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Mike Timlin PBlue Jays

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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
23 1058 1204.3 75 73 141 3.63 16.8
Birth Date3-10-1966
Height6' 4"
Weight210 lbs
Age58 years, 1 months, 9 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
Multiple stints are are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
1991 TOR MLB 63 3 108.3 11 6 3 94 50 85 6 101 7.8 4.2 0.5 7.1 0% .274 1.33 3.46 3.16 86 3.37 77.9 2.0
1992 TOR MLB 26 0 43.7 0 2 1 45 20 35 0 100 9.3 4.1 0.0 7.2 0% .336 1.49 2.62 4.12 92 3.52 85.3 0.7
1993 TOR MLB 54 0 55.7 4 2 1 63 27 49 7 104 10.2 4.4 1.1 7.9 0% .329 1.62 4.37 4.69 90 4.27 92.2 0.6
1994 TOR MLB 34 0 40.0 0 1 2 41 20 38 5 98 9.2 4.5 1.1 8.6 0% .316 1.53 4.57 5.18 84 3.62 72.9 0.8
1995 TOR MLB 31 0 42.0 4 3 5 38 17 36 1 97 8.1 3.6 0.2 7.7 0% .301 1.31 3.09 2.14 84 3.60 73.7 0.8
1996 TOR MLB 59 0 56.7 1 6 31 47 18 52 4 98 7.5 2.9 0.6 8.3 0% .279 1.15 3.38 3.65 83 3.62 71.4 1.2
1997 SEA 0 26 0 25.7 3 2 1 28 5 9 2 104 9.8 1.8 0.7 3.2 0% .286 1.29 4.04 3.86 91 4.26 88.6 0.3
1997 TOR 0 38 0 47.0 3 2 9 41 15 36 6 94 7.9 2.9 1.1 6.9 0% .265 1.19 4.29 2.87 89 3.84 80.0 0.8
1998 SEA MLB 70 0 79.3 3 3 19 78 16 60 5 100 8.8 1.8 0.6 6.8 0% .308 1.18 3.24 2.95 84 3.74 77.4 1.4
1999 BAL MLB 62 0 63.0 3 9 27 51 23 50 9 97 7.3 3.3 1.3 7.1 0% .241 1.17 4.79 3.57 83 3.71 72.1 1.3
2000 BAL 0 37 0 35.0 2 3 11 37 15 26 6 84 9.5 3.9 1.5 6.7 0% .287 1.49 5.42 4.89 104 5.52 106.1 0.1
2000 SLN 0 25 0 29.7 3 1 1 30 20 26 2 112 9.1 6.1 0.6 7.9 0% .318 1.69 4.40 3.34 93 4.23 81.3 0.5
2001 SLN MLB 67 0 72.7 4 5 3 78 19 47 6 102 9.7 2.4 0.7 5.8 0% .310 1.33 3.69 4.09 89 4.31 89.4 0.9
2002 PHI 0 30 0 35.7 3 3 0 27 7 15 6 94 6.8 1.8 1.5 3.8 0% .189 0.95 4.89 3.79 96 4.04 86.7 0.5
2002 SLN 0 42 1 61.0 1 3 0 48 7 35 9 99 7.1 1.0 1.3 5.2 0% .215 0.90 4.18 2.51 93 3.45 74.0 1.3
2003 BOS MLB 72 0 83.7 6 4 2 77 9 65 11 105 8.3 1.0 1.2 7.0 0% .263 1.03 3.71 3.55 84 3.54 74.1 1.7
2004 BOS MLB 76 0 76.3 5 4 1 75 19 56 8 110 8.8 2.2 0.9 6.6 0% .289 1.23 3.99 4.13 91 4.28 88.4 1.1
2005 BOS MLB 81 0 80.3 7 3 13 86 20 59 2 107 9.6 2.2 0.2 6.6 0% .324 1.32 2.72 2.24 89 3.75 80.7 1.6
2006 BOS MLB 68 0 64.0 6 6 9 78 16 30 7 106 11.0 2.3 1.0 4.2 0% .317 1.47 4.51 4.36 115 7.08 144.3 -0.9
2007 BOS MLB 50 0 55.3 2 1 1 46 14 31 7 102 7.5 2.3 1.1 5.0 0% .234 1.08 4.75 3.42 107 5.25 108.6 0.2
2008 BOS MLB 47 0 49.3 4 4 1 60 20 32 9 108 10.9 3.6 1.6 5.8 0% .309 1.62 5.50 5.66 102 5.04 107.6 0.2
1997 TOT MLB 64 0 72.7 6 4 10 69 20 45 8 98 8.5 2.5 1.0 5.6 0% .000 1.22 4.20 3.22 90 3.99 83.0 1.0
2000 TOT MLB 62 0 64.7 5 4 12 67 35 52 8 97 9.3 4.9 1.1 7.2 0% .000 1.58 4.95 4.18 99 4.92 94.7 0.6
2002 TOT MLB 72 1 96.7 4 6 0 75 14 50 15 97 7.0 1.3 1.4 4.7 0% .000 0.92 4.44 2.98 94 3.67 78.7 1.8
CareerMLB105841204.3757314111683778721181028.72.80.96.555%.2861.283.963.63914.1486.616.8

