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P Tommy John #21
Age: 54 | Bats: R | Throws: L
07/14/1997
| SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY | FRONT OFFICE
P TOMMY JOHN #21 - AGE: 54 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 4 4 4 5
Movement 14 15 14 16
Control 8 8 8 8
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 3 4
Changeup 1 1
Sinker 9 10
Cutter 6 7
Screwball 2 3
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 86-88 Mph
Stamina 13
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 15
Defense 11
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 11
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
Birthday:05/22/1943
Born in:Terre Haute, IN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1976 Los Angeles - DBL 33 32 32 13 14 0 2.59 261.0 217 98 75 10 89 126 15 6 1.17 .246 3.28 4.6 138
1977 Los Angeles - DBL 34 29 24 5 14 1 4.26 192.1 200 100 91 9 66 78 8 0 1.38 .289 3.43 2.8 84
1978 San Francisco - DBL 35 11 10 5 3 0 3.24 66.2 68 28 24 3 22 35 0 0 1.35 .293 3.15 1.3 113
1980 San Francisco - DBL 37 13 0 1 0 0 4.15 30.1 33 20 14 2 27 18 0 0 1.98 .316 5.36 -0.4 99
Total DBL 85 66 24 31 1 3.34 550.1 518 246 204 24 204 257 23 6 1.31 .271 3.43 8.3 114
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1978 Phoenix - CBL 35 2 2 0 2 0 9.58 10.1 14 12 11 1 6 1 0 0 1.94 .310 5.46 -0.1 35
1979 Phoenix - CBL 36 34 34 19 7 0 2.85 208.2 175 72 66 5 69 96 1 0 1.17 .248 3.38 4.0 133
1980 Phoenix - CBL 37 12 12 5 5 0 4.10 79.0 71 41 36 4 30 33 3 1 1.28 .253 3.88 0.9 90
1981 Greensboro - CBL 38 5 5 0 5 0 15.60 15.0 36 30 26 1 9 5 0 0 3.00 .473 5.17 -0.1 25
Total CBL 53 53 24 19 0 4.00 313.0 296 155 139 11 114 135 4 1 1.31 .267 3.66 114.1
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1978 San Francisco - DBL 35 4 4 1 1 0 2.08 26.0 19 7 6 1 11 14 0 0 1.15 .220 0.00 0.0 0
1979 San Francisco - DBL 36 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.33 .111 0.00 0.0 0
Total DBL 5 4 1 1 0 1.86 29.0 20 7 6 1 11 15 0 0 1.07 .209 3.21 260.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1976 Los Angeles - DBL P 32 32 11 34 0 48 3 .938 261.0 1.55 -0.5 .955
1977 Los Angeles - DBL P 29 24 10 35 0 47 2 .957 192.1 2.11 +0.5 1.006
1978 San Francisco - DBL P 11 10 3 13 1 16 0 1.000 66.2 2.16 +0.6 1.038
1978 Phoenix - CBL P 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 10.1 1.74 -0.0 1.047
1979 Phoenix - CBL P 34 34 9 37 1 46 0 1.000 208.2 1.98 +1.0 1.050
1980 San Francisco - DBL P 13 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 30.1 1.19 +0.0 1.031
1980 Phoenix - CBL P 12 12 3 13 0 16 0 1.000 79.0 1.82 +0.1 1.051
1981 Greensboro - CBL P 5 5 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 -0.0 .000
TOTAL P 138 119 38 138 2 181 5 .972 863.1 1.83 +1.7 1.012
PLAYER HISTORY
04/22/1976 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/08/1976 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/25/1976 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/20/1976 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Mets with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/31/1976 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for one week.
08/06/1976 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Oakland Athletics with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/16/1976 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Mets with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 13 (13).
11/15/1977 Was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for CF Larry Herndon.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 13 (13).
03/28/1978 Injured (Partially torn labrum), out for 3-4 months.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 10 (10).
06/26/1979 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 8 (8).
04/22/1980 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for one week.
04/30/1980 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
07/07/1980 Injured (Forearm tendinitis), out for 1-2 weeks.
07/27/1980 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Denver Bears with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/10/1980 Released by the San Francisco Giants.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 8 (9).
07/10/1981 Released by the New York organization.
10/31/1981 Retired from professional baseball.
10/31/1983 Became a minor league free agent.
10/31/1983 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year L Rank
1977 14 6
Year BB Rank
1976 89 9
Year WP Rank
1977 7 9
Year ERA Rank
1976 2.59 8
Year BABIP Rank
1976 .246 10
Year HR/9 Rank
1976 0.34 4
1977 0.42 7
Year QS Rank
1976 24 8
Year QSP Rank
1976 .750 8
Year CG Rank
1976 15 6
1977 8 7
Year CGP Rank
1976 .469 8
1977 .333 4
Year SHO Rank
1976 6 1
Year GB% Rank
1977 0.55 4
Year WAR Rank
1976 4.6 9
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