Tim Raines
Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1979-2002)
Tim Raines was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 2002 for 6 teams, including the Montreal Expos, a span of 24 seasons. In 2,502 career games, he hit .294 with 2,605 hits, 170 home runs, and 980 RBI. Tim Raines was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017 and was a 7-time All-Star, an All-Star Game MVP, and a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 25,763.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- B / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'8" / 160 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1979-09-11
- Last Game
- 2002-09-29
- Hall of Fame
- Inducted 2017 (BBWAA)
- Awards
- 7× All-Star · All-Star Game MVP · Silver Slugger
Full name: Timothy Raines
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,502 | 8,872 | 1,571 | 2,605 | 430 | 113 | 170 | 980 | 808 | 1,330 | 966 | .294 | .385 | .425 | .810 | 25,763 |
Career AVG .294 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — +12.0% above league average.
Career OBP .385 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — +17.0% above league average.
Career SLG .425 vs. league average .401 across their career seasons — +5.9% above league average.
Career OPS .810 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — +10.9% above league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | MON | NL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1980 | MON | NL | 15 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | .050 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1981 | MON | NL | 88 | 313 | 61 | 95 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 71 | 45 | 31 | .304 | .255 (+19%) | .320 (+22%) | .368 (+19%) | .688 (+20%) | 1245.7 |
| 1982 | MON | NL | 156 | 647 | 90 | 179 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 43 | 78 | 75 | 83 | .277 | .261 (+6%) | .324 (+9%) | .388 (-5%) | .712 (+1%) | 384.8 |
| 1983 | MON | NL | 156 | 615 | 133 | 183 | 32 | 8 | 11 | 71 | 90 | 97 | 70 | .298 | .260 (+14%) | .324 (+21%) | .389 (+10%) | .714 (+15%) | 2242.7 |
| 1984 | MON | NL | 160 | 622 | 106 | 192 | 38 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 75 | 87 | 69 | .309 | .259 (+19%) | .322 (+22%) | .384 (+14%) | .707 (+17%) | 2456.8 |
| 1985 | MON | NL | 150 | 575 | 115 | 184 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 70 | 81 | 60 | .320 | .257 (+24%) | .323 (+25%) | .390 (+21%) | .714 (+23%) | 2909.2 |
| 1986 | MON | NL | 151 | 580 | 91 | 194 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 60 | .334 | .257 (+30%) | .325 (+27%) | .395 (+20%) | .720 (+23%) | 2983.1 |
| 1987 | MON | NL | 139 | 530 | 123 | 175 | 34 | 8 | 18 | 68 | 50 | 90 | 52 | .330 | .262 (+26%) | .331 (+30%) | .415 (+27%) | .746 (+28%) | 3389.9 |
| 1988 | MON | NL | 109 | 429 | 66 | 116 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 33 | 53 | 44 | .270 | .254 (+6%) | .317 (+10%) | .377 (+14%) | .695 (+12%) | 1019.6 |
| 1989 | MON | NL | 145 | 517 | 76 | 148 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 41 | 93 | 48 | .286 | .254 (+13%) | .319 (+24%) | .375 (+11%) | .694 (+17%) | 2093.6 |
| 1990 | MON | NL | 130 | 457 | 65 | 131 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 62 | 49 | 70 | 43 | .287 | .257 (+11%) | .324 (+17%) | .385 (+2%) | .710 (+9%) | 1002.2 |
| 1991 | CHA | AL | 155 | 609 | 102 | 163 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 51 | 83 | 68 | .268 | .255 (+5%) | .323 (+11%) | .384 (-10%) | .708 (-1%) | 251.2 |
| 1992 | CHA | AL | 144 | 551 | 102 | 162 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 45 | 81 | 48 | .294 | .255 (+15%) | .322 (+18%) | .377 (+7%) | .699 (+12%) | 1515.2 |
| 1993 | CHA | AL | 115 | 415 | 75 | 127 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 54 | 21 | 64 | 35 | .306 | .265 (+15%) | .332 (+21%) | .403 (+19%) | .735 (+20%) | 1816.9 |
| 1994 | CHA | AL | 101 | 384 | 80 | 102 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 13 | 61 | 43 | .266 | .269 (-2%) | .338 (+8%) | .424 (-4%) | .763 (+1%) | 241.1 |
| 1995 | CHA | AL | 133 | 502 | 81 | 143 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 67 | 13 | 70 | 52 | .285 | .266 (+7%) | .337 (+11%) | .417 (+1%) | .755 (+5%) | 730.9 |
| 1996 | NYA | AL | 59 | 201 | 45 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 10 | 34 | 29 | .284 | .269 (+5%) | .340 (+13%) | .426 (+10%) | .767 (+11%) | 469.5 |
