What years did Tim Pugh play?

Tim Pugh played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 1997.

Was Tim Pugh a pitcher?

Yes. Tim Pugh pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 214 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tim Pugh hit?

Tim Pugh hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.

What was Tim Pugh's career batting average?

Tim Pugh batted .202 over his career, with 22 hits in 109 at bats.

How many RBI did Tim Pugh have?

Tim Pugh drove in 4 runs in his career.

What was Tim Pugh's career ERA?

Tim Pugh finished with a 4.97 career ERA, going 25-28 with 214 strikeouts.

Tim Pugh

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-1997)

Tim Pugh was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 1997 for the Cincinnati Reds, the Kansas City Royals, and the Detroit Tigers, a span of 6 seasons. Across 107 career appearances, he went 25-28 with a 4.97 ERA and 214 strikeouts.

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 25–28

ERA 4.97

WHIP 1.53

SO 214

Pitcher PIV -5824.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 225 lb
Born: 1/26/1967 in South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1992-09-01
Last Game: 1997-05-24

Full name: Timothy Dean Pugh

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tim Pugh — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	28	107	58	4	1	0	416.2	479	230	51	158	214	4.97	-5824.6

Career ERA 4.97 vs. league average 4.31 across their career seasons — 15.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tim Pugh Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1992	CIN	NL	4	2	7	7	0	0	45.1	47	13	13	18	2.58	3.75 (+31%)	293.3
1993	CIN	NL	10	15	31	27	3	1	164.1	200	96	59	94	5.26	4.19 (-25%)	-1485.7
1994	CIN	NL	3	3	10	9	1	0	47.2	60	32	26	24	6.04	4.51 (-34%)	-954.8
1995	CIN	NL	6	5	28	12	0	0	98.1	100	42	32	38	3.84	4.45 (+14%)	-1486.7
1996	CIN	NL	1	0	9	0	0	0	15.1	20	18	11	9	10.57	4.61 (-129%)	-873.2
1996	KCA	AL	0	1	19	1	0	0	36.1	42	22	12	27	5.45	4.61 (-18%)	-1317.6
1996	CIN	NL	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.1	4	2	0	0	54.00	—	-873.2
1997	DET	AL	1	1	2	2	0	0	9.0	6	5	5	4	5.00	4.39 (-14%)	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			25	28	107	58	4	1	416.2	479	230	158	214	4.97	—	-6,698

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 Pugh — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
108	109	6	22	4	0	0	4	0	4	38	.202	.237	.239	.475	-303

Career AVG .202 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 24.0% below league average.

Career OBP .237 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 29.2% below league average.

Career SLG .239 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 42.0% below league average.

Career OPS .475 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — 36.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tim Pugh — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1992	CIN	NL	7	13	0	1	0	0	1	4	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	CIN	NL	31	54	2	12	1	1	0	20	.222	.265 (-16%)	.332 (-29%)	.403 (-40%)	.735 (-35%)	-303.2
1994	CIN	NL	10	14	2	5	1	2	2	2	.357	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CIN	NL	29	28	2	4	2	1	1	12	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CIN	NL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	KCA	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CIN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	DET	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			108	109	6	22	4	4	4	38	.202	—	—	—	—	-303

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tim Pugh — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	54	57	2	11	0	3	.193
Away	54	52	4	11	0	1	.212

Pitching — Home / Away

Tim Pugh — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	53	214.0	241	113	85	106	4.75
Away	54	202.2	238	117	73	108	5.20

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tim Pugh — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1997-05-24	DET	TEX	L	1.0	3	4	4	3	0	0
1997-05-17	DET	KCR	W	8.0	3	1	1	2	4	0
1996-09-19	CIN	PIT	L	0.1	4	2	2	0	0	0
1996-08-04	KCR	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1996-08-03	KCR	NYY	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
1996-07-24	KCR	BOS	—	3.0	6	4	3	2	4	1
1996-07-21	KCR	CHW	—	2.1	1	0	0	0	2	0
1996-07-15	KCR	CLE	—	3.1	3	2	2	0	2	1
1996-07-05	KCR	MIN	—	4.0	2	1	1	2	2	0
1996-06-29	KCR	MIN	—	1.1	1	1	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tim Pugh — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	107	58	31	57	3	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tim Pugh — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1992	CIN	P	7	7	2	6	0	0
1993	CIN	P	31	27	9	23	1	1
1994	CIN	P	10	9	5	7	1	0
1995	CIN	P	28	12	10	9	1	0
1996	CIN	P	9	0	2	5	0	0
1996	KCA	P	19	1	3	5	0	0
1996	CIN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1997	DET	P	2	2	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Tim Pugh — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	107

Salary History

Tim Pugh — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1996	CIN	NL	$195,000
1995	CIN	NL	$170,000
1994	CIN	NL	$170,000
1993	CIN	NL	$115,000
Total Career Earnings			$650,000

College History

Tim Pugh — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Oklahoma State University	Stillwater	OK	1986, 1987, 1988, 1989

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Tim Pugh: the record in brief

Tim Pugh played a first major league game on September 1, 1992 and a last one on May 24, 1997. Club by club, the record runs the Cincinnati Reds (1992 through 1996), the Kansas City Royals (1996), and the Detroit Tigers (1997). Pugh played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on January 26, 1967, in South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA and a listed size of 225 pounds on a 6-foot-6 frame. Pugh's full given name, per the bio, is Timothy Dean Pugh.

Across 107 games (58 starts), Pugh recorded 25 wins against 28 losses with a 4.97 ERA. Pugh had 214 strikeouts. The league ERA over Pugh's seasons was 4.31, so the 4.97 figure ran 15.3% worse than average. The best win total was 10, in 1993. In 1993, one of the busiest seasons, Pugh posted a 5.26 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.19.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tim Pugh

What years did Tim Pugh play?: Tim Pugh played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 1997.
Was Tim Pugh a pitcher?: Yes. Tim Pugh pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 214 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tim Pugh hit?: Tim Pugh hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.
What was Tim Pugh's career batting average?: Tim Pugh batted .202 over his career, with 22 hits in 109 at bats.
How many RBI did Tim Pugh have?: Tim Pugh drove in 4 runs in his career.
What was Tim Pugh's career ERA?: Tim Pugh finished with a 4.97 career ERA, going 25-28 with 214 strikeouts.