Tommy John
Bats R Throws L6'3" 180 lbBorn 1943 Terre Haute, USADebut 1963Team NYY4x All-Star
Awards: Hutch Award, Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, TSN All-Star
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1989 | NYY | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1988 | NYY | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1987 | NYY | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1986 | NYY | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1985 | OAK | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1984 | CAL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1983 | CAL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1982 | CAL | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1981 | NYY | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1980 | NYY | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1979 | NYY | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1978 | LAD | 33 | 81 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0.121 | 0.159 | 0.152 | 0.311 | -22.7 |
| 1977 | LAD | 31 | 89 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0.177 | 0.205 | 0.228 | 0.433 | 11.3 |
| 1976 | LAD | 31 | 76 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.109 | 0.136 | 0.125 | 0.261 | -35.8 |
| 1974 | LAD | 22 | 62 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.118 | 0.151 | 0.157 | 0.308 | -19.0 |
| 1973 | LAD | 36 | 85 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 0.203 | 0.244 | 0.216 | 0.460 | 29.0 |
| 1972 | LAD | 29 | 70 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.159 | 0.159 | 0.159 | 0.317 | -23.7 |
| 1971 | CWS | 38 | 81 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0.145 | 0.181 | 0.145 | 0.325 | -22.7 |
| 1970 | CWS | 38 | 96 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0.202 | 0.230 | 0.214 | 0.444 | 16.7 |
| 1969 | CWS | 33 | 88 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 0.114 | 0.184 | 0.139 | 0.323 | -19.7 |
| 1968 | CWS | 25 | 67 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.194 | 0.194 | 0.258 | 0.452 | 15.6 |
| 1967 | CWS | 31 | 58 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.157 | 0.170 | 0.157 | 0.327 | -11.1 |
| 1966 | CWS | 34 | 76 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0.145 | 0.181 | 0.246 | 0.427 | 21.5 |
| 1965 | CWS | 39 | 68 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0.169 | 0.210 | 0.237 | 0.447 | 28.5 |
| 1964 | CLE | 25 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.208 | 0.208 | 0.208 | 0.417 | 6.5 |
| 1963 | CLE | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -125.2 |
| Career | | 761 | 1030 | 43 | 141 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 33 | 211 | 0.157 | 0.187 | 0.188 | 0.375 | -2.4 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1989 | NYY | 2 | 7 | 5.80 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 63.7 | 290 | 6 | 22 | 18 | | | |
| 1988 | NYY | 9 | 8 | 4.49 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 176.3 | 776 | 11 | 46 | 81 | | | |
| 1987 | NYY | 13 | 6 | 4.03 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 187.7 | 802 | 12 | 47 | 63 | | | |
| 1986 | NYY | 5 | 3 | 2.93 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 70.7 | 290 | 8 | 15 | 28 | | | |
| 1985 | OAK | 4 | 10 | 5.53 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 86.3 | 397 | 9 | 28 | 25 | | | |
| 1984 | CAL | 7 | 13 | 4.52 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 181.3 | 797 | 15 | 56 | 47 | | | |
| 1983 | CAL | 11 | 13 | 4.33 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 234.7 | 1010 | 20 | 49 | 65 | | | |
| 1982 | CAL | 14 | 12 | 3.69 | 37 | 33 | 0 | 221.7 | 918 | 15 | 39 | 68 | | | |
| 1981 | NYY | 9 | 8 | 2.63 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 140.3 | 580 | 10 | 39 | 50 | | | |
| 1980 | NYY | 22 | 9 | 3.43 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 265.3 | 1089 | 13 | 56 | 78 | | | |
| 1979 | NYY | 21 | 9 | 2.96 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 276.3 | 1116 | 9 | 65 | 111 | | | |
| 1978 | LAD | 17 | 10 | 3.30 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 213.0 | 912 | 11 | 53 | 124 | | | |
| 1977 | LAD | 20 | 7 | 2.78 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 220.3 | 906 | 12 | 50 | 123 | | | |
| 1976 | LAD | 10 | 10 | 3.09 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 207.0 | 868 | 7 | 61 | 91 | | | |
| 1974 | LAD | 13 | 3 | 2.59 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 153.0 | 616 | 4 | 42 | 78 | | | |
| 1973 | LAD | 16 | 7 | 3.10 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 218.0 | 888 | 16 | 50 | 116 | | | |
| 1972 | LAD | 11 | 5 | 2.89 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 186.7 | 766 | 14 | 40 | 117 | | | |
