What years did Tim Lollar play?

Tim Lollar played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1986.

Was Tim Lollar a pitcher?

Yes. Tim Lollar pitched in the major leagues, recording 47 wins and 600 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tim Lollar hit?

Tim Lollar hit 8 career home runs with 54 hits.

What was Tim Lollar's career batting average?

Tim Lollar batted .234 over his career, with 54 hits in 231 at bats.

How many RBI did Tim Lollar have?

Tim Lollar drove in 38 runs in his career.

What was Tim Lollar's career ERA?

Tim Lollar finished with a 4.27 career ERA, going 47-52 with 600 strikeouts.

Tim Lollar

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1980-1986)

Tim Lollar was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1986 for 4 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 7 seasons. Across 199 career appearances, he went 47-52 with a 4.27 ERA and 600 strikeouts. He also batted .234 with 8 home runs.

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 September 9, 2026

W–L 47–52

ERA 4.27

WHIP 1.46

SO 600

Pitcher PIV -12192.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 3/17/1956 in Poplar Bluff, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1980-06-28
Last Game: 1986-10-05

Full name: William Timothy Lollar

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tim Lollar — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
47	52	199	131	9	4	4	906.0	841	430	93	480	600	4.27	-12192.7

Career ERA 4.27 vs. league average 3.85 across their career seasons — 11.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tim Lollar Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1980	NYA	AL	1	0	14	1	0	0	2	32.3	33	12	20	13	3.34	3.84 (+13%)	-944.4
1981	SDN	NL	2	8	24	11	0	0	1	76.7	87	52	51	38	6.10	3.58 (-70%)	-1565.4
1982	SDN	NL	16	9	34	34	4	2	0	232.7	192	81	87	150	3.13	3.86 (+19%)	883.3
1983	SDN	NL	7	12	30	30	1	0	0	175.7	170	90	85	135	4.61	3.87 (-19%)	-2168.1
1984	SDN	NL	11	13	31	31	3	2	0	195.7	168	85	105	131	3.91	3.81 (-3%)	-2149.0
1985	CHA	AL	3	5	18	13	0	0	0	83.0	83	43	58	61	4.66	3.89 (-20%)	-2116.0
1985	BOS	AL	5	5	16	10	1	0	1	67.0	57	34	40	44	4.57	3.89 (-17%)	-1774.7
1986	BOS	AL	2	0	32	1	0	0	0	43.0	51	33	34	28	6.91	3.97 (-74%)	-2358.4
Career · 8 seasons			47	52	199	131	9	4	4	906.0	841	430	480	600	4.27	—	-12,193

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 Lollar — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
204	231	27	54	3	3	8	38	0	18	64	.234	.286	.377	.662	-259

Career AVG .234 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 10.0% below league average.

Career OBP .286 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 11.8% below league average.

Career SLG .377 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .662 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 6.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tim Lollar — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1980	NYA	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	SDN	NL	24	18	2	3	0	0	1	1	2	5	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	SDN	NL	36	85	12	21	1	1	3	11	5	26	.247	.261 (-5%)	.324 (-11%)	.388 (avg)	.712 (-5%)	-77.4
1983	SDN	NL	31	58	7	14	1	1	1	11	5	12	.241	.260 (-7%)	.324 (-10%)	.389 (-11%)	.714 (-11%)	-116.9
1984	SDN	NL	31	68	6	15	1	1	3	15	6	21	.221	.259 (-15%)	.322 (-13%)	.384 (+3%)	.707 (-4%)	-64.9
1985	CHA	AL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	BOS	AL	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	BOS	AL	33	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			204	231	27	54	3	3	8	38	18	64	.234	—	—	—	—	-259

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 Lollar — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tim Lollar — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1984	NLCS	SDN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1984	WS	SDN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tim Lollar — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	2	2	0	6.0	7	7	8	3	10.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tim Lollar — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1984	NLCS	SDN	0	0	1	1	0	4.3	3	3	4	3	6.23
1984	WS	SDN	0	1	1	1	0	1.7	4	4	4	0	21.60

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tim Lollar — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	99	112	10	23	4	23	.205
Away	105	119	17	31	4	15	.261

Pitching — Home / Away

Tim Lollar — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	95	465.1	425	190	232	295	3.67
Away	104	440.2	416	240	248	305	4.90

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tim Lollar — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1986-10-05	BOS	NYY	L	0	0
1986-10-01	BOS	BAL	W	0	0
1986-09-19	BOS	TOR	L	0	0
1986-09-13	BOS	NYY	L	0	0
1986-08-12	BOS	KCR	L	1	1
1986-08-10	BOS	DET	W	0	0
1986-08-02	BOS	KCR	L	0	0
1986-07-30	BOS	CHW	L	0	0
1986-07-29	BOS	CHW	L	0	0
1986-07-23	BOS	OAK	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tim Lollar — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1986-10-05	BOS	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0
1986-10-01	BOS	BAL	—	2.2	6	5	5	2	1	1
1986-09-19	BOS	TOR	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986-09-13	BOS	NYY	—	0.2	1	2	0	1	1	0
1986-08-10	BOS	DET	—	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	1
1986-08-02	BOS	KCR	—	0.0	4	3	3	0	0	1
1986-07-30	BOS	CHW	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1986-07-29	BOS	CHW	—	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0
1986-07-23	BOS	OAK	—	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	1
1986-07-18	BOS	SEA	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tim Lollar — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	199	131	29	128	2	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tim Lollar — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1980	NYA	P	14	1	1	7	1	1
1981	SDN	P	24	11	4	22	1	1
1982	SDN	P	34	34	7	38	0	4
1983	SDN	P	30	30	4	19	0	1
1984	SDN	P	31	31	1	22	0	1
1985	CHA	P	18	13	6	8	0	0
1985	BOS	P	16	10	2	5	0	0
1986	BOS	P	32	1	4	7	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Tim Lollar — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	199

Salary History

Tim Lollar — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1986	BOS	AL	$541,250
1985	CHA	AL	$463,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,004,250

College History

Tim Lollar — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Arkansas	Fayetteville	AR	1977, 1978

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Frequently Asked Questions about Tim Lollar

What years did Tim Lollar play?: Tim Lollar played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1986.
Was Tim Lollar a pitcher?: Yes. Tim Lollar pitched in the major leagues, recording 47 wins and 600 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tim Lollar hit?: Tim Lollar hit 8 career home runs with 54 hits.
What was Tim Lollar's career batting average?: Tim Lollar batted .234 over his career, with 54 hits in 231 at bats.
How many RBI did Tim Lollar have?: Tim Lollar drove in 38 runs in his career.
What was Tim Lollar's career ERA?: Tim Lollar finished with a 4.27 career ERA, going 47-52 with 600 strikeouts.