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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4x All-Star

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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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Team Record in Appearances: 24-13 / in Starts: 23-13

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1979 Pitching Game Log

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1979 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	451	3	Apr 8	NYY		MIL	W,2-1	GS-7	W(1-0)	99	7.0	6	1	1	2	1	0	0	1.29	3.30	27	13	5	3	0	6	60			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	2	0	1	1.34	0.362	1.80	0.29%	2.60	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
2	452	6	Apr 12	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-0	SHO	W(2-0)	3	9.0	3	0	0	2	4	0	0	0.56	2.86	30	16	5	0	2	3	83			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	2	0	0	.59	0.234	.82	0.19%	4.58	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
3	453	11	Apr 18	NYY		BAL	W,3-1	GS-8	W(3-0)	5	7.2	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.76	2.82	29	17	5	0	0	7	59			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.12	0.329	1.95	0.34%	2.67	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out a2
4	454	16	Apr 24	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	W(4-0)	5	9.0	6	1	1	1	3	0	0	0.83	2.70	32	17	6	0	2	5	73			0	1	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.45	0.419	2.30	0.40%	3.44	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
5	455	20	Apr 29	NYY	@	SEA	L,5-6	GS-8		4	7.1	9	3	2	2	1	0	1	1.13	2.88	33	14	6	1	0	9	49			1	0	0	30	2	1	0	1	0	0	1.04	0.026	1.40	0.02%	0.33	1b start tie	8b 12- 1 out a2
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
6	456	22	May 1	NYY	@	CAL	W,12-8	9-GF(11)	W(5-0)	1	2.2	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	1.27	2.80	11	2	2	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.59	0.354	1.72	0.23%	0.92	9b 12- 1 out tie	11b end a 4
7	457	25	May 5	NYY		OAK	W,5-4	CG	W(6-0)	3	9.0	11	4	4	2	1	0	0	1.74	2.87	36	12	10	0	0	11	48			0	1	0	33	3	0	0	2	0	0	1.04	0.055	.99	0.03%	0.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
8	458	30	May 10	NYY		SEA	W,8-1	CG	W(7-0)	4	9.0	7	1	1	0	3	0	0	1.63	2.75	31	12	9	0	0	7	72			0	0	0	31	0	1	0	3	0	0	.53	0.125	.62	0.09%	3.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
9	459	35	May 15	NYY		DET	W,11-3	CG	W(8-0)	4	9.0	7	3	3	1	5	0	0	1.81	2.65	33	13	7	0	0	7	65			1	1	0	32	0	0	0	1	0	0	.40	0.264	.46	0.18%	1.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
10	460	39	May 20	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-0	SHO	W(9-0)	4	9.0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	1.60	2.53	28	17	5	2	1	1	88			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.18	0.764	1.94	0.76%	5.00	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
11	461	43	May 26	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-8	GS-5	L(9-1)	5	4.1	7	6	3	1	2	2	0	1.84	2.84	22	8	4	0	0	7	32			1	0	0	21	2	0	0	1	0	1	.90	-0.388	1.22	-0.31%	-3.81	1b start tie	5b -23 1 out d2
12	462	48	May 30	NYY	@	MIL	W,5-2	GS-8		3	7.2	5	1	1	1	2	0	0	1.79	2.82	28	10	10	2	0	5	66			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.10	0.309	1.70	0.29%	2.68	1b start tie	8b 1-3 2 out a1
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
13	463	53	Jun 4	NYY		KCR	W,8-3	CG	W(10-1)	4	9.0	6	3	3	2	3	1	0	1.90	2.94	34	14	9	0	3	6	64			0	0	0	31	0	1	0	1	1	0	.58	0.248	.82	0.21%	1.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
14	464	58	Jun 9	NYY	@	KCR	L,8-9	GS-6		4	5.1	7	5	5	1	3	1	1	2.23	3.06	24	9	3	0	1	7	36			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	.96	-0.014	1.23	-0.01%	-0.74	1b start tie	6b 12- 1 out a2
15	465	62	Jun 14	NYY	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG(8)	L(10-2)	4	8.0	8	4	0	1	5	0	0	2.07	2.97	33	14	5	1	0	8	62			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	1	.95	-0.149	.95	-0.09%	0.37	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
16	466	66	Jun 19	NYY		TOR	L,4-5	CG	L(10-3)	4	9.0	10	5	5	6	6	0	0	2.29	3.00	39	10	7	0	0	10	47			0	1	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.27	-0.202	.82	-0.08%	-0.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
17	467	71	Jun 23	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	CG(10)	W(11-3)	3	10.0	10	5	5	3	7	0	0	2.45	2.94	41	13	8	1	0	10	56			1	0	0	38	1	0	1	1	0	0	.76	-0.035	.36	-0.01%	0.15	1t start tie	10t 3 out tie
