Tom Candiotti

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1999)

Tom Candiotti was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1999 for 5 teams, including the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 17 seasons. Across 451 career appearances, he went 151-164 with a 3.73 ERA and 1,735 strikeouts. He also batted .117 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 14872.9.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 151–164
ERA 3.73
WHIP 1.30
SO 1,735
Pitcher PIV 14872.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 205 lb
Born
8/31/1956 in Walnut Creek, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1983-08-08
Last Game
1999-07-24

Full name: Thomas Caesar Candiotti

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tom Candiotti — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
151 164 451 410 68 11 0 2725.0 2,662 1,130 250 883 1,735 3.73 14872.9

Career ERA 3.73 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — 9.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Tom Candiotti Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1983 ML4 AL 4 4 10 8 2 1 0 55.2 62 20 16 21 3.23 3.87 (+17%) -45.1
1984 ML4 AL 2 2 8 6 0 0 0 32.1 38 19 10 23 5.29 3.81 (-39%) -382.1
1986 CLE AL 16 12 36 34 17 3 0 252.1 234 100 106 167 3.57 3.97 (+10%) 1608.8
1987 CLE AL 7 18 32 32 7 2 0 201.2 193 107 93 111 4.78 4.29 (-11%) -3653.4
1988 CLE AL 14 8 31 31 11 1 0 216.2 225 79 53 137 3.28 3.73 (+12%) 2898.9
1989 CLE AL 13 10 31 31 4 0 0 206.0 188 71 55 124 3.10 3.71 (+16%) 3548.8
1990 CLE AL 15 11 31 29 3 1 0 202.0 207 82 55 128 3.65 3.86 (+5%) -332.4
1991 CLE AL 7 6 15 15 3 0 0 108.1 88 27 28 86 2.24 3.91 (+43%) 3024.6
1991 TOR AL 6 7 19 19 3 0 0 129.2 114 43 45 81 2.98 3.91 (+24%) 1895.9
1992 LAN NL 11 15 32 30 6 2 0 203.2 177 68 63 152 3.00 3.75 (+20%) 3464.1
1993 LAN NL 8 10 33 32 2 0 0 213.2 192 74 71 155 3.12 4.19 (+26%) 4694.8
1994 LAN NL 7 7 23 22 5 0 0 153.0 149 70 54 102 4.12 4.51 (+9%) 3126.3
1995 LAN NL 7 14 30 30 1 1 0 190.1 187 74 58 141 3.50 4.45 (+21%) 2689.7
1996 LAN NL 9 11 28 27 1 0 0 152.1 172 76 43 79 4.49 4.61 (+3%) 135.7
1997 LAN NL 10 7 41 18 0 0 0 135.0 128 54 40 89 3.60 4.39 (+18%) -1879.2
1998 OAK AL 11 16 33 33 3 0 0 201.0 222 108 63 98 4.84 4.43 (-9%) -3755.2
1999 OAK AL 3 5 11 11 0 0 0 56.2 67 40 23 30 6.35 4.71 (-35%) -1719.5
1999 CLE AL 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 14.2 19 18 7 11 11.05 4.71 (-135%) -447.7
Career · 18 seasons 151 164 451 410 68 11 0 2,725.0 2,662 1,130 883 1,735 3.73 — 14,873

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Tom Candiotti — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
452 299 11 35 5 0 0 12 0 7 71 .117 .140 .134 .273 -2,197

Career AVG .117 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 55.4% below league average.

Career OBP .140 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 57.7% below league average.

Career SLG .134 vs. league average .402 across their career seasons — 66.7% below league average.

Career OPS .273 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 62.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Tom Candiotti Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1983 ML4 AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 ML4 AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 CLE AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 CLE AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 CLE AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 CLE AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 CLE AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 CLE AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 TOR AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 LAN NL 32 56 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 .107 .255 (-58%) .322 (-62%) .377 (-67%) .699 (-65%) -560.6
1993 LAN NL 33 60 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 1 13 .133 .265 (-50%) .332 (-56%) .403 (-59%) .735 (-57%) -559.3
1994 LAN NL 23 50 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 1 9 .140 .269 (-48%) .338 (-54%) .424 (-62%) .763 (-58%) -487.5
1995 LAN NL 30 55 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 3 16 .109 .266 (-59%) .337 (-54%) .417 (-74%) .755 (-65%) -589.2
1996 LAN NL 28 45 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 .089 — — — — 0.0
1997 LAN NL 42 32 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 10 .094 — — — — 0.0
1998 OAK AL 33 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1999 OAK AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 CLE AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 452 299 11 35 5 0 0 12 0 7 71 .117 — — — — -2,197

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Tom Candiotti — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tom Candiotti — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1996 NLDS1 LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 ALCS TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tom Candiotti — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 3 2 0 9.2 17 7 2 6 6.52

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tom Candiotti — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1996 NLDS1 LAN 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
1991 ALCS TOR 0 1 2 2 0 7.2 17 7 2 5 8.22

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Tom Candiotti — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home23013461306.097
Away22316552206.133

Pitching — Home / Away

Tom Candiotti — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2301453.214045634209283.49
Away2211271.112585674638074.01

