Tommy John vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Tommy John
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Pete Vuckovich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award

When held to the same standard, Tommy John comes out ahead of Pete Vuckovich in this starter comparison. Tommy John led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 99). Pete Vuckovich held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 69). The edge goes to Tommy John.

Pitching Stats for Tommy John and Pete Vuckovich

Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
26
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
1.45
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.77
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
1.34
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.15
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
0.55
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.44
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.43
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.49
55.49
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.03
65.03
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.31
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.09
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
3.34
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592
3.66
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14131
27
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4710.1
9
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
4783
9.14
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
8.99
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
0.58
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.66
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
2.41
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
3.37
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.19
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
4.29
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
5.45
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.744
0.744
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.36
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.19
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19692
37.63
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6189
38.27
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.41
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2017
3.85
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
665
4.11
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.3
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.15
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
0.73
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.77
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18101
34.59
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5501
34.02
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Tommy John and Pete Vuckovich

Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
26
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
1.45
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.77
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
1.34
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.15
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14129
27
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4709.2
9
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
0.45
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.54
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
1.96
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.37
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
2.51
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
2.04
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
2.42
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.91
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.27
96.27
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.665
1.665
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.03
65.03
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.13
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy John and Pete Vuckovich

Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
761
443.3
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
724.05
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030
600
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
237
600
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
900
524.27
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
526.58
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
82.14
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.54
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
71.65
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
26
65.82
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
7.57
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.91
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
10.49
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.05
17.51
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
6.36
16.09
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
98.45
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
101.27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.94
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
36
91.14
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
25.05
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.97
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
31.46
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.91
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
53.59
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.89
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.54
10.22
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
8.22
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
19.22
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
122.91
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
124.05
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
4.88
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
54.17
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
60.76
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.75
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.65
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.59
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100