John Tudor

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1979-1990)

John Tudor was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1990 for 4 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 12 seasons. Across 281 career appearances, he went 117-72 with a 3.12 ERA and 988 strikeouts. He also batted .154 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 12118.0.

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 117–72
ERA 3.12
WHIP 1.20
SO 988
Pitcher PIV 12118.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 185 lb
Born
2/2/1954 in Schenectady, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1979-08-16
Last Game
1990-09-13

Full name: John Thomas Tudor

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Career Pitching Statistics

John Tudor — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
117 72 281 263 50 16 1 1797.0 1,677 623 156 475 988 3.12 12118.0

Career ERA 3.12 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — 19.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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John Tudor Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1979 BOS AL 1 2 6 6 1 0 0 28.0 39 20 9 11 6.43 4.00 (-61%) 114.5
1980 BOS AL 8 5 16 13 5 0 0 92.1 81 31 31 45 3.02 3.84 (+21%) 932.2
1981 BOS AL 4 3 18 11 2 0 1 78.2 74 40 28 44 4.58 3.58 (-28%) -1766.2
1982 BOS AL 13 10 32 30 6 1 0 195.2 215 79 59 146 3.63 3.86 (+6%) 1438.2
1983 BOS AL 13 12 34 34 7 2 0 242.0 236 110 81 136 4.09 3.87 (-6%) -3215.2
1984 PIT NL 12 11 32 32 6 1 0 212.0 200 77 56 117 3.27 3.81 (+14%) 967.2
1985 SLN NL 21 8 36 36 14 10 0 275.0 209 59 49 169 1.93 3.89 (+50%) 8624.8
1986 SLN NL 13 7 30 30 3 0 0 219.0 197 71 53 107 2.92 3.97 (+27%) 760.9
1987 SLN NL 10 2 16 16 0 0 0 96.0 100 41 32 54 3.84 4.29 (+10%) 65.2
1988 SLN NL 6 5 21 21 4 1 0 145.1 131 37 31 55 2.29 3.73 (+39%) 2296.6
1988 LAN NL 4 3 9 9 1 0 0 52.1 58 14 10 32 2.41 3.73 (+36%) 492.3
1989 LAN NL 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 14.1 17 5 6 9 3.14 3.71 (+15%) 14.6
1990 SLN NL 12 4 25 22 1 1 0 146.1 120 39 30 63 2.40 3.86 (+38%) 1392.9
Career · 13 seasons 117 72 281 263 50 16 1 1,797.0 1,677 623 475 988 3.12 — 12,118

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

John Tudor — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
289 384 22 59 7 2 0 18 1 17 120 .154 .189 .182 .371 -1,717

Career AVG .154 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 40.8% below league average.

Career OBP .189 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 41.7% below league average.

Career SLG .182 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 53.1% below league average.

Career OPS .371 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 47.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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John Tudor 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
1979 BOS AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 BOS AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 BOS AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 BOS AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 BOS AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 PIT NL 36 76 3 16 1 0 0 2 1 3 24 .211 .259 (-19%) .322 (-26%) .384 (-42%) .707 (-34%) -400.5
1985 SLN NL 37 94 9 13 3 2 0 2 0 5 25 .138 .257 (-46%) .323 (-44%) .390 (-46%) .714 (-45%) -683.4
1986 SLN NL 30 72 6 11 1 0 0 6 0 1 22 .153 .257 (-41%) .325 (-50%) .395 (-58%) .720 (-54%) -633.0
1987 SLN NL 17 35 1 7 0 0 0 5 0 2 6 .200 — — — — 0.0
1988 SLN NL 23 46 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 .109 — — — — 0.0
1988 LAN NL 9 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 LAN NL 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 SLN NL 25 46 3 7 2 0 0 3 0 2 19 .152 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 289 384 22 59 7 2 0 18 1 17 120 .154 — — — — -1,717

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

John Tudor — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
11 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

John Tudor — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1988 NLCS LAN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1988 WS LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 NLCS SLN 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000
1987 WS SLN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1985 NLCS SLN 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
1985 WS SLN 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

John Tudor — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
5 4 11 11 0 63.1 64 24 19 44 3.41

Playoff Pitching by Year

John Tudor — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1988 NLCS LAN 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 8 4 1 1 7.20
1988 WS LAN 0 0 1 1 0 1.1 0 0 0 1 0.00
1987 NLCS SLN 1 1 2 2 0 15.1 16 3 5 12 1.76
1987 WS SLN 1 1 2 2 0 11.0 15 7 3 8 5.73
1985 NLCS SLN 1 1 2 2 0 12.2 10 4 3 8 2.84
1985 WS SLN 2 1 3 3 0 18.0 15 6 7 14 3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

John Tudor — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1481961840013.204
Away14118841905.101

Pitching — Home / Away

John Tudor — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home145967.19223232405273.01
Away136829.27553002354613.25

Last 10 Games — Batting

John Tudor — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1990-09-13 STLWSNW 000000000
1990-09-09 STLCHCW 200000001
1990-09-06 STLWSNW 000000000
1990-09-02 STLATLL 200000000
1990-08-10 STLPITW 000000000
1990-08-05 STLNYNW 311100002
1990-07-31 STLPHIW 300000002
1990-07-25 STLCHCW 412100302
1990-07-20 STLSDPW 212000000
1990-07-15 STLSFGL 200000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

