Tommy John Stats

Tommy John was born on Saturday, May 22, 1943, in Terre Haute, Indiana. John was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1963, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Tommy John baseball stats page.

"When they operated on my arm, I asked them to put in a Koufax fastball. They did, but it turned out to be Mrs. Koufax." - Tommy John (1979)

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Tommy John

Tommy John Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#81)

Tommy John Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#81)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Thomas Edward John, Jr.
Nickname:   T.J. or Tommy
Born On:   05-22-1943
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Terre Haute, Indiana
Zodiac:   Gemini
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Indiana State University (DNP)
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   09-06-1963 (Age 20)
Last Game:   05-25-1989
Draft:   Not Applicable
Tommy John

Tommy John Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1963 Indians 6 3 1 0 2 .000 2.21 0 0 0 20.1 91 23 5 10 1 6 1 9 1 0 0 -
1964 Indians 25 14 0 2 9 .182 3.91 2 1 0 94.1 412 97 41 53 10 35 4 65 5 0 1 -
1965 White Sox 39 27 4 14 7 .667 3.09 6 1 3 183.2 752 162 63 67 12 58 6 126 8 2 0 -
1966 White Sox 34 33 0 14 11 .560 2.62 10 5 0 223.0 904 195 65 76 13 57 4 138 10 7 1 -
1967 White Sox 31 29 1 10 13 .435 2.47 9 6 0 178.1 715 143 49 62 12 47 7 110 5 5 0 -
1968 White Sox 25 25 0 10 5 .667 1.98 5 1 0 177.1 705 135 39 45 10 49 4 117 2 12 1 -
1969 White Sox 33 33 0 9 11 .450 3.25 6 2 0 232.1 984 230 84 91 16 90 10 128 15 1 1 -
1970 White Sox 37 37 0 12 17 .414 3.27 10 3 0 269.1 1,133 253 98 117 19 101 16 138 17 9 0 -
1971 White Sox 38 35 0 13 16 .448 3.61 10 3 0 229.1 975 244 92 115 17 58 5 131 10 5 0 -
1972 Dodgers 29 29 0 11 5 .688 2.89 4 1 0 186.2 766 172 60 68 14 40 1 117 10 3 0 -
1973 Dodgers 36 31 3 16 7 .696 3.10 4 2 0 218.0 888 202 75 88 16 50 2 116 3 4 0 -
1974 Dodgers 22 22 0 13 3 .813 2.59 5 3 0 153.0 616 133 44 51 4 42 0 78 5 1 0 -
1976 Dodgers 31 31 0 10 10 .500 3.09 6 2 0 207.0 868 207 71 76 7 61 4 91 7 0 1 -
1977 Dodgers 31 31 0 20 7 .741 2.78 11 3 0 220.1 906 225 68 82 12 50 3 123 6 3 0 -
1978 Dodgers 33 30 3 17 10 .630 3.30 7 0 1 213.0 912 230 78 95 11 53 7 124 6 5 1 -
1979 Yankees 37 36 1 21 9 .700 2.96 17 3 0 276.1 1,116 268 91 109 9 65 1 111 11 4 1 -
1980 Yankees 36 36 0 22 9 .710 3.43 16 6 0 265.1 1,089 270 101 115 13 56 1 78 5 6 0 -
1981 Yankees 20 20 0 9 8 .529 2.63 7 0 0 140.1 580 135 41 50 10 39 2 50 6 3 2 -
1982 Yankees 30 26 2 10 10 .500 3.66 9 2 0 186.2 766 190 76 84 11 34 1 54 5 3 2 -
1982 Angels 7 7 0 4 2 .667 3.86 1 0 0 35.0 152 49 15 18 4 5 0 14 2 0 0 -
1983 Angels 34 34 0 11 13 .458 4.33 9 0 0 234.2 1,010 287 113 126 20 49 5 65 11 2 0 -
1984 Angels 32 29 1 7 13 .350 4.52 4 1 0 181.1 797 223 91 97 15 56 3 47 11 4 0 -
1985 Angels 12 6 2 2 4 .333 4.70 0 0 0 38.1 176 51 20 22 3 15 1 17 5 1 0 -
1985 Athletics 11 11 0 2 6 .250 6.19 0 0 0 48.0 221 66 33 37 6 13 0 8 2 1 0 -
1986 Yankees 13 10 2 5 3 .625 2.93 1 0 0 70.2 290 73 23 27 8 15 1 28 2 2 0 -
1987 Yankees 33 33 0 13 6 .684 4.03 3 1 0 187.2 802 212 84 95 12 47 7 63 9 6 0 -
1988 Yankees 35 32 2 9 8 .529 4.49 0 0 0 176.1 776 221 88 96 11 46 4 81 5 6 5 -
1989 Yankees 10 10 0 2 7 .222 5.80 0 0 0 63.2 290 87 41 45 6 22 2 18 3 3 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
26 Years 760 700 22 288 231 .555 3.34 162 46 4 4,710.1 19,692 4,783 1,749 2,017 302 1,259 102 2,245 187 98 16 -
Tommy John

