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By the time Moyer retired, during his career, Moyer had pitched to between 8% and 9% of all MLB hitters EVER.

This guy debuted when I was 4 years old and retired when my oldest kid was 4.

I still have his 1912 rookie

Fun Fact: Jamie Moyer played with Arthur Rhodes more than any other player during his career. Rhodes was a relief pitcher who played with Moyer in Baltimore from 1993 to 1995, Seattle from 2000 to 2003, and Philadelphia in 2006. Rhodes made his first and only all-star game in 2010 at age 40, just like Moyer. In 2011, Rhodes signed with the Rangers, was released, and then signed with the Cardinals. He would go on to win his only World Series that year at age 41 in his final career season. Another interesting bit is that no matter who won, he would've got a World Series ring.

Jamie Moyer retired in 2012, Hoyt Wilhelm debuted in 1952 Both were teammates with Charlie Hough at one point in there career.

Jamie Moyer lookin like he wants to tell me science facts on Saturday morning PBS.

Yea his stats come over a very long period of time, but he PITCHED until he was almost 50! The skill it takes to be capable of being in a MLB clubs rotation that long is amazing. Knowing what he was good at and sharpening his skill got him that far. Lot of work on not only his pitching skill, but his body as well. Pure dedication and professionalism. Not to mention, dude was throwing 80mph and had a sub 4 ERA during the steroid era. let the man in The Hall!!

Our son played hockey several years with C.J. Moyer, and I remember meeting his dad for the first time. Jaime was an unassuming man, somewhat reserved. I didn't even know he was a current Mariner at the time, and he never made references at all. C.J. was a hard working, respectful boy who looked up to his dad. A good role model, a supportive family is what I came away with. Thanks for the great content!

Jaime and his wife Karen have a grief camp for kids (Camp Erin). When i was a teenager, i kost my dad and went to camp for 3 days. It was gut wrenching but gelped me get through it. Im grateful for the Moyer Foundation for all they do.

As a Mariners fan, I was very happy for Moyer to finally win the big one with the Phillies in 2008.

I was born in ‘99, dad was in the Army and we were stationed in El Paso. They took me to spring training from 9 months old to two years old. Family is from Washington and when I was two I’d always mimic the announcer when he introduced Jamie Moyer or Mike Cameron. Will always have love for one of the craftiest lefties to ever grace the bigs. Go M’s!

He may not be in Cooperstown, but he is in the Mariners Hall of Fame. I do wish you'd gone into a bit more detail about how exactly he managed to still get batters out with fairly unimpressive stuff in his late 40s, that alone is a magic trick. I mean, when you compare him to another pitcher with insane longevity, Satchel Paige, Satch had the best fastball in all of baseball in his youth, and even though it lost velocity, in his prime it was probably in the triple digits, so "lost velocity" still means low 90s. He also had absolutely ridiculous control, which allowed him to put that "lost velocity fastball" anywhere he damn well pleased. Obviously, Jamie Moyer didn't have that kind of stuff even in his youth, but he still managed to get batters half his age out, so clearly he had something they couldn't hit.

I've been studying the wins of Randy Johnson, and found his two wins against Jamie Moyer to be a perfect illustration at how long Moyer's career was. The Big Unit first beat Moyer for win number 10, in 1989. His next win against Moyer was for win number 283, 18 years later in 2007. Of course, it helps that Moyer pitched two seasons before Randy's debut in 1988, and he pitched two seasons after Randy's final year of 2009.

As a kid who is a lefty, and grew up a Mariners fan in the 90's and early 2000's, Moyer was one of my All-Time favorites. My dad loved him too.

Jamie Moyer started his career as teammates with 26 year old Ryne Sandburg. He ended his career as teammates with DJ lemahieu

I don't think he's a Hall of Famer, but he's most certainly a first ballot DUDE. And please continue your series on dudes. Lot from the 2010's Giants; Tim Lincecum, Hunter Pence, Aubrey Huff and Cody Ross to name a few.

IMO, players who have special achievements should be in a special wing of the Hall. Jamie for longevity and being the oldest pitcher to win a game are likely immortal records. (If it weren't for a bad call at first base, the Phillies would not have given up the lead that Jamie Moyer had when he exited the World Series game and would have been the oldest pitcher to win a World Series game, too.) Another player worthy of this would be Kent Tekulve. His rubber arm enabled him to appear in 70+ games for many seasons including appearing in 94 regular season games in 1978 and 1979. (And he didn't suck while doing it.) This is a record I doubt will be broken anytime soon. Neither of these pitchers have HoF numbers for their career numbers but they have had unparalleled performances in the show.

In...I wanna say '97...I went to Seattle for two games against the White Sox. Randy pitched the first game. I sat about ten rows above the visitor's dugout (first base side). Trying to even see a Big Unit pitch was near impossible. Next day was Jamie on the mound. The Kingdome had a radar gun that just happened to read ball speed in both directions, and for 4 out of 5 pitches, the catcher (Dan Wilson) was flipping the ball back to Jamie faster than Jamie's pitch was clocked. Jamie faced big Frank Thomas. The first pitch was a 63mph curve. Frank took a fat cut and stared at the pitch with the bat over his shoulder where it landed after taking that swing. The second pitch...laughingly refered to as a cutter left Frank on his knees after spiraling himself into the ground with that swing. He simply took the last pitch, a 64mph changeup, watched as the toss hit Dan's glove with a pathetic thump, and doffed his cap to Jamie on the way back to the dugout.

