Tim Byrdak
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 31, 1973 in Oak Forest, IL
High School: Oak Forest (Oak Forest, IL)
School: Rice University
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 5th round of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed June 4, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 7, 1998
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1998 24 KCR AL 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 88 3.000 27.0 5.4 0.0 5.4
1999 25 KCR AL 0 3 .000 7.66 33 0 5 0 0 1 24.2 32 24 21 5 20 2 17 1 1 3 128 65 2.108 11.7 1.8 7.3 6.2 0.85
2000 26 KCR AL 0 1 .000 11.37 12 0 1 0 0 0 6.1 11 8 8 3 4 0 8 0 0 1 34 45 2.368 15.6 4.3 5.7 11.4 2.00
2005 31 BAL AL 0 1 .000 4.05 41 0 3 0 0 1 26.2 27 14 12 1 21 1 31 1 0 5 131 107 1.800 9.1 0.3 7.1 10.5 1.48
2006 32 BAL AL 1 0 1.000 12.86 16 0 2 0 0 0 7.0 14 10 10 2 8 1 2 0 0 1 42 36 3.143 18.0 2.6 10.3 2.6 0.25
2007 33 DET AL 3 0 1.000 3.20 39 0 3 0 0 1 45.0 38 23 16 3 26 4 49 1 0 3 199 143 1.422 7.6 0.6 5.2 9.8 1.88
2008 34 HOU NL 2 1 .667 3.90 59 0 9 0 0 0 55.1 45 24 24 10 29 2 47 2 0 0 237 108 1.337 7.3 1.6 4.7 7.6 1.62
2009 35 HOU NL 1 2 .333 3.23 76 0 8 0 0 0 61.1 39 23 22 10 36 0 58 3 0 2 261 130 1.223 5.7 1.5 5.3 8.5 1.61
8 Seasons 7 8 .467 4.50 279 0 31 0 0 3 228.0 211 127 114 35 144 10 213 8 1 15 1041 98 1.557 8.3 1.4 5.7 8.4 1.48
162 Game Avg. 2 2 .467 4.50 68 0 8 0 0 1 56 51 31 28 9 35 2 52 2 0 4 254 98 1.557 8.3 1.4 5.7 8.4 1.48
KCR (3 yrs) 0 4 .000 8.27 48 0 6 0 0 1 32.2 48 33 30 9 24 2 26 1 1 4 171 61 2.204 13.2 2.5 6.6 7.2 1.08
HOU (2 yrs) 3 3 .500 3.55 135 0 17 0 0 0 116.2 84 47 46 20 65 2 105 5 0 2 498 118 1.277 6.5 1.5 5.0 8.1 1.62
BAL (2 yrs) 1 1 .500 5.88 57 0 5 0 0 1 33.2 41 24 22 3 29 2 33 1 0 6 173 74 2.079 11.0 0.8 7.8 8.8 1.14
DET (1 yr) 3 0 1.000 3.20 39 0 3 0 0 1 45.0 38 23 16 3 26 4 49 1 0 3 199 143 1.422 7.6 0.6 5.2 9.8 1.88
AL (6 yrs) 4 5 .444 5.50 144 0 14 0 0 3 111.1 127 80 68 15 79 8 108 3 1 13 543 84 1.850 10.3 1.2 6.4 8.7 1.37
NL (2 yrs) 3 3 .500 3.55 135 0 17 0 0 0 116.2 84 47 46 20 65 2 105 5 0 2 498 118 1.277 6.5 1.5 5.0 8.1 1.62

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1998 24 KCR AL 3 9 9 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .556 .556 1.000 1.556 .571 9 1 0 0 0 0
1999 25 KCR AL 33 128 104 24 32 2 0 5 0 1 20 17 .308 .424 .471 .895 .329 49 2 1 3 0 2
2000 26 KCR AL 12 34 30 8 11 2 1 3 0 0 4 8 .367 .441 .800 1.241 .421 24 1 0 0 0 0
2005 31 BAL AL 41 131 106 14 27 4 0 1 1 0 21 31 .255 .380 .321 .701 .347 34 1 1 2 1 1
2006 32 BAL AL 16 42 32 10 14 6 0 2 0 0 8 2 .438 .550 .813 1.363 .429 26 2 0 2 0 1
2007 33 DET AL 39 199 165 23 38 12 1 3 2 1 26 49 .230 .330 .370 .700 .297 61 4 1 2 5 4
2008 34 HOU NL 59 237 203 24 45 17 0 10 4 1 29 47 .222 .323 .453 .777 .238 92 3 2 2 1 2
2009 35 HOU NL 76 261 219 23 39 6 3 10 2 4 36 58 .178 .299 .370 .669 .188 81 2 3 0 3 0
8 Seasons 279 1041 868 127 211 50 5 35 9 7 144 213 .243 .352 .433 .786 .279 376 16 8 11 10 10
162 Game Avg. 68 254 212 31 51 12 1 9 2 2 35 52 .243 .352 .433 .786 .279 92 4 2 3 2 2
MLB Averages .262 .333 .418 .751 .299

