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	16-22 / in Starts: 16-21
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	37 games
Most Games w/o RBI	22 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 96 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	52 (33-14-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 96 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	60 (30-19-10)

Most Driven In
K Berry	1
D Josephson	1
B Spence	1
E Herrmann	1
B Knoop	1

Most Driven In By
C May	2
J Matias	1
E Herrmann	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 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	194	1	Apr 7	CHW		MIN	L,0-12	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.90	-0.023	1.44	-0.02%	-0.22	P
2	195	5 (3)	Apr 12 (1)	CHW		MIL	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.07	-0.053	1.41	-0.04%	-0.44	P
3	196	9 (3)	Apr 16	CHW	@	OAK	L,1-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.30	-0.047	1.69	-0.04%	-0.39	P
4	197	11 (1)	Apr 21	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.91	0.016	1.33	0.01%	0.15	P
5	198	15 (3)	Apr 25	CHW	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.15	0.026	1.15	0.02%	0.15	P
6	199	19 (3)	Apr 30	CHW		BAL	W,6-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	1.86	0.102	1.63	0.05%	0.36	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
7	200	23 (3)	May 5	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	9	1.47	-0.139	1.45	-0.08%	-2.13	P
8	201	26 (2)	May 9	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	1.17	-0.035	1.13	-0.02%	-0.41	P
9	202	32 (5)	May 16	CHW		KCR	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	1.00	-0.011	.84	-0.01%	-0.50	P
10	203	37 (4)	May 20	CHW		CAL	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.150	.340	9	1.58	-0.116	.90	-0.04%	-0.80	P
11	204	40 (2)	May 24 (1)	CHW		OAK	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	9	1.08	-0.054	.41	-0.01%	-0.44	P
12	205	45 (4)	May 29	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.185	.120	.305	9	.53	-0.012	.09	0.00%	-0.17	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
13	206	49 (3)	Jun 3	CHW	@	WSA	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9	.62	0.009	.08	0.00%	0.19	P
14	207	53 (3)	Jun 7	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	1.22	-0.096	.10	-0.01%	-0.77	P
15	208	57 (3)	Jun 12	CHW		WSA	W,6-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.171	.121	.293	9	.39	-0.029	.03	0.00%	-0.40	P
16	209	61 (3)	Jun 16	CHW		NYY	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.189	.143	.332	9	1.26	-0.092	.05	0.00%	-0.95	P
17	210	65 (3)	Jun 21 (1)	CHW	@	OAK	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.179	.135	.315	9	.96	-0.047	.06	0.00%	-0.43	P
18	211	70 (4)	Jun 25	CHW	@	CAL	L,3-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.171	.128	.299	9	.47	-0.023	.01	0.00%	-0.23	P
19	212	75 (4)	Jun 30	CHW		OAK	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.163	.122	.285	9	.98	-0.051	.01	0.00%	-0.44	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
20	213	79 (3)	Jul 4	CHW	@	MIN	W,5-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.149	.111	.260	9	.77	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-1.04	P
21	214	84 (4)	Jul 8	CHW	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.146	.109	.255	9	1.92	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.53	P
22	215	89 (4)	Jul 12	CHW	@	KCR	W,10-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.106	.143	.106	.249	9	1.24	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
23	216	91 (1)	Jul 17	CHW		DET	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.176	.143	.319	9	.50	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.24	P
24	217	96 (4)	Jul 21	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.182	.151	.333	9	.59	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.08	P
25	218	102 (5)	Jul 26	CHW	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.220	.179	.399	9	.45	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.52	P
26	219	105 (2)	Jul 31	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.213	.172	.386	9	1.20	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.56	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
27	220	110 (4)	Aug 4	CHW		KCR	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.203	.164	.367	9	1.29	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-0.91	P
28	221	115 (4)	Aug 9 (1)	CHW		CAL	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.159	.197	.159	.356	9	1.80	-0.122	.00	0.00%	-0.92	P
29	222	120 (4)	Aug 14	CHW	@	WSA	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.206	.185	.390	9	1.46	0.176	.00	0.00%	1.69	P
30	223	125 (4)	Aug 19	CHW	@	BOS	W,13-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.200	.179	.379	9	1.30	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.56	P
31	224	128 (2)	Aug 23 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.157	.192	.171	.363	9	.77	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
32	225	132 (3)	Aug 28	CHW		BOS	L,4-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.181	.381	9	1.08	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.15	P
Sept		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
33	226	136 (3)	Sep 1	CHW	@	OAK	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.205	.187	.392	9	1.02	0.107	.00	0.00%	0.76	P
34	227	140 (3)	Sep 7 (1)	CHW		OAK	L,4-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.173	.205	.187	.392	9						P
35	228	148 (7)	Sep 19	CHW		MIN	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.198	.179	.377	9	.71	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.59	P
36	229	155 (6)	Sep 25 (1)	CHW		MIL	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.198	.412	9	.91	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.77	P
37	230	157 (1)	Sep 26	CHW		MIL	L,5-9	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.224	.207	.431	9	2.63	0.097	.00	0.00%	0.60	PH
38	231	161 (3)	Sep 30	CHW	@	CAL	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.230	.214	.444	9	1.08	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.16	P
							16-22		96	84	4	17	1	0	0	5	2	0	17	1	9	0	1	3	0	0	.202	.230	.214	.444		1.05	-0.700	.35	-0.19%	-8.39

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