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Tommy John
Thomas Edward John Jr.

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 185 lb.

Debut September 6, 1963
  vs. WSA 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game May 25, 1989
Born May 22, 1943 in Terre Haute, IN

Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1963 20 CLE AL   0   2   6   3   0   0   1  0   20.3   23   10    5   1    6    9   0   1    91   1   0  2.21  3.63  164 1.426
 1964 21 CLE AL   2   9  25  14   2   1   0  0   94.3   97   53   41  10   35   65   0   5   412   4   1  3.91  3.59   92 1.399
 1965 22 CHW AL  14   7  39  27   6   1   4  3  183.7  162   67   63  12   58  126   2   8   752   6   0  3.09  3.18  103 1.198
 1966 23 CHW AL  14  11  34  33  10   5   0  0  223.0  195   76   65  13   57  138   7  10   904   4   1  2.62  3.16  120 1.130
 1967 24 CHW AL  10  13  31  29   9   6   1  0  178.3  143   62   49  12   47  110   5   5   715   7   0  2.47  3.00  121 1.065
 1968 25 CHW AL  10   5  25  25   5   1   0  0  177.3  135   45   39  10   49  117  12   2   705   4   1  1.98  3.19  161 1.038 AS
 1969 26 CHW AL   9  11  33  33   6   2   0  0  232.3  230   91   84  16   90  128   1  15   984  10   1  3.25  3.88  119 1.377
 1970 27 CHW AL  12  17  37  37  10   3   0  0  269.3  253  117   98  19  101  138   9  17  1133  16   0  3.27  3.79  116 1.314
 1971 28 CHW AL  13  16  38  35  10   3   0  0  229.3  244  115   92  17   58  131   5  10   975   5   0  3.61  3.61  100 1.317
 1972 29 LAD NL  11   5  29  29   4   1   0  0  186.7  172   68   60  14   40  117   3  10   766   1   0  2.89  3.35  116 1.136
 1973 30 LAD NL  16   7  36  31   4   2   3  0  218.0  202   88   75  16   50  116   4   3   888   2   0  3.10  3.49  113 1.156
 1974 31 LAD NL  13   3  22  22   5   3   0  0  153.0  133   51   44   4   42   78   1   5   616   0   0  2.59  3.41  132 1.144
 1976 33 LAD NL  10  10  31  31   6   2   0  0  207.0  207   76   71   7   61   91   0   7   868   4   1  3.09  3.40  110 1.295
 1977 34 LAD NL  20   7  31  31  11   3   0  0  220.3  225   82   68  12   50  123   3   6   906   3   0  2.78  3.84  138 1.248 MVP-12,CYA-2
 1978 35 LAD NL  17  10  33  30   7   0   3  1  213.0  230   95   78  11   53  124   5   6   912   7   1  3.30  3.51  106 1.329 CYA-8,AS
 1979 36 NYY AL  21   9  37  36  17   3   1  0  276.3  268  109   91   9   65  111   4  11  1116   1   1  2.96  4.06  137 1.205 MVP-22,CYA-2,AS
 1980 37 NYY AL  22   9  36  36  16   6   0  0  265.3  270  115  101  13   56   78   6   5  1089   1   0  3.43  3.92  114 1.229 CYA-4,AS
 1981 38 NYY AL   9   8  20  20   7   0   0  0  140.3  135   50   41  10   39   50   3   6   580   2   2  2.63  3.55  135 1.240
 1982 39 TOT AL  14  12  37  33  10   2   2  0  221.7  239  102   91  15   39   68   3   7   918   1   2  3.69  3.97  108 1.254
         NYY AL  10  10  30  26   9   2   2  0  186.7  190   84   76  11   34   54   3   5   766   1   2  3.66  3.96  108 1.200
         CAL AL   4   2   7   7   1   0   0  0   35.0   49   18   15   4    5   14   0   2   152   0   0  3.86  4.04  105 1.543
 1983 40 CAL AL  11  13  34  34   9   0   0  0  234.7  287  126  113  20   49   65   2  11  1010   5   0  4.33  4.03   93 1.432
 1984 41 CAL AL   7  13  32  29   4   1   1  0  181.3  223   97   91  15   56   47   4  11   797   3   0  4.52  4.00   89 1.539
