Tommy John

Q: When was Tommy John born?

Tommy John was born on May 22, 1943.

Q: Where was Tommy John born?

Tommy John was born in Terre Haute, IN .

Q: How tall is Tommy John?

Tommy John is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Tommy John weigh when playing?

Tommy John weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Tommy John in the Hall of Fame?

Tommy John has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Tommy John have?

Tommy John had 2,245 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Tommy John played for?

Tommy John played for 6 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, California Angels and Oakland Athletics.

Q: How many World Series has Tommy John won?

Tommy John has never won a World Series.

Q: When did Tommy John retire?

Tommy John last played in 1989.

Q: What is Tommy John's Twitter account?

Tommy John is on Twitter at TommyJohn288 .

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

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1961	18	CLE-min	D	10	4	.714	3.17	14	13		4	1		88.0	74	47	31	2	59		99	2	1	7				1.511	7.6	0.2	6.0	10.1	1.68	DBQ MIDW
1962	19	CLE-min	A,AAA	8	10	.444	4.06	29	27		8	1		162.0	158	87	73	4	87	4	141	9	1	9				1.512	8.8	0.2	4.8	7.8	1.62	CHL,JCK EL,IL
1963	20	CLE-min	AAA,AA	15	10	.600	2.60	30	26		12	4		197.0	200	78	57	7	51	4	108	0	0	6				1.274	9.1	0.3	2.3	4.9	2.12	JCK,CHL IL,EL
1963	20	CLE	AL	0	2	.000	2.21	6	3	1	0	0	0	20.1	23	10	5	1	6	1	9	0	0	1	91	167	3.12	1.426	10.2	0.4	2.7	4.0	1.50
1964	21	CLE-min	AAA	6	6	.500	4.26	13	11		5	0		74.0	75	38	35	5	24	3	72	4	0	8				1.338	9.1	0.6	2.9	8.8	3.00	POR PCL
1964	21	CLE	AL	2	9	.182	3.91	25	14	0	2	1	0	94.1	97	53	41	10	35	4	65	0	1	5	412	93	3.72	1.399	9.3	1.0	3.3	6.2	1.86
1965	22	CHW	AL	14	7	.667	3.09	39	27	4	6	1	2	183.2	162	67	63	12	58	6	126	2	0	8	752	102	2.97	1.198	7.9	0.6	2.8	6.2	2.17
1966	23	CHW	AL	14	11	.560	2.62	34	33	0	10	5	0	223.0	195	76	65	13	57	4	138	7	1	10	904	121	2.94	1.130	7.9	0.5	2.3	5.6	2.42
1967	24	CHW	AL	10	13	.435	2.47	31	29	1	9	6	0	178.1	143	62	49	12	47	7	110	5	0	5	715	122	3.05	1.065	7.2	0.6	2.4	5.6	2.34
1968	25	CHW	AL	10	5	.667	1.98	25	25	0	5	1	0	177.1	135	45	39	10	49	4	117	12	1	2	705	161	2.83	1.038	6.9	0.5	2.5	5.9	2.39	AS
1969	26	CHW	AL	9	11	.450	3.25	33	33	0	6	2	0	232.1	230	91	84	16	90	10	128	1	1	15	984	119	3.48	1.377	8.9	0.6	3.5	5.0	1.42
1970	27	CHW	AL	12	17	.414	3.27	37	37	0	10	3	0	269.1	253	117	98	19	101	16	138	9	0	17	1133	116	3.76	1.314	8.5	0.6	3.4	4.6	1.37
1971	28	CHW	AL	13	16	.448	3.61	38	35	0	10	3	0	229.1	244	115	92	17	58	5	131	5	0	10	975	100	3.10	1.317	9.6	0.7	2.3	5.1	2.26
