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	16-13 / in Starts: 16-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	23 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 70 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	48 (28-15-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 70 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	41 (21-13-6)

Most Driven In
S Garvey	1
B Valentine	1
D Dietz	0
B Russell	0

Most Driven In By
M Mota	1
W Davis	1
W Parker	1

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 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	270	4 (3)	Apr 18	LAD	@	ATL	W,3-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.076	1.70	-0.08%	-0.72	P
2	271	9 (4)	Apr 23	LAD		SDP	L,1-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.04	-0.039	2.31	-0.05%	-0.20	P
3	272	14 (4)	Apr 29	LAD		NYM	W,11-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.27	-0.027	.50	-0.03%	-1.74	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	273	19 (4)	May 5	LAD	@	MON	L,1-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	1.73	-0.106	3.35	-0.12%	-0.87	P
5	274	24 (4)	May 11 (2)	LAD	@	NYM	W,6-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.82	-0.047	1.40	-0.05%	-0.52	P
6	275	29 (4)	May 17	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.22	-0.011	3.03	-0.02%	-0.02	P
7	276	34 (4)	May 22	LAD		SFG	L,8-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
8	277	39 (4)	May 28	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.37	-0.019	1.09	-0.03%	-0.33	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
9	278	44 (4)	Jun 2	LAD		STL	W,8-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.095	.190	9	.79	-0.081	1.82	-0.11%	-1.36	P
10	279	49 (4)	Jun 8	LAD		CHC	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9	1.17	-0.062	2.53	-0.08%	-0.38	P
11	280	54 (4)	Jun 13	LAD	@	STL	W,2-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.69	-0.053	1.36	-0.06%	-0.42	P
12	281	63 (8)	Jun 25	LAD		ATL	W,5-0	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.069	.069	.138	9	.66	-0.050	1.16	-0.05%	-0.81	P
13	282	67 (3)	Jun 29	LAD		HOU	L,6-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.069	.069	.069	.138	9						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	283	71 (3)	Jul 4	LAD	@	MON	L,3-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	1.47	-0.068	1.21	-0.03%	-0.71	P
15	284	75 (3)	Jul 8	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	1.22	-0.063	1.49	-0.05%	-0.41	P
16	285	80 (4)	Jul 12	LAD	@	PHI	W,9-5	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.61	0.036	.67	0.02%	0.01	P
17	286	84 (3)	Jul 18	LAD		NYM	W,2-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.079	.079	.079	.158	9	1.60	-0.071	1.20	-0.03%	-0.56	P
18	287	89 (4)	Jul 23	LAD		PHI	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.075	.075	.150	9	1.35	-0.082	1.12	-0.04%	-0.62	P
19	288	94 (4)	Jul 30 (2)	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.116	.116	.233	9	.84	0.008	.77	0.00%	-0.12	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	289	98 (3)	Aug 3	LAD		SFG	W,3-0	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.114	.114	.227	9	.58	-0.029	.42	-0.01%	-0.54	P
21	290	102 (3)	Aug 8	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-2	GS-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.128	.128	.255	9	.75	0.011	.78	0.01%	0.20	P
22	291	106 (3)	Aug 12	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.122	.122	.245	9	.24	-0.012	.14	0.00%	-0.16	P
23	292	112 (5)	Aug 19	LAD		CHC	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	.68	-0.042	.24	-0.01%	-0.57	P
24	293	117 (4)	Aug 25 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.13	-0.076	.19	-0.01%	-0.77	P
25	294	122 (4)	Aug 30	LAD	@	CHC	L,8-9	GS-3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.45	0.011	.05	0.00%	-0.18	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
26	295	128 (5)	Sep 4 (1)	LAD		CIN	W,6-5	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.48	-0.021	.21	0.00%	-0.17	P
27	296	137 (8)	Sep 12	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS-10	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.136	.271	9	1.50	0.072	.03	0.00%	0.49	P
28	297	142 (4)	Sep 18	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.131	.131	.131	.262	9	.63	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
29	298	146 (3)	Sep 23	LAD		SFG	W,7-4	GS-5	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.159	.159	.317	9	1.11	0.078	.00	0.00%	0.83	P
							16-13		70	63	3	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	0	7	0	0	3	0	0	.159	.159	.159	.317		.89	-0.849	1.04	-0.84%	-10.88

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