Tom Niedenfuer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 225lb (196cm, 102kg)

Born: August 13, 1959 in St. Louis Park, MN us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 36th round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Redmond HS (Redmond, WA).

High School: Redmond HS (Redmond, WA)

School: Washington State University (Pullman, WA)

Debut: August 15, 1981 (Age 22-002d, 14,477th in major league history)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 20, 1990 (Age 31-038d)
vs. PHI 0.2 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Agents: Leigh Steinberg

Full Name: Thomas Edward Niedenfuer

Nicknames: Buff or Buffalo Head

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1981 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.3

ERA

3.29

484

653.0

474

WHIP

1.266

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Team Record in Appearances: 15-37

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 26, Entered with runners on base: 22

1990 Pitching Game Log

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1990 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	433	18	Apr 27	STL	@	SFG	L,3-12	7-7		99	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.81	3	11	8	1	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.45	7b --- 0 out d7	7b 3 out d7
2	434	20	Apr 29	STL	@	SFG	L,7-9	7-7		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	3.31	3	11	6	1	0	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.04	0.001	.04	0.00%	0.45	7b --- 0 out d6	7b 3 out d6
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	435	22	May 2	STL	@	SDP	L,3-4	7-8		2	1.1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.70	3.41	6	20	10	2	1	0	4	1	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.79	-0.009	.89	-0.01%	-0.18	7b -2- 1 out d1	8b -2- 2 out d2
4	436	23	May 4	STL		CIN	L,3-8	6-6		1	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	3.31	3	8	6	1	0	2	1	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	-0.028	1.16	-0.02%	-0.08	6t --3 1 out d1	6t 3 out d2
5	437	24	May 5	STL		CIN	L,2-4	6-6		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.80	3.21	3	9	6	1	0	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.013	.17	0.01%	0.47	6t --- 0 out d4	6t 3 out d4
6	438	27	May 9	STL		SDP	W,11-5	6-7	H(1)	3	2.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.29	2.81	8	31	19	6	0	2	5	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	.61	0.071	.37	0.03%	0.94	6t --- 0 out a2	7t 3 out a6
7	439	28	May 10	STL		SDP	L,1-9	7-7		0	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.23	2.54	2	9	6	1	3	0	1	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	-0.012	.12	0.00%	-0.69	7t -2- 2 out d5	7t 3 out d6
8	440	31	May 13	STL		ATL	L,1-3	6-7	H(2)	2	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.00	2.92	6	19	12	4	0	2	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.39	0.127	.93	0.05%	0.72	6t --- 0 out a1	7t 1-- 2 out a1
9	441	33	May 16	STL		HOU	W,10-6	7-9		2	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.69	3.00	9	38	23	5	4	2	5	2	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.27	0.016	.19	0.01%	-0.14	7t 12- 2 out a5	9t 1-- 1 out a4
10	442	36	May 19	STL	@	CIN	L,0-4	7-GF(8)		2	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.25	2.81	5	22	14	5	3	1	3	1	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.11	-0.003	.09	0.00%	-0.19	7b -2- 2 out d3	8b end d 4
11	443	38	May 21	STL	@	ATL	L,5-6	6-7		1	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.03	3.03	4	14	8	1	3	0	3	0	1	0		2	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.57	0.134	1.24	0.06%	0.99	6b 1-3 2 out d1	7b 3 out tie
12	444	40	May 23	STL		SFG	L,1-6	6-7		1	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.84	2.88	4	17	9	1	0	1	2	0	0	0		1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	0.029	.27	0.01%	0.69	6t 1-- 2 out d3	7t 3 out d3
13	445	41	May 24	STL		SFG	W,3-2	12-12		0	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.76	2.87	3					2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.34	0.031	1.54	0.01%	0.16	12t --- 0 out tie	12t -2- 2 out tie
14	446	44	May 27	STL		LAD	L,7-14	4-6		2	3.0	3	2	2	1	4	0	0	2.45	2.59	13					3	5	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	.07	-0.012	.05	0.00%	-0.59	4t --- 0 out d6	6t 3 out d8
