Tommy John Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Tommy John
NameTommy John
Date of BirthMay 22, 1943
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
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BatsRight
MLB Debut1963
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Tommy John Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS700 (MLB Rank: 8)
GF22 (MLB Rank: 3,254)
W288 (MLB Rank: 26)
L231 (MLB Rank: 19)
SV3 (MLB Rank: 2,474)
ERA3.34 (MLB Rank: 2,073)
IP4710.1 (MLB Rank: 20)
SHO46 (MLB Rank: 26)
CG162 (MLB Rank: 195)
SO2,245 (MLB Rank: 63)
BB1259 (MLB Rank: 41)
H4,783 (MLB Rank: 10)
HR302 (MLB Rank: 59)
SO94.29 (MLB Rank: 6,826)
BB92.41 (MLB Rank: 10,130)
H99.14 (MLB Rank: 6,788)
HR90.58 (MLB Rank: 7,001)
WHIP1.283 (MLB Rank: 9,723)
WAR62.0 (MLB Rank: 53)

📊 Last Season Summary (1989)

In his final season (1989), Tommy John recorded the following stats:

GS10
W2
L7
ERA5.8
IP63.2
SO18
BB22
H87
HR6
SO92.54
BB93.11
H912.3
HR90.85
WHIP1.712
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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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
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