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Tim Teufel
Timothy Shawn Teufel

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.
School Clemson University

Debut September 3, 1983
  vs. BAL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 28, 1993
Born July 7, 1958 in Greenwich, CT

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1983 24 MIN AL  21   78   11   24   7  1   3    6   0  0   2   8  .308  .325  .538  130   42   2   0   0   0   1
 1984 25 MIN AL 157  568   76  149  30  3  14   61   1  3  76  73  .262  .349  .400  104  227   2   4   8   2  18 RoY-4
 1985 26 MIN AL 138  434   58  113  24  3  10   50   4  2  48  70  .260  .335  .399   97  173   7   4   2   3  14
 1986 27 NYM NL  93  279   35   69  20  1   4   31   1  2  32  42  .247  .324  .369   93  103   3   3   1   1   6
 1987 28 NYM NL  97  299   55   92  29  0  14   61   3  2  44  53  .308  .398  .545  153  163   3   2   2   2   7
 1988 29 NYM NL  90  273   35   64  20  0   4   31   0  1  29  41  .234  .306  .352   93   96   2   4   1   1   6
 1989 30 NYM NL  83  219   27   56   7  2   2   15   1  3  32  50  .256  .350  .333  102   73   0   2   1   1   4
 1990 31 NYM NL  80  175   28   43  11  0  10   24   0  0  15  33  .246  .304  .480  113   84   1   1   1   0   5
 1991 32 TOT NL 117  341   41   74  16  0  12   44   9  3  51  77  .217  .319  .370   92  126   4   2   4   1   8
         NYM NL  20   34    2    4   0  0   1    2   1  1   2   8  .118  .167  .206    5    7   0   0   0   0   0
         SDP NL  97  307   39   70  16  0  11   42   8  2  49  69  .228  .334  .388  101  119   4   2   4   1   8
 1992 33 SDP NL 101  246   23   55  10  0   6   25   2  1  31  45  .224  .312  .337   84   83   0   1   3   1   7
 1993 34 SDP NL  96  200   26   50  11  2   7   31   2  2  27  39  .250  .338  .430  103   86   3   1   0   0   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1073 3112  415  789 185 12  86  379  23 19 387 531  .254  .336  .404  104 1256  27  24  23  12  85
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        470   63  119  28  2  13   57   3  3  58  80  .254  .336  .404  104  190   4   4   3   2  13
 Career High    157  568   76  149  30  3  14   61   9  3  76  77  .308  .398  .545  153  227   7   4   8   3  18
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1983 24 MIN AL   82   57   13   6.1   101| .308  .270| .325  .333| .538  .408| .863  .740| 130  .632   2.8   0.3   0%
 1984 25 MIN AL  652  446   79   4.8   100| .262  .268| .349  .332| .400  .405| .749  .736| 104  .523   4.8   0.5  25%
 1985 26 MIN AL  496  348   58   4.5   103| .260  .267| .335  .334| .399  .414| .734  .748|  97  .487  -1.5  -0.1  66%
 1986 27 NYM NL  318  224   34   4.1    96| .247  .259| .324  .329| .369  .391| .693  .720|  93  .476  -1.7  -0.2  33%
 1987 28 NYM NL  350  221   66   8.0   102| .308  .263| .398  .332| .545  .410| .943  .742| 153  .723  24.8   2.4  60%
 1988 29 NYM NL  309  222   30   3.7    85| .234  .250| .306  .313| .352  .368| .658  .681|  93  .459  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1989 30 NYM NL  254  172   27   4.2    86| .256  .248| .350  .315| .333  .370| .683  .684| 102  .520   1.8   0.2  25%
 1990 31 NYM NL  192  139   24   4.6    98| .246  .264| .304  .331| .480  .397| .784  .728| 113  .523   2.3   0.2   0%
 1991 32 TOT NL  399  284   43   4.1    96| .217  .261| .319  .329| .370  .390| .689  .719|  92  .487  -3.2  -0.4  75%
