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Ken Holtzman

Kenneth Dale Holtzman

Position: Pitcher
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
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Athletics/Yankees/Orioles 1965-1979

Final Game: September 19, 1979
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 9, 2012, 5:09PM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #225. Murry Dickson… #226. Bobby Shantz… #227. Dean Chance… #228. KEN HOLTZMAN… #229. Bill Lee… #230. Ed Morris… #231. Doyle Alexander… 

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 19 CHC NL 0 0 2.25 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 2 4 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 18 181 1.250 4.5 2.3 6.8 6.8 1.00
1966 20 CHC NL 11 16 .407 3.79 34 33 0 9 0 0 220.2 194 104 93 27 68 6 171 4 1 8 912 97 1.187 7.9 1.1 2.8 7.0 2.51
1967 21 CHC NL 9 0 1.000 2.53 12 12 0 3 0 0 92.2 76 31 26 11 44 7 62 2 0 4 392 141 1.295 7.4 1.1 4.3 6.0 1.41
1968 22 CHC NL 11 14 .440 3.35 34 32 1 6 3 1 215.0 201 89 80 17 76 7 151 6 0 9 907 95 1.288 8.4 0.7 3.2 6.3 1.99
1969 23 CHC NL 17 13 .567 3.58 39 39 0 12 6 0 261.1 248 117 104 18 93 8 176 5 0 5 1112 113 1.305 8.5 0.6 3.2 6.1 1.89
1970 24 CHC NL 17 11 .607 3.38 39 38 0 15 1 0 287.2 271 125 108 30 94 6 202 3 1 12 1208 132 1.269 8.5 0.9 2.9 6.3 2.15
1971 25 CHC NL 9 15 .375 4.48 30 29 1 9 3 0 195.0 213 108 97 18 64 7 143 2 0 10 848 88 1.421 9.8 0.8 3.0 6.6 2.23
1972 26 OAK AL 19 11 .633 2.51 39 37 0 16 4 0 265.1 232 83 74 23 52 6 134 4 0 4 1058 114 1.070 7.9 0.8 1.8 4.5 2.58 AS
1973 27 OAK AL 21 13 .618 2.97 40 40 0 16 4 0 297.1 275 109 98 22 66 5 157 4 0 12 1210 120 1.147 8.3 0.7 2.0 4.8 2.38 AS
1974 28 OAK AL 19 17 .528 3.07 39 38 0 9 3 0 255.1 273 111 87 14 51 3 117 3 0 5 1073 109 1.269 9.6 0.5 1.8 4.1 2.29
1975 29 OAK AL 18 14 .563 3.14 39 38 0 13 2 0 266.1 217 111 93 16 108 1 122 7 0 6 1110 116 1.220 7.3 0.5 3.6 4.1 1.13
1976 30 TOT AL 14 11 .560 3.65 34 34 0 16 3 0 246.2 265 108 100 18 70 2 66 1 0 10 1041 93 1.358 9.7 0.7 2.6 2.4 0.94
1976 30 BAL AL 5 4 .556 2.86 13 13 0 6 1 0 97.2 100 34 31 4 35 2 25 1 0 3 414 115 1.382 9.2 0.4 3.2 2.3 0.71
1976 30 NYY AL 9 7 .563 4.17 21 21 0 10 2 0 149.0 165 74 69 14 35 0 41 0 0 7 627 83 1.342 10.0 0.8 2.1 2.5 1.17
1977 31 NYY AL 2 3 .400 5.78 18 11 4 0 0 0 71.2 105 55 46 7 24 2 14 1 0 4 323 69 1.800 13.2 0.9 3.0 1.8 0.58
1978 32 TOT MLB 1 3 .250 5.60 28 9 10 0 0 2 70.2 82 48 44 12 44 3 39 1 0 3 328 71 1.783 10.4 1.5 5.6 5.0 0.89
1978 32 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 4.08 5 3 1 0 0 0 17.2 21 8 8 2 9 0 3 0 0 0 78 91 1.698 10.7 1.0 4.6 1.5 0.33
1978 32 CHC NL 0 3 .000 6.11 23 6 9 0 0 2 53.0 61 40 36 10 35 3 36 1 0 3 250 66 1.811 10.4 1.7 5.9 6.1 1.03
1979 33 CHC NL 6 9 .400 4.59 23 20 0 3 2 0 117.2 133 70 60 15 53 7 44 6 0 6 529 91 1.581 10.2 1.1 4.1 3.4 0.83
15 Seasons 174 150 .537 3.49 451 410 18 127 31 3 2867.1 2787 1273 1111 249 910 70 1601 49 2 98 12069 105 1.289 8.7 0.8 2.9 5.0 1.76
162 Game Avg. 14 12 .537 3.49 36 32 1 10 2 0 226 220 101 88 20 72 6 126 4 0 8 953 105 1.289 8.7 0.8 2.9 5.0 1.76
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
CHC (9 yrs) 80 81 .497 3.76 237 209 13 57 15 3 1447.0 1399 688 605 147 530 51 988 29 2 57 6176 104 1.333 8.7 0.9 3.3 6.1 1.86
OAK (4 yrs) 77 55 .583 2.92 157 153 0 54 13 0 1084.1 997 414 352 75 277 15 530 18 0 27 4451 115 1.175 8.3 0.6 2.3 4.4 1.91
NYY (3 yrs) 12 10 .545 4.64 44 35 5 10 2 0 238.1 291 137 123 23 68 2 58 1 0 11 1028 78 1.506 11.0 0.9 2.6 2.2 0.85
BAL (1 yr) 5 4 .556 2.86 13 13 0 6 1 0 97.2 100 34 31 4 35 2 25 1 0 3 414 115 1.382 9.2 0.4 3.2 2.3 0.71
AL (7 yrs) AL 94 69 .577 3.21 214 201 5 70 16 0 1420.1 1388 585 506 102 380 19 613 20 0 41 5893 106 1.245 8.8 0.6 2.4 3.9 1.61
NL (9 yrs) NL 80 81 .497 3.76 237 209 13 57 15 3 1447.0 1399 688 605 147 530 51 988 29 2 57 6176 104 1.333 8.7 0.9 3.3 6.1 1.86

