Tommy John played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1989, appearing in 760 games over 26 seasons. He recorded a total of 288 W and 231 L, an ERA of 3.34, 2,245 SO, a WHIP of 1.283, and a WAR of 62.0.
Tommy John Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Tommy John.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Tommy John |
| Date of Birth | May 22, 1943 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| MLB Debut | 1963 |
📊 Career Summary
Tommy John appeared in 760 games over 26 MLB seasons from 1963 to 1989. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 700 (MLB Rank: 8) |
| GF | 22 (MLB Rank: 3,196) |
| W | 288 (MLB Rank: 26) |
| L | 231 (MLB Rank: 19) |
| SV | 3 (MLB Rank: 2,437) |
| ERA | 3.34 (MLB Rank: 2,055) |
| IP | 4710.1 (MLB Rank: 20) |
| SHO | 46 (MLB Rank: 26) |
| CG | 162 (MLB Rank: 195) |
| SO | 2,245 (MLB Rank: 63) |
| BB | 1259 (MLB Rank: 41) |
| H | 4,783 (MLB Rank: 10) |
| HR | 302 (MLB Rank: 59) |
| SO9 | 4.29 (MLB Rank: 6,686) |
| BB9 | 2.41 (MLB Rank: 9,965) |
| H9 | 9.14 (MLB Rank: 6,701) |
| HR9 | 0.58 (MLB Rank: 6,842) |
| WHIP | 1.283 (MLB Rank: 9,599) |
| WAR | 62.0 (MLB Rank: 53) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1989)
In his final season (1989), Tommy John recorded the following stats:
| GS | 10 |
| W | 2 |
| L | 7 |
| ERA | 5.8 |
| IP | 63.2 |
| SO | 18 |
| BB | 22 |
| H | 87 |
| HR | 6 |
| SO9 | 2.54 |
| BB9 | 3.11 |
| H9 | 12.3 |
| HR9 | 0.85 |
| WHIP | 1.712 |
| WAR | −0.9 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1980, 22 W
- Most SO: 1966, 138 SO
- Most IP: 1979, 276.1 IP
- Best WAR: 1968, 5.6 WAR
- Best ERA: 1968, 1.98 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Tommy John appeared in 12 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.29, pitched 74.6 IP, struck out 42 batters, with 5 W and 2 L.
Tommy John 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | 0 | 2 | 2.21 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20.1 | 0.1 | 1.426 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 167 | 3.12 | 4 | 1.5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 10.2 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 91 |
1964 | 2 | 9 | 3.91 | 0.182 | 0 | 65 | 94.1 | 0.2 | 1.399 | 10 | 97 | 35 | 53 | 41 | 93 | 3.72 | 6.2 | 1.86 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 412 |
1965 | 14 | 7 | 3.09 | 0.667 | 2 | 126 | 183.2 | 1.4 | 1.198 | 12 | 162 | 58 | 67 | 63 | 102 | 2.97 | 6.2 | 2.17 | 27 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 752 |
1966 | 14 | 11 | 2.62 | 0.56 | 0 | 138 | 223 | 3.1 | 1.13 | 13 | 195 | 57 | 76 | 65 | 121 | 2.94 | 5.6 | 2.42 | 33 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 904 |
1967 | 10 | 13 | 2.47 | 0.435 | 0 | 110 | 178.1 | 1.6 | 1.065 | 12 | 143 | 47 | 62 | 49 | 122 | 3.05 | 5.6 | 2.34 | 29 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0.6 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 715 |
1968 | 10 | 5 | 1.98 | 0.667 | 0 | 117 | 177.1 | 5.6 | 1.038 | 10 | 135 | 49 | 45 | 39 | 161 | 2.83 | 5.9 | 2.39 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 705 |
1969 | 9 | 11 | 3.25 | 0.45 | 0 | 128 | 232.1 | 5.1 | 1.377 | 16 | 230 | 90 | 91 | 84 | 119 | 3.48 | 5 | 1.42 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 984 |
1970 | 12 | 17 | 3.27 | 0.414 | 0 | 138 | 269.1 | 5.5 | 1.314 | 19 | 253 | 101 | 117 | 98 | 116 | 3.76 | 4.6 | 1.37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 1133 |
1971 | 13 | 16 | 3.61 | 0.448 | 0 | 131 | 229.1 | 1.7 | 1.317 | 17 | 244 | 58 | 115 | 92 | 100 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 2.26 | 35 | 38 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0.7 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 975 |
1972 | 11 | 5 | 2.89 | 0.688 | 0 | 117 | 186.2 | 2.3 | 1.136 | 14 | 172 | 40 | 68 | 60 | 116 | 2.81 | 5.6 | 2.93 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 766 |
1973 | 16 | 7 | 3.1 | 0.696 | 0 | 116 | 218 | 2 | 1.156 | 16 | 202 | 50 | 88 | 75 | 113 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 2.32 | 31 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 888 |
1974 | 13 | 3 | 2.59 | 0.813 | 0 | 78 | 153 | 2.6 | 1.144 | 4 | 133 | 42 | 51 | 44 | 132 | 2.74 | 4.6 | 1.86 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 616 |
1976 | 10 | 10 | 3.09 | 0.5 | 0 | 91 | 207 | 2.3 | 1.295 | 7 | 207 | 61 | 76 | 71 | 109 | 3.08 | 4 | 1.49 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 9 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 868 |
1977 | 20 | 7 | 2.78 | 0.741 | 0 | 123 | 220.1 | 4.4 | 1.248 | 12 | 225 | 50 | 82 | 68 | 138 | 3.05 | 5 | 2.46 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 906 |
1978 | 17 | 10 | 3.3 | 0.63 | 1 | 124 | 213 | 1.4 | 1.329 | 11 | 230 | 53 | 95 | 78 | 107 | 2.91 | 5.2 | 2.34 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 912 |
1979 | 21 | 9 | 2.96 | 0.7 | 0 | 111 | 276.1 | 5.5 | 1.205 | 9 | 268 | 65 | 109 | 91 | 137 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.71 | 36 | 37 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 2.1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1116 |
1980 | 22 | 9 | 3.43 | 0.71 | 0 | 78 | 265.1 | 4.1 | 1.229 | 13 | 270 | 56 | 115 | 101 | 115 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.39 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1089 |
1981 | 9 | 8 | 2.63 | 0.529 | 0 | 50 | 140.1 | 2.5 | 1.24 | 10 | 135 | 39 | 50 | 41 | 136 | 3.71 | 3.2 | 1.28 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.7 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 580 |
1982 | 14 | 12 | 3.69 | 0.538 | 0 | 68 | 221.2 | 4.2 | 1.254 | 15 | 239 | 39 | 102 | 91 | 108 | 3.55 | 2.8 | 1.74 | 33 | 37 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0.6 | 9.7 | 1.6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 918 |
1983 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 | 0.458 | 0 | 65 | 234.2 | 2.1 | 1.432 | 20 | 287 | 49 | 126 | 113 | 93 | 3.96 | 2.5 | 1.33 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.8 | 11 | 1.9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1010 |