Tom Sturdivant

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: April 28, 1930 in Gordon, KS us

Died: February 28, 2009 in Oklahoma City, OK

High School: Capitol Hill HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

Debut: April 14, 1955 (Age 24-351d, 8,811th in MLB history)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: June 21, 1964 (Age 34-054d)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Thomas Virgil Sturdivant

Nicknames: Smoke or Snake

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1956 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.3

W

L

ERA

3.74

G

335

GS

101

SV

IP

1137.0

SO

704

WHIP

1.300

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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
1950	20	NYY-min	B	1	0	1.000	0.00	1						9.0	6	0	0		2									0.889	6.0		2.0			QUI IIIL
1951			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1952	22	NYY-min	AA	3	3	.500	3.56	17	7					86.0	94	39	34		38									1.535	9.8		4.0			BMT TL
1953	23	NYY-min	AA	10	7	.588	2.98	47	3		1	1		139.0	130	70	46	13	61		104	9	0	9				1.374	8.4	0.8	3.9	6.7	1.70	BIR SOUA
1954	24	NYY-min	AAA	8	9	.471	3.57	32	20		6	1		169.0	154	85	67	15	59		133	5	0	3				1.260	8.2	0.8	3.1	7.1	2.25	KCY AA
1955	25	NYY	AL	1	3	.250	3.16	33	1	12	0	0	0	68.1	48	24	24	6	42	1	48	2	0	1	285	120	4.04	1.317	6.3	0.8	5.5	6.3	1.14
1956	26	NYY	AL	16	8	.667	3.30	32	17	11	6	2	5	158.1	134	63	58	15	52	4	110	4	0	2	656	118	3.27	1.175	7.6	0.9	3.0	6.3	2.12
1957	27	NYY	AL	16	6	*.727*	2.54	28	28	0	7	2	0	201.2	170	65	57	14	80	2	118	4	0	3	828	142	3.44	1.240	7.6	0.6	3.6	5.3	1.48
1958	28	NYY	AL	3	6	.333	4.20	15	10	2	0	0	0	70.2	77	37	33	6	38	0	41	3	0	2	325	85	4.16	1.627	9.8	0.8	4.8	5.2	1.08
1959	29	TOT	AL	2	8	.200	4.73	43	6	17	0	0	5	97.0	90	61	51	13	43	4	73	6	0	4	426	83	4.30	1.371	8.4	1.2	4.0	6.8	1.70
1959	29	NYY	AL	0	2	.000	4.97	7	3	1	0	0	0	25.1	20	16	14	4	9	0	16	0	0	1	103	74	4.40	1.145	7.1	1.4	3.2	5.7	1.78
1959	29	KCA	AL	2	6	.250	4.65	36	3	16	0	0	5	71.2	70	45	37	9	34	4	57	6	0	3	323	87	4.26	1.451	8.8	1.1	4.3	7.2	1.68
1960	30	BOS	AL	3	3	.500	4.97	40	3	14	0	0	1	101.1	106	58	56	16	45	5	67	2	0	5	443	81	4.65	1.490	9.4	1.4	4.0	6.0	1.49
1961	31	PIT-min	AAA	5	1	.833	1.80	6	6		5	2		45.0	34	10	9	3	8	1	26	1	0	0				0.933	6.8	0.6	1.6	5.2	3.25	CLB IL
1961	31	TOT	MLB	7	8	.467	3.69	28	21	5	7	2	1	165.2	148	71	68	12	57	6	84	4	0	7	688	107	3.61	1.237	8.0	0.7	3.1	4.6	1.47
1961	31	WSA	AL	2	6	.250	4.61	15	10	3	1	1	0	80.0	67	42	41	6	40	3	39	3	0	6	339	85	4.19	1.338	7.5	0.7	4.5	4.4	0.98
1961	31	PIT	NL	5	2	.714	2.84	13	11	2	6	1	1	85.2	81	29	27	6	17	3	45	1	0	1	349	140	3.06	1.144	8.5	0.6	1.8	4.7	2.65