 1985 42 TOT AL   4  10  23  17   0   0   2  0   86.3  117   59   53   9   28   25   2   7   397   1   0  5.53  3.96   72 1.680
         CAL AL   2   4  12   6   0   0   2  0   38.3   51   22   20   3   15   17   1   5   176   1   0  4.70  4.15   88 1.722
         OAK AL   2   6  11  11   0   0   0  0   48.0   66   37   33   6   13    8   1   2   221   0   0  6.19  3.82   62 1.646
 1986 43 NYY AL   5   3  13  10   1   0   2  0   70.7   73   27   23   8   15   28   2   2   290   1   0  2.93  4.10  140 1.245
 1987 44 NYY AL  13   6  33  33   3   1   0  0  187.7  212   95   84  12   47   63   6   9   802   7   0  4.03  4.43  110 1.380
 1988 45 NYY AL   9   8  35  32   0   0   2  0  176.3  221   96   88  11   46   81   6   5   776   4   5  4.49  3.98   89 1.514
 1989 46 NYY AL   2   7  10  10   0   0   0  0   63.7   87   45   41   6   22   18   3   3   290   2   0  5.80  3.85   66 1.712
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 26 Yr WL% .555 288 231 760 700 162  46  22  4 4710.3 4783 2017 1749 302 1259 2245  98 187 19692 102  16  3.34  3.69  110 1.283
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13  10  35  32   7   2   1  0  219.3  222   93   81  14   58  104   4   8   917   4   0  3.34  3.69  110 1.283
 Career High     22  17  39  37  17   6   4  3  276.3  287  126  113  20  101  138  12  17  1133  16   5  1.98  4.43  161 1.038
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1963 20 CLE AL   6    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   1
 1964 21 CLE AL  25   24    3    5   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   7  .208  .208  .208   17    5   3   0   0   0   1
 1965 22 CHW AL  39   59    4   10   1  0   1    2   0  0   3  22  .169  .210  .237   31   14   6   0   0   0   1
 1966 23 CHW AL  34   69    6   10   1  0   2    8   0  0   3  21  .145  .181  .246   26   17   4   0   0   0   1
 1967 24 CHW AL  31   51    0    8   0  0   0    2   0  0   1  12  .157  .170  .157    0    8   5   1   0   0   0
 1968 25 CHW AL  25   62    3   12   1  0   1    9   0  0   0  15  .194  .194  .258   33   16   5   0   0   0   0 AS
 1969 26 CHW AL  33   79    6    9   2  0   0    1   0  0   7  27  .114  .184  .139  -10   11   1   1   0   0   1
 1970 27 CHW AL  38   84    4   17   1  0   0    5   0  0   2  17  .202  .230  .214   23   18   9   0   0   1   3
 1971 28 CHW AL  38   69    3   10   0  0   0    2   0  0   3  14  .145  .181  .145   -8   10   9   0   0   0   0
 1972 29 LAD NL  29   63    3   10   0  0   0    2   0  0   0  10  .159  .159  .159   -8   10   7   0   0   0   3
 1973 30 LAD NL  36   74    3   15   1  0   0    7   0  0   4  17  .203  .244  .216   31   16   7   0   0   0   3
 1974 31 LAD NL  22   51    0    6   2  0   0    2   0  0   2  10  .118  .151  .157  -12    8   9   0   0   0   1
 1976 33 LAD NL  31   64    3    7   1  0   0    3   0  0   2  10  .109  .136  .125  -25    8  10   0   0   0   4
 1977 34 LAD NL  31   79    3   14   1  0   1    4   0  0   3  14  .177  .205  .228   16   18   6   1   0   0   0 MVP-12
 1978 35 LAD NL  33   66    2    8   2  0   0    6   0  0   3  13  .121  .159  .152  -12   10  12   0   0   0   1 AS
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 26 Seasons     452  900   43  141  13  0   5   54   0  0  33 211  .157  .187  .188    7  169  93   3   0   1  20