15	447	47	May 30	STL	@	HOU	L,1-2	8-8		2	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.41	2.75	2	10	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.86	0.016	.48	0.01%	0.23	8b -2- 1 out d1	8b 12- 2 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	448	49	Jun 2	STL		CHC	L,6-7	7-8		2	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.21	2.91	7	19	8	1	1	4	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	2.03	0.100	1.20	0.04%	0.52	7t --- 0 out tie	8t 12- 2 out tie
17	449	50	Jun 3	STL		CHC	W,7-4	7-GF		0	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.96	2.89	8	33	20	5	2	7	1	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.48	0.084	.23	0.02%	0.86	7t --3 1 out a4	9t end a 3
18	450	52	Jun 5	STL		PHI	L,6-9	8-8	H(3)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.93	2.89	1	5	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.09	0.133	3.40	0.05%	0.76	8t 123 0 out a2	8t 123 1 out a2
19	451	53	Jun 6	STL		PHI	W,12-11	7-7	H(4)	0	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.90	3.02	2	8	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.76	0.022	.96	0.01%	0.18	7t -2- 1 out a2	7t 1-3 2 out a2
20	452	54	Jun 7	STL	@	MON	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.82	3.01	4	18	14	3	1	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.69	0.027	.41	0.01%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
21	453	56	Jun 9	STL	@	MON	L,1-3	5-7		1	3.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.63	2.84	10	30	21	5	4	3	5	0	1	0		1	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	.28	0.066	.13	0.02%	1.96	5b -2- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
22	454	58	Jun 11	STL		PIT	L,7-8	8-8	L(0-1)	1	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	2.25	2.84	4	10	6	2	0	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.18	-0.404	1.26	-0.14%	-2.45	8t --- 0 out tie	8t --3 1 out d2
23	455	61	Jun 14	STL		MON	L,2-3	9-9	HL(0-2)	2	0.2	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	2.83	2.88	4	19	12	1	3	0	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.35	0.018	.95	0.00%	0.05	9t --- 0 out a1	9t 12- 2 out a1
24	456	63	Jun 16	STL		MON	W,5-3	8-GF	S(1)	1	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.70	2.84	5	21	13	5	3	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.40	0.110	.17	0.01%	0.78	8t -2- 2 out a2	9t end a 2
25	457	66	Jun 20	STL	@	NYM	L,3-6	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.61	2.78	2	9	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.015	.02	0.00%	1.45	8b 12- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
26	458	68	Jun 23	STL	@	CHC	W,8-7	7-7	H(6)	2	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.87	2.78	3	10	5	2	0	2	1	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.72	-0.134	.38	-0.01%	-1.06	7b -2- 0 out a3	7b 1-3 1 out a2
27	459	69	Jun 24	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	9-10	L(0-3)	0	1.2	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	3.00	2.66	6	23	18	4	3	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.02	0.213	.31	0.02%	0.78	9b --- 0 out tie	10b 1-- 2 out tie
28	460	71	Jun 26	STL		NYM	L,6-8	8-9		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.91	2.66	4	22	13	3	0	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.025	.05	0.00%	0.10	8t --- 0 out d1	9t 1-- 0 out d1
29	461	72	Jun 27	STL		NYM	L,2-5	8-9		0	1.2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.78	2.78	9	43	25	2	4	1	5	3	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.011	.02	0.00%	0.19	8t --- 0 out d3	9t 123 2 out d3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	462	76	Jul 1	STL	@	LAD	W,6-5	7-8	H(7)	3	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.68	2.73	4	11	8	2	2	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.59	0.157	.10	0.01%	0.55	7b --- 2 out a1	8b 3 out a1
31	463	77	Jul 2	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.61	2.81	3	9	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.005	.01	0.00%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
32	464	81	Jul 6	STL	@	SDP	W,5-3	7-8	H(8)	3	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.50	2.76	6	23	14	4	2	1	4	1	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.77	0.162	.04	0.00%	0.71	7b 12- 0 out a3	8b 1-- 2 out a2
33	465	82	Jul 7	STL	@	SDP	L,1-3	7-7		0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.50	2.83	1	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.70	-0.005	.02	0.00%	-0.24	7b --3 1 out d2	7b 1-3 1 out d2
34	466	84	Jul 12	STL		SFG	L,2-4	8-GF		4	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.38	2.86	9	35	27	3	2	1	6	1	3	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	0.041	.01	0.00%	0.94	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
