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.

What was Tim Wallach's career batting average?

Tim Wallach batted .257 over his career, with 2,085 hits in 8,099 at bats.

How many RBI did Tim Wallach have?

Tim Wallach drove in 1,125 runs in his career.

What was Tim Wallach's career ERA?

Tim Wallach finished with a 4.50 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.

Tim Wallach

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

Tim Wallach was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1996 for the Montreal Expos, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the California Angels, a span of 17 seasons. In 2,212 career games, he hit .257 with 2,085 hits, 260 home runs, and 1,125 RBI. Tim Wallach was a 5-time All-Star, a 3-time Gold Glove, and a 2-time Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 2,914.

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 October 12, 2026

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

Tim Wallach — 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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Tim Wallach Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Tim Wallach — 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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Tim Wallach — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	G	IP	H	ER	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1987	MON	NL	1	1.0	1	0	0.00	—	0.0
1989	MON	NL	1	1.0	2	1	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			2	2.0	3	1	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

Tim Wallach — 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

Tim Wallach — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG
1996	NLDS1	LAN	3	11	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1995	NLDS2	LAN	3	12	0	1	0	1	3	.083
1981	NEDIV	MON	4	4	1	1	1	4	0	.250
1981	NLCS	MON	1	1	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

Tim Wallach — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1097	3878	420	1018	103	534	.263
Away	1115	4221	488	1067	157	591	.253

Pitching — Home / Away

Tim Wallach — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	2	2.0	3	1	0	0	4.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tim Wallach — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
1996-09-29	LAD	SDP	L	4	1	0	0	0
1996-09-28	LAD	SDP	L	4	0	0	0	2
1996-09-27	LAD	SDP	L	4	1	1	0	0
1996-09-26	LAD	SFG	L	4	1	0	0	0
1996-09-25	LAD	SFG	W	4	1	1	0	0
1996-09-24	LAD	SFG	W	4	1	1	0	1
1996-09-22	LAD	SDP	L	3	1	0	1	1
1996-09-21	LAD	SDP	W	5	0	0	0	1
1996-09-20	LAD	SDP	L	3	0	0	1	2
1996-09-19	LAD	SDP	W	3	0	0	1	1

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Tim Wallach — Last 2 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1989-05-06	WSN	ATL	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1987-05-31	WSN	SFG	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tim Wallach — 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

Tim Wallach — 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

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Tim Wallach Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Tim Wallach — 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

Tim Wallach — 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

Tim Wallach — 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

Tim Wallach — 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

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Tim Wallach: the record in brief

September 6, 1980 and September 29, 1996 bracket Tim Wallach's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Wallach played for the Montreal Expos (1980 through 1992), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1993 to 1996), and the California Angels (1996). The bio lists Wallach as a third baseman who threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 220 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. Wallach was born on September 14, 1957, in Huntington Beach, CA, USA. The given name on file is Timothy Charles Wallach.

In 2,212 games and 8,099 at bats, Wallach batted .257 with 2,085 hits, along with 260 home runs, 1,125 RBI, and 51 stolen bases. Wallach got on base at a .316 rate and slugged .416 (.732 OPS). The .257 career average is close to the .261 the league hit across the same seasons. For power, 1982 stands out: 28 home runs with the Montreal Expos. The hits column peaks at 185, in 1990. Wallach drove in a season-high 123 runs in 1987.

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.
What was Tim Wallach's career batting average?: Tim Wallach batted .257 over his career, with 2,085 hits in 8,099 at bats.
How many RBI did Tim Wallach have?: Tim Wallach drove in 1,125 runs in his career.
What was Tim Wallach's career ERA?: Tim Wallach finished with a 4.50 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.