Home | Players | Teams | Leagues | Managers | Leaderboards | Win Shares | Awards | Help
Tom
Sturdivant		  
Nickname: Smoke
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 191
 
Born: April 28, 1930 in Usa, KS, GORDON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1955 25 NYA AL   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1956 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
1957 27 NYA AL   6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
1958 28 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1959 29 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1960 30 NYA AL   6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
1961 31 NYA AL   6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
1962 32 TOR AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1963 33 TOR AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1964 34 TOR AL $ 420,000 6 4 5 4 4 4 4 7 7 7
1965 35 TOR AL $ 420,000 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
1966 36 TOR AL $ 420,000 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 420,000 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1955 25 NYA AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1956 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1957 27 NYA AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1958 28 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1959 29 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1960 30 NYA AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1961 31 NYA AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1962 32 TOR AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1963 33 TOR AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1964 34 TOR AL $ 420,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1965 35 TOR AL $ 420,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
1966 36 TOR AL $ 420,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 420,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1955 25 AAA   8 8 .500 23 18 1 0 0 135.3 131 55 12 50 127 3.66 .251 .317 .363 .680  
1956 26 NYA AL 1 0 1.000 11 0 0 0 0 8.0 14 13 1 3 4 14.63 .368 .419 .579 .998 0.0
    AA   1 0 1.000 36 0 0 0 4 35.0 20 3 1 11 37 0.77 .169 .240 .220 .461  
1957 27 AAA   1 2 .333 27 0 0 0 1 25.3 27 12 2 11 15 4.26 .281 .355 .396 .751  
    AA   4 2 .667 40 0 0 0 6 34.0 24 13 5 10 40 3.44 .209 .272 .365 .637  
1958 28 NYA AL 2 0 1.000 16 1 0 0 0 19.3 20 15 4 16 11 6.98 .282 .422 .507 .929 0.0
    AAA   3 3 .500 24 11 1 0 0 97.3 94 34 7 46 99 3.14 .247 .328 .339 .666  
1959 29 NYA AL 1 1 .500 13 2 0 0 1 27.0 31 16 3 14 16 5.33 .282 .368 .464 .832 0.1
    AAA   3 1 .750 12 0 0 0 0 12.0 7 2 0 4 8 1.50 .175 .250 .225 .475  
1960 30 AAA   6 4 .600 46 0 0 0 2 82.0 80 45 9 41 96 4.94 .253 .339 .386 .725  
1961 31 AAA   7 5 .583 58 0 0 0 0 114.7 83 32 12 40 111 2.51 .204 .275 .332 .607  
1962 32 TOR AL 11 17 .393 42 42 2 1 0 282.3 280 130 22 104 164 4.14 .259 .327 .385 .712 18.2
1963 33 TOR AL 13 15 .464 43 43 1 0 0 293.7 272 123 32 111 176 3.77 .246 .319 .371 .690 22.0
1964 34 TOR AL 4 17 .190 35 27 2 0 0 186.0 177 78 16 81 92 3.77 .252 .332 .368 .699 8.5
1965 35 TOR AL 4 3 .571 41 0 0 0 1 43.0 55 23 9 12 27 4.81 .331 .385 .524 .909 1.6
1966 36 TOR AL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 7.7 3 1 0 4 3 1.17 .120 .241 .160 .401 1.0
8 Years Sim 36 53 .404 207 115 5 1 2 867.0 852 399 87 345 493 4.14 .258 .332 .389 .722 51.4
6 Years AAA 28 23 .549 190 29 2 0 3 466.7 422 180 42 192 456 3.47 .240 .314 .353 .668  
2 Years AA 5 2 .714 76 0 0 0 10 69.0 44 16 6 21 77 2.09 .189 .256 .292 .548  
8 Years Minors 33 25 .569 266 29 2 0 13 535.7 466 196 48 213 533 3.29 .234 .308 .346 .654  
Season Average 4 6 .400 25 14 0 0 0 108.4 106 49 10 43 61 4.14 .258 .332 .389 .722  
Career Highs 13 17 1.000 43 43 2 1 1 293.7 280 130 32 111 176 14.63 .368 .422 .579 .998  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   410 189 45 176 306   .236 .306 .360 .666
vs LH   442 210 42 169 187   .283 .353 .422 .775
Home 16 28 .364 106 62 1 1 0 462.0 465 230 44 181 262 4.48 .263 .332 .398 .730
Away 20 25 .444 101 53 4 0 2 405.0 387 169 43 164 231 3.76 .252 .325 .379 .704
Mar/Apr 5 9 .357 50 20 0 0 0 163.0 174 81 18 58 99 4.47 .270 .330 .405 .736
May 10 9 .526 43 21 1 0 1 163.7 156 69 17 67 101 3.79 .253 .326 .402 .728
June 7 11 .389 30 22 2 0 0 151.3 140 72 17 61 88 4.28 .247 .320 .370 .690
July 1 5 .167 23 15 1 0 0 117.3 106 57 9 54 59 4.37 .245 .329 .363 .693
