Tom Underwood

Q: When was Tom Underwood born?

Tom Underwood was born on December 22, 1953.

Q: Where was Tom Underwood born?

Tom Underwood was born in Kokomo, IN .

Q: How tall was Tom Underwood?

Tom Underwood was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Tom Underwood weigh when playing?

Tom Underwood weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Tom Underwood play?

Tom Underwood played 11 seasons.

Q: Is Tom Underwood in the Hall of Fame?

Tom Underwood has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Tom Underwood drafted?

Tom Underwood was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kokomo HS (Kokomo, IN) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Tom Underwood have?

Tom Underwood had 948 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Tom Underwood played for?

Tom Underwood played for 6 teams; the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles.

Q: When did Tom Underwood retire?

Tom Underwood last played in 1984.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: December 22, 1953 in Kokomo, IN us

Died: November 22, 2010 in West Palm Beach, FL

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kokomo HS (Kokomo, IN).

High School: Kokomo HS (Kokomo, IN)

Debut: August 19, 1974 (Age 20-240d, 13,531st in major league history)
vs. CIN 0.1 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER

Last Game: September 23, 1984 (Age 30-276d)
vs. BOS 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Thomas Gerald Underwood

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Relatives: Brother of Pat Underwood

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.9

ERA

3.89

379

203

1586.0

948

WHIP

1.397

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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
1973	19	PHI-min	A	13	6	.684	2.10	26	26		10	1	0	193.0	137	66	45	4	79	2	187	6	0	18				1.119	6.4	0.2	3.7	8.7	2.37	SPB WCRS
1974	20	PHI-min	AA,AAA	14	6	.700	2.59	26	24		11	1	0	174.0	142	69	50	5	73	1	168	2	2	8				1.236	7.3	0.3	3.8	8.7	2.30	REA,TOL EL,IL
1974	20	PHI	NL	1	0	1.000	4.85	7	0	3	0	0	0	13.0	15	8	7	1	5	1	8	0	1	1	55	80	3.50	1.538	10.4	0.7	3.5	5.5	1.60
1975	21	PHI	NL	14	13	.519	4.14	35	35	0	7	2	0	219.1	221	110	101	12	84	5	123	6	4	9	949	90	3.41	1.391	9.1	0.5	3.4	5.0	1.46
1976	22	PHI	NL	10	5	.667	3.53	33	25	2	3	0	2	155.2	154	63	61	9	63	0	94	1	2	6	666	101	3.41	1.394	8.9	0.5	3.6	5.4	1.49
1977	23	TOT	NL	9	11	.450	5.00	33	17	7	1	0	1	133.1	148	82	74	9	75	6	86	1	0	7	601	79	4.04	1.673	10.0	0.6	5.1	5.8	1.15
1977	23	PHI	NL	3	2	.600	5.13	14	0	5	0	0	1	33.1	44	21	19	2	18	2	20	0	0	4	158	79	3.94	1.860	11.9	0.5	4.9	5.4	1.11
1977	23	STL	NL	6	9	.400	4.95	19	17	2	1	0	0	100.0	104	61	55	7	57	4	66	1	0	3	443	79	4.07	1.610	9.4	0.6	5.1	5.9	1.16
1978	24	TOR	AL	6	14	.300	4.10	31	30	0	7	1	0	197.2	201	105	90	23	87	4	139	2	0	7	864	95	4.04	1.457	9.2	1.0	4.0	6.3	1.60
1979	25	TOR	AL	9	16	.360	3.69	33	32	0	12	1	0	227.0	213	113	93	23	95	3	127	9	0	11	963	117	4.30	1.357	8.4	0.9	3.8	5.0	1.34
1980	26	NYY	AL	13	9	.591	3.66	38	27	5	2	2	2	187.0	163	85	76	15	66	4	116	4	0	2	771	107	3.68	1.225	7.8	0.7	3.2	5.6	1.76
1981	27	TOT	AL	4	6	.400	3.66	25	11	6	1	0	1	83.2	69	38	34	6	38	2	75	2	4	2	351	96	3.17	1.279	7.4	0.6	4.1	8.1	1.97
1981	27	NYY	AL	1	4	.200	4.41	9	6	1	0	0	0	32.2	32	17	16	2	13	1	29	0	0	0	138	82	2.81	1.378	8.8	0.6	3.6	8.0	2.23
1981	27	OAK	AL	3	2	.600	3.18	16	5	5	1	0	1	51.0	37	21	18	4	25	1	46	2	4	2	213	109	3.40	1.216	6.5	0.7	4.4	8.1	1.84
1982	28	OAK	AL	10	6	.625	3.29	56	10	20	2	0	7	153.0	136	66	56	11	68	4	79	1	0	6	651	117	3.97	1.333	8.0	0.6	4.0	4.6	1.16
1983	29	OAK	AL	9	7	.563	4.04	51	15	15	0	0	4	144.2	156	69	65	13	50	4	62	2	0	7	627	95	4.14	1.424	9.7	0.8	3.1	3.9	1.24
1984	30	BAL	AL	1	0	1.000	3.52	37	1	10	0	0	1	71.2	78	33	28	8	31	5	39	0	1	4	316	111	4.43	1.521	9.8	1.0	3.9	4.9	1.26
1985	31	NYY-min	AAA,A,AA	1	3	.250	5.17	28	4	10	0	0	2	38.1	45	34	22	2	24	1	26	3	0	2				1.800	10.6	0.5	5.6	6.1	1.08	CLB,FTL,ALC IL,FLOR,EL
11 Yrs				86	87	.497	3.89	379	203	68	35	6	18	1586.0	1554	772	685	130	662	38	948	28	12	62	6814	100	3.86	1.397	8.8	0.7	3.8	5.4	1.43
162 Game Avg.				10	10	.497	3.89	44	24	8	4	1	2	185	182	90	80	15	77	4	111	3	1	7	796	100	3.86	1.397	8.8	0.7	3.8	5.4	1.43