Tommy John Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1963 Indians 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1964 Indians 25 24 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 3 0 0 1 .208 .208 .208
1965 White Sox 39 59 4 10 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 22 6 0 0 1 .169 .210 .237
1966 White Sox 34 69 6 10 1 0 2 0 8 3 0 21 4 0 0 1 .145 .181 .246
1967 White Sox 31 51 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12 5 1 0 0 .157 .170 .157
1968 White Sox 25 62 3 12 1 0 1 0 9 0 0 15 5 0 0 0 .194 .194 .258
1969 White Sox 33 79 6 9 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 27 1 1 0 1 .114 .184 .139
1970 White Sox 38 84 4 17 1 0 0 0 5 2 0 17 9 0 1 3 .202 .230 .214
1971 White Sox 38 69 3 10 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 14 9 0 0 0 .145 .181 .145
1972 Dodgers 29 63 3 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 7 0 0 3 .159 .159 .159
1973 Dodgers 36 74 3 15 1 0 0 0 7 4 0 17 7 0 0 3 .203 .244 .216
1974 Dodgers 22 51 0 6 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 10 9 0 0 1 .118 .151 .157
1976 Dodgers 31 64 3 7 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 10 10 0 0 4 .109 .136 .125
1977 Dodgers 31 79 3 14 1 0 1 0 4 3 0 14 6 1 0 0 .177 .205 .228
1978 Dodgers 33 66 2 8 2 0 0 0 6 3 0 13 12 0 0 1 .121 .159 .152
1979 Yankees 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1980 Yankees 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1981 Yankees 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1982 Yankees 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1982 Angels 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 Angels 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1984 Angels 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1985 Angels 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1985 Athletics 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1986 Yankees 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1987 Yankees 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1988 Yankees 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1989 Yankees 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
26 Years 761 900 43 141 13 0 5 0 54 33 0 211 93 3 1 20 .157 .187 .188
Tommy John

Tommy John Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1963 Indians P 6 3 61 4 0.7 4 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.77 -
1964 Indians P 25 14 283 21 0.8 21 5 16 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00 -
1965 White Sox P 39 27 551 60 1.5 55 4 51 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .917 2.70 -
1966 White Sox P 34 33 669 60 1.8 55 8 47 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 2.22 -
1967 White Sox P 31 29 535 74 2.4 72 17 55 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .973 3.63 -
1968 White Sox P 25 25 532 65 2.6 64 10 54 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .985 3.25 -
1969 White Sox P 33 33 697 82 2.5 82 16 66 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.18 -
1970 White Sox P 37 37 808 88 2.4 80 15 65 8 3 n/a n/a n/a .909 2.67 -
1971 White Sox P 38 35 688 46 1.2 43 9 34 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .935 1.69 -
1972 Dodgers P 29 29 560 56 1.9 56 11 45 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.70 -
1973 Dodgers P 36 31 654 80 2.2 79 15 64 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .988 3.26 -
1974 Dodgers P 22 22 459 40 1.8 39 3 36 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.29 -
1976 Dodgers P 31 31 621 37 1.2 36 3 33 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .973 1.57 -
1977 Dodgers P 31 31 661 54 1.7 53 6 47 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.16 -
1978 Dodgers P 33 30 639 56 1.7 53 8 45 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .946 2.24 -
1979 Yankees P 37 36 829 69 1.9 66 15 51 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.15 -
1980 Yankees P 36 36 796 63 1.8 62 16 46 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .984 2.10 -
1981 Yankees P 20 20 421 38 1.9 38 11 27 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.44 -
1982 Yankees P 30 26 560 50 1.7 48 8 40 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .960 2.31 -
1982 Angels P 7 7 105 10 1.4 10 2 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.57 -
1983 Angels P 34 34 704 55 1.6 55 16 39 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.11 -
1984 Angels P 32 29 544 42 1.3 42 15 27 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.08 -
1985 Angels P 12 6 115 13 1.1 13 4 9 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.05 -
1985 Athletics P 11 11 144 17 1.5 17 4 13 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.19 -
1986 Yankees P 13 10 212 22 1.7 19 4 15 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .864 2.42 -
1987 Yankees P 33 33 563 40 1.2 35 4 31 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .875 1.68 -
1988 Yankees P 35 32 529 48 1.4 44 4 40 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .917 2.25 -
1989 Yankees P 10 10 191 24 2.4 24 3 21 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.39 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 760 700 14,131 1,314 1.7 1,265 237 1,028 49 69 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.42 --
26 Years 760 700 14,131 1,314 1.7 1,265 237 1,028 49 69 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.42 --
Tommy John

