2015 Cleveland Indians postseason player profile: Righty Josh Tomlin

Over the next month, we’re going to recap our guys’ 2015 seasons — on and off the field — in alphabetical order. Previous installments:

• Adams
• Allen
• Almonte
• Anderson
• Armstrong
• Aviles
• Bauer
• Brantley
• Carrasco
• Chisenhall
• Crockett
• Gomes
• Johnson
• Kipnis
• Kluber
• Lindor
• Manship
• McAllister
• Perez
• Ramirez
• Salazar
• Sands
• Santana
• Shaw

Name: Josh Tomlin

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Height: 6–1

Weight: 190

Birthday: 10/19/84

Birthplace: Tyler, Texas

Club control: 2016 (arbitration eligible)

Twitter: @jtomlin43

The numbers:

• 7–2
• 02 ERA (22 ER, 65.2 IP), 0.84 WHIP
• 57 strikeouts
• Two complete games
• .195 opponents’ average

Behind the numbers:

• Made an unbelievable recovery from shoulder surgery in Spring Training, going 7–2 in 10 starts after returning August 15
• AL ranks after 8/15:
• Opponents’ average: 3rd, .195
• Opponents’ OBP: 1st, .227
• K:BB ratio: 1st, 7.13
• Wins: 1st, 7
• Hits per 9: 5th, 6.44
• Innings: 3rd
• Strikeouts: T10, 57
• In September: 3–1, 3.00 ERA, .197 opponents’ average, two complete games
• Recorded 5+ strikeouts in each of his first 8 consecutive outings to begin his season, the longest streak by an Indians hurler to begin a season since Justin Masterson pulled the trick in his first 13 outings in 2013

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