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        323   15   51   5  0   2   19   0  0  12  76  .157  .187  .188    7   61  33   1   0   0   7
 Career High     39   84    6   17   2  0   2    9   0  0   7  27                          18  12   1   0   1   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1963 20 CLE AL    6    7    0   0.0    95| .000  .255| .000  .322| .000  .394| .000  .716|-100  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1964 21 CLE AL   27   23    1   1.2    95| .208  .254| .208  .323| .208  .395| .416  .718|  17  .087  -2.8  -0.3   0%
 1965 22 CHW AL   68   56    3   1.4    86| .169  .243| .210  .311| .237  .372| .447  .683|  31  .132  -5.3  -0.6   0%
 1966 23 CHW AL   76   64    3   1.3    84| .145  .240| .181  .306| .246  .370| .427  .676|  26  .112  -6.7  -0.7   0%
 1967 24 CHW AL   58   49    2   1.1    79| .157  .235| .170  .303| .157  .353| .327  .656|   0  .096  -6.2  -0.7   0%
 1968 25 CHW AL   67   55    3   1.5    84| .194  .244| .194  .314| .258  .362| .452  .676|  33  .169  -5.4  -0.6   0%
 1969 26 CHW AL   88   73    2   0.7   100| .114  .261| .184  .339| .139  .394| .323  .733| -10  .040 -12.1  -1.3   0%
 1970 27 CHW AL   96   79    4   1.4    98| .202  .259| .230  .333| .214  .395| .444  .729|  23  .108  -9.1  -0.9   0%
 1971 28 CHW AL   81   68    2   0.8    95| .145  .259| .181  .332| .145  .385| .326  .717|  -8  .048 -10.3  -1.1   0%
 1972 29 LAD NL   70   63    1   0.4    90| .159  .254| .159  .322| .159  .376| .318  .698|  -8  .016  -9.1  -1.0   0%
 1973 30 LAD NL   85   69    4   1.6    94| .203  .259| .244  .328| .216  .385| .460  .713|  31  .137  -7.0  -0.7   0%
 1974 31 LAD NL   62   55    1   0.5    91| .118  .257| .151  .329| .157  .372| .308  .701| -12  .019  -7.6  -0.8   0%
 1976 33 LAD NL   76   71    1   0.4    90| .109  .260| .136  .326| .125  .371| .261  .697| -25  .013 -10.5  -1.1   0%
 1977 34 LAD NL   89   72    4   1.5   103| .177  .269| .205  .337| .228  .410| .433  .747|  16  .113  -9.6  -1.0   0%
 1978 35 LAD NL   81   71    2   0.8    95| .121  .262| .159  .330| .152  .385| .311  .715| -12  .041 -10.1  -1.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 26 Seasons     1030  875   33   1.0    92| .157  .255| .187  .325| .188  .382| .375  .707|   7  .072 -113.4 -12.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1963 20 CLE AL P 6 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.78 1.77 2.00 3 20.3 1964 21 CLE AL P 25 5 16 0 2 1.000 .959 0.84 0.72 2.00 1.90 14 94.3 1965 22 CHW AL P 39 4 51 5 3 .917 .952 1.41 0.75 2.69 2.04 27 183.7 1966 23 CHW AL P 34 8 47 5 0 .917 .952 1.62 0.75 2.22 1.99 33 223.0 1967 24 CHW AL P 31 17 55 2 4 .973 .957 2.32 0.74 3.63 1.96 29 178.3 1968 25 CHW AL P 25 10 54 1 6 .985 .957 2.56 0.73 3.25 1.89 25 177.3 AS 1969 26 CHW AL P 33 16 66 0 4 1.000 .951 2.48 0.69 3.18 1.88 33 232.0 1970 27 CHW AL P 37 15 65 8 3 .909 .951 2.16 0.67 2.67 1.86 37 269.3 1971 28 CHW AL P 38 9 34 3 2 .935 .958 1.13 0.77 1.69 1.98 35 229.3 1972 29 LAD NL P 29 11 45 0 3 1.000 .951 1.93 0.73 2.70 1.78 29 186.7 1973 30 LAD NL P 36 15 64 1 6 .988 .950 2.19 0.73 3.26 1.88 31 218.0 1974 31 LAD NL P 22 3 36 1 3 .975 .944 1.77 0.71 2.29 1.88 22 153.0 1976 33 LAD NL P 