What years did Tommy Hanson play?

Tommy Hanson played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2013.

Was Tommy Hanson a pitcher?

Yes. Tommy Hanson pitched in the major leagues, recording 49 wins and 648 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tommy Hanson hit?

Tommy Hanson hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.

What teams did Tommy Hanson play for?

Tommy Hanson played for 2 teams: the Atlanta Braves (2009–2012) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2013).

What were Tommy Hanson's career stats?

In 123 games, Tommy Hanson went 49-35 with a 3.80 ERA, 648 strikeouts, and 708.0 innings pitched.

What was Tommy Hanson's salary?

Tommy Hanson's last recorded salary was $3,725,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $3,725,000, in 2013, and his lowest was $435,000, in 2010. The Salary History table lists each season from 2010 to 2013.

What position did Tommy Hanson play?

Tommy Hanson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Tommy Hanson and how much did he weigh?

Tommy Hanson was listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 220 pounds.

What was Tommy Hanson's career ERA?

Tommy Hanson finished with a 3.80 career ERA, going 49-35 with 648 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Tommy Hanson have?

Tommy Hanson recorded 648 career strikeouts.

Is Tommy Hanson in the Hall of Fame?

No. Tommy Hanson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Tommy Hanson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2013)

Tommy Hanson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2013 for the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a span of 5 seasons. Across 123 career appearances, he went 49-35 with a 3.80 ERA and 648 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3849.9.

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 October 15, 2026

W–L 49–35

ERA 3.80

WHIP 1.28

SO 648

Pitcher PIV 3849.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 220 lb
Born: 8/28/1986 in Tulsa, OK, USA
Died: 11/9/2015 in Atlanta, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 2009-06-07
Last Game: 2013-09-28

Full name: Thomas J Hanson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tommy Hanson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
49	35	123	121	1	0	0	708.0	659	299	78	249	648	3.80	3849.9

Career ERA 3.80 vs. league average 4.04 across their career seasons — 6.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tommy Hanson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2009	ATL	NL	11	4	21	21	0	127.2	105	41	46	116	2.89	4.32 (+33%)	2702.9
2010	ATL	NL	10	11	34	34	1	202.2	182	75	56	173	3.33	4.08 (+18%)	4084.0
2011	ATL	NL	11	7	22	22	0	130.0	106	52	46	142	3.60	3.94 (+9%)	903.9
2012	ATL	NL	13	10	31	31	0	174.2	183	87	71	161	4.48	4.01 (-12%)	-2408.1
2013	LAA	AL	4	3	15	13	0	73.0	83	44	30	56	5.42	3.87 (-40%)	-1432.8
Career · 5 seasons			49	35	123	121	1	708.0	659	299	249	648	3.80	—	3,850

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

Tommy Hanson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
123	187	5	11	0	0	0	5	0	5	92	.059	.083	.059	.142	-1,396

Career AVG .059 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 77.1% below league average.

Career OBP .083 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 74.3% below league average.

Career SLG .059 vs. league average .404 across their career seasons — 85.4% below league average.

Career OPS .142 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 80.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tommy Hanson — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	ATL	NL	21	37	2	2	1	1	20	.054	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	ATL	NL	34	62	3	6	4	2	27	.097	.257 (-62%)	.325 (-62%)	.402 (-76%)	.728 (-70%)	-702.7
2011	ATL	NL	22	39	0	2	0	0	15	.051	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	ATL	NL	31	49	0	1	0	2	30	.020	—	—	—	—	-693.4
2013	LAA	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			123	187	5	11	5	5	92	.059	—	—	—	—	-1,396

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

Tommy Hanson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tommy Hanson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2010	NLDS2	ATL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tommy Hanson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	1	0	4.0	5	4	1	5	9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tommy Hanson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2010	NLDS2	ATL	0	0	1	1	0	4.0	5	4	1	5	9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tommy Hanson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	64	88	1	5	0	0	.057
Away	59	99	4	6	0	5	.061

Pitching — Home / Away

Tommy Hanson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	64	370.1	351	160	120	332	3.89
Away	59	337.2	308	139	129	316	3.70

