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Tommy John

Eligible Seasons: 1964-1989
Best Season: 1979

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Pitching Stats
Team	GP	GS	W	L	SV	IP	BB	K	ER	ERA	ERC	ERC#	OAV	WHIP	K/BB	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	Salary
1964 Cleveland Indians	25	14	2	9	0	94.1	35	65	41	3.91	4.03	4.15	.262	1.40	1.86	6.20	3.34	0.95	$1.75M
1965 Chicago White Sox	39	27	14	7	3	183.2	58	126	63	3.09	2.92	3.12	.237	1.20	2.17	6.17	2.84	0.59	$4.70M
1966 Chicago White Sox	34	33	14	11	0	223.0	57	138	65	2.62	2.71	2.95	.235	1.13	2.42	5.57	2.30	0.52	$5.89M
1967 Chicago White Sox	31	29	10	13	0	178.1	47	110	49	2.47	2.39	2.68	.219	1.07	2.34	5.55	2.37	0.61	$4.89M
1968 Chicago White Sox	25	25	10	5	0	177.1	49	117	39	1.98	2.36	2.73	.212	1.04	2.39	5.94	2.49	0.51	$5.02M
1969 Chicago White Sox	33	33	9	11	0	232.1	90	128	84	3.25	3.75	3.86	.261	1.38	1.42	4.96	3.49	0.62	$4.89M
1970 Chicago White Sox	37	37	12	17	0	269.1	101	138	98	3.27	3.53	3.58	.251	1.31	1.37	4.61	3.38	0.63	$6.32M
1971 Chicago White Sox	38	35	13	16	0	229.1	58	131	92	3.61	3.72	3.90	.274	1.32	2.26	5.14	2.28	0.67	$4.72M
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers	29	29	11	5	0	186.2	40	117	60	2.89	2.82	3.00	.244	1.14	2.93	5.64	1.93	0.68	$4.92M
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers	36	31	16	7	0	218.0	50	116	75	3.10	2.94	3.02	.246	1.16	2.32	4.79	2.06	0.66	$5.67M
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers	22	22	13	3	0	153.0	42	78	44	2.59	2.51	2.58	.235	1.14	1.86	4.59	2.47	0.24	$4.49M
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers	31	31	10	10	0	207.0	61	91	71	3.09	3.20	3.39	.261	1.29	1.49	3.96	2.65	0.30	$4.79M
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers	31	31	20	7	0	220.1	50	123	68	2.78	3.31	3.29	.267	1.25	2.46	5.02	2.04	0.49	$5.35M
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers	33	30	17	10	1	213.0	53	124	78	3.30	3.61	3.78	.271	1.33	2.34	5.24	2.24	0.46	$4.54M
1979 New York Yankees	37	36	21	9	0	276.1	65	111	91	2.96	2.97	2.84	.260	1.21	1.71	3.62	2.12	0.29	$7.65M
1980 New York Yankees	36	36	22	9	0	265.1	56	78	101	3.43	3.24	3.16	.268	1.23	1.39	2.65	1.90	0.44	$6.29M
1981 New York Yankees	20	20	9	8	0	140.1	39	50	41	2.63	3.31	3.42	.256	1.24	1.28	3.21	2.50	0.64	$4.61M
1982 California Angels	7	7	4	2	0	35.0	5	14	15	3.86	5.59	5.48	.336	1.54	2.80	3.60	1.29	1.03	$340K
1982 New York Yankees	30	26	10	10	0	186.2	34	54	76	3.66	3.14	3.07	.266	1.20	1.59	2.60	1.64	0.53	$4.43M
1983 California Angels	34	34	11	13	0	234.2	49	65	113	4.33	4.51	4.44	.304	1.43	1.33	2.49	1.88	0.77	$4.04M
1984 California Angels	32	29	7	13	0	181.1	56	47	91	4.52	5.04	4.97	.306	1.54	0.84	2.33	2.78	0.74	$2.87M
1985 California Angels	12	6	2	4	0	38.1	15	17	20	4.70	5.94	5.82	.329	1.72	1.13	3.99	3.52	0.70	$424K
1985 Oakland Athletics	11	11	2	6	0	48.0	13	8	33	6.19	5.97	5.85	.332	1.65	0.62	1.50	2.44	1.13	$515K
1986 New York Yankees	13	10	5	3	0	70.2	15	28	23	2.93	3.79	3.64	.275	1.25	1.87	3.57	1.91	1.02	$1.33M
1987 New York Yankees	33	33	13	6	0	187.2	47	63	84	4.03	4.07	3.79	.288	1.38	1.34	3.02	2.25	0.58	$3.94M
1988 New York Yankees	35	32	9	8	0	176.1	46	81	88	4.49	4.84	4.83	.308	1.51	1.76	4.13	2.35	0.56	$2.99M
1989 New York Yankees	10	10	2	7	0	63.2	22	18	41	5.80	6.25	6.26	.336	1.71	0.82	2.54	3.11	0.85	$707K

