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Tim Byrdak    \BURR-dak\

Timothy Christopher Byrdak (twitter: @Givemethelefty)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 31, 1973 in Oak Lawn, IL
High School: Oak Forest HS (Oak Forest, IL)
School: Rice University (Houston, TX)
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 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Astros/Mets/Orioles/Royals/Tigers 1998-2012
Agents: Mike Mosa [*]
Final Game: August 1, 2012 (Age 38)   vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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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 9 105 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 66 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 47 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 5 131 108 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 37 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 3 199 144 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 0 237 109 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 2 261 128 1.223 5.7 1.5 5.3 8.5 1.61
2010 36 HOU NL 2 2 .500 3.49 64 0 9 0 0 0 38.2 40 15 15 4 20 0 29 0 0 2 170 114 1.552 9.3 0.9 4.7 6.8 1.45
2011 37 NYM NL 2 1 .667 3.82 72 0 10 0 0 1 37.2 34 20 16 3 19 4 47 1 0 1 168 97 1.407 8.1 0.7 4.5 11.2 2.47
2012 38 NYM NL 2 2 .500 4.40 56 0 4 0 0 0 30.2 18 16 15 2 18 5 34 1 0 0 125 87 1.174 5.3 0.6 5.3 10.0 1.89
11 Yrs 13 13 .500 4.30 471 0 54 0 0 4 335.0 303 178 160 44 201 19 323 10 1 18 1504 99 1.504 8.1 1.2 5.4 8.7 1.61
162 Game Avg. 2 2 .500 4.30 68 0 8 0 0 1 48 44 26 23 6 29 3 47 1 0 3 217 99 1.504 8.1 1.2 5.4 8.7 1.61
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 62 2.204 13.2 2.5 6.6 7.2 1.08
HOU (3 yrs) 5 5 .500 3.53 199 0 26 0 0 0 155.1 124 62 61 24 85 2 134 5 0 4 668 117 1.345 7.2 1.4 4.9 7.8 1.58
NYM (2 yrs) 4 3 .571 4.08 128 0 14 0 0 1 68.1 52 36 31 5 37 9 81 2 0 1 293 92 1.302 6.8 0.7 4.9 10.7 2.19
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 76 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 3 199 144 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 86 1.850 10.3 1.2 6.4 8.7 1.37
NL (5 yrs) 9 8 .529 3.70 327 0 40 0 0 1 223.2 176 98 92 29 122 11 215 7 0 5 961 109 1.332 7.1 1.2 4.9 8.7 1.76

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1998 24 KCR AL 1.2 3 0 1 5.40 7.06 -0.09 -0.53 93.1 6.16 0 0.0 .2 -0.0 0.0 0 .504 .500
1999 25 KCR AL 24.2 33 0 24 8.76 5.52 0.23 -0.41 103.4 5.05 -10 -0.9 1.4 -0.2 -0.9 -7 .472 .494 $200,000
2000 26 KCR AL 6.1 12 0 8 11.37 5.54 0.29 -0.41 101.7 4.92 -5 -0.4 1.8 -0.2 -0.5 -4 .466 .497
2005 31 BAL AL 26.2 41 0 14 4.73 5.19 0.16 -0.39 98.8 4.58 -1 -0.1 1.2 -0.1 0.2 2 .498 .500
2006 32 BAL AL 7.0 16 0 10 12.86 5.80 -0.07 -0.43 100.1 5.45 -6 -0.6 1.3 -0.1 -0.6 -5 .465 .497 $335,000
2007 33 DET AL 45.0 39 0 23 4.60 4.95 0.19 -0.37 100.9 4.43 -1 -0.1 1.2 -0.1 0.2 4 .497 .499
2008 34 HOU NL 55.1 59 0 24 3.90 4.72 0.07 -0.34 99.2 4.27 3 0.3 .8 -0.1 0.6 7 .504 .502
2009 35 HOU NL 61.1 76 0 23 3.38 4.66 -0.01 -0.34 99.0 4.28 6 0.6 1.1 -0.1 1.1 11 .508 .504 $1,000,000
2010 36 HOU NL 38.2 64 0 15 3.49 4.61 -0.18 -0.34 98.5 4.38 4 0.4 1.0 -0.1 0.6 7 .506 .502 $1,600,000
2011 37 NYM NL 37.2 72 0 20 4.78 4.50 -0.32 -0.34 98.0 4.40 -2 -0.2 1.3 -0.1 0.0 1 .497 .499 $900,000
2012 38 NYM NL 30.2 56 0 16 4.70 4.52 -0.21 -0.34 96.3 4.22 -2 -0.2 1.4 -0.1 -0.0 1 .496 .499 $1,000,000
11 Seasons 335.0 471 0 178 4.78 4.83 -0.01 -0.36 99.2 4.45 -14 -1.2 1.2 -1.3 0.7 19 .498 .499 $5,035,000
KCR (3 yrs) 32.2 48 0 33 9.09 5.60 0.23 -0.41 102.6 5.08 -15 -1.3 1.4 -0.4 -1.4 -11 .472 .497 $200,000
HOU (3 yrs) 155.1 199 0 62 3.59 4.67 -0.02 -0.34 98.9 4.30 12 1.3 .9 -0.3 2.3 25 .506 .503 $2,600,000
NYM (2 yrs) 68.1 128 0 36 4.74 4.51 -0.27 -0.34 97.2 4.32 -4 -0.4 1.4 -0.2 -0.0 2 .497 .499 $1,900,000
BAL (2 yrs) 33.2 57 0 24 6.42 5.32 0.11 -0.40 99.0 4.76 -6 -0.6 1.2 -0.2 -0.4 -2 .489 .498 $335,000
DET (1 yr) 45.0 39 0 23 4.60 4.95 0.19 -0.37 100.9 4.43 -1 -0.1 1.2 -0.1 0.2 4 .497 .499

