Player
Tommy John
Player Info
- Full Name
- Thomas Edward
- Born
-
May 22, 1943
Terre Haute, IN, USA - Size
- 6'3" / 180 lbs
- B/T
- R / L
- Debut
- September 6, 1963
- Final Game
- May 25, 1989
- Career
- 27 years
Teams
- Cleveland Guardians 1963-1964
- Chicago White Sox 1965-1971
- Los Angeles Dodgers 1972-1978
- New York Yankees 1979-1989
- California Angels 1982-1985
- Oakland Athletics 1985-1985
Honors
4 x All-Star
1981 - Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
(ML)
1980 - Sporting News All-Star
(AL)
1980 - Player of the Week
(AL)
1979 - Player of the Week
(AL)
1979 - Pitcher of the Month
(AL)
1977 - Player of the Week
(NL)
1976 - TSN Comeback Player of the Year
(NL)
1976 - Hutch Award
(ML)
1974 - Player of the Week
(NL)
1974 - Player of the Month
(NL)
Career Batting
761
G
.157
AVG
141
H
5
HR
54
RBI
.374
OPS
Career Pitching
288-231
W-L
3.34
ERA
760
G
2,245
SO
4
SV
1.28
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | New York Yankees | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1988 | New York Yankees | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1987 | New York Yankees | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1986 | New York Yankees | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1985 | California Angels | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1985 | Oakland Athletics | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | California Angels | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | California Angels | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | New York Yankees | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | California Angels | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | New York Yankees | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1980 | New York Yankees | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1979 | New York Yankees | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 33 | 66 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .121 |
| 1977 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 31 | 79 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .177 |
| 1976 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 31 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .109 |
| 1974 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 22 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 |
| 1973 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 36 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .203 |
| 1972 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 29 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .159 |
| 1971 | Chicago White Sox | 38 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .145 |
| 1970 | Chicago White Sox | 38 | 84 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .202 |
| 1969 | Chicago White Sox | 33 | 79 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .114 |
| 1968 | Chicago White Sox | 25 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .194 |
| 1967 | Chicago White Sox | 31 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .157 |
| 1966 | Chicago White Sox | 34 | 69 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .145 |
| 1965 | Chicago White Sox | 39 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .169 |
| 1964 | Cleveland Indians | 25 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .208 |
| 1963 | Cleveland Indians | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | New York Yankees | 2 | 7 | 5.80 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 63.1 | 18 | 22 |
| 1988 | New York Yankees | 9 | 8 | 4.49 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 176.1 | 81 | 46 |
| 1987 | New York Yankees | 13 | 6 | 4.03 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 187.1 | 63 | 47 |
| 1986 | New York Yankees | 5 | 3 | 2.93 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 70.2 | 28 | 15 |
| 1985 | California Angels | 2 | 4 | 4.70 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 38.1 | 17 | 15 |
| 1985 | Oakland Athletics | 2 | 6 | 6.19 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 48.0 | 8 | 13 |
| 1984 | California Angels | 7 | 13 | 4.52 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 181.1 | 47 | 56 |
| 1983 | California Angels | 11 | 13 | 4.33 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 234.1 | 65 | 49 |
| 1982 | New York Yankees | 10 | 10 | 3.66 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 186.1 | 54 | 34 |
| 1982 | California Angels | 4 | 2 | 3.86 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35.0 | 14 | 5 |
| 1981 | New York Yankees | 9 | 8 | 2.63 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 140.1 | 50 | 39 |
| 1980 | New York Yankees | 22 | 9 | 3.43 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 265.0 | 78 | 56 |
| 1979 | New York Yankees | 21 | 9 | 2.96 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 276.0 | 111 | 65 |
| 1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 17 | 10 | 3.30 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 213.0 | 124 | 53 |
| 1977 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 20 | 7 | 2.78 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 220.1 | 123 | 50 |
| 1976 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 10 | 10 | 3.09 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 207.0 | 91 | 61 |
| 1974 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 13 | 3 | 2.59 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 153.0 | 78 | 42 |
| 1973 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 16 | 7 | 3.10 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 218.0 | 116 | 50 |
| 1972 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 11 | 5 | 2.89 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 186.1 | 117 | 40 |
| 1971 | Chicago White Sox | 13 | 16 | 3.61 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 229.1 | 131 | 58 |
| 1970 | Chicago White Sox | 12 | 17 | 3.27 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 269.0 | 138 | 101 |
| 1969 | Chicago White Sox | 9 | 11 | 3.25 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 232.1 | 128 | 90 |
| 1968 | Chicago White Sox | 10 | 5 | 1.98 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 177.1 | 117 | 49 |
| 1967 | Chicago White Sox | 10 | 13 | 2.47 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 178.1 | 110 | 47 |
| 1966 | Chicago White Sox | 14 | 11 | 2.62 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 223.0 | 138 | 57 |
| 1965 | Chicago White Sox | 14 | 7 | 3.09 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 183.1 | 126 | 58 |
| 1964 | Cleveland Indians | 2 | 9 | 3.91 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 94.0 | 65 | 35 |
| 1963 | Cleveland Indians | 0 | 2 | 2.21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20.0 | 9 | 6 |