PHI (4 yrs)				28	20	.583	4.02	89	60	10	10	2	3	421.1	434	202	188	24	170	8	245	7	7	20	1828	92	3.45	1.434	9.3	0.5	3.6	5.2	1.44
OAK (3 yrs)				22	15	.595	3.59	123	30	40	3	0	12	348.2	329	156	139	28	143	9	187	5	4	15	1491	106	3.96	1.354	8.5	0.7	3.7	4.8	1.31
NYY (2 yrs)				14	13	.519	3.77	47	33	6	2	2	2	219.2	195	102	92	17	79	5	145	4	0	2	909	103	3.55	1.247	8.0	0.7	3.2	5.9	1.84
TOR (2 yrs)				15	30	.333	3.88	64	62	0	19	2	0	424.2	414	218	183	46	182	7	266	11	0	18	1827	106	4.18	1.403	8.8	1.0	3.9	5.6	1.46
BAL (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	3.52	37	1	10	0	0	1	71.2	78	33	28	8	31	5	39	0	1	4	316	111	4.43	1.521	9.8	1.0	3.9	4.9	1.26
STL (1 yr)				6	9	.400	4.95	19	17	2	1	0	0	100.0	104	61	55	7	57	4	66	1	0	3	443	79	4.07	1.610	9.4	0.6	5.1	5.9	1.16

AL (7 yrs)				52	58	.473	3.74	271	126	56	24	4	15	1064.2	1016	509	442	99	435	26	637	20	5	39	4543	106	4.00	1.363	8.6	0.8	3.7	5.4	1.46
NL (4 yrs)				34	29	.540	4.20	108	77	12	11	2	3	521.1	538	263	243	31	227	12	311	8	7	23	2271	89	3.57	1.467	9.3	0.5	3.9	5.4	1.37

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1974	20	PHI	NL	0.0	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-136	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1975	21	PHI	NL	-0.5	35	84	74	4	9	1	0	0	8	0	0	3	19	.122	.156	.135	.291	-20	.142	-63	10	3	0	7	0	0	1
1976	22	PHI	NL	-0.2	34	52	46	2	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	3	18	.109	.163	.109	.272	-22	.158	-40	5	3	0	3	0	0	1/H
1977	23	2TM	NL	-0.1	33	42	33	4	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	4	7	.121	.205	.152	.357	-2	.176	-29	5	1	0	3	2	0	1
1977	23	PHI	NL	0.0	14	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	-42	.143	-77	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
1977	23	STL	NL	-0.1	19	36	30	4	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	7	.133	.206	.167	.373	2	.181	-22	5	1	0	2	1	0	1
4 Yrs				-0.8	109	179	154	10	18	2	0	0	16	0	0	10	45	.117	.169	.130	.299	-17	.154	-48	20	7	0	13	2	0	1/H
162 Game Avg				-1.2	162	266	229	15	27	3	0	0	24	0	0	15	67	.117	.169	.130	.299	-17	.154	-48	30	10	0	19	3	0