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tom Candiotti — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1999-07-24 CLENYY — 0.2455301
1999-07-23 CLENYY — 1.2655011
1999-07-19 CLEHOU L 1.0011100
1999-07-18 CLEHOU — 2.0000020
1999-07-17 CLEPIT — 1.0000130
1999-07-10 CLECIN — 2.2777201
1999-07-03 CLEKCR W 5.2200050
1999-06-02 OAKTBR — 6.0855151
1999-05-28 OAKBAL W 6.1411030
1999-05-19 OAKKCR L 4.0677650

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tom Candiotti — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 451 411 230 437 18 30

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tom Candiotti — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1983 ML4 P 10 8 4 5 0 1
1984 ML4 P 8 6 3 1 0 0
1986 CLE P 36 34 27 41 3 7
1987 CLE P 32 32 17 29 1 1
1988 CLE P 31 31 17 36 1 2
1989 CLE P 31 31 28 41 1 1
1990 CLE P 31 30 22 37 2 1
1991 CLE P 15 15 9 10 0 0
1991 TOR P 19 19 10 18 1 1
1992 LAN P 32 30 16 32 1 3
1993 LAN P 33 32 10 30 3 3
1994 LAN P 23 22 14 22 0 1
1995 LAN P 30 30 15 24 1 0
1996 LAN P 28 27 14 36 1 4
1997 LAN P 41 18 7 24 1 2
1998 OAK P 33 33 16 39 1 2
1999 OAK P 11 11 1 7 1 1
1999 CLE P 7 2 0 5 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Tom Candiotti Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 452

Awards & Honors

Tom Candiotti — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1992 Player of the Week Week of 1992-04-18
1987 Player of the Week Week of 1987-08-08

Salary History

Tom Candiotti's recorded salaries total $31,875,000 over 14 seasons, 1986 to 1999. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Candiotti's career ran from 1983 to 1999. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Tom Candiotti — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1999 OAK AL $3,000,000
1998 OAK AL $2,850,000
1997 LAN NL $3,000,000
1996 LAN NL $3,000,000
1995 LAN NL $4,450,000
1994 LAN NL $3,650,000
1993 LAN NL $3,650,000
1992 LAN NL $3,750,000
1991 CLE AL $2,500,000
1990 CLE AL $1,050,000
1989 CLE AL $505,000
1988 CLE AL $230,000
1987 CLE AL $160,000
1986 CLE AL $80,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $31,875,000

College History

Tom Candiotti — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
St. Mary's College of California Moraga CA 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Tom Candiotti (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Frank Viola
    176-150, 3.73 ERA
  2. 93
    Bob Knepper
    146-155, 3.68 ERA
  3. 83
    Ken Holtzman
    174-150, 3.49 ERA
  4. 80
    Jim Lonborg
    157-137, 3.86 ERA
  5. 73
    Mike Flanagan
    167-143, 3.90 ERA
  6. 72
    Kevin Appier
    169-137, 3.74 ERA

Tom Candiotti: the record in brief

August 8, 1983 and July 24, 1999 bracket Tom Candiotti's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Milwaukee Brewers (1983 to 1984), the Cleveland Indians (1986 to 1999), the Toronto Blue Jays (1991), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1992 to 1997), and the Oakland Athletics (1998 through 1999). Candiotti played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on August 31, 1956, in Walnut Creek, CA, USA and a listed size of 6'3" and 205 pounds. Candiotti's full given name, per the bio, is Thomas Caesar Candiotti.

Candiotti pitched in 451 games, starting 410, and finished with a 151-164 record and 3.73 ERA. The totals include 1,735 strikeouts, 68 complete games, and 11 shutouts. Against a 4.14 league ERA for the same years, Candiotti was 9.9% better. The best win total was 16, in 1986.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Candiotti

What years did Tom Candiotti play?
Tom Candiotti played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1999.
Was Tom Candiotti a pitcher?
Yes. Tom Candiotti pitched in the major leagues, recording 151 wins and 1735 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tom Candiotti hit?
Tom Candiotti hit 0 career home runs with 35 hits.
What teams did Tom Candiotti play for?
Tom Candiotti played for 5 teams: the Milwaukee Brewers (1983–1984), the Cleveland Indians (1986–1991, 1999), the Toronto Blue Jays (1991), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1992–1997), and the Oakland Athletics (1998–1999).
What were Tom Candiotti's career stats?
In 451 games, Tom Candiotti went 151-164 with a 3.73 ERA, 1,735 strikeouts, and 2,725.0 innings pitched. At the plate he had 35 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did Tom Candiotti earn in his career?
Tom Candiotti's recorded salaries total $31,875,000 over 14 seasons, 1986 to 1999. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Candiotti's career ran from 1983 to 1999. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Tom Candiotti's salary?
Tom Candiotti's last recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 1999. His highest recorded salary was $4,450,000, in 1995, and his lowest was $80,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1999.
What position did Tom Candiotti play?
Tom Candiotti played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tom Candiotti and how much did he weigh?
Tom Candiotti was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 205 pounds.
What was Tom Candiotti's career ERA?
Tom Candiotti finished with a 3.73 career ERA, going 151-164 with 1,735 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Tom Candiotti have?
Tom Candiotti recorded 1,735 career strikeouts.
Is Tom Candiotti in the Hall of Fame?
No. Tom Candiotti has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.