31 3 33 1 2 .973 .950 1.16 0.72 1.57 1.88 31 207.0 1977 34 LAD NL P 31 6 47 1 5 .981 .950 1.71 0.67 2.17 1.85 31 220.3 1978 35 LAD NL P 33 8 45 3 1 .946 .952 1.61 0.72 2.24 1.91 30 213.0 AS 1979 36 NYY AL P 37 15 51 3 5 .957 .950 1.78 0.81 2.15 1.92 36 276.3 AS 1980 37 NYY AL P 36 16 46 1 4 .984 .957 1.72 0.77 2.10 1.85 36 265.3 AS 1981 38 NYY AL P 20 11 27 0 2 1.000 .962 1.90 0.81 2.44 1.98 20 140.3 1982 39 TOT AL P 37 10 48 2 1 .967 .959 1.57 0.73 2.35 1.80 33 221.7 NYY AL P 30 8 40 2 1 .960 .958 1.60 0.73 2.31 1.80 26 186.7 CAL AL P 7 2 8 0 0 1.000 .962 1.43 0.73 2.57 1.80 7 35.0 1983 40 CAL AL P 34 16 39 0 4 1.000 .958 1.62 0.73 2.11 1.80 34 234.7 1984 41 CAL AL P 32 15 27 0 2 1.000 .959 1.31 0.70 2.08 1.79 29 181.3 1985 42 TOT AL P 23 8 22 0 2 1.000 .955 1.30 0.70 3.13 1.86 17 86.3 CAL AL P 12 4 9 0 2 1.000 .956 1.08 0.70 3.05 1.86 6 38.3 OAK AL P 11 4 13 0 0 1.000 .955 1.55 0.70 3.19 1.86 11 48.0 1986 43 NYY AL P 13 4 15 3 2 .864 .955 1.46 0.68 2.42 1.83 10 70.7 1987 44 NYY AL P 33 4 31 5 1 .875 .956 1.06 0.67 1.68 1.84 33 187.7 1988 45 NYY AL P 35 4 40 4 2 .917 .961 1.26 0.67 2.25 1.78 32 176.3 1989 46 NYY AL P 10 3 21 0 0 1.000 .960 2.40 0.66 3.39 1.86 10 63.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1963 20 CLE AL P 6 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.78 1.77 2.00 3 20.3 1964 21 CLE AL P 25 5 16 0 2 1.000 .959 0.84 0.72 2.00 1.90 14 94.3 1965 22 CHW AL P 39 4 51 5 3 .917 .952 1.41 0.75 2.69 2.04 27 183.7 1966 23 CHW AL P 34 8 47 5 0 .917 .952 1.62 0.75 2.22 1.99 33 223.0 1967 24 CHW AL P 31 17 55 2 4 .973 .957 2.32 0.74 3.63 1.96 29 178.3 1968 25 CHW AL P 25 10 54 1 6 .985 .957 2.56 0.73 3.25 1.89 25 177.3 1969 26 CHW AL P 33 16 66 0 4 1.000 .951 2.48 0.69 3.18 1.88 33 232.0 1970 27 CHW AL P 37 15 65 8 3 .909 .951 2.16 0.67 2.67 1.86 37 269.3 1971 28 CHW AL P 38 9 34 3 2 .935 .958 1.13 0.77 1.69 1.98 35 229.3 1972 29 LAD NL P 29 11 45 0 3 1.000 .951 1.93 0.73 2.70 1.78 29 186.7 1973 30 LAD NL P 36 15 64 1 6 .988 .950 2.19 0.73 3.26 1.88 31 218.0 1974 31 LAD NL P 22 3 36 1 3 .975 .944 1.77 0.71 2.29 1.88 22 153.0 1976 33 LAD NL P 31 3 33 1 2 .973 .950 1.16 0.72 1.57 1.88 31 207.0 1977 34 LAD NL P 31 6 47 1 5 .981 .950 1.71 0.67 2.17 1.85 31 220.3 1978 35 LAD NL P 33 8 45 3 1 .946 .952 1.61 0.72 2.24 1.91 30 213.0 1979 36 NYY AL P 37 15 51 3 5 .957 .950 1.78 0.81 2.15 1.92 36 276.3 1980 37 NYY AL P 36 16 46 1 4 .984 .957 1.72 0.77 2.10 1.85 36 265.3 1981 38 NYY AL P 20 11 27 0 2 1.000 .962 1.90 0.81 2.44 1.98 20 140.3 1982 39 TOT AL P 37 10 48 2 1 .967 .959 1.57 0.73 2.35 1.80 33 221.7 NYY AL P 30 8 40 2 1 .960 .958 1.60 0.73 2.31 1.80 26 186.7 CAL AL P 7 2 8 0 0 1.000 .962 1.43 0.73 2.57 1.80 7 35.0 1983 40 CAL AL P 34 16 39 0 4 1.000 .958 1.62 0.73 2.11 1.80 34 234.7 1984 41 CAL AL P 32 15 27 0 2 1.000 .959 1.31 0.70 2.08 1.79 29 181.3 1985 42 TOT AL P 23 8 22 0 2 1.000 .955 1.30 0.70 3.13 1.86 17 86.3 CAL AL P 12 4 9 0 2 1.000 .956 1.08 0.70 3.05 1.86 6 38.3 OAK AL P 11 4 13 0 0 1.000 .955 1.55 0.70 3.19 1.86 11 48.0 1986 43 NYY AL P 13 4 15 3 2 .864 .955 1.46 0.68 2.42 1.83 10 70.7 1987 44 NYY AL P 33 4 31 5 1 .875 .956 1.06 0.67 1.68 1.84 33 187.7 1988 45 NYY AL P 35 4 40 4 2 .917 .961 1.26 0.67 2.25 1.78 32 176.3 1989 46 NYY AL P 10 3 21 0 0 1.000 .960 2.40 0.66 3.39 1.86 10 63.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 760 237 1028 49 69 .963 .954 1.66 0.72 2.42 1.88 700 4710.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 760 237 1028 49 69 .963 .954 1.66 0.72 2.42 1.88 700 4710
