Tom Niedenfuer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 225lb (196cm, 102kg)

Born: August 13, 1959 in St. Louis Park, MN us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 36th round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Redmond HS (Redmond, WA).

High School: Redmond HS (Redmond, WA)

School: Washington State University (Pullman, WA)

Debut: August 15, 1981 (Age 22-002d, 14,477th in major league history)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 20, 1990 (Age 31-038d)
vs. PHI 0.2 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Leigh Steinberg

Full Name: Thomas Edward Niedenfuer

Nicknames: Buff or Buffalo Head

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1981 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.3

ERA

3.29

484

653.0

474

WHIP

1.266

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Team Record in Appearances: 28-32

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 23, Entered with runners on base: 31

1987 Pitching Game Log

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1987 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	296	1	Apr 6	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		99	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.87	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.030	.62	0.03%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
2	297	3	Apr 8	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-7	7-7		1	0.0	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	27.00	5.87	3	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.00	-0.315	2.78	-0.26%	-2.34	7b --- 0 out a3	7b 1-3 0 out a2
3	298	5	Apr 10	LAD		SFG	L,4-5	10-10		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13.50	3.37	3	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.80	0.136	1.93	0.09%	0.49	10t --- 0 out tie	10t 3 out tie
4	299	7	Apr 12	LAD		SFG	W,7-5	8-8	H(1)	1	0.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	11.57	2.44	3	0	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.79	-0.117	1.81	-0.07%	-1.34	8t 1-3 0 out a4	8t 1-3 1 out a2
5	300	9	Apr 14	LAD		HOU	W,3-2	11-GF(12)	W(1-0)	1	2.0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.23	4.02	11	4	2	0	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.35	0.272	3.86	0.19%	0.99	11t --- 0 out tie	12t end tie
6	301	14	Apr 19	LAD	@	SDP	W,9-1	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.06	3.06	3	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.02	0.00%	1.10	9b -2- 0 out a8	9b end a 8
7	302	15	Apr 20	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	7-GF(8)		0	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.86	3.01	5	1	4	1	2	0		2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.63	0.019	.93	0.02%	0.65	7b 1-3 1 out d2	8b end d 1
8	303	17	Apr 22	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-3	9-GF	S(1)	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.38	3.12	4	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.75	0.088	2.52	0.08%	0.48	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
9	304	20	Apr 26	LAD		SDP	L,0-4	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	3.09	3	0	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.07	0.00%	0.49	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
10	305	22	Apr 29	LAD	@	PIT	W,10-2	8-8		2	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.70	3.37	5	1	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.51	8b --- 0 out a10	8b 3 out a10
11	306	23	Apr 30	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-5	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45	3.33	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	0.031	.52	0.02%	0.51	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	307	24	May 1	LAD	@	STL	L,4-5	6-7	BS(1)	0	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	2.84	4.37	7	1	4	1	0	0		2	2	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.324	1.17	-0.23%	-1.56	6b 12- 1 out a2	7b 3 out d1
13	308	33	May 11	LAD		CHC	L,3-6	9-GF		9	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.63	4.11	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.49	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
14	309	35	May 13	LAD		CHC	L,0-5	8-8		1	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.45	4.10	5	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.008	.16	0.01%	0.49	8t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d4
15	310	37	May 16	LAD	@	MON	L,3-10	7-8		2	1.2	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	2.76	4.28	9	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.58	7b --- 0 out d6	8b -23 2 out d7
				Player went from Los Angeles Dodgers to Baltimore Orioles
16	311	42	May 23	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-4	8-9	H(2)	6	1.1	0	2	2	4	1	0	0	3.57	4.74	7	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.109	1.26	-0.07%	-0.56	8b --- 0 out a3	9b 123 1 out a3
17	312	43	May 24	BAL	@	OAK	W,4-3	8-9	H(3)	0	0.2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.44	5.00	5	1	2	1	0	0		1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.51	-0.170	4.14	-0.12%	-0.47	8b 1-- 1 out a1	9b 12- 0 out a1