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1965 19 CHC NL 4.0 0 4 2 0 .1 -2 -0.1 $
1966 20 CHC NL 220.2 33 104 129 -5 1.0 25 2.7 $
1967 21 CHC NL 92.2 12 31 45 2 1.0 14 1.6 $
1968 22 CHC NL 215.0 32 89 106 -1 .9 17 2.0 $
1969 23 CHC NL 261.1 39 117 162 -2 1.0 45 4.7 $
1970 24 CHC NL 287.2 38 125 188 -2 1.0 63 6.2 $
1971 25 CHC NL 195.0 29 108 123 -6 1.1 15 1.6 $
1972 26 OAK AL 265.1 37 83 106 10 .9 23 2.8 $ AS
1973 27 OAK AL 297.1 40 109 139 18 1.0 30 3.4 $ AS
1974 28 OAK AL 255.1 38 111 121 7 .9 10 1.2 $
1975 29 OAK AL 266.1 38 111 137 8 .9 26 2.9 $
1976 30 BAL AL 97.2 13 34 49 1 1.1 15 1.8 $
1976 30 NYY AL 149.0 21 74 65 11 .9 -9 -1.0 $
1977 31 NYY AL 71.2 11 55 37 3 .9 -18 -1.9 $
1978 32 NYY AL 17.2 3 8 9 1 .8 1 0.1 $
1978 32 CHC NL 53.0 6 40 31 -1 .9 -9 -1.0 $
1979 33 CHC NL 117.2 20 70 76 -4 .9 6 0.5 $
15 Seasons 2867.1 410 1273 1525 40 1.0 252 27.5 $
Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
CHC (9 yrs) 1447.0 209 688 862 -19 1.0 174 18.2 $
OAK (4 yrs) 1084.1 153 414 503 43 .9 89 10.3 $
NYY (3 yrs) 238.1 35 137 111 15 .9 -26 -2.8 $
BAL (1 yr) 97.2 13 34 49 1 1.1 15 1.8 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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
1972 26 OAK AL ALCS W DET 0 1 .000 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 17 1.500 9.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
1972 26 OAK AL WS W CIN 1 0 1.000 2.13 3 2 0 0 0 0 12.2 11 3 3 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 51 1.105 7.8 0.0 2.1 2.8 1.33
1973 27 OAK AL ALCS W BAL 1 0 1.000 0.82 1 1 0 1 0 0 11.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 38 0.364 2.5 0.8 0.8 5.7 7.00
1973 27 OAK AL WS W NYM 2 1 .667 4.22 3 3 0 0 0 0 10.2 13 5 5 1 5 0 6 0 0 0 48 1.688 11.0 0.8 4.2 5.1 1.20
1974 28 OAK AL ALCS W BAL 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 5 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 32 0.778 5.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 1.50
1974 28 OAK AL WS W LAD 1 0 1.000 1.50 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.0 13 3 2 0 4 0 10 0 0 1 52 1.417 9.8 0.0 3.0 7.5 2.50
1975 29 OAK AL ALCS L BOS 0 2 .000 4.09 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.0 12 8 5 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 48 1.182 9.8 0.0 0.8 5.7 7.00
4 Seasons (7 Series) 6 4 .600 2.30 13 12 0 2 1 0 70.1 61 22 18 2 18 1 39 0 0 1 286 1.123 7.8 0.3 2.3 5.0 2.17
4 ALCS 2 3 .400 2.06 5 5 0 2 1 0 35.0 24 11 8 1 6 0 19 0 0 0 135 0.857 6.2 0.3 1.5 4.9 3.17
3 WS 4 1 .800 2.55 8 7 0 0 0 0 35.1 37 11 10 1 12 1 20 0 0 1 151 1.387 9.4 0.3 3.1 5.1 1.67

