What years did Tim Lincecum play?

Tim Lincecum played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2016.

Was Tim Lincecum a pitcher?

Yes. Tim Lincecum pitched in the major leagues, recording 110 wins and 1736 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tim Lincecum hit?

Tim Lincecum hit 0 career home runs with 53 hits.

What teams did Tim Lincecum play for?

Tim Lincecum played for 2 teams: the San Francisco Giants (2007–2015) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2016).

How many Cy Young Awards did Tim Lincecum win?

Tim Lincecum won 2 Cy Young Awards, in 2008 and 2009.

What awards did Tim Lincecum win?

Tim Lincecum won 2 Cy Young Awards (2008 and 2009). He was selected to 4 All-Star Games.

What were Tim Lincecum's career stats?

In 278 games, Tim Lincecum went 110-89 with a 3.74 ERA, 1,736 strikeouts, 1,682.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves. At the plate he had 53 hits and 0 home runs.

What was Tim Lincecum's salary?

Tim Lincecum's last recorded salary was $18,000,000, in 2015. His highest recorded salary was $22,250,000, in 2013, and his lowest was $405,000, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2015.

What position did Tim Lincecum play?

Tim Lincecum played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Tim Lincecum and how much did he weigh?

Tim Lincecum was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 170 pounds.

What was Tim Lincecum's career ERA?

Tim Lincecum finished with a 3.74 career ERA, going 110-89 with 1,736 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Tim Lincecum have?

Tim Lincecum recorded 1,736 career strikeouts.

Is Tim Lincecum in the Hall of Fame?

No. Tim Lincecum has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Tim Lincecum

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2016)

Tim Lincecum was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2016 for the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a span of 10 seasons. Across 278 career appearances, he went 110-89 with a 3.74 ERA and 1,736 strikeouts. He also batted .112 with 0 home runs. Tim Lincecum was a 4-time All-Star, a 2-time Cy Young, and a Babe Ruth Award. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 28769.2.

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 18, 2026

W–L 110–89

ERA 3.74

WHIP 1.29

SO 1,736

Pitcher PIV 28769.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 170 lb
Born: 6/15/1984 in Bellevue, WA, USA
MLB Debut: 2007-05-06
Last Game: 2016-08-05
Awards: 4× All-Star · 2× Cy Young · Babe Ruth Award

Full name: Timothy LeRoy Lincecum

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tim Lincecum — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
110	89	278	270	10	7	1	1682.0	1,506	699	147	669	1,736	3.74	28769.2

Career ERA 3.74 vs. league average 4.09 across their career seasons — 8.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tim Lincecum Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2007	SFN	NL	7	5	24	24	0	0	0	146.1	122	65	65	150	4.00	4.47 (+11%)	3180.5
2008	SFN	NL	18	5	34	33	2	1	0	227.0	182	66	84	265	2.62	4.32 (+39%)	10140.9
2009	SFN	NL	15	7	32	32	4	2	0	225.1	168	62	68	261	2.48	4.32 (+43%)	11665.9
2010	SFN	NL	16	10	33	33	1	1	0	212.1	194	81	76	231	3.43	4.08 (+16%)	5153.1
2011	SFN	NL	13	14	33	33	1	1	0	217.0	176	66	86	220	2.74	3.94 (+31%)	4387.4
2012	SFN	NL	10	15	33	33	0	0	0	186.0	183	107	90	190	5.18	4.01 (-29%)	-747.4
2013	SFN	NL	10	14	32	32	1	1	0	197.2	184	96	76	193	4.37	3.87 (-13%)	666.5
2014	SFN	NL	12	9	33	26	1	1	1	155.2	154	82	63	134	4.74	3.74 (-27%)	-2207.4
2015	SFN	NL	7	4	15	15	0	0	0	76.1	75	35	38	60	4.13	3.96 (-4%)	-620.1
2016	LAA	AL	2	6	9	9	0	0	0	38.1	68	39	23	32	9.16	4.19 (-119%)	-2850.1
Career · 10 seasons			110	89	278	270	10	7	1	1,682.0	1,506	699	669	1,736	3.74	—	28,769

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 Lincecum — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
281	474	26	53	4	2	0	19	0	34	244	.112	.171	.129	.300	-3,396

Career AVG .112 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 56.6% below league average.

Career OBP .171 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 47.2% below league average.

Career SLG .129 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — 68.4% below league average.

