Tom Sturdivant

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1955-1964)

W–L 59–51
ERA 3.74
WHIP 1.30
SO 704
Pitcher PIV 3553.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 170 lb
Born
4/28/1930 in Gordon, KS, USA
Died
2/28/2009 in Oklahoma City, OK, USA
MLB Debut
1955-04-14
Last Game
1964-06-21

Full name: Thomas Virgil Sturdivant

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
59 51 335 101 22 7 17 1137.0 1,029 473 107 449 704 3.74 3553.8

Career ERA 3.74 vs. league average 3.83 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1955 NYA AL 1 3 33 1 0 0 0 68.3 48 24 42 48 3.16 4.00 (+21%) -64.7
1956 NYA AL 16 8 32 17 6 2 5 158.3 134 58 52 110 3.30 3.96 (+17%) 2833.0
1957 NYA AL 16 6 28 28 7 2 0 201.7 170 57 80 118 2.54 3.83 (+34%) 2076.5
1958 NYA AL 3 6 15 10 0 0 0 70.7 77 33 38 41 4.20 3.86 (-9%) -527.9
1959 NYA AL 0 2 7 3 0 0 0 25.3 20 14 9 16 4.97 3.90 (-27%) -313.1
1959 KC1 AL 2 6 36 3 0 0 5 71.7 70 37 34 57 4.65 3.90 (-19%) -636.6
1960 BOS AL 3 3 40 3 0 0 1 101.3 106 56 45 67 4.97 3.82 (-30%) -2106.6
1961 WS2 AL 2 6 15 10 1 1 0 80.0 67 41 40 39 4.61 4.03 (-15%) -320.2
1961 PIT NL 5 2 13 11 6 1 1 85.7 81 27 17 45 2.84 4.03 (+30%) 2096.8
1962 PIT NL 9 5 49 12 2 1 2 125.3 120 52 39 76 3.73 3.96 (+6%) 967.0
1963 PIT NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8.3 8 6 4 6 6.48 — 0.0
1963 DET AL 1 2 28 0 0 0 2 55.0 43 23 24 36 3.76 3.46 (-9%) -1002.6
1963 KC1 AL 1 2 17 3 0 0 0 53.0 47 22 17 26 3.74 3.46 (-8%) 276.4
1964 KC1 AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3.7 4 4 1 1 9.82 — 0.0
1964 NYN NL 0 0 16 0 0 0 1 28.7 34 19 7 18 5.97 3.58 (-67%) 275.8
Career · 15 seasons 59 51 335 101 22 7 17 1,137.0 1,029 473 449 704 3.74 — 3,554

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
336 328 17 60 2 1 0 10 0 11 54 .183 .208 .195 .403 -536

Career AVG .183 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 28.4% below league average.

Career OBP .208 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 35.7% below league average.

Career SLG .195 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 49.9% below league average.

Career OPS .403 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 43.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1955 NYA AL 33 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .083 — — — — 0.0
1956 NYA AL 32 64 5 20 1 1 0 5 0 0 7 .312 .258 (+21%) .331 (-7%) .397 (-10%) .728 (-8%) -107.4
1957 NYA AL 28 71 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 .183 .257 (-29%) .323 (-24%) .391 (-53%) .715 (-40%) -428.5
1958 NYA AL 15 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .190 — — — — 0.0
1959 NYA AL 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1959 KC1 AL 37 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .059 — — — — 0.0
1960 BOS AL 40 22 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .182 — — — — 0.0
1961 WS2 AL 15 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .077 — — — — 0.0
1961 PIT NL 13 32 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 .250 — — — — 0.0
1962 PIT NL 49 33 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 .182 — — — — 0.0
1963 PIT NL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1963 DET AL 28 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1963 KC1 AL 17 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1964 KC1 AL 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1964 NYN NL 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 336 328 17 60 2 1 0 10 0 11 54 .183 — — — — -536

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
6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1957 WS NYA 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1956 WS NYA 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
1955 WS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 6 2 0 18.7 19 9 11 11 4.34

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1957 WS NYA 0 0 2 1 0 6.0 6 4 1 2 6.00
1956 WS NYA 1 0 2 1 0 9.7 8 3 8 9 2.79
1955 WS NYA 0 0 2 0 0 3.0 5 2 2 0 6.00

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (671 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home167140112504.179
Away16918863506.186

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home167534.14572012083533.39
Away168602.25722712403524.05

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1964-06-21 NYNPHI — 1.0122000
1964-06-21 NYNPHI — 3.0100030
1964-06-18 NYNPIT — 1.0454110
1964-06-13 NYNPHI — 2.0544010
1964-06-09 NYNCHC — 0.0311000
1964-06-06 NYNLAD — 2.0322120
1964-06-04 NYNHOU — 0.1000000
1964-05-31 NYNSFG — 2.2300120
1964-05-31 NYNSFG — 2.0200000
1964-05-23 NYNHOU — 1.0100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 335 101 72 163 13 11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1955 NYA P 33 1 4 8 0 2
1956 NYA P 32 17 11 13 2 1
1957 NYA P 28 28 8 26 2 4
1958 NYA P 15 10 3 4 1 1
1959 NYA P 7 3 3 4 0 1
1959 KC1 P 36 3 6 17 3 1
1960 BOS P 40 3 7 14 1 0
1961 WS2 P 15 10 2 18 0 0
1961 PIT P 13 11 9 11 0 0
1962 PIT P 49 12 10 23 3 0
1963 PIT P 3 0 1 2 0 0
1963 DET P 28 0 3 11 0 0
1963 KC1 P 17 3 4 8 0 1
1964 KC1 P 3 0 0 0 0 0
1964 NYN P 16 0 1 4 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 335

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Joe Gibbon
    61-65, 3.52 ERA
  2. 97
    Barry Latman
    59-68, 3.91 ERA
  3. 95
    Joe Price
    45-49, 3.65 ERA
  4. 91
    Dan Schatzeder
    69-68, 3.74 ERA
  5. 90
    Don Carman
    53-54, 4.11 ERA
  6. 89
    Joe Hesketh
    60-47, 3.78 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Sturdivant

What years did Tom Sturdivant play?
Tom Sturdivant played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1964.
Was Tom Sturdivant a pitcher?
Yes. Tom Sturdivant pitched in the major leagues, recording 59 wins and 704 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tom Sturdivant hit?
Tom Sturdivant hit 0 career home runs with 60 hits.