Tim Leary
Born: 12/23/1958 in Santa Monica, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1981-04-12 | Final Game: 1994-08-09
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 205 lbs
Full name: Timothy James Leary
Biography
Tim Leary was a professional baseball pitcher born in 1958, whose career spanned from 1981 to 1994. He played in Major League Baseball during a transformative era characterized by increasing offensive production and the emergence of power-hitting players. Over his 13-year career, Leary compiled a record of 78 wins and 105 losses, with an earned run average (ERA) of 4.36. He struck out a total of 888 batters and recorded one save, showcasing his ability as a pitcher who could both start games and provide relief when needed.
Leary's playing style was marked by his versatility on the mound, allowing him to adapt to various roles throughout his career. He pitched for several teams, including the New York Mets, the Seattle Mariners, and the Chicago White Sox, contributing to the teams' pitching staffs with his experience and knowledge of the game. Despite facing challenges in securing a winning record, Leary's perseverance and dedication to the craft of pitching left a lasting impact on his teammates and fans alike. His career serves as a reflection of the evolving nature of baseball during the late 20th century, where pitchers had to navigate a league increasingly dominated by hitters.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 105 | 292 | 224 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1491.3 | 1570 | 723 | 147 | 535 | 888 | 4.36 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NYN | NL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 1983 | NYN | NL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3.38 | 448.9 |
| 1984 | NYN | NL | 3 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.7 | 61 | 24 | 18 | 29 | 4.02 | 706.8 |
| 1985 | ATL | AL | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 29 | 4.05 | - |
| 1986 | ATL | AL | 12 | 12 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 188.3 | 216 | 88 | 53 | 110 | 4.21 | - |
| 1987 | LAD | NL | 3 | 11 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 107.7 | 121 | 57 | 36 | 61 | 4.76 | - |
| 1988 | LAD | NL | 17 | 11 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 228.7 | 201 | 74 | 56 | 180 | 2.91 | - |
| 1989 | CIN | NL | 2 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.7 | 98 | 37 | 31 | 64 | 3.71 | 177.1 |
| 1989 | LAD | NL | 6 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 117.3 | 107 | 44 | 37 | 59 | 3.38 | - |
| 1990 | NYY | AL | 9 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 208.0 | 202 | 95 | 78 | 138 | 4.11 | - |
| 1991 | NYY | AL | 4 | 10 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120.7 | 150 | 87 | 57 | 83 | 6.49 | - |
| 1992 | NYY | AL | 5 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 97.0 | 84 | 60 | 57 | 34 | 5.57 | - |
| 1992 | SEA | AL | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 47 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 4.91 | -1959.0 |
| 1993 | SEA | AL | 11 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.3 | 202 | 95 | 58 | 68 | 5.05 | -3399.9 |
| 1994 | TEX | AL | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 8.14 | -1029.6 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 293 | 163 | 9 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 57 | 0.221 | 0.247 | 0.276 | 0.523 | -163.2 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NYN | NL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1983 | NYN | NL | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.0 |
| 1984 | NYN | NL | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.300 | 0.0 |
| 1985 | ATL | AL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1986 | ATL | AL | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1987 | LAD | NL | 39 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.304 | 0.0 |
| 1988 | LAD | NL | 36 | 67 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0.269 | -163.2 |
| 1989 | CIN | NL | 14 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0.192 | 0.0 |
| 1989 | LAD | NL | 19 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.061 | 0.0 |
| 1990 | NYY | AL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1991 | NYY | AL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | NYY | AL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | SEA | AL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | SEA | AL | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1994 | TEX | AL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NLCS | LAN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 1988 | WS | LAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3.27 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NLCS | LAN | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6.23 |
| 1988 | WS | LAN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.35 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 292 | 224 | 130 | 221 | 10 | 22 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NYN | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NYN | P | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NYN | P | 20 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | ML4 | P | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | ML4 | P | 33 | 30 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | LAN | P | 39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 1988 | LAN | P | 35 | 34 | 24 | 34 | 1 | 4 |
| 1989 | CIN | P | 14 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | LAN | P | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990 | NYA | P | 31 | 31 | 14 | 36 | 4 | 4 |
| 1991 | NYA | P | 28 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| 1992 | NYA | P | 18 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | SEA | P | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 | SEA | P | 33 | 27 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | TEX | P | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 292 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Player of the Week | Week of 1988-07-22 |
| 1988 | Silver Slugger | P |
| 1988 | TSN Comeback Player of the Year |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | SEA | AL | $1,800,000 |
| 1992 | NYA | AL | $2,175,000 |
| 1991 | NYA | AL | $1,975,000 |
| 1990 | NYA | AL | $825,000 |
| 1989 | LAN | NL | $670,000 |
| 1988 | LAN | NL | $190,000 |
| 1987 | LAN | NL | $170,000 |
| 1986 | ML4 | AL | $90,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $7,895,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles | CA | 1977, 1978, 1979 |