Tom Niedenfuer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 225lb (196cm, 102kg)

Born: August 13, 1959 in St. Louis Park, MN us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 36th round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Redmond HS (Redmond, WA).

High School: Redmond HS (Redmond, WA)

School: Washington State University (Pullman, WA)

Debut: August 15, 1981 (Age 22-002d, 14,477th in major league history)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 20, 1990 (Age 31-038d)
vs. PHI 0.2 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Leigh Steinberg

Full Name: Thomas Edward Niedenfuer

Nicknames: Buff or Buffalo Head

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1981 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.3

ERA

3.29

484

653.0

474

WHIP

1.266

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Team Record in Appearances: 29-23

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 18, Entered with runners on base: 24

1988 Pitching Game Log

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1988 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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	356	4	Apr 9	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-12	8-GF(8)		99	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	5.77	5	21	9	2	0	0	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.50	8b --- 0 out d12	8b end d12
2	357	7	Apr 12	BAL		KCR	L,1-6	8-8		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	2.27	3	9	7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.03	0.00%	0.47	8t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d5
3	358	12	Apr 17	BAL		CLE	L,1-4	9-GF		4	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.77	5	18	14	2	3	0	4	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.007	.05	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
4	359	14	Apr 20	BAL	@	MIL	L,6-8	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.52	5	17	14	2	2	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.27	0.014	.06	0.00%	0.49	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
5	360	16	Apr 22	BAL	@	KCR	L,1-13	7-7		1	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	1.80	4.97	6	21	10	0	2	0	5	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.51	7b --- 0 out d9	7b 3 out d10
6	361	21	Apr 28	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.59	4.71	2	7	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	0.023	.02	0.00%	0.91	8b 12- 1 out d2	8b end d 2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
7	362	28	May 7	BAL		CHW	L,7-11	6-7		8	1.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.23	4.68	6	23	13	4	0	2	3	1	0	0		3	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	0.013	.01	0.00%	1.02	6t 123 1 out d3	7t 3 out d4
8	363	30	May 9	BAL		CHW	L,0-3	8-8		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.13	4.27	2	5	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.38	0.019	.01	0.00%	0.66	8t -2- 1 out d3	8t 3 out d3
9	364	34	May 13	BAL		OAK	W,4-1	8-GF	S(1)	3	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.93	3.60	4	14	10	5	2	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.19	0.178	.00	0.00%	1.36	8t 12- 1 out a2	9t end a 3
10	365	36	May 15	BAL		OAK	L,4-7	9-GF		1	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1.69	4.08	6	19	11	3	1	0	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.53	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 3
11	366	37	May 18	BAL		CAL	W,8-7	9-GF	S(2)	2	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	3.09	3.80	6	22	14	6	2	1	4	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.03	0.031	.02	0.00%	-1.53	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 1
12	367	39	May 19(2)	BAL		CAL	L,6-9	8-9	BS(1)	0	1.2	5	2	2	2	1	0	0	4.05	3.97	13	40	21	4	3	4	6	1	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	10	1	1	2	0	0	1	1.92	-0.426	.01	0.00%	-2.82	8t 12- 0 out a1	9t 123 2 out d3
13	368	41	May 21	BAL		SEA	W,3-1	9-GF	S(3)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.86	3.77	2	9	6	1	2	0	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.61	0.081	.00	0.00%	0.50	9t 1-- 1 out a2	9t end a 2
14	369	43	May 23	BAL	@	OAK	W,7-3	9-GF	S(4)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.77	3.96	2	6	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.014	.01	0.00%	0.42	9b 12- 2 out a4	9b end a 4
15	370	47	May 28	BAL	@	CAL	L,0-5	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	4.70	4.60	5	15	10	3	1	0	4	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-1.53	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 5