1972	29	LAD	NL	11	5	.688	2.89	29	29	0	4	1	0	186.2	172	68	60	14	40	1	117	3	0	10	766	116	2.81	1.136	8.3	0.7	1.9	5.6	2.93
1973	30	LAD	NL	16	7	.696	3.10	36	31	3	4	2	0	218.0	202	88	75	16	50	2	116	4	0	3	888	113	3.20	1.156	8.3	0.7	2.1	4.8	2.32
1974	31	LAD	NL	13	3	*.813*	2.59	22	22	0	5	3	0	153.0	133	51	44	4	42	0	78	1	0	5	616	132	2.74	1.144	7.8	0.2	2.5	4.6	1.86
1975			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Eponymous Surgical Procedure)
1976	33	LAD	NL	10	10	.500	3.09	31	31	0	6	2	0	207.0	207	76	71	7	61	4	91	0	1	7	868	109	3.08	1.295	9.0	0.3	2.7	4.0	1.49
1977	34	LAD	NL	20	7	.741	2.78	31	31	0	11	3	0	220.1	225	82	68	12	50	3	123	3	0	6	906	138	3.05	1.248	9.2	0.5	2.0	5.0	2.46	CYA-2,MVP-12
1978	35	LAD	NL	17	10	.630	3.30	33	30	3	7	0	1	213.0	230	95	78	11	53	7	124	5	1	6	912	107	2.91	1.329	9.7	0.5	2.2	5.2	2.34	AS,CYA-8
1979	36	NYY	AL	21	9	.700	2.96	37	36	1	17	3	0	276.1	268	109	91	9	65	1	111	4	1	11	1116	137	3.10	1.205	8.7	*0.3*	2.1	3.6	1.71	AS,CYA-2,MVP-22
1980	37	NYY	AL	22	9	.710	3.43	36	36	0	16	6	0	265.1	270	115	101	13	56	1	78	6	0	5	1089	115	3.50	1.229	9.2	0.4	1.9	2.6	1.39	AS,CYA-4
1981	38	NYY	AL	9	8	.529	2.63	20	20	0	7	0	0	140.1	135	50	41	10	39	2	50	3	2	6	580	136	3.71	1.240	8.7	0.6	2.5	3.2	1.28
1982	39	TOT	AL	14	12	.538	3.69	37	33	2	10	2	0	221.2	239	102	91	15	39	1	68	3	2	7	918	108	3.55	1.254	9.7	0.6	1.6	2.8	1.74
1982	39	NYY	AL	10	10	.500	3.66	30	26	2	9	2	0	186.2	190	84	76	11	34	1	54	3	2	5	766	108	3.50	1.200	9.2	0.5	1.6	2.6	1.59
1982	39	CAL	AL	4	2	.667	3.86	7	7	0	1	0	0	35.0	49	18	15	4	5	0	14	0	0	2	152	106	3.83	1.543	12.6	1.0	1.3	3.6	2.80
1983	40	CAL	AL	11	13	.458	4.33	34	34	0	9	0	0	234.2	*287*	126	113	20	49	5	65	2	0	11	1010	93	3.96	1.432	11.0	0.8	1.9	2.5	1.33
1984	41	CAL	AL	7	13	.350	4.52	32	29	1	4	1	0	181.1	223	97	91	15	56	3	47	4	0	11	797	89	4.32	1.539	11.1	0.7	2.8	2.3	0.84
1985	42	OAK-min	A	0	0		4.76	3	3	0	0	0	0	17.0	16	10	9	0	10	0	14	1	0	0				1.529	8.5	0.0	5.3	7.4	1.40	MOD,MAD CALL,MIDW
1985	42	TOT	AL	4	10	.286	5.53	23	17	2	0	0	0	86.1	117	59	53	9	28	1	25	2	0	7	397	72	4.50	1.680	12.2	0.9	2.9	2.6	0.89
1985	42	CAL	AL	2	4	.333	4.70	12	6	2	0	0	0	38.1	51	22	20	3	15	1	17	1	0	5	176	89	4.07	1.722	12.0	0.7	3.5	4.0	1.13
1985	42	OAK	AL	2	6	.250	6.19	11	11	0	0	0	0	48.0	66	37	33	6	13	0	8	1	0	2	221	62	4.85	1.646	12.4	1.1	2.4	1.5	0.62
1986	43	NYY-min	A	2	0	1.000	0.00	3	3	0	1	1	0	13.2	7	2	0	0	1	0	7	1	0	0				0.585	4.6	0.0	0.7	4.6	7.00	FTL FLOR
1986	43	NYY	AL	5	3	.625	2.93	13	10	2	1	0	0	70.2	73	27	23	8	15	1	28	2	0	2	290	141	4.17	1.245	9.3	1.0	1.9	3.6	1.87
1987	44	NYY	AL	13	6	.684	4.03	33	33	0	3	1	0	187.2	212	95	84	12	47	7	63	6	0	9	802	110	3.88	1.380	10.2	0.6	2.3	3.0	1.34
1988	45	NYY	AL	9	8	.529	4.49	35	32	2	0	0	0	176.1	221	96	88	11	46	4	81	6	5	5	776	88	3.55	1.514	11.3	0.6	2.3	4.1	1.76
