Tommy John

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: May 22, 1943 in Terre Haute, IN us

High School: Gerstmeyer HS (Terre Haute, IN)

School: Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN)

Debut: September 6, 1963 (Age 20-107d, 12,153rd in major league history)
vs. WSA 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 25, 1989 (Age 46-003d)
vs. CAL 5.1 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Agents: Bob Cohen

Full Name: Thomas Edward John

Twitter: @TommyJohn288

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

61.6

288

231

ERA

3.34

760

700

4710.1

2245

WHIP

1.283

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-15 / in Starts: 19-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 85 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	63 (30-20-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 85 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	52 (27-16-8)

Most Driven In
W Crawford	2
B Russell	1
S Garvey	1
J Ferguson	1
R Cey	1
S Yeager	1

Most Driven In By
M Mota	1
T Paciorek	1
B Buckner	1

1973 Batting Game Log

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1973 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	299	3 (2)	Apr 8	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-0	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	1.00	-0.102	1.40	-0.09%	-0.95	P
2	300	8 (4)	Apr 13	LAD		ATL	W,6-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.40	-0.031	.41	-0.02%	-0.63	P
3	301	13 (4)	Apr 18	LAD		HOU	L,2-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.99	-0.024	1.49	-0.02%	-0.21	P
4	302	17 (3)	Apr 22	LAD		SFG	L,2-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
5	303	19 (1)	Apr 25	LAD	@	STL	W,5-3	7-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	304	23 (3)	May 1	LAD		CHC	L,5-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
7	305	27 (3)	May 5	LAD		STL	W,11-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	.19	0.018	.18	0.01%	0.62	P
8	306	35 (7)	May 15	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
9	307	39 (3)	May 19	LAD	@	ATL	T,7-7	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	.82	-0.089	1.37	-0.09%	-0.85	P
10	308	44 (4)	May 24	LAD		NYM	L,3-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9	.94	-0.107	1.38	-0.09%	-1.78	P
11	309	49 (4)	May 29	LAD		PHI	W,9-3	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.150	.340	9	.52	-0.021	.98	-0.02%	0.87	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	310	53 (3)	Jun 3	LAD		MON	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.190	.150	.340	9						P
13	311	57 (3)	Jun 8	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.174	.382	9	.56	-0.019	1.06	-0.02%	-0.39	P
14	312	62 (4)	Jun 13	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-16	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.208	.174	.382	9						P
15	313	67 (4)	Jun 19	LAD		ATL	W,3-0	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	9	.46	-0.033	1.19	-0.05%	-0.37	P
16	314	72 (4)	Jun 23 (2)	LAD		CIN	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.167	.138	.305	9	.71	-0.053	2.35	-0.11%	-0.64	P
17	315	77 (4)	Jun 28 (2)	LAD	@	ATL	W,8-3	GS-6	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.156	.182	.188	.369	9	.59	-0.054	1.51	-0.08%	-1.11	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	316	83 (5)	Jul 3	LAD		SDP	L,1-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.176	.182	.358	9	.70	-0.017	1.77	-0.03%	-0.14	P
19	317	88 (4)	Jul 8	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.162	.167	.329	9	1.18	-0.109	3.17	-0.18%	-1.08	P
20	318	92 (3)	Jul 13	LAD		CHC	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.146	.150	.296	9	.84	-0.082	2.26	-0.13%	-1.17	P
21	319	97 (4)	Jul 18	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.163	.167	.329	9	1.03	0.086	1.85	0.09%	0.76	P
22	320	101 (3)	Jul 22	LAD	@	STL	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.163	.167	.329	2						P
23	321	102	Jul 26	LAD		HOU	W,3-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.174	.178	.352	9	.70	-0.023	1.86	-0.04%	-0.56	P
24	322	107 (4)	Jul 31	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.167	.170	.337	9	.87	-0.043	2.26	-0.07%	-0.29	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	323	112 (4)	Aug 5	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.176	.180	.356	9	.70	-0.049	2.70	-0.11%	-0.59	P
26	324	117 (4)	Aug 10	LAD		PHI	L,3-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.173	.176	.350	9	1.21	-0.035	3.33	-0.06%	-0.38	P
27	325	121 (3)	Aug 14	LAD		MON	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.185	.189	.374	9	.98	0.014	3.14	0.03%	0.03	P
28	326	125 (3)	Aug 19	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.179	.182	.360	9	1.20	-0.058	4.30	-0.13%	-0.39	P
29	327	129 (3)	Aug 24	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.203	.207	.410	9	.61	0.009	2.06	0.02%	0.08	P
30	328	134 (4)	Aug 29	LAD	@	MON	L,5-6	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.210	.213	.423	9	.35	-0.021	.82	-0.03%	-0.65	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	329	139 (4)	Sep 3	LAD	@	SFG	L,8-11	GS-7	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.227	.219	.446	9	.50	0.026	2.37	0.07%	0.21	P
32	330	144 (4)	Sep 8	LAD		SDP	L,6-9	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.221	.212	.433	9	1.77	-0.054	6.15	-0.11%	-0.42	P
33	331	148 (3)	Sep 13	LAD	@	HOU	W,8-6	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.225	.206	.431	9	1.71	0.094	2.12	0.07%	0.55	P
34	332	153 (4)	Sep 18	LAD		SFG	W,3-1	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.200	.233	.214	.447	9	1.48	0.184	1.02	0.08%	1.97	P
35	333	158 (4)	Sep 23	LAD		CIN	W,6-4	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.250	.222	.472	9	.45	0.060	.00	0.00%	0.94	P
36	334	161 (2)	Sep 28	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.244	.216	.460	9	.94	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
							20-15		85	74	3	15	1	0	0	7	4	0	17	0	7	0	3	3	0	0	.203	.244	.216	.460		.80	-0.578	1.79	-1.10%	-6.95

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