Tom Fordham
Thomas James Fordham
Born: February 20, 1974
San Diego, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
Draft: Round 11 (1993 June Amateur Draft, Chicago White Sox)
School: Grossmont College
Career: 1993-2003
Major League Statistics
Tom Fordham compiled a career record of 71 wins and 53 losses and a 3.91 ERA in his 247-game pitching career with the White Sox, Hickory Crawdads, Sarasota White Sox, South Bend Silver Hawks, Prince William Cannons, Birmingham Barons, Nashville Sounds, Calgary Cannons, Charlotte Knights, Indianapolis Indians and Altoona Curve. He began playing during the 1993 season and last took the field during the 2003 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R | GULF | White Sox | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.80 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| 1993 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.88 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48.7 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 194 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |
| 1994 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3.14 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 109.0 | 101 | 47 | 38 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 121 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 452 |
| 1994 | A | MIDW | South Bend Silver Hawks | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.34 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 74.7 | 82 | 46 | 36 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 315 |
| 1995 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.38 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82.7 | 79 | 35 | 31 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 348 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | CARL | Prince William Cannons | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.04 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 84.0 | 66 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 340 |
| 1996 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.65 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.3 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 147 |
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.45 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 140.7 | 117 | 60 | 54 | 15 | 69 | 1 | 118 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 589 |
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.74 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 114.0 | 113 | 64 | 60 | 14 | 53 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 493 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.02 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.7 | 38 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 225 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 4 | 7 | .364 | 7.31 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112.0 | 144 | 101 | 91 | 25 | 66 | 0 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 538 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.55 | 48 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.0 | 48 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 295 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.58 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38.3 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 152 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 2 | 2 | .500 | 6.87 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 | 51 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 181 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3.17 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 71 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 292 |
| Totals | 71 | 53 | .573 | 3.91 | 247 | 165 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1086.7 | 1009 | 531 | 472 | 117 | 463 | 12 | 915 | 17 | 10 | 56 | 4623 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 48 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .167 | .375 | .167 | .542 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 92 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .118 | .211 | .118 | .328 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | P | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .375 |
| 1993 | R | GULF | White Sox | P | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | Sarasota White Sox | P | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1994 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | P | 17 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .882 | .882 |
| 1994 | A | MIDW | South Bend Silver Hawks | P | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 1.000 |
| 1995 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | P | 14 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .750 | .857 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | CARL | Prince William Cannons | P | 13 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .857 | 1.385 |
| 1996 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | P | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .833 |
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 22 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .727 |
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 21 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | .917 | 1.048 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | P | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .933 | 1.556 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | P | 29 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .414 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 48 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .229 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .444 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .538 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | P | 13 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .769 |
| Totals | 247 | 33 | 135 | 19 | 5 | .898 | .680 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | R | Gulf Coast League | White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1993 | A | South Atlantic League | Hickory Crawdads | CHA | ||
| 1993 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Sarasota White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1994 | A | South Atlantic League | Hickory Crawdads | CHA | ||
| 1994 | A | Midwest League | South Bend Silver Hawks | CHA | ||
| 1995 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Prince William Cannons | CHA | ||
| 1995 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 1996 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 1996 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CHA | ||
| 1997 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CHA | ||
| 1998 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Calgary Cannons | CHA | ||
| 1999 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | ||
| 2000 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | MIL | ||
| 2001 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | MIL | ||
| 2003 | AA | Eastern League | Altoona Curve | PIT | ||
| 2003 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | PIT |
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