Tom Glavine
Tom Glavine of the Atlanta Braves during the 1998 season, when he won his second Cy Young Award.
Tom Glavine
American baseball player
Also known as: Thomas Michael Glavine, Tommy Glavine
Quick Facts
- Byname of:
- Thomas Michael Glavine
- Born:
- March 25, 1966, Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. (age 58)
- Awards And Honors:
- All-Star Game
- Baseball Hall of Fame (2014)
- Cy Young Award (1998)
- Most Valuable Player (1995)
- World Series (1995)
- Cy Young Award (1991)
- Silver Slugger Award (x4)
- Cy Young Award (x2)
- Baseball Hall of Fame (inducted in 2014)
- World Series MVP
- 10x All-Star
- 1 World Series championship
- Height/Weight:
- 6 ft 0 inches, 175 lb (183 cm, 79 kg)
- Batting Hand:
- left
- Throwing Hand:
- left
- Debut Date:
- August 17, 1987
- Draft:
- Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the second round of the June 1984 MLB draft.
- Last Game:
- August 14, 2008
- Jersey Number:
- 47 (2003-2007, New York Mets)
- 47 (1987-2008, Atlanta Braves)
- Position:
- pitcher
- Earned Run Average:
- 3.54
- Games Played:
- 682
- Games Started:
- 682
- Innings Pitched:
- 4,413.10
- Losses:
- 203
- Saves:
- 0
- Strikeouts:
- 2,607
- Walks And Hits Per Inning Pitched:
- 1.314
- Wins:
- 305
- Twitter Handle:
- @Tom_Glavine
- On the Web:
- ABC News - Tom Glavine: Players at risk of taking blame if baseball season called off (Dec. 23, 2024)
Tom Glavine (born March 25, 1966, Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.) is a dominant baseball pitcher who in the 1990s and early 2000s played for the Atlanta Braves. He won two Cy Young Awards, in 1991 and 1998, and was named to the National League (NL) All-Star team 10 times while playing for the Braves and the New York Mets. Glavine grew up in Massachusetts and had a strong interest in ice hockey as well as in baseball. While a senior in high school, he was named the outstanding Boston-area high-school hockey player. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings of ...(100 of 478 words)