John Tudor

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

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

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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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 92.3 81 31 31 45 3.02 3.84 (+21%) 932.2
1981 BOS AL 4 3 18 11 2 0 1 78.7 74 40 28 44 4.58 3.58 (-28%) -1766.2
1982 BOS AL 13 10 32 30 6 1 0 195.7 215 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 0 145.3 131 37 31 55 2.29 3.73 (+39%) 2296.6
1988 LAN NL 4 3 9 9 1 0 0 52.3 58 14 10 32 2.41 3.73 (+36%) 492.3
1989 LAN NL 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 14.3 17 5 6 9 3.14 3.71 (+15%) 14.6
1990 SLN NL 12 4 25 22 1 1 0 146.3 120 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

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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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

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

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

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
5 4 11 11 0 63.3 64 24 19 44 3.41

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 1.3 0 0 0 1 0.00
1987 NLCS SLN 1 1 2 2 0 15.3 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 12.7 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1481961840013.204
Away14118841905.101

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home145967.19223232405273.01
Away136829.27553002354613.25

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

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

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 281 263 85 321 11 27

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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Position Games
Pitcher 281

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

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 Career Earnings $5,257,500

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

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

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.