TJ
Tommy John
MLB · 1963–1989 · R/L
Player Info
Bats
R
Throws
L
Height
6'3"
Weight
180 lbs
Born
1943-05-22
Birthplace
Terre Haute, USA
Years Active
1963–1989
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
761
H
141
HR
5
RBI
54
SB
0
AVG
.157
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | CLE | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| 1964 | CLE | 25 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .208 |
| 1965 | CHA | 39 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .169 |
| 1966 | CHA | 34 | 69 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .145 |
| 1967 | CHA | 31 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .157 |
| 1968 | CHA | 25 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .194 |
| 1969 | CHA | 33 | 79 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 27 | .114 |
| 1970 | CHA | 38 | 84 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .202 |
| 1971 | CHA | 38 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .145 |
| 1972 | LAN | 29 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .159 |
| 1973 | LAN | 36 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .203 |
| 1974 | LAN | 22 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .118 |
| 1976 | LAN | 31 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .109 |
| 1977 | LAN | 31 | 79 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .177 |
| 1978 | LAN | 33 | 66 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .121 |
| 1979 | NYA | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | NYA | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | NYA | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | CAL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | NYA | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | CAL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | CAL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | CAL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | OAK | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | NYA | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | NYA | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | NYA | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | NYA | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching Stats by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | CLE | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2.21 |
| 1964 | CLE | 2 | 9 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 97 | 41 | 10 | 35 | 65 | 3.91 |
| 1965 | CHA | 14 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 162 | 63 | 12 | 58 | 126 | 3.09 |
| 1966 | CHA | 14 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 195 | 65 | 13 | 57 | 138 | 2.62 |
| 1967 | CHA | 10 | 13 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 143 | 49 | 12 | 47 | 110 | 2.47 |
| 1968 | CHA | 10 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 135 | 39 | 10 | 49 | 117 | 1.98 |
| 1969 | CHA | 9 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 230 | 84 | 16 | 90 | 128 | 3.25 |
| 1970 | CHA | 12 | 17 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 253 | 98 | 19 | 101 | 138 | 3.27 |
| 1971 | CHA | 13 | 16 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 244 | 92 | 17 | 58 | 131 | 3.61 |
| 1972 | LAN | 11 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 172 | 60 | 14 | 40 | 117 | 2.89 |
| 1973 | LAN | 16 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 202 | 75 | 16 | 50 | 116 | 3.10 |
| 1974 | LAN | 13 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 133 | 44 | 4 | 42 | 78 | 2.59 |
| 1976 | LAN | 10 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 207 | 71 | 7 | 61 | 91 | 3.09 |
| 1977 | LAN | 20 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 225 | 68 | 12 | 50 | 123 | 2.78 |
| 1978 | LAN | 17 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 230 | 78 | 11 | 53 | 124 | 3.30 |
| 1979 | NYA | 21 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 268 | 91 | 9 | 65 | 111 | 2.96 |
| 1980 | NYA | 22 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 270 | 101 | 13 | 56 | 78 | 3.43 |
| 1981 | NYA | 9 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 135 | 41 | 10 | 39 | 50 | 2.63 |
| 1982 | CAL | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3.86 |
| 1982 | NYA | 10 | 10 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 190 | 76 | 11 | 34 | 54 | 3.66 |
| 1983 | CAL | 11 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 287 | 113 | 20 | 49 | 65 | 4.33 |
| 1984 | CAL | 7 | 13 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 223 | 91 | 15 | 56 | 47 | 4.52 |
| 1985 | CAL | 2 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 4.70 |
| 1985 | OAK | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 66 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 6.19 |
| 1986 | NYA | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 73 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 2.93 |
| 1987 | NYA | 13 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 212 | 84 | 12 | 47 | 63 | 4.03 |
| 1988 | NYA | 9 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 221 | 88 | 11 | 46 | 81 | 4.49 |
| 1989 | NYA | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 87 | 41 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 5.80 |
Awards
Player of the Month (1974)
Player of the Week (1974)
Hutch Award (1976)
TSN Comeback Player of the Year (1976)
Player of the Week (1977)
Pitcher of the Month (1979)
Player of the Week (1979)
Player of the Week (1980)
TSN All-Star (1980)
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (1981)
Tommy John Trading Cards
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