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Tommy John

Birthdate:

5/22/1943

Height / Weight:

6' 3" / 185 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Terre Haute, IN, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / L

Baseball Historian Biography

1973 Photo Chicago White Sox

Tommy John was a big name pitcher during the '60s, '70's and '80's. His fastball had a natural side-to-side movement. He also threw a curve ball, which he changed speeds on continually. Tommy John won 288 lifetime games and hurled 46 shutouts. He pitched a since broken record of 26 years in the major leagues. In 1965, he was 14-7 for the Chicago White Sox, made the American League's All-Star team in 1968 with a 1.98 ERA. He was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1971 and became one of baseball's brightest stars. In 1967, Tommy John went 20-7 2.78 ERA for the Dodgers. Pitching for the New York Yankees in 1979, John was 21-9, .700 pct along with a 2.96 ERA. Tommy John's career: 288-231, 3.34 ERA, 760G, 700GS, 162GC, pitched 46 shutouts, allowed 4,783 hits in 4,710 innings. baseballhistorian.com

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1963	CLE (AL)	6	3	0	2	0	0	0	20.1	23	10	5	1	6	1	9	1	0	0	2.21
1964	CLE (AL)	25	14	2	9	0	2	1	94.1	97	53	41	10	35	4	65	5	0	1	3.91
1965	CHW (AL)	39	27	14	7	3	6	1	183.2	162	67	63	12	58	6	126	8	2	0	3.09
1966	CHW (AL)	34	33	14	11	0	10	5	223.0	195	76	65	13	57	4	138	10	7	1	2.62
1967	CHW (AL)	31	29	10	13	0	9	6	178.1	143	62	49	12	47	7	110	5	5	0	2.47
1968	CHW (AL)	25	25	10	5	0	5	1	177.1	135	45	39	10	49	4	117	2	12	1	1.98
1969	CHW (AL)	33	33	9	11	0	6	2	232.1	230	91	84	16	90	10	128	15	1	1	3.25
1970	CHW (AL)	37	37	12	17	0	10	3	269.1	253	117	98	19	101	16	138	17	9	0	3.27
1971	CHW (AL)	38	35	13	16	0	10	3	229.1	244	115	92	17	58	5	131	10	5	0	3.61
1972	LAD (NL)	29	29	11	5	0	4	1	186.2	172	68	60	14	40	1	117	10	3	0	2.89
1973	LAD (NL)	36	31	16	7	0	4	2	218.0	202	88	75	16	50	2	116	3	4	0	3.10
1974	LAD (NL)	22	22	13	3	0	5	3	153.0	133	51	44	4	42	0	78	5	1	0	2.59
1976	LAD (NL)	31	31	10	10	0	6	2	207.0	207	76	71	7	61	4	91	7	0	1	3.09
1977	LAD (NL)	31	31	20	7	0	11	3	220.1	225	82	68	12	50	3	123	6	3	0	2.78
1978	LAD (NL)	33	30	17	10	1	7	0	213.0	230	95	78	11	53	7	124	6	5	1	3.30
1979	NYY (AL)	37	36	21	9	0	17	3	276.1	268	109	91	9	65	1	111	11	4	1	2.96
1980	NYY (AL)	36	36	22	9	0	16	6	265.1	270	115	101	13	56	1	78	5	6	0	3.43
1981	NYY (AL)	20	20	9	8	0	7	0	140.1	135	50	41	10	39	2	50	6	3	2	2.63
1982	CAL (AL)	7	7	4	2	0	1	0	35.0	49	18	15	4	5	0	14	2	0	0	3.86
1982	NYY (AL)	30	26	10	10	0	9	2	186.2	190	84	76	11	34	1	54	5	3	2	3.66
1983	CAL (AL)	34	34	11	13	0	9	0	234.2	287	126	113	20	49	5	65	11	2	0	4.33
1984	CAL (AL)	32	29	7	13	0	4	1	181.1	223	97	91	15	56	3	47	11	4	0	4.52
1985	OAK (AL)	11	11	2	6	0	0	0	48.0	66	37	33	6	13	0	8	2	1	0	6.19
1985	CAL (AL)	12	6	2	4	0	0	0	38.1	51	22	20	3	15	1	17	5	1	0	4.70
1986	NYY (AL)	13	10	5	3	0	1	0	70.2	73	27	23	8	15	1	28	2	2	0	2.93
1987	NYY (AL)	33	33	13	6	0	3	1	187.2	212	95	84	12	47	7	63	9	6	0	4.03
1988	NYY (AL)	35	32	9	8	0	0	0	176.1	221	96	88	11	46	4	81	5	6	5	4.49
1989	NYY (AL)	10	10	2	7	0	0	0	63.2	87	45	41	6	22	2	18	3	3	0	5.80
28 years		760	700	288	231	4	162	46	4710.1	4783	2017	1749	302	1259	102	2245	187	98	16	3.34

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1963	CLE (AL)	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1964	CLE (AL)	25	24	3	5	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	.208	.208	SLG
1965	CHW (AL)	39	59	4	10	1	0	1	2	3	22	0	0	0	0	6	0	.169	.210	SLG
1966	CHW (AL)	34	69	6	10	1	0	2	8	3	21	0	0	0	0	4	0	.145	.181	SLG
1967	CHW (AL)	31	51	0	8	0	0	0	2	1	12	0	0	0	0	5	1	.157	.170	SLG
1968	CHW (AL)	25	62	3	12	1	0	1	9	0	15	0	0	0	0	5	0	.194	.194	SLG
1969	CHW (AL)	33	79	6	9	2	0	0	1	7	27	0	0	0	0	1	1	.114	.184	SLG
1970	CHW (AL)	38	84	4	17	1	0	0	5	2	17	0	0	0	1	9	0	.202	.230	SLG
1971	CHW (AL)	38	69	3	10	0	0	0	2	3	14	0	0	0	0	9	0	.145	.181	SLG
1972	LAD (NL)	29	63	3	10	0	0	0	2	0	10	0	0	0	0	7	0	.159	.159	SLG
1973	LAD (NL)	36	74	3	15	1	0	0	7	4	17	0	0	0	0	7	0	.203	.244	SLG
1974	LAD (NL)	22	51	0	6	2	0	0	2	2	10	0	0	0	0	9	0	.118	.151	SLG
1976	LAD (NL)	31	64	3	7	1	0	0	3	2	10	0	0	0	0	10	0	.109	.136	SLG
1977	LAD (NL)	31	79	3	14	1	0	1	4	3	14	0	0	0	0	6	1	.177	.205	SLG
1978	LAD (NL)	33	66	2	8	2	0	0	6	3	13	0	0	0	0	12	0	.121	.159	SLG
1979	NYY (AL)	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1980	NYY (AL)	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1981	NYY (AL)	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1982	NYY (AL)	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1982	CAL (AL)	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1983	CAL (AL)	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1984	CAL (AL)	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1985	OAK (AL)	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1985	CAL (AL)	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1986	NYY (AL)	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1987	NYY (AL)	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1988	NYY (AL)	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1989	NYY (AL)	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
28 years		761	900	43	141	13	0	5	54	33	211	0	0	0	1	93	3	.157	.187	.SLG

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