Tom Niedenfuer Career Pitching Summary

Tom Niedenfuer played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1990, appearing in 484 games over 10 seasons. He recorded a total of 36 W and 46 L, an ERA of 3.29, 474 SO, a WHIP of 1.266, and a WAR of 10.4.

Tom Niedenfuer Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Tom Niedenfuer.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Tom Niedenfuer
    NameTom Niedenfuer
    Date of BirthAugust 13, 1959
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1981

    📊 Career Summary

    Tom Niedenfuer appeared in 484 games over 10 MLB seasons from 1981 to 1990. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS0 (MLB Rank: 7,909)
    GF276 (MLB Rank: 157)
    W36 (MLB Rank: 1,950)
    L46 (MLB Rank: 1,680)
    SV97 (MLB Rank: 174)
    ERA3.29 (MLB Rank: 1,936)
    IP653 (MLB Rank: 2,025)
    SO474 (MLB Rank: 1,655)
    BB226 (MLB Rank: 2,153)
    H601 (MLB Rank: 2,167)
    HR60 (MLB Rank: 1,709)
    SO96.53 (MLB Rank: 3,291)
    BB93.11 (MLB Rank: 8,028)
    H98.28 (MLB Rank: 9,299)
    HR90.83 (MLB Rank: 5,172)
    WHIP1.266 (MLB Rank: 9,824)
    WAR10.4 (MLB Rank: 1,206)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1990)

    In his final season (1990), Tom Niedenfuer recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF12
    W0
    L6
    SV2
    ERA3.46
    IP65
    SO32
    BB25
    H66
    HR3
    SO94.43
    BB93.46
    H99.14
    HR90.42
    WHIP1.4
    WAR0.5

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1983, 8 W
    • Most SO: 1985, 102 SO
    • Most IP: 1985, 106.1 IP
    • Best WAR: 1983, 3.6 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1983, 1.91 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Tom Niedenfuer appeared in 9 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.9, pitched 12.4 IP, struck out 9 batters, with 0 W and 2 L.

    Tom Niedenfuer Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1981
    3
    1
    3.81
    0.75
    2
    12
    26
    0
    1.192
    1
    25
    6
    11
    11
    90
    2.98
    4.2
    2
    0
    17
    8
    0
    0
    0.3
    8.7
    2.1
    0
    1
    2
    0
    107
    1982
    3
    4
    2.71
    0.429
    9
    60
    69.2
    1.5
    1.378
    3
    71
    25
    22
    21
    130
    2.72
    7.8
    2.4
    0
    55
    24
    0
    0
    0.4
    9.2
    3.2
    0
    2
    8
    1
    299
    1983
    8
    3
    1.9
    0.727
    11
    66
    94.2
    3.6
    0.887
    6
    55
    29
    22
    20
    190
    3.14
    6.3
    2.28
    0
    66
    38
    0
    0
    0.6
    5.2
    2.8
    0
    1
    11
    1
    366
    1984
    2
    5
    2.47
    0.286
    11
    45
    47.1
    1.4
    1.31
    3
    39
    23
    14
    13
    144
    3.28
    8.6
    1.96
    0
    33
    21
    0
    0
    0.6
    7.4
    4.4
    1
    2
    7
    1
    203
    1985
    7
    9
    2.71
    0.438
    19
    102
    106.1
    2.2
    1.034
    6
    86
    24
    32
    32
    128
    2.2
    8.6
    4.25
    0
    64
    43
    0
    0
    0.5
    7.3
    2
    0
    1
    5
    0
    415
    1986
    6
    6
    3.71
    0.5
    11
    55
    80
    0.7
    1.438
    11
    86
    29
    35
    33
    94
    4.31
    6.2
    1.9
    0
    60
    27
    0
    0
    1.2
    9.7
    3.3
    0
    1
    15
    2
    345
    1987
    4
    5
    4.46
    0.444
    14
    47
    68.2
    0.2
    1.442
    12
    68
    31
    37
    34
    97
    5.22
    6.2
    1.52
    0
    60
    47
    0
    0
    1.6
    8.9
    4.1
    0
    2
    4
    3
    303
    1988
    3
    4
    3.51
    0.429
    18
    40
    59
    1
    1.322
    8
    59
    19
    23
    23
    112
    4.24
    6.1
    2.11
    0
    52
    42
    0
    0
    1.2
    9
    2.9
    0
    2
    3
    0
    252
    1989
    0
    3
    6.69
    0
    0
    15
    36.1
    -0.7
    1.679
    7
    46
    15
    29
    27
    61
    5.76
    3.7
    1
    0
    25
    14
    0
    0
    1.7
    11.4
    3.7
    0
    1
    5
    3
    171
    1990
    0
    6
    3.46
    0
    2
    32
    65
    0.5
    1.4
    3
    66
    25
    26
    25
    110
    3.58
    4.4
    1.28
    0
    52
    12
    0
    0
    0.4
    9.1
    3.5
    0
    0
    7
    3
    276