Regarding Moyer's HOF credentials: Statistically? He's not even in the Hall of Very Good. He had a couple of decent seasons zigging when the whole baseball world was zagging with regards to velocity. But really, this is why we love Baseball. Because the Hall of Fame isn't the be-all and end-all. We don't need that plaque to remember people like Moyer, who was so phenominal in just *making* the Show with that fastball (even in that era) and yet managed to be competitive well into an age when just getting up can sometimes be difficult. I'm a 44 year old washed-up jock, and I feel it. I can't imagine doing it in five years at the *highest level* of this, or any other sport.

I think Moyer should be in the Hall of Fame just based on age alone, damn the stats! At 49 I could barely even throw anymore, let alone play an actualgame! (I was a high school pitcher.) 😂😂

I always enjoy your narratives. You are able to “tap into” baseball’s mystical element, without exactly calling attention to that mysticism. Keep ‘em coming.

he pitched his first game 3 months before i was born in 1986, and his last game long lonnnnng after i disappointed my dad by not making the majors in 2012.

Truly an astounding creator. I am sure these videos take hours upon hours to make. Thank you for making them - your work is in-depth and thorough yet digestible and entertaining. Thank you for a great 20 minutes!

Saying someone is a complier or collects stats is not an incompetent statement. To stay in the league for that long, playing against the best competition in the world is an insane accomplishment. I don't understand how people can view that in a negative light.

I didnt know who Jamie Moyer was until he came to Seattle. From then on I was a big fan of his. Great video :D

Moyer was a class act in Philly. Every game we went to, he would spend his free time signing fans’ hats. Me and my father have his signature on our hats. One of our favorites in Philly history.

100% of the fools calling him a 'complier' wish they could win a game as a pitcher in MLB at 40 years old...Let alone 50. Dude belongs.

That intro had me thinking Jaime Moyer was deeply entrenched in baseball history before he was even born

The living embodiment of "if you're left handed and you have a heartbeat, there's a job for you in MLB".

I would agree but i think the great Vin Scully would be the only one who has ever deafeated father time in his profession.. R.I.P.

Thinking back on Moyer being one of the last "4 decade players", it kind of sucks we didn't get one over a the 1990s-2020s.

the best chad innings eater of all time

As a Mariners fan I remember Moyer, yet I had no idea he retired at 49! The Mariner commercials brought back a lot of memories. Moyer is a legend in my mind. Thank you.

Well done production as usual. Thanks for sharing this story of a very unique player

I saw a stat once that said during the last year of Moyer's career, he had pitched to two thirds of all active managers.

Found this hidden little gem randomly. Should have more views for sure. Well done man. You did great on this.

Jamie Moyer is one of the reasons I love baseball. To me, he's a Hall of Famer. Legends matter and a 25 year career that spans the Steroid Era is worth remembering.

Jamie was a dependable middle of rotation arm you could depend upon to go every 5. His stats never lit the world on fire but were plenty good enough to solidify his spot in rotation. U knew what you would get with him.

Nice try trying to sneak that last Darren Bragg “reds” pic there… in a cardinals jersey 😂

They should have a Major League Baseball "Hall of Pretty Damn Good Players". For all the scrappers and long time players who fought through injuries and never seemed to be at the right place at the right time, yet they played their hearts out.

Dude we were so happy to have him home here in Philly and get to the top of the heap in 08

Jamie Moyer isn't a HOF player, but he's certainly special in a different kind of way. Normally, most pitchers lose the ability to get batters out, and retire before they turn 40. Some even do so before 35. Moyer pitched until he was 49. That takes talent. Talent that, in this current age, nobody has anymore.

First videos I have watched on your channel, love it! ❤🔥

Ha Ha Harry who once called HOFer Greg Maddux, Greg Matthews. Hes always a riot.

You did it again BH. Another fantastic video. Bravo.

Watching this video, I've been wanting to say "how can you not be romantic about baseball" approximately 6 times

Another great story, great presentation !

Great video as always, Baseball Historian! I always found the classic Mariners TV spots to be funny

Another great video with enjoyable content and incites !

Thanks for telling this story. Good stuff.

wow man seriously another great video!

Great video, man! Jamie Moyer, a real legend.

That video was awesome!

Outstanding video my friend, much love

Truly remarkable career amazing video man

By PITCHING not Throwing....always keeping them off balance.

(stealing a comment from someone on my own video) he faced Tony Pérez who was born in 1942, and Starlin Castro who was born in 1990

Great video, but I'll admit I got a bit of a chill from the Roenicke connection. Never knew that little tidbit 😃

You left Moyer getting 3 starts in the minors for the Orioles in 2012, pitching very well, but not getting called up because they didn't have room on the 40. I think Moyer should be in the Hall of Fame. It's the Hall of Fame not the Hall of Stats.

