MLB: Top 20 closers in Major League Baseball history
Career Statistics:
- Games: 728
- Saves: 347
- Won-Loss Record: 44-63
- ERA: 3.19
- ERA+: 123
- FIP: 3.32
- WHIP: 1.304
- Innings: 884.2
- Strikeouts: 884
- Strikeout Percentage: 23.6%
- All-Star Appearances: 4
- World Series Championships: 1
- Awards: 1990 NLCS MVP
It’s easy to forget just how good Randy Myers was as a big league closer. After making his big league debut with the New York Mets in 1985, Myers saved 56 games over the next five years – 50 of them combined between 1988 and 1989.
After an offseason trade to the Reds prior to the 1990 season, Myers became part of the “Nasty Boys” Cincinnati bullpen that helped the team win the World Series. That season, Myers was the primary closer and made the All-Star team and finished fifth in Cy Young voting for the World Champs. But just a year later, Myers was on the move again – to San Diego for one season, then to the Chicago Cubs.
In 1993, Myers set a National League record with 53 saves – the first of three years in which he led his league in the category. In his last great season, with the Baltimore Orioles in 1997, Myers led the Majors with 45 saves and posted a 1.51. ERA in 61 appearances. He finished in the top five in both the NL Cy Young and MVP voting.
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