         NYM NL   36   31    1   0.9    93| .118  .256| .167  .324| .206  .384| .373  .708|   5  .053  -4.5  -0.5  50%
         SDP NL  363  253   42   4.5    96| .228  .261| .334  .329| .388  .391| .722  .720| 101  .529   1.3   0.1  80%
 1992 33 SDP NL  279  200   26   3.5    93| .224  .260| .312  .326| .337  .383| .649  .709|  84  .426  -5.0  -0.5  66%
 1993 34 SDP NL  231  165   27   4.4   105| .250  .273| .338  .339| .430  .416| .768  .755| 103  .475   0.8   0.1  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     3562 2478  427   4.6    97| .254  .262| .336  .328| .404  .397| .740  .725| 104  .524  24.7   2.4  54%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / 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  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1983 24 MIN AL 2B 18 46 55 1 14 .990 .981 5.61 4.77 5.78 5.36 18 157.3 SS 1 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 4.00 4.20 4.00 4.80 1 9.0 DH 1 1984 25 MIN AL 2B 157 315 485 13 81 .984 .980 5.10 4.45 5.22 5.24 156 1378.7 1985 26 MIN AL 2B 137 237 352 12 67 .980 .982 4.30 4.48 4.79 5.29 127 1107.0 DH 1 1986 27 NYM NL 2B 84 133 173 9 28 .971 .980 3.64 4.54 4.33 5.21 70 635.3 1B 3 10 1 0 0 1.000 .991 3.67 8.30 12.38 9.90 0 8.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.68 0 4.7 1987 28 NYM NL 2B 92 138 213 10 43 .972 .982 3.82 4.44 4.85 5.19 71 652.0 1B 1 1 1 1 1 .667 1.000 2.00 8.50 9.00 9.90 0 2.0 1988 29 NYM NL 2B 84 153 212 7 48 .981 .980 4.35 4.58 5.58 5.22 62 588.7 1B 3 22 1 0 1 1.000 .991 7.67 8.67 11.31 9.98 2 18.3 1989 30 NYM NL 2B 40 56 87 6 14 .960 .981 3.58 4.43 4.52 5.12 30 284.7 1B 33 205 25 4 16 .983 .992 6.97 8.38 8.55 9.75 28 242.0 1990 31 NYM NL 1B 24 106 9 1 11 .991 .992 4.79 7.88 8.62 9.59 12 120.0 2B 24 29 35 2 5 .970 .983 2.67 4.28 3.56 5.01 17 162.0 3B 10 6 14 1 0 .952 .948 2.00 2.31 2.73 2.73 8 66.0 1991 32 TOT NL 2B 66 102 124 3 22 .987 .982 3.42 4.28 4.42 5.14 48 460.7 TOT NL 3B 53 29 79 6 4 .947 .950 2.04 2.31 2.81 2.74 42 346.0 NYM NL 1B 6 47 2 0 1 1.000 .992 8.17 8.43 10.84 9.80 5 40.7 3B 5 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 1.20 2.32 2.66 2.75 2 20.3 2B 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 4.30 9.00 5.10 0 3.0 SDP NL 2B 65 101 122 3 22 .987 .982 3.43 4.28 4.38 5.14 48 457.7 3B 48 28 74 6 4 .944 .950 2.12 2.31 2.82 2.74 40 325.7 1992 33 SDP NL 2B 52 95 125 3 20 .987 .981 4.23 4.27 5.07 5.18 43 390.3 3B 26 13 34 4 1 .922 .951 1.81 2.29 2.61 2.67 14 162.3 1B 5 29 4 0 2 1.000 .994 6.60 8.38 9.20 9.75 4 32.3 1993 34 SDP NL 2B 52 85 117 2 22 .990 .980 3.88 4.49 5.14 5.16 47 353.7 3B 9 3 5 0 0 1.000 .941 0.89 2.31 1.65 2.70 4 43.7 1B 8 21 2 1 0 .958 .991 2.88 8.01 8.38 9.69 2 24.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1986 27 NYM NL 1B 3 10 1 0 0 1.000 .991 3.67 8.30 12.38 9.90 0 8.0 1987 28 NYM NL 1B 1 1 1 1 1 .667 1.000 2.00 8.50 9.00 9.90 0 2.0 1988 29 NYM NL 1B 3 22 1 0 1 1.000 .991 7.67 8.67 11.31 9.98 2 18.3 1989 30 NYM NL 1B 33 205 25 4 16 .983 .992 6.97 8.38 8.55 9.75 28 242.0 1990 31 NYM NL 1B 24 106 9 1 11 .991 .992 4.79 7.88 8.62 9.59 12 120.0 1991 32 NYM NL 1B 6 47 2 0 1 1.000 .992 8.17 8.43 10.84 9.80 5 40.7 1992 33 SDP NL 1B 5 29 4 0 2 1.000 .994 6.60 8.38 9.20 9.75 4 32.3 1993 34 SDP NL 1B 8 21 2 1 0 .958 .991 2.88 8.01 8.38 9.69 2 24.7 1983 24 MIN AL 2B 18 46 55 1 14 .990 .981 5.61 4.77 5.78 5.36 18 157.3 1984 25 MIN AL 2B 157 315 485 13 81 .984 .980 5.10 4.45 5.22 5.24 156 1378.7 1985 26 MIN AL 