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Moyer was the Mariner franchise's all-time leader in starts, wins and IP.

He went 145-87
with an ERA of 3.97 over eleven seasons with the M's.
In the middle of the 1996 season, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners on July 30, where
he would start 11 games and go 6–2. His record of 13–3 would lead the majors in winning
percentage at .813.
In 1997, Moyer was fifth in the American League with 17 wins. His 17–5 record gave him
the second highest winning percentage (.773) in the league. Moyer would make his first
postseason start against his former club Baltimore, but was forced out with a strained elbow
in the fifth inning.
In 1998, Moyer went 15–9 with a 3.53 ERA. He was third in innings pitched with 234.1. He
registered his 100th career win against the Cleveland Indians on August 27, as well as his
1000th career strikeout with a sixth inning strikeout of David Bell. He was named Seattle's
Pitcher of the Year by the Seattle chapter of the BBWAA.
1999–2000
He walked two or fewer batters in 29 of his 32 starts. He ranked fourth in the American
League averaging just 1.9 walks per nine innings. Moyer was also third among the league in
innings pitched and seventh winning percentage. He matched career-best seven game
winning streak that stretched from May 11 to July 7. He started the Inaugural Game at
Safeco Field on July 15 against the San Diego Padres, throwing a called strike to San
Diego's Quilvio Veras for the first pitch getting a no-decision in Seattle's 3–2 loss after
leaving with a 2–1 lead after eight innings.[5] He defeated Baltimore for the ninth straight
time on July 31; did not lose to the Orioles, in the 1990s. Moyer's only loss at Safeco came
on August 5 against the New York Yankees. He recorded three complete games in the final
month of the season, tossing back-to-back complete games on September 14 and 19. His
2.30 ERA after the All-Star break was the second-lowest among AL starters, behind only
Pedro Martinez with his 2.01 ERA. He pitched 4 complete games for the second-straight
season, tying his career best.
In 1999, Moyer went 14–8 with a 3.87 ERA and was voted to The Sporting News AL All-Star
team. He again won the Seattle Pitcher of the Year award.
2000 saw Moyer rebound from an early shoulder injury to tally 13 wins, giving him at least
13 in each of his past five seasons. He made his first Opening Day start for Seattle, but lost
to the Boston Red Sox 2–0 on April 4. His shoulder problems led his ERA to balloon to 5.49.
A knee injury[6] suffered on the last pitch of a simulated game caused him to miss Seattle's
trip to the American League Championship Series against the eventual World Series
champion New York Yankees.
Moyer lost five consecutive starts from August 4-24. He allowed a career-high and a club-
record 11 earned runs in a 19–3 loss on August 9 against the Chicago White Sox. He
allowed 11 runs, 6 earned, in a 14–4 loss on August 14 against the Detroit Tigers, joining
the Houston Astros' Jose Lima as the first two pitchers since 1950 to allow ten or more runs
in consecutive starts. Moyer allowed a career-high seven walks in a no-decision on August
29 against the Yankees. The Mariners' 7–2 win on September 9 against the Minnesota
Twins snapped a six-game losing streak. Moyer lasted just one-and-two-thirds innings in his
final start, getting a no-decision September 28 against the Texas Rangers. Moyer suffered a
hairline fracture of left kneecap while pitching a simulated game on October 7.
2001–2003
In 2001 Moyer won 20 games, ranked tied for second in the American League, and his 3.43
ERA was sixth in the AL. He earned his 150th career win against the Texas Rangers on
September 24. He became only the second Mariner in history to win 20 games on October
5, former teammate Randy Johnson being the other. Moyer went 3–0 with a 1.89 ERA in
the postseason. He won Games 2 and 5 for the Mariners against the Cleveland Indians and
also carried Game 3 against the New York Yankees before Seattle lost in Game 5.
In 2002, Moyer went 13–8 with a then career low 3.32 ERA. Although he pitched 20 more
innings and had a lower ERA than in 2001, he won seven fewer games.
Moyer was fourth in the AL in innings with 230.2. He was tied for second in the league with
34 starts, fifth in opponents' batting average, holding opposing hitters to a .230 clip, and
ninth in ERA with 3.32. He tossed a team-high 24 consecutive scoreless innings from June
16 to July 6. He averaged just two walks per nine innings pitched, tied for sixth-best in the
AL. The Mariners were 20–14 in his starts. His four complete games tied his career high,
also done in 1998 and 1999. He threw his seventh career complete game shutout, first of
the season, on June 10 against the St. Louis Cardinals in a 10–0 win. Moyer's start on June
16 against San Diego began a streak of 24 consecutive shutout innings over four starts. He
finished June 3–1 with a Major League best 1.01 ERA in five starts. He collected his 1,500th
career strikeout August 24 against the Cleveland Indians.
In 2003, Moyer won a career high 21 games, lost 7, and had a career low 3.27 ERA. He tied
for second in the American League for wins and was sixth in ERA. His .750 winning
percentage placed him fourth in the league and his 21 wins are a club record. He became
the only Seattle pitcher to win 20 games more than once. Moyer was voted to his first All-
Star Game in 2003. He was named for the third time the Seattle Pitcher of the Year. Moyer
was also the winner of the Roberto Clemente Award, given annually to the big leaguer
whose success on the field is mirrored by his impact in community service, The Hutch
Award, presented annually by the world-renowned Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Center to an MLB player displaying "honor, courage and dedication to baseball, both on and
off the field," and The Lou Gehrig Award, presented annually to the MLB player who both on
and off the field best exemplifies the character of Lou Gehrig.
2004–2005
In 2004, Moyer went 7–13 and posted his first losing record since 1994. While the year
started well for him, going 5–0 with a 1.59 ERA from May 20 – June 18, Moyer ended 2004
on a 10-game losing streak. He threw the slowest fastball of all AL starters, averaging 81.6
mph.[7] One positive for Moyer was he was awarded the Branch Rickey Award for his
exceptional community service following the season.
During the 2005 season Moyer passed Randy Johnson to become the winningest pitcher
for the Mariners on May 30. On July 8, 2005, Moyer became the 25th southpaw to win 200
games in Major League Baseball. He finished with a 13–7 record and for the second year in
a row he threw the slowest fastball of all major league starters, averaging 81.7 mph.[8]
On June 18, 2006, he became the 33rd man to start 500 major league games. In his 11
seasons with the Mariners, Moyer had a record of 145–87 with a 3.97 ERA in 324 games
(323 starts) and is the franchise leader in wins, starts and innings pitched.
Moyer is also one of the all-time leaders in 1–0 complete game losses. Moyer has lost eight
games having surrendered only one run over nine innings. Before being traded in August of
2006, he was the oldest active American League player.
Philadelphia Phillies
2006

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