATL	@	TBD	ahead 3-0	t 9	0	1-3	6,(1-2) FFFFBX	3	2	4	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Williams Scores; W. Weiss Scores
15	15	4	1	1998-08-04	Greg Norton	CHW	@	TBD	ahead 7-6	t 9	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	7	3	9%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	5	1	1998-09-03	Matt Lawton	MIN		TBD	behind 3-4	b 10	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	8	49%	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	6	1	1998-09-13	Rusty Greer	TEX	@	TBD	behind 4-9	t 8	1	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	3	7	1%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2000-04-19	Cal Ripken Jr.	BAL		TBD	tied 2-2	b 9	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	5	35%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	2	1	2000-06-30	Bernie Williams	NYY	@	TBD	behind 2-4	t 8	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	4	8	30%	41%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); C. Knoblauch Scores
20	20	3	1	2000-08-02	Tony Batista	TOR	@	OAK	behind 2-4	t 8	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	5	29%	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Delgado Scores
21	21	4	1	2000-08-20	Dean Palmer	DET		OAK	behind 1-4	b 8	2	12-	7,(1-2) SSFBFFX	3	5	3	44%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. McMillon Scores; W. Magee Scores
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2001-05-13	Manny Ramirez	BOS		OAK	behind 2-4	b 8	0	1--	5,(2-2) BFBFX	2	4	DH	35%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); J. Valentin Scores
23	23	2	1	2001-06-01	Jeff Conine	BAL	@	OAK	behind 3-4	t 7	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	4	5	41%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Bordick Scores; D. Segui Scores
24	24	3	1	2001-06-20	Bret Boone	SEA	@	OAK	tied 3-3	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	4	26%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	4	1	2001-09-05	Luis Matos	BAL	@	OAK	behind 4-12	t 9	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	1	8	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Hairston Scores
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2002-04-09	Alex Rodriguez	TEX		OAK	tied 2-2	b 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	6	28%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
27	27	2	1	2002-04-26	Mark Johnson	CHW	@	OAK	behind 2-6	t 9	2	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	8	2	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Lee Scores
28	28	3	1	2002-05-12	José Cruz	TOR	@	OAK	ahead 5-2	t 8	0	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	3	7	4%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
29	29	4	1	2002-05-30	Aubrey Huff	TBD		OAK	behind 1-2	b 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	3	31%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
30	30	5	1	2002-09-25	Mike Cameron	SEA		OAK	behind 1-2	b 8	1	1--	3,(1-1) BSX	2	6	8	53%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Ugueto Scores
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	2003-06-13	Orlando Cabrera	MON	@	OAK	behind 3-8	t 8	1	---	6,(2-2) BCFFBX	1	4	6	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
32	32	2	1	2003-06-29	Francisco Santos	SFG		OAK	behind 1-5	b 8	2	---	4,(2-1) .CBBX	1	3	PH	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
33	33	3	1	2003-09-16	Scott Spiezio	ANA		OAK	behind 3-5	b 9	1	12-	1,(0-0) .X	3	5	3	79%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); G. Anderson Scores; B. Wesson Scores
34	34	4	1	2003-09-22	Rafael Palmeiro	TEX	@	OAK	behind 1-7	t 9	0	---	5,(3-1) .BFBBX	1	4	DH	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	2004-04-20	Raúl Ibañez	SEA		OAK	tied 1-1	b 9	1	---	5,(2-2) BCBFX	1	5	7	41%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
36	36	2	1	2004-05-01	José Cruz	TBD		OAK	behind 3-6	b 9	1	--3	3,(2-0) B*BX	2	2	9	7%	12%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); C. Crawford Scores
37	37	3	1	2004-05-28	Casey Blake	CLE		OAK	tied 0-0	b 9	0	---	3,(1-1) ...CBX	1	5	5	36%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
38	38	4	1	2004-06-01	José Valentín	CHW	@	OAK	behind 3-4	t 9	2	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	8	6	35%	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
39	39	5	1	2004-09-13	Alfonso Soriano	TEX	@	OAK	behind 4-5	t 9	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	4	35%	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
40	40	1	1	2005-05-15	Dave Roberts	SDP		FLA	ahead 8-4	b 7	2	1-3	5,(3-1) BCBBX	3	1	8	2%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Greene Scores/Team unER; M. Sweeney Scores/Team unER; D. Roberts Scores/Team unER
41	41	2	1	2005-06-18	Vladimir Guerrero	LAA		FLA	behind 0-1	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	3	9	30%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)