16	371	48	May 29	BAL	@	CAL	W,3-2	9-GF	S(5)	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.41	4.54	4	11	7	3	1	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.77	0.191	.01	0.00%	0.47	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
17	372	51	Jun 1	BAL	@	SEA	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.15	4.50	4	19	9	1	2	1	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	0.079	.00	0.00%	1.51	8b 12- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
18	373	53	Jun 4	BAL		NYY	W,7-6	9-9	BS(2)	2	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.08	4.47	3	14	10	1	0	0	3	2	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.83	-0.313	.01	0.00%	-0.92	9t 1-- 1 out a1	9t 12- 2 out tie
19	374	55	Jun 6	BAL		DET	W,5-2	9-GF	S(6)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.00	4.32	1	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.42	9t 12- 2 out a3	9t end a 3
20	375	60	Jun 12	BAL	@	NYY	L,5-6	8-GF	L(0-1)	5	1.1	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.19	4.11	7	27	19	3	1	2	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.34	-0.261	.00	0.00%	-0.93	8b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
21	376	61	Jun 13	BAL	@	DET	W,6-4	8-GF	W(1-1)	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.86	4.01	4	15	10	5	0	1	3	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.18	0.162	.00	0.00%	2.00	8b 123 1 out d1	9b end a 2
22	377	66	Jun 18	BAL		BOS	L,0-5	9-GF		4	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.09	4.09	6	19	9	3	0	0	5	1	3	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.53	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 5
23	378	69	Jun 21	BAL	@	TOR	W,4-2	8-GF	S(7)	2	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.80	3.83	5	22	15	3	2	0	3	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.10	0.285	.00	0.00%	1.16	8b -2- 1 out a1	9b end a 2
24	379	72	Jun 24	BAL	@	BOS	W,6-2	9-GF		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.65	3.78	4	11	9	4	0	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.53	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.51	9b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 4
25	380	75	Jun 27	BAL		TOR	W,6-2	8-GF		2	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.71	4.12	7	24	17	5	2	2	4	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.05	8t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
26	381	79	Jul 2	BAL	@	TEX	W,7-4	8-GF	S(8)	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.54	3.84	4	31	22	3	7	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.124	.00	0.00%	0.94	8b 12- 2 out a2	9b end a 3
27	382	84	Jul 7	BAL		TEX	W,6-0	8-GF		4	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.30	3.64	6	21	15	5	3	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.23	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.95	8t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 6
28	383	86	Jul 9	BAL		TEX	W,4-1	9-GF	S(9)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.26	3.63	1	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.42	9t 12- 2 out a3	9t end a 3
29	384	91	Jul 16	BAL		MIN	L,3-4	9-GF		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.19	3.61	2	8	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.66	9t -2- 1 out d1	9t end d 1
30	385	93	Jul 19(1)	BAL		CHW	W,6-4	8-GF	S(10)	2	1.1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.06	3.45	7	24	15	5	2	1	4	2	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.85	0.103	.00	0.00%	0.69	8t 1-- 2 out a2	9t end a 2
31	386	96	Jul 23	BAL	@	MIN	W,11-8	8-GF	S(11)	3	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.91	3.42	7	22	16	3	0	3	4	1	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.84	0.096	.00	0.00%	1.02	8b 1-- 1 out a3	9b end a 3
32	387	100	Jul 28	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-2	9-GF	S(12)	4	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.86	3.40	3	9	7	1	1	0	3	2	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.09	9b 12- 1 out a4	9b end a 3
33	388	103	Jul 31	BAL		KCR	L,1-4	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.78	3.33	3	13	8	1	1	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
34	389	105	Aug 3	BAL		CLE	W,8-3	8-GF		2	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.63	3.30	8	24	16	3	2	1	7	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.95	8t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 5