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1987 MED Rk PIO 13 12 75.3 4 8 0 79 26 66 4 9.4 3.1 0.5 7.9 0% .000 1.39 4.25 5.14 0 0.00 0.0
1988 MYR A SAL 35 22 151.0 10 6 0 119 77 106 4 7.1 4.6 0.2 6.3 0% .000 1.30 3.39 2.86 0 0.00 0.0
1989 DUN A+ FSL 33 7 88.7 5 8 7 90 36 64 2 9.1 3.7 0.2 6.5 0% .000 1.42 2.93 3.25 0 0.00 0.0
1990 DUN A+ FSL 42 0 50.3 7 2 22 36 16 46 0 6.4 2.9 0.0 8.2 0% .000 1.03 2.31 1.43 0 0.00 0.0
1990 KNX AA SOU 17 0 26.0 1 2 8 20 7 21 0 6.9 2.4 0.0 7.3 0% .000 1.04 2.12 1.73 0 0.00 0.0
1991 TOR MLB AL 63 3 108.3 11 6 3 94 50 85 6 101 7.8 4.2 0.5 7.1 0% .274 1.33 3.46 3.16 86 3.37 77.9
1992 TOR MLB AL 26 0 43.7 0 2 1 45 20 35 0 100 9.3 4.1 0.0 7.2 0% .336 1.49 2.62 4.12 92 3.52 85.3
1992 DUN A+ FSL 6 1 10.0 0 0 1 9 2 7 0 8.1 1.8 0.0 6.3 0% .000 1.10 2.14 0.90 0 0.00 0.0
1992 SYR AAA INT 7 1 11.3 0 1 3 15 5 7 3 11.9 4.0 2.4 5.6 0% .000 1.77 6.62 8.76 0 0.00 0.0
1993 TOR MLB AL 54 0 55.7 4 2 1 63 27 49 7 104 10.2 4.4 1.1 7.9 0% .329 1.62 4.37 4.69 90 4.27 92.2
1993 DUN A+ FSL 4 0 9.0 0 0 1 4 0 8 0 4.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 0% .000 0.44 1.40 1.00 0 0.00 0.0
1994 TOR MLB AL 34 0 40.0 0 1 2 41 20 38 5 98 9.2 4.5 1.1 8.6 0% .316 1.53 4.57 5.18 84 3.62 72.9
1995 TOR MLB AL 31 0 42.0 4 3 5 38 17 36 1 97 8.1 3.6 0.2 7.7 0% .301 1.31 3.09 2.14 84 3.60 73.7
1995 SYR AAA INT 8 0 17.3 1 1 0 13 4 13 2 6.8 2.1 1.0 6.8 0% .000 0.98 3.88 1.04 0 0.00 0.0
1996 TOR MLB AL 59 0 56.7 1 6 31 47 18 52 4 98 7.5 2.9 0.6 8.3 0% .279 1.15 3.38 3.65 83 3.62 71.4
1997 SEA MLB AL 26 0 25.7 3 2 1 28 5 9 2 104 9.8 1.8 0.7 3.2 0% .286 1.29 4.04 3.86 91 4.26 88.6
1997 TOR MLB AL 38 0 47.0 3 2 9 41 15 36 6 94 7.9 2.9 1.1 6.9 0% .265 1.19 4.29 2.87 89 3.84 80.0
1998 SEA MLB AL 70 0 79.3 3 3 19 78 16 60 5 100 8.8 1.8 0.6 6.8 0% .308 1.18 3.24 2.95 84 3.74 77.4
1999 BAL MLB AL 62 0 63.0 3 9 27 51 23 50 9 97 7.3 3.3 1.3 7.1 0% .241 1.17 4.79 3.57 83 3.71 72.1
2000 BAL MLB AL 37 0 35.0 2 3 11 37 15 26 6 84 9.5 3.9 1.5 6.7 0% .287 1.49 5.42 4.89 104 5.52 106.1
2000 SLN MLB NL 25 0 29.7 3 1 1 30 20 26 2 112 9.1 6.1 0.6 7.9 0% .318 1.69 4.40 3.34 93 4.23 81.3
2001 SLN MLB NL 67 0 72.7 4 5 3 78 19 47 6 102 9.7 2.4 0.7 5.8 0% .310 1.33 3.69 4.09 89 4.31 89.4
2002 PHI MLB NL 30 0 35.7 3 3 0 27 7 15 6 94 6.8 1.8 1.5 3.8 0% .189 0.95 4.89 3.79 96 4.04 86.7
2002 SLN MLB NL 42 1 61.0 1 3 0 48 7 35 9 99 7.1 1.0 1.3 5.2 0% .215 0.90 4.18 2.51 93 3.45 74.0
2003 BOS MLB AL 72 0 83.7 6 4 2 77 9 65 11 105 8.3 1.0 1.2 7.0 0% .263 1.03 3.71 3.55 84 3.54 74.1
2004 BOS MLB AL 76 0 76.3 5 4 1 75 19 56 8 110 8.8 2.2 0.9 6.6 0% .289 1.23 3.99 4.13 91 4.28 88.4
2005 BOS MLB AL 81 0 80.3 7 3 13 86 20 59 2 107 9.6 2.2 0.2 6.6 0% .324 1.32 2.72 2.24 89 3.75 80.7
2006 BOS MLB AL 68 0 64.0 6 6 9 78 16 30 7 106 11.0 2.3 1.0 4.2 0% .317 1.47 4.51 4.36 115 7.08 144.3
2006 USA wor WBC 3 0 2.2 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 12.3 4.1 0.0 8.2 0% .375 1.82 3.30 4.09 0 0.00 0.0
2007 BOS MLB AL 50 0 55.3 2 1 1 46 14 31 7 102 7.5 2.3 1.1 5.0 0% .234 1.08 4.75 3.42 107 5.25 108.6
2007 PAW AAA INT 8 2 8.7 0 0 0 9 3 3 0 83 9.3 3.1 0.0 3.1 0% .290 1.38 3.51 4.14 106 5.01 102.7
2008 BOS MLB AL 47 0 49.3 4 4 1 60 20 32 9 108 10.9 3.6 1.6 5.8 0% .309 1.62 5.50 5.66 102 5.04 107.6
2008 PAW AAA INT 5 1 5.0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 89 3.6 0.0 0.0 7.2 0% .154 0.40 1.71 0.00 76 2.59 53.0
2009 CSP AAA PCL 4 0 4.7 0 0 0 7 2 6 1 121 13.4 3.8 1.9 11.5 0% .400 1.91 4.94 3.83 86 3.84 80.8
2009 CAS Rk PIO 2 1 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 99 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0% .167 0.50 3.92 0.00 106 2.94 61.9

