Tommy John Stats for Collegiate Pitchers (A Survey of Particular Programs)

[The Federalist Engineer]

Tommy John Pitchers in Select College Teams

Feigl ? Ole Miss ? TJ before Freshman Season in 2015
YYYY;W-L ERA INN OBA
2016; 4-0 3.76 40.2
2015-Out
2014-HS Player

Johnson ? Ole Miss ? TJ before Junior Season in 2015
2016; 3-1 4.96 32.2 .304
2015-Out
2014-10-1 in 75 Innings

Newman ? LSU ? TJ during Sophomore Season in 2014
2016; 1-1 2.13 38 .164
2015; 3-0 0.49 36.2
2014-Out
2013; 2-0 2.55 24.2 0.164

Reynolds ? LSU- TJ before Sophomore Season in 2014
2016; 3-0 4.08 35 .257
2015; 6-0 2.95 36.3
2014-Out
2013; 1-0 1.89 19.0

Webb- South Carolina -TJ before Freshman Season in 2014
2016; 10-6 3.09 102 .216
2015-Out
2014-HS

Andrews ? Clemson ? TJ ***during*** Junior Season in 2014
2016 1-0 2.31 23.1 .250
2015-Out
2014-Partial
2013-1-1 2.87 37.2 .217

Traver ? TCU ? TJ before Freshman Season 2013
2015 1-3 3.26 20 .236 (Back Injury)
2015 10-4 1.89 76.1 .184
2014-Out (Soreness)
2013-Out

Burnett ? TCU- TJ as Freshman in 2014
2016; 3-1 1.97 32 .204
2015; 1-0 2.19 12
2014-Out

Robinette ? Oklahoma State ? TJ as Junior coming from JC
2013; 6-1 3.58 70
2012; 0ut
2011; 7-2 2.55 67 (In JC)

Moss ? Florida ? TJ before Freshman Season in 2014
2016 3-0 1.47 23 .179
2015- Out
2014-Out (Injured 1-Week before the season started)

Jeff Degano ? Indiana State ? TJ during Freshman Season 2013
2015; 8-3 2.36 99.0 (No-1 Draft Pick)
2014-Out
2013; 0-1 8.31 8.2 (During Freshman Season, 3rd Start)

Hayden Stone ? Vanderbilt ? TJ during Sophomore Season 2015
2016; 0-1 4.22 21 .197
2015; 1-2 9.64 4.2 .263 (During Season; early)
2014; 4-0 1.71 58 .197

Tyler Stubblefield ? Texas A&M- TJ during Sophomore Season 2015 then transferred
2016; 10-1 2.65 105 (Emporia State and 2nd Round Draft Pick)
2015; 0-0 5.25 12 (Injured early)
2014; 4-2 3.81 59

Note, I only looked at players that have stats after their injury. So that makes the selections biased. Note also that colleges do not advertise that a player got TJ'ed, so I did much cyber stalking to compile this list. The good news is that good players do make comebacks from this injury. Further, it makes me wonder about the nature of Jesse McCords injury and why he is now at Samford. Did he get a particularly debilitating type of TJ?

By the way, LSU and TCU have many TJs. The TCU coach believes the year-round nature of Southern Baseball causes the problem.

[Todd4State]

Tommy John surgery has come a long way. It sucks now- but 2019 we're going to have some pitchers that we didn't expect to be pitching for us that time which will actually potentially help bridge a gap between now and the incoming freshman class of 2018.

I think it's too soon to speak on McCord. Last year was his recovery year I believe so we'll see how he performs going forward. I know he and his family liked Butch a lot and he left around the same time that Butch did. We may have tried to put him on the Andrew Mahoney plan where he was to go to JUCO for a year and then come back but then Butch left. Also the 2015 team had some chemistry issues from losing- it wasn't a very fun season for all involved. That alone can cause attrition.

[Bucky Dog]

The one big thing in here is we definitely are seeing more and more of these type injuries earlier because of the travel ball, extended season with these kids starting at such an early age. Throw in the fact they are having them throw breaking pitches as well and you have the perfect scenario. When a kids body is still growing and developing it is bound to have injury with the wear and tear, and breaking pitches.

[Todd4State]

Interestingly enough the studies show that throwing breaking balls early doesn't cause as much damage as previously thought. It's more from overuse in travel ball.

[The Federalist Engineer]

What I found is that LSU and TCU seem to have little trouble transitioning TJs back to service in one season. This makes me very hopeful that 2018 could be a monster year for us. Given Cannazaro's connections and affiliations with these programs, i cant think of a better guy to have during this crisis.

Notable, Arkansas and Clemson seem to suck at TJ recovery. Player careers basically end at those places. TCU and LSU, on the other hand, the TJ is just a tragic red shirt year.

[blacklistedbully]

What I found is that LSU and TCU seem to have little trouble transitioning TJs back to service in one season. This makes me very hopeful that 2018 could be a monster year for us. Given Cannazaro's connections and affiliations with these programs, i cant think of a better guy to have during this crisis.

Notable, Arkansas and Clemson seem to suck at TJ recovery. Player careers basically end at those places. TCU and LSU, on the other hand, the TJ is just a tragic red shirt year.

Is there any connection to specific doctors? Wondering if the relative success is due to who is performing those surgeries, rather than where they go to school.

[memphis_DAWG]

Well our TJ recovery isn't too hot. Remember Paul Young, Will Cox and John Marc Shelly? SHIIIIIIIIIT

[Johnson85]

Is there any connection to specific doctors? Wondering if the relative success is due to who is performing those surgeries, rather than where they go to school.

It might be the rehab program more than the doctor. There was an orthopedic surgeon (I think it was the Andrews guy) that said he was seeing parents actually wanting their kid to have TJ surgery because they noticed that other players came back with extra velocity, and they wanted to go ahead and have it happen early rather than later. He was making the point that it wasn't the surgery and that if the kids wanted to do the grueling rehab program without the surgery they would get the same velocity gain and protection against injury.