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Tommy john

Tommy John

#76 PITCHER ALL-TIME
1963—1989
Starting Pitcher
BORN
May 22, 1943, in Terre Haute, IN
THROWS
Left-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Los Angeles Dodgers

What Pitches Did Tommy John Throw?

Sinking Fastball
Slow Curve
Hard Curve
Cut Fastball
288
WINS
61.6
QUALITY START PCT
62.0
WAR
231
LOSSES
111
ERA+
34.4
WAR7
3.34
ERA
1.78
K / BB RATIO
16.6
WAR3
2245
STRIKEOUTS
1.28
WHIP
2.6
WAR PER SEASON
Received revolutionary medical procedure to extend his career that became known as “Tommy John Surgery.”
4-TIME
ALL-STAR

Tommy John Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
John
CAREER
62.0
WAR7
34.4
WAR5C
20.9
WAR3
16.6
JAWS
48.2
WAR PER SN
2.6
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
73.0
WAR7
49.8
WAR5C
30.3
WAR3
21.5
JAWS
61.4
WAR PER SN
4.5

Where Does Tommy John Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
76
CAREER
48
LONG PEAK
NR
PRIME
NR
SHORT PEAK
NR
JAWS
63
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS