Tim
Birtsas
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 7''
Weight: 245
 
Born: September 5, 1960 in Usa, MI, PONTIAC
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1985 24 MIA NL $ 300,000 6 6 5 6 4 3 3 5 4 4
1986 25 MIA NL $ 300,000 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 5 4 4
1987 26 MIA NL   6 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 4
1988 27 MIA NL   6 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 4
1989 28 MIA NL $ 300,000 6 6 5 6 4 3 3 5 4 4
1990 29 MIA NL $ 300,000 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 6 5 6 4 3 3 5 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1985 24 MIA NL 5 3 .625 30 0 0 0 1 64.3 50 22 3 27 36 3.08 .214 .302 .308 .610 6.9
1986 25 MIA NL 1 3 .250 25 0 0 0 1 51.3 38 20 4 31 31 3.51 .208 .324 .311 .636 3.2
1987 26 AAA   6 5 .545 29 0 0 0 0 26.7 27 27 7 24 27 9.11 .262 .402 .524 .926  
1988 27 AAA   0 3 .000 13 0 0 0 1 17.0 17 18 2 18 14 9.53 .262 .422 .385 .806  
    AA   1 0 1.000 48 0 0 0 1 37.3 28 10 1 13 46 2.41 .212 .283 .280 .563  
1989 28 MIA NL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 1 9.0 7 2 0 8 6 2.00 .212 .357 .242 .600 1.2
    AA   3 1 .750 73 0 0 0 4 71.7 59 28 9 27 91 3.52 .221 .293 .341 .633  
1990 29 MIA NL 6 6 .500 61 0 0 0 5 140.7 141 74 12 92 82 4.73 .265 .375 .400 .775 7.0
4 Years Sim 12 12 .500 120 0 0 0 8 265.3 236 118 19 158 155 4.00 .240 .348 .356 .704 18.3
2 Years AAA 6 8 .429 42 0 0 0 1 43.7 44 45 9 42 41 9.28 .262 .410 .470 .880  
2 Years AA 4 1 .800 121 0 0 0 5 109.0 87 38 10 40 137 3.14 .218 .289 .321 .610  
4 Years Minors 10 9 .526 163 0 0 0 6 152.7 131 83 19 82 178 4.89 .231 .328 .365 .693  
Season Average 3 3 .500 30 0 0 0 2 66.3 59 29 4 39 38 4.00 .240 .348 .356 .704  
Career Highs 6 6 .625 61 0 0 0 5 140.7 141 74 12 92 82 4.73 .265 .375 .400 .775  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   173 77 15 111 101   .262 .368 .383 .751
vs LH   63 41 4 47 54   .196 .298 .301 .599
Home 8 8 .500 71 0 0 0 5 158.6 141 77 9 103 91 4.37 .241 .355 .344 .698
Away 4 4 .500 49 0 0 0 3 106.7 95 41 10 55 64 3.46 .239 .331 .374 .705
Mar/Apr 2 4 .333 17 0 0 0 2 31.0 32 18 2 16 15 5.23 .264 .350 .364 .714
May 1 1 .500 20 0 0 0 1 45.3 39 21 3 28 24 4.17 .232 .342 .357 .699
June 2 3 .400 20 0 0 0 1 52.0 46 21 1 27 37 3.64 .231 .323 .312 .635
July 2 2 .500 18 0 0 0 1 35.0 34 21 5 21 16 5.40 .258 .359 .447 .806
August 4 1 .800 20 0 0 0 1 40.0 37 16 2 24 28 3.60 .255 .361 .366 .726
Sep/Oct 1 1 .500 25 0 0 0 2 62.0 48 21 6 42 35 3.05 .220 .346 .330 .676
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1985 24 MIA NL P 30 0 64.3 8 12 1 1 .952 2.80    
1986 25 MIA NL P 25 0 51.3 3 6 0 1 1.000 1.58    
1989 28 MIA NL P 4 0 9.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1990 29 MIA NL P 61 0 140.7 6 25 1 1 .969 1.98    
Career Totals   120 0 265.3 17 43 2 3 .968 2.04    
Career Highs   61 0 140.7 8 25 1 1 1.000 2.80    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Walks Allowed
1990-3-92
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Carroll Yerkes (983)
  2. Dave McNally (973)
  3. Will McEnaney (972)
  4. Mickey Haefner (971)
  5. Tom Borland (969)
  6. Mike Mason (968)
  7. Steve Wilson (966)
  8. Jim Mooney (966)
  9. Mike Kekich (966)
  10. Percy Jones (966)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 80th overall pick, by Miami in 1985
Earned first career win on 4/24/1985
Injured on 9/21/1985 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6 weeks