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Jim Bouton
James Alan Bouton (Bulldog)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
School Western Michigan University

Debut April 22, 1962
vs. CLE 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 29, 1978
Born March 8, 1939 in Newark, NJ

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1962 23 NYY AL   7   7  36  16   3   1  12  2  133.0  124   63   59   9   59   71   0   2   560   1   1  3.99  3.77   94 1.376
 1963 24 NYY AL  21   7  40  30  12   6   4  1  249.3  191   79   70  18   87  148   3   4  1004   2   1  2.53  3.52  139 1.115 MVP-16,AS
 1964 25 NYY AL  18  13  38  37  11   4   1  0  271.3  227  100   91  32   60  125   6   5  1086   4   0  3.02  3.63  120 1.058
 1965 26 NYY AL   4  15  30  25   2   0   1  0  151.3  158   89   81  23   60   97   5   8   665   1   0  4.82  3.39   70 1.441
 1966 27 NYY AL   3   8  24  19   3   0   3  1  120.3  117   49   36  13   38   65   1   2   508   5   0  2.69  3.30  122 1.288
 1967 28 NYY AL   1   0  17   1   0   0   4  0   44.3   47   31   23   5   18   31   1   0   195   5   0  4.67  3.10   66 1.466
 1968 29 NYY AL   1   1  12   3   1   0   1  0   44.0   49   20   18   5    9   24   2   2   187   0   0  3.68  2.86   78 1.318
 1969 30 TOT      2   3  73   2   1   0  25  2  122.7  109   64   54  13   50  100   4  12   530   5   2  3.96  3.60   91 1.296
         SEP AL   2   1  57   1   0   0  18  1   92.0   77   48   40  12   38   68   2   8   395   4   2  3.91  3.63   93 1.250
         HOU NL   0   2  16   1   1   0   7  1   30.7   32   16   14   1   12   32   2   4   135   1   0  4.11  3.53   86 1.435
 1970 31 HOU NL   4   6  29   6   1   0   6  0   73.3   84   53   44   5   33   49   1   3   336   3   0  5.40  3.89   72 1.595
 1978 39 ATL NL   1   3   5   5   0   0   0  0   29.0   25   18   16   4   21   10   0   0   129   1   0  4.97  4.08   82 1.586
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .496  62  63 304 144  34  11  57  6 1238.7 1131  566  492 127  435  720  23  38  5200  27   4  3.57  3.54   99 1.264
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9   9  46  21   5   1   8  0  188.0  171   85   74  19   66  109   3   5   789   4   0  3.57  3.54   99 1.264
 Career High     21  15  73  37  12   6  25  2  271.3  227  100   91  32   87  148   6  12  1086   5   2  2.53  3.89  139 1.058

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1962 23 NYY AL  38   32    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   3  10  .063  .139  .063  -43    2   4   1   0   0   0
 1963 24 NYY AL  40   83    0    6   1  0   0    5   0  0   1  33  .072  .083  .084  -53    7  11   0   0   0   1 MVP-16,AS
 1964 25 NYY AL  38  100    3   13   2  0   0    7   0  0   1  44  .130  .139  .150  -20   15   7   0   0   0   0
 1965 26 NYY AL  31   43    1    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   5  24  .093  .204  .093  -12    4   2   0   0   1   0
 1966 27 NYY AL  24   38    1    4   0  0   0    4   0  0   1  23  .105  .128  .105  -30    4   3   0   0   0   0
 1967 28 NYY AL  17    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .000  .125  .000  -59    0   1   0   0   1   0
 1968 29 NYY AL  12    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .000  .125  .000  -59    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1969 30 TOT     73   13    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  10  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         SEP AL  57    9    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   7  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         HOU NL  16    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1970 31 HOU NL  29   17    3    6   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   6  .353  .421  .353  114    6   1   0   0   1   1
 1978 39 ATL NL   5    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .125  .000  -64    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     307  347    8   35   3  0   0   21   0  0  14 160  .101  .142  .110  -28   38  29   1   0   3   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        183    4   18   2  0   0   11   0  0   7  84  .101  .142  .110  -28   20  15   1   0   2   1
 Career High     73  100    3   13   2  0   0    7   0  0   5  44                          15  11   1   0   1   1

