Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1991
- Draft
- 1987Rd 5, Pk 127
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1991
- Draft
- 1987Rd 5, Pk 127
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,058
- W
- 75
- L
- 73
- ERA
- 3.63
- IP
- 1204.1
- K
- 872
- BB
- 377
- WHIP
- 1.28
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | TOR | 63 | 11 | 6 | 3.16 | 108.1 | 85 | 50 | 1.33 |
| 1992 | TOR | 26 | 0 | 2 | 4.12 | 43.2 | 35 | 20 | 1.49 |
| 1993 | TOR | 54 | 4 | 2 | 4.69 | 55.2 | 49 | 27 | 1.62 |
| 1994 | TOR | 34 | 0 | 1 | 5.18 | 40.0 | 38 | 20 | 1.53 |
| 1995 | TOR | 31 | 4 | 3 | 2.14 | 42.0 | 36 | 17 | 1.31 |
| 1996 | TOR | 59 | 1 | 6 | 3.65 | 56.2 | 52 | 18 | 1.15 |
| 1997 |  TOR/SEA | 64 | 6 | 4 | 3.22 | 72.2 | 45 | 20 | 1.22 |
| 1998 | SEA | 70 | 3 | 3 | 2.95 | 79.1 | 60 | 16 | 1.18 |
| 1999 | BAL | 62 | 3 | 9 | 3.57 | 63.0 | 50 | 23 | 1.17 |
| 2000 |  STL/BAL | 62 | 5 | 4 | 4.18 | 64.2 | 52 | 35 | 1.58 |
| 2001 | STL | 67 | 4 | 5 | 4.09 | 72.2 | 47 | 19 | 1.33 |
| 2002 |  STL/PHI | 72 | 4 | 6 | 2.98 | 96.2 | 50 | 14 | 0.92 |
| 2003 | BOS | 72 | 6 | 4 | 3.55 | 83.2 | 65 | 9 | 1.03 |
| 2004 | BOS | 76 | 5 | 4 | 4.13 | 76.1 | 56 | 19 | 1.23 |
| 2005 | BOS | 81 | 7 | 3 | 2.24 | 80.1 | 59 | 20 | 1.32 |
| 2006 | BOS | 68 | 6 | 6 | 4.36 | 64.0 | 30 | 16 | 1.47 |
| 2007 | BOS | 50 | 2 | 1 | 3.42 | 55.1 | 31 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 2008 | BOS | 47 | 4 | 4 | 5.66 | 49.1 | 32 | 20 | 1.62 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 46
- W
- 0
- L
- 3
- ERA
- 4.38
- IP
- 49.1
- K
- 41
- BB
- 19
- WHIP
- 1.32
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 1
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 6.5
- GB
- 480
- FB
- 600
- G/F
- 0.80
- WP
- 31
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1992 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | TOR/SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | STL/BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | STL/PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 119 | 121 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 120 | 141 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2006 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 92 | 139 | 0.7 | 3 |
| 2007 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 71 | 103 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2008 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 78 | 96 | 0.8 | 1 |
What were Mike Timlin's career stats?
Mike Timlin played 18 seasons for the Blue Jays, the Mariners, the Orioles, the Cardinals and the Red Sox. He had 75 wins and 872 strikeouts with a 3.63 ERA over 1,204.1 innings. His best season was 1991: 11 wins, a 3.16 ERA and 85 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
18 seasons, 9 postseasons, 1991 to 2008
Championships ×4
- 1992 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays
- 1993 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays
- 2004 World Series with the Boston Red Sox
- 2007 World Series with the Boston Red Sox
All-time career rank
- 103rd in saves (141)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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