35	390	109	Aug 6	BAL		MIL	W,7-2	8-GF		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.50	3.12	8	43	28	7	4	1	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.44	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.95	8t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 5
36	391	111	Aug 9	BAL	@	KCR	L,4-5	9-GF	BL(1-2)	2	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.72	3.20	2	6	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6.03	-0.804	.00	0.00%	-2.77	9b 12- 1 out a2	9b end d 1
37	392	113	Aug 11	BAL	@	KCR	L,5-6	11-GF(12)	L(1-3)	1	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.83	3.13	6	32	19	5	3	1	4	2	0	0		1	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.94	-0.154	.00	0.00%	0.14	11b 1-- 0 out tie	12b end d 1
38	393	116	Aug 14	BAL	@	MIL	W,11-9	8-9		2	1.0	6	3	3	0	0	1	0	3.40	3.43	9	34	22	4	4	4	4	4	0	1		2	1	1	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.92	-0.256	.00	0.00%	-4.00	8b 12- 1 out a5	9b -23 1 out a2
39	394	119	Aug 17	BAL		OAK	L,4-10	8-GF		2	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.25	3.42	7	25	11	4	0	0	5	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.95	8t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
40	395	121	Aug 19	BAL		CAL	W,3-1	9-GF	S(13)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.18	3.41	3	15	9	2	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.92	0.070	.00	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
41	396	126	Aug 24(2)	BAL		SEA	W,4-3	10-GF(12)	W(2-3)	4	2.1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.02	3.46	8	32	19	8	2	0	5	0	0	0		1	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.31	0.327	.00	0.00%	1.17	10t 1-- 2 out tie	12t end tie
42	397	129	Aug 28	BAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	11-GF(11)	S(14)	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.96	3.51	5	17	8	2	0	1	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.67	0.191	.00	0.00%	0.47	11b --- 0 out a1	11b end a 1
43	398	131	Aug 30	BAL	@	CAL	W,5-2	9-GF	S(15)	1	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.90	3.55	4	18	10	7	0	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.84	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.47	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
44	399	133	Sep 2	BAL	@	SEA	W,4-3	9-GF	S(16)	2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.84	3.50	4	16	11	5	1	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.59	0.203	.00	0.00%	0.51	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
45	400	135	Sep 4	BAL	@	SEA	W,6-4	9-GF	S(17)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.79	3.45	3	7	6	1	1	0	2	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.093	.00	0.00%	0.51	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
46	401	140	Sep 10	BAL		TOR	W,7-4	9-9		5	0.1	3	2	2	0	1	2	0	3.12	3.90	4	22	16	3	1	0	2	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-2.03	9t --- 0 out a5	9t 1-- 1 out a3
47	402	144	Sep 14	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.06	3.88	4	17	11	2	1	1	3	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.80	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.90	8b 1-- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
48	403	147	Sep 18	BAL	@	DET	W,2-0	9-GF	S(18)	3	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.00	3.88	4	18	10	3	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	0.084	.00	0.00%	0.47	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
49	404	150	Sep 21	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	10-11		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.89	3.84	6	18	8	2	0	1	5	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.86	0.268	.00	0.00%	0.97	10b --- 0 out tie	11b 3 out tie
50	405	152	Sep 23	BAL		DET	W,5-4	9-GF	BW(3-3)	1	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	1	0	3.16	3.98	6	20	14	5	3	1	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.06	-0.653	.00	0.00%	-1.53	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end d 1
51	406	154	Sep 25(2)	BAL		DET	L,4-7	9-GF	BL(3-4)	1	1.0	2	3	3	2	1	1	0	3.57	4.25	7	24	13	3	3	1	3	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.31	-0.691	.00	0.00%	-3.15	9t 1-- 0 out a1	9t end d 3
52	407	161	Oct 2	BAL	@	TOR	L,3-9	5-5		6	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.51	4.24	4	16	10	3	1	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.49	5b --- 0 out d9	5b 3 out d9
							29-23		W-L:3-4,Sv:18,BSv:5	2.5	59.0	59	23	23	19	40	8	2	3.51	4.24	252	948	62%	16%	8%	0.32		24%	7%	2		39	23%	2	2	1	228	7	2	3	5	1	3	1.28	-0.630	.00	0.00%	4.55

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