| 1971 | CWS | 13 | 16 | 3.61 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 229.3 | 975 | 17 | 58 | 131 | | | |
| 1970 | CWS | 12 | 17 | 3.27 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 269.3 | 1133 | 19 | 101 | 138 | | | |
| 1969 | CWS | 9 | 11 | 3.25 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 232.3 | 984 | 16 | 90 | 128 | | | |
| 1968 | CWS | 10 | 5 | 1.98 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 177.3 | 705 | 10 | 49 | 117 | | | |
| 1967 | CWS | 10 | 13 | 2.47 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 178.3 | 715 | 12 | 47 | 110 | | | |
| 1966 | CWS | 14 | 11 | 2.62 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 223.0 | 904 | 13 | 57 | 138 | | | |
| 1965 | CWS | 14 | 7 | 3.09 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 183.7 | 752 | 12 | 58 | 126 | | | |
| 1964 | CLE | 2 | 9 | 3.91 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 94.3 | 412 | 10 | 35 | 65 | | | |
| 1963 | CLE | 0 | 2 | 2.21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20.3 | 91 | 1 | 6 | 9 | | | |
| Career | | 288 | 231 | 3.34 | 760 | 700 | 4 | 4710.3 | 19692 | 302 | 1259 | 2245 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1989 | NYY | P | 10 | 64 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1988 | NYY | P | 35 | 176 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 0.917 | |
| 1987 | NYY | P | 33 | 188 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0.875 | |
| 1986 | NYY | P | 13 | 71 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0.864 | |
| 1985 | OAK | P | 23 | 86 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1984 | CAL | P | 32 | 181 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1983 | CAL | P | 34 | 235 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | |
| 1982 | CAL | P | 37 | 222 | 10 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 0.967 | |
| 1981 | NYY | P | 20 | 140 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1980 | NYY | P | 36 | 265 | 16 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 0.984 | |
| 1979 | NYY | P | 37 | 276 | 15 | 51 | 3 | 5 | 0.957 | |
| 1978 | LAD | P | 33 | 213 | 8 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0.946 | |
| 1977 | LAD | P | 31 | 220 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 0.981 | |
| 1976 | LAD | P | 31 | 207 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0.973 | |
| 1974 | LAD | P | 22 | 153 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0.975 | |
| 1973 | LAD | P | 36 | 218 | 15 | 64 | 1 | 6 | 0.988 | |
| 1972 | LAD | P | 29 | 187 | 11 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 1971 | CWS | P | 38 | 229 | 9 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0.935 | |
| 1970 | CWS | P | 37 | 269 | 15 | 65 | 8 | 3 | 0.909 | |
| 1969 | CWS | P | 33 | 232 | 16 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | |
| 1968 | CWS | P | 25 | 177 | 10 | 54 | 1 | 6 | 0.985 | |
| 1967 | CWS | P | 31 | 178 | 17 | 55 | 2 | 4 | 0.973 | |
| 1966 | CWS | P | 34 | 223 | 8 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0.917 | |
| 1965 | CWS | P | 39 | 184 | 4 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 0.917 | |
| 1964 | CLE | P | 25 | 94 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1963 | CLE | P | 6 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1982 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 1981 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 1978 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1977 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.286 |
| Career | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.083 | 0.167 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 1 | 5.11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.3 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.38 |
| 1981 | 2 | 1 | 2.42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 26.0 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1.08 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.35 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 | 1.90 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23.7 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1.01 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 | 2.29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19.7 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 1.42 |
| Career | 6 | 3 | 2.65 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 88.3 | 82 | 6 | 24 | 48 | 1.20 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 1988 | NYY | $375,000 |
| 1987 | NYY | $350,000 |
| 1986 | CAL | $440,000 |
| 1986 | NYY | $60,000 |
| 1985 | OAK | $600,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.