Tommy John Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1963 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.50 3.98 2.66
1964 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.4 24.0 1.86 6.20 3.34
1965 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 59.0 2.7 29.5 2.17 6.17 2.84
1966 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 34.5 3.3 8.6 2.42 5.57 2.30
1967 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.3 25.5 2.34 5.55 2.37
1968 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 62.0 4.1 6.9 2.39 5.94 2.49
1969 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.9 79.0 1.42 4.96 3.49
1970 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.9 16.8 1.37 4.61 3.38
1971 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.9 34.5 2.26 5.14 2.28
1972 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.3 31.5 2.93 5.64 1.93
1973 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.4 10.6 2.32 4.79 2.06
1974 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.1 25.5 1.86 4.59 2.47
1976 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.4 21.3 1.49 3.96 2.65
1977 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 79.0 5.6 19.8 2.46 5.02 2.04
1978 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.1 11.0 2.34 5.24 2.24
1979 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.71 3.62 2.12
1980 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.39 2.65 1.90
1981 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.28 3.21 2.50
1982 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.59 2.60 1.64
1982 Angels 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.80 3.60 1.29
1983 Angels 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.33 2.49 1.88
1984 Angels 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.84 2.33 2.78
1985 Angels 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.13 3.99 3.52
1985 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.62 1.50 2.44
1986 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.87 3.57 1.91
1987 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.34 3.02 2.25
1988 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.76 4.13 2.35
1989 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.82 2.54 3.11
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
26 Years 0 0 .000 - - 0 180.0 4.3 16.7 1.78 4.29 2.41
Tommy John

Tommy John Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1963 Cleveland Indians 37 Undetermined - -
1964 Cleveland Indians 37 Undetermined - -
1965 Chicago White Sox 25 $7,000.00 - -
1966 Chicago White Sox 25 $12,000.00 - -
1967 Chicago White Sox 25 Undetermined - -
1968 Chicago White Sox 25 Undetermined Stats -
1969 Chicago White Sox 25 Undetermined - -
1970 Chicago White Sox 25 Undetermined - -
1971 Chicago White Sox 25 $45,000.00 - -
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers 25 Undetermined - -
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers 25 Undetermined - -
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 25 Undetermined - -
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers 25 $80,000.00 - -
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers 25 $170,000.00 - Stats
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 25 Undetermined Stats Stats
1979 New York Yankees 25 Undetermined Stats -
1980 New York Yankees 25 Undetermined Stats -
1981 New York Yankees 25 Undetermined - Stats
1982 New York Yankees 25 Undetermined - -
1982 California Angels 35 Undetermined - -
1983 California Angels 25 Undetermined - -
1984 California Angels 25 Undetermined - -
1985 California Angels 25 Undetermined - -
1985 Oakland Athletics 25 $600,000.00 - -
1986 New York Yankees 25 $60,000.00 - -
1987 New York Yankees 25 $350,000.00 - -
1988 New York Yankees 25 $375,000.00 - -
1989 New York Yankees 25 Undetermined - -


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