1989	46	NYY	AL	2	7	.222	5.80	10	10	0	0	0	0	63.2	87	45	41	6	22	2	18	3	0	3	290	68	4.60	1.712	12.3	0.8	3.1	2.5	0.82
26 Yrs				288	231	.555	3.34	760	700	22	162	46	3	4710.1	4783	2017	1749	302	1259	102	2245	98	16	187	19692	111	3.38	1.283	9.1	0.6	2.4	4.3	1.78
162 Game Avg.				13	11	.555	3.34	35	33	1	8	2	0	219	223	94	81	14	59	5	105	5	1	9	917	111	3.38	1.283	9.1	0.6	2.4	4.3	1.78
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
NYY (8 yrs)				91	60	.603	3.59	214	203	7	53	12	0	1367.0	1456	621	545	80	324	19	483	33	10	46	5709	112	3.59	1.302	9.6	0.5	2.1	3.2	1.49
CHW (7 yrs)				82	80	.506	2.95	237	219	5	56	21	2	1493.1	1362	573	490	99	460	52	888	41	3	67	6168	117	3.20	1.220	8.2	0.6	2.8	5.4	1.93
LAD (6 yrs)				87	42	.674	2.97	182	174	6	37	11	1	1198.0	1169	460	396	64	296	17	649	16	2	37	4956	118	2.98	1.223	8.8	0.5	2.2	4.9	2.19
CAL (4 yrs)				24	32	.429	4.40	85	76	3	14	1	0	489.1	610	263	239	42	125	9	143	7	0	29	2135	92	4.09	1.502	11.2	0.8	2.3	2.6	1.14
CLE (2 yrs)				2	11	.154	3.61	31	17	1	2	1	0	114.2	120	63	46	11	41	5	74	0	1	6	503	101	3.61	1.404	9.4	0.9	3.2	5.8	1.80
OAK (1 yr)				2	6	.250	6.19	11	11	0	0	0	0	48.0	66	37	33	6	13	0	8	1	0	2	221	62	4.85	1.646	12.4	1.1	2.4	1.5	0.62

AL (20 yrs)				201	189	.515	3.47	578	526	16	125	35	2	3512.1	3614	1557	1353	238	963	85	1596	82	14	150	14736	108	3.51	1.303	9.3	0.6	2.5	4.1	1.66
NL (6 yrs)				87	42	.674	2.97	182	174	6	37	11	1	1198.0	1169	460	396	64	296	17	649	16	2	37	4956	118	2.98	1.223	8.8	0.5	2.2	4.9	2.19

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Tommy John?

Tommy John is 81 years old.

When was Tommy John born?

Tommy John was born on May 22, 1943.

Where was Tommy John born?

Tommy John was born in Terre Haute, IN.

How tall is Tommy John?

Tommy John is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Tommy John weigh when playing?

Tommy John weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Tommy John play?

Tommy John played 26 seasons.

Is Tommy John in the Hall of Fame?

Tommy John has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Tommy John play?

Tommy John was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Tommy John have?

Tommy John had 2,245 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Tommy John played for?

Tommy John played for 6 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, California Angels and Oakland Athletics.

How many World Series has Tommy John won?

Tommy John has never won a World Series.

When did Tommy John retire?

Tommy John last played in 1989.

What is Tommy John's Twitter account?

Tommy John is on Twitter at TommyJohn288.

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