18	468	75	Jun 28	NYY	@	TOR	W,5-3	GS-8		4	7.2	9	2	2	4	4	0	0	2.45	2.96	34	11	6	0	0	9	53			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.59	0.245	.73	0.07%	1.75	1b start tie	8b 12- 2 out a1
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
19	469	79	Jul 2	NYY		BOS	W,7-2	CG	W(12-3)	3	9.0	5	2	1	2	1	0	0	2.36	2.97	34	15	11	3	1	5	70			0	0	0	32	1	1	0	0	0	2	1.01	0.238	.36	0.05%	2.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
20	470	84	Jul 6(2)	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-0	SHO	W(13-3)	3	9.0	7	0	0	2	6	0	0	2.23	2.92	32	15	2	0	0	7	77			0	1	0	29	1	0	0	3	0	0	1.17	0.453	.44	0.10%	4.44	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
21	471	88	Jul 11	NYY	@	SEA	L,1-16	GS-1	L(13-4)	4	0.1	6	7	7	1	1	0	0	2.62	2.93	8	0	0	0	0	6	11			0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	-0.373	.79	-0.14%	-5.69	1b start tie	1b 1-3 1 out d5
22	472	91	Jul 14	NYY	@	CAL	L,7-8	GS-6		2	5.1	6	2	1	2	1	0	0	2.59	2.95	24	12	3	1	0	6	49			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	1	.72	0.099	.31	0.03%	0.11	1b start tie	6b 12- 1 out a4
23	473	94	Jul 20	NYY		OAK	L,1-5	CG	L(13-5)	5	9.0	9	5	3	1	0	0	0	2.61	2.95	38	15	13	0	0	9	52			1	0	0	34	0	0	0	1	2	1	.91	-0.173	.20	-0.02%	-0.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out d4
24	474	99	Jul 25	NYY		CAL	L,5-9	GS-3	L(13-6)	4	2.0	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	2.74	2.97	13	3	2	0	0	5	31			1	0	0	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.290	.15	-0.03%	-3.60	1t start tie	3t -2- 0 out d4
25	475	104	Jul 30	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-2	GS-7	W(14-6)	4	6.0	7	2	2	2	1	0	0	2.74	2.99	25	10	5	2	0	7	49			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	.82	0.103	.03	0.00%	0.14	1b start tie	7b 12- 0 out a5
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
26	476	109	Aug 5	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	W(15-6)	5	9.0	7	2	2	3	5	2	0	2.71	3.11	35	14	6	1	0	7	67			0	0	1	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.34	0.503	.03	0.01%	2.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
27	477	114	Aug 10	NYY	@	BAL	L,6-8	GS-7		4	6.2	9	6	6	3	5	1	0	2.89	3.16	32	11	4	0	0	9	34			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	-0.087	.04	0.00%	-1.05	1b start a 2	7b -23 2 out a2
28	478	117	Aug 15	NYY		TEX	W,4-3	GS-9	W(16-6)	4	8.0	10	3	3	3	5	0	0	2.91	3.13	36	16	3	0	0	9	52			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	3	0	2	1.40	0.100	.01	0.00%	1.12	1t start tie	9t 12- 0 out a2
29	479	123	Aug 21	NYY	@	KCR	W,6-2	GS-7		5	7.0	8	2	2	2	0	0	0	2.90	3.15	27	15	2	1	1	8	51			2	1	0	25	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.18	0.069	.01	0.00%	1.74	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
30	480	127	Aug 27	NYY	@	TEX	W,7-4	GS-7	W(17-6)	5	7.0	9	4	3	1	1	0	0	2.93	3.14	32	14	7	1	0	9	45			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.23	-0.067	.01	0.00%	-0.40	1b start tie	7b 3 out a3
31	481	131	Aug 31	NYY		KCR	W,7-3	GS-8	W(18-6)	3	7.0	6	3	3	2	4	0	1	2.96	3.13	29	13	3	2	0	6	55			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	2	1	1	.88	0.169	.00	0.00%	-0.02	1t start tie	8t -2- 0 out a4
Sept				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
32	482	136	Sep 5	NYY		BOS	L,0-5	CG	L(18-7)	4	9.0	12	5	3	0	2	2	0	2.96	3.21	39	22	3	0	0	12	49			2	0	0	39	1	1	0	1	0	1	.64	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out d5
33	483	140	Sep 9	NYY	@	DET	L,1-3	CG(8)	L(18-8)	3	8.0	11	3	3	4	3	0	1	2.98	3.23	35	11	5	0	0	11	47			0	2	2	29	1	0	0	1	1	0	.83	0.001	.00	0.00%	1.32	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
34	484	144	Sep 15(1)	NYY		DET	L,3-4	CG	L(18-9)	5	9.0	8	4	4	2	2	0	0	3.01	3.22	36	19	5	0	0	8	55			0	0	0	33	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
35	485	150	Sep 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-0	GS-9	W(19-9)	3	8.2	3	0	0	2	7	0	0	2.91	3.17	30	15	3	0	0	3	83			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.15	0.623	.00	0.00%	4.48	1b start tie	9b 1-- 2 out a2
36	486	154	Sep 23	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-5	GS-8	W(20-9)	3	8.0	6	5	4	0	1	0	0	2.96	3.15	30	18	5	0	0	6	53			0	0	0	30	0	2	0	0	0	0	.89	0.161	.00	0.00%	-0.80	1b start tie	8b 3 out a2
37	487	159	Sep 29	NYY		TOR	W,9-4	GS-9	W(21-9)	5	8.2	10	4	3	1	7	0	0	2.96	3.10	36	11	7	0	0	10	56			0	0	0	35	2	1	0	1	0	1	.42	0.212	.00	0.00%	1.30	1t start tie	9t -2- 2 out a6
							24-13		W-L:21-9	3.8	276.1	268	109	91	65	111	9	4	2.96	3.10	1116	2.34		3%	2%	264	56	2	0%	10	8	3	1031	36	8	1	45	5	15	1.00	4.671	.61	2.59%	35.36

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