What years did Tom Niedenfuer play?

Tom Niedenfuer played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1990.

Was Tom Niedenfuer a pitcher?

Yes. Tom Niedenfuer pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 474 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tom Niedenfuer hit?

Tom Niedenfuer hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

Tom Niedenfuer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981-1990)

W–L 36–46

ERA 3.29

WHIP 1.27

SO 474

Pitcher PIV 5018.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 225 lb
Born: 8/13/1959 in St. Louis Park, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 1981-08-15
Last Game: 1990-09-20

Full name: Thomas Edward Niedenfuer

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
36	46	484	0	0	0	97	653.0	601	239	60	226	474	3.29	5018.0

Career ERA 3.29 vs. league average 3.87 across their career seasons — 14.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1981	LAN	NL	3	1	17	2	26.0	25	11	6	12	3.81	3.58 (-6%)	391.2
1982	LAN	NL	3	4	55	9	69.7	71	21	25	60	2.71	3.86 (+30%)	2025.2
1983	LAN	NL	8	3	66	11	94.7	55	20	29	66	1.90	3.87 (+51%)	1778.3
1984	LAN	NL	2	5	33	11	47.3	39	13	23	45	2.47	3.81 (+35%)	640.1
1985	LAN	NL	7	9	64	19	106.3	86	32	24	102	2.71	3.89 (+30%)	4587.6
1986	LAN	NL	6	6	60	11	80.0	86	33	29	55	3.71	3.97 (+7%)	-672.0
1987	LAN	NL	1	0	15	1	16.3	13	5	9	10	2.76	4.29 (+36%)	5.9
1987	BAL	AL	3	5	45	13	52.3	55	29	22	37	4.99	4.29 (-16%)	-1588.9
1988	BAL	AL	3	4	52	18	59.0	59	23	19	40	3.51	3.73 (+6%)	-752.1
1989	SEA	AL	0	3	25	0	36.3	46	27	15	15	6.69	3.71 (-80%)	-1864.4
1990	SLN	NL	0	6	52	2	65.0	66	25	25	32	3.46	3.86 (+10%)	467.3
Career · 11 seasons			36	46	484	97	653.0	601	239	226	474	3.29	—	5,018

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
484	26	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	9	.115	.148	.115	.264	0

Career AVG .115 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 55.3% below league average.

Career OBP .148 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 54.2% below league average.

Career SLG .115 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 70.2% below league average.

Career OPS .264 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 63.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1981	LAN	NL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	LAN	NL	55	3	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	LAN	NL	66	4	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	LAN	NL	33	3	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	LAN	NL	64	9	0	1	0	0	3	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	LAN	NL	60	4	1	2	2	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	LAN	NL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	BAL	AL	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	BAL	AL	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SEA	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	SLN	NL	52	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			484	26	2	3	2	1	9	.115	—	—	—	—	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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1985	NLCS	LAN	3	1	1	.000
1983	NLCS	LAN	2	0	0	.000
1981	NLCS	LAN	1	0	0	.000
1981	NWDIV	LAN	1	0	0	.000
1981	WS	LAN	2	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	2	9	0	2	13.3	11	4	5	9	2.70

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1985	NLCS	LAN	2	3	1	5.7	5	4	2	5	6.35
1983	NLCS	LAN	0	2	1	2.0	0	0	1	3	0.00
1981	NLCS	LAN	0	1	0	0.3	2	0	0	0	0.00
1981	NWDIV	LAN	0	1	0	0.3	1	0	1	1	0.00
1981	WS	LAN	0	2	0	5.0	3	0	1	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	263	16	1	1	0	2	.062
Away	221	10	1	2	0	0	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	263	369.0	356	132	99	250	3.22
Away	221	284.0	245	107	127	224	3.39

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1990-09-20	STL	PHI	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0
1990-09-16	STL	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1990-09-10	STL	NYN	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1990-09-03	STL	NYN	—	2.0	2	3	3	1	0	1
1990-08-30	STL	ATL	SV	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1990-08-25	STL	HOU	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1990-08-21	STL	ATL	—	2.0	3	1	1	1	0	0
1990-08-15	STL	CIN	L	2.2	4	2	2	1	1	0
1990-08-14	STL	CIN	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1990-08-08	STL	CHC	L	2.2	7	2	2	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	484	0	50	62	9	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1981	LAN	P	17	4	2	0	0
1982	LAN	P	55	1	7	0	0
1983	LAN	P	66	8	8	1	0
1984	LAN	P	33	1	5	1	0
1985	LAN	P	64	8	7	0	0
1986	LAN	P	60	9	10	1	1
1987	LAN	P	15	2	3	0	1
1987	BAL	P	45	5	3	1	1
1988	BAL	P	52	3	5	1	1
1989	SEA	P	25	6	5	2	0
1990	SLN	P	52	3	7	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	484

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1990	SEA	AL	$800,000
1989	SEA	AL	$800,000
1988	BAL	AL	$850,000
1987	LAN	NL	$731,250
1986	LAN	NL	$531,250
1985	LAN	NL	$370,000
Total Career Earnings			$4,082,500

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Washington State University	Pullman	WA	1979, 1980

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Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Niedenfuer

What years did Tom Niedenfuer play?: Tom Niedenfuer played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1990.
Was Tom Niedenfuer a pitcher?: Yes. Tom Niedenfuer pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 474 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tom Niedenfuer hit?: Tom Niedenfuer hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.