League Leaders Who Led?
Tommy John

Tommy John

1963–1989  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws L  ·  6'3", 180 lb  ·  b. 1943 Terre Haute, IN

Career 288–231 · 3.34 ERA · 2,245 SO · 4710.1 IP · 761 G · 141 H · 5 HR · 54 RBI · .157 AVG

Seasons leading his league
12
11 best in baseball 1 league only
39 Top-5 finishes
11 Title seasons
4 Categories led
1973 Best season

Spanning 1966–1984, peaking at 2 titles in 1973.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons ×3 Sub-2.00 ERA Seasons

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 382nd League titles 12
  • 139th Best in baseball 11
  • 619th Top-5 finishes 39

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 5 1st 2 yrs (1983–1984) 1969 1.000 1972 1.000 1981 1.000 1983 1.000 1984 1.000
Shutouts 3 1st 2 yrs (1966–1967) 1966 5 1967 6 1980 6
Pitcher Range Factor 2 1st — 1968 2.56 1973 2.19 1967 #3 1969 #2 1970 #2 1972 #2
Pitcher Assists 2 1st — 1973 64 1970 AL 65 1967 #2 1968 #3 1969 #2 1982 #3
Complete Games — #2 — 1979 #2
Innings Pitched — #2 — 1979 #2
Wins — #2 — 1977 #3 1979 #2 1980 #2
Earned Run Average — #2 — 1979 #2

Title Seasons

11 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1984 1 P FPCT 1.000
1983 1 P FPCT 1.000
1981 1 P FPCT 1.000
1980 1 SHO 6
1973 2 P A 64 P RF 2.19
1972 1 P FPCT 1.000
1970 1 P A 65
1969 1 P FPCT 1.000
1968 1 P RF 2.56
1967 1 SHO 6
1966 1 SHO 5

Pitching

26 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1963 CLE AL 0 2 2.21 6 3 0 20.1 23 5 1 6 9 1.43
1964 CLE AL 2 9 3.91 25 14 0 94.1 97 41 10 35 65 1.40
1965 CHA AL 14 7 3.09 39 27 3 183.2 162 63 12 58 126 1.20
1966 CHA AL 14 11 2.62 34 33 0 223.0 195 65 13 57 138 1.13
1967 CHA AL 10 13 2.47 31 29 0 178.1 143 49 12 47 110 1.07
1968 CHA AL 10 5 1.98 25 25 0 177.1 135 39 10 49 117 1.04
1969 CHA AL 9 11 3.25 33 33 0 232.1 230 84 16 90 128 1.38
1970 CHA AL 12 17 3.27 37 37 0 269.1 253 98 19 101 138 1.31
1971 CHA AL 13 16 3.61 38 35 0 229.1 244 92 17 58 131 1.32
1972 LAN NL 11 5 2.89 29 29 0 186.2 172 60 14 40 117 1.14
1973 LAN NL 16 7 3.10 36 31 0 218.0 202 75 16 50 116 1.16
1974 LAN NL 13 3 2.59 22 22 0 153.0 133 44 4 42 78 1.14
1976 LAN NL 10 10 3.09 31 31 0 207.0 207 71 7 61 91 1.30
1977 LAN NL 20 7 2.78 31 31 0 220.1 225 68 12 50 123 1.25
1978 LAN NL 17 10 3.30 33 30 1 213.0 230 78 11 53 124 1.33
1979 NYA AL 21 9 2.96 37 36 0 276.1 268 91 9 65 111 1.21
1980 NYA AL 22 9 3.43 36 36 0 265.1 270 101 13 56 78 1.23
1981 NYA AL 9 8 2.63 20 20 0 140.1 135 41 10 39 50 1.24
1982 NYA +1 AL 14 12 3.69 37 33 0 221.2 239 91 15 39 68 1.25
1983 CAL AL 11 13 4.33 34 34 0 234.2 287 113 20 49 65 1.43
1984 CAL AL 7 13 4.52 32 29 0 181.1 223 91 15 56 47 1.54
1985 CAL +1 AL 4 10 5.53 23 17 0 86.1 117 53 9 28 25 1.68
1986 NYA AL 5 3 2.93 13 10 0 70.2 73 23 8 15 28 1.25
1987 NYA AL 13 6 4.03 33 33 0 187.2 212 84 12 47 63 1.38
1988 NYA AL 9 8 4.49 35 32 0 176.1 221 88 11 46 81 1.51
1989 NYA AL 2 7 5.80 10 10 0 63.2 87 41 6 22 18 1.71
Career — — 288 231 3.34 760 700 4 4710.1 4,783 1,749 302 1,259 2,245 1.28