| 1997 | NYA | AL | 74 | 271 | 56 | 87 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 8 | 41 | 34 | .321 | .266 (+20%) | .336 (+20%) | .419 (+8%) | .756 (+13%) | 754.6 |
| 1998 | NYA | AL | 109 | 321 | 53 | 93 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 8 | 55 | 49 | .290 | .266 (+9%) | .335 (+18%) | .420 (-9%) | .755 (+3%) | 446.2 |
| 1999 | OAK | AL | 58 | 135 | 20 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 17 | .215 | .271 (-21%) | .344 (-2%) | .433 (-21%) | .778 (-13%) | -261.0 |
| 2001 | MON | NL | 47 | 78 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 6 | .308 | .263 (+17%) | .332 (+30%) | .426 (+2%) | .758 (+15%) | 274.8 |
| 2001 | BAL | AL | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 | — | — | — | — | 274.8 |
| 2002 | FLO | NL | 98 | 89 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 19 | .191 | .261 (-27%) | .331 (+6%) | .416 (-38%) | .747 (-19%) | -203.5 |
| Career · 24 seasons | 2,502 | 8,872 | 1,571 | 2,605 | 430 | 113 | 170 | 980 | 808 | 1,330 | 966 | .294 | — | — | — | — | 26,038 | ||
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
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | ALCS | NYA | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .100 |
| 1998 | ALDS2 | NYA | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| 1997 | ALDS1 | NYA | 5 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .211 |
| 1996 | ALCS | NYA | 5 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 |
| 1996 | ALDS2 | NYA | 4 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .250 |
| 1996 | WS | NYA | 4 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .214 |
| 1993 | ALCS | CHA | 6 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .444 |
| 1981 | NLCS | MON | 5 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .238 |
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (2502 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1256 | 4291 | 781 | 1282 | 83 | 465 | .299 |
| Away | 1246 | 4581 | 790 | 1323 | 87 | 515 | .289 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-29 | MIA | PHI | W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002-09-28 | MIA | PHI | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-09-26 | MIA | WSN | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-09-25 | MIA | WSN | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-09-22 | MIA | ATL | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-09-21 | MIA | ATL | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002-09-18 | MIA | WSN | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-09-17 | MIA | WSN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002-09-13 | MIA | ATL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-09-12 | MIA | PHI | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | 53 | 40 | 83 | 139 | 7 | 13 |
| OF | 2123 | 2059 | 4201 | 134 | 54 | 22 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | MON | 2B | 7 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 1980 | MON | OF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | MON | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | MON | OF | 81 | 81 | 160 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | MON | 2B | 36 | 36 | 61 | 119 | 6 | 11 |
| 1982 | MON | OF | 120 | 119 | 232 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1983 | MON | 2B | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | MON | OF | 154 | 155 | 307 | 21 | 4 | 3 |
| 1984 | MON | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | MON | OF | 160 | 158 | 420 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 1985 | MON | OF | 146 | 143 | 284 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 1986 | MON | OF | 147 | 146 | 270 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 1987 | MON | OF | 139 | 139 | 297 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 1988 | MON | OF | 108 | 108 | 235 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1989 | MON | OF | 139 | 138 | 253 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | MON | OF | 123 | 121 | 239 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 1991 | CHA | OF | 133 | 131 | 273 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| 1992 | CHA | OF | 129 | 125 | 312 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | CHA | OF | 112 | 102 | 200 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994 | CHA | OF | 96 | 93 | 204 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1995 | CHA | OF | 107 | 103 | 193 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 1996 | NYA | OF | 50 | 47 | 79 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | NYA | OF | 57 | 51 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | NYA | OF | 47 | 46 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | OAK | OF | 38 | 30 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | MON | OF | 20 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | BAL | OF | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | FLO | OF | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Second Base | 53 |