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1962 23 NYY AL   40   35    1   0.8   100| .063  .260| .139  .331| .063  .404| .202  .736| -43  .037  -6.4  -0.6   0%
 1963 24 NYY AL   95   89    1   0.3    95| .072  .255| .083  .322| .084  .394| .167  .716| -53  .008 -17.0  -1.8   0%
 1964 25 NYY AL  108   94    2   0.6    97| .130  .257| .139  .325| .150  .399| .289  .724| -20  .025 -16.4  -1.7   0%
 1965 26 NYY AL   51   41    1   0.7    91| .093  .250| .204  .319| .093  .383| .297  .702| -12  .035  -6.3  -0.7   0%
 1966 27 NYY AL   42   37    1   0.7    86| .105  .242| .128  .308| .105  .374| .233  .683| -30  .044  -6.3  -0.7   0%
 1967 28 NYY AL    9    8    0   0.0    80| .000  .238| .125  .306| .000  .356| .125  .662| -59  .000  -1.4  -0.2   0%
 1968 29 NYY AL    8    7    0   0.0    77| .000  .233| .125  .302| .000  .346| .125  .648| -59  .000  -1.3  -0.2   0%
 1969 30 TOT      13   13    0   0.0    92| .000  .253| .000  .327| .000  .379| .000  .706|-100  .000  -3.4  -0.3   0%
         SEP AL    9    9    0   0.0    92| .000  .251| .000  .327| .000  .378| .000  .705|-100  .000  -2.4  -0.2   0%
         HOU NL    4    4    0   0.0    93| .000  .257| .000  .327| .000  .381| .000  .708|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1970 31 HOU NL   20   13    2   4.1   100| .353  .262| .421  .334| .353  .400| .774  .735| 114  .447   0.4   0.0   0%
 1978 39 ATL NL    8    7    0   0.0   104| .000  .275| .125  .345| .000  .405| .125  .750| -64  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      394  344    8   0.6    94| .101  .254| .142  .322| .110  .391| .252  .713| -28  .030 -59.8  -6.4   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1962 23 NYY AL   P   36      8   23    0    3 1.000  .957  0.86  0.79  2.10  2.08   16  133.0
 1963 24 NYY AL   P   40     22   32    2    1  .964  .956  1.35  0.79  1.95  1.99   30  249.3 AS
 1964 25 NYY AL   P   38     31   27    5    1  .921  .957  1.53  0.72  1.92  1.90   37  271.3
 1965 26 NYY AL   P   30     13   21    0    3 1.000  .950  1.13  0.75  2.02  2.04   25  151.3
 1966 27 NYY AL   P   24     13   22    3    2  .921  .951  1.46  0.75  2.62  1.99   19  120.3
 1967 28 NYY AL   P   17      1    7    0    1 1.000  .952  0.47  0.74  1.63  1.95    1   44.3
 1968 29 NYY AL   P   12      7   11    0    1 1.000  .957  1.50  0.73  3.68  1.88    3   44.0
 1969 30 TOT      P   73     10   20    1    1  .968  .952  0.41  0.71  2.20  1.90    2  122.7
         SEP AL   P   57      8   15    1    1  .958  .950  0.40  0.69  2.25  1.88    1   92.0
         HOU NL   P   16      2    5    0    0 1.000  .959  0.44  0.78  2.05  1.96    1   30.7
 1970 31 HOU NL   P   29      4   11    3    0  .833  .949  0.52  0.71  1.84  1.85    6   73.3
 1978 39 ATL NL   P    5      3    3    1    0  .857  .952  1.20  0.72  1.86  1.92    5   29.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1962 23 NYY AL   P   36      8   23    0    3 1.000  .957  0.86  0.79  2.10  2.08   16  133.0
 1963 24 NYY AL   P   40     22   32    2    1  .964  .956  1.35  0.79  1.95  1.99   30  249.3
 1964 25 NYY AL   P   38     31   27    5    1  .921  .957  1.53  0.72  1.92  1.90   37  271.3
 1965 26 NYY AL   P   30     13   21    0    3 1.000  .950  1.13  0.75  2.02  2.04   25  151.3
 1966 27 NYY AL   P   24     13   22    3    2  .921  .951  1.46  0.75  2.62  1.99   19  120.3
 1967 28 NYY AL   P   17      1    7    0    1 1.000  .952  0.47  0.74  1.63  1.95    1   44.3
 1968 29 NYY AL   P   12      7   11    0    1 1.000  .957  1.50  0.73  3.68  1.88    3   44.0
 1969 30 TOT      P   73     10   20    1    1  .968  .952  0.41  0.71  2.20  1.90    2  122.7
         SEP AL   P   57      8   15    1    1  .958  .950  0.40  0.69  2.25  1.88    1   92.0
         HOU NL   P   16      2    5    0    0 1.000  .959  0.44  0.78  2.05  1.96    1   30.7
 1970 31 HOU NL   P   29      4   11    3    0  .833  .949  0.52  0.71  1.84  1.85    6   73.3
 1978 39 ATL NL   P    5      3    3    1    0  .857  .952  1.20  0.72  1.86  1.92    5   29.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 304    112  177   15   13  .951  .954  0.95  0.74  2.10  1.96  144 1238.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       304    112  177   15   13  .951  .954  0.95  0.74  2.10  1.96  144   1239

