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Tom
Niedenfuer		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 225
 
Born: August 13, 1959 in Usa, MN, ST. LOUIS PAR
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1987   
All-Star Selections 1986   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 21 BOS AL   4 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1982 22 BOS AL $ 300,000 4 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1983 23 BOS AL $ 300,000 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 6
1984 24 BOS AL $ 300,000 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1985 25 BOS AL $ 1,280,000 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 5 6 6
1986 26 BOS AL $ 1,280,000 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 5 6 5
1987 27 BOS AL $ 1,280,000 4 5 6 5 6 7 6 5 6 5
1988 28 MIN AL $ 300,000 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 5
1989 29 OAK AL $ 700,000 4 4 5 5 6 7 6 5 6 5
1990 30 OAK AL $ 700,000 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,280,000 4 6 7 6 7 7 7 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
1981 21 AAA   4 5 .444 48 0 0 0 27 57.0 50 19 3 19 47 3.00 .236 .299 .368 .667  
1982 22 BOS AL 3 7 .300 59 0 0 0 7 66.7 72 30 6 28 43 4.05 .274 .342 .430 .772 4.6
1983 23 BOS AL 4 2 .667 47 0 0 0 1 44.0 47 25 7 16 26 5.11 .267 .328 .477 .805 2.3
1984 24 BOS AL 5 2 .714 34 0 0 0 2 68.0 45 20 2 28 31 2.65 .190 .273 .291 .565 7.5
1985 25 BOS AL 3 3 .500 51 0 0 0 36 51.7 45 11 3 14 28 1.92 .234 .286 .328 .615 11.6
1986 26 BOS AL 7 5 .583 64 0 0 0 35 66.7 79 21 4 21 34 2.84 .302 .352 .401 .753 9.8
1987 27 BOS AL 4 6 .400 58 0 0 0 41 61.7 64 25 3 21 39 3.65 .275 .331 .343 .674 9.1
1988 28 MIN AL 4 1 .800 25 0 0 0 0 55.0 52 34 4 26 27 5.56 .250 .333 .380 .713 1.6
    AAA   0 0 .000 18 0 0 0 7 27.0 14 6 1 8 23 2.00 .154 .222 .209 .431  
1989 29 OAK AL 2 1 .667 31 0 0 0 0 62.3 98 50 11 30 29 7.22 .362 .421 .554 .975 0.0
    AAA   3 1 .750 45 0 0 0 0 32.0 35 11 2 7 34 3.09 .285 .323 .390 .713  
1990 30 OAK AL 0 2 .000 8 0 0 0 0 12.0 16 9 0 4 3 6.75 .314 .364 .373 .736 0.0
    AAA   2 2 .500 51 0 0 0 1 60.3 52 17 3 16 49 2.54 .229 .280 .344 .623  
9 Years Sim 32 29 .525 377 0 0 0 122 488.0 518 225 40 188 260 4.15 .274 .338 .403 .740 46.5
4 Years AAA 9 8 .529 162 0 0 0 35 176.3 151 53 9 50 153 2.71 .231 .286 .342 .627  
Season Average 3 3 .500 41 0 0 0 13 54.2 57 25 4 20 28 4.15 .274 .338 .403 .740  
Career Highs 7 7 .800 64 0 0 0 41 68.0 98 50 11 30 43 7.22 .362 .421 .554 .975  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   245 108 21 80 146   .276 .335 .412 .747
vs LH   273 117 19 108 114   .272 .343 .394 .737
Home 17 15 .531 198 0 0 0 59 261.3 290 137 21 113 125 4.72 .283 .354 .413 .768
Away 15 14 .517 179 0 0 0 67 226.6 228 88 19 75 135 3.49 .262 .321 .390 .711
Mar/Apr 4 5 .444 58 0 0 0 22 79.0 82 37 6 29 45 4.22 .263 .326 .381 .707
May 3 6 .333 60 0 0 0 22 78.3 83 36 8 26 47 4.14 .283 .342 .423 .765
June 3 5 .375 65 0 0 0 17 85.6 103 50 7 34 44 5.26 .302 .365 .434 .799
July 12 5 .706 65 0 0 0 18 86.6 89 38 6 35 39 3.95 .262 .331 .397 .728
August 5 6 .455 65 0 0 0 22 72.7 71 30 7 33 42 3.72 .249 .327 .393 .720
Sep/Oct 5 2 .714 64 0 0 0 25 85.6 90 34 6 31 43 3.57 .280 .343 .385 .728
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1982 22 BOS AL P 59 0 66.7 6 11 1 1 .944 2.30    
1983 23 BOS AL P 47 0 44.0 3 9 0 0 1.000 2.45    
1984 24 BOS AL P 34 0 68.0 4 17 0 1 1.000 2.78    
1985 25 BOS AL P 51 0 51.7 2 11 0 2 1.000 2.26    
1986 26 BOS AL P 64 0 66.7 4 20 0 1 1.000 3.24    
1987 27 BOS AL P 58 0 61.7 4 10 1 1 .933 2.04    
1988 28 MIN AL P 25 0 55.0 2 14 0 2 1.000 2.62    
1989 29 OAK AL P 31 0 62.3 7 13 0 1 1.000 2.89    
1990 30 OAK AL P 8 0 12.0 1 3 1 0 .800 3.00    
Career Totals   377 0 488.0 33 108 3 9 .979 2.60    
Career Highs   64 0 68.0 7 20 1 2 1.000 3.24    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1986 26 BOS AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1987 27 BOS AL 2 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 3 5.3 4 1 0 4 3 1.69 .222 .364 .333 .697
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 4 6.3 4 1 0 4 3 1.42 .200 .333 .300 .633
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1985-2-36
1986-4-35
1987-2-41
CAR-30-122
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 9    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 48th overall pick, by Cleveland (N) in 1981
Traded from Cleveland (N) to Boston (A) on 4/3/1981 (Going to CLN: LF Richie Zisk. Going to BOS: P Richard Dotson, P Tom Niedenfuer, 3B Toby Harrah)
Earned first career win on 4/16/1982
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,280,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,280,000 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1986 Allstar game
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,280,000 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with Boston (A) in 1987
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 4/3/1988 to a minor league deal
Injured on 8/20/1988 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/4/1989 to a 3-year deal worth $700,000 per year
 
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