Career OPS .300 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 59.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tim Lincecum Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2007	SFN	NL	24	43	2	4	1	0	0	2	21	.093	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	SFN	NL	34	70	7	11	1	1	5	5	32	.157	.263 (-40%)	.333 (-36%)	.416 (-52%)	.749 (-45%)	-518.2
2009	SFN	NL	33	66	8	10	1	0	3	6	36	.152	.262 (-42%)	.332 (-34%)	.417 (-60%)	.750 (-49%)	-530.9
2010	SFN	NL	33	67	2	7	0	0	5	3	29	.104	.257 (-59%)	.325 (-56%)	.402 (-74%)	.728 (-66%)	-703.8
2011	SFN	NL	33	61	0	5	0	0	1	3	30	.082	.255 (-68%)	.320 (-61%)	.399 (-79%)	.719 (-71%)	-683.7
2012	SFN	NL	33	45	2	4	0	0	3	6	26	.089	—	—	—	—	-423.4
2013	SFN	NL	32	57	3	6	0	1	1	3	34	.105	.253 (-58%)	.317 (-53%)	.396 (-65%)	.714 (-59%)	-535.9
2014	SFN	NL	34	44	2	3	0	0	1	4	26	.068	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	SFN	NL	16	21	0	3	1	0	0	2	10	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	LAA	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			281	474	26	53	4	2	19	34	244	.112	—	—	—	—	-3,396

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 Lincecum — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
13	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tim Lincecum — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2014	WS	SFN	1	0	0	.000
2012	NLCS	SFN	2	1	1	.000
2012	NLDS2	SFN	2	2	1	.000
2012	WS	SFN	2	1	1	.000
2010	NLCS	SFN	3	5	3	.000
2010	NLDS2	SFN	1	2	2	.000
2010	WS	SFN	2	3	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tim Lincecum — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
5	2	13	6	0	56.1	34	15	14	65	2.40

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tim Lincecum — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2014	WS	SFN	0	0	1	0	1.2	0	0	0	2	0.00
2012	NLCS	SFN	0	1	2	1	6.2	6	4	4	4	5.40
2012	NLDS2	SFN	1	0	2	0	6.1	3	1	0	8	1.42
2012	WS	SFN	0	0	2	0	4.2	0	0	1	8	0.00
2010	NLCS	SFN	1	1	3	2	14.1	12	5	4	16	3.14
2010	NLDS2	SFN	1	0	1	1	9.0	2	0	1	14	0.00
2010	WS	SFN	2	0	2	2	13.2	11	5	4	13	3.29

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tim Lincecum — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	145	234	12	30	0	8	.128
Away	136	240	14	23	0	11	.096

Pitching — Home / Away

Tim Lincecum — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	143	886.2	767	345	353	910	3.50
Away	135	795.1	739	354	316	826	4.01

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tim Lincecum — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2016-08-05	LAA	SEA	L	3.1	9	6	6	2	1	1
2016-07-29	LAA	BOS	L	5.0	5	4	4	6	3	1
2016-07-24	LAA	HOU	L	1.1	7	8	8	2	0	3
2016-07-19	LAA	TEX	W	5.0	9	5	3	2	7	2
2016-07-10	LAA	BAL	L	5.2	9	3	3	2	4	1
2016-07-05	LAA	TBR	—	4.2	10	5	5	1	6	1
2016-06-28	LAA	HOU	L	4.1	7	5	5	4	7	1
2016-06-23	LAA	OAK	L	3.0	8	4	4	2	2	1
2016-06-18	LAA	OAK	W	6.0	4	1	1	2	2	0
2015-06-27	SFG	COL	—	1.2	4	3	3	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tim Lincecum — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	278	270	93	162	10	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tim Lincecum — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2007	SFN	P	24	24	11	13	0	0
2008	SFN	P	34	33	9	17	0	1
2009	SFN	P	32	32	13	25	2	3
2010	SFN	P	33	33	7	18	2	1
2011	SFN	P	33	33	12	27	1	0
2012	SFN	P	33	33	15	22	0	0
2013	SFN	P	32	32	11	17	4	0
2014	SFN	P	33	26	11	12	1	1
2015	SFN	P	15	15	3	7	0	0
2016	LAA	P	9	9	1	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Tim Lincecum Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	278