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 791 0.5057 0.4956 0.8010 0.6575 0.3299 0.8479 0.7054 0.1990
Career7910.50570.49560.80100.65750.32990.84790.70540.1990

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2008-06-17 2008-07-03 15-DL 16 14 Left Knee Inflammation - -
2008-03-20 2008-04-11 15-DL 22 10 Right Fingers Laceration Ring Finger - -
2007-05-03 2007-06-09 15-DL 37 34 Right Shoulder Inflammation - -
2007-03-23 2007-04-10 15-DL 18 6 Right Abdomen Strain Oblique - -
2006-05-27 2006-06-13 15-DL 17 15 Right Shoulder Strain - -
2001-07-26 2001-08-17 15-DL 22 21 Left Knee Surgery Meniscus 2001-07-27 -
2000-04-03 2000-04-20 15-DL 17 13 - Abdomen Strain Oblique - -
1995-06-22 1995-08-18 15-DL 57 54 Right Elbow Surgery Bone Chips 1995-06-27 -
1994-05-25 1994-06-09 15-DL 15 12 Right Shoulder Sprain AC Joint - -
1992-04-06 1992-06-12 15-DL 67 60 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery - -
1991-08-02 1991-08-18 15-DL 16 15 Right Elbow Inflammation - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2008 BOS $3,000,000
2007 BOS $2,800,000
2006 BOS $3,500,000
2005 BOS $2,750,000
2004 BOS $2,500,000
2003 BOS $1,850,000
2002 SLN, PHI $5,250,000
2001 SLN $4,250,000
2000 BAL, SLN $4,250,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
9 yrPrevious$30,150,000
9 yrTotal$30,150,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
18 yLevinsons (fired David Sloane 10/05)

Details
  • released by COL 8/09 signed as a free agent from BOS 7/29/09 (minor-league contract)
  • re-signed as a free agent 12/7/07, 1 year/$3M (08)
  • re-signed 10/06, 1 year/$2.8M (07), $0.125M each 39,50,60,70 g, $75K each 25,30 games finished, $0.1M each 35,40,45 games finished, $0.25M each 50,55 games finished
  • awards:$50K each All-Star,Gold Glove,LCSMVP, $0.1M WSMVP, $0.1M MVP ($50K 2nd, $25K 3rd), $0.15M CY ($0.1M 2nd, $75K 3rd), $0.15M Rolaids ($0.1M 2nd, $75K 3rd, $50K 4th-5th)
  • $0.15M assignment bonus (each time)
  • re-signed 11/05, 1 year/$3.5M (06), incl $0.75M deferred @ 0% interest)
  • 05 option guaranteed with 50 games in 04 & isn`t on DL at end of 04
  • re-signed as a free agent 11/03, 1 year/$2.5M (04)+$2.75M 05 club option ($0.25M buyout)
  • bonuses for games finished
  • signed as a free agent from PHI 12/02 1 year/$0.85M (03)+0.9M bonuses
  • acquired in trade from STL 7/02 4 year/$16M (98-02)

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Mike Timlin threw 1,264 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2008, including pitches thrown in . In 2008, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (92mph), Cutter (89mph) and Sinker (91mph), also mixing in a Change (84mph). He also rarely threw a Slider (86mph).