Jim Gott
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James William Gott
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 4", Weight 220 lb.
[edit] Biographical Information
Jim Gott and Tim Teufel were linked in an odd way in the major leagues. "Gott" means "God" in German, while "Teufel" means "Devil" in the same language. Since Jim was a pitcher and Tim was a hitter, and they were mostly in the same league during their careers, that meant God faced the Devil regularly. Although Teufel hit a homer off of Gott early on in their matchups, overall God had more success than the Devil.
The two most similar players through 2006, according to the similarity scores method, are Tom Hume and Neil Allen.
- Threw a 90 mph fastball, nasty slider and curveball.
- Severely injured his elbow in 1989.
- Earning his first Major League win on 5/30/82 (defeating the Orioles in a combined one-hitter with Roy Lee Jackson on the first day of Cal Ripken's streak), he only had to wait about two months before he threw his first shutout, on 7/31/82. Exactly two years after earning his first Major League shutout, he collected his first Major League save-on 7/31/84.
- Was the 5th (and, as of May 2007, last) major leaguer to commit a record 3 balks in one inning on August 6, 1988 for Pittsburgh in the 8th innings against the Mets.