1962	32	PIT	NL	9	5	.643	3.73	49	12	13	2	1	2	125.1	120	62	52	12	39	11	76	3	0	6	518	106	3.65	1.269	8.6	0.9	2.8	5.5	1.95
1963	33	TOT	MLB	2	4	.333	3.95	48	3	20	0	0	2	116.1	98	56	51	11	45	4	68	2	2	6	486	97	3.75	1.229	7.6	0.9	3.5	5.3	1.51
1963	33	TOT	AL	2	4	.333	3.75	45	3	19	0	0	2	108.0	90	50	45	10	41	4	62	2	0	5	450	103	3.73	1.213	7.5	0.8	3.4	5.2	1.51
1963	33	PIT	NL	0	0		6.48	3	0	1	0	0	0	8.1	8	6	6	1	4	0	6	0	2	1	36	54	4.04	1.440	8.6	1.1	4.3	6.5	1.50
1963	33	DET	AL	1	2	.333	3.76	28	0	15	0	0	2	55.0	43	26	23	7	24	2	36	1	0	2	231	100	4.19	1.218	7.0	1.1	3.9	5.9	1.50
1963	33	KCA	AL	1	2	.333	3.74	17	3	4	0	0	0	53.0	47	24	22	3	17	2	26	1	0	3	219	106	3.25	1.208	8.0	0.5	2.9	4.4	1.53
1964	34	HOU-min	AAA	6	3	.667	3.89	13	12		4	2		74.0	87	37	32	8	14	3	35	2	0	4				1.365	10.6	1.0	1.7	4.3	2.50	OKC PCL
1964	34	TOT	MLB	0	0		6.40	19	0	5	0	0	1	32.1	38	24	23	2	8	0	19	4	1	3	141	57	3.35	1.423	10.6	0.6	2.2	5.3	2.38
1964	34	KCA	AL	0	0		9.82	3	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	4	4	4	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	16	43	4.51	1.364	9.8	0.0	2.5	2.5	1.00
1964	34	NYM	NL	0	0		5.97	16	0	5	0	0	1	28.2	34	20	19	2	7	0	18	2	0	3	125	60	3.20	1.430	10.7	0.6	2.2	5.7	2.57
10 Yrs				59	51	.536	3.74	335	101	99	22	7	17	1137.0	1029	521	473	107	449	37	704	34	3	39	4796	102	3.75	1.300	8.1	0.8	3.6	5.6	1.57
162 Game Avg.				9	8	.536	3.74	52	16	15	3	1	3	177	160	81	74	17	70	6	110	5	0	6	748	102	3.75	1.300	8.1	0.8	3.6	5.6	1.57
				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 (5 yrs)				36	25	.590	3.19	115	59	26	13	4	5	524.1	449	205	186	45	221	7	333	13	0	9	2197	116	3.61	1.278	7.7	0.8	3.8	5.7	1.51
PIT (3 yrs)				14	7	.667	3.49	65	23	16	8	2	3	219.1	209	97	85	19	60	14	127	4	2	8	903	113	3.44	1.226	8.6	0.8	2.5	5.2	2.12
KCA (3 yrs)				3	8	.273	4.42	56	6	20	0	0	5	128.1	121	73	63	12	52	6	84	9	1	6	558	91	3.85	1.348	8.5	0.8	3.6	5.9	1.62
NYM (1 yr)				0	0		5.97	16	0	5	0	0	1	28.2	34	20	19	2	7	0	18	2	0	3	125	60	3.20	1.430	10.7	0.6	2.2	5.7	2.57
BOS (1 yr)				3	3	.500	4.97	40	3	14	0	0	1	101.1	106	58	56	16	45	5	67	2	0	5	443	81	4.65	1.490	9.4	1.4	4.0	6.0	1.49
WSA (1 yr)				2	6	.250	4.61	15	10	3	1	1	0	80.0	67	42	41	6	40	3	39	3	0	6	339	85	4.19	1.338	7.5	0.7	4.5	4.4	0.98
DET (1 yr)				1	2	.333	3.76	28	0	15	0	0	2	55.0	43	26	23	7	24	2	36	1	0	2	231	100	4.19	1.218	7.0	1.1	3.9	5.9	1.50

AL (9 yrs)				45	44	.506	3.74	254	78	78	14	5	13	889.0	786	404	369	86	382	23	559	28	1	28	3768	102	3.85	1.314	8.0	0.9	3.9	5.7	1.46
NL (4 yrs)				14	7	.667	3.77	81	23	21	8	2	4	248.0	243	117	104	21	67	14	145	6	2	11	1028	103	3.41	1.250	8.8	0.8	2.4	5.3	2.16

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GS

SV

IP

SO

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