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Tim Laker
Timothy John Laker

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 195 lb.

Debut August 18, 1992
  vs. ATL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Born November 27, 1969 in Encino, CA

Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1988. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1992 22 MON NL  28   46    8   10   3  0   0    4   1  1   2  14  .217  .250  .283   52   13   0   0   0   0   1
 1993 23 MON NL  43   86    3   17   2  1   0    7   2  0   2  16  .198  .222  .244   23   21   3   1   0   1   2
 1995 25 MON NL  64  141   17   33   8  1   3   20   0  1  14  38  .234  .306  .369   75   52   1   1   4   1   5
 1997 27 BAL AL   7   14    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   9  .000  .118  .000  -65    0   1   1   0   0   0
 1998 28 TOT     17   29    3   10   1  0   1    2   0  1   2   4  .345  .375  .483  122   14   0   1   0   0   1
         TBD AL   3    5    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  1   1   1  .200  .333  .200   44    1   0   0   0   0   0
         PIT NL  14   24    2    9   1  0   1    2   0  0   1   3  .375  .385  .542  139   13   0   1   0   0   1
 1999 29 PIT NL   6    9    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .333  .333  .333   69    3   0   0   0   0   0
 2001 31 CLE AL  16   33    5    6   0  0   1    5   0  0   6   8  .182  .308  .273   56    9   1   0   0   0   1
 2003 33 CLE AL  52  162   17   39  11  0   3   21   2  2   9  38  .241  .281  .364   72   59   5   0   1   0   4
 2004 34 CLE AL  43  117   12   25   2  0   3   17   0  0   7  28  .214  .262  .308   52   36   2   1   1   1   5
 2005 35 TBD AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2006 36 CLE AL   4   13    1    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   4  .308  .308  .385   78    5   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     281  651   66  147  28  2  11   79   5  5  44 162  .226  .276  .326   59  212  13   5   6   3  19
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        375   38   85  16  1   6   46   3  3  25  93  .226  .276  .326   59  122   7   3   3   2  11
 Career High     64  162   17   39  11  1   3   21   2  2  14  38                          59   5   1   4   1   5
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1992 22 MON NL   48   38    3   2.1    91| .217  .258| .250  .323| .283  .380| .533  .703|  52  .229  -3.0  -0.3  50%
 1993 23 MON NL   93   75    5   1.8   108| .198  .277| .222  .343| .244  .422| .466  .765|  23  .149 -10.0  -1.0 100%
 1995 25 MON NL  158  116   15   3.5   110| .234  .275| .306  .345| .369  .428| .675  .774|  75  .353  -5.5  -0.5   0%
 1997 27 BAL AL   18   16    0   0.0   106| .000  .268| .118  .337| .000  .423| .118  .760| -65  .000  -3.4  -0.3   0%
 1998 28 TOT      32   22    5   6.1   109| .345  .272| .375  .342| .483  .429| .858  .771| 122  .597   1.0   0.1   0%
         TBD AL    6    5    0   0.0   111| .200  .273| .333  .342| .200  .434| .533  .776|  44  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
         PIT NL   26   17    5   7.9   109| .375  .271| .385  .342| .542  .428| .927  .770| 139  .709   1.4   0.1   0%
 1999 29 PIT NL    9    6    1   4.5   117| .333  .277| .333  .352| .333  .446| .666  .798|  69  .421  -0.5   0.0   0%
 2001 31 CLE AL   40   29    3   2.8   107| .182  .267| .308  .334| .273  .429| .581  .763|  56  .249  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 2003 33 CLE AL  176  134   15   3.0   103| .241  .263| .281  .329| .364  .421| .645  .749|  72  .279  -6.6  -0.6  50%
 2004 34 CLE AL  128  100    9   2.4   104| .214  .263| .262  .330| .308  .423| .570  .753|  52  .197  -8.3  -0.8   0%
 2005 35 TBD AL    1    1    0   0.0   104| .000  .267| .000  .330| .000  .423| .000  .753|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2006 36 CLE AL   13    9    2   5.9   111| .308  .275| .308  .340| .385  .438| .693  .778|  78  .557  -0.4   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons      716  546   58   2.8   106| .226  .268| .276  .336| .326  .422| .602  .757|  59  .270 -39.1  -3.6  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2001 31 CLE AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    1    0    0   0    1    1   0   0     5   0   0  0.00  4.48  inf 2.000
 2004 34 CLE AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    1    0    0   0    1    0   0   0     4   0   0  0.00  4.36  inf 2.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  2 Yr WL undef   0   0   2   0   0   0   2  0    2.0    2    0    0   0    2    1   0   0     9   0   0  0.00  4.42  inf 2.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0   0  68   0   0   0  68  0   68.0   68    0    0   0   68   34   0   0   306   0   0  0.00  4.42  inf 2.000