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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
1965 19 CHC NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1966 20 CHC NL 34 80 73 2 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 25 .123 .135 .137 .272 -24 10 2 0 6 0 0 1
1967 21 CHC NL 12 41 35 4 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 .200 .200 .229 .429 20 8 0 0 6 0 0 1
1968 22 CHC NL 35 82 80 4 10 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 26 .125 .136 .138 .273 -20 11 0 0 1 0 0 1
1969 23 CHC NL 39 107 100 5 15 1 1 1 7 0 0 2 32 .150 .167 .210 .377 -0 21 1 0 5 0 0 1
1970 24 CHC NL 40 118 105 6 21 5 0 0 6 0 0 5 22 .200 .236 .248 .484 25 26 3 0 8 0 0 1
1971 25 CHC NL 30 75 69 4 9 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 15 .130 .164 .203 .367 -1 14 1 0 2 1 0 1
1972 26 OAK AL 40 102 90 6 16 4 0 0 6 0 0 1 25 .178 .187 .222 .409 24 20 4 0 11 0 0 1 AS
1973 27 OAK AL 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1974 28 OAK AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 29 OAK AL 39 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 30 TOT AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 30 BAL AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 30 NYY AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 31 NYY AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 32 TOT MLB 28 12 10 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .200 .273 .300 .573 53 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
1978 32 NYY AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/1
1978 32 CHC NL 23 12 10 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .200 .273 .300 .573 53 3 0 0 1 0 0 1/1
1979 33 CHC NL 24 45 43 2 10 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .233 .267 .302 .569 49 13 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Seasons 456 665 607 35 99 19 1 2 34 0 0 17 170 .163 .186 .208 .393 8 126 11 0 40 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 236 216 12 35 7 0 1 12 0 0 6 60 .163 .186 .208 .393 8 45 4 0 14 0 0
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
CHC (9 yrs) 240 560 515 29 83 15 1 2 28 0 0 15 145 .161 .185 .206 .390 6 106 7 0 29 1 0
OAK (4 yrs) 159 105 92 6 16 4 0 0 6 0 0 2 25 .174 .191 .217 .409 24 20 4 0 11 0 0
NYY (3 yrs) 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 216 105 92 6 16 4 0 0 6 0 0 2 25 .174 .191 .217 .409 24 20 4 0 11 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 240 560 515 29 83 15 1 2 28 0 0 15 145 .161 .185 .206 .390 6 106 7 0 29 1 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1966 20 CHC NL 80 -12 -1 -1 0 0 6 3 -5 -0.7 -5 -0.5 -0.2 $ 1
1967 21 CHC NL 41 -3 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $15,000 1
1968 22 CHC NL 82 -11 -1 -1 0 0 6 3 -4 -0.8 -4 -0.4 -0.4 $27,000 1
1969 23 CHC NL 107 -13 0 0 1 0 9 4 1 -0.1 1 0.1 -0.2 $ 1
1970 24 CHC NL 118 -11 0 -1 0 0 11 3 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ 1
1971 25 CHC NL 75 -9 -1 0 1 0 6 2 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $56,500 1
1972 26 OAK AL 102 -8 0 1 0 0 7 3 3 0.1 3 0.3 -0.2 $53,250 1 AS
1973 27 OAK AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $66,500 1 AS
1975 29 OAK AL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $93,000 1
1978 32 CHC NL 12 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1/1
1979 33 CHC NL 45 -3 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $165,000 1
11 Seasons 665 -72 -3 -2 2 0 53 20 -2 -1.3 -2 -0.2 -1.1 $476,250
CHC (8 yrs) 560 -63 -3 -3 2 0 46 17 -4 -1.3 -4 -0.4 -0.9 $263,500
OAK (3 yrs) 105 -9 0 1 0 0 7 3 2 0.0 2 0.2 -0.2 $212,750

