Ken Holtzman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: November 3, 1945 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: April 14, 2024 in St. Louis, MO

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL).

High School: University City HS (University City, MO)

Schools: University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: September 4, 1965 (Age 19-305d, 12,398th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 19, 1979 (Age 33-320d)
vs. STL 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Kenneth Dale Holtzman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.3

174

150

ERA

3.49

451

410

2867.1

1601

WHIP

1.289

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 18	CHC	@	ATL	L,3-5		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	10 (2)	Apr 21	CHC	@	STL	L,2-9	GS	20	4.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
3	16 (5)	Apr 28 (2)	CHC		HOU	W,5-2	GS	28	7.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	21 (4)	May 4	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-7	GS	15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	26 (4)	May 9	CHC		LAD	L,0-6	GS	19	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	31 (4)	May 13	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-1	GS	31	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	36 (4)	May 18	CHC	@	SFG	W,10-7	GS	42	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	41 (4)	May 24	CHC		SFG	L,2-4	GS	26	5.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
9	44 (2)	May 29 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	48 (3)	Jun 2	CHC	@	HOU	W,3-2	GS	39	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	51 (2)	Jun 6	CHC		NYM	L,3-5	GS	25	4.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
12	55 (3)	Jun 10	CHC		CIN	W,4-3	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	67 (11)	Jun 23 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,8-9	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	77 (9)	Jul 3	CHC		PHI	L,2-3	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
15	83 (5)	Jul 7 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	GS	33	8.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
16	87 (3)	Jul 12	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-4	GS	26	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	91 (3)	Jul 16	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS	36	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	95 (3)	Jul 20	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-5	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	99 (3)	Jul 24	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	103 (3)	Jul 28 (2)	CHC		LAD	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	108 (4)	Aug 2	CHC	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	113 (4)	Aug 7	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-10	GS	19	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	117 (3)	Aug 11	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-5	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	121 (3)	Aug 15	CHC		STL	L,0-8	GS	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	126 (4)	Aug 19	CHC		ATL	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	129 (2)	Aug 21 (2)	CHC		ATL	W,13-5	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	131 (1)	Aug 24	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-5	GS	33	7.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	140 (8)	Sep 2 (1)	CHC		SFG	L,4-8	GS	16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	144 (3)	Sep 4 (2)	CHC		SFG	L,4-5	GS	28	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	147 (2)	Sep 8	CHC		PHI	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	150 (2)	Sep 13 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-3	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
32	154 (3)	Sep 17	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
33	158 (3)	Sep 22	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-5	GS	26	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	161 (2)	Sep 27	CHC		PIT	W,4-1	GS	24	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							34gm		215.0	2	42	1	45	3