18	313	45	May 27	BAL		CAL	W,8-6	7-GF	S(2)	2	2.2	4	1	1	1	1	1	0	3.43	5.39	13	2	5	0	0	4		2	0	1	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.04	0.255	2.58	0.19%	1.01	7t 12- 1 out a1	9t end a 2
19	314	48	May 30	BAL		SEA	L,0-12	9-GF		2	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	4.09	5.92	6	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-1.47	9t --- 0 out d10	9t end d12
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	315	51	Jun 2	BAL		OAK	W,9-2	9-GF		2	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	4.30	6.18	4	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.47	9t --- 0 out a8	9t end a 7
21	316	56	Jun 8	BAL		BOS	L,2-6	9-GF		5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.13	6.04	4	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.004	.05	0.00%	0.53	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
22	317	57	Jun 9	BAL		BOS	L,1-2	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.96	6.03	4	1	1	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.04	0.042	.58	0.01%	0.53	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
23	318	60	Jun 12	BAL		TOR	L,5-8	8-GF		2	1.1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	4.44	6.02	8	2	1	0	0	2		1	0	1	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	-0.085	.42	-0.02%	-1.13	8t -2- 2 out d1	9t end d 3
24	319	62	Jun 14	BAL		TOR	W,8-5	8-9	H(4)	1	1.0	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	4.61	6.38	8	1	3	1	0	4		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	1	.94	-0.110	.20	-0.01%	-2.45	8t --3 1 out a3	9t 12- 1 out a3
25	320	66	Jun 18	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-6	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.45	6.26	3	1	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.55	8b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 6
26	321	67	Jun 19	BAL		DET	L,3-5	8-GF		0	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.25	5.97	4	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.046	.04	0.00%	0.99	8t 12- 2 out d2	9t end d 2
27	322	68	Jun 20 susp	BAL		DET	W,9-5	8-GF	S(3)	0	1.2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.31	5.84	7	2	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	.51	0.060	.03	0.00%	0.48	8t 12- 1 out a4	9t end a 4
28	323	74	Jun 27	BAL	@	DET	W,4-2	7-GF	W(2-0)	6	2.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.01	5.46	7	3	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.88	0.162	.03	0.00%	1.39	7b -2- 2 out d1	9b end a 2
29	324	75	Jun 28	BAL	@	DET	L,7-8	8-9	BS(2)	0	2.0	4	3	3	1	1	3	0	4.54	6.43	11	2	4	1	0	3		2	1	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.22	-0.341	.06	-0.01%	-1.60	8b 1-3 0 out a4	9b 3 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	325	78	Jul 1	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-6	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.42	6.33	4	1	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.56	8b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 6
31	326	79	Jul 3	BAL	@	MIN	L,5-6	9-GF(11)	L(2-1)	1	2.2	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	4.35	6.02	12	2	6	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.79	-0.049	.03	0.00%	0.23	9b --- 0 out tie	11b end d 1
32	327	81	Jul 5	BAL	@	MIN	L,3-4	8-GF	L(2-2)	1	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.46	6.27	4	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	-0.235	.01	0.00%	-0.43	8b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
33	328	83	Jul 7	BAL		CHW	L,3-9	9-GF		1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.43	6.24	2	1	0	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-1.20	9t 123 2 out d4	9t end d 6
34	329	86	Jul 10	BAL		MIN	W,13-12	7-9	H(5)	2	2.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.64	6.15	8	1	4	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.68	-0.046	.00	0.00%	0.06	7t --- 0 out a2	9t 12- 0 out a2
35	330	89	Jul 16	BAL	@	KCR	W,5-4	9-GF	S(4)	5	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.60	6.20	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.00	0.152	.02	0.00%	0.35	9b -2- 2 out a1	9b end a 1
36	331	90	Jul 17	BAL	@	KCR	W,3-1	9-GF	S(5)	0	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.57	6.19	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	0.051	.01	0.00%	0.25	9b 1-- 2 out a2	9b end a 2
37	332	97	Jul 24	BAL		KCR	W,3-1	8-GF	W(3-2)	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.43	6.05	4	1	2	1	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.47	0.152	.02	0.00%	1.33	8t 123 2 out d1	9t end a 2
38	333	98	Jul 25	BAL		KCR	W,4-3	9-GF	S(6)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.34	5.89	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.18	0.170	.03	0.00%	0.53	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
39	334	100	Jul 28	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	8-GF(10)	BL(3-3)	2	2.2	3	2	2	0	4	0	0	4.47	5.56	11	4	3	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	10	0	1	0	0	1	0	2.60	-0.487	.02	0.00%	-0.60	8b --- 0 out a1	10b end d 1
