Tim Costo
Timothy Roger Costo
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: February 16, 1969 in Melrose Park, IL
High School: Glanbard (Glen Ellyn, IL)
School: University of Iowa
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 20, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1992
Final Game: October 3, 1993
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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
1992 23 CIN NL 12 42 36 3 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 6 .222 .310 .278 .587 66 10 4 0 0 1 0 3
1993 24 CIN NL 31 104 98 13 22 5 0 3 12 0 0 4 17 .224 .250 .367 .617 63 36 1 0 0 2 0 97/35
2 Seasons 43 146 134 16 30 7 0 3 14 0 0 9 23 .224 .267 .343 .610 64 46 5 0 0 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 550 505 60 113 26 0 11 53 0 0 34 87 .224 .267 .343 .610 64 173 19 0 0 11 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1992 23 CIN NL 42 33 3 2.4 95 .258 .222 .262 .310 .328 .278 .386 .587 .715 66 .278 -1.4 -0.1 .469 .194 .056
1993 24 CIN NL 104 79 9 3.0 104 .238 .224 .272 .250 .338 .367 .415 .617 .752 63 .317 -5.5 -0.5 .519 .184 .143 .0
2 Seasons 146 112 12 2.9 102 .243 .224 .270 .267 .335 .343 .407 .610 .742 64 .307 -6.9 -0.6 .505 .187 .119 .0
162 Game Avg. 550 422 45 2.9 102 .243 .224 .270 .267 .335 .343 .407 .610 .742 64 .307 -6.9 -0.6 .505 .187 .119

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1992 23 CIN NL 42 0.0% 14.3% 11.9% 4.8% 25% 1.20 6.0 18.0 0.94 1.70 74% 19% 0.0% 19%
1993 24 CIN NL 104 2.9% 16.4% 3.9% 7.7% 36% 4.25 5.8 32.7 8.2 0.74 0.76 77% 22% 7.5% 15%
2 Seasons 146 2.1% 15.8% 6.2% 6.9% 33% 2.56 5.8 44.7 9.6 0.79 0.98 76% 21% 5.7% 16%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1992 23 CIN NL 0 0 23% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0
1993 24 CIN NL 2 0 44% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33% 4 3 1 3 2 1 2 1 1
2 Seasons 2 0 36% 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 21% 6 5 1 4 3 1 4 3 1
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1992 23 CIN NL 42 36% 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4 33% 3 1 33% 26 2 8% 2 2 100% 0 0 0
1993 24 CIN NL 104 38% 22 5 0 3 1 0 0 0.41 3 0 2 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 17 1 6% 7 2 29% 62 10 16% 7 4 57% 8 5 63% 0
2 Seasons 146 37% 30 9 0 3 1 0 0 0.41 3 0 3 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 29 5 17% 10 3 30% 88 12 14% 9 6 67% 8 5 63% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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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 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1992 23 CIN NL 42 139 3.31 87 63% 17% 15% 32% 36% 83% 0% 52% 82% 52% 2% 1 0 14% 6 3 10% 4 2 33% 0 0 0
1993 24 CIN NL 93 317 3.41 223 70% 15% 23% 29% 33% 85% 0% 60% 73% 40% 3% 3 0 9% 8 4 3% 3 1 13% 11 0 1
2 Seasons 135 456 3.38 310 68% 15% 21% 30% 34% 84% 0% 57% 75% 44% 3% 4 0 10% 14 7 5% 7 3 19% 11 0 1
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1992 23 12 42 36 3 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 6 .222 .310 .278 .587 66 10 4 0 0 1 0
1993 24 43 146 134 16 30 7 0 3 14 0 0 9 23 .224 .267 .343 .610 64 46 5 0 0 3 0

Neutralized Batting

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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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1992 23 12 42 36 4 8 2 0 0 2 0 5 6 .222 .310 .278 .587 3 12
1993 24 31 104 98 13 22 5 0 3 12 0 4 17 .224 .250 .367 .617 9 31
2 Seasons 43 146 134 17 30 7 0 3 14 0 9 23 .224 .267 .343 .610 12 43
162 Game Avg. 162 550 505 64 113 26 0 11 53 0 34 87 .224 .267 .343 .610 45 43

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