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Jim Kern
James Lester Kern
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: March 15, 1949 in Gladwin, MI
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1967. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1974
Final Game: May 30, 1986
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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
1974 25 CLE AL 0 1 .000 4.70 4 3 0 1 0 0 15.1 16 9 8 1 14 1 11 0 1 0 76 77 1.957 9.4 0.6 8.2 6.5 0.79
1975 26 CLE AL 1 2 .333 3.77 13 7 1 0 0 0 71.2 60 31 30 5 45 3 55 5 1 3 311 100 1.465 7.5 0.6 5.7 6.9 1.22
1976 27 CLE AL 10 7 .588 2.37 50 2 31 0 0 15 117.2 91 38 31 2 50 7 111 5 2 6 480 146 1.198 7.0 0.2 3.8 8.5 2.22
1977 28 CLE AL 8 10 .444 3.42 60 0 46 0 0 18 92.0 85 39 35 3 47 8 91 6 0 4 393 115 1.435 8.3 0.3 4.6 8.9 1.94 AS
1978 29 CLE AL 10 10 .500 3.08 58 0 43 0 0 13 99.1 77 36 34 4 58 7 95 3 0 5 423 123 1.359 7.0 0.4 5.3 8.6 1.64 AS
1979 30 TEX AL 13 5 .722 1.57 71 0 57 0 0 29 143.0 99 35 25 5 62 6 136 2 0 5 578 264 1.126 6.2 0.3 3.9 8.6 2.19 AS,CYA-4,MVP-11
1980 31 TEX AL 3 11 .214 4.83 38 1 15 0 0 2 63.1 65 38 34 4 45 10 40 2 1 3 295 80 1.737 9.2 0.6 6.4 5.7 0.89
1981 32 TEX AL 1 2 .333 2.70 23 0 15 0 0 6 30.0 21 10 9 0 22 3 20 1 1 1 131 128 1.433 6.3 0.0 6.6 6.0 0.91
1982 33 TOT MLB 5 6 .455 3.46 63 1 33 0 0 5 104.0 81 43 40 6 60 14 66 2 2 11 447 109 1.356 7.0 0.5 5.2 5.7 1.10
1982 33 CIN NL 3 5 .375 2.84 50 0 26 0 0 2 76.0 61 27 24 3 48 14 43 2 2 9 335 130 1.434 7.2 0.4 5.7 5.1 0.90
1982 33 CHW AL 2 1 .667 5.14 13 1 7 0 0 3 28.0 20 16 16 3 12 0 23 0 0 2 112 79 1.143 6.4 1.0 3.9 7.4 1.92
1983 34 CHW AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
1984 35 TOT MLB 1 1 .500 7.50 14 0 8 0 0 0 18.0 26 16 15 3 13 1 12 0 0 3 93 49 2.167 13.0 1.5 6.5 6.0 0.92
1984 35 PHI NL 0 1 .000 10.12 8 0 5 0 0 0 13.1 20 16 15 3 10 1 8 0 0 3 70 36 2.250 13.5 2.0 6.8 5.4 0.80
1984 35 MIL AL 1 0 1.000 0.00 6 0 3 0 0 0 4.2 6 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 23 1.929 11.6 0.0 5.8 7.7 1.33
1985 36 MIL AL 0 1 .000 6.55 5 0 1 0 0 0 11.0 14 8 8 1 5 1 3 0 0 3 50 64 1.727 11.5 0.8 4.1 2.5 0.60
1986 37 CLE AL 1 1 .500 7.90 16 0 4 0 0 0 27.1 34 28 24 1 23 0 11 3 0 3 142 52 2.085 11.2 0.3 7.6 3.6 0.48
13 Seasons 53 57 .482 3.32 416 14 254 1 0 88 793.1 670 332 293 35 444 61 651 29 8 48 3422 115 1.404 7.6 0.4 5.0 7.4 1.47
162 Game Avg. 8 9 .482 3.32 66 2 40 0 0 14 125 106 53 46 6 70 10 103 5 1 8 541 115 1.404 7.6 0.4 5.0 7.4 1.47
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
CLE (6 yrs) 30 31 .492 3.44 201 12 125 1 0 46 423.1 363 181 162 16 237 26 374 22 4 21 1825 109 1.417 7.7 0.3 5.0 8.0 1.58
TEX (3 yrs) 17 18 .486 2.59 132 1 87 0 0 37 236.1 185 83 68 9 129 19 196 5 2 9 1004 154 1.329 7.0 0.3 4.9 7.5 1.52
MIL (2 yrs) 1 1 .500 4.60 11 0 4 0 0 0 15.2 20 8 8 1 8 1 7 0 0 3 73 89 1.787 11.5 0.6 4.6 4.0 0.88
CHW (2 yrs) 2 1 .667 5.02 14 1 7 0 0 3 28.2 21 17 16 3 12 0 23 0 0 3 115 81 1.151 6.6 0.9 3.8 7.2 1.92
PHI (1 yr) 0 1 .000 10.12 8 0 5 0 0 0 13.1 20 16 15 3 10 1 8 0 0 3 70 36 2.250 13.5 2.0 6.8 5.4 0.80
CIN (1 yr) 3 5 .375 2.84 50 0 26 0 0 2 76.0 61 27 24 3 48 14 43 2 2 9 335 130 1.434 7.2 0.4 5.7 5.1 0.90
AL (13 yrs) 50 51 .495 3.25 358 14 223 1 0 86 704.0 589 289 254 29 386 46 600 27 6 36 3017 118 1.385 7.5 0.4 4.9 7.7 1.55
NL (2 yrs) 3 6 .333 3.93 58 0 31 0 0 2 89.1 81 43 39 6 58 15 51 2 2 12 405 93 1.556 8.2 0.6 5.8 5.1 0.88

