Tim Wallach

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1980-1996)

AVG .257
HR 260
RBI 1,125
H 2,085
OPS .732
PIV 2,914
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 220 lb
Born
9/14/1957 in Huntington Beach, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1980-09-06
Last Game
1996-09-29
Awards
5× All-Star · 3× Gold Glove · 2× Silver Slugger

Full name: Timothy Charles Wallach

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,212 8,099 908 2,085 432 36 260 1,125 51 649 1,307 .257 .316 .416 .732 2,914

Career AVG .257 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .316 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .416 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — +5.6% above league average.

Career OPS .732 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1980 MON NL 5 11 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 5 .182 — — — — 0.0
1981 MON NL 71 212 19 50 9 1 4 13 0 15 37 .236 .255 (-8%) .320 (-7%) .368 (-7%) .688 (-7%) -205.9
1982 MON NL 158 596 89 160 31 3 28 97 6 36 81 .268 .261 (+3%) .324 (-4%) .388 (+21%) .712 (+10%) 993.7
1983 MON NL 156 581 54 156 33 3 19 70 0 55 97 .269 .260 (+3%) .324 (+3%) .389 (+11%) .714 (+8%) 884.7
1984 MON NL 160 582 55 143 25 4 18 72 3 50 101 .246 .259 (-5%) .322 (-4%) .384 (+3%) .707 (avg) -43.9
1985 MON NL 155 569 70 148 36 3 22 81 9 38 79 .260 .257 (+1%) .323 (-4%) .390 (+15%) .714 (+6%) 532.5
1986 MON NL 134 480 50 112 22 1 18 71 8 44 72 .233 .257 (-9%) .325 (-5%) .395 (avg) .720 (-2%) -202.2
1987 MON NL 153 593 89 177 42 4 26 123 9 37 98 .298 .262 (+13%) .331 (+4%) .415 (+24%) .746 (+15%) 1635.5
1988 MON NL 159 592 52 152 32 5 12 69 2 38 88 .257 .254 (+1%) .317 (-5%) .377 (+3%) .695 (-1%) -205.6
1989 MON NL 154 573 76 159 42 0 13 77 3 58 81 .277 .254 (+9%) .319 (+7%) .375 (+12%) .694 (+9%) 1033.3
1990 MON NL 161 626 69 185 37 5 21 98 6 42 80 .296 .257 (+15%) .324 (+5%) .385 (+22%) .710 (+14%) 1587.9
1991 MON NL 151 577 60 130 22 1 13 73 2 50 100 .225 .255 (-12%) .323 (-10%) .384 (-13%) .708 (-12%) -1033.7
1992 MON NL 150 537 53 120 29 1 9 59 2 50 90 .223 .255 (-13%) .322 (-8%) .377 (-12%) .699 (-10%) -874.5
1993 LAN NL 133 477 42 106 19 1 12 62 0 32 70 .222 .265 (-16%) .332 (-19%) .403 (-15%) .735 (-17%) -1413.6
1994 LAN NL 113 414 68 116 21 1 23 78 0 46 80 .280 .269 (+4%) .338 (+5%) .424 (+18%) .763 (+13%) 1062.9
1995 LAN NL 97 327 24 87 22 2 9 38 0 27 69 .266 .266 (avg) .337 (-4%) .417 (+3%) .755 (avg) -64.0
1996 CAL AL 57 190 23 45 7 0 8 20 1 18 47 .237 .269 (-12%) .340 (-10%) .426 (-6%) .767 (-8%) -252.3
1996 LAN NL 45 162 14 37 3 1 4 22 0 12 32 .228 .269 (-15%) .340 (-16%) .426 (-22%) .767 (-19%) -252.3
Career · 18 seasons 2,212 8,099 908 2,085 432 36 260 1,125 51 649 1,307 .257 — — — — 3,183

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 0 0 4.50 0.0

Career ERA 4.50 vs. league average 4.00 across their career seasons — 12.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1987 MON NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
1989 MON NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0 9.00 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 0 4.50 — 0

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
11 28 1 2 1 0 0 0 5 4 .071

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1996 NLDS1 LAN 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1995 NLDS2 LAN 3 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .083
1981 NEDIV MON 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 .250
1981 NLCS MON 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home109738784201018103534.263
Away111542214881067157591.253