Batting

26 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1963 CLE AL 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1964 CLE AL 25 24 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 .208 .208 .208 .417
1965 CHA AL 39 59 4 10 1 0 1 2 3 22 0 .170 .210 .237 .447
1966 CHA AL 34 69 6 10 1 0 2 8 3 21 0 .145 .181 .246 .427
1967 CHA AL 31 51 0 8 0 0 0 2 1 12 0 .157 .170 .157 .327
1968 CHA AL 25 62 3 12 1 0 1 9 0 15 0 .194 .194 .258 .452
1969 CHA AL 33 79 6 9 2 0 0 1 7 27 0 .114 .184 .139 .323
1970 CHA AL 38 84 4 17 1 0 0 5 2 17 0 .202 .230 .214 .444
1971 CHA AL 38 69 3 10 0 0 0 2 3 14 0 .145 .181 .145 .326
1972 LAN NL 29 63 3 10 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 .159 .159 .159 .317
1973 LAN NL 36 74 3 15 1 0 0 7 4 17 0 .203 .244 .216 .460
1974 LAN NL 22 51 0 6 2 0 0 2 2 10 0 .118 .151 .157 .308
1976 LAN NL 31 64 3 7 1 0 0 3 2 10 0 .109 .136 .125 .261
1977 LAN NL 31 79 3 14 1 0 1 4 3 14 0 .177 .205 .228 .433
1978 LAN NL 33 66 2 8 2 0 0 6 3 13 0 .121 .159 .152 .311
1979 NYA AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1980 NYA AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1981 NYA AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1982 NYA +1 AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1983 CAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1984 CAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1985 CAL +1 AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1986 NYA AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1987 NYA AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1988 NYA AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1989 NYA AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Career — — 761 900 43 141 13 0 5 54 33 211 0 .157 .187 .188 .375

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1963 CLE AL P 6 3 20.1 1 3 0 0 4 1.000 0.67
1964 CLE AL P 25 14 94.1 5 16 0 2 21 1.000 0.84
1965 CHA AL P 39 27 183.2 4 51 5 3 60 .917 1.41
1966 CHA AL P 34 33 223.0 8 47 5 0 60 .917 1.62
1967 CHA AL P 31 29 178.1 17 55 2 4 74 .973 2.32
1968 CHA AL P 25 25 177.1 10 54 1 6 65 .985 2.56
1969 CHA AL P 33 33 232.0 16 66 0 4 82 1.000 2.49
1970 CHA AL P 37 37 269.0 15 65 8 3 88 .909 2.16
1971 CHA AL P 38 35 229.0 9 34 3 2 46 .935 1.13
1972 LAN NL P 29 29 187.0 11 45 0 3 56 1.000 1.93
1973 LAN NL P 36 31 218.0 15 64 1 6 80 .988 2.19
1974 LAN NL P 22 22 153.0 3 36 1 3 40 .975 1.77
1976 LAN NL P 31 31 207.0 3 33 1 2 37 .973 1.16
1977 LAN NL P 31 31 220.1 6 47 1 5 54 .982 1.71
1978 LAN NL P 33 30 213.0 8 45 3 1 56 .946 1.61
1979 NYA AL P 37 36 276.1 15 51 3 5 69 .957 1.78
1980 NYA AL P 36 36 265.1 16 46 1 4 63 .984 1.72
1981 NYA AL P 20 20 140.1 11 27 0 2 38 1.000 1.90
1982 NYA AL P 37 33 221.2 10 48 2 1 60 .967 1.57
1983 CAL AL P 34 34 234.2 16 39 0 4 55 1.000 1.62
1984 CAL AL P 32 29 181.1 15 27 0 2 42 1.000 1.31
1985 CAL AL P 23 17 86.1 8 22 0 2 30 1.000 1.30
1986 NYA AL P 13 10 70.2 4 15 3 2 22 .864 1.46
1987 NYA AL P 33 33 187.2 4 31 5 1 40 .875 1.06
1988 NYA AL P 35 32 176.1 4 40 4 2 48 .917 1.26
1989 NYA AL P 10 10 63.2 3 21 0 0 24 1.000 2.40
Career — — P 760 700 4709.2 237 1,028 49 69 1,314 .963 1.66