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Tom Niedenfuer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 225lb (196cm, 102kg)

Born: August 13, 1959 in St. Louis Park, MN us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 36th round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Redmond HS (Redmond, WA).

High School: Redmond HS (Redmond, WA)

School: Washington State University (Pullman, WA)

Debut: August 15, 1981 (Age 22-002d, 14,491st in major league history)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 20, 1990 (Age 31-038d)
vs. PHI 0.2 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Leigh Steinberg

Full Name: Thomas Edward Niedenfuer

Nicknames: Buff or Buffalo Head

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

1981 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.3

ERA

3.29

484

653.0

474

WHIP

1.266

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
1981	21	LAD-min	AA	13	3	.813	1.80	36	0	27	0	0	5	90.0	61	19	18	3	34	4	95	2	0	9				1.056	6.1	0.3	3.4	9.5	2.79	SAN TL
1981	21	LAD	NL	3	1	.750	3.81	17	0	8	0	0	2	26.0	25	11	11	1	6	2	12	1	0	0	107	90	2.98	1.192	8.7	0.3	2.1	4.2	2.00
1982	22	LAD-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	0.00	4	0	3	0	0	1	10.2	6	0	0	0	2	0	15	0	0	0				0.750	5.1	0.0	1.7	12.7	7.50	ABQ PCL
1982	22	LAD	NL	3	4	.429	2.71	55	0	24	0	0	9	69.2	71	22	21	3	25	8	60	2	0	1	299	130	2.72	1.378	9.2	0.4	3.2	7.8	2.40
1983	23	LAD	NL	8	3	.727	1.90	66	0	38	0	0	11	94.2	55	22	20	6	29	11	66	1	0	1	366	190	3.14	0.887	5.2	0.6	2.8	6.3	2.28
1984	24	LAD	NL	2	5	.286	2.47	33	0	21	0	0	11	47.1	39	14	13	3	23	7	45	2	1	1	203	144	3.28	1.310	7.4	0.6	4.4	8.6	1.96
1985	25	LAD	NL	7	9	.438	2.71	64	0	43	0	0	19	106.1	86	32	32	6	24	5	102	1	0	0	415	128	2.21	1.034	7.3	0.5	2.0	8.6	4.25
1986	26	LAD	NL	6	6	.500	3.71	60	0	27	0	0	11	80.0	86	35	33	11	29	15	55	1	0	2	345	94	4.31	1.438	9.7	1.2	3.3	6.2	1.90
1987	27	TOT	MLB	4	5	.444	4.46	60	0	47	0	0	14	68.2	68	37	34	12	31	4	47	2	0	3	303	97	5.22	1.442	8.9	1.6	4.1	6.2	1.52
1987	27	LAD	NL	1	0	1.000	2.76	15	0	8	0	0	1	16.1	13	5	5	1	9	1	10	1	0	1	70	149	4.28	1.347	7.2	0.6	5.0	5.5	1.11
1987	27	BAL	AL	3	5	.375	4.99	45	0	39	0	0	13	52.1	55	32	29	11	22	3	37	1	0	2	233	88	5.51	1.471	9.5	1.9	3.8	6.4	1.68
1988	28	BAL	AL	3	4	.429	3.51	52	0	42	0	0	18	59.0	59	23	23	8	19	3	40	2	0	0	252	112	4.24	1.322	9.0	1.2	2.9	6.1	2.11
1989	29	SEA-min	AAA	1	2	.333	5.30	13	2	7	0	0	0	18.2	23	13	11	2	7	0	11	2	0	2				1.607	11.1	1.0	3.4	5.3	1.57	CGY PCL
1989	29	SEA	AL	0	3	.000	6.69	25	0	14	0	0	0	36.1	46	29	27	7	15	5	15	1	0	3	171	61	5.76	1.679	11.4	1.7	3.7	3.7	1.00
1990	30	STL-min	AAA	0	0		2.45	5	0	4	0	0	2	7.1	5	2	2	0	4	0	7	0	0	2				1.227	6.1	0.0	4.9	8.6	1.75	LOU AA
1990	30	STL	NL	0	6	.000	3.46	52	0	12	0	0	2	65.0	66	26	25	3	25	7	32	0	0	3	276	110	3.58	1.400	9.1	0.4	3.5	4.4	1.28
10 Yrs				36	46	.439	3.29	484	0	276	0	0	97	653.0	601	251	239	60	226	67	474	13	1	14	2737	112	3.60	1.266	8.3	0.8	3.1	6.5	2.10
162 Game Avg.				5	6	.439	3.29	68	0	39	0	0	14	92	84	35	34	8	32	9	67	2	0	2	385	112	3.60	1.266	8.3	0.8	3.1	6.5	2.10

LAD (7 yrs)				30	28	.517	2.76	310	0	169	0	0	64	440.1	375	141	135	31	145	49	350	9	1	6	1805	128	3.11	1.181	7.7	0.6	3.0	7.2	2.41
BAL (2 yrs)				6	9	.400	4.20	97	0	81	0	0	31	111.1	114	55	52	19	41	6	77	3	0	2	485	99	4.84	1.392	9.2	1.5	3.3	6.2	1.88
STL (1 yr)				0	6	.000	3.46	52	0	12	0	0	2	65.0	66	26	25	3	25	7	32	0	0	3	276	110	3.58	1.400	9.1	0.4	3.5	4.4	1.28
SEA (1 yr)				0	3	.000	6.69	25	0	14	0	0	0	36.1	46	29	27	7	15	5	15	1	0	3	171	61	5.76	1.679	11.4	1.7	3.7	3.7	1.00

NL (8 yrs)				30	34	.469	2.85	362	0	181	0	0	66	505.1	441	167	160	34	170	56	382	9	1	9	2081	126	3.17	1.209	7.9	0.6	3.0	6.8	2.25
AL (3 yrs)				6	12	.333	4.81	122	0	95	0	0	31	147.2	160	84	79	26	56	11	92	4	0	5	656	86	5.07	1.463	9.8	1.6	3.4	5.6	1.64