Hitting Stats
Team	Pos	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	SO	BB	HBP	RC	RC27	Salary
1964 Cleveland Indians	P	25	27	24	3	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	1.0	1.3	$1.75M
1965 Chicago White Sox	P	39	68	59	4	10	1	0	1	2	0	0	22	3	0	3.2	1.6	$4.70M
1966 Chicago White Sox	P	34	76	69	6	10	1	0	2	8	0	0	21	3	0	3.1	1.4	$5.89M
1967 Chicago White Sox	P	31	58	51	0	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	1	0	1.8	1.0	$4.89M
1968 Chicago White Sox	P	25	67	62	3	12	1	0	1	9	0	0	15	0	0	3.3	1.7	$5.02M
1969 Chicago White Sox	P	33	88	79	6	9	2	0	0	1	0	0	27	7	0	2.4	.9	$4.89M
1970 Chicago White Sox	P	37	96	84	4	17	1	0	0	5	0	0	17	2	1	4.2	1.6	$6.32M
1971 Chicago White Sox	P	38	81	69	3	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	3	0	2.5	1.1	$4.72M
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	29	70	63	3	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	0	0	1.4	.7	$4.92M
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	36	85	74	3	15	1	0	0	7	0	0	17	4	0	3.9	1.7	$5.67M
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	22	62	51	0	6	2	0	0	2	0	0	10	2	0	1.5	.8	$4.49M
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	31	76	64	3	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	10	2	0	.9	.4	$4.79M
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	31	89	79	3	14	1	0	1	4	0	0	14	3	0	4.3	1.7	$5.35M
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	33	81	66	2	8	2	0	0	6	0	0	13	3	0	2.1	.9	$4.54M

Advanced Hitting Stats
Team	Pos	GP	PA	AB	BA	BA+	BA#	OBP	OBP+	OBP#	SLG	SLG+	SLG#	OPS	OPS+	OPS#	HR/AB	Salary
1964 Cleveland Indians	P	25	27	24	.208	84	.215	.208	66	.214	.208	55	.209	.417	60	.422	.000	$1.75M
1965 Chicago White Sox	P	39	68	59	.169	70	.177	.210	67	.217	.237	64	.242	.447	66	.459	.017	$4.70M
1966 Chicago White Sox	P	34	76	69	.145	60	.152	.181	59	.189	.246	67	.252	.427	63	.440	.029	$5.89M
1967 Chicago White Sox	P	31	58	51	.157	67	.166	.170	56	.178	.157	45	.166	.327	50	.344	.000	$4.89M
1968 Chicago White Sox	P	25	67	62	.194	84	.207	.194	65	.205	.258	76	.276	.452	71	.481	.016	$5.02M
1969 Chicago White Sox	P	33	88	79	.114	46	.118	.184	57	.187	.139	38	.143	.323	47	.329	.000	$4.89M
1970 Chicago White Sox	P	37	96	84	.202	81	.208	.230	71	.233	.214	57	.216	.444	63	.448	.000	$6.32M
1971 Chicago White Sox	P	38	81	69	.145	59	.150	.181	57	.184	.145	40	.150	.325	48	.334	.000	$4.72M
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	29	70	63	.159	64	.164	.159	50	.163	.159	44	.164	.317	47	.327	.000	$4.92M
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	36	85	74	.203	80	.206	.244	76	.247	.216	58	.219	.460	66	.465	.000	$5.67M
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	22	62	51	.118	46	.120	.151	46	.152	.157	43	.161	.308	44	.313	.000	$4.49M
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	31	76	64	.109	43	.111	.136	43	.139	.125	35	.130	.261	38	.269	.000	$4.79M
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	31	89	79	.177	68	.177	.205	62	.205	.228	57	.223	.433	60	.428	.013	$5.35M
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	33	81	66	.121	48	.124	.159	50	.162	.152	41	.154	.311	45	.317	.000	$4.54M

Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)
Team	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	OF	Salary
1964 Cleveland Indians	A+/B-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$1.75M
1965 Chicago White Sox	C-/A	--	--	--	--	--	--	$4.70M
1966 Chicago White Sox	C-/B	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.89M
1967 Chicago White Sox	A/A+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$4.89M
1968 Chicago White Sox	A+/A+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.02M
1969 Chicago White Sox	A+/A+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$4.89M
1970 Chicago White Sox	D+/A	--	--	--	--	--	--	$6.32M
1971 Chicago White Sox	C/C	--	--	--	--	--	--	$4.72M
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers	A+/A+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$4.92M
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers	A+/A+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.67M
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers	A/B+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$4.49M
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers	A/D+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$4.79M
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers	A+/B	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.35M
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers	B-/A-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$4.54M

Player Awards
Team	All-Star	MVP	Gold Glove	Rookie of the Year	Cy Young	Reliever of the Year	Salary
1964 Cleveland Indians							$1.75M
1965 Chicago White Sox							$4.70M
1966 Chicago White Sox							$5.89M
1967 Chicago White Sox							$4.89M
1968 Chicago White Sox	X						$5.02M
1969 Chicago White Sox							$4.89M
1970 Chicago White Sox							$6.32M
1971 Chicago White Sox							$4.72M
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers							$4.92M
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers							$5.67M
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers							$4.49M
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers							$4.79M
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers							$5.35M
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers	X						$4.54M

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