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1998 24 KCR AL 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 7 0.140 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1.7 14
1999 25 KCR AL 33 33 5 0 3 4 1 3 25% 14 10 29 17 59% 8 1.035 14 7 12 16 2 15 15 18 3 20 8 9 2.2 15
2000 26 KCR AL 12 12 1 0 1 2 0 2 0% 5 3 16 6 38% 7 1.403 7 1 4 5 1 6 9 3 1 9 1 3 1.6 12
2005 31 BAL AL 41 41 3 0 1 1 1 0 100% 13 11 25 7 28% 7 1.038 13 13 15 17 7 17 15 26 4 28 8 18 2.0 12
2006 32 BAL AL 16 16 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 10 3 30% 7 0.882 5 5 6 4 4 8 5 11 0 14 0 3 1.3 11
2007 33 DET AL 39 39 3 3 0 2 1 1 50% 11 8 34 12 35% 6 0.860 13 11 15 16 4 19 25 14 15 15 22 3 3.5 20
2008 34 HOU NL 59 59 9 2 1 0 0 0 8 8 32 6 19% 7 0.765 11 12 33 21 6 32 20 39 12 26 15 18 2.8 16
2009 35 HOU NL 76 76 8 1 2 2 0 2 0% 18 10 58 19 33% 7 0.714 24 13 36 25 6 45 27 49 11 37 12 23 2.4 14
8 Seasons 279 279 31 7 8 11 3 8 27% 72 53 206 72 35% 0.858 87 62 124 105 30 144 117 162 46 151 66 78 2.5 15

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1998 24 KCR AL 9 67% 11.1% 11.1% 0.0% 22.2% 40% 0.33 3.00 78% 50% 20.0% 17% 2 1 50%
1999 25 KCR AL 128 55% 3.9% 13.3% 15.6% 5.5% 22% 1.42 1.85 64% 17% 15.6% 11% 41 2 5%
2000 26 KCR AL 34 41% 8.8% 23.5% 11.8% 17.7% 55% 0.73 1.75 56% 32% 27.3% 0% 10 1 10%
2005 31 BAL AL 131 49% 0.8% 23.7% 16.0% 3.8% 19% 0.97 1.27 57% 21% 3.0% 13% 23 1 4%
2006 32 BAL AL 42 43% 4.8% 4.8% 19.1% 19.1% 57% 1.00 2.17 67% 28% 13.3% 0% 7 2 29%
2007 33 DET AL 199 58% 1.5% 24.6% 13.1% 8.0% 42% 0.70 0.83 59% 20% 4.9% 14% 54 4 7%
2008 34 HOU NL 237 58% 4.2% 19.8% 12.2% 11.4% 60% 0.74 1.09 62% 15% 13.3% 15% 41 3 7%
2009 35 HOU NL 261 52% 3.8% 22.2% 13.8% 7.3% 49% 0.71 0.89 59% 13% 12.5% 15% 48 2 4%
8 Seasons 1041 54% 3.4% 20.5% 13.8% 8.7% 43% 0.82 1.11 61% 18% 11.2% 13% 226 16 7%
MLB Averages 55% 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13% 11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
1998 24 KCR AL 9 42 4.67 25 60% 24% 8% 36% 32% 76% 0% 45% 89% 67% 0% 0 0 22% 2 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0
1999 25 KCR AL 128 484 3.78 281 58% 32% 10% 25% 32% 68% 3% 39% 85% 50% 8% 10 5 18% 23 10 1 18% 4 3 0 0 0
2000 26 KCR AL 34 140 4.12 87 62% 17% 13% 45% 25% 83% 0% 51% 85% 59% 6% 2 2 12% 4 3 0 63% 0 0 0 0 0
2005 31 BAL AL 131 512 3.91 301 59% 28% 19% 27% 26% 72% 2% 42% 74% 56% 8% 11 6 15% 20 9 1 19% 4 4 0 0 0
2006 32 BAL AL 42 168 4.00 88 52% 30% 9% 25% 36% 70% 5% 37% 87% 60% 10% 4 2 19% 8 3 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0
2007 33 DET AL 199 793 3.98 461 58% 31% 18% 25% 26% 69% 5% 40% 74% 47% 8% 16 5 20% 40 22 2 16% 7 7 0 0 0
2008 34 HOU NL 237 932 3.93 577 62% 26% 16% 30% 28% 74% 2% 46% 78% 56% 10% 23 9 26% 61 35 0 26% 7 12 0 0 0
2009 35 HOU NL 261 1058 4.05 628 59% 25% 19% 29% 26% 75% 0% 44% 74% 58% 8% 20 11 23% 60 29 2 17% 5 9 0 0 0
8 Seasons 1041 4129 3.97 2448 59% 28% 16% 28% 28% 72% 2% 43% 77% 55% 8% 86 40 21% 218 111 6 22% 28 36 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 58% 5% 22% 25%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1998 24 KCR AL 9 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 100% 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 25 KCR AL 128 32 0 0 5 0 7 2 3 2 3 11 7 1 64% 4 3 0 61 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2000 26 KCR AL 34 11 1 0 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 7 3 1 43% 1 1 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2005 31 BAL AL 131 27 2 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 1 10 7 2 70% 2 5 1 51 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2006 32 BAL AL 42 14 1 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 5 2 0 40% 0 1 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 33 DET AL 199 38 3 0 3 0 4 1 2 1 2 13 8 2 62% 6 3 1 104 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2008 34 HOU NL 237 45 1 1 10 0 7 8 2 7 3 11 5 3 45% 1 0 0 90 4 1 80% 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
2009 35 HOU NL 261 39 4 1 10 1 22 4 6 7 3 19 7 7 37% 5 2 0 81 2 4 33% 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 8 0
8 Seasons 1041 211 13 2 35 2 52 20 15 19 16 77 40 16 52% 19 15 2 428 9 7 56% 8 6 1 0 0 1 4 3 37 0
MLB Averages 52% 72%