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away22.031004.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1996-09-29 LADSDPL 401000000
1996-09-28 LADSDPL 400000002
1996-09-27 LADSDPL 401000100
1996-09-26 LADSFGL 401000000
1996-09-25 LADSFGW 401000100
1996-09-24 LADSFGW 401000101
1996-09-22 LADSDPL 301000011
1996-09-21 LADSDPW 500000001
1996-09-20 LADSDPL 300000012
1996-09-19 LADSDPW 300000011

Last 2 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1989-05-06 WSNATL — 1.0211000
1987-05-31 WSNSFG — 1.0100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 94 84 823 69 7 52
2B 1 0 1 1 0 1
3B 2054 2005 1662 3992 240 319
OF 40 31 57 3 0 1
P 2 0 0 0 0 0
SS 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1980 MON 1B 1 0 10 0 0 0
1980 MON OF 3 2 2 0 0 0
1981 MON 1B 16 14 140 5 0 7
1981 MON 3B 15 11 12 23 1 1
1981 MON OF 35 29 55 3 0 1
1982 MON 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1982 MON 3B 156 155 132 287 23 23
1982 MON OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
1983 MON 3B 156 156 151 265 19 25
1984 MON 3B 160 158 162 332 21 29
1984 MON SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1985 MON 3B 154 152 148 383 18 34
1986 MON 3B 132 127 94 270 16 26
1987 MON 3B 150 150 128 292 21 21
1987 MON P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1988 MON 2B 1 0 1 1 0 1
1988 MON 3B 153 148 123 328 18 31
1989 MON 3B 153 152 113 302 18 20
1989 MON P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1990 MON 3B 161 161 128 309 21 23
1991 MON 3B 149 150 107 310 14 27
1992 MON 1B 71 65 633 60 6 42
1992 MON 3B 85 80 56 184 9 17
1993 LAN 1B 1 1 9 1 0 1
1993 LAN 3B 130 120 112 228 15 14
1994 LAN 3B 113 108 81 176 11 11
1995 LAN 1B 1 1 11 0 0 0
1995 LAN 3B 96 92 50 156 5 10
1996 CAL 1B 3 3 20 3 1 2
1996 CAL 3B 46 42 27 85 7 4
1996 LAN 3B 45 43 38 62 3 3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 2
First Base 94
Second Base 1
Third Base 2053
Shortstop 1
Left Field 5
Right Field 37
Designated Hitter 8

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1994 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1990 Gold Glove 3B
1990 Player of the Week Week of 1990-05-12
1988 Gold Glove 3B
1987 Player of the Week Week of 1987-05-15
1987 Silver Slugger 3B
1987 TSN All-Star 3B
1985 Gold Glove 3B
1985 Silver Slugger 3B
1985 TSN All-Star 3B
1982 Player of the Month May

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1996 CAL AL $400,000
1996 LAN NL $109,000
1995 LAN NL $2,002,200
1994 LAN NL $3,412,500
1993 LAN NL $3,362,500
1992 MON NL $1,906,500
1990 MON NL $1,250,000
1989 MON NL $950,000
1988 MON NL $850,000
1987 MON NL $765,000
1986 MON NL $650,000
1985 MON NL $565,000
Total Career Earnings $16,222,700

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
California State University Fullerton Fullerton CA 1978, 1979
Saddleback College Mission Viejo CA 1976, 1977

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1994 Most Valuable Player NL 18th 4.0 392 0
1990 Most Valuable Player NL 10th 36.0 336 0
1987 Most Valuable Player NL 4th 165.0 336 1

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Larry Parrish
    .263 avg, 256 HR
  2. 92
    Bret Boone
    .266 avg, 252 HR
  3. 90
    George Scott
    .268 avg, 271 HR
  4. 87
    Todd Zeile
    .265 avg, 253 HR
  5. 86
    Asdrubal Cabrera
    .266 avg, 195 HR
  6. 86
    Jhonny Peralta
    .267 avg, 202 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Tim Wallach

What years did Tim Wallach play?
Tim Wallach played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1996.
Was Tim Wallach a pitcher?
No. Tim Wallach was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Tim Wallach hit?
Tim Wallach hit 260 career home runs with 2085 hits.