Tommy John

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: May 22, 1943 in Terre Haute, IN us

High School: Gerstmeyer HS (Terre Haute, IN)

School: Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN)

Debut: September 6, 1963 (Age 20-107d, 12,153rd in major league history)
vs. WSA 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 25, 1989 (Age 46-003d)
vs. CAL 5.1 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Agents: Bob Cohen

Full Name: Thomas Edward John

Twitter: @TommyJohn288

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

61.6

288

231

ERA

3.34

760

700

4710.1

2245

WHIP

1.283

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-14 / in Starts: 19-8
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	20 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 68 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	42 (26-9-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 68 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	40 (20-12-6)

Most Driven In
K Berry	1
Self	1
A Weis	0
T McCraw	0
R Hansen	0

Most Driven In By
F Robinson	1
D Buford	1
D Cater	1
Self	1

1965 Batting Game Log

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1965 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	32	1	Apr 13	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	33	3 (1)	Apr 15	CHW		WSA	L,1-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						P
3	34	7 (3)	Apr 19	CHW		BAL	W,7-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.68	0.018	1.35	0.02%	0.07	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	35	14 (6)	May 2 (1)	CHW		MIN	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.36	-0.017	1.16	-0.03%	-0.17	P
5	36	19 (4)	May 7	CHW	@	MIN	W,13-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.93	-0.049	3.86	-0.12%	-0.44	P
6	37	23 (3)	May 12 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,7-4	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.39	-0.021	1.24	-0.04%	-0.39	P
7	38	29 (5)	May 16 (2)	CHW		CAL	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.02	-0.075	4.50	-0.20%	-0.83	P
8	39	31 (1)	May 18	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9						P
9	40	33 (1)	May 21	CHW	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.84	-0.047	9.16	-0.14%	-0.27	P
10	41	37 (3)	May 25	CHW		DET	L,5-7	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	.31	0.000	1.54	0.00%	0.11	P
11	42	40 (2)	May 29	CHW		NYY	W,6-3	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	.97	0.029	4.08	0.07%	0.24	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	43	46 (5)	Jun 6 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9	1.73	-0.081	6.95	-0.20%	-0.71	P
13	44	50 (3)	Jun 9	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-4	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	8						P
14	45	53 (2)	Jun 11 (2)	CHW	@	WSA	W,5-4	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9						P
15	46	54	Jun 12	CHW	@	WSA	L,1-7	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9						P
16	47	62 (7)	Jun 23 (1)	CHW		WSA	L,1-5	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9						P
17	48	66 (3)	Jun 27 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,6-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9	1.16	0.133	5.50	0.38%	1.29	P
18	49	70 (3)	Jun 30 (1)	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-2	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.150	.340	9	1.60	-0.039	6.55	-0.10%	-0.29	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	50	74 (3)	Jul 4	CHW	@	CAL	W,1-0	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	9	.72	-0.055	2.16	-0.10%	-0.49	P
20	51	78 (3)	Jul 8	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9	1.07	0.026	3.01	0.05%	0.04	P
21	52	82 (3)	Jul 14	CHW	@	CLE	W,12-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	4						P
22	53	85 (2)	Jul 17	CHW		CAL	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.138	.107	.245	9	1.45	-0.081	4.52	-0.15%	-1.09	P
23	54	89 (3)	Jul 21	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-7	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.161	.103	.265	9	.52	-0.011	1.73	-0.02%	-0.09	P
24	55	93 (3)	Jul 25 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,10-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.152	.097	.248	9	1.39	-0.072	2.79	-0.09%	-0.67	P
25	56	97 (3)	Jul 29	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-4	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.143	.091	.234	9	1.04	-0.052	1.14	-0.03%	-0.93	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	57	101 (3)	Aug 1 (2)	CHW		DET	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.132	.083	.215	9	1.01	-0.072	1.17	-0.05%	-0.41	P
27	58	105 (3)	Aug 5	CHW		NYY	L,0-3	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.132	.083	.215	9	1.40	-0.021	1.12	-0.01%	-0.16	P
28	59	109 (3)	Aug 10	CHW		WSA	W,6-0	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.190	.128	.319	9	.38	0.027	.15	0.01%	0.39	P
29	60	114 (4)	Aug 15	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-4	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.205	.146	.351	9	.93	0.006	.47	0.00%	-0.04	P
30	61	120 (5)	Aug 21	CHW	@	KCA	W,7-6	GS-5	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.217	.186	.403	9	.88	0.103	1.27	0.09%	0.91	P
31	62	124 (3)	Aug 24	CHW		BAL	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.217	.186	.403	9						P
32	63	126 (1)	Aug 26	CHW		BAL	L,1-8	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.234	.205	.439	9	.56	0.025	.96	0.03%	0.23	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	64	134 (7)	Sep 2 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.224	.196	.420	9	.87	-0.042	.90	-0.03%	-0.62	P
34	65	140 (5)	Sep 6 (2)	CHW		CAL	W,4-3	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.224	.196	.420	9						P
35	66	141	Sep 7	CHW		CLE	L,5-9	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.224	.196	.420	9						P
36	67	146 (4)	Sep 12	CHW		NYY	W,4-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.216	.188	.403	9	.45	-0.021	.03	0.00%	-0.21	P
37	68	151 (4)	Sep 18	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.157	.204	.176	.380	9	1.11	0.102	.00	0.00%	0.71	P
38	69	155 (3)	Sep 25 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.207	.236	.443	9	1.02	0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
39	70	160 (4)	Oct 1	CHW		KCA	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.210	.237	.447	9	.84	0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
							25-14		68	59	4	10	1	0	1	2	3	0	22	0	6	0	2	1	0	0	.169	.210	.237	.447		.94	-0.187	2.25	-0.66%	-4.29

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