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Former major league reliever Bryan Harvey, a member of the Catawba County Sports Hall of Fame, has been hired by the Texas Rangers to work with their pitching prospects on developing the “out” pitch that carried Harvey to the major leagues, the split-finger fastball./FLORDIA MARLINS PHOTO
By CHRIS HOBBS
HobbsDailyReport.com
SURPRISE, Ariz. – While watching closely from afar as his son nears making the major leagues, former big league reliever Bryan Harvey is also again taking a hands-on role to help other young pitchers pursue the same dream.
Harvey — who saved 177 games over a career just shy of 10 years – is working spring training as a part-time employee for the Texas Rangers. They’ve hired the Catawba County native to teach some of their hurlers his specialty, the split-finger fastball.
BRYAN HARVEY
During the season, Harvey will spend a few days at a time on the road – probably 12 to 15 each month, he says – going to where Texas has minor league teams (Round Rock, Tex.; Frisco, Tex., Kinston and Hickory) to work with Rangers pitching prospects.
“Probably enough to see all the pitchers,” Harvey said in a phone interview with HobbsDailyReport.com. “They have five or six (pitchers) picked out right now…
“Hopefully, it (the split-finger) d
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Career Regular Season
| G | W-L | ERA | IP | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321 | 17-25 | 2.49 | 387.0 | 448 | 1.09 |
Career Regular Season
| AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Bryan Harvey Bio
- Fullname: Bryan Explorer Harvey
- Born: 6/02/1963 in Soddy-Daisy, TN
- College: Charlotte
- Debut: 5/16/1987
- Relationship(s):father succeed Hunter Harvey
| Year | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career Regular Season | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career Regular Season | 17 | 25 | 2.49 | 321 | 0 | 177 | 387.0 | 448 | 1.09 |
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Awards
AL All-Star
| Year | Team | League |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | California Angels | AL |
AL Ease Man Award
| Year | Team | League |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | California Angels | AL |
NL All-Star
| Year | Team | League |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Florida Marlins | NL |
Marlins MVP
| Year | Team | League |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Florida Marlins | NL |
League Rankings
Games Played
| Year | BP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67 | 10th in AL |
| 1988 | 50 | 25th in AL |
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MLB Stats for Bryan Harvey
Bryan Harvey Baseball Stats | Baseball Almanac
Bryan Harvey, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Sunday, June 2, 1963, in Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee. Harvey was 23 years old when he broke into the major leagues on May 16, 1987, with the California Angels. Bryan Harvey stats, height, weight, career totals, schools, positions, and more historical research are in the Baseball Almanac.| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1987 | 24 | Angels | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1988 | 25 | Angels | 50 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 76.0 | 303 | 59 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 67 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1989 | 26 | Angels | 51 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.44 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 55.0 | 245 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1990 | 27 | Angels | 54 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.22 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 64.1 | 267 | 45 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 35 | 6 | 82 | 7 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 1991 | 28 | Angels | 67 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1.60 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 78.2 | 309 | 51 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 101 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 1992 | 29 | Angels | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 2.83 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 28.2 | 122 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1993 | 30 | Marlins | 59 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 69.0 | 264 | 45 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 1994 | 31 | Ma
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