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1972 26 OAK AL ALCS DET W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 26 OAK AL WS CIN W 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 27 OAK AL WS NYM W 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.333 2.000 4 0 0 0 0 0
1974 28 OAK AL WS LAD W 2 5 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .500 .600 1.500 2.100 6 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (4 Series) 9 14 13 4 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 .308 .357 .769 1.126 10 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 8 13 12 4 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .385 .833 1.218 10 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1965 CHC NL 19 P 3 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.33 .960 2.02 2.07
1966 CHC NL 20 P 34 220.2 40 12 24 4 2 .900 1.47 1.06 .947 1.96 1.96
1967 CHC NL 21 P 12 92.2 21 4 17 0 0 1.000 2.04 1.75 .960 2.00 2.00
1968 CHC NL 22 P 34 215.0 45 2 42 1 3 .978 1.84 1.29 .958 2.01 2.02
1969 CHC NL 23 P 39 261.1 49 6 40 3 2 .939 1.58 1.18 .958 1.95 1.94
1970 CHC NL 24 P 39 287.2 57 11 44 2 1 .965 1.72 1.41 .951 1.85 1.84
1971 CHC NL 25 P 30 195.0 37 6 28 3 2 .919 1.57 1.13 .954 1.90 1.90
1972 OAK AL 26 P 39 265.1 55 7 47 1 4 .982 1.83 1.38 .950 1.86 1.85 AS
1973 OAK AL 27 P 40 297.1 62 15 42 5 2 .919 1.73 1.43 .951 1.86 1.85 AS
1974 OAK AL 28 P 39 255.1 49 5 43 1 2 .980 1.69 1.23 .947 1.81 1.80
1975 OAK AL 29 P 39 266.1 70 11 58 1 3 .986 2.33 1.77 .940 1.87 1.86
1976 TOT AL 30 P 34 34 16 246.2 64 19 42 3 4 .953 2.23 1.79 .950 1.87 1.88 13 11 46% 1
1976 BAL AL 30 P 13 13 6 97.2 30 8 21 1 1 .967 2.67 2.23 .950 1.87 1.88 4 8 67% 1
1976 NYY AL 30 P 21 21 10 149.0 34 11 21 2 3 .941 1.93 1.52 .950 1.87 1.88 9 3 25% 0
1977 NYY AL 31 P 18 71.2 30 8 21 1 1 .967 3.64 1.61 .948 1.95 1.93
1978 TOT MLB 32 P 28 70.2 14 3 11 0 1 1.000 1.78 0.50 .952 1.90 1.89
1978 CHC NL 32 P 23 53.0 8 3 5 0 1 1.000 1.36 0.35 .951 1.90 1.89
1978 NYY AL 32 P 5 17.2 6 0 6 0 0 1.000 3.06 1.20 .953 1.88 1.88
1979 CHC NL 33 P 23 117.2 20 8 11 1 0 .950 1.45 0.83 .951 1.80 1.80
15 Seasons P 451 34 16 2867.1 614 117 471 26 27 .958 1.85 1.30 .950 1.89 1.89 13 11 46% 1
15 Seasons TOT 451 34 16 2867.1 614 117 471 26 27 .958 1.85 1.30 .950 1.89 1.89 13 11 46% 1
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1985 BBWAA ( 1.0%)
1986 BBWAA ( 1.2%)

All-Star Games
1972
1973 *

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1970 NL  6.4 (7th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1970 NL  6.2 (4th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1973 AL  2.97 (6th)

Wins s c a p y
1970 NL  17 (9th)
1972 AL  19 (7th)
1973 AL  21 (4th)
1974 AL  19 (10th)
1975 AL  18 (7th)
Career  174 (170th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1970 NL  .607 (10th)
1972 AL  .633 (7th)
1973 AL  .618 (8th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1972 AL  1.070 (6th)
1973 AL  1.147 (5th)
1975 AL  1.220 (9th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1975 AL  7.333 (6th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1972 AL  1.764 (4th)
1973 AL  1.998 (3rd)
1974 AL  1.798 (3rd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1966 NL  6.974 (10th)
1971 NL  6.600 (8th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1970 NL  287.7 (5th)
1972 AL  265.3 (10th)
1973 AL  297.3 (8th)
Career  2,867.3 (153rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1970 NL  202 (5th)
Career  1,601 (150th)

