Tom Bolton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 172lb (188cm, 78kg)

Born: May 6, 1962 in Nashville, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 20th round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Antioch HS (Antioch, TN).

High School: Antioch HS (Antioch, TN)

Debut: May 17, 1987 (Age 25-011d, 15,332nd in major league history)
vs. MIN 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 30, 1994 (Age 32-085d)
vs. TOR 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Full Name: Thomas Edward Bolton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.4

ERA

4.56

209

540.1

336

WHIP

1.588

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1980	18	BOS-min	A-	6	2	.750	2.41	23	1		1	1	5	56.0	43	26	15	4	22	1	43	0	0	2				1.161	6.9	0.6	3.5	6.9	1.95	ELM NYPL
1981	19	BOS-min	A	2	9	.182	4.50	24	16	3	0	0	0	92.0	125	62	46	5	41	2	47	3	1	7				1.804	12.2	0.5	4.0	4.6	1.15	WHV FLOR
1982	20	BOS-min	A	9	8	.529	2.99	28	25	1	4	0	0	162.2	161	67	54	3	63	3	77	2	4	7				1.377	8.9	0.2	3.5	4.3	1.22	WHV FLOR
1983	21	BOS-min	AA,AAA	7	8	.467	3.71	22	22	0	2	1	0	128.2	126	62	53	11	66	0	82	2	1	6				1.492	8.8	0.8	4.6	5.7	1.24	NBR,PAW EL,IL
1984	22	BOS-min	AA	4	5	.444	4.14	33	9	11	0	0	1	87.0	87	54	40	5	34	3	66	4	2	6				1.391	9.0	0.5	3.5	6.8	1.94	NBR EL
1985	23	BOS-min	AA	5	6	.455	4.28	34	10	14	1	0	1	101.0	106	53	48	3	40	1	74	2	2	3				1.446	9.4	0.3	3.6	6.6	1.85	NBR EL
1986	24	BOS-min	AAA	3	4	.429	2.72	29	7	11	1	0	2	86.0	80	30	26	6	25	2	58	0	1	1				1.221	8.4	0.6	2.6	6.1	2.32	PAW IL
1987	25	BOS-min	AAA	2	1	.667	5.40	5	4	1	0	0	0	21.2	25	14	13	0	12	1	8	0	0	1				1.708	10.4	0.0	5.0	3.3	0.67	PAW IL
1987	25	BOS	AL	1	0	1.000	4.38	29	0	5	0	0	0	61.2	83	33	30	5	27	2	49	2	0	3	287	105	3.75	1.784	12.1	0.7	3.9	7.2	1.81
1988	26	BOS-min	AAA	3	0	1.000	2.79	18	1	8	0	0	0	19.1	17	7	6	0	10	0	15	0	0	2				1.397	7.9	0.0	4.7	7.0	1.50	PAW IL
1988	26	BOS	AL	1	3	.250	4.75	28	0	8	0	0	1	30.1	35	17	16	1	14	1	21	0	1	2	140	88	3.20	1.615	10.4	0.3	4.2	6.2	1.50
1989	27	BOS-min	AAA	12	5	.706	2.89	25	22	2	5	2	1	143.1	140	57	46	13	47	2	99	4	1	0				1.305	8.8	0.8	3.0	6.2	2.11	PAW IL
1989	27	BOS	AL	0	4	.000	8.31	4	4	0	0	0	0	17.1	21	18	16	1	10	1	9	0	0	1	83	51	4.21	1.788	10.9	0.5	5.2	4.7	0.90
1990	28	BOS-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	3.86	4	2	1	0	0	0	11.2	9	6	5	2	7	0	8	0	0	2				1.371	6.9	1.5	5.4	6.2	1.14	PAW IL
1990	28	BOS	AL	10	5	.667	3.38	21	16	2	3	0	0	119.2	111	46	45	6	47	3	65	3	1	1	501	121	3.63	1.320	8.3	0.5	3.5	4.9	1.38
1991	29	BOS	AL	8	9	.471	5.24	25	19	4	0	0	0	110.0	136	72	64	16	51	2	64	1	0	3	499	83	5.00	1.700	11.1	1.3	4.2	5.2	1.25
1992	30	TOT	MLB	4	5	.444	4.54	37	9	9	0	0	0	75.1	86	39	38	9	37	3	50	4	2	5	345	86	4.64	1.633	10.3	1.1	4.4	6.0	1.35
1992	30	BOS	AL	1	2	.333	3.41	21	1	6	0	0	0	29.0	34	11	11	0	14	1	23	2	1	2	135	124	2.85	1.655	10.6	0.0	4.3	7.1	1.64
1992	30	CIN	NL	3	3	.500	5.24	16	8	3	0	0	0	46.1	52	28	27	9	23	2	27	2	1	3	210	70	5.76	1.619	10.1	1.7	4.5	5.2	1.17
1993	31	DET	AL	6	6	.500	4.47	43	8	9	0	0	0	102.2	113	57	51	5	45	10	66	7	1	5	462	96	3.85	1.539	9.9	0.4	3.9	5.8	1.47
1994	32	BAL-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	2.25	16	0	7	0	0	2	20.0	13	5	5	1	8	0	16	0	1	2	76			1.050	5.9	0.5	3.6	7.2	2.00	ROC IL
1994	32	BAL	AL	1	2	.333	5.40	22	0	3	0	0	0	23.1	29	15	14	3	13	1	12	0	0	1	109	94	5.45	1.800	11.2	1.2	5.0	4.6	0.92
1995	33	CHW-min	AAA	5	7	.417	4.43	19	17	1	1	1	0	101.2	106	52	50	10	31	0	82	3	2	3	433			1.348	9.4	0.9	2.7	7.3	2.65	NVL AA
1996	34	PIT-min	AAA	12	5	.706	4.02	40	14	11	0	0	2	116.1	121	64	52	7	47	5	92	7	0	6	517			1.444	9.4	0.5	3.6	7.1	1.96	CGY PCL
1997	35	MIL-PIT-min	AAA	5	10	.333	6.92	23	15	1	0	0	0	95.0	142	80	73	11	32	2	71	3	0	4	443			1.832	13.5	1.0	3.0	6.7	2.22	TUC,CGY PCL
1998	36	PIT-min	AAA	1	1	.500	10.38	3	1	2	0	0	0	4.1	8	5	5	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	23			2.308	16.6	0.0	4.2	6.2	1.50	NVL PCL
8 Yrs				31	34	.477	4.56	209	56	40	3	0	1	540.1	614	297	274	46	244	23	336	17	5	21	2426	93	4.18	1.588	10.2	0.8	4.1	5.6	1.38
162 Game Avg.				8	9	.477	4.56	54	14	10	1	0	0	139	158	76	70	12	63	6	86	4	1	5	623	93	4.18	1.588	10.2	0.8	4.1	5.6	1.38