We love Jamie in Philly!

Philly seemed like they just had to let Carlton go. Couldn't keep him around long enough to get that one big one he needed. He went and got it after this tho so congrats to him on a great career.

He deserves this video that's for sure.

I love Jamie Moyer, but no, he's not a Hall of Famer. He is underrated though. His peak years were actually pretty damn good, it's just that his peak was in his late '30s and early '40s. He's also a testament that you don't need a great fastball to be a pitcher. It's amazing it took as long as it did for him to really get injured and he still managed to recover and play well afterwards. Think of all the good pitcher during his career who blew their arms out or couldn't cut it make for long, that had 99-100 mph hr stuff, but good old Jamie Moyer, with off-speed stuff to match his other off-speed stuff, gliding into the games and giving you a solid six or seven innings every game and not breaking a sweat. He really should be more of a role model for a lot of pitchers right now. He's the kind of guy who, in a rotation, can just screw with hitters, because especially between him and Randy Johnson, like you're used to 100mph fastballs and sliders coming at you, and then you gotta adjust to 75-mph fastballs and 68mph change-ups. You want variety like that in your pitching staff, day-to-day, that's gonna be annoying to other teams. He's not a Hall of Fame, but he's in the Hall of, Guy You Want on Your Team. Even if he's not good, he still helping set up the next game or the next pitcher better than others. All that said, as a West-Coast Phillies fan, who often only saw him late in his career and when he was playing against the Dodgers, he could be really frustrating to watch. Those Dodger teams during the late 2000s, were incredibly fast, and him being so slow with his speed, he could not keep a speedy runner on their base. He could try, but he wasn't picking them off and the next was a go... The double steal green light should always be on when he was pitching anyway, but man,- you get a lineup of people who can bunt for a base hit anytime they want, against him, like four or five of them in a row, especially. uggggghhhhh, you didn't want to see Moyer on those days. Those were truly brutal. You knew, the other team was ground-balling a run in every other inning and you had to keep up.

Any man who has the sack needed to pitch a world series game while suffering from diarrhea is a godamn HOF. 😅 C'mon writers association, get your reading glasses and write this man in.

What an amazing opening to a video.

Fun fact: Gary Matthews did color commentary for the Phillies while Moyer was on the team. When Matthews was done with color commentary he was replaced by....... Jamie Moyer

Jamie Moyer isn't a hall of famer, but he's the platonic ideal of a Hall of Very Good. Every team would be more than happy with an average Jamie Moyer season somewhere in their rotation.

Moyer's peak was more than HOF worthy, the problem is he was in his late 30s rebounding from a to that point poor MLB career... even if he just had 2 or 3 more seasons at his peak he would have easily made it... very unusual career. I would say he was definitely NOT a compiler though, he wasn't hanging on for numbers, more like he was always chasing his incredibly late start

Jamie was a guy I looked too from time to time because I topped out at 86. But to be completely fair if he was a righty he never makes the big leagues. Long live the legend that is Jamie Moyer

Great video yes the man could pitch not just a thrower..

I want the Cubs Snoopy shirt from the gift guide

Looks like Otto Bauer

hes not even remotely the oldest player whos retired recently. rich hill is over 40 and still pitching a bit. playing at 40 isnt breaking reality

You the MAN lefty!!!!

What's up with the captions? Looks like you cut out like 10% of the video but left the captions for those sections intact

Mariner fan here, i love Moyer but IMHO he's in the hall of very good. But i would take him over Morris 7 days a week twice on Sunday. I also don't think in my lifetime (47 y.o.) anyone will pitch at 49.

He is more Hall of very good. Though his story shows how beautiful baseball can be. How can you not be romantic about baseball❤.

I probably saw him pitch for the Orioles.

The Goat has returned once more.

I really enjoyed this video! Lots of great baseball history!

Ok I know I’m probably stupid for not knowing this but what is Father Time????

Bip Roberts at 12:10 not G.M. Jr.

He's a Hall of Famer

I swear that’s a picture of Bip Roberts. Not Gary Matthew Jr.

What was the movie called ?

Elect him to the Reliquary of the Eternals.

I thought he was still playing :)

If Joe Mauer is a first ballot HOF'er, Jamie Moyer is undoubtedly a HOF'er.

Hall of fame

Hall of 6 very good innings.

I have what I believe to be Moyer's rookie card. Any value?

Regardless if he gets HOF he belongs in Cooperstown

My stance on Jaimie Moyer is that he belongs in the Hall of Fame for any team he spent more than 3 years with, but isn't deserving of Cooperstown.

Phillies did carlton dirty

wish i conquered time lol

I enjoy your channel...but can you learn how to pronounce "Lajoie" - the dude was a legend, he had a whole team named after him, no one talks about this guy because they're afraid to have to say his name.

Great story. Great vid. And no doubt about it: Moyer is a HoFer. Its called Hall of FAME. If Moyer isnt famous (among basball fans and critics), then I dont know what. When I stopped attenting and paying for MLB games/merchandise (1994), Moyer had played already 8 years, I was still active in competitive sports (now am old and aching). Its all amazing.

Stop talking about WAR. It's a joke.