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1998 24 KCR AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1999 25 KCR AL 33 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 270 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 26 KCR AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 31 BAL AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 32 BAL AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 33 DET AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 34 HOU NL 59 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 35 HOU NL 76 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2010 36 HOU NL 64 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2011 37 NYM NL 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2012 38 NYM NL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Yrs 471 13 13 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .154 .154 .231 .385 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .154 .231 .385 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
KCR (3 yrs) 48 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 270 2 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (3 yrs) 199 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 -51 1 0 0 0 0 0
NYM (2 yrs) 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (2 yrs) 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 144 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 270 2 0 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 327 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 -51 1 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1998 24 KCR AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1999 25 KCR AL 33 2 0 -0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $200,000 1
2000 26 KCR AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
2005 31 BAL AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
2006 32 BAL AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $335,000 1
2007 33 DET AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
2008 34 HOU NL 59 6 -1 -0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
2009 35 HOU NL 76 3 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 -0.0 .500 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 $1,000,000 1
2010 36 HOU NL 64 2 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,600,000 1
2011 37 NYM NL 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $900,000 1
2012 38 NYM NL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,000,000 1
11 Seasons 471 13 -2 -0 0 0 4 2 0.2 0 3 0.2 .500 .500 0.2 0.2 3 $5,035,000
KCR (3 yrs) 48 2 0 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $200,000
HOU (3 yrs) 199 11 -2 -0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $2,600,000
NYM (2 yrs) 128 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.1 1 $1,900,000
BAL (2 yrs) 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $335,000
DET (1 yr) 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1998 KCR AL 24 P 3 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.62 1.77 0 0 0
1999 KCR AL 25 P 33 0 0 24.2 8 2 6 0 1 1.000 2.92 0.24 .952 1.68 1.66 0 1 100% 33% 0
2000 KCR AL 26 P 12 0 0 6.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.42 0.08 .960 1.56 1.60 0 0 0
2005 BAL AL 31 P 41 0 0 26.2 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 -1 -7 1.35 0.10 .955 1.69 1.68 1 0 0% 30% 0
2006 BAL AL 32 P 16 0 0 7.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 -1 -29 1.29 0.06 .960 1.54 1.54 0 0 0
2007 DET AL 33 P 39 0 0 45.0 4 0 2 2 0 .500 -1 -4 0.40 0.05 .955 1.60 1.59 2 1 33% 27% 0
2008 HOU NL 34 P 59 0 0 55.1 14 7 7 0 1 1.000 1 4 2.28 0.24 .959 1.72 1.72 4 1 20% 27% 2
2009 HOU NL 35 P 76 0 0 61.1 16 6 10 0 0 1.000 3 10 2.35 0.21 .955 1.72 1.70 2 4 67% 29% 2
2010 HOU NL 36 P 64 0 0 38.2 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1 5 0.70 0.05 .953 1.72 1.72 0 1 100% 29% 0
2011 NYM NL 37 P 72 0 0 37.2 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 -1 -5 1.19 0.07 .956 1.79 1.79 1 1 50% 28% 1
2012 NYM NL 38 P 56 0 0 30.2 6 1 5 0 1 1.000 1 7 1.76 0.11 .950 1.76 1.75 1 2 67% 27% 0
11 Seasons P 471 0 0 335.0 63 18 42 3 3 .952 2 1 1.61 0.13 .955 1.70 1.70 11 11 50% 28% 5
11 Seasons TOT 471 0 0 335.0 63 18 42 3 3 .952 2 7 1.61 0.13 .955 1.70 1.70 11 11 50% 28% 5
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

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

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2652), Average HOFer ≈ 185
JAWS Relief Pitcher (1028th), 1.0 career WAR/2.9 7yr-peak WAR/1.9 JAWS
Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/34.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  5. Aaron Fultz (964)
  6. John Grabow (960)
  7. Jason Christiansen (959)
  8. Brian Shouse (955)
  9. Jerry Don Gleaton (954)
  10. Pedro Borbon (953)
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  3. Valerio De Los Santos (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Tony Fossas (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Tony Fossas (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Tony Fossas (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

  • June 2, 1994: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 5th round of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1994.
  • December 21, 2000: Granted Free Agency.
  • February 19, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
  • June 28, 2002: Released by the Cleveland Indians.
  • January 30, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.
  • June 22, 2004: Sent to the Baltimore Orioles by the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal.
  • October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.
  • November 16, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • October 15, 2006: Granted Free Agency.
  • November 17, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
  • March 26, 2008: Released by the Detroit Tigers.
  • April 3, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
  • November 29, 2010: Granted Free Agency.
  • January 21, 2011: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
  • October 29, 2012: Granted Free Agency.
  • November 26, 2012: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. We attempt to update transactions throughout the season.

Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
199925Kansas City Royals$200,00011/19/99 USA Today
200632Baltimore Orioles$335,000
200935Houston Astros$1,000,000
201036Houston Astros$1,600,000
201137New York Mets$900,000
201238New York Mets$1,000,000contracts
Earliest Free Agent: 2013
Career to date (may be incomplete)$5,035,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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