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Tom Niedenfuer
Thomas Edward Niedenfuer

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 225 lb.
School Washington State University

Debut August 15, 1981
  vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 20, 1990
Born August 13, 1959 in St. Louis Park, MN

Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1980. (All Transactions)

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        First guy from the Park to hit the majors, and born on International Left-handers Day, to boot!

Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1981 21 LAD NL   3   1  17   0   0   0   8  2   26.0   25   11   11   1    6   12   1   0   107   2   0  3.81  3.35   88 1.192
 1982 22 LAD NL   3   4  55   0   0   0  24  9   69.7   71   22   21   3   25   60   2   1   299   8   0  2.71  3.50  129 1.378
 1983 23 LAD NL   8   3  66   0   0   0  38 11   94.7   55   22   20   6   29   66   1   1   366  11   0  1.90  3.60  189 0.887
 1984 24 LAD NL   2   5  33   0   0   0  21 11   47.3   39   14   13   3   23   45   2   1   203   7   1  2.47  3.52  142 1.310
 1985 25 LAD NL   7   9  64   0   0   0  43 19  106.3   86   32   32   6   24  102   1   0   415   5   0  2.71  3.45  128 1.034
 1986 26 LAD NL   6   6  60   0   0   0  27 11   80.0   86   35   33  11   29   55   1   2   345  15   0  3.71  3.47   93 1.438
 1987 27 TOT      4   5  60   0   0   0  47 14   68.7   68   37   34  12   31   47   2   3   303   4   0  4.46  4.29   96 1.442
         LAD NL   1   0  15   0   0   0   8  1   16.3   13    5    5   1    9   10   1   1    70   1   0  2.76  4.00  145 1.347
         BAL AL   3   5  45   0   0   0  39 13   52.3   55   32   29  11   22   37   1   2   233   3   0  4.99  4.38   88 1.471
 1988 28 BAL AL   3   4  52   0   0   0  42 18   59.0   59   23   23   8   19   40   2   0   252   3   0  3.51  3.90  111 1.322
 1989 29 SEA AL   0   3  25   0   0   0  14  0   36.3   46   29   27   7   15   15   1   3   171   5   0  6.69  4.05   61 1.679
 1990 30 STL NL   0   6  52   0   0   0  12  2   65.0   66   26   25   3   25   32   0   3   276   7   0  3.46  3.80  110 1.400
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .439  36  46 484   0   0   0 276 97  653.0  601  251  239  60  226  474  13  14  2737  67   1  3.29  3.68  112 1.266
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   6  68   0   0   0  38 13   91.7   84   35   33   8   31   66   1   1   384   9   0  3.29  3.68  112 1.266
 Career High      8   9  66   0   0   0  47 19  106.3   86   37   34  12   31  102   2   3   415  15   1  1.90  4.29  189 0.887

