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Jim Mecir | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Queens, New York, U.S. | May 16, 1970|
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 4, 1995, for the Seattle Mariners | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 28, 2005, for the Florida Marlins | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 29–35 |
Earned run average | 3.77 |
Strikeouts | 450 |
Teams | |
James Jason Mecir (born May 16, 1970) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for five teams over an 11-year career between 1995 and 2005.
Mecir is notable for having overcome a club feet to become an effective Major League pitcher, as well as for regularly throwing a screwball. He spent 4+1⁄2 years as a member of the Oakland Athletics and is prominently mentioned in Michael Lewis's bestselling book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game.