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tommy Hanson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2013-09-28	LAA	TEX	—	3.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2013-09-23	LAA	OAK	—	2.1	3	2	2	1	3	0
2013-08-07	LAA	TEX	L	4.2	7	5	5	3	3	0
2013-08-02	LAA	TOR	—	5.1	7	5	4	3	1	1
2013-07-28	LAA	OAK	—	4.2	4	5	5	5	7	0
2013-07-23	LAA	MIN	—	5.1	4	1	1	0	8	0
2013-06-20	LAA	SEA	—	2.0	6	7	7	2	2	1
2013-06-15	LAA	NYY	W	6.1	5	2	2	1	8	0
2013-06-08	LAA	BOS	W	5.0	7	2	2	4	4	1
2013-05-31	LAA	HOU	L	6.1	8	5	4	1	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tommy Hanson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	123	121	38	77	13	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tommy Hanson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2009	ATL	P	21	21	12	16	2	1
2010	ATL	P	34	34	15	25	3	3
2011	ATL	P	22	22	2	14	2	0
2012	ATL	P	31	31	2	15	5	1
2013	LAA	P	15	13	7	7	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Tommy Hanson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	123

Awards & Honors

Tommy Hanson — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2009	Rookie of the Month	June

Salary History

Tommy Hanson's recorded salaries total $5,151,500 over 4 seasons, 2010 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hanson's career ran from 2009 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 2009.

Tommy Hanson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	LAA	AL	$3,725,000
2012	ATL	NL	$535,000
2011	ATL	NL	$456,500
2010	ATL	NL	$435,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$5,151,500

Award Voting History

Tommy Hanson — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2009	Rookie of the Year	NL	3rd	37.0	160	2

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Career Spans

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Tommy Hanson: the record in brief

June 7, 2009 and September 28, 2013 bracket Tommy Hanson's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Hanson's seasons break down as the Atlanta Braves (2009 to 2012) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2013). At 6 feet, 6 inches and 220 pounds, Hanson is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Hanson both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is August 28, 1986, in Tulsa, OK, USA. Hanson died on November 9, 2015, in Atlanta, GA, USA. Tommy Hanson was the playing name; the full given name is Thomas J.

Hanson pitched in 123 games, starting 121, and finished with a 49-35 record and 3.80 ERA. The same table counts 648 strikeouts. That 3.80 ERA compares with a 4.04 league average across the same seasons, 6.0% better. No season topped the 13 wins of 2012. Hanson struck out 173 batters in 2010, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tommy Hanson

What years did Tommy Hanson play?: Tommy Hanson played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2013.
Was Tommy Hanson a pitcher?: Yes. Tommy Hanson pitched in the major leagues, recording 49 wins and 648 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tommy Hanson hit?: Tommy Hanson hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.
What teams did Tommy Hanson play for?: Tommy Hanson played for 2 teams: the Atlanta Braves (2009–2012) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2013).
What were Tommy Hanson's career stats?: In 123 games, Tommy Hanson went 49-35 with a 3.80 ERA, 648 strikeouts, and 708.0 innings pitched.
How much did Tommy Hanson earn in his career?: Tommy Hanson's recorded salaries total $5,151,500 over 4 seasons, 2010 to 2013. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hanson's career ran from 2009 to 2013. No salary is recorded for 2009.
What was Tommy Hanson's salary?: Tommy Hanson's last recorded salary was $3,725,000, in 2013. His highest recorded salary was $3,725,000, in 2013, and his lowest was $435,000, in 2010. The Salary History table lists each season from 2010 to 2013.
What position did Tommy Hanson play?: Tommy Hanson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tommy Hanson and how much did he weigh?: Tommy Hanson was listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 220 pounds.
What was Tommy Hanson's career ERA?: Tommy Hanson finished with a 3.80 career ERA, going 49-35 with 648 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Tommy Hanson have?: Tommy Hanson recorded 648 career strikeouts.
Is Tommy Hanson in the Hall of Fame?: No. Tommy Hanson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.