Awards & Honors

Tim Lincecum — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2014	Player of the Week	Week of 2014-06-29
2013	Player of the Week	Week of 2013-07-12
2013	This Year in Baseball Pitching Performance of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY
2010	Babe Ruth Award	P
2010	This Year in Baseball Postseason MVP	MLB.com GIBBY
2009	Cy Young Award
2009	Pitcher of the Month	June
2009	Player of the Week	Week of 2009-08-02
2009	TSN Pitcher of the Year
2008	Cy Young Award
2008	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2008	TSN Pitcher of the Year
2008	This Year in Baseball Starter of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY

Salary History

Tim Lincecum's recorded salaries total $99,555,000 over 8 seasons, 2008 to 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Lincecum's career ran from 2007 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2007 and 2016.

Tim Lincecum — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	SFN	NL	$18,000,000
2014	SFN	NL	$17,000,000
2013	SFN	NL	$22,250,000
2012	SFN	NL	$18,250,000
2011	SFN	NL	$14,000,000
2010	SFN	NL	$9,000,000
2009	SFN	NL	$650,000
2008	SFN	NL	$405,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$99,555,000

College History

Tim Lincecum — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Washington	Seattle	WA	2004, 2005, 2006

Award Voting History

Tim Lincecum — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2011	Cy Young Award	NL	6th	7.0	224	0
2010	Cy Young Award	NL	10th	2.0	224	0
2009	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	100.0	160	11
2009	Most Valuable Player	NL	18th	8.0	448	0
2008	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	137.0	160	23
2008	Most Valuable Player	NL	23th	9.0	448	0

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Tim Lincecum: the record in brief

Tim Lincecum's major league career runs from a debut on May 6, 2007 to a final game on August 5, 2016. By club, Lincecum's seasons break down as the San Francisco Giants (2007 through 2015) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2016). At 5'11" and 170 pounds, Lincecum is listed as a pitcher. Lincecum threw right-handed and batted left-handed, per the bio block. Lincecum was born on June 15, 1984, in Bellevue, WA, USA. Lincecum's full given name, per the bio, is Timothy LeRoy Lincecum.

Across 278 games (270 starts), Lincecum recorded 110 wins against 89 losses with a 3.74 ERA. Also on Lincecum's record: 1,736 strikeouts, 10 complete games, and 7 shutouts. Against a 4.09 league ERA for the same years, Lincecum was 8.6% better. No season topped the 18 wins of 2008. In 2009, one of the busiest seasons, Lincecum posted a 2.48 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.32. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 28,769.2 for Lincecum's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tim Lincecum

What years did Tim Lincecum play?: Tim Lincecum played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2016.
Was Tim Lincecum a pitcher?: Yes. Tim Lincecum pitched in the major leagues, recording 110 wins and 1736 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tim Lincecum hit?: Tim Lincecum hit 0 career home runs with 53 hits.
What teams did Tim Lincecum play for?: Tim Lincecum played for 2 teams: the San Francisco Giants (2007–2015) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2016).
How many Cy Young Awards did Tim Lincecum win?: Tim Lincecum won 2 Cy Young Awards, in 2008 and 2009.
What awards did Tim Lincecum win?: Tim Lincecum won 2 Cy Young Awards (2008 and 2009). He was selected to 4 All-Star Games.
What were Tim Lincecum's career stats?: In 278 games, Tim Lincecum went 110-89 with a 3.74 ERA, 1,736 strikeouts, 1,682.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves. At the plate he had 53 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did Tim Lincecum earn in his career?: Tim Lincecum's recorded salaries total $99,555,000 over 8 seasons, 2008 to 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Lincecum's career ran from 2007 to 2016. No salary is recorded for 2007 and 2016.
What was Tim Lincecum's salary?: Tim Lincecum's last recorded salary was $18,000,000, in 2015. His highest recorded salary was $22,250,000, in 2013, and his lowest was $405,000, in 2008. The Salary History table lists each season from 2008 to 2015.
What position did Tim Lincecum play?: Tim Lincecum played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tim Lincecum and how much did he weigh?: Tim Lincecum was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 170 pounds.
What was Tim Lincecum's career ERA?: Tim Lincecum finished with a 3.74 career ERA, going 110-89 with 1,736 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Tim Lincecum have?: Tim Lincecum recorded 1,736 career strikeouts.
Is Tim Lincecum in the Hall of Fame?: No. Tim Lincecum has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.