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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Team Record in Appearances: 7-16 / in Starts: 6-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 21, Entered with runners on base: 4

1985 Pitching Game Log

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1985 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	647	4	Apr 12	CAL	@	OAK	L,6-15	GS-6	L(0-1)	99	5.0	4	3	2	3	1	1	0	3.60	6.68	21	7	6	1	0	4	47			0	0	0	18	1	1	0	1	0	0	.94	-0.034	1.19	-0.03%	-0.03	1b start tie	6b 1-- 0 out d2
2	648	9	Apr 18	CAL	@	MIN	W,9-8	GS-3		5	2.2	7	4	4	2	1	0	0	7.04	5.81	17	5	2	0	0	7	27			0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.26	-0.256	1.88	-0.23%	-2.91	1b start a 3	3b 1-3 2 out a1
3	649	19	Apr 28	CAL	@	SEA	W,2-1	GS-6	W(1-1)	9	5.2	7	1	1	2	1	1	0	4.73	5.76	27	11	6	0	0	7	50			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.32	0.240	2.61	0.28%	1.96	1b start a 1	6b --- 2 out a1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	650	24	May 3	CAL		MIL	L,0-7	GS-7	L(1-2)	4	6.0	8	3	3	1	4	0	0	4.66	4.55	26	11	2	1	0	8	47			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	.99	0.052	1.92	0.06%	0.58	1t start tie	7t -23 0 out d1
5	651	28	May 8	CAL	@	BOS	L,1-6	5-6		4	0.2	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	5.40	4.53	6	1	0	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	-0.052	.90	-0.06%	-1.79	5b -23 2 out d4	6b 12- 1 out d5
6	652	30	May 11	CAL	@	MIL	W,6-5	7-8	W(2-2)	2	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.98	4.39	5	3	1	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.48	0.157	3.11	0.20%	0.77	7b --- 1 out tie	8b 3 out tie
7	653	32	May 14	CAL	@	TOR	L,3-6	6-GF(8)		2	2.1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	4.88	4.81	9	4	1	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.51	0.025	1.04	0.03%	0.52	6b 12- 2 out d2	8b end d 3
8	654	35	May 18	CAL		NYY	L,1-6	GS-7	L(2-3)	3	6.1	7	3	3	1	3	0	1	4.75	4.37	27	12	10	3	2	0	49			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.03	-0.060	1.94	-0.07%	-0.11	1t start tie	7t -2- 1 out d2
9	655	39	May 22	CAL		DET	L,2-3	9-GF		3	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.70	4.35	2	1	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	0.028	2.53	0.04%	0.33	9t -2- 2 out d1	9t end d 1
10	656	43	May 27	CAL		BAL	L,4-6	6-7	L(2-4)	4	1.1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	4.78	4.37	6	2	1	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.72	-0.025	3.84	-0.03%	0.10	6t 1-3 1 out tie	7t -23 2 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	657	48	Jun 2	CAL	@	DET	L,3-4	GS-6		5	6.0	7	2	2	1	5	0	0	4.50	3.92	25	9	4	0	0	6	54			0	1	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	.95	0.120	2.20	0.17%	1.03	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
12	658	51	Jun 5	CAL	@	BAL	L,0-4	7-7		2	0.1	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	4.70	4.07	5	0	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.34	-0.039	.74	-0.05%	-2.07	7b --- 0 out d3	7b 123 1 out d4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
				Player went from California Angels to Oakland Athletics
13	659	96	Jul 26	OAK	@	MIL	W,7-3	GS-6	W(3-4)	50	6.0	4	1	0	0	2	0	1	4.06	3.86	25	10	8	0	0	4	64			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	3	1.09	0.227	1.27	0.16%	2.03	1b start tie	6b 3 out a3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	660	102	Aug 2	OAK		SEA	W,3-1	GS-3		6	3.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.99	3.85	11	7	1	0	0	2	50			0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	0.024	1.76	0.02%	0.41	1t start tie	3t 3 out d1
15	661	112	Aug 13	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-8	GS-3	L(3-5)	10	2.1	11	6	6	0	0	1	0	4.89	4.05	18	4	3	0	0	11	11			0	0	0	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	.81	-0.303	1.20	-0.27%	-5.34	1b start tie	3b 12- 1 out d6
16	662	117	Aug 18	OAK	@	CAL	W,4-3	GS-5		4	4.0	6	3	3	1	0	1	0	5.03	4.25	19	7	5	2	0	6	37			1	0	0	17	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.14	-0.190	2.02	-0.20%	-1.58	1b start tie	5b -2- 0 out d2
17	663	121	Aug 22	OAK		DET	L,3-5	GS-6		3	5.0	8	2	2	0	1	1	0	4.91	4.30	23	10	4	1	0	8	44			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.092	1.23	0.07%	0.97	1t start tie	6t 1-- 0 out a2
18	664	126	Aug 27	OAK		NYY	W,3-0	GS-7	W(4-5)	4	7.0	3	0	0	4	1	0	0	4.39	4.28	27	11	8	3	0	3	68			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	0.338	.76	0.16%	3.29	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	665	131	Sep 2	OAK	@	BAL	L,4-12	GS-2	L(4-6)	5	1.1	6	6	6	1	0	0	0	5.10	4.30	10	3	0	0	0	6	17			0	1	0	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.06	-0.352	.89	-0.18%	-3.92	1b start tie	2b 12- 1 out d3
20	666	136	Sep 7	OAK	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS-7	L(4-7)	4	7.0	4	3	3	3	1	1	0	4.99	4.41	27	12	7	1	0	4	55			2	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.03	-0.083	.13	-0.01%	0.51	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
21	667	142	Sep 14	OAK		KCR	L,1-2	GS-8	L(4-8)	6	8.0	5	2	1	0	1	1	0	4.61	4.38	30	18	6	1	0	5	67			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	2	1.00	0.116	.00	0.00%	1.76	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
22	668	147	Sep 20	OAK	@	CHW	L,4-10	GS-4	L(4-9)	5	3.1	10	7	5	3	2	1	0	4.96	4.52	21	6	1	0	0	9	15			0	1	0	17	1	0	0	1	1	0	.74	-0.276	.00	0.00%	-4.82	1b start tie	4b 12- 1 out d6
23	669	152	Sep 25	OAK		CLE	L,2-7	GS-2	L(4-10)	4	1.0	7	6	6	0	0	0	0	5.53	4.50	10	4	2	0	0	4	15			1	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.361	.00	0.00%	-4.87	1t start tie	2t 1-3 0 out d4
							7-16		W-L:4-10	4.2	86.1	117	59	53	28	25	9	2	5.53	4.50	397	2.00		6%	1%	105	42	7	0%	4	4	0	354	24	2	1	11	4	6	1.01	-0.612	1.30	0.06%	-13.18

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