Tommy John

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: May 22, 1943 in Terre Haute, IN us

High School: Gerstmeyer HS (Terre Haute, IN)

School: Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN)

Debut: September 6, 1963 (Age 20-107d, 12,153rd in major league history)
vs. WSA 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 25, 1989 (Age 46-003d)
vs. CAL 5.1 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Agents: Bob Cohen

Full Name: Thomas Edward John

Twitter: @TommyJohn288

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

61.6

288

231

ERA

3.34

760

700

4710.1

2245

WHIP

1.283

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 8	NYY		MIL	W,2-1	GS	27	7.0	0	4	0	4	2	P
2	6 (2)	Apr 12	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 18	NYY		BAL	W,3-1	GS	29	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
4	16 (4)	Apr 24	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	P
5	20 (3)	Apr 29	NYY	@	SEA	L,5-6	GS	33	7.1	0	4	0	4	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (1)	May 1	NYY	@	CAL	W,12-8	GF	11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	25 (2)	May 5	NYY		OAK	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	30 (4)	May 10	NYY		SEA	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	35 (4)	May 15	NYY		DET	W,11-3	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
10	39 (3)	May 20	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
11	43 (3)	May 26	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-8	GS	22	4.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
12	48 (4)	May 30	NYY	@	MIL	W,5-2	GS	28	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	53 (4)	Jun 4	NYY		KCR	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
14	58 (4)	Jun 9	NYY	@	KCR	L,8-9	GS	24	5.1	2	0	0	2	1	P
15	62 (3)	Jun 14	NYY	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
16	66 (3)	Jun 19	NYY		TOR	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
17	71 (4)	Jun 23	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	75 (3)	Jun 28	NYY	@	TOR	W,5-3	GS	34	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	79 (3)	Jul 2	NYY		BOS	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	84 (4)	Jul 6 (2)	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	88 (3)	Jul 11	NYY	@	SEA	L,1-16	GS	8	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	91 (2)	Jul 14	NYY	@	CAL	L,7-8	GS	24	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	94 (2)	Jul 20	NYY		OAK	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
24	99 (4)	Jul 25	NYY		CAL	L,5-9	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	104 (4)	Jul 30	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-2	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	109 (4)	Aug 5	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
27	114 (4)	Aug 10	NYY	@	BAL	L,6-8	GS	32	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	117 (2)	Aug 15	NYY		TEX	W,4-3	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	123 (5)	Aug 21	NYY	@	KCR	W,6-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	127 (3)	Aug 27	NYY	@	TEX	W,7-4	GS	32	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
31	131 (3)	Aug 31	NYY		KCR	W,7-3	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	136 (4)	Sep 5	NYY		BOS	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
33	140 (3)	Sep 9	NYY	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	P
34	144 (3)	Sep 15 (1)	NYY		DET	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
35	150 (5)	Sep 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-0	GS	30	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	154 (3)	Sep 23	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-5	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	159 (4)	Sep 29	NYY		TOR	W,9-4	GS	36	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							37gm		276.1	15	51	3	69	5