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

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 32.1 33 12 20 13 3.34 3.84 (+13%) -944.4
1981 SDN NL 2 8 24 11 0 0 1 76.2 87 52 51 38 6.10 3.58 (-70%) -1565.4
1982 SDN NL 16 9 34 34 4 2 0 232.2 192 81 87 150 3.13 3.86 (+19%) 883.3
1983 SDN NL 7 12 30 30 1 0 0 175.2 170 90 85 135 4.61 3.87 (-19%) -2168.1
1984 SDN NL 11 13 31 31 3 2 0 195.2 168 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 SB 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 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 SDN NL 24 18 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 .167 — — — — 0.0
1982 SDN NL 36 85 12 21 1 1 3 11 0 5 26 .247 .261 (-5%) .324 (-11%) .388 (avg) .712 (-5%) -77.4
1983 SDN NL 31 58 7 14 1 1 1 11 0 5 12 .241 .260 (-7%) .324 (-10%) .389 (-11%) .714 (-11%) -116.9
1984 SDN NL 31 68 6 15 1 1 3 15 0 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 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 BOS AL 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 BOS AL 33 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 204 231 27 54 3 3 8 38 0 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 4.1 3 3 4 3 6.23
1984 WS SDN 0 1 1 1 0 1.2 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
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home991121023423.205
Away1051191731415.261

Pitching — Home / Away

Tim Lollar — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home95465.14251902322953.67
Away104440.24162402483054.90

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tim Lollar — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1986-10-05 BOSNYYL 000000000
1986-10-01 BOSBALW 000000000
1986-09-19 BOSTORL 000000000
1986-09-13 BOSNYYL 000000000
1986-08-12 BOSKCRL 101000000
1986-08-10 BOSDETW 000000000
1986-08-02 BOSKCRL 000000000
1986-07-30 BOSCHWL 000000000
1986-07-29 BOSCHWL 000000000
1986-07-23 BOSOAKL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tim Lollar — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1986-10-05 BOSNYY — 1.0100210
1986-10-01 BOSBAL — 2.2655211
1986-09-19 BOSTOR — 0.2000000
1986-09-13 BOSNYY — 0.2120110
1986-08-10 BOSDET — 1.0333001
1986-08-02 BOSKCR — 0.0433001
1986-07-30 BOSCHW — 1.0100000
1986-07-29 BOSCHW — 1.1200000
1986-07-23 BOSOAK — 0.1322001
1986-07-18 BOSSEA — 1.0211100

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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Tim Lollar — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 199

Salary History

Tim Lollar's recorded salaries total $1,004,250 over 2 seasons, 1985 to 1986. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Lollar's career ran from 1980 to 1986. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Tim Lollar — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1986 BOS AL $541,250
1985 CHA AL $463,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $1,004,250

College History

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

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Tim Lollar (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ted Gray
    59-74, 4.37 ERA
  2. 96
    Dave Morehead
    40-64, 4.15 ERA
  3. 94
    Tyler Chatwood
    52-60, 4.45 ERA
  4. 90
    Balor Moore
    28-48, 4.52 ERA
  5. 90
    Chuck Estrada
    50-44, 4.07 ERA
  6. 89
    Bruce Berenyi
    44-55, 4.03 ERA

Tim Lollar: the record in brief

Tim Lollar played a first major league game on June 28, 1980 and a last one on October 5, 1986. Club by club, the record runs the New York Yankees (1980), the San Diego Padres (1981 through 1984), the Chicago White Sox (1985), and the Boston Red Sox (1985 to 1986). Lollar is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds. Lollar batted and threw left-handed, per the bio block. Lollar was born on March 17, 1956, in Poplar Bluff, MO, USA. Lollar's full given name, per the bio, is William Timothy Lollar.

Lollar pitched in 199 games, starting 131, and finished with a 47-52 record and 4.27 ERA. The same table counts 600 strikeouts. Against a 3.85 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.27 mark was 11.0% worse. 1982 brought Lollar a season-high 16 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.13 in 1982, when the league's was 3.86.

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 teams did Tim Lollar play for?
Tim Lollar played for 4 teams: the New York Yankees (1980), the San Diego Padres (1981–1984), the Chicago White Sox (1985), and the Boston Red Sox (1985–1986).
What were Tim Lollar's career stats?
In 199 games, Tim Lollar went 47-52 with a 4.27 ERA, 600 strikeouts, 906.0 innings pitched, and 4 saves. At the plate he had 54 hits and 8 home runs.
How much did Tim Lollar earn in his career?
Tim Lollar's recorded salaries total $1,004,250 over 2 seasons, 1985 to 1986. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Lollar's career ran from 1980 to 1986. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Tim Lollar's salary?
Tim Lollar's last recorded salary was $541,250, in 1986. His highest recorded salary was $541,250, in 1986, and his lowest was $463,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1986.
What position did Tim Lollar play?
Tim Lollar played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tim Lollar and how much did he weigh?
Tim Lollar was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Tim Lollar's career ERA?
Tim Lollar finished with a 4.27 career ERA, going 47-52 with 600 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Tim Lollar have?
Tim Lollar recorded 600 career strikeouts.
Is Tim Lollar in the Hall of Fame?
No. Tim Lollar has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.