Over 1,000 pitchers have had his surgery according to this article:
https://www.mlb.com/news/top-10-tommy-john-surgery-success-stories-c295719048#:~:text=Well%20over%201%2C000%20professional%20pitchers,25%2C%201974.
There is even a Tommy John Database. The man pitched until he was 46. With all...