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1977   NLCS  LAD PHI     W   2   2   0.66  1  0  0  1  13.2  11   1   5  11 
        WS    LAD NYY     L   1   1   6.00  0  1  0  0   6     9   4   3   7 
 1978   NLCS  LAD PHI     W   1   1   0.00  1  0  0  1   9     4   0   2   4 
        WS    LAD NYY     L   2   2   3.07  1  0  0  0  14.2  14   5   4   6 
 1980   ALCS  NYY KCR     L   1   1   2.70  0  0  0  0   6.2   8   2   1   3 
 1981   ALDS  NYY MIL     W   1   1   6.43  0  1  0  0   7     8   5   2   0 
        ALCS  NYY OAK     W   1   1   1.50  1  0  0  0   6     6   1   1   3 
        WS    NYY LAD     L   3   2   0.69  1  0  0  0  13    11   1   0   8 
 1982   ALCS  CAL MIL     L   2   2   5.11  1  1  0  1  12.1  11   7   6   6 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  5 Lg Champ Series     3-2   7   7   2.08  4  1  0  3  47.2  40  11  15  27 
  3 World Series        0-3   6   5   2.67  2  1  0  0  33.2  34  10   7  21 
  9 Postseason Ser      4-5  14  13   2.65  6  3  0  3  88.1  82  26  24  48 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1977   NLCS  LAD PHI     W   2   5   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .200  .200  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    LAD NYY     L   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1978   NLCS  LAD PHI     W   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
        WS    LAD NYY     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1980   ALCS  NYY KCR     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1981   ALDS  NYY MIL     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  NYY OAK     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYY LAD     L   3   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
 1982   ALCS  CAL MIL     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  5 Lg Champ Series     3-2   7   8   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .125  .125  .125   0  0   1   0   0 
  3 World Series        0-3   6   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
  9 Postseason Series   4-5  14  12   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   3  .083  .083  .083   0  0   2   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1968   CHW AL      0  0  0   0.2   1   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1978   LAD NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1979   NYY AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1980   NYY AL      0  1  0   2.1   4   3   3   0   1  1   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 2/4      0  0  1  0   3     5   3   3   0   1  1   0  0   0  0  0  0  0   9.00 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1968   CHW AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1978   LAD NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1979   NYY AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1980   NYY AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/4      0   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1968 *
1978
1979
1980 *

