Tim Lincecum
P | Bats/Throws: L/R | 5' 11" 170LBS | Age: 39
Draft: 2006 | Rd: 1, #10, San Francisco Giants | Washington
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 12 9 4.74 33 26 1 155.2 134 1.39
2015 7 4 4.13 15 15 0 76.1 60 1.48
2016 2 6 9.16 9 9 0 38.1 32 2.37
10 Seasons 110 89 3.74 278 270 1 1,682 1,736 1.29
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 33 12-9 4.74 155.2 134 1.39
2015 15 7-4 4.13 76.1 60 1.48
2016 9 2-6 9.16 38.1 32 2.37
10 Seasons 278 110-89 3.74 1,682 1,736 1.29
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 31 1323 234 10 4.3 3.0 90.1 112.9 11.2 33.3 .263 .420 .324 .338 .371 38.5 18.0 11.4 4.13 4.80
2016 32 806 143 12 8.4 6.0 90.9 113.8 12.6 40.6 .312 .526 .475 .395 .433 42.7 16.0 11.5 9.16 7.09
Player 2129 377 22 5.8 4.1 90.4 113.8 11.8 36.1 .281 .460 .381 .360 .394 40.1 17.3 11.4
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Lincecum relies on 5 pitches.
Changeup
(42.7%) ,
Sinker
(27.7%) ,
Four Seamer
(15.3%) ,
Curveball
(8.8%) ,
Slider
(5.6%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 45.3 22.2 27.8 4.7 38.5 41.9 19.7 3.8 31.2 24.4 25.2 7.3 4.3 3.0
2016 42.7 22.4 29.4 5.6 51.0 25.9 23.1 2.1 26.6 21.0 31.5 8.4 8.4 6.0
Player 44.3 22.3 28.4 5.0 43.2 35.8 21.0 3.2 29.4 23.1 27.6 7.7 5.8 4.1
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2016 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 123 88.2 17.5 1.5 8 0.2 -6.0 -103
2016 Sinker LAA R 223 88.3 18.8 -5.6 -23 7.3 -5.7 -44
2016 Changeup LAA R 344 81.8 36.1 3.3 10 3.1 -9.1 -75
2016 Slider LAA R 45 81.6 45.3 5.1 13 7.2 1.0 15
2016 Curveball LAA R 71 73.8 62.9 -0.1 0 7.1 -4.5 -39
2015 4-Seam Fastball SF R 314 88.2 19.4 -1.1 -6 2.9 -9.3 -144
2015 Changeup SF R 357 81.9 35.0 2.2 7 3.4 -9.2 -73
2015 Slider SF R 156 79.1 51.9 7.2 16 4.4 -2.8 -39
2015 Curveball SF R 193 74.4 64.0 2.1 3 6.2 -4.5 -42
2015 Sinker SF R 271 87.7 21.9 -3.4 -14 6.4 -7.1 -53
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 864 3,450 32 40 -9 -13 50
2009 889 3,401 29 46 -11 -13 50
2010 1030 3,952 20 36 -15 -16 25
2011 892 3,577 19 32 -10 -15 26
2012 884 3,534 12 16 -24 -16 -11
2013 832 3,250 8 25 -16 -13 4
2014 678 2,683 -12 22 -11 -11 -11
2015 330 1,316 9 2 -8 -6 -3
2016 200 806 -4 -11 -5 -4 -24
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 1,323 46.7 64.0 80.8 27.5 55.2 41.4 49.8 44.6 26.4 7.9 70.2
2016 806 44.2 68.8 82.9 24.2 52.3 40.3 50.0 43.9 26.0 7.4 78.3
Player 2,129 45.7 65.8 81.6 26.2 54.1 41.0 49.9 44.3 26.3 7.7 73.2
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2015 14 23 26 31 5 63 70 4 7 34 6 78 27 4 44 35 86
2016 5 21 30 80
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 23.4 11 11.1 0 3 3 9 81.8
Player 23.4 11 11.1 0 3 3 9 81.8

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2016 11 12 9 11 11 11 12 11 11 10 10 12 10 10 11 11 10 11 11 12 10 10 12 12 10 11 12 14 12 12 11
Player 11 12 9 11 11 11 12 11 11 10 10 12 10 10 11 11 10 11 11 12 10 10 12 12 10 11 12 14 12 12 11
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 87.9 88.3 0.4
Offspeed Velocity 81.9 81.8 -0.1
Breaking Velocity 76.4 76.9 0.5
Exit Velocity 90.1 90.9 0.8
Launch Angle 11.2 12.6 1.4
Barrel % 4.3 8.4 4.1
Hard Hit % 38.5 42.7 4.2
Sweet Spot % 33.3 40.6 7.3
xBA .263 .312 0.049
BA .260 .395 0.135
xwOBA .338 .395 0.057
wOBA .324 .475 0.151
xSLG .420 .526 0.106
SLG .391 .669 0.278
K% 18.0 16.0 -2.0
BB% 11.4 11.5 0.1
Swing % 44.6 43.9 -0.7
Whiff% 26.4 26.0 -0.4
In Zone % 46.7 44.2 -2.5
Out of Zone % 53.3 55.8 2.5
Out of Zone Swing % 27.5 24.2 -3.3
First Pitch Swing % 25.2 22.5 -2.7
First Pitch Strike % 49.8 50.0 0.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 199 .467 96 14 14.6 103 35 34.0
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2010 1014 14.0 60.7% 2.3% 534 20.5 2.4% 7.1%
2011 1052 14.3 58.4% 1.1% 549 19.7 8.4% 6.6%
2012 924 16.1 35.5% 1.4% 516 22.3 1.4% 10.7%
2013 994 15.5 44.2% 1.4% 496 21.4 0.2% 5.4%
2014 849 16.3 32.0% 1.6% 367 21.4 0.8% 7.1%
2015 407 15.7 44.7% 2.5% 202 22.6 5.0% 21.8%
2016 202 15.1 49.0% 1.5% 154 21.1 9.1% 13.0%
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Pitch Distribution