John Tudor Stats

John Tudor was born on Tuesday, February 2, 1954, in Schenectady, New York. Tudor was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 16, 1979, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 John Tudor baseball stats page.

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"He (John Tudor) was also combative, curt, and bluntly honest; when he considered a question stupid, he said so. It is the age of 10-second sound bites and TV mini-cams and much of what the professional athlete must deal with really is trivial and repetitive, but the unwritten rule is that you play along, smile for the camera, babble banalities and go on. Not this guy." - Henderson, Joe. Author. The Man and the Image. Baseball Digest. August 1986.

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John Tudor Autograph on a 1986 Fleer Baseball Card (#122)

John Tudor Autograph on a 1986 Fleer Baseball Card (#122)

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Birth Name:   John Thomas Tudor
Nickname:   None
Born On:   02-02-1954  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Schenectady, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Peabody High School (Peabody, MA)
College:   Georgia Southern College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   08-16-1979 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-13-1990
Draft:   1976 : 3rd Round (57th)

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John Tudor Pitching Stats

1979 25 Red Sox 6 6 0 1 2 .333 6.43 1 0 0 28.0 128 39 20 23 2 9 1 11 0 0 0 0
1980 26 Red Sox 16 13 0 8 5 .615 3.02 5 0 0 92.1 382 81 31 35 4 31 1 45 1 3 0 -
1981 27 Red Sox 18 11 3 4 3 .571 4.58 2 0 1 78.2 331 74 40 44 11 28 1 44 1 3 1 -
1982 28 Red Sox 32 30 1 13 10 .565 3.63 6 1 0 195.2 847 215 79 90 20 59 3 146 0 8 2 -
1983 29 Red Sox 34 34 0 13 12 .520 4.09 7 2 0 242.0 1,022 236 110 122 32 81 3 136 8 4 2 0
1984 30 Pirates 32 32 0 12 11 .522 3.27 6 1 0 212.0 881 200 77 81 19 56 2 117 1 1 1 0
1985 31 Cardinals 36 36 0 21 8 .724 1.93 14 10 0 275.0 1,062 209 59 68 14 49 4 169 4 5 0 0
1986 32 Cardinals 30 30 0 13 7 .650 2.92 3 0 0 219.0 879 197 71 81 22 53 5 107 2 1 1 0
1987 33 Cardinals 16 16 0 10 2 .833 3.84 0 0 0 96.0 405 100 41 43 11 32 1 54 1 1 0 0
1988 34 Cardinals 21 21 0 6 5 .545 2.29 4 1 0 145.1 578 131 37 44 5 31 7 55 0 1 1 0
1988 34 Dodgers 9 9 0 4 3 .571 2.41 1 0 0 52.1 216 58 14 16 5 10 0 32 0 0 2 0
1989 35 Dodgers 6 3 1 0 0 .000 3.14 0 0 0 14.1 62 17 5 5 1 6 0 9 0 0 0 -
1990 36 Cardinals 25 22 0 12 4 .750 2.40 1 1 0 146.1 575 120 39 48 10 30 4 63 0 2 0 -
12 Years 281 263 5 117 72 .619 3.12 50 16 1 1,797.0 7,368 1,677 623 700 156 475 32 988 18 29 10 0

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John Tudor Hitting Stats

1979 25 Red Sox 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1980 26 Red Sox 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1981 27 Red Sox 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1982 28 Red Sox 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 29 Red Sox 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1984 30 Pirates 36 76 3 16 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 24 4 0 0 0 .211 .241 .224
1985 31 Cardinals 37 94 9 13 3 2 0 0 2 5 0 25 7 0 0 1 .138 .182 .213
1986 32 Cardinals 30 72 6 11 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 22 13 1 0 0 .153 .162 .167
1987 33 Cardinals 17 35 1 7 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 6 3 0 0 1 .200 .243 .200
1988 34 Cardinals 23 46 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 5 0 0 1 .109 .163 .109
1988 34 Dodgers 9 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2 0 0 0 .000 .071 .000
1989 35 Dodgers 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1990 36 Cardinals 25 46 3 7 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 19 7 0 0 0 .152 .188 .196
12 Years 289 384 22 59 7 2 0 0 18 17 0 120 41 1 0 3 .154 .189 .182

