Jerry Koosman
Jerome Martin Koosman
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 208 lb.

Born: December 23, 1942 in Appleton, MN
High School: West Central School of Agriculture (Morris, MN)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1967
Final Game: August 21, 1985
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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
1967 NYM NL 24 P 9 3 22.1 5 0 5 0 1 1.000 2.01 0.56 .960 2.01 0.78
1968 NYM NL 25 P 35 34 263.2 47 5 42 0 2 1.000 1.60 1.34 .955 2.01 0.85 AS,MVP-13,RoY-2
1969 NYM NL 26 P 32 32 241.0 42 4 37 1 3 .976 1.53 1.28 .957 1.95 0.78 AS,MVP-23
1970 NYM NL 27 P 30 29 212.0 27 7 20 0 1 1.000 1.15 0.90 .948 1.85 0.71
1971 NYM NL 28 P 26 24 165.2 30 6 23 1 2 .967 1.58 1.12 .953 1.90 0.78
1972 NYM NL 29 P 34 24 163.0 28 4 23 1 1 .964 1.49 0.79 .950 1.78 0.73
1973 NYM NL 30 P 35 35 263.0 48 5 41 2 1 .958 1.57 1.31 .950 1.88 0.73
1974 NYM NL 31 P 35 35 265.0 53 8 41 4 2 .925 1.66 1.40 .945 1.88 0.71
1975 NYM NL 32 P 36 34 239.2 45 10 32 3 3 .933 1.58 1.17 .947 1.86 0.72
1976 NYM NL 33 P 34 32 247.1 47 5 39 3 1 .936 1.60 1.29 .951 1.88 0.72 CYA-2,MVP-14
1977 NYM NL 34 P 32 32 226.2 33 4 25 4 0 .879 1.15 0.91 .955 1.85 0.67
1978 NYM NL 35 P 38 32 235.1 58 4 48 6 4 .897 1.99 1.37 .953 1.91 0.72
1979 MIN AL 36 P 37 36 263.2 65 10 50 5 6 .923 2.05 1.62 .951 1.92 0.81 CYA-6
1980 MIN AL 37 P 38 34 243.1 51 7 41 3 2 .941 1.78 1.26 .957 1.85 0.77
1981 TOT AL 38 P 27 16 121.1 25 7 17 1 0 .960 1.78 0.89 .960 1.97 0.81
1981 MIN AL 38 P 19 13 94.1 21 5 15 1 0 .952 1.91 1.05 .962 1.97 0.81
1981 CHW AL 38 P 8 3 27.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.33 0.50 .950 1.97 0.81
1982 CHW AL 39 P 42 19 173.1 37 12 24 1 3 .973 1.87 0.86 .957 1.80 0.73
1983 CHW AL 40 P 37 24 169.2 33 5 26 2 2 .939 1.64 0.84 .958 1.80 0.73
1984 PHI NL 41 P 36 34 224.0 47 9 34 4 1 .915 1.73 1.19 .955 1.88 0.67
1985 PHI NL 42 P 19 18 99.1 19 4 14 1 1 .947 1.63 0.95 .953 1.92 0.68
19 Seasons P 612 527 3839.1 740 116 582 42 36 .943 1.64 1.14 .953 1.89 0.74
19 Seasons TOT 612 527 3839.1 740 116 582 42 36 .943 1.64 1.14 .896 1.89 0.74
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
1967 NYM NL 24 9 3 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 NYM NL 25 35 34 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 NYM NL 26 32 32 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 NYM NL 27 30 29 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 NYM NL 28 26 24 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 NYM NL 29 34 24 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 NYM NL 30 35 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 NYM NL 31 35 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 NYM NL 32 36 34 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 NYM NL 33 34 32 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 NYM NL 34 32 32 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 NYM NL 35 38 32 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 MIN AL 36 37 0 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 MIN AL 37 38 0 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 MIN AL 38 19 0 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 CHW AL 38 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 CHW AL 39 42 0 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 CHW AL 40 37 0 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 PHI NL 41 36 34 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 PHI NL 42 19 18 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Seasons 612 398 431 612 612 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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%
1967 NYM NL 24 111 73% 27% 5 100% 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 NYM NL 25 1083 76% 27% 42 100% 0 5 3 2 42 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 100%
1969 NYM NL 26 979 74% 25% 38 97% 1 4 1 2 38 29 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 3 0 6 83%
1970 NYM NL 27 907 79% 28% 26 85% 1 7 1 4 21 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 63%
1971 NYM NL 28 716 79% 27% 24 92% 0 5 0 4 23 18 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 3 67%
1972 NYM NL 29 719 72% 23% 23 87% 0 4 0 4 22 16 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 67%
1973 NYM NL 30 1097 78% 26% 46 87% 2 6 3 2 41 29 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 15 87%
1974 NYM NL 31 1161 76% 25% 40 88% 0 8 2 6 42 30 2 4 0 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 7 86%
1975 NYM NL 32 1065 74% 23% 33 76% 2 8 0 7 34 18 4 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 3 0 5 80%
1976 NYM NL 33 1020 74% 27% 34 94% 1 4 1 3 36 27 1 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 11 91%
1977 NYM NL 34 975 71% 26% 26 81% 0 3 0 3 26 15 5 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 9 67%
1978 NYM NL 35 1024 75% 26% 45 87% 0 4 0 2 45 27 6 6 0 3 3 3 4 3 4 0 10 70%
1979 MIN AL 36 1133 79% 26% 41 88% 2 9 0 7 50 27 4 5 0 4 1 2 6 4 5 1 9 100%
1980 MIN AL 37 1047 79% 24% 35 91% 2 8 1 5 37 22 2 3 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 11 82%
1981 MIN AL 38 416 79% 24% 12 100% 1 5 1 2 15 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1981 CHW AL 38 115 76% 20% 2 100% 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1982 CHW AL 39 747 83% 27% 26 85% 0 11 1 9 24 15 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 2 1 2 100%
1983 CHW AL 40 756 80% 26% 30 80% 1 6 3 3 26 17 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 100%
1984 PHI NL 41 984 80% 28% 31 84% 1 9 1 5 34 18 2 4 0 3 1 3 1 1 1 0 5 100%
1985 PHI NL 42 451 78% 20% 12 92% 1 4 1 3 14 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 100%
19 Seasons 16506 77% 26% 571 88% 15 112 19 75 577 381 44 42 2 20 20 16 36 24 31 5 111 83%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 91% 88%
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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