John Tudor — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1990-09-13 STLWSN — 2.0200000
1990-09-09 STLCHC W 4.0300010
1990-09-06 STLWSN — 2.0000010
1990-09-02 STLATL L 6.0433230
1990-08-10 STLPIT — 2.0000040
1990-08-05 STLNYN W 8.0520160
1990-07-31 STLPHI W 7.1422240
1990-07-25 STLCHC W 9.0500120
1990-07-20 STLSDP W 7.0422111
1990-07-15 STLSFG — 7.0532251

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

John Tudor — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 281 263 85 321 11 27

Season-by-Season Fielding

John Tudor — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1979 BOS P 6 6 1 7 0 1
1980 BOS P 16 13 5 24 1 1
1981 BOS P 18 11 2 17 0 1
1982 BOS P 32 30 5 39 2 4
1983 BOS P 34 34 12 26 2 4
1984 PIT P 32 32 11 31 0 0
1985 SLN P 36 36 18 45 3 4
1986 SLN P 30 30 10 41 2 4
1987 SLN P 16 16 4 20 0 2
1988 SLN P 21 21 5 30 0 4
1988 LAN P 9 9 2 9 0 0
1989 LAN P 6 3 0 3 0 0
1990 SLN P 25 22 10 29 1 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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John Tudor Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 281

Awards & Honors

John Tudor — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1990 Pitcher of the Month April
1990 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1985 Pitcher of the Month June
1985 Player of the Week Week of 1985-06-21
1985 TSN All-Star LHP

Salary History

John Tudor's recorded salaries total $5,257,500 over 6 seasons, 1985 to 1990. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Tudor's career ran from 1979 to 1990. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

John Tudor — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1990 SLN NL $350,000
1989 LAN NL $1,300,000
1988 SLN NL $1,100,000
1987 SLN NL $1,050,000
1986 SLN NL $1,000,000
1985 SLN NL $457,500
Total recorded salary (partial) $5,257,500

College History

John Tudor — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Georgia Southern University Statesboro GA 1975
North Shore Community College Danvers MA 1973, 1974

Award Voting History

John Tudor — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1985 Cy Young Award NL 2nd 65.0 120 0
1985 Most Valuable Player NL 8th 61.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

John Tudor (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Gary Nolan
    110-70, 3.08 ERA
  2. 84
    Joe Horlen
    116-117, 3.11 ERA
  3. 80
    Bryn Smith
    108-94, 3.53 ERA
  4. 79
    Denny McLain
    131-91, 3.39 ERA
  5. 75
    Dick Redding
    106-72, 2.88 ERA
  6. 72
    Preacher Roe
    127-84, 3.43 ERA

John Tudor: the record in brief

According to the bio, John Tudor debuted on August 16, 1979 and played a final game on September 13, 1990. By club, Tudor's seasons break down as the Boston Red Sox (1979 through 1983), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1984), the St. Louis Cardinals (1985 to 1990), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1988 to 1989). Tudor is listed as a pitcher at 6'0" and 185 pounds. Tudor threw and hit left-handed, per the bio block. Tudor was born on February 2, 1954, in Schenectady, NY, USA. Tudor's full given name, per the bio, is John Thomas Tudor.

The pitching table credits Tudor with a 117-72 record and a 3.12 ERA in 281 games. The totals include 988 strikeouts, 50 complete games, and 16 shutouts. Against a 3.88 league ERA for the same years, Tudor was 19.5% better. The best win total was 21, in 1985. 1985 was Tudor's sharpest full season, a 1.93 ERA against the league's 3.89. Tudor's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 12,118.0.

Frequently Asked Questions about John Tudor

What years did John Tudor play?
John Tudor played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1990.
Was John Tudor a pitcher?
Yes. John Tudor pitched in the major leagues, recording 117 wins and 988 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Tudor hit?
John Tudor hit 0 career home runs with 59 hits.
What teams did John Tudor play for?
John Tudor played for 4 teams: the Boston Red Sox (1979–1983), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1984), the St. Louis Cardinals (1985–1988, 1990), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1988–1989).
What were John Tudor's career stats?
In 281 games, John Tudor went 117-72 with a 3.12 ERA, 988 strikeouts, 1,797.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves. At the plate he had 59 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did John Tudor earn in his career?
John Tudor's recorded salaries total $5,257,500 over 6 seasons, 1985 to 1990. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Tudor's career ran from 1979 to 1990. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was John Tudor's salary?
John Tudor's last recorded salary was $350,000, in 1990. His highest recorded salary was $1,300,000, in 1989, and his lowest was $350,000, in 1990. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1990.
What position did John Tudor play?
John Tudor played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was John Tudor and how much did he weigh?
John Tudor was listed at 6 feet and 185 pounds.
What was John Tudor's career ERA?
John Tudor finished with a 3.12 career ERA, going 117-72 with 988 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did John Tudor have?
John Tudor recorded 988 career strikeouts.
Is John Tudor in the Hall of Fame?
No. John Tudor has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.