Games Started s c a p y
1969 NL  39 (6th)
1970 NL  38 (3rd)
1972 AL  37 (9th)
1973 AL  40 (5th)
1975 AL  38 (4th)
Career  410 (109th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1970 NL  15 (6th)
1972 AL  16 (7th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1969 NL  6 (4th)
1972 AL  4 (9th)
1973 AL  4 (4th)
Career  31 (103rd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1966 NL  27 (6th)
1968 NL  17 (7th)
1970 NL  30 (4th)
1972 AL  23 (4th)
1976 AL  18 (10th)
Career  249 (106th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1966 NL  68 (9th)
1968 NL  76 (8th)
1969 NL  93 (7th)
1975 AL  108 (4th)
Career  910 (148th)

Hits s c a p y
1969 NL  248 (8th)
1970 NL  271 (5th)
1972 AL  232 (8th)
1974 AL  273 (9th)
1976 AL  265 (6th)
Career  2,787 (162nd)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1973 AL  2.379 (5th)
1974 AL  2.294 (6th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1974 AL  0.494 (7th)
1975 AL  0.541 (5th)

Losses s c a p y
1966 NL  16 (3rd)
1971 NL  15 (8th)
1974 AL  17 (8th)
Career  150 (158th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1969 NL  104 (8th)
1970 NL  108 (10th)
1971 NL  97 (10th)
1976 AL  100 (7th)
Career  1,111 (167th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1968 NL  9 (7th)
1970 NL  12 (7th)
1971 NL  10 (7th)
1973 AL  12 (5th)
1976 AL  10 (3rd)
Career  98 (105th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1975 AL  7 (8th)
1979 NL  6 (6th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1970 NL  1,208 (5th)
1973 AL  1,210 (10th)
1975 AL  1,110 (10th)
Career  12,069 (156th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1970 NL  132 (5th)
1973 AL  120 (8th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1970 NL  30 (4th)
1973 AL  22 (9th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1970 NL  3.1 (4th)
1973 AL  2.3 (9th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1970 NL  31.75 (5th)
1973 AL  25.88 (9th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1973 AL  3.1 (10th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1970 NL  2.5 (7th)
1973 AL  2.5 (9th)
1975 AL  2.2 (10th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1970 NL  3.1 (6th)
1973 AL  2.9 (8th)

Assists as P s c a p y
1970 NL  44 (4th)
1975 AL  58 (1st)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1973 AL  5 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1965 NL  born 1945-11-03 (9th)


† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 66 (379), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 62 (207), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 24 (219), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  8. Bob Forsch (919)
  9. Kevin Appier (916)
  10. Bob Knepper (916)
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  1. Dick Ellsworth (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Cannonball Titcomb (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Steve Avery (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Steve Avery (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Joe Coleman (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Curt Simmons (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Van Mungo (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Larry Dierker (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Larry Dierker (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Larry Dierker (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Vida Blue (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Milt Pappas (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Jim Kaat (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Frank Viola (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  6. Doug Drabek (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
196721Chicago Cubs$15,0002/24/68 TSN
196822Chicago Cubs$27,0002/24/68 TSN
197125Chicago Cubs$56,500Noll/Fort/Hylan database4/1/72 TSN: $56,000; 3/13/71 TSN: $70,000
197226Oakland Athletics$53,250Noll/Fort/Hylan database
197327Oakland Athletics$66,5001975 TSN Guide
197428Oakland Athletics$93,0001975 TSN GuidePlayer win; $80K offer
197529Oakland Athletics$93,0001976 Guide; 3/15/75 TSN; Timmerman dbasePlayer loss; $112,000 request
197731New York Yankees$165,0001/8/77 TSN5 years for $825K
197832New York Yankees$165,0001/8/77 TSN5 years for $825K
197933Chicago Cubs$165,0001/8/77 TSN5 years for $825K
198034New York Yankees$165,0001/8/77 TSN5 years for $825K; retired after 1979
198135New York Yankees$165,0001/8/77 TSN5 years for $825K
Career to date (may be incomplete)$1,229,250
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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