Tommy John
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Tommy John
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Birthdate:
May 22, 1943 (61 y, 1 m, 6 d)
Born In:
Terre Haute, IN, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/L
Height/Weight:
6'3"/184
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
All-Star 1989 None (None)
1980 None (MLB)
1979 None (MLB)
1978 None (MLB)
1968 None (MLB)
Player of the Week Jun 26, 1989 None (None)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 8 40.9 30.3
Grey Ink 121 198.2 166.3
HoF Standard 46 49.5 47.8
WAR 81.7 69.2 60.9
WAR7 35.2 47.2 39.7
JAWS 58.4 58.2 50.3
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Jim Kaat R 922
Robin Roberts R 897
Fergie Jenkins R 893
Tony Mullane R 878
Burleigh Grimes R 874
Bert Blyleven R 865
Eppa Rixey R 862
Early Wynn R 860
Red Ruffing R 860
Don Sutton R 856
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1970 9 10
Year GS Rank
1966 33 9
1979 36 4
1980 36 4
1983 34 8
Year W Rank
1966 14 6
1973 16 7
1977 20 3
1978 17 7
1979 21 2
1980 22 2
Year L Rank
1970 17 3
1971 16 7
Year Win % Rank
1965 0.667 5
1973 0.696 1
1977 0.741 4
1978 0.630 6
1979 0.700 4
1980 0.710 5
1987 0.684 3
Year IP Rank
1966 223.0 10
1970 269.1 8
1979 276.1 2
1980 265.1 5
Year BF Rank
1970 1133 8
1979 1116 2
1980 1089 5
1983 1010 9
Year BB Rank
1970 101 4
Year WP Rank
1966 10 7
1969 15 3
1970 17 1
1971 10 5
1972 10 6
1979 11 4
1981 6 8
1983 11 2
1984 11 6
Year ERA Rank
1966 2.623 5
1967 2.473 4
1968 1.979 5
1977 2.778 5
1979 2.964 2
Year BABIP Rank
1967 0.243 6
1968 0.241 9
Year WHIP Rank
1967 1.065 4
1968 1.038 6
1972 1.136 9
1973 1.156 8
1979 1.205 6
Year H/9 Rank
1967 7.217 6
1968 6.852 6
Year BB/9 Rank
1966 2.300 8
1967 2.372 9
1971 2.276 9
1972 1.929 6
1973 2.064 7
1977 2.042 2
1978 2.239 7
1979 2.117 5
1980 1.900 3
1982 1.584 1
1983 1.879 3
1987 2.254 7
Year CG Rank
1966 10 9
1977 11 6
1979 17 2
1980 16 4
Year SHO Rank
1966 5 1
1967 6 1
1970 3 6
1974 3 8
1977 3 4
1979 3 6
1980 6 1
1982 2 10
Year BB (Low) Rank
1967 47 6
1968 49 5
1971 58 5
1972 40 4
1973 50 3
1977 50 3
1978 53 7
1982 39 2
1983 49 6
1987 47 4
1988 46 7
Year Hits Rank
1969 230 9
1970 253 7
1978 230 8
1979 268 3
1980 270 6
1983 287 1
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1965 162 9
1967 143 2
1968 135 1
Year HR (Low) Rank
1965 12 3
1966 13 5
1967 12 4
1968 10 4
1970 19 7
1976 7 1
1977 12 2
1978 11 7
1979 9 1
1980 13 4
1984 15 9
1987 12 2
1988 11 2
Year WAR Rank
1966 5.0 5
1977 5.5 7
1979 7.5 1
1980 5.2 5
1982 4.4 9
Year W (Low) Rank
1967 10 4
1968 10 4
1969 9 5
1976 10 9
1984 7 2
1988 9 7
Year L (Low) Rank
1965 7 4
1968 5 1
1972 5 1
1973 7 2
1977 7 5
1978 10 9
1979 9 9
1980 9 5
1987 6 1
1988 8 5
Year rWAR Rank
1966 5.4 5
1968 5.4 9
1977 5.8 9
1979 7.5 3
1980 5.5 9