Ken Holtzman
Kenneth Dale Holtzman
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 3, 1945 in St. Louis, MO
High School: University City (University City, MO)
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1965
Final Game: September 19, 1979
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1965 CHC NL 19 P 3 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.33 1.000 2.02 0.80
1966 CHC NL 20 P 34 33 220.2 40 12 24 4 2 .900 1.47 1.06 .950 1.96 0.74
1967 CHC NL 21 P 12 12 92.2 21 4 17 0 0 1.000 2.04 1.75 .957 2.00 0.78
1968 CHC NL 22 P 34 32 215.0 45 2 42 1 3 .978 1.84 1.29 .958 2.01 0.85
1969 CHC NL 23 P 39 39 261.0 49 6 40 3 2 .939 1.59 1.18 .959 1.95 0.78
1970 CHC NL 24 P 39 38 287.2 57 11 44 2 1 .965 1.72 1.41 .951 1.85 0.71
1971 CHC NL 25 P 30 29 195.0 37 6 28 3 2 .919 1.57 1.13 .957 1.90 0.78
1972 OAK AL 26 P 39 37 265.1 55 7 47 1 4 .982 1.83 1.38 .949 1.86 0.75 AS
1973 OAK AL 27 P 40 40 297.1 62 15 42 5 2 .919 1.73 1.43 .953 1.86 0.86 AS
1974 OAK AL 28 P 39 38 255.1 49 5 43 1 2 .980 1.69 1.23 .945 1.81 0.83
1975 OAK AL 29 P 39 38 266.1 70 11 58 1 3 .986 2.33 1.77 .937 1.87 0.85
1976 TOT AL 30 P 34 34 246.2 64 19 42 3 4 .953 2.23 1.79 .950 1.87 0.85
1976 BAL AL 30 P 13 13 97.2 30 8 21 1 1 .967 2.67 2.23 .950 1.87 0.85
1976 NYY AL 30 P 21 21 149.0 34 11 21 2 3 .941 1.93 1.52 .950 1.87 0.85
1977 NYY AL 31 P 18 11 71.2 30 8 21 1 1 .967 3.64 1.61 .947 1.95 0.84
1978 TOT MLB 32 P 28 9 70.2 14 3 11 0 1 1.000 1.78 0.50 .950 1.90 0.74
1978 NYY AL 32 P 5 3 17.2 6 0 6 0 0 1.000 3.06 1.20 .950 1.88 0.84
1978 CHC NL 32 P 23 6 53.0 8 3 5 0 1 1.000 1.36 0.35 .950 1.90 0.72
1979 CHC NL 33 P 23 20 117.2 20 8 11 1 0 .950 1.45 0.83 .950 1.80 0.66
15 Seasons P 451 410 2867.0 614 117 471 26 27 .958 1.85 1.30 .950 1.89 0.79
15 Seasons TOT 451 410 2867.0 614 117 471 26 27 .958 1.85 1.30 .908 1.89 0.79
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1965 CHC NL 19 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 CHC NL 20 34 33 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 CHC NL 21 12 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 CHC NL 22 35 32 35 35 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 CHC NL 23 39 39 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 CHC NL 24 40 38 40 40 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1971 CHC NL 25 30 29 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 OAK AL 26 40 37 40 40 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1973 OAK AL 27 41 0 1 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1974 OAK AL 28 39 0 1 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 OAK AL 29 39 1 1 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 NYY AL 30 21 0 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 BAL AL 30 13 0 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 NYY AL 31 18 0 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 CHC NL 32 23 6 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 NYY AL 32 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 CHC NL 33 24 20 24 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 Seasons 456 247 283 454 451 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1965 CHC NL 19 19 68% 16% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1966 CHC NL 20 940 74% 25% 33 82% 1 13 5 6 24 16 0 4 0 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 8 50%
1967 CHC NL 21 397 73% 27% 18 100% 0 6 0 3 18 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1968 CHC NL 22 930 75% 26% 44 89% 0 2 0 2 40 30 8 1 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 0 10 90%
1969 CHC NL 23 1145 76% 27% 46 89% 1 6 1 2 40 28 6 3 0 2 1 1 3 3 3 0 7 100%
1970 CHC NL 24 1244 76% 29% 49 92% 1 10 1 8 44 41 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 6 100%
1971 CHC NL 25 876 76% 28% 37 78% 1 6 0 5 29 23 4 3 0 2 1 2 2 2 2 0 3 67%
1972 OAK AL 26 1080 82% 31% 48 94% 1 7 2 5 48 38 3 1 0 1 0 1 4 3 3 1 9 100%
1973 OAK AL 27 1242 82% 29% 52 90% 1 15 4 9 43 34 5 5 0 5 0 2 2 2 2 0 3 100%
1974 OAK AL 28 1111 85% 30% 44 98% 1 5 1 4 43 34 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 7 86%
1975 OAK AL 29 1152 79% 29% 58 97% 1 10 2 5 56 44 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 5 100%
1976 NYY AL 30 650 88% 34% 25 92% 1 12 0 10 22 18 3 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 3 0 3 100%
1976 BAL AL 30 428 86% 30% 20 100% 0 8 2 3 21 16 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 100%
1977 NYY AL 31 340 89% 31% 22 91% 0 8 2 5 21 12 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 100%
1978 CHC NL 32 267 73% 32% 5 100% 0 3 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 100%
1978 NYY AL 32 79 85% 28% 5 100% 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1979 CHC NL 33 556 81% 31% 15 73% 0 8 0 7 12 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50%
15 Seasons 12456 79% 29% 522 91% 9 119 20 75 473 369 45 26 0 19 7 12 28 18 24 4 75 89%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 90% 87%
PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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