Tommy John
[edit] Biography
Born on May 22, 1943 in Terre Haute, Indiana, Tommy John (Thomas Edward John) played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, California Angels and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 26 year career. John broke into the bigs on September 6, 1963 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 3.91 ERA in 94.1 innings pitched in 1964, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Tommy John's best season was 1977, when he posted a 2.78 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 123 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1963
| CLE
| A
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 2.21
| 9
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20.1
| 23
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 25
| 14
| 2
| 9
| 3.91
| 65
| 53
| 41
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 94.1
| 97
| 10
| 35
| 4
| 5
| 0
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 39
| 27
| 14
| 7
| 3.09
| 126
| 67
| 63
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 183.2
| 162
| 12
| 58
| 6
| 8
| 2
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| 34
| 33
| 14
| 11
| 2.62
| 138
| 76
| 65
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 223
| 195
| 13
| 57
| 4
| 10
| 7
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| 31
| 29
| 10
| 13
| 2.47
| 110
| 62
| 49
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 178.1
| 143
| 12
| 47
| 7
| 5
| 5
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 25
| 25
| 10
| 5
| 1.98
| 117
| 45
| 39
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 177.1
| 135
| 10
| 49
| 4
| 2
| 12
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 33
| 33
| 9
| 11
| 3.25
| 128
| 91
| 84
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 232.1
| 230
| 16
| 90
| 10
| 15
| 1
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| 37
| 37
| 12
| 17
| 3.27
| 138
| 117
| 98
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 269.1
| 253
| 19
| 101
| 16
| 17
| 9
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| 38
| 35
| 13
| 16
| 3.61
| 131
| 115
| 92
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 229.1
| 244
| 17
| 58
| 5
| 10
| 5
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| 29
| 29
| 11
| 5
| 2.89
| 117
| 68
| 60
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 186.2
| 172
| 14
| 40
| 1
| 10
| 3
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| 36
| 31
| 16
| 7
| 3.10
| 116
| 88
| 75
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 218
| 202
| 16
| 50
| 2
| 3
| 4
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| 22
| 22
| 13
| 3
| 2.59
| 78
| 51
| 44
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 153
| 133
| 4
| 42
| 0
| 5
| 1
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| 31
| 31
| 10
| 10
| 3.09
| 91
| 76
| 71
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 207
| 207
| 7
| 61
| 4
| 7
| 0
|
| 1977
| LA
| N
| 31
| 31
| 20
| 7
| 2.78
| 123
| 82
| 68
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 220.1
| 225
| 12
| 50
| 3
| 6
| 3
|
| 1978
| LA
| N
| 33
| 30
| 17
| 10
| 3.30
| 124
| 95
| 78
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 213
| 230
| 11
| 53
| 7
| 6
| 5
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| 37
| 36
| 21
| 9
| 2.96
| 111
| 109
| 91
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 276.1
| 268
| 9
| 65
| 1
| 11
| 4
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| 36
| 36
| 22
| 9
| 3.43
| 78
| 115
| 101
| 16
| 6
| 0
| 265.1
| 270
| 13
| 56
| 1
| 5
| 6
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| 20
| 20
| 9
| 8
| 2.63
| 50
| 50
| 41
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 140.1
| 135
| 10
| 39
| 2
| 6
| 3
|
| 1982
| NY
| A
| 30
| 26
| 10
| 10
| 3.66
| 54
| 84
| 76
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 186.2
| 190
| 11
| 34
| 1
| 5
| 3
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 7
| 7
| 4
| 2
| 3.86
| 14
| 18
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 49
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1982
| TOT
| A
| 37
| 33
| 14
| 12
| 3.69
| 68
| 102
| 91
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 221.2
| 239
| 15
| 39
| 1
| 7
| 3
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 34
| 34
| 11
| 13
| 4.33
| 65
| 126
| 113
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 234.2
| 287
| 20
| 49
| 5
| 11
| 2
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 32
| 29
| 7
| 13
| 4.52
| 47
| 97
| 91
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 181.1
| 223
| 15
| 56
| 3
| 11
| 4
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| 11
| 11
| 2
| 6
| 6.19
| 8
| 37
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 48
| 66
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| 12
| 6
| 2
| 4
| 4.70
| 17
| 22
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 38.1
| 51
| 3
| 15
| 1
| 5
| 1
|
| 1985
| TOT
| A
| 23
| 17
| 4
| 10
| 5.53
| 25
| 59
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 86.1
| 117
| 9
| 28
| 1
| 7
| 2
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| 13
| 10
| 5
| 3
| 2.93
| 28
| 27
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 70.2
| 73
| 8
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 2
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| 33
| 33
| 13
| 6
| 4.03
| 63
| 95
| 84
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 187.2
| 212
| 12
| 47
| 7
| 9
| 6
|
| 1988
| NY
| A
| 35
| 32
| 9
| 8
| 4.49
| 81
| 96
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 176.1
| 221
| 11
| 46
| 4
| 5
| 6
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| 10
| 10
| 2
| 7
| 5.80
| 18
| 45
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 63.2
| 87
| 6
| 22
| 2
| 3
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 182
| 174
| 87
| 42
| 2.97
| 649
| 460
| 396
| 37
| 11
| 1
| 1198
| 1169
| 64
| 296
| 17
| 37
| 16
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 578
| 526
| 201
| 189
| 3.47
| 1596
| 1557
| 1353
| 125
| 35
| 3
| 3512.1
| 3614
| 238
| 963
| 85
| 150
| 82
|
| Total
|
|
| 760
| 700
| 288
| 231
| 3.34
| 2245
| 2017
| 1749
| 162
| 46
| 4
| 4710.1
| 4783
| 302
| 1259
| 102
| 187
| 98
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1963
| CLE
| A
| P
| 6
| 3
| 20.1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| P
| 25
| 14
| 94.1
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| P
| 39
| 27
| 183.2
| 4
| 51
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 7
| 2
| .917
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| P
| 34
| 33
| 223
| 8
| 47
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 15
| 9
| 0
| .917
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| P
| 31
| 29
| 178.1
| 17
| 55
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 0
| .973
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| P
| 25
| 25
| 177.1
| 10
| 54
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 6
| 0
| .985
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| P
| 33
| 33
| 232
| 16
| 66
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 5
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| P
| 37
| 37
| 269.1
| 15
| 65
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 6