August 9 6 .600 30 15 1 1 0 116.7 106 42 8 43 61 3.24 .243 .311 .337 .648
Sep/Oct 4 13 .235 31 22 0 0 1 155.0 170 78 18 62 85 4.53 .282 .349 .434 .783
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1956 26 AA   2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.4  
1957 27 AA   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1958 28 NYA AL 16 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1959 29 NYA AL 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1961 31 AAA   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4  
1962 32 TOR AL 42 85 1 14 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .165 .174 .188 .363 1.3 0.0
1963 33 TOR AL 43 91 4 22 1 0 1 5 3 1 0 15 .242 .242 .286 .527 6.0 0.0
1964 34 TOR AL 35 54 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .130 .130 .130 .259 -0.7 0.0
1965 35 TOR AL 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1966 36 TOR AL 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
7 Years Sim 196 239 6 45 3 0 1 8 3 1 1 44 .188 .192 .213 .405 6.9 0.3
1 Years AAA 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4  
2 Years AA 4 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3  
3 Years Minors 9 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 .286 .286 .286 .571 -0.1  
162 Game Average 197 4 37 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 36 .188 .192 .213 .405 5.7  
Career Highs 43 91 4 22 2 0 1 5 3 1 1 15 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 6.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   151 3 29 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 21 .192 .197 .212 .409 3.6
vs LH   88 3 16 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 23 .182 .182 .216 .398 2.4
Home 100 119 4 23 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 18 .193 .193 .235 .429 4.0
Away 67 120 2 22 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 26 .183 .190 .192 .382 2.0
RISP   51 0 4 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 10 .078 .078 .078 .157 -2.5
Close/Late   15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.3
Mar/Apr 21 42 0 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 .167 .167 .214 .381 0.8
May 43 44 0 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 10 .136 .136 .136 .273 -0.8
June 22 44 1 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .182 .200 .205 .405 1.1
July 20 34 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 .206 .206 .206 .412 1.1
August 16 30 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .233 .233 .233 .467 1.3
Sep/Oct 22 45 2 10 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 5 .222 .222 .289 .511 2.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1956 26 NYA AL P 11 0 8.0 1 3 1 1 .800 4.50    
1958 28 NYA AL P 16 1 19.3 2 7 0 2 1.000 4.19    
1959 29 NYA AL P 13 2 27.0 2 7 1 0 .900 3.00    
1962 32 TOR AL P 42 42 282.3 22 55 2 3 .975 2.45    
1963 33 TOR AL P 43 43 293.7 28 58 4 4 .956 2.64    
1964 34 TOR AL P 35 27 186.0 14 38 2 3 .963 2.52    
1965 35 TOR AL P 41 0 43.0 2 7 0 3 1.000 1.88    
1966 36 TOR AL P 6 0 7.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   207 115 867.0 71 175 10 16 .961 2.55    
Career Highs   43 43 293.7 28 58 4 4 1.000 4.50    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1963-8-15
1964-8-17
 Games Started
1962-6-42
1963-4-43
 Hits Allowed
1963-9-272
 Homeruns Allowed
1963-3-32
 Walks Allowed
1963-6-111
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Mark Huismann (977)
  2. Roger Craig (974)
  3. Don Cardwell (966)
  4. Jack Kralick (960)
  5. Dick Hyde (960)
  6. Roger Wolff (958)
  7. Pedro Ramos (956)
  8. Mike Jackson (955)
  9. Randy Myers (954)
  10. Tom Candiotti (953)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by New York (A) in 1955
Earned first career win on 4/11/1956
Injured on 4/19/1956 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 8 weeks
Had first career hit on 7/31/1958, off Pedro Ramos (MIN)
Injured on 5/27/1959 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
Traded from New York (A) to Toronto on 2/21/1962 (Going to TOR: C Jack Shepard, 3B Randy Jackson, P Tom Sturdivant, P Bill Fischer. Going to NYA: SS Danny O'connell)
9/22/1963: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $420,000 per year, for 3 years
Hit first career homerun on 9/26/1963, off Dennis Bennett (NYA)
Injured on 8/10/1965 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 3 weeks
 
For questions or to report errors, please send us a note.