35	467	87	Jul 15	STL		SFG	L,3-5	8-8	L(0-4)	2	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	2.79	2.86	4	10	7	2	0	0	4	3	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.08	-0.374	.02	0.00%	-2.03	8t --- 0 out tie	8t 1-- 1 out d2
36	468	90	Jul 18	STL		LAD	L,1-6	8-9		2	1.0	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	2.93	2.88	7	31	20	4	2	2	3	2	0	0		0	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	.64	-0.054	.01	0.00%	-0.91	8t --- 0 out d2	9t 1-- 0 out d3
37	469	91	Jul 19	STL		SDP	W,8-3	7-8		0	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.82	2.90	8	37	22	8	3	4	2	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.33	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.11	7t --3 0 out a5	8t 123 2 out a5
38	470	93	Jul 21	STL		SDP	W,4-2	6-6	H(9)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.76	2.90	4	10	5	0	0	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.078	.01	0.00%	0.47	6t --- 0 out a1	6t 3 out a1
39	471	95	Jul 23	STL		CHC	L,1-3	9-GF		1	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	2.89	5	9	8	1	0	2	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
40	472	96	Jul 24	STL		CHC	W,9-4	7-8	H(10)	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.59	2.85	8	16	13	3	2	2	5	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.51	0.064	.01	0.00%	0.94	7t --- 0 out a3	8t 3 out a4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
41	473	104	Aug 1	STL	@	PHI	L,10-11	8-GF(8)		7	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.72	2.91	5	14	8	2	0	1	3	2	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	1	1	0	.25	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.54	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 3
42	474	107	Aug 4	STL		NYM	W,7-5	9-9		2	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	3.06	3.43	3	17	10	4	0	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-1.78	9t --- 0 out a4	9t --- 1 out a2
43	475	111	Aug 8	STL	@	CHC	L,3-4	13-15	BL(0-5)	3	2.2	7	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.25	3.40	13	38	27	3	3	6	7	3	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	2	0	0	3.31	-0.132	.02	0.00%	0.08	13b --- 0 out a1	15b 12- 2 out tie
44	476	116	Aug 14	STL		CIN	L,4-9	5-6		5	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.13	3.43	8	22	16	1	1	4	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.94	5t --- 0 out d7	6t 3 out d7
45	477	117	Aug 15	STL		CIN	L,1-3	10-12	L(0-6)	0	2.2	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.30	3.42	12	46	23	7	3	2	8	5	1	0		0	0	0	1	0	11	0	2	1	0	0	0	2.34	-0.078	.03	0.00%	0.06	10t --- 0 out tie	12t --3 2 out d1
46	478	123	Aug 21	STL		ATL	L,2-7	8-GF		5	2.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.34	3.45	10					3	6	3	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.06	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.06	8t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 5
47	479	126	Aug 25	STL	@	HOU	L,4-6	7-7		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.28	3.40	3	18	12	1	3	1	1	1	0	0		1	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.83	7b 1-- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d4
48	480	130	Aug 30	STL	@	ATL	W,5-3	12-GF(12)	S(2)	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.23	3.41	4	19	9	4	3	0	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.78	0.090	.00	0.00%	0.49	12b --- 0 out a2	12b end a 2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
49	481	134	Sep 3	STL		NYM	L,3-9	8-GF		3	2.0	2	3	3	1	0	1	0	3.55	3.64	9	25	12	3	0	2	6	0	3	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-2.06	8t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 9
50	482	141	Sep 10	STL	@	NYM	L,1-10	8-8		6	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.52	3.64	3	6	5	1	0	1	2	2	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.50	8b 1-3 0 out d7	8b -2- 2 out d9
51	483	147	Sep 16	STL		CHC	L,4-8	3-3		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.50	3.60	1	6	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.54	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.58	3t -23 2 out d5	3t 3 out d5
52	484	150	Sep 20	STL		PHI	W,5-4	6-6		3	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.46	3.58	3	14	7	0	4	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.42	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.66	6t -2- 1 out d4	6t 3 out d4
							15-37		W-L:0-6,Sv:2,BSv:1,Hld:10	1.9	65.0	66	26	25	25	32	3	0	3.46	3.58	276	911	61%	13%	8%	0.62		25%	8%	0		30	27%	10	7	0	245	12	5	7	5	5	4	.96	0.645	.24	0.18%	7.97

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