Awards
1976-ML-Hutch Award
1981-ML-Lou Gehrig Memorial Award

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1977-NL-12-0.10
1979-AL-22-0.01
Car-864-0.11 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1977-NL-2-0.45
1978-NL-8-0.01
1979-AL-2-0.36
1980-AL-4-0.10
Car-52-0.92 shares

Sac. Hits
1970 AL-9-10

ERA
1966 AL-2.62-5
1967 AL-2.47-4
1968 AL-1.98-5
1977 NL-2.78-5
1979 AL-2.96-2
1981 AL-2.63-5

Wins
1966 AL-14-6
1973 NL-16-7
1977 NL-20-3
1978 NL-17-7
1979 AL-21-2
1980 AL-22-2
Car-288-26

Won-Loss %
1965 AL-.667-5
1968 AL-.667-6
1972 NL-.688-5
1973 NL-.696-4
1974 NL-.813-1
1977 NL-.741-4
1978 NL-.630-7
1979 AL-.700-6
1980 AL-.710-5
1987 AL-.684-6

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1967 AL-1.065-4
1968 AL-1.038-6
1972 NL-1.136-10
1973 NL-1.156-8
1979 AL-1.205-7

Hits Allowed/9IP
1967 AL-7.22-6
1968 AL-6.85-6

Bases on Balls/9IP
1966 AL-2.30-8
1967 AL-2.37-9
1971 AL-2.28-9
1972 NL-1.93-6
1973 NL-2.06-7
1977 NL-2.04-2
1978 NL-2.24-7
1979 AL-2.12-5
1980 AL-1.90-3
1982 AL-1.58-1
1983 AL-1.88-3
1987 AL-2.25-7

Games
Car-760-53

Innings
1966 AL-223.0-10
1970 AL-269.3-8
1979 AL-276.3-2
1980 AL-265.3-5
Car-4710.3-20

Strikeouts
Car-2245-48

Games Started
1966 AL-33-9
1979 AL-36-4
1980 AL-36-4
1983 AL-34-9
Car-700-8

Comp. Games
1966 AL-10-9
1977 NL-11-6
1979 AL-17-2
1980 AL-16-4

Shutouts
1966 AL-5-1
1967 AL-6-1
1970 AL-3-6
1974 NL-3-8
1977 NL-3-4
1979 AL-3-6
1980 AL-6-1
Car-46-26

Home Runs Allow.
Car-302-43

Bases On Balls Allow.
1970 AL-101-4
Car-1259-41

Hits Allowed
1969 AL-230-9
1970 AL-253-7
1978 NL-230-8
1979 AL-268-3
1980 AL-270-6
1983 AL-287-1
Car-4783-10

SO to Walk
1966 AL-2.42-10
1972 NL-2.93-8
1973 NL-2.32-9
1977 NL-2.46-7

Losses
1970 AL-17-3
1971 AL-16-7
Car-231-19

Earned Runs Allow.
1983 AL-113-5
Car-1749-15

Wild Pitches
1966 AL-10-7
1969 AL-15-3
1970 AL-17-1
1971 AL-10-5
1972 NL-10-6
1979 AL-11-4
1981 AL-6-8
1983 AL-11-3
1984 AL-11-7
Car-187-9

Hit Batsmen
1966 AL-7-3
1968 AL-12-2
1970 AL-9-3
1980 AL-6-7
Car-98-64

Batters Faced
1970 AL-1133-8
1979 AL-1116-2
1980 AL-1089-5
1983 AL-1010-10
Car-19692-16

Adjusted ERA+
1966 AL-120-7
1967 AL-121-8
1968 AL-161-3
1977 NL-138-6
1979 AL-137-3
1981 AL-135-6

Oldest Player
1981 AL-38-8
1982 AL-39-8
1983 AL-40-5
1984 AL-41-3
1985 AL-42-2
1986 AL-43-2
1987 AL-44-2
1988 AL-45-1
1989 AL-46-1

Youngest Player
1963 AL-20-9

 

Black Ink: Pitching - 8 (288) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 137 (117) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 44.0 (54) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 111.0 (79) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 12, 1961: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

January 20, 1965: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Cleveland Indians with Tommie Agee and Johnny Romano to the Chicago White Sox. The Chicago White Sox sent Cam Carreon to the Cleveland Indians. The Chicago White Sox sent a player to be named later, Jim Landis, and Mike Hershberger to the Kansas City Athletics. The Kansas City Athletics sent Rocky Colavito to the Cleveland Indians. The Chicago White Sox sent Fred Talbot (February 10, 1965) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade.

December 2, 1971: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Steve Huntz to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Dick Allen.

November 2, 1978: Granted Free Agency.

November 21, 1978: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

August 31, 1982: Traded by the New York Yankees to the California Angels for a player to be named later. The California Angels sent Dennis Rasmussen (November 24, 1982) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

June 19, 1985: Released by the California Angels.

July 12, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

November 12, 1985: Granted Free Agency.

May 2, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

December 21, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

November 10, 1988: Released by the New York Yankees.

February 13, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

May 30, 1989: Released by the New York Yankees.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Oakland Athletics$600,000
1986California Angels$440,000
New York Yankees$60,000
1987New York Yankees$350,000
1988New York Yankees$375,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,825,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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