2B 137 237 352 12 67 .980 .982 4.30 4.48 4.79 5.29 127 1107.0 1986 27 NYM NL 2B 84 133 173 9 28 .971 .980 3.64 4.54 4.33 5.21 70 635.3 1987 28 NYM NL 2B 92 138 213 10 43 .972 .982 3.82 4.44 4.85 5.19 71 652.0 1988 29 NYM NL 2B 84 153 212 7 48 .981 .980 4.35 4.58 5.58 5.22 62 588.7 1989 30 NYM NL 2B 40 56 87 6 14 .960 .981 3.58 4.43 4.52 5.12 30 284.7 1990 31 NYM NL 2B 24 29 35 2 5 .970 .983 2.67 4.28 3.56 5.01 17 162.0 1991 32 TOT NL 2B 66 102 124 3 22 .987 .982 3.42 4.28 4.42 5.14 48 460.7 NYM NL 2B 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 4.30 9.00 5.10 0 3.0 SDP NL 2B 65 101 122 3 22 .987 .982 3.43 4.28 4.38 5.14 48 457.7 1992 33 SDP NL 2B 52 95 125 3 20 .987 .981 4.23 4.27 5.07 5.18 43 390.3 1993 34 SDP NL 2B 52 85 117 2 22 .990 .980 3.88 4.49 5.14 5.16 47 353.7 1986 27 NYM NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.68 0 4.7 1990 31 NYM NL 3B 10 6 14 1 0 .952 .948 2.00 2.31 2.73 2.73 8 66.0 1991 32 TOT NL 3B 53 29 79 6 4 .947 .950 2.04 2.31 2.81 2.74 42 346.0 NYM NL 3B 5 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 1.20 2.32 2.66 2.75 2 20.3 SDP NL 3B 48 28 74 6 4 .944 .950 2.12 2.31 2.82 2.74 40 325.7 1992 33 SDP NL 3B 26 13 34 4 1 .922 .951 1.81 2.29 2.61 2.67 14 162.3 1993 34 SDP NL 3B 9 3 5 0 0 1.000 .941 0.89 2.31 1.65 2.70 4 43.7 1983 24 MIN AL DH 1 1985 26 MIN AL DH 1 1983 24 MIN AL SS 1 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 4.00 4.20 4.00 4.80 1 9.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 2B* 806 1389 1978 68 364 .980 .981 4.18 4.46 4.91 5.21 689 6170.3 3B* 99 51 132 11 5 .943 .950 1.85 2.30 2.64 2.72 68 622.7 1B* 83 441 45 7 32 .986 .992 5.86 8.21 8.96 9.72 53 488.0 DH 2 Games not counted in Overall Total below SS* 1 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 4.00 4.20 4.00 4.80 1 9.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 989 1882 2158 86 401 .979 .981 4.08 4.55 4.99 5.30 811 7290
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1986   NLCS  NYM HOU     W   2   6   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .167  .167  .167   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYM BOS     W   3   9   1   4  1  0  1   1   1   2  .444  .500  .889   0  0   0   0   0 
 1988   NLCS  NYM LAD     L   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   3   9   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .111  .111  .111   0  0   0   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   2-1   6  18   1   5  1  0  1   1   1   3  .278  .316  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 16th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.

June 3, 1980: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft.

January 16, 1986: Traded by the Minnesota Twins with Pat Crosby (minors) to the New York Mets for Billy Beane, Bill Latham, and Joe Klink.

May 31, 1991: Traded by the New York Mets to the San Diego Padres for Garry Templeton.

October 30, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

November 1, 1993: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Minnesota Twins$110,000
1986New York Mets$200,000
1987New York Mets$277,500
1988New York Mets$537,500
1989New York Mets$590,000
1990New York Mets$612,500
1991New York Mets$637,500
1992San Diego Padres$687,500
1993San Diego Padres$762,500
Career (may be incomplete)$4,415,000

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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