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John Tudor Fielding Stats

1979 Red Sox P 6 6 84 8 1.3 8 1 7 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.57
1980 Red Sox P 16 13 277 30 1.9 29 5 24 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.83
1981 Red Sox P 18 11 236 19 1.1 19 2 17 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.17
1982 Red Sox P 32 30 587 46 1.4 44 5 39 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.02
1983 Red Sox P 34 34 726 40 1.2 38 12 26 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .950 1.41
1984 Pirates P 32 32 636 42 1.3 42 11 31 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.78
1985 Cardinals P 36 36 825 66 1.8 63 18 45 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .955 2.06
1986 Cardinals P 30 30 657 53 1.8 51 10 41 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.10
1987 Cardinals P 16 16 288 24 1.5 24 4 20 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1988 Cardinals P 21 21 436 35 1.7 35 5 30 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.17
1988 Dodgers P 9 9 157 11 1.2 11 2 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.89
1989 Dodgers P 6 3 43 3 0.5 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.88
1990 Cardinals P 25 22 439 40 1.6 39 10 29 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .975 2.40
P Totals 281 263 5,391 417 1.5 406 85 321 11 27 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.03
12 Years 281 263 5,391 417 1.5 406 85 321 11 27 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.03

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John Tudor Miscellaneous Stats

1979 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.22 3.54 2.89
1980 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.45 4.39 3.02
1981 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.57 5.03 3.20
1982 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.47 6.72 2.71
1983 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.68 5.06 3.01
1984 Pirates 1 0 1.000 0 4 n/a 0.0 3.2 38.0 2.09 4.97 2.38
1985 Cardinals 0 1 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 3.8 47.0 3.45 5.53 1.60
1986 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.3 12.0 2.02 4.40 2.18
1987 Cardinals 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 5.8 7.0 1.69 5.06 3.00
1988 Cardinals 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 3.1 0.0 1.77 3.41 1.92
1988 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.4 0.0 3.20 5.50 1.72
1989 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.50 5.65 3.77
1990 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.4 15.3 2.10 3.87 1.85
12 Years 1 1 .500 3 5 0 0.0 3.2 21.3 2.08 4.95 2.38

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John Tudor Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1979 Boston Red Sox 30 $21,000.00 - -
1980 Boston Red Sox 30 $32,000.00 - -
1981 Boston Red Sox 30 $44,500.00 - -
1982 Boston Red Sox 30 $57,750.00 - -
1983 Boston Red Sox 30 $225,000.00 - -
1984 Pittsburgh Pirates 24 $375,000.00 - -
1985 St. Louis Cardinals 30 $457,500.00 - Stats
1986 St. Louis Cardinals 30 $1,000,000.00 - -
1987 St. Louis Cardinals 30 $1,050,000.00 - Stats
1988 St. Louis Cardinals 30 $1,100,000.00 - Stats
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers 30 "     "     - Stats
1989 Los Angeles Dodgers 30 $1,300,000.00 - -
1990 St. Louis Cardinals 30 $350,000.00 - -

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John Thomas Tudor was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Boston Red Sox (1979-1983), Pittsburgh Pirates (1984), St. Louis Cardinals (1985-1988), Los Angeles Dodgers (1988-1989), and St. Louis Cardinals (1990). When Tudor made his big league debut on August 16, 1979, he became the first former student from Peabody High School (Peabody, MA) to play in the majors.

John Tudor Rookie Card | Baseball Almanac

John Tudor Rookie Card | 1981 Topps Baseball Card (#14 | Checklist)
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Did you know that John Tudor spent five years pitching in St. Louis, finishing with a 2.52 ERA, and a 62-26 record, giving him a .705 winning percentage — the best in franchise history (750 IP)?

One of those seasons is quite notable... In 1985, Tudor struggled mightily, going 1-7, with a 3.74 ERA. A high school teammate was watching Tudor on TV, noticed a change in his delivery, called John, and an epic turnaround occurred. Tudor then won twenty-games, including his last eleven consecutive decisions. His ERA after the call, a minuscule 1.37, and he finished the year with ten shutouts, three shy of the franchise record set by Bob Gibson in 1968.

The St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum was established in 2014, and includes the the franchise history, as well as an elite set of former players selected by a "Red Ribbon" panel who are members of the Cardinals Hall of Fame. In 2020, John Tudor, Tom Herr, and Bill White were awarded their honorary red jackets.