Tom Sturdivant

Positions: Relief Pitcher, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: April 28, 1930 in Gordon, KS us

Died: February 28, 2009 in Oklahoma City, OK

High School: Capitol Hill HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

Last Game: June 21, 1964 (Age 34-054d)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Thomas Virgil Sturdivant

Nicknames: Smoke or Snake

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.3

ERA

3.74

335

101

1137.0

704

WHIP

1.300

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1952	22	-5.2	Beaumont	TL	AA	NYY	3	3	.500	3.56	4.08	17	7					86.0	94	39	34		38							1.535	9.8		4.0
1953	23	-3.2	Birmingham	SOUA	AA	NYY	10	7	.588	2.98	4.53	47	3		1	1		139.0	130	70	46	13	61		104	9	0	9		1.374	8.4	0.8	3.9	6.7	1.70
1954	24	-2.3	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY	8	9	.471	3.57	4.53	32	20		6	1		169.0	154	85	67	15	59		133	5	0	3		1.260	8.2	0.8	3.1	7.1	2.25
1955	25	-3.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	1	3	.250	3.16	3.16	33	1	12	0	0	0	68.1	48	24	24	6	42	1	48	2	0	1	285	1.317	6.3	0.8	5.5	6.3	1.14
1956	26	-2.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	16	8	.667	3.30	3.58	32	17	11	6	2	5	158.1	134	63	58	15	52	4	110	4	0	2	656	1.175	7.6	0.9	3.0	6.3	2.12
1957	27	-1.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	16	6	.727	2.54	2.90	28	28	0	7	2	0	201.2	170	65	57	14	80	2	118	4	0	3	828	1.240	7.6	0.6	3.6	5.3	1.48
1958	28	-0.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	6	.333	4.20	4.71	15	10	2	0	0	0	70.2	77	37	33	6	38	0	41	3	0	2	325	1.627	9.8	0.8	4.8	5.2	1.08
1959	29		2 Teams	AL	Maj	NYY-KCA	2	8	.200	4.73	5.66	43	6	17	0	0	5	97.0	90	61	51	13	43	4	73	6	0	4	426	1.371	8.4	1.2	4.0	6.8	1.70
1959	29	0.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	2	.000	4.97	5.68	7	3	1	0	0	0	25.1	20	16	14	4	9	0	16	0	0	1	103	1.145	7.1	1.4	3.2	5.7	1.78
1959	29	0.8	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	2	6	.250	4.65	5.65	36	3	16	0	0	5	71.2	70	45	37	9	34	4	57	6	0	3	323	1.451	8.8	1.1	4.3	7.2	1.68
1960	30	2.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	3	3	.500	4.97	5.15	40	3	14	0	0	1	101.1	106	58	56	16	45	5	67	2	0	5	443	1.490	9.4	1.4	4.0	6.0	1.49
1961	31		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	PIT	7	8	.467	3.69	3.86	28	21	5	7	2	1	165.2	148	71	68	12	57	6	84	4	0	7	688	1.237	8.0	0.7	3.1	4.6	1.47
1961	31	3.5	Columbus	IL	AAA	PIT	5	1	.833	1.80	2.00	6	6		5	2		45.0	34	10	9	3	8	1	26	1	0	0		0.933	6.8	0.6	1.6	5.2	3.25
1961	31	3.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	5	2	.714	2.84	3.05	13	11	2	6	1	1	85.2	81	29	27	6	17	3	45	1	0	1	349	1.144	8.5	0.6	1.8	4.7	2.65
1961	31	3.2	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	2	6	.250	4.61	4.73	15	10	3	1	1	0	80.0	67	42	41	6	40	3	39	3	0	6	339	1.338	7.5	0.7	4.5	4.4	0.98
1962	32	4.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	9	5	.643	3.73	4.45	49	12	13	2	1	2	125.1	120	62	52	12	39	11	76	3	0	6	518	1.269	8.6	0.9	2.8	5.5	1.95
1963	33		3 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	DET-KCA	2	4	.333	3.95	4.33	48	3	20	0	0	2	116.1	98	56	51	11	45	4	68	2	2	6	486	1.229	7.6	0.9	3.5	5.3	1.51
1963	33	4.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	0		6.48	6.48	3	0	1	0	0	0	8.1	8	6	6	1	4	0	6	0	2	1	36	1.440	8.6	1.1	4.3	6.5	1.50
1963	33	5.3	DET	AL	Maj	DET	1	2	.333	3.76	4.25	28	0	15	0	0	2	55.0	43	26	23	7	24	2	36	1	0	2	231	1.218	7.0	1.1	3.9	5.9	1.50
1963	33	5.3	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	1	2	.333	3.74	4.08	17	3	4	0	0	0	53.0	47	24	22	3	17	2	26	1	0	3	219	1.208	8.0	0.5	2.9	4.4	1.53
1964	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	NYM	0	0		6.40	6.68	19	0	5	0	0	1	32.1	38	24	23	2	8	0	19	4	1	3	141	1.423	10.6	0.6	2.2	5.3	2.38
1964	34	8.9	Oklahoma City	PCL	AAA	HOU	6	3	.667	3.89	4.50	13	12		4	2		74.0	87	37	32	8	14	3	35	2	0	4		1.365	10.6	1.0	1.7	4.3	2.50
1964	34	5.8	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	0	0		5.97	6.28	16	0	5	0	0	1	28.2	34	20	19	2	7	0	18	2	0	3	125	1.430	10.7	0.6	2.2	5.7	2.57
1964	34	6.8	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	0	0		9.82	9.82	3	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	4	4	4	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	16	1.364	9.8	0.0	2.5	2.5	1.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		59	51	.536	3.74	4.12	335	101	99	22	7	17	1137.0	1029	521	473	107	449	37	704	34	3	39	4796	1.300	8.1	0.8	3.6	5.6	1.57
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		32	23	.582	3.30	4.23	115	48		16	6		513.0	499	241	188	39	180	4	298	17	0	16		1.324	8.8		3.2
All Levels (13 Seasons)							91	74	.552	3.61	4.16	450	149	99	38	13	17	1650.0	1528	762	661	146	629	41	1002	51	3	55	4796	1.307	8.3		3.4

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		19	13	.594	3.38	4.13	51	38		15	5		288.0	275	132	108	26	81	4	194	8	0	7		1.236	8.6	0.8	2.5	6.1	2.40
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		13	10	.565	3.20	4.36	64	10		1	1		225.0	224	109	80	13	99		104	9	0	9		1.436	9.0		4.0