Tim Birtsas was born on Monday, September 5, 1960, in Pontiac, Michigan. Birtsas was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 3, 1985, with the Oakland Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Tim Birtsas baseball stats page.
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Tim Birtsas![]() Tim Birtsas Autograph on a 1988 Topps Baseball Card (#501 | Checklist) |
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Tim BirtsasTim Birtsas Pitching Stats |
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| 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 |
| 1985 | 25 | Athletics | 29 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4.01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 141.1 | 624 | 124 | 63 | 72 | 18 | 91 | 0 | 94 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1986 | 26 | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1988 | 28 | Reds | 36 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | 277 | 61 | 30 | 34 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1989 | 29 | Reds | 42 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69.2 | 300 | 68 | 29 | 33 | 5 | 27 | 8 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1990 | 30 | Reds | 29 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.1 | 239 | 69 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 5 Years | 138 | 30 | 34 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 4.08 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 328.2 | 1,452 | 324 | 149 | 168 | 37 | 170 | 20 | 231 | 13 | 10 | 6 | - | ||
Tim BirtsasTim Birtsas Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1985 | 25 | Athletics | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1986 | 26 | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1988 | 28 | Reds | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1989 | 29 | Reds | 42 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 |
| 1990 | 30 | Reds | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 5 Years | 138 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .056 | .056 | .222 | ||
Tim BirtsasTim Birtsas Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1985 Athletics | P | 29 | 25 | 424 | 12 | 0.4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 0.70 |
| 1986 Athletics | P | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1988 Reds | P | 36 | 4 | 193 | 12 | 0.3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 1.40 |
| 1989 Reds | P | 42 | 1 | 209 | 10 | 0.2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 1.16 |
| 1990 Reds | P | 29 | 0 | 154 | 11 | 0.4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.93 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 138 | 30 | 986 | 45 | 0.3 | 41 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .911 | 1.12 | |
| 5 Years | 138 | 30 | 986 | 45 | 0.3 | 41 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .911 | 1.12 | |
Tim BirtsasTim Birtsas Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1985 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.03 | 5.99 | 5.79 |
| 1986 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.25 | 4.50 | 18.00 |
| 1988 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.58 | 5.32 | 3.36 |
| 1989 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.11 | 7.36 | 3.49 |
| 1990 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.71 | 7.19 | 4.21 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 5 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 1.36 | 6.33 | 4.66 |
Tim BirtsasTim Birtsas Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1985 Oakland Athletics | 48 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
| 1986 Oakland Athletics | 48 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
| 1988 Cincinnati Reds | 48 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1989 Cincinnati Reds | 48 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1990 Cincinnati Reds | 48 | $120,500.00 | - | - |
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