Carlos Delgado vs Mike Timlin: Career Stats Comparison

Carlos Delgado and Mike Timlin played different roles, so their careers are compared side by side rather than scored against each other. Carlos Delgado played 1993–2009 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

Carlos Delgado (1993–2009) 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; Carlos Delgado hit, totalling 2,038 hits and 473 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? Carlos Delgado, with 36,274 career PIV to Mike Timlin's 13,283.
  • Who won more championships? Mike Timlin, with 4 World Series titles to Carlos Delgado's 1.

Carlos Delgado

Hitter · 1993–2009
Games
2,035
Hits
2,038
Home Runs
473
RBI
1,512
Avg
.280
OPS
.929
View Carlos Delgado'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 Carlos Delgado 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.

Carlos Delgado — Hitter

Carlos Delgado vs Mike Timlin: Career Stats Comparison — Carlos Delgado — Hitter
Statistic Carlos Delgado
Games 2,035
At-Bats 7,283
Runs 1,241
Hits 2,038
Doubles 483
Triples 18
Home Runs 473
RBI 1,512
Walks 1,109
Strikeouts 1,745
Stolen Bases 14
Batting Avg .280
On-Base % .383
Slugging % .546
OPS .929

Mike Timlin — Pitcher

Carlos Delgado 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

Carlos Delgado carries a career batting PIV of 36,274; Mike Timlin carries a career pitching PIV of 13,283. Carlos Delgado is the higher of the two at 36,274 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.

Carlos Delgado
36,274
Career PIV · 2,134 per season (17 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).

Carlos Delgado — top 3 seasons by OPS

20001.134 OPS41 HR, 137 RBI, .344 avg
20031.019 OPS42 HR, 145 RBI, .302 avg
2005.981 OPS33 HR, 115 RBI, .301 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 Carlos Delgado: 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 — Carlos Delgado grades higher, 36,274 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 Carlos Delgado and Mike Timlin careers compare

The careers of Carlos Delgado (1993–2009) and Mike Timlin (1991–2008) overlapped from 1993 to 2008, so for those seasons they faced the same league conditions. As a hitter, Carlos Delgado collected 2,038 hits and 473 home runs with a .929 OPS. 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 Carlos Delgado's best is 2000.

Carlos Delgado vs Mike Timlin: Frequently Asked Questions

Who has the higher career PIV?
Carlos Delgado, with 36,274 career PIV to Mike Timlin's 13,283.
Who won more championships?
Mike Timlin, with 4 World Series titles to Carlos Delgado's 1.
How do Carlos Delgado and Mike Timlin compare?
Carlos Delgado played 1993–2009 and Mike Timlin played 1991–2008; this page sets their career totals side by side in every category both accumulated.