Tom Vessella
Thomas Vessella
Born: October 12, 1985
Van Nuys, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 11 (2006 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
School: Whittier College
Career: 2006-2014
Tom Vessella compiled a career record of 20 wins and 36 losses and a 5.52 ERA in his 206-game pitching career with the Greeneville Astros, Tri-City ValleyCats, Lexington Legends, Lake Erie Crushers, Laredo Broncos, Evansville Otters, Augusta GreenJackets, San Jose Giants, Richmond Flying Squirrels, Fresno Grizzlies, Quebec Capitales and New Jersey Jackals. He began playing during the 2006 season and last took the field during the 2014 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | R | APPY | Greeneville Astros | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.60 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 48 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 190 |
| 2007 | Short Season A | NYPL | Tri-City ValleyCats | 2 | 7 | .222 | 4.62 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.0 | 80 | 46 | 37 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 317 |
| 2008 | A | SALL3 | Lexington Legends | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6.83 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 131 |
| 2009 | Ind | FRON | Lake Erie Crushers | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 38 | |
| 2010 | Ind | FRON | Evansville Otters | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| 2010 | Ind | UL | Laredo Broncos | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.99 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.7 | 40 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 117 |
| 2011 | A | SALL3 | Augusta GreenJackets | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8.78 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 68 |
| 2011 | AA | EL | Richmond Flying Squirrels | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.54 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.57 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.3 | 55 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 208 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.10 | 42 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52.7 | 48 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 231 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Richmond Flying Squirrels | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5.55 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47.0 | 63 | 31 | 29 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 214 |
| 2014 | Ind | CAMA | New Jersey Jackals | 5 | 5 | .500 | 6.60 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.3 | 92 | 55 | 45 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 306 |
| 2014 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Totals | 20 | 36 | .357 | 5.52 | 206 | 49 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 418.7 | 510 | 297 | 257 | 29 | 195 | 4 | 294 | 37 | 2 | 47 | 1931 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | AA | EL | Richmond Flying Squirrels | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Richmond Flying Squirrels | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 75 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | R | APPY | Greeneville Astros | P | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .385 |
| 2007 | Short Season A | NYPL | Tri-City ValleyCats | P | 15 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 1.400 |
| 2008 | A | SALL3 | Lexington Legends | P | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.333 |
| 2009 | Ind | FRON | Lake Erie Crushers | P | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 |
| 2010 | Ind | FRON | Evansville Otters | P | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .500 |
| 2010 | Ind | UL | Laredo Broncos | P | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .129 |
| 2011 | AA | EL | Richmond Flying Squirrels | P | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | P | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .444 |
| 2011 | A | SALL3 | Augusta GreenJackets | P | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .091 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Richmond Flying Squirrels | P | 42 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .190 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Richmond Flying Squirrels | P | 33 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .917 | .333 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2014 | Ind | CAMA | Quebec Capitales | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2014 | Ind | CAMA | New Jersey Jackals | P | 20 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .400 |
| Totals | 206 | 22 | 69 | 7 | 2 | .929 | .442 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | R | Appalachian League | Greeneville Astros | HOU | June 22, 2006 | August 26, 2006 |
| 2007 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Tri-City ValleyCats | HOU | June 20, 2007 | September 6, 2007 |
| 2008 | A | South Atlantic League | Lexington Legends | HOU | May 25, 2008 | June 20, 2008 |
| 2009 | Ind | Frontier League | Lake Erie Crushers | |||
| 2010 | Ind | Frontier League | Evansville Otters | May 22, 2010 | June 2, 2010 | |
| 2010 | Ind | United League | Laredo Broncos | July 3, 2010 | August 29, 2010 | |
| 2011 | AA | Eastern League | Richmond Flying Squirrels | SFN | April 12, 2011 | May 1, 2011 |
| 2011 | A | South Atlantic League | Augusta GreenJackets | SFN | May 5, 2011 | June 13, 2011 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | California League | San Jose Giants | SFN | June 19, 2011 | August 30, 2011 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | SFN | September 4, 2011 | September 4, 2011 |
| 2012 | AA | Eastern League | Richmond Flying Squirrels | SFN | April 6, 2012 | September 1, 2012 |
| 2013 | AA | Eastern League | Richmond Flying Squirrels | SFN | April 6, 2013 | September 2, 2013 |
| 2013 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | SFN | July 25, 2013 | July 25, 2013 |
| 2014 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | New Jersey Jackals | May 22, 2014 | August 19, 2014 | |
| 2014 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | Quebec Capitales | August 24, 2014 | August 29, 2014 |
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