Tim Lincecum is a Major League Baseball player. He is currently a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.

On February 26, 2009, Lincecum signed a one-year contract with the Giants, worth a reported $650,000.ESPN.com: Giants sign Lincecum to $650K contract

On July 5, Tim Linecum was picked as the starting pitcher for the National League All Star team. He pitched two innings and gave up one earned run. It was the second time he was selected as an all star and the first time he played, after sitting out last year due to coming down with the flu.http://major-league-baseball.suite101.com/article.cfm/tim_lincecum_matt_cain_are_giants_all_stars Lincecum selected for All Star team

Lincecum has a four pitch repertoire, with excellent location and delivery on all of them. He throws his fastball in the mid 90s, and it can reach the upper 90s. The fastball also has movement, making it even harder to hit. His curveball has a sharp 12-to-6 break. He also throws a changeup and a slider. All of these pitches are difficult to hit and make Lincecum an excellent strikeout pitcher.

Timothy LeRoy Lincecum was born in Bellevue, Washington, on June 15, 1984. He attended Liberty Senior High School and continued his education at the University of Washington. In 2006, Lincecum was selected by the San Francisco Giants with the 10th pick in the Major League Baseball amateur draft.Baseball-Reference.com: Timothy LeRoy Lincecum

• 6/15/1984: Born
• 6/6/2006: Drafted by San Francisco Giants
• 5/6/2007: Debuted with San Francisco Giants
• 5/12/2007: Earned first major league winhttp://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/12/SPG1EPQ2851.DTL
• 7/6/2008: Selected to appear in the All Star Game
• 7/7/2008: Graced the cover of Sports Illustrated http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2008033230_nlbeat04.html
• 11/11/2008: Selected as the National League Cy Young Award Winner

On May 6, 2007, Lincecum began his major league career with the San Francisco Giants. In 2007, he recorded seven wins and five losses, with an earned run average of 4.00 over 24 starts. Lincecum started 24 games for the Giants that year and pitched 150 strikeouts.MLB.com: Tim Lincecum

Lincecum won the 2008 Cy Young award in a landslide, receiving 23 out of 32 first place votes. This is a chart of the voting:

Minor League Career

Lincecum had an extremely short and successful stint in the Giant's minor league system.

Class A, Short Season
2006, Salem-Keizer Volcanoes

Pitcher, Club	1st	2nd	3rd	Points
Tim Lincecum, SF	23	7	1	137
Brandon Webb, ARI	4	15	8	73
Johan Santana, NYM	4	8	11	55
Brad Lidge, PHI	0	1	7	10
CC Sabathia, MIL	1	1	1	9
Ryan Dempster, CHC	0	0	4	4

Games	Started	Innings	Hits	ER	Strikeouts
2	2	4.0	1	0	10

Class A Advanced
2006, San Jose

Games	Started	Innings	Hits	ER	Strikeouts
6	6	27.2	13	6	48

Class AAA
2007, Fresno

2006 Golden Spikes Award

The Golden Spikes award is given annually to the best amateur baseball player. The award is given by USA Baseball, an amateur baseball players' association, and the organizer of the US Olympic team. http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/062306aad.html

• Career Statistics

  Last Start

Games	Started	Innings	Hits	ER	Strikeouts
5	5	31.0	12	1	46

Date	Opp	Result	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	Pitches	Dec
8/28	COL	W 2-0	8.0	4	0	0	3	8	127	W (13-4)

2009 Season

W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
13	4	2.33	27	27	4	2	193.1	146	57	50	54	222

Career

W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
38	14	2.87	85	84	6	3	566.2	450	199	181	203	637