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1982 22 LAD NL  55    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .000  .250  .000  -23    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1983 23 LAD NL  66    4    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1984 24 LAD NL  33    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1985 25 LAD NL  64    9    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .111  .111  .111  -37    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1986 26 LAD NL  60    4    1    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   1  .500  .500  .500  186    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1990 30 STL NL  52    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     484   26    2    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   9  .115  .148  .115  -25    3   3   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg          9    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .115  .148  .115  -25    1   1   0   0   0   0
 Career High     66    9    1    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   3                           2   1   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1982 22 LAD NL    4    3    0   0.0    93| .000  .263| .250  .326| .000  .383| .250  .709| -23  .000  -0.5   0.0   0%
 1983 23 LAD NL    4    4    0   0.0    96| .000  .262| .000  .330| .000  .388| .000  .718|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1984 24 LAD NL    4    4    0   0.0    92| .000  .261| .000  .326| .000  .379| .000  .705|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1985 25 LAD NL   10    9    0   0.0    92| .111  .256| .111  .324| .111  .382| .222  .706| -37  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1986 26 LAD NL    5    3    1   9.0    91| .500  .253| .500  .322| .500  .382|1.000  .704| 186  .793   0.4   0.0   0%
 1990 30 STL NL    3    3    0   0.0    98| .000  .264| .000  .331| .000  .397| .000  .728|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons       30   26    1   1.0    93| .115  .259| .148  .326| .115  .384| .263  .710| -25  .071  -4.4  -0.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1981 21 LAD NL P 17 4 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.35 0.68 2.08 1.97 0 26.0 1982 22 LAD NL P 55 1 7 0 0 1.000 .952 0.15 0.70 1.03 1.96 0 69.7 1983 23 LAD NL P 66 8 8 1 0 .941 .952 0.24 0.68 1.52 1.92 0 94.7 1984 24 LAD NL P 33 1 5 1 0 .857 .952 0.18 0.67 1.14 1.88 0 47.3 1985 25 LAD NL P 64 8 7 0 0 1.000 .955 0.23 0.68 1.27 1.92 0 106.3 1986 26 LAD NL P 60 9 10 1 1 .950 .955 0.32 0.66 2.14 1.93 0 80.0 1987 27 TOT P 60 7 6 1 2 .929 .956 0.22 0.66 1.71 1.86 0 68.6 LAD NL P 15 2 3 0 1 1.000 .962 0.33 0.62 2.76 1.93 0 16.3 BAL AL P 45 5 3 1 1 .889 .952 0.18 0.67 1.38 1.84 0 52.3 1988 28 BAL AL P 52 3 5 1 1 .889 .964 0.15 0.67 1.22 1.78 0 59.0 1989 29 SEA AL P 25 6 5 2 0 .846 .957 0.44 0.66 2.73 1.86 0 36.3 1990 30 STL NL P 52 3 7 2 0 .833 .962 0.19 0.58 1.38 1.80 0 65.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1981 21 LAD NL P 17 4 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.35 0.68 2.08 1.97 0 26.0 1982 22 LAD NL P 55 1 7 0 0 1.000 .952 0.15 0.70 1.03 1.96 0 69.7 1983 23 LAD NL P 66 8 8 1 0 .941 .952 0.24 0.68 1.52 1.92 0 94.7 1984 24 LAD NL P 33 1 5 1 0 .857 .952 0.18 0.67 1.14 1.88 0 47.3 1985 25 LAD NL P 64 8 7 0 0 1.000 .955 0.23 0.68 1.27 1.92 0 106.3 1986 26 LAD NL P 60 9 10 1 1 .950 .955 0.32 0.66 2.14 1.93 0 80.0 1987 27 TOT P 60 7 6 1 2 .929 .956 0.22 0.66 1.71 1.86 0 68.6 LAD NL P 15 2 3 0 1 1.000 .962 0.33 0.62 2.76 1.93 0 16.3 BAL AL P 45 5 3 1 1 .889 .952 0.18 0.67 1.38 1.84 0 52.3 1988 28 BAL AL P 52 3 5 1 1 .889 .964 0.15 0.67 1.22 1.78 0 59.0 1989 29 SEA AL P 25 6 5 2 0 .846 .957 0.44 0.66 2.73 1.86 0 36.3 1990 30 STL NL P 52 3 7 2 0 .833 .962 0.19 0.58 1.38 1.80 0 65.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 484 50 62 9 4 .926 .956 0.23 0.66 1.54 1.89 0 653.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 484 50 62 9 4 .926 .956 0.23 0.66 1.54 1.89 0 653
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1981   NLDS  LAD HOU     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   0.1   1   0   1   1 
        NLCS  LAD MON     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   0.1   2   0   0   0 
        WS    LAD NYY     W   2   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   5     3   0   1   0 
 1983   NLCS  LAD PHI     L   2   0   0.00  0  0  1  0   2     0   0   1   3 
 1985   NLCS  LAD STL     L   3   0   6.35  0  2  1  0   5.2   5   4   2   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     1-2   6   0   4.50  0  2  2  0   8     7   4   3   8 
  5 Postseason Ser      3-2   9   0   2.70  0  2  2  0  13.1  11   4   5   9 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1981   NLDS  LAD HOU     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  LAD MON     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    LAD NYY     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1983   NLCS  LAD PHI     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1985   NLCS  LAD STL     L   3   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     1-2   6   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   3-2   9   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1983 NL-66-9
1985 NL-64-9

Saves
1985 NL-19-7
1987 AL-13-10

Games Finished
1985 NL-43-7
1987 AL-39-9

Gray Ink: Pitching - 8 (1576) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 10.0 (800) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 8.0 (1012) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 36th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but did not sign.

August 14, 1980: Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

May 22, 1987: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Baltimore Orioles for John Shelby and Brad Havens.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

April 6, 1990: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

April 10, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

November 5, 1990: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Los Angeles Dodgers$370,000
1986Los Angeles Dodgers$531,250
1987Los Angeles Dodgers$731,250
1988Baltimore Orioles$850,000
1989Seattle Mariners$800,000
1990Seattle Mariners$800,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,082,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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