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.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Tom Niedenfuer |
| Date of Birth | August 13, 1959 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Throws | Right |
| Bats | Right |
| MLB Debut | 1981 |
Tom Niedenfuer Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Tom Niedenfuer.
Parsing Data
Data Source: Baseball Reference
Image Source: Wikipedia
📊 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:
| GS | 0 (MLB Rank: 8,004) |
| GF | 276 (MLB Rank: 158) |
| W | 36 (MLB Rank: 1,967) |
| L | 46 (MLB Rank: 1,697) |
| SV | 97 (MLB Rank: 180) |
| ERA | 3.29 (MLB Rank: 1,959) |
| IP | 653 (MLB Rank: 2,039) |
| SO | 474 (MLB Rank: 1,683) |
| BB | 226 (MLB Rank: 2,169) |
| H | 601 (MLB Rank: 2,181) |
| HR | 60 (MLB Rank: 1,735) |
| SO9 | 6.53 (MLB Rank: 3,425) |
| BB9 | 3.11 (MLB Rank: 8,150) |
| H9 | 8.28 (MLB Rank: 9,414) |
| HR9 | 0.83 (MLB Rank: 5,318) |
| WHIP | 1.266 (MLB Rank: 9,955) |
| WAR | 10.4 (MLB Rank: 1,225) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1990)
In his final season (1990), Tom Niedenfuer recorded the following stats:
| GS | 0 |
| GF | 12 |
| W | 0 |
| L | 6 |
| SV | 2 |
| ERA | 3.46 |
| IP | 65 |
| SO | 32 |
| BB | 25 |
| H | 66 |
| HR | 3 |
| SO9 | 4.43 |
| BB9 | 3.46 |
| H9 | 9.14 |
| HR9 | 0.42 |
| WHIP | 1.4 |
| WAR | 0.5 |
📈 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
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
