caption finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date image article_title debutteam name throws
byrd with the cleveland indians 2009 right louisville , kentucky 1995 october 1 109 -- 96 4.41 929 pitcher boston red sox win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts july 28 3 december 1970 paul byrd.jpg paul byrd
 new york mets paul byrd right
paul byrd

paul gregory byrd -lrb- born december 3 , 1970 -rrb- is an american former professional baseball right-handed starting pitcher .
he pitched in major league baseball from 1995 to 2009 .
he is known , perhaps ironically , as being the `` nicest guy in baseball '' .
in 2002 , byrd developed an old-fashioned , early twentieth-century windup in which he swung his arms back and forth to create deception and momentum .
he became recognizable and well known for his unique delivery .
