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
Honors
4 x All-Star
1980, 1979, 1978, 1968
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
10
OPS vs Lg
8% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
288-231
W-L
3.34
ERA
760
G
2,245
SO
4
SV
1.28
WHIP
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
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1989 AL 63.7 2.54 3.11 1.712
1988 AL 176.3 4.13 2.35 1.514 ✓
1987 AL 187.7 3.02 2.25 1.380 ✓
1986 AL 70.7 3.57 1.91 1.245
1985 AL 86.3 2.61 2.92 1.680
1984 AL 181.3 2.33 2.78 1.539 ✓
1983 AL 234.7 2.49 1.88 1.432 ✓
1982 AL 221.7 2.76 1.58 1.254 ✓
1981 AL 140.3 3.21 2.50 1.240 ✓
1980 AL 265.3 2.65 1.90 1.229 ✓
1979 AL 276.3 3.62 2.12 1.205 ✓
1978 NL 213.0 5.24 2.24 1.329 ✓
1977 NL 220.3 5.02 2.04 1.248 ✓
1976 NL 207.0 3.96 2.65 1.295 ✓
1974 NL 153.0 4.59 2.47 1.144
1973 NL 218.0 4.79 2.06 1.156 ✓
1972 NL 186.7 5.64 1.93 1.136 ✓
1971 AL 229.3 5.14 2.28 1.317 ✓
1970 AL 269.3 4.61 3.38 1.314 ✓
1969 AL 232.3 4.96 3.49 1.377 ✓
1968 AL 177.3 5.94 2.49 1.038 ✓
1967 AL 178.3 5.55 2.37 1.065 ✓
1966 AL 223.0 5.57 2.30 1.130 ✓
1965 AL 183.7 6.17 2.84 1.198 ✓
1964 AL 94.3 6.20 3.34 1.399
1963 AL 20.3 3.98 2.66 1.426
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
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1978 NL 81 .030 .151 3.7 16.0 -9 0.0
1977 NL 89 .051 .200 3.4 15.7 20 1.0
1976 NL 76 .016 .130 2.6 13.2 -23 0.0
1974 NL 62 .039 .146 3.2 16.1 -11 0.0
1973 NL 85 .014 .263 4.7 20.0 33 0.0
1972 NL 70 .000 .189 0.0 14.3 -6 0.0
1971 AL 81 .000 .182 3.7 17.3 -3 0.0
1970 AL 96 .012 .254 2.1 17.7 28 0.0
1969 AL 88 .025 .170 8.0 30.7 -5 0.0
1968 AL 67 .065 .239 0.0 22.4 41 1.0
1967 AL 58 .000 .200 1.7 20.7 1 0.0
1966 AL 76 .101 .174 3.9 27.6 26 2.0
1965 AL 68 .068 .250 4.4 32.4 32 1.0
1964 AL 27 .000 .294 0.0 25.9 21 0.0
1963 AL 6 .000 .000 0.0 33.3 -100 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 760 237 1,028 49 69 .963
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1989 New York Yankees P 10 3 21 0 0 1.000
1988 New York Yankees P 35 4 40 4 2 .917
1987 New York Yankees P 33 4 31 5 1 .875
1986 New York Yankees P 13 4 15 3 2 .864
1985 Oakland Athletics P 11 4 13 0 0 1.000
1985 California Angels P 12 4 9 0 2 1.000
1984 California Angels P 32 15 27 0 2 1.000
1983 California Angels P 34 16 39 0 4 1.000
1982 California Angels P 7 2 8 0 0 1.000
1982 New York Yankees P 30 8 40 2 1 .960
1981 New York Yankees P 20 11 27 0 2 1.000
1980 New York Yankees P 36 16 46 1 4 .984
1979 New York Yankees P 37 15 51 3 5 .957
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers P 33 8 45 3 1 .946
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers P 31 6 47 1 5 .981
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers P 31 3 33 1 2 .973
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers P 22 3 36 1 3 .975
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers P 36 15 64 1 6 .988
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers P 29 11 45 0 3 1.000
1971 Chicago White Sox P 38 9 34 3 2 .935
1970 Chicago White Sox P 37 15 65 8 3 .909
1969 Chicago White Sox P 33 16 66 0 4 1.000
1968 Chicago White Sox P 25 10 54 1 6 .985
1967 Chicago White Sox P 31 17 55 2 4 .973
1966 Chicago White Sox P 34 8 47 5 0 .917
1965 Chicago White Sox P 39 4 51 5 3 .917
1964 Cleveland Indians P 25 5 16 0 2 1.000
1963 Cleveland Indians P 6 1 3 0 0 1.000
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 14 6-3 0 88.1 48 2.65
1982 AL Championship Series California Angels 2 1-1 0 12.1 6 5.11
1981 AL Division Series New York Yankees 1 0-1 0 7.0 0 6.43
1981 AL Championship Series New York Yankees 1 1-0 0 6.0 3 1.50
1981 World Series New York Yankees 3 1-0 0 13.0 8 0.69
1980 AL Championship Series New York Yankees 1 0-0 0 6.2 3 2.70
1978 NL Championship Series Los Angeles Dodgers 1 1-0 0 9.0 4 0.00
1978 World Series Los Angeles Dodgers 2 1-0 0 14.1 6 3.07
1977 NL Championship Series Los Angeles Dodgers 2 1-0 0 13.1 11 0.66
1977 World Series Los Angeles Dodgers 1 0-1 0 6.0 7 6.00
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 14 12 1 0 0 .083
1982 AL Championship Series California Angels 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 AL Division Series New York Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 AL Championship Series New York Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 World Series New York Yankees 3 2 0 0 0 .000
1980 AL Championship Series New York Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 NL Championship Series Los Angeles Dodgers 1 3 0 0 0 .000
1978 World Series Los Angeles Dodgers 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 NL Championship Series Los Angeles Dodgers 2 5 1 0 0 .200
1977 World Series Los Angeles Dodgers 1 2 0 0 0 .000