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Jim Bouton
James Alan Bouton (Bulldog)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 8, 1939 in Newark, NJ
Schools: Western Michigan University
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1962
Final Game: September 29, 1978
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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
1962 23 NYY AL 7 7 .500 3.99 36 16 12 3 1 2 133.0 124 63 59 9 59 1 71 0 1 2 560 94 1.376 8.4 0.6 4.0 4.8 1.20
1963 24 NYY AL 21 7 .750 2.53 40 30 4 12 6 1 249.1 191 79 70 18 87 2 148 3 1 4 1004 139 1.115 6.9 0.6 3.1 5.3 1.70 AS,MVP-16
1964 25 NYY AL 18 13 .581 3.02 38 37 1 11 4 0 271.1 227 100 91 32 60 4 125 6 0 5 1086 120 1.058 7.5 1.1 2.0 4.1 2.08
1965 26 NYY AL 4 15 .211 4.82 30 25 1 2 0 0 151.1 158 89 81 23 60 1 97 5 0 8 665 70 1.441 9.4 1.4 3.6 5.8 1.62
1966 27 NYY AL 3 8 .273 2.69 24 19 3 3 0 1 120.1 117 49 36 13 38 5 65 1 0 2 508 122 1.288 8.8 1.0 2.8 4.9 1.71
1967 28 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 4.67 17 1 4 0 0 0 44.1 47 31 23 5 18 5 31 1 0 0 195 66 1.466 9.5 1.0 3.7 6.3 1.72
1968 29 NYY AL 1 1 .500 3.68 12 3 1 1 0 0 44.0 49 20 18 5 9 0 24 2 0 2 187 78 1.318 10.0 1.0 1.8 4.9 2.67
1969 30 TOT 2 3 .400 3.96 73 2 25 1 0 2 122.2 109 64 54 13 50 5 100 4 2 12 530 91 1.296 8.0 1.0 3.7 7.3 2.00
1969 30 SEP AL 2 1 .667 3.91 57 1 18 0 0 1 92.0 77 48 40 12 38 4 68 2 2 8 395 93 1.250 7.5 1.2 3.7 6.7 1.79
1969 30 HOU NL 0 2 .000 4.11 16 1 7 1 0 1 30.2 32 16 14 1 12 1 32 2 0 4 135 86 1.435 9.4 0.3 3.5 9.4 2.67
1970 31 HOU NL 4 6 .400 5.40 29 6 6 1 0 0 73.1 84 53 44 5 33 3 49 1 0 3 336 72 1.595 10.3 0.6 4.1 6.0 1.48
1978 39 ATL NL 1 3 .250 4.97 5 5 0 0 0 0 29.0 25 18 16 4 21 1 10 0 0 0 129 82 1.586 7.8 1.2 6.5 3.1 0.48
10 Seasons 62 63 .496 3.57 304 144 57 34 11 6 1238.2 1131 566 492 127 435 27 720 23 4 38 5200 99 1.264 8.2 0.9 3.2 5.2 1.66
162 Game Avg. 9 10 .496 3.57 46 22 9 5 2 1 188 172 86 75 19 66 4 109 3 1 6 789 99 1.264 8.2 0.9 3.2 5.2 1.66
NYY (7 yrs) 55 51 .519 3.36 197 131 26 32 11 4 1013.2 913 431 378 105 331 18 561 18 2 23 4205 104 1.227 8.1 0.9 2.9 5.0 1.69
HOU (2 yrs) 4 8 .333 5.02 45 7 13 2 0 1 104.0 116 69 58 6 45 4 81 3 0 7 471 75 1.548 10.0 0.5 3.9 7.0 1.80
ATL (1 yr) 1 3 .250 4.97 5 5 0 0 0 0 29.0 25 18 16 4 21 1 10 0 0 0 129 82 1.586 7.8 1.2 6.5 3.1 0.48
SEP (1 yr) 2 1 .667 3.91 57 1 18 0 0 1 92.0 77 48 40 12 38 4 68 2 2 8 395 93 1.250 7.5 1.2 3.7 6.7 1.79
AL (8 yrs) 57 52 .523 3.40 254 132 44 32 11 5 1105.2 990 479 418 117 369 22 629 20 4 31 4600 103 1.229 8.1 1.0 3.0 5.1 1.70
NL (3 yrs) 5 11 .313 5.01 50 12 13 2 0 1 133.0 141 87 74 10 66 5 91 3 0 7 600 77 1.556 9.5 0.7 4.5 6.2 1.38

