What years did Tim Crabtree play?

Tim Crabtree played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2001.

Was Tim Crabtree a pitcher?

Yes. Tim Crabtree pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 288 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tim Crabtree hit?

Tim Crabtree hit 0 career home runs.

What was Tim Crabtree's career batting average?

Tim Crabtree batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.

What was Tim Crabtree's career ERA?

Tim Crabtree finished with a 4.20 career ERA, going 21-22 with 288 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Tim Crabtree have?

Tim Crabtree recorded 288 career strikeouts.

Tim Crabtree

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2001)

Tim Crabtree was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2001 for the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers, a span of 7 seasons. Across 342 career appearances, he went 21-22 with a 4.20 ERA and 288 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6998.0.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 21–22

ERA 4.20

WHIP 1.48

SO 288

Pitcher PIV 6998.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 205 lb
Born: 10/13/1969 in Jackson, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-06-23
Last Game: 2001-06-25

Full name: Timothy Lyle Crabtree

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tim Crabtree — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
21	22	342	0	0	0	9	394.0	434	184	29	150	288	4.20	6998.0

Career ERA 4.20 vs. league average 4.54 across their career seasons — 7.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tim Crabtree — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1995	TOR	AL	0	2	31	0	32.0	30	11	13	21	3.09	4.45 (+31%)	682.7
1996	TOR	AL	5	3	53	1	67.1	59	19	22	57	2.54	4.61 (+45%)	2127.0
1997	TOR	AL	3	3	37	2	40.2	65	32	17	26	7.08	4.39 (-61%)	-1098.4
1998	TEX	AL	6	1	64	0	85.1	86	34	35	60	3.59	4.43 (+19%)	1966.2
1999	TEX	AL	5	1	68	0	65.0	71	25	18	54	3.46	4.71 (+26%)	2567.4
2000	TEX	AL	2	7	68	2	80.1	86	46	31	54	5.15	4.77 (-8%)	1254.8
2001	TEX	AL	0	5	21	4	23.1	37	17	14	16	6.56	4.42 (-48%)	-501.8
Career · 7 seasons			21	22	342	9	394.0	434	184	150	288	4.20	—	6,998

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Tim Crabtree — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
342	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .765 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tim Crabtree — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1995	TOR	AL	31	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	TOR	AL	53	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	TOR	AL	37	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	TEX	AL	64	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	TEX	AL	68	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	TEX	AL	68	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	TEX	AL	21	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			342	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Tim Crabtree — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tim Crabtree — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1999	ALDS2	TEX	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	ALDS2	TEX	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tim Crabtree — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	4	0	0	5.2	2	1	1	3	1.59

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tim Crabtree — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1999	ALDS2	TEX	0	0	2	0	0	1.2	1	1	1	1	5.40
1998	ALDS2	TEX	0	0	2	0	0	4.0	1	0	0	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Tim Crabtree — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	171	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	171	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Tim Crabtree — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	171	201.0	221	102	74	135	4.57
Away	171	193.0	213	82	76	153	3.82

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tim Crabtree — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2001-06-25	TEX	LAA	—	1.2	3	3	3	2	4	0
2001-06-20	TEX	LAA	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0
2001-06-16	TEX	HOU	L	2.0	1	1	1	2	0	0
2001-06-13	TEX	LAD	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2001-06-12	TEX	LAD	—	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0
2001-06-08	TEX	HOU	L	0.0	2	1	1	1	0	1
2001-06-04	TEX	SEA	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2001-06-03	TEX	MIN	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
2001-05-31	TEX	KCR	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	3	0
2001-05-30	TEX	KCR	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tim Crabtree — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	342	0	25	54	2	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tim Crabtree — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1995	TOR	P	31	2	8	0	1
1996	TOR	P	53	4	10	1	1
1997	TOR	P	37	3	8	0	1
1998	TEX	P	64	4	8	1	2
1999	TEX	P	68	6	4	0	0
2000	TEX	P	68	5	11	0	3
2001	TEX	P	21	1	5	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Tim Crabtree — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	342

Salary History

Tim Crabtree — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	TEX	AL	$1,300,000
2000	TEX	AL	$975,000
1999	TEX	AL	$670,000
1998	TEX	AL	$290,000
1997	TOR	AL	$245,000
1996	TOR	AL	$133,000
1995	TOR	AL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$3,722,000

College History

Tim Crabtree — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Michigan State University	East Lansing	MI	1990, 1991, 1992

Award Voting History

Tim Crabtree — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1996	Rookie of the Year	AL	7th	1.0	140	0

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Tim Crabtree: the record in brief

Tim Crabtree's major league career runs from a debut on June 23, 1995 to a final game on June 25, 2001. The team column moves through the Toronto Blue Jays (1995 through 1997) and the Texas Rangers (1998 to 2001). Crabtree, a pitcher by primary position, batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 4 inches and 205 pounds. Crabtree was born on October 13, 1969, in Jackson, MI, USA. The bio lists the given name Timothy Lyle.

Crabtree went 21-22 with a 4.20 ERA in 342 games, 0 of them starts. The totals include 288 strikeouts. That 4.20 ERA compares with a 4.54 league average across the same seasons, 7.5% better. 1998 brought Crabtree a season-high 6 wins. 1996 was Crabtree's sharpest full season, a 2.54 ERA against the league's 4.61. Crabtree's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 6,998.0.

In award voting, Crabtree's best finish was 7th for the Rookie of the Year in 1996.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tim Crabtree

What years did Tim Crabtree play?: Tim Crabtree played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2001.
Was Tim Crabtree a pitcher?: Yes. Tim Crabtree pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 288 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tim Crabtree hit?: Tim Crabtree hit 0 career home runs.
What was Tim Crabtree's career batting average?: Tim Crabtree batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was Tim Crabtree's career ERA?: Tim Crabtree finished with a 4.20 career ERA, going 21-22 with 288 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Tim Crabtree have?: Tim Crabtree recorded 288 career strikeouts.