PHI (4 Yrs)				-0.8	90	143	124	6	14	1	0	0	14	0	0	7	38	.113	.159	.121	.280	-22	.147	-55	15	6	0	11	1	0	1/H
STL (1 Yr)				-0.1	19	36	30	4	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	7	.133	.206	.167	.373	2	.181	-22	5	1	0	2	1	0	1

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1976	22	PHI	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0			/1

1980	26	NYY	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1981	27	OAK	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs				6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
162 Game Avg				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0

OAK (1 Yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NYY (1 Yr)				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PHI (1 Yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0			/1

AL (2 Yrs)				5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (1 Yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0			/1

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1974	20	PHI	NL	P	7	0	0	13.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	1.87	0.00	1.89	1	1	0	0.0	33.0	0
1975	21	PHI	NL	P	35	35	7	219.1	27	2	21	4	1	.852	.946	0.94	1.86	0.66	1.86	9	6	8	57.1	32.1	0
1976	22	PHI	NL	P	33	25	3	155.2	21	3	17	1	1	.952	.950	1.16	1.88	0.61	1.87	6	11	7	38.9	33.2	0
1977	23	2TM	NL	P	33	17	1	133.1	21	4	14	3	2	.857	.950	1.22	1.85	0.55	1.85	7	14	5	26.3	35.2	0
1977	23	PHI	NL	P	14	0	0	33.1	7	2	4	1	0	.857	.950	1.62	1.84	0.43	1.85	4	3	1	25.0	35.3	0
1977	23	STL	NL	P	19	17	1	100.0	14	2	10	2	2	.857	.950	1.08	1.85	0.63	1.85	3	11	4	26.7	35.1	0
1978	24	TOR	AL	P	31	30	7	197.2	29	5	19	5	0	.828	.954	1.09	1.90	0.77	1.88	7	13	13	50.0	37.8	0
1979	25	TOR	AL	P	33	32	12	227.0	47	6	36	5	2	.894	.949	1.67	1.92	1.27	1.89	11	9	10	52.6	35.7	0
1980	26	NYY	AL	P	38	27	2	187.0	38	10	26	2	2	.947	.957	1.73	1.85	0.95	1.85	2	9	12	57.1	34.8	4
1981	27	2TM	AL	P	25	11	1	83.2	17	2	13	2	1	.882	.963	1.61	1.98	0.60	1.98	2	8	2	20.0	37.9	0
1981	27	NYY	AL	P	9	6	0	32.2	7	2	4	1	0	.857	.963	1.65	1.98	0.67	1.98	0	6	2	25.0	37.9	0
1981	27	OAK	AL	P	16	5	1	51.0	10	0	9	1	1	.900	.963	1.59	1.98	0.56	1.98	2	2	0	0.0	38.0	0
1982	28	OAK	AL	P	56	10	2	153.0	22	9	11	2	0	.909	.958	1.18	1.80	0.36	1.80	6	3	3	50.0	36.3	0
1983	29	OAK	AL	P	51	15	0	144.2	16	3	11	2	2	.875	.958	0.87	1.80	0.27	1.78	7	4	2	33.3	32.7	0
1984	30	BAL	AL	P	37	1	0	71.2	17	5	12	0	2	1.000	.958	2.13	1.80	0.46	1.78	4	2	4	66.7	36.2	0
11 Yrs					379	203	35	1586.0	255	49	180	26	13	.898	.954	1.30	1.86	0.60	1.84	62	80	66	45.2	35.3	4

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					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
1976	22	PHI	NL	P	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00	0	0

1980	26	NYY	AL	P	2	0	3.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	6.00	1.00	0	1	100.0
1981	27	OAK	AL	P	4	0	2.2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00	0	0
3 Yrs					7	0	6.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	3.00	0.29	0	1	100.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Tom Underwood born?

Tom Underwood was born on December 22, 1953.

Where was Tom Underwood born?

Tom Underwood was born in Kokomo, IN.

How tall was Tom Underwood?

Tom Underwood was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Tom Underwood weigh when playing?

Tom Underwood weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Tom Underwood play?

Tom Underwood played 11 seasons.

Is Tom Underwood in the Hall of Fame?

Tom Underwood has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Tom Underwood drafted?

Tom Underwood was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kokomo HS (Kokomo, IN).

What position did Tom Underwood play?

Tom Underwood was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Tom Underwood have?

Tom Underwood had 948 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Tom Underwood played for?

Tom Underwood played for 6 teams; the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles.

When did Tom Underwood retire?

Tom Underwood last played in 1984.

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