| 1
| .909
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| P
| 38
| 35
| 229.1
| 9
| 34
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 5
| 0
| .935
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| P
| 29
| 29
| 186.2
| 11
| 45
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| P
| 36
| 31
| 218
| 15
| 64
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 5
| 0
| .988
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| P
| 22
| 22
| 153
| 3
| 36
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 9
| 2
| .975
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| P
| 31
| 31
| 207
| 3
| 33
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 7
| 1
| .973
|
| 1977
| LA
| N
| P
| 31
| 31
| 220.1
| 6
| 47
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 10
| 0
| .981
|
| 1978
| LA
| N
| P
| 33
| 30
| 213
| 8
| 45
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 21
| 6
| 4
| .946
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| P
| 37
| 36
| 276.1
| 15
| 51
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 8
| 3
| .957
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| P
| 36
| 36
| 265.1
| 16
| 46
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 12
| 1
| .984
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| P
| 20
| 20
| 140.1
| 11
| 27
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| NY
| A
| P
| 30
| 26
| 186.2
| 8
| 40
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 0
| .960
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| P
| 7
| 7
| 35
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| TOT
| A
| P
| 37
| 33
| 221.2
| 10
| 48
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 8
| 0
| .967
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 234.2
| 16
| 39
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| P
| 32
| 29
| 181.1
| 15
| 27
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 6
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| P
| 11
| 11
| 48
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| P
| 12
| 6
| 38.1
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TOT
| A
| P
| 23
| 17
| 86.1
| 8
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| P
| 13
| 10
| 70.2
| 4
| 15
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
| .864
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| P
| 33
| 33
| 187.2
| 4
| 31
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 6
| 1
| .875
|
| 1988
| NY
| A
| P
| 35
| 32
| 176.1
| 4
| 40
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 4
| 0
| .917
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| P
| 10
| 10
| 63.2
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 2
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 760
| 700
| 4710
| 237
| 1028
| 49
| 69
| 1
| 29
| 240
| 154
| 20
| .963
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1963
| CLE
| A
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 25
| 24
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .208
| .208
| .208
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 39
| 59
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 2
| .169
| .210
| .237
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 22
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| 34
| 69
| 6
| 10
| 2
| 8
| .145
| .181
| .246
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| 31
| 51
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .157
| .170
| .157
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 25
| 62
| 3
| 12
| 1
| 9
| .194
| .194
| .258
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 33
| 79
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .114
| .184
| .139
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| 38
| 84
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 5
| .202
| .230
| .214
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| 38
| 69
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .145
| .181
| .145
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| 29
| 63
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .159
| .159
| .159
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| 36
| 74
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 7
| .203
| .244
| .216
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| 22
| 51
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .118
| .151
| .157
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| 31
| 64
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .109
| .136
| .125
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1977
| LA
| N
| 31
| 79
| 3
| 14
| 1
| 4
| .177
| .205
| .228
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| LA
| N
| 33
| 66
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 6
| .121
| .159
| .152
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| NY
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| NY
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| TOT
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| CAL
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| TOT
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| NY
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| NY
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 182
| 397
| 14
| 60
| 1
| 24
| .151
| .180
| .176
| 7
| 0
| 14
| 74
| 0
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 12
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 579
| 503
| 29
| 81
| 4
| 30
| .161
| .192
| .197
| 6
| 0
| 19
| 137
| 1
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 761
| 900
| 43
| 141
| 5
| 54
| .157
| .187
| .188
| 13
| 0
| 33
| 211
| 1
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 20
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (June 12, 1961).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Tommie Agee and John Romano to Chicago White Sox as part of 3-team trade in which Kansas City Athletics sent Rocky Colavito to Cleveland Indians; Chicago White Sox sent Jim Landis and Mike Hershberger to Kansas City Athletics; Chicago White Sox sent Cam Carreon to Cleveland Indians (January 20, 1965); and Chicago White Sox sent Fred Talbot to Kansas City Athletics (February 10, 1965).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Steve Huntz to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Dick Allen (December 2, 1971).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1978).
- Signed by New York Yankees (November 21, 1978).
- Traded by New York Yankees to California Angels in exchange for a player to be named later (August 31, 1982); New York Yankees received Dennis Rasmussen (November 24, 1982).
- Released by California Angels (June 19, 1985).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (July 12, 1985).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
- Signed by New York Yankees (May 2, 1986).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
- Signed by New York Yankees (January 8, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by New York Yankees (December 21, 1987).
- Released by New York Yankees (November 10, 1988).
- Signed by New York Yankees (February 13, 1989).
- Released by New York Yankees (May 30, 1989).
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