Jim Bethke
James Charles Bethke
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 5, 1946 in Falls City, NE
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1965
Final Game: September 11, 1965
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1965 18 NYM NL 2 0 1.000 4.28 25 0 12 0 0 0 40.0 41 24 19 3 22 2 19 6 0 3 184 82 1.575 9.2 0.7 5.0 4.3 0.86
1 Season 2 0 1.000 4.28 25 0 12 0 0 0 40.0 41 24 19 3 22 2 19 6 0 3 184 82 1.575 9.2 0.7 5.0 4.3 0.86
162 Game Avg. 5 0 1.000 4.28 68 0 33 0 0 0 109 112 65 52 8 60 5 52 16 0 8 500 82 1.575 9.2 0.7 5.0 4.3 0.86

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1965 18 NYM NL 25 184 154 24 41 5 6 3 5 2 22 19 .266 .377 .435 .812 .286 67 3 6 1 1 2
1 Season 25 184 154 24 41 5 6 3 5 2 22 19 .266 .377 .435 .812 .286 67 3 6 1 1 2
162 Game Avg. 68 500 419 65 112 14 16 8 14 5 60 52 .266 .377 .435 .812 .286 182 8 16 3 3 5
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1965 18 NYM NL 25 25 12 2 0 1 0 1 0% 1 0 8 5 63% 9 0.620 4 5 16 1 3 21 6 19 11 4 12 1 4.8
1 Season 25 25 12 2 0 1 0 1 0% 1 0 8 5 63% 0.620 4 5 16 1 3 21 6 19 11 4 12 1 4.8

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1965 18 NYM NL 184 35% 1.6% 10.3% 12.0% 7.6% 34% 1.23 72% 31 3 10%
1 Season 184 35% 1.6% 10.3% 12.0% 7.6% 34% 1.23 72% 31 3 10%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1965 18 NYM NL 184 41 3 0 6 3 0 1 2 13 8 2 62% 4 3 0 74 5 2 71% 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0
1 Season 184 41 3 0 6 3 0 1 2 13 8 2 62% 4 3 0 74 5 2 71% 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1965 18 2 0 1.000 4.28 25 0 12 0 0 0 40.0 41 24 19 3 22 2 19 6 0 3 184 82 1.575 9.2 0.7 5.0 4.3 0.86 82

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1965 18 2 2 .500 5.11 37.0 43 23 21 3 23 18 6 1.784 10.5 5.6 4.4 0.78 0.7 25
1 Season 2 2 .500 5.11 37.0 43 23 21 3 23 18 6 1.784 10.5 4.4 0.78 0.7 25

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1965 NL--born 1946-11-05--1st

                                         

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