Tommy John stats

Last played for the New York Yankees, 1989

Starting Pitcher

Age 83 · 6' 3"

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Tommy John played 26 MLB seasons, 1963 to 1989.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
760
W
288
L
231
ERA
3.34
IP
4,710.1
K
2,245
BB
1,259
WHIP
1.28

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1963CLE6022.2120.1961.43
1964CLE25293.9194.165351.40
1965CHW391473.09183.2126581.20
1966CHW3414112.62223.0138571.13
1967CHW3110132.47178.1110471.07
1968CHW251051.98177.1117491.04
1969CHW339113.25232.1128901.38
1970CHW3712173.27269.11381011.31
1971CHW3813163.61229.1131581.32
1972LAD291152.89186.2117401.14
1973LAD361673.10218.0116501.16
1974LAD221332.59153.078421.14
1976LAD3110103.09207.091611.29
1977LAD312072.78220.1123501.25
1978LAD3317103.30213.0124531.33
1979NYY372192.96276.1111651.21
1980NYY362293.43265.178561.23
1981NYY20982.63140.150391.24
1982NYY/LAA3714123.69221.268391.25
1983LAA3411134.33234.265491.43
1984LAA327134.52181.147561.54
1985LAA/ATH234105.5386.125281.68
1986NYY13532.9370.228151.25
1987NYY331364.03187.263471.38
1988NYY35984.49176.181461.51
1989NYY10275.8063.218221.71

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
14
W
6
L
3
ERA
2.72
IP
86.0
K
48
BB
24
WHIP
1.23

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
162
SHO
46
K/9
4.3
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1963CLE0004.00000
1964CLE0216.20000
1965CHW0616.20000
1966CHW01055.60000
1967CHW0965.60000
1968CHW0515.90000
1969CHW0625.00000
1970CHW01034.60000
1971CHW01035.10000
1972LAD0415.60000
1973LAD0424.80000
1974LAD0534.60000
1976LAD0624.00000
1977LAD01135.00000
1978LAD0705.20000
1979NYY01733.60000
1980NYY01662.60000
1981NYY0703.20000
1982NYY/LAA01022.80000
1983LAA0902.50000
1984LAA0412.30000
1985LAA/ATH0002.60000
1986NYY0103.60000
1987NYY0313.00000
1988NYY0004.10000
1989NYY0002.50000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
83 yearsMay 22, 1943
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1963
Birthplace
Terre Haute, IN

What were Tommy John's career stats?

Tommy John played 26 seasons for the Guardians, the White Sox, the Dodgers, the Yankees and the Angels. He had 288 wins and 2,245 strikeouts with a 3.34 ERA over 4,710.1 innings. His best season was 1980: 22 wins, a 3.43 ERA and 78 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

26 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1963 to 1989

Tommy John finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

All-time career rank

  • 62nd in strikeouts (pitching) (2,245)
  • 25th in wins (pitching) (288)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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