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Tom Tellmann

Thomas John Tellmann

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: March 29, 1954 in Warren, PA
Schools: Grand Canyon University, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 11th round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 9, 1979
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Athletics/Padres 1979-1985

Final Game: June 2, 1985
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1976	22	SDP-min	A-	3	4	.429	3.26	17	7					69.0	56	37	25	1	33								1.290	7.3	0.1	4.3			WWA · NORW
1977	23	SDP-min	A	8	7	.533	3.38	48	1		0	0	12	88.0	92	50	33	4	32	9	82	3	0	4			1.409	9.4	0.4	3.3	8.4	2.56	REN · CALL
1978	24	SDP-min	AA	5	6	.455	2.61	48	0		0	0	14	76.0	74	29	22	3	25	4	48	1	1	5			1.303	8.8	0.4	3.0	5.7	1.92	AMA · TL
1979	25	SDP-min	AAA	4	8	.333	2.93	44	0		0	0	7	83.0	98	37	27	5	40	5	51	1	2	4			1.663	10.6	0.5	4.3	5.5	1.28	HAW · PCL
1979	25	SDP	NL	0	0		16.88	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	7	5	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	15	24	2.625	23.6	3.4	0.0	3.4
1980	26	SDP-min	AAA	13	5	.722	3.23	24	24		5	4	0	170.0	155	74	61	7	58	1	83	4	1	3			1.253	8.2	0.4	3.1	4.4	1.43	HAW · PCL
1980	26	SDP	NL	3	0	1.000	1.61	6	2	1	2	0	1	22.1	23	5	4	0	8	0	9	0	0	0	95	217	1.388	9.3	0.0	3.2	3.6	1.13

1983	29	MIL	AL	9	4	.692	2.80	44	0	26	0	0	8	99.2	95	34	31	7	35	4	48	2	1	2	415	135	1.304	8.6	0.6	3.2	4.3	1.37
1984	30	MIL	AL	6	3	.667	2.78	50	0	25	0	0	4	81.0	82	28	25	6	31	10	28	1	0	4	344	140	1.395	9.1	0.7	3.4	3.1	0.90
1985	31	OAK-min	AAA	0	2	.000	5.84	8	0	5	0	0	1	12.1	12	8	8	2	3	1	6	1	0	0			1.216	8.8	1.5	2.2	4.4	2.00	TAC · PCL
1985	31	OAK	AL	0	0		5.06	11	0	3	0	0	0	21.1	33	12	12	3	9	1	8	1	0	0	106	77	1.969	13.9	1.3	3.8	3.4	0.89
5 Seasons				18	7	.720	3.05	112	2	55	2	0	13	227.0	240	84	77	17	83	15	94	4	1	6	975	125	1.423	9.5	0.7	3.3	3.7	1.13
162 Game Avg.				11	4	.720	3.05	67	1	33	1	0	8	135	143	50	46	10	50	9	56	2	1	4	582	125	1.423	9.5	0.7	3.3	3.7	1.13

SDP (2 yrs)				3	0	1.000	3.24	7	2	1	2	0	1	25.0	30	10	9	1	8	0	10	0	0	0	110	110	1.520	10.8	0.4	2.9	3.6	1.25
MIL (2 yrs)				15	7	.682	2.79	94	0	51	0	0	12	180.2	177	62	56	13	66	14	76	3	1	6	759	137	1.345	8.8	0.6	3.3	3.8	1.15
OAK (1 yr)				0	0		5.06	11	0	3	0	0	0	21.1	33	12	12	3	9	1	8	1	0	0	106	77	1.969	13.9	1.3	3.8	3.4	0.89

AL (3 yrs)			AL	15	7	.682	3.03	105	0	54	0	0	12	202.0	210	74	68	16	75	15	84	4	1	6	865	126	1.411	9.4	0.7	3.3	3.7	1.12
NL (2 yrs)			NL	3	0	1.000	3.24	7	2	1	2	0	1	25.0	30	10	9	1	8	0	10	0	0	0	110	110	1.520	10.8	0.4	2.9	3.6	1.25

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1979	25	SDP	NL	2.2	0	5	1	0	.4	-4	-0.3	$
1980	26	SDP	NL	22.1	2	5	11	0	1.0	6	0.7	$

1983	29	MIL	AL	99.2	0	34	56	-1	1.3	22	1.9	$
1984	30	MIL	AL	81.0	0	28	49	-2	.9	21	1.5	$
1985	31	OAK	AL	21.1	0	12	13	0	.4	1	-0.1	$207,500
5 Seasons				227.0	2	84	130	-3	1.0	46	3.7	$207,500

SDP (2 yrs)				25.0	2	10	12	0	.9	2	0.4	$
MIL (2 yrs)				180.2	0	62	105	-3	1.1	43	3.4	$
OAK (1 yr)				21.1	0	12	13	0	.4	1	-0.1	$207,500

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1976	22	SDP-min	A-																									WWA · NORW
1977	23	SDP-min	A	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		REN · CALL
1978	24	SDP-min	AA	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		AMA · TL
1979	25	SDP-min	AAA	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		HAW · PCL
1979	25	SDP	NL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1980	26	SDP-min	AAA	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0		HAW · PCL
1980	26	SDP	NL	6	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.125	.125	.125	.250	-28	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1983	29	MIL	AL	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1984	30	MIL	AL	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1985	31	OAK-min	AAA	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0	TAC · PCL
1985	31	OAK	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
5 Seasons				112	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.111	.111	.111	.222	-36	1	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	13	13	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	.111	.111	.111	.222	-36	1	0	0	0	0	0

SDP (2 yrs)				7	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.111	.111	.111	.222	-36	1	0	0	0	0	0
MIL (2 yrs)				94	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
OAK (1 yr)				11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (3 yrs)				105	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (2 yrs)				7	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.111	.111	.111	.222	-36	1	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rpos	Salary	Pos
1979	25	SDP	NL	1	0	0	$	/1
1980	26	SDP	NL	8	-1	1	$	/1
2 Seasons				9	-1	1	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
1979	SDP	NL	25	P	1	0	0	2.2	2	1	1	0	1.000	6.75	2.00	.950	1.69	1.80	1	0	0%	0
1980	SDP	NL	26	P	6	2	2	22.1	5	1	4	1	1.000	2.01	0.83	.952	1.89	1.92	3	1	25%	0
1983	MIL	AL	29	P	44	0	0	99.2	35	9	26	0	1.000	3.16	0.80	.958	1.80	1.78	14	4	22%	2
1984	MIL	AL	30	P	50	0	0	81.0	19	4	15	0	1.000	2.11	0.38	.958	1.79	1.78	3	5	63%	0
1985	OAK	AL	31	P	11	0	0	21.1	4	0	4	0	1.000	1.69	0.36	.952	1.86	1.84	0	0		0
	5 Seasons			P	112	2	2	227.0	65	15	50	1	1.000	2.58	0.58	.957	1.81	1.79	21	10	32%	2
	5 Seasons			TOT	112	2	2	227.0	65	15	50	1	1.000	2.58	0.58	.957	1.81	1.79	21	10	32%	2

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y 1983 AL 3.16 (2nd)

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1983 AL 3.16 (2nd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Pitching - 1 (1948), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 11th round of the 1976 amateur draft.
October 15, 1982: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Milwaukee Brewers for Tim Cook (minors) and Weldon Swift (minors).
March 30, 1985: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.
April 11, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
1985	31	Oakland Athletics	$207,500	1985 USA Today survey

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$207,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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