Tom Hall

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1968-1977)

Tom Hall was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1977 for 4 teams, including the Minnesota Twins, a span of 10 seasons. Across 358 career appearances, he went 52-33 with a 3.27 ERA, 797 strikeouts, and 32 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5402.4.

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 52–33
ERA 3.27
WHIP 1.22
SO 797
Pitcher PIV 5402.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 150 lb
Born
11/23/1947 in Thomasville, NC, USA
MLB Debut
1968-06-09
Last Game
1977-05-21

Full name: Tom Edward Hall

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tom Hall — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
52 33 358 63 7 3 32 852.2 656 310 88 382 797 3.27 5402.4

Career ERA 3.27 vs. league average 3.60 across their career seasons — 9.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Tom Hall Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1968 MIN AL 2 1 8 4 0 0 0 29.2 27 8 12 18 2.43 2.98 (+19%) 43.0
1969 MIN AL 8 7 31 18 5 2 0 140.2 129 52 50 92 3.33 3.61 (+8%) 857.4
1970 MIN AL 11 6 52 11 1 0 4 155.1 94 44 66 184 2.55 3.89 (+34%) 5540.9
1971 MIN AL 4 7 48 11 0 0 9 129.2 104 48 58 137 3.33 3.47 (+4%) 1615.6
1972 CIN NL 10 1 47 7 1 1 8 124.1 77 36 56 134 2.61 3.26 (+20%) 834.5
1973 CIN NL 8 5 54 7 0 0 8 103.2 74 40 48 96 3.47 3.75 (+7%) 34.8
1974 CIN NL 3 1 40 1 0 0 1 64.0 54 29 30 48 4.08 3.63 (-12%) -1096.4
1975 CIN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 2 3 0.00 — 0.0
1975 NYN NL 4 3 34 4 0 0 1 60.2 58 32 31 48 4.75 3.71 (-28%) -1695.9
1976 NYN NL 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 4.2 5 3 5 2 5.79 — 0.0
1976 KCA AL 1 1 31 0 0 0 1 30.1 28 15 18 25 4.45 3.51 (-27%) -731.5
1977 KCA AL 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 7.2 4 3 6 10 3.52 — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 52 33 358 63 7 3 32 852.2 656 310 382 797 3.27 — 5,402

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 Hall — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
368 192 24 31 2 0 0 2 0 7 55 .161 .191 .172 .363 0

Career AVG .161 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 36.1% below league average.

Career OBP .191 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 40.4% below league average.

Career SLG .172 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 53.6% below league average.

Career OPS .363 vs. league average .691 across their career seasons — 47.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Tom Hall 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
1968 MIN AL 11 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1969 MIN AL 32 43 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 4 14 .186 — — — — 0.0
1970 MIN AL 53 44 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 .182 — — — — 0.0
1971 MIN AL 49 34 5 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 .265 — — — — 0.0
1972 CIN NL 47 30 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 .100 — — — — 0.0
1973 CIN NL 55 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .045 — — — — 0.0
1974 CIN NL 40 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 CIN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 NYN NL 35 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 — — — — 0.0
1976 NYN NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 KCA AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 KCA AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 368 192 24 31 2 0 0 2 0 7 55 .161 — — — — 0

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 Hall — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tom Hall — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1976 ALCS KCA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 NLCS CIN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1972 NLCS CIN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1972 WS CIN 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1970 ALCS MIN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1969 ALCS MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tom Hall — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 13 1 1 22.2 19 9 12 22 3.57

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tom Hall — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1976 ALCS KCA 0 0 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0.00
1973 NLCS CIN 0 0 3 0 0 0.2 3 4 3 1 54.00
1972 NLCS CIN 1 0 2 0 0 7.1 3 1 3 8 1.23
1972 WS CIN 0 0 4 0 1 8.1 6 0 2 7 0.00
1970 ALCS MIN 0 1 2 1 0 5.1 6 4 4 6 6.75
1969 ALCS MIN 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tom Hall — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home178100101400.140
Away19092141702.185

Pitching — Home / Away

Tom Hall — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home171441.23331511804143.08
Away187411.03231592023833.48

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tom Hall — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1977-05-21 KCRCLE — 1.1000120
1977-05-19 KCRCHW — 3.1322341
1977-05-07 KCRTEX — 0.0111101
1977-05-05 KCRCHW — 0.2000110
1977-05-03 KCRCHW — 1.1000010
1977-04-24 KCRSEA — 1.0000020
1976-09-27 KCROAK — 0.1000010
1976-09-23 KCROAK — 0.1211100
1976-09-22 KCROAK — 0.1010010
1976-09-10 KCRMIN — 1.0100200

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tom Hall — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 358 63 19 88 7 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tom Hall — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1968 MIN P 8 4 1 4 1 0
1969 MIN P 31 18 1 13 0 0
1970 MIN P 52 11 2 9 2 1
1971 MIN P 48 11 8 19 1 0
1972 CIN P 47 7 0 10 2 0
1973 CIN P 54 7 3 6 0 0
1974 CIN P 40 1 1 9 0 0
1975 CIN P 2 0 0 0 0 0
1975 NYN P 34 4 2 7 0 0
1976 NYN P 5 0 0 2 0 0
1976 KCA P 31 0 1 7 1 0
1977 KCA P 6 0 0 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Tom Hall Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 358
Designated Hitter 2

College History

Tom Hall — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Riverside Community College Riverside CA 1966

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Scot Shields
    46-44, 3.18 ERA
  2. 94
    Scott Garrelts
    69-53, 3.29 ERA
  3. 87
    Dick Selma
    42-54, 3.62 ERA
  4. 86
    Dick Radatz
    52-43, 3.13 ERA
  5. 86
    Andy McGaffigan
    38-33, 3.38 ERA
  6. 84
    Duane Ward
    32-37, 3.28 ERA

Tom Hall: the record in brief

June 9, 1968 and May 21, 1977 bracket Tom Hall's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Minnesota Twins (1968 through 1971), the Cincinnati Reds (1972 to 1975), the New York Mets (1975 to 1976), and the Kansas City Royals (1976 through 1977). Listed as a pitcher, Hall threw and hit left-handed. The recorded size is 6-foot-0 and 150 pounds. Hall was born on November 23, 1947, in Thomasville, NC, USA. The bio lists the given name Tom Edward.

Hall went 52-33 with a 3.27 ERA in 358 games, 63 of them starts. Also on Hall's record: 797 strikeouts and 32 saves. The leagues Hall pitched in allowed 3.60 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 9.0% better than average. The best win total was 11, in 1970. 1970 was Hall's sharpest full season, a 2.55 ERA against the league's 3.89. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 5,402.4 for Hall's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Hall

What years did Tom Hall play?
Tom Hall played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1977.
Was Tom Hall a pitcher?
Yes. Tom Hall pitched in the major leagues, recording 52 wins and 797 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tom Hall hit?
Tom Hall hit 0 career home runs with 31 hits.
What was Tom Hall's career batting average?
Tom Hall batted .161 over his career, with 31 hits in 192 at bats.
How many RBI did Tom Hall have?
Tom Hall drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Tom Hall's career ERA?
Tom Hall finished with a 3.27 career ERA, going 52-33 with 797 strikeouts.