Roberto Alomar vs Mike Timlin: Career Stats Comparison

Roberto Alomar and Mike Timlin played different roles, so their careers are compared side by side rather than scored against each other. Roberto Alomar played 1988–2004 as a hitter; Mike Timlin played 1991–2008 as a pitcher.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

Roberto Alomar (1988–2004) and Mike Timlin (1991–2008) played opposite sides of the ball, so there is no honest category-by-category scoreboard for this matchup. Mike Timlin pitched, totalling 75 wins and 872 strikeouts; Roberto Alomar hit, totalling 2,724 hits and 210 home runs. Each career is shown below in its own discipline, with PIV as the one measure that spans both roles.

Quick answer

  • Who has the higher career PIV? Roberto Alomar, with 20,285 career PIV to Mike Timlin's 13,283.
  • Who won more championships? Mike Timlin, with 4 World Series titles to Roberto Alomar's 2.

Roberto Alomar

Hitter · 1988–2004
Games
2,379
Hits
2,724
Home Runs
210
RBI
1,134
Avg
.300
OPS
.814
View Roberto Alomar's full profile →

Mike Timlin

Pitcher · 1991–2008
Wins
75
Losses
73
Strikeouts
872
ERA
3.63
WHIP
1.28
IP
1,204.1
View Mike Timlin's full profile →

Career Stats, Each in His Own Role

Mike Timlin is shown on pitching lines and Roberto Alomar on batting lines. Nothing is marked as a category winner, because these two cards measure different jobs — reading them cell against cell would tell you nothing.

Roberto Alomar — Hitter

Roberto Alomar vs Mike Timlin: Career Stats Comparison — Roberto Alomar — Hitter
Statistic Roberto Alomar
Games 2,379
At-Bats 9,073
Runs 1,508
Hits 2,724
Doubles 504
Triples 80
Home Runs 210
RBI 1,134
Walks 1,032
Strikeouts 1,140
Stolen Bases 474
Batting Avg .300
On-Base % .371
Slugging % .443
OPS .814

Mike Timlin — Pitcher

Roberto Alomar vs Mike Timlin: Career Stats Comparison — Mike Timlin — Pitcher
Statistic Mike Timlin
Wins 75
Losses 73
Games 1,058
Games Started 4
Complete Games 0
Shutouts 0
Saves 141
Strikeouts 872
Walks 377
Hits Allowed 1,168
Home Runs Allowed 118
Innings Pitched 1,204.1
ERA 3.63
WHIP 1.28
K/9 6.52
BB/9 2.82

PIV Comparison through 2025

Roberto Alomar carries a career batting PIV of 20,285; Mike Timlin carries a career pitching PIV of 13,283. Roberto Alomar is the higher of the two at 20,285 to 13,283. Both figures adjust each season to league baselines, but batting PIV and pitching PIV are calibrated separately — so read this as a directional comparison of career impact, not a settled verdict.

PIV is computed through the 2025 season. The career totals on this page include 2026 to date, so PIV does not yet reflect the 2026 season.

Roberto Alomar
20,285
Career PIV · 1,068 per season (19 seasons)
Mike Timlin
13,283
Career Pitcher PIV · 633 per season (21 seasons)

How PIV is calculated →

Peak Seasons

The best single seasons each player produced, ranked within his own role — ERA for the pitcher (120+ innings), OPS for the hitter (300+ at-bats).

Roberto Alomar — top 3 seasons by OPS

2001.956 OPS20 HR, 100 RBI, .336 avg
1999.955 OPS24 HR, 120 RBI, .323 avg
1996.938 OPS22 HR, 94 RBI, .328 avg

Mike Timlin

No seasons meet the qualifying workload, so there is no peak-season list to show.

Verdict

There is no head-to-head scoreboard for Mike Timlin and Roberto Alomar: one pitched and one hit, and no counting stat means the same thing on both cards. On PIV — the one metric that scores both roles against league baselines — Roberto Alomar grades higher, 20,285 to 13,283. Because the batting and pitching versions of PIV are calibrated separately, that gap is a directional signal about career impact rather than a ruling on who was the better ballplayer. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.

Related Matchups

How the Roberto Alomar and Mike Timlin careers compare

Roberto Alomar and Mike Timlin were active at the same time between 1991 and 2004. Roberto Alomar's batting card reads 2,724 hits, 210 home runs and a .300 average. As a pitcher, Mike Timlin went 75-73 with a 3.63 ERA and 872 strikeouts. No single table can grade a pitcher against a hitter, so each career is shown in its own discipline, with PIV as the common scale. Mike Timlin has no qualifying season for the peak list, while Roberto Alomar's best is 2001.

Roberto Alomar vs Mike Timlin: Frequently Asked Questions

Who has the higher career PIV?
Roberto Alomar, with 20,285 career PIV to Mike Timlin's 13,283.
Who won more championships?
Mike Timlin, with 4 World Series titles to Roberto Alomar's 2.
How do Roberto Alomar and Mike Timlin compare?
Roberto Alomar played 1988–2004 and Mike Timlin played 1991–2008; this page sets their career totals side by side in every category both accumulated.