| Left Field | 1961 |
| Center Field | 165 |
| Right Field | 3 |
| Designated Hitter | 131 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Player of the Week | Week of 1989-04-29 |
| 1987 | All-Star Game MVP | |
| 1987 | Player of the Week | Week of 1987-08-14 |
| 1986 | Player of the Week | Week of 1986-05-09 |
| 1986 | Silver Slugger | OF |
| 1986 | TSN All-Star | OF |
| 1984 | Player of the Week | Week of 1984-08-17 |
| 1983 | Player of the Week | Week of 1983-06-24 |
| 1983 | TSN All-Star | OF |
| 1981 | TSN Rookie Player of the Year |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | FLO | NL | $350,000 |
| 2001 | MON | NL | $350,000 |
| 1999 | OAK | AL | $600,000 |
| 1998 | NYA | AL | $1,300,000 |
| 1997 | NYA | AL | $1,703,644 |
| 1996 | NYA | AL | $2,100,000 |
| 1995 | CHA | AL | $3,700,000 |
| 1994 | CHA | AL | $3,650,000 |
| 1993 | CHA | AL | $3,500,000 |
| 1992 | CHA | AL | $3,500,000 |
| 1991 | CHA | AL | $3,500,000 |
| 1990 | MON | NL | $2,055,555 |
| 1989 | MON | NL | $2,104,889 |
| 1988 | MON | NL | $1,666,333 |
| 1987 | MON | NL | $1,666,333 |
| 1986 | MON | NL | $1,515,000 |
| 1985 | MON | NL | $1,200,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $34,461,754 | ||
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 17th | 3.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1987 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 7th | 80.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1986 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 6th | 99.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1985 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 12th | 15.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1984 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 11th | 41.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1983 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 5th | 83.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1981 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 19th | 15.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1981 | Rookie of the Year | NL | 2nd | 85.0 | 120 | 6 |
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Tim Raines: the record in brief
Tim Raines's major league career runs from a debut on September 11, 1979 to a final game on September 29, 2002. Raines played for the Montreal Expos (1979 through 2001), the Chicago White Sox (1991 through 1995), the New York Yankees (1996 to 1998), the Oakland Athletics (1999), the Baltimore Orioles (2001), and the Florida Marlins (2002). The bio lists Raines as an outfielder who batted from both sides and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 5 feet, 8 inches and 160 pounds. The birth record reads September 16, 1959, in Sanford, FL, USA. On the record, Tim Raines was born Timothy Raines.
In 2,502 games and 8,872 at bats, Raines batted .294 with 2,605 hits, adding 170 home runs, 980 runs batted in, and 808 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .385 clip and slugging .425, Raines finished with a .810 OPS. Raines's .294 average ran 12.0% above the .262 that the league posted over the same seasons. The single-season home run high is 18, set in 1987.
Frequently Asked Questions about Tim Raines
- What years did Tim Raines play?
- Tim Raines played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 2002.
- Was Tim Raines a pitcher?
- No. Tim Raines was a position player (Outfielder).
- How many home runs did Tim Raines hit?
- Tim Raines hit 170 career home runs with 2605 hits.
- Is Tim Raines in the Hall of Fame?
- Yes. Tim Raines was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017.
- What was Tim Raines's career batting average?
- Tim Raines batted .294 over his career, with 2,605 hits in 8,872 at bats.
- How many RBI did Tim Raines have?
- Tim Raines drove in 980 runs in his career.