BOS (6 yrs)				21	23	.477	4.45	128	40	25	3	0	1	368.0	420	197	182	29	163	10	231	8	3	12	1645	96	3.99	1.584	10.3	0.7	4.0	5.6	1.42
CIN (1 yr)				3	3	.500	5.24	16	8	3	0	0	0	46.1	52	28	27	9	23	2	27	2	1	3	210	70	5.76	1.619	10.1	1.7	4.5	5.2	1.17
BAL (1 yr)				1	2	.333	5.40	22	0	3	0	0	0	23.1	29	15	14	3	13	1	12	0	0	1	109	94	5.45	1.800	11.2	1.2	5.0	4.6	0.92
DET (1 yr)				6	6	.500	4.47	43	8	9	0	0	0	102.2	113	57	51	5	45	10	66	7	1	5	462	96	3.85	1.539	9.9	0.4	3.9	5.8	1.47

AL (8 yrs)				28	31	.475	4.50	193	48	37	3	0	1	494.0	562	269	247	37	221	21	309	15	4	18	2216	96	4.03	1.585	10.2	0.7	4.0	5.6	1.40
NL (1 yr)				3	3	.500	5.24	16	8	3	0	0	0	46.1	52	28	27	9	23	2	27	2	1	3	210	70	5.76	1.619	10.1	1.7	4.5	5.2	1.17

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