40	335	103	Jul 31	BAL	@	TEX	W,8-4	9-GF	S(7)	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.41	5.48	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.86	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.96	9b 12- 1 out a4	9b end a 4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
41	336	108	Aug 6	BAL	@	MIL	L,8-11	8-GF(8)		5	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	4.68	5.45	7	1	1	0	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-1.43	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 5
42	337	110	Aug 8	BAL		TEX	L,5-11	8-8		1	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	4.97	5.48	5	1	1	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-2.29	8t -2- 1 out d5	8t 3 out d8
43	338	112	Aug 10	BAL		CLE	W,4-3	9-GF	S(8)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.94	5.46	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.85	0.082	.00	0.00%	0.24	9t 1-- 2 out a1	9t end a 1
44	339	114	Aug 12	BAL		CLE	L,6-8	9-GF		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.88	5.43	2	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.28	9t --- 1 out d2	9t end d 2
45	340	115	Aug 13	BAL		MIL	W,5-4	8-GF	S(9)	0	1.2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.89	5.59	6	3	1	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.44	0.140	.00	0.00%	-0.52	8t 12- 1 out a3	9t end a 1
46	341	120	Aug 19	BAL	@	CAL	W,2-1	8-GF	S(10)	5	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.72	5.46	6	4	2	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.76	0.591	.00	0.00%	2.08	8b 12- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
47	342	124	Aug 23	BAL	@	SEA	W,6-5	9-GF		3	0.1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	4.69	5.40	5	0	0	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.66	0.006	.00	0.00%	-3.52	9b 12- 2 out a5	9b end a 1
48	343	129	Aug 29	BAL		CAL	L,5-6	9-GF		5	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.61	5.32	4	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.58	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.53	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
49	344	131	Aug 31	BAL		SEA	W,4-3	9-GF	S(11)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.55	5.30	2	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.82	0.094	.00	0.00%	0.28	9t --- 1 out a1	9t end a 1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
50	345	133	Sep 2	BAL		SEA	L,6-8	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.47	5.19	4	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.53	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
51	346	136	Sep 6	BAL		OAK	W,7-6	9-GF	W(4-3)	3	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.42	5.18	3	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.21	0.057	.00	0.00%	0.71	9t -2- 1 out d1	9t end d 1
52	347	140	Sep 10	BAL	@	BOS	L,4-5	8-GF(8)	BL(4-4)	3	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.53	5.15	4	0	4	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.44	-0.494	.00	0.00%	-1.42	8b 1-- 1 out a1	8b end d 1
53	348	142	Sep 12	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	8-GF	L(4-5)	1	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.55	5.10	8	3	3	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.97	-0.108	.00	0.00%	0.50	8b -2- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
54	349	147	Sep 18(2)	BAL		BOS	L,7-10	9-GF		5	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.48	5.08	5	0	2	1	0	1		1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.32	0.020	.00	0.00%	1.16	9t -2- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
55	350	149	Sep 20(2)	BAL		BOS	L,3-6	9-GF		1	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	4.69	5.22	6	1	1	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.373	.00	0.00%	-2.08	9t 1-- 0 out tie	9t end d 3
56	351	151	Sep 22	BAL		TOR	L,4-8	8-GF		1	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.57	5.16	6	1	4	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.22	-0.020	.00	0.00%	0.15	8t 123 1 out d3	9t end d 4
57	352	155	Sep 27	BAL		NYY	W,9-5	8-GF	S(12)	4	1.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.46	5.15	6	2	3	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	0.112	.00	0.00%	1.48	8t 12- 1 out a3	9t end a 4
58	353	156	Sep 28	BAL	@	DET	W,3-0	9-GF	S(13)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.41	5.13	2	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.24	0.106	.00	0.00%	0.94	9b 12- 1 out a3	9b end a 3
59	354	158	Sep 30	BAL	@	DET	W,7-3	9-GF		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.39	5.09	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.24	9b 1-- 2 out a4	9b end a 4
60	355	162	Oct 4	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-2	9-GF	S(14)	3	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	4.46	5.22	5	0	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.73	0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.46	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 2
							28-32		W-L:4-5,Sv:14,BSv:4,Hld:5	2.1	68.2	68	37	34	31	47	12	2	4.46	5.22	303	0.65		9%	5%	50		50	34%	8	3	0	265	11	2	4	2	4	2	1.40	-0.365	.57	-0.15%	-2.31

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