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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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

61.6

288

231

ERA

3.34

760

700

4710.1

2245

WHIP

1.283

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-12 / in Starts: 13-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 67 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	43 (21-16-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 67 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (19-12-6)

Most Driven In
K Berry	3
B Voss	1
P Ward	1
J McNertney	1
B Priddy	1
T Cullen	1
Self	1
D Josephson	0

Most Driven In By
Self	1
W Williams	1
P Ward	1

1968 Batting Game Log

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1968 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	136	3 (2)	Apr 14	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.57	0.014	1.01	0.02%	0.19	P
2	137	7 (3)	Apr 20	CHW		DET	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.25	-0.013	1.45	-0.01%	-0.10	P
3	138	11 (3)	Apr 26	CHW	@	MIN	W,3-2	GS-6	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.04	0.041	.65	0.02%	0.47	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	139	15 (3)	May 1	CHW		WSA	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.65	-0.026	.41	-0.01%	-0.78	P
5	140	20 (4)	May 6	CHW	@	CAL	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.43	-0.039	.29	-0.02%	-0.47	P
6	141	24 (3)	May 10	CHW	@	OAK	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	1.13	-0.090	1.07	-0.05%	-0.57	P
7	142	28 (3)	May 15	CHW		CAL	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9	1.00	-0.017	1.09	-0.01%	-0.17	P
8	143	31 (2)	May 19 (1)	CHW		OAK	W,6-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.350	.550	9	1.15	0.375	1.45	0.28%	2.29	P
9	144	36 (4)	May 24	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-1	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.174	.304	.478	9	.79	-0.055	1.19	-0.05%	-0.32	P
10	145	40 (3)	May 28	CHW		BAL	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.269	.423	9	1.35	-0.093	1.23	-0.05%	-0.57	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	146	56 (15)	Jun 15	CHW		DET	W,7-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.250	.393	9	.65	-0.031	.37	-0.01%	-0.51	P
12	147	62 (5)	Jun 20	CHW		CLE	W,8-4	GS-9	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.313	.500	9	.77	0.018	.31	0.00%	2.06	P
13	148	71 (8)	Jun 30	CHW	@	DET	W,12-0	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.189	.297	.486	9	.19	-0.025	.03	0.00%	-0.33	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	149	78 (6)	Jul 7	CHW	@	WSA	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.282	.462	9	.57	-0.025	.03	0.00%	-0.19	P
15	150	80 (1)	Jul 12	CHW		NYY	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.171	.268	.439	9	.65	-0.030	.02	0.00%	-0.32	P
16	151	85 (4)	Jul 16	CHW		BAL	L,2-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.186	.279	.465	9	1.72	0.193	.09	0.01%	1.52	P
17	152	89 (3)	Jul 20	CHW		CAL	L,6-7	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	1.20	-0.048	.03	0.00%	-0.54	P
18	153	93 (3)	Jul 24 (1)	CHW		OAK	L,0-1	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.178	.267	.444	9	1.52	-0.049	.01	0.00%	-0.35	P
19	154	98 (4)	Jul 29	CHW	@	OAK	W,7-2	GS-10	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.208	.292	.500	9	1.36	0.120	.01	0.00%	0.84	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	155	102 (3)	Aug 2	CHW		WSA	L,6-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.204	.286	.490	9	.76	-0.018	.01	0.00%	-0.19	P
21	156	106 (3)	Aug 5	CHW		BOS	L,1-2	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.269	.462	9	2.10	-0.170	.00	0.00%	-1.14	P
22	157	110 (3)	Aug 9	CHW		CLE	W,1-0	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.204	.278	.481	9	.78	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.01	P
23	158	116 (5)	Aug 14 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-3	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.281	.491	9	1.45	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.77	P
24	159	121 (4)	Aug 18 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.197	.262	.459	9	.68	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
25	160	126 (4)	Aug 22	CHW	@	DET	L,2-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.194	.258	.452	9	.71	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
							13-12		67	62	3	12	1	0	1	9	0	0	15	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	.194	.194	.258	.452		.97	-0.050	.43	0.11%	-0.60

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