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1963   WS    NYY LAD     L   1   1   1.29  0  1  0  0   7     4   1   5   4 
 1964   WS    NYY STL     L   2   2   1.56  2  0  0  1  17.1  15   3   5   7 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   3   3   1.48  2  1  0  1  24.1  19   4  10  11 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1963   WS    NYY LAD     L   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1964   WS    NYY STL     L   2   7   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   2  .143  .143  .143   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   3   9   0   1  0  0  0   1   0   4  .111  .111  .111   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1963   NYY AL      0  0  0   1     0   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1963   NYY AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1963 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1963-AL-16-0.04
Car-1135-0.04 shares

Sac. Hits
1963 AL-11-2

ERA
1963 AL-2.53-4

Wins
1963 AL-21-2
1964 AL-18-6

Won-Loss %
1963 AL-.750-2

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1963 AL-1.115-7
1964 AL-1.058-5

Hits Allowed/9IP
1963 AL-6.89-2
1964 AL-7.53-7

Bases on Balls/9IP
1964 AL-1.99-4

Games
1969 AL-57-9

Innings
1963 AL-249.3-7
1964 AL-271.3-3

Games Started
1964 AL-37-1

Comp. Games
1963 AL-12-9
1964 AL-11-9

Shutouts
1963 AL-6-2
1964 AL-4-6

Home Runs Allow.
1964 AL-32-4
1965 AL-23-9

Bases On Balls Allow.
1963 AL-87-5

Hits Allowed
1964 AL-227-8

Losses
1964 AL-13-9
1965 AL-15-6

Batters Faced
1964 AL-1086-4

Adjusted ERA+
1963 AL-139-5
1964 AL-120-10

Oldest Player
1978 NL-39-6

Black Ink: Pitching - 1 (822) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 35 (669) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 9.0 (887) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 26.0 (482) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1959 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.
October 21, 1968: Purchased by the Seattle Pilots from the New York Yankees.
August 24, 1969: Traded by the Seattle Pilots to the Houston Astros for Dooley Womack and Roric Harrison.
August 12, 1970: Released by the Houston Astros.
April 7, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.
June 1, 1977: Released by the Chicago White Sox.
May 16, 1978: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
November 2, 1978: Granted Free Agency.
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Uniforms
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All-Star 1963 *	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1963-AL-16-0.04 Car-1135-0.04 shares	Sac. Hits 1963 AL-11-2	ERA 1963 AL-2.53-4	Wins 1963 AL-21-2 1964 AL-18-6	Won-Loss % 1963 AL-.750-2
BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1963 AL-1.115-7 1964 AL-1.058-5	Hits Allowed/9IP 1963 AL-6.89-2 1964 AL-7.53-7	Bases on Balls/9IP 1964 AL-1.99-4	Games 1969 AL-57-9	Innings 1963 AL-249.3-7 1964 AL-271.3-3	Games Started 1964 AL-37-1
Comp. Games 1963 AL-12-9 1964 AL-11-9	Shutouts 1963 AL-6-2 1964 AL-4-6	Home Runs Allow. 1964 AL-32-4 1965 AL-23-9	Bases On Balls Allow. 1963 AL-87-5	Hits Allowed 1964 AL-227-8	Losses 1964 AL-13-9 1965 AL-15-6
Batters Faced 1964 AL-1086-4	Adjusted ERA+ 1963 AL-139-5 1964 AL-120-10	Oldest Player 1978 NL-39-6