Top individual Phillies seasons ages 35 and over

Starting Pitcher: Jamie Moyer (2008, age 45)

Moyer grew up in the Philadelphia area and was a huge fan of the 1980 World Series team. So having a chance to play for his hometown team was a dream come true. It didn’t matter that he was 43 years old when the Phillies acquired him near the end of the 2006 season.

Moyer went 5-2 in eight games and 4.03 ERA in eight games with the Phillies that season. Although he was the winner of 14 games in 2007, Moyer lost 12 and had a high ERA of 5.01.

Things turned around for Moyer in Philadelphia in 2008.  He not only helped the Phillies to their second World Series title in franchise history, but he also led the team in wins with 16 against only seven losses with a respectable 3.71 ERA.

The following season, Moyer won 12 games as a 46-year old and returned for the 2010 season looking for more. However, an elbow injury limited him to 19 games and nine wins. Moyer was removed from the 40-man roster after the season and re-injured his elbow in winter ball, resulting in Tommy John surgery.

Refusing to let that be the end, Moyer came back with the Rockies in 2012 as a 49-year old. Despite struggling much of the time, he found enough in the tank to win two more games in ten starts, becoming the oldest pitcher in Major League history to win a game.

Moyer retired with 4074 innings pitched, 269 wins and 2441 strikeouts despite a fastball that topped out in the low 80’s.