Tim Belcher
[edit] Biography
Born on October 19, 1961 in Mount Gilead, Ohio, Tim Belcher (Timothy Wayne Belcher) played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals and Anaheim Angels over the course of his 14 year career. Belcher broke into the bigs on September 6, 1987 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and put up a 2.91 ERA in 179.2 innings pitched in 1988, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Tim Belcher's best season was 1989, when he posted a 2.82 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 200 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 6
| 5
| 4
| 2
| 2.38
| 23
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 30
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| 36
| 27
| 12
| 6
| 2.91
| 152
| 65
| 58
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 179.2
| 143
| 8
| 51
| 7
| 4
| 2
|
| 1989
| LA
| N
| 39
| 30
| 15
| 12
| 2.82
| 200
| 81
| 72
| 10
| 8
| 1
| 230
| 182
| 20
| 80
| 5
| 7
| 7
|
| 1990
| LA
| N
| 24
| 24
| 9
| 9
| 4.00
| 102
| 76
| 68
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 153
| 136
| 17
| 48
| 0
| 6
| 2
|
| 1991
| LA
| N
| 33
| 33
| 10
| 9
| 2.62
| 156
| 76
| 61
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 209.1
| 189
| 10
| 75
| 3
| 7
| 2
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| 35
| 34
| 15
| 14
| 3.91
| 149
| 104
| 99
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 227.2
| 201
| 17
| 80
| 2
| 3
| 3
|
| 1993
| CIN
| N
| 22
| 22
| 9
| 6
| 4.47
| 101
| 72
| 68
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 137
| 134
| 11
| 47
| 4
| 6
| 7
|
| 1993
| CHI
| A
| 12
| 11
| 3
| 5
| 4.40
| 34
| 36
| 35
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 71.2
| 64
| 8
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1993
| Total
|
| 34
| 33
| 12
| 11
| 4.44
| 135
| 108
| 103
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 208.2
| 198
| 19
| 74
| 4
| 6
| 8
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| 25
| 25
| 7
| 15
| 5.89
| 76
| 124
| 106
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 162
| 192
| 21
| 78
| 10
| 6
| 4
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| 28
| 28
| 10
| 12
| 4.52
| 96
| 101
| 90
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 179.1
| 188
| 19
| 88
| 5
| 6
| 5
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| 35
| 35
| 15
| 11
| 3.92
| 113
| 117
| 104
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 238.2
| 262
| 28
| 68
| 4
| 7
| 6
|
| 1997
| KC
| A
| 32
| 32
| 13
| 12
| 5.02
| 113
| 128
| 119
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 213.1
| 242
| 31
| 70
| 2
| 7
| 5
|
| 1998
| KC
| A
| 34
| 34
| 14
| 14
| 4.27
| 130
| 127
| 111
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 234
| 247
| 37
| 73
| 0
| 6
| 7
|
| 1999
| ANA
| A
| 24
| 24
| 6
| 8
| 6.73
| 52
| 104
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 132.1
| 168
| 27
| 46
| 0
| 7
| 5
|
| 2000
| ANA
| A
| 9
| 9
| 4
| 5
| 6.86
| 22
| 31
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 40.2
| 45
| 8
| 22
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 195
| 175
| 74
| 58
| 3.34
| 883
| 485
| 435
| 27
| 15
| 5
| 1170.2
| 1015
| 85
| 388
| 21
| 33
| 23
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 199
| 198
| 72
| 82
| 4.92
| 636
| 768
| 695
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 1272
| 1408
| 179
| 472
| 22
| 40
| 35
|
| Total
|
|
| 394
| 373
| 146
| 140
| 4.16
| 1519
| 1253
| 1130
| 42
| 18
| 5
| 2442.2
| 2423
| 264
| 860
| 43
| 73
| 58
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1987
| LA
| N
| P
| 6
| 5
| 34
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| P
| 36
| 27
| 179.2
| 14
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 11
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| LA
| N
| P
| 39
| 30
| 230
| 21
| 18
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 14
| 1
| .929
|
| 1990
| LA
| N
| P
| 24
| 24
| 153
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 7
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| LA
| N
| P
| 33
| 33
| 209.1
| 11
| 20
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 10
| 0
| .939
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| P
| 35
| 34
| 227.2
| 23
| 27
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 11
| 1
| .980
|
| 1993
| CIN
| N
| P
| 22
| 22
| 137
| 13
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 3
| 0
| .923
|
| 1993
| CHI
| A
| P
| 12
| 11
| 71.2
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| Total
|
| P
| 34
| 33
| 208.2
| 19
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 8
| 0
| .947
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| P
| 25
| 25
| 162
| 18
| 25
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 5
| 2
| .915
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| P
| 28
| 28
| 179.1
| 22
| 16
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 0
| .974
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 238.2
| 19
| 32
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 8
| 1
| .962
|
| 1997
| KC
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 213.1
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| KC
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 234
| 18
| 17
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 10
| 0
| .946
|
| 1999
| ANA
| A
| P
| 24
| 24
| 132.1
| 11
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 1
| .929
|
| 2000
| ANA
| A
| P
| 9
| 9
| 40.2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 394
| 373
| 2442.2
| 212
| 249
| 19
| 31
| 0
| 18
| 126
| 109
| 9
| .960
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1987
| LA
| N
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| 36
| 56
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 3
| .071
| .071
| .161
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| LA
| N
| 39
| 70
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 6
| .100
| .137
| .114
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 26
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1990
| LA
| N
| 24
| 43
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 1
| .163
| .200
| .186
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1991
| LA
| N
| 33
| 67
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 3
| .119
| .119
| .149
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| 35
| 76
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 4
| .105
| .105
| .158
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1993
| CIN
| N
| 22
| 50
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 7
| .200
| .216
| .220
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| CHI
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| Total
|
| 34
| 50
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 7
| .200
| .216
| .220
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| DET
| A
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| KC
| A
| 32
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1998
| KC
| A
| 34
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| ANA
| A
| 24
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .400
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| ANA
| A
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 195
| 372
| 18
| 46
| 2
| 25
| .124
| .138
| .161
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 142
| 4
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 199
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .188
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 394
| 388
| 19
| 48
| 2
| 25
| .124
| .137
| .162
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 147
| 4
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1983).
- Selected by New York Yankees in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 17, 1984 - signed February 2, 1984).
- Selected by Oakland Athletics from New York Yankees in the player compensation pool draft (February 8, 1984).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to Los Angeles Dodgers (September 3, 1987) completing trade in which Los Angeles Dodgers traded Rick Honeycutt to Oakland Athletics in exchange for a player to be named later (August 29, 1987).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with John Wetteland to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Eric Davis and Kip Gross (November 27, 1991).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Johnny Ruffin and Jeff Pierce (July 31, 1993).
- Granted free agency (October 26, 1993).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (February 7, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 20, 1994).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (May 3, 1995).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Roger Salkeld (May 15, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 1995).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (January 31, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 26, 1998).
- Signed by Anaheim Angels (December 23, 1998).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 2000).
- Signed by Anaheim Angels (December 7, 2000).
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