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1992 22 MON NL C 28 102 8 1 1 .991 .991 3.93 5.68 7.78 6.67 11 127.3 4 3 13 2 1993 23 MON NL C 43 136 18 2 2 .987 .989 3.58 5.75 6.02 6.74 26 230.3 9 15 28 6 1995 25 MON NL C 61 265 27 7 1 .977 .989 4.79 6.34 6.95 7.40 42 378.3 4 20 41 14 1997 27 BAL AL C 7 28 0 1 0 .966 .989 4.00 6.09 6.46 7.15 4 39.0 0 0 6 1 1998 28 TOT C 3 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 2.33 6.27 5.25 7.20 1 12.0 2 1 0 0 TBD AL C 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 6.15 5.00 7.10 1 9.0 1 0 0 0 DH 1 PIT NL 1B 4 33 1 0 4 1.000 .994 8.50 8.00 10.93 9.45 4 28.0 C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 6.50 6.00 7.50 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 1999 29 PIT NL C 2 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 4.50 6.15 9.00 7.40 1 9.0 0 0 1 0 2001 31 CLE AL C 14 76 6 1 2 .988 .990 5.86 6.12 8.75 7.17 8 84.3 0 3 15 2 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2003 33 CLE AL C 50 265 19 5 6 .983 .991 5.68 5.88 6.36 6.79 42 401.7 4 16 23 11 DH 2 2004 34 CLE AL C 41 233 21 4 0 .984 .992 6.20 6.19 7.65 7.12 31 298.7 5 4 22 7 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2005 35 TBD AL C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 6.00 4.50 6.75 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 2006 36 CLE AL C 4 24 1 0 1 1.000 .992 6.25 6.33 6.82 7.09 4 33.0 0 1 9 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1998 28 PIT NL 1B 4 33 1 0 4 1.000 .994 8.50 8.00 10.93 9.45 4 28.0 1992 22 MON NL C 28 102 8 1 1 .991 .991 3.93 5.68 7.78 6.67 11 127.3 4 3 13 2 1993 23 MON NL C 43 136 18 2 2 .987 .989 3.58 5.75 6.02 6.74 26 230.3 9 15 28 6 1995 25 MON NL C 61 265 27 7 1 .977 .989 4.79 6.34 6.95 7.40 42 378.3 4 20 41 14 1997 27 BAL AL C 7 28 0 1 0 .966 .989 4.00 6.09 6.46 7.15 4 39.0 0 0 6 1 1998 28 TOT C 3 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 2.33 6.27 5.25 7.20 1 12.0 2 1 0 0 TBD AL C 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 6.15 5.00 7.10 1 9.0 1 0 0 0 PIT NL C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 6.50 6.00 7.50 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 1999 29 PIT NL C 2 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 4.50 6.15 9.00 7.40 1 9.0 0 0 1 0 2001 31 CLE AL C 14 76 6 1 2 .988 .990 5.86 6.12 8.75 7.17 8 84.3 0 3 15 2 2003 33 CLE AL C 50 265 19 5 6 .983 .991 5.68 5.88 6.36 6.79 42 401.7 4 16 23 11 2004 34 CLE AL C 41 233 21 4 0 .984 .992 6.20 6.19 7.65 7.12 31 298.7 5 4 22 7 2005 35 TBD AL C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 6.00 4.50 6.75 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 2006 36 CLE AL C 4 24 1 0 1 1.000 .992 6.25 6.33 6.82 7.09 4 33.0 0 1 9 1 1998 28 TBD AL DH 1 2003 33 CLE AL DH 2 2001 31 CLE AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2004 34 CLE AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 254 1146 100 21 13 .983 .990 4.91 6.03 6.94 7.02 170 1615.7 28 63 158 44 1B* 4 33 1 0 4 1.000 .994 8.50 8.00 10.93 9.45 4 28.0 DH 3 Games not counted in Overall Total below P* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.45 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 260 1179 101 21 17 .984 .991 4.92 6.02 7.00 7.05 174 1646
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Transactions 

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 49th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 1, 1988: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1988.

March 25, 1997: Selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Montreal Expos.

October 17, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

November 18, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

June 26, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

July 9, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

December 18, 1998: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

January 11, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

March 26, 1999: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Jason Ryan (June 1, 2001) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

October 14, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 18, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

March 1, 2002: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

March 5, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 7, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 15, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

October 5, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

June 23, 2006: Released by the Cleveland Indians.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1993Montreal Expos$113,500
1995Montreal Expos$121,000
1996Montreal Expos$121,000
2003Cleveland Indians$400,000
2004Cleveland Indians$450,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,205,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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