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1998 24 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 88 3.000 27.0 5.4 0.0 5.4 88
1999 25 0 3 .000 7.52 36 0 5 0 0 1 26.1 37 25 22 6 20 2 18 1 1 3 137 67 2.165 12.6 2.1 6.8 6.2 0.90 67
2000 26 0 4 .000 8.27 48 0 6 0 0 1 32.2 48 33 30 9 24 2 26 1 1 4 171 61 2.204 13.2 2.5 6.6 7.2 1.08 61
2001 27 0 4 .000 8.27 48 0 6 0 0 1 32.2 48 33 30 9 24 2 26 1 1 4 171 61 2.204 13.2 2.5 6.6 7.2 1.08 61
2002 28 0 4 .000 8.27 48 0 6 0 0 1 32.2 48 33 30 9 24 2 26 1 1 4 171 61 2.204 13.2 2.5 6.6 7.2 1.08 61
2003 29 0 4 .000 8.27 48 0 6 0 0 1 32.2 48 33 30 9 24 2 26 1 1 4 171 61 2.204 13.2 2.5 6.6 7.2 1.08 61
2004 30 0 4 .000 8.27 48 0 6 0 0 1 32.2 48 33 30 9 24 2 26 1 1 4 171 61 2.204 13.2 2.5 6.6 7.2 1.08 61
2005 31 0 5 .000 6.37 89 0 9 0 0 2 59.1 75 47 42 10 45 3 57 2 1 9 302 74 2.022 11.4 1.5 6.8 8.6 1.27 74
2006 32 1 5 .167 7.06 105 0 11 0 0 2 66.1 89 57 52 12 53 4 59 2 1 10 344 66 2.141 12.1 1.6 7.2 8.0 1.11 66
2007 33 4 5 .444 5.50 144 0 14 0 0 3 111.1 127 80 68 15 79 8 108 3 1 13 543 84 1.850 10.3 1.2 6.4 8.7 1.37 84
2008 34 6 6 .500 4.97 203 0 23 0 0 3 166.2 172 104 92 25 108 10 155 5 1 13 780 90 1.680 9.3 1.4 5.8 8.4 1.44 90
2009 35 7 8 .467 4.50 279 0 31 0 0 3 228.0 211 127 114 35 144 10 213 8 1 15 1041 98 1.557 8.3 1.4 5.7 8.4 1.48 98

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1998 24 0 0 3.00 3.0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 3
1999 25 1 1 .500 6.23 26.0 30 20 18 5 19 18 1 1.885 10.4 6.6 6.2 0.95 1.7 33
2000 26 0 0 10.50 6.0 11 8 7 3 4 8 0 2.500 16.5 6.0 12.0 2.00 4.5 12
2005 31 1 1 .500 4.00 27.0 28 13 12 1 22 31 1 1.852 9.3 7.3 10.3 1.41 0.3 41
2006 32 0 0 11.57 7.0 14 10 9 2 8 2 0 3.143 18.0 10.3 2.6 0.25 2.6 16
2007 33 2 2 .500 3.00 45.0 38 17 15 3 26 49 1 1.422 7.6 5.2 9.8 1.88 0.6 39
2008 34 2 3 .400 4.08 53.0 46 27 24 10 30 45 2 1.434 7.8 5.1 7.6 1.50 1.7 59
2009 35 4 2 .667 3.15 60.0 40 23 21 10 37 57 3 1.283 6.0 5.6 8.6 1.54 1.5 76
8 Seasons 10 9 .526 4.24 227.0 207 119 107 34 146 212 8 1.555 8.2 8.4 1.45 1.3 279

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played s c a p y
2009 NL--76--10th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2515), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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  8. Ed Vosberg (953)
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