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1963 24 NYY AL WS L LAD 0 1 .000 1.29 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 4 1 1 0 5 0 4 0 0 2 28 1.286 5.1 0.0 6.4 5.1 0.80
1964 25 NYY AL WS L STL 2 0 1.000 1.56 2 2 0 1 0 0 17.1 15 4 3 0 5 1 7 0 0 0 72 1.154 7.8 0.0 2.6 3.6 1.40
2 Seasons (2 Series) 2 1 .667 1.48 3 3 0 1 0 0 24.1 19 5 4 0 10 1 11 0 0 2 100 1.192 7.0 0.0 3.7 4.1 1.10
2 WS 2 1 .667 1.48 3 3 0 1 0 0 24.1 19 5 4 0 10 1 11 0 0 2 100 1.192 7.0 0.0 3.7 4.1 1.10
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1962 23 NYY AL 38 40 32 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 .063 .139 .063 .201 -43 2 0 0 4 1 0 1
1963 24 NYY AL 40 95 83 0 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 33 .072 .083 .084 .168 -53 7 1 0 11 0 0 1 AS,MVP-16
1964 25 NYY AL 38 108 100 3 13 2 0 0 7 0 0 1 44 .130 .139 .150 .289 -20 15 0 0 7 0 0 1
1965 26 NYY AL 31 51 43 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 24 .093 .204 .093 .297 -12 4 0 1 2 0 0 1
1966 27 NYY AL 24 42 38 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 23 .105 .128 .105 .233 -30 4 0 0 3 0 0 1
1967 28 NYY AL 17 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .125 .000 .125 -59 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
1968 29 NYY AL 12 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .125 .000 .125 -59 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 30 TOT 73 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 30 SEP AL 57 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 30 HOU NL 16 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 31 HOU NL 29 20 17 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 .353 .421 .353 .774 114 6 1 1 1 0 0 1
1978 39 ATL NL 5 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 -64 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
10 Seasons 307 394 347 8 35 3 0 0 21 0 0 14 160 .101 .142 .110 .252 -28 38 2 3 29 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 208 183 4 18 2 0 0 11 0 0 7 84 .101 .142 .110 .252 -28 20 1 2 15 1 0
NYY (7 yrs) 200 353 310 5 29 3 0 0 19 0 0 12 143 .094 .132 .103 .236 -32 32 1 2 28 1 0
HOU (2 yrs) 45 24 21 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 .286 .348 .286 .634 76 6 1 1 1 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 5 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 -64 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEP (1 yr) 57 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 257 362 319 5 29 3 0 0 19 0 0 12 150 .091 .129 .100 .229 -34 32 1 2 28 1 0
NL (3 yrs) 50 32 28 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 .214 .290 .214 .505 40 6 1 1 1 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1963 24 NYY AL WS LAD L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 25 NYY AL WS STL L 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 3 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .111 .222 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 3 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .111 .222 1 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1962 NYY AL 23 P 36 16 133.0 31 8 23 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.10 0.86 .955 2.08 0.79
1963 NYY AL 24 P 40 30 249.1 56 22 32 2 1 .964 0.0 0.0 1.95 1.35 .955 1.99 0.79 AS,MVP-16
1964 NYY AL 25 P 38 37 271.1 63 31 27 5 1 .921 0.0 0.0 1.92 1.53 .959 1.90 0.72
1965 NYY AL 26 P 30 25 151.1 34 13 21 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.02 1.13 .947 2.04 0.75
1966 NYY AL 27 P 24 19 120.1 38 13 22 3 2 .921 0.0 0.0 2.62 1.46 .953 1.99 0.75
1967 NYY AL 28 P 17 1 44.1 8 1 7 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.62 0.47 .950 1.95 0.74
1968 NYY AL 29 P 12 3 44.0 18 7 11 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.68 1.50 .956 1.88 0.73
1969 TOT 30 P 73 2 122.2 31 10 20 1 1 .968 0.0 0.0 2.20 0.41 .952 1.90 0.71
1969 SEP AL 30 P 57 1 92.0 24 8 15 1 1 .958 0.0 0.0 2.25 0.40 .950 1.88 0.69
1969 HOU NL 30 P 16 1 30.2 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.05 0.44 .957 1.97 0.78
1970 HOU NL 31 P 29 6 73.1 18 4 11 3 0 .833 0.0 0.0 1.84 0.52 .956 1.85 0.71
1978 ATL NL 39 P 5 5 29.0 7 3 3 1 0 .857 0.0 0.0 1.86 1.20 .957 1.92 0.72
10 Seasons P 304 144 1238.2 304 112 177 15 13 .951 0.0 0.0 2.10 0.95 .954 1.96 0.74
10 Seasons TOT 304 144 1238.2 304 112 177 15 13 .951 0.0 0.0 2.10 0.95 .905 1.96 0.74

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1963 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1963-AL-16-4%
0.04 Career Shares (1148th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1963 AL--2.527--4th

Wins s c a p y
1963 AL--21--2nd
1964 AL--18--6th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1963 AL--.750--2nd

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1963 AL--1.115--7th
1964 AL--1.058--5th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1963 AL--6.894--2nd
1964 AL--7.530--7th
Career--8.218--189th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1964 AL--1.990--4th

Games Played s c a p y
1969 AL--57--9th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1963 AL--249.3--7th
1964 AL--271.3--3rd

Games Started s c a p y
1964 AL--37--1st

Complete Games s c a p y
1963 AL--12--9th
1964 AL--11--9th

Shutouts s c a p y
1963 AL--6--2nd
1964 AL--4--6th

Home Runs s c a p y
1964 AL--32--4th
1965 AL--23--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1963 AL--87--5th

Hits s c a p y
1964 AL--227--8th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1963 AL--.650--7th

Losses s c a p y
1964 AL--13--9th
1965 AL--15--6th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1964 AL--1086--4th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1963 AL--139--5th
1964 AL--120--10th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1963 AL--11--2nd

Oldest s c a p y
1978 NL--born 1939-03-08--6th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (822), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 35 (697), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 26 (484), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (887), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  8. Jack Billingham (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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 Roric Harrison and Dooley Womack.

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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