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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
1978 29 CLE AL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1979 30 TEX AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-4,MVP-11
1982 33 TOT MLB 50 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 -62 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 33 CIN NL 50 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .125 .000 .125 -62 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 35 TOT MLB 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 35 PHI NL 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
13 Seasons 62 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .100 .000 .100 -70 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 26 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 .100 .000 .100 -70 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEX (3 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 50 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .125 .000 .125 -62 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (6 yrs) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 58 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .111 .000 .111 -66 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (13 yrs) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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
1974 CLE AL 25 P 4 3 15.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.59 0.25 .900 1.82 0.82
1975 CLE AL 26 P 13 7 71.2 17 4 11 2 0 .882 1.88 1.15 .941 1.87 0.85
1976 CLE AL 27 P 50 2 117.2 24 7 14 3 2 .875 1.61 0.42 .954 1.87 0.85
1977 CLE AL 28 P 60 0 92.0 21 5 13 3 2 .857 1.76 0.30 .952 1.95 0.84 AS
1978 CLE AL 29 P 58 0 99.1 20 4 16 0 0 1.000 1.81 0.34 .950 1.90 0.85 AS
1979 TEX AL 30 P 71 0 143.0 32 9 16 7 1 .781 1.57 0.35 .959 1.92 0.81 AS,CYA-4,MVP-11
1980 TEX AL 31 P 38 1 63.1 12 0 12 0 1 1.000 1.71 0.32 .958 1.85 0.77
1981 TEX AL 32 P 23 0 30.0 7 3 3 1 0 .857 1.80 0.26 .971 1.98 0.81
1982 TOT MLB 33 P 63 1 104.0 24 6 18 0 0 1.000 2.08 0.38 .950 1.92 0.71
1982 CIN NL 33 P 50 0 76.0 18 3 15 0 0 1.000 2.13 0.36 .950 1.97 0.70
1982 CHW AL 33 P 13 1 28.0 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 1.93 0.46 .950 1.80 0.73
1983 CHW AL 34 P 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.35 0.70
1984 TOT MLB 35 P 14 0 18.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.50 0.21 .967 1.85 0.69
1984 PHI NL 35 P 8 0 13.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.35 0.25 .950 1.89 0.68
1984 MIL AL 35 P 6 0 4.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.93 0.17 1.000 1.74 0.70
1985 MIL AL 36 P 5 0 11.0 5 2 3 0 1 1.000 4.09 1.00 .960 1.88 0.70
1986 CLE AL 37 P 16 0 27.1 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 2.63 0.50 .950 1.84 0.68
13 Seasons P 416 14 793.1 174 43 115 16 7 .908 1.79 0.38 .953 1.90 0.80
13 Seasons TOT 416 14 793.1 174 43 115 16 7 .908 1.79 0.38 .861 1.90 0.80
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1977 *
1978 *
1979 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1979-AL-Rolaids Relief

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1979-AL-11-6%
0.06 Career Shares (1033rd)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1979-AL--4--18%
0.18 Career Shares (152nd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1979 AL--.722--2nd

Games Played s c a p y
1977 AL--60--8th
1978 AL--58--8th
1979 AL--71--3rd

Saves s c a p y
1976 AL--15--6th
1977 AL--18--4th
1978 AL--13--9th
1979 AL--29--2nd
Career--88--143rd

Strikeouts s c a p y
1979 AL--136--7th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1982 NL--9--9th

Games Finished s c a p y
1976 AL--31--9th
1977 AL--46--6th
1978 AL--43--9th
1979 AL--57--2nd
Career--254--156th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 19 (809), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 17 (670), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 10 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Scot Shields (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Alejandro Pena (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Alejandro Pena (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Steve Farr (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Don McMahon (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Al Worthington (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

September 4, 1967: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

October 3, 1978: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Larvell Blanks to the Texas Rangers for Len Barker and Bobby Bonds.

December 11, 1981: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Mets for Dan Boitano and Doug Flynn.

February 10, 1982: Traded by the New York Mets with Greg Harris and Alex Trevino to the Cincinnati Reds for George Foster.

August 23, 1982: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago White Sox for players to be named later. The Chicago White Sox sent Wade Rowdon (September 7, 1982) and Leo Garcia (September 7, 1982) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.

March 1, 1984: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

June 3, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

July 27, 1984: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

August 8, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

June 17, 1985: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

February 25, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

June 17, 1986: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Cleveland Indians$90,000
Career (may be incomplete)$90,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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