Ken Holtzman

Position: Starting 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)

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1965	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	CHC	8	3	.727	1.99	3.35	12	12		4	0		86.0	72	32	19	6	31	0	114	3	0	2		1.198	7.5	0.6	3.2	11.9	3.68
1965	19	-2.7	Wenatchee	NORW	A	CHC	4	3	.571	2.44	3.81	8	8		4	0		59.0	58	25	16	4	24	0	70	0	0	2		1.390	8.8	0.6	3.7	10.7	2.92
1965	19	0.0	Treasure Valley	PION	Rk	CHC	4	0	1.000	1.00	2.33	4	4		0	0		27.0	14	7	3	2	7	0	44	3	0	0		0.778	4.7	0.7	2.3	14.7	6.29
1965	19	-9.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	0		2.25	9.00	3	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	2	4	1	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	18	1.250	4.5	2.3	6.8	6.8	1.00
1966	20	-7.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	11	16	.407	3.79	4.24	34	33	0	9	0	0	220.2	194	104	93	27	68	6	171	4	1	8	912	1.187	7.9	1.1	2.8	7.0	2.51
1967	21	-6.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	9	0	1.000	2.53	3.01	12	12	0	3	0	0	92.2	76	31	26	11	44	7	62	2	0	4	392	1.295	7.4	1.1	4.3	6.0	1.41
1968	22	-5.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	11	14	.440	3.35	3.73	34	32	1	6	3	1	215.0	201	89	80	17	76	7	151	6	0	9	907	1.288	8.4	0.7	3.2	6.3	1.99
1969	23	-4.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	17	13	.567	3.58	4.03	39	39	0	12	6	0	261.1	248	117	104	18	93	8	176	5	0	5	1112	1.305	8.5	0.6	3.2	6.1	1.89
1970	24	-3.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	17	11	.607	3.38	3.91	39	38	0	15	1	0	287.2	271	125	108	30	94	6	202	3	1	12	1208	1.269	8.5	0.9	2.9	6.3	2.15
1971	25	-2.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	9	15	.375	4.48	4.98	30	29	1	9	3	0	195.0	213	108	97	18	64	7	143	2	0	10	848	1.421	9.8	0.8	3.0	6.6	2.23
1972	26	-1.2	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	19	11	.633	2.51	2.82	39	37	0	16	4	0	265.1	232	83	74	23	52	6	134	4	0	4	1058	1.070	7.9	0.8	1.8	4.5	2.58
1973	27	-0.7	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	21	13	.618	2.97	3.30	40	40	0	16	4	0	297.1	275	109	98	22	66	5	157	4	0	12	1210	1.147	8.3	0.7	2.0	4.8	2.38
1974	28	-0.1	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	19	17	.528	3.07	3.91	39	38	0	9	3	0	255.1	273	111	87	14	51	3	117	3	0	5	1073	1.269	9.6	0.5	1.8	4.1	2.29
1975	29	0.9	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	18	14	.563	3.14	3.75	39	38	0	13	2	0	266.1	217	111	93	16	108	1	122	7	0	6	1110	1.220	7.3	0.5	3.6	4.1	1.13
1976	30		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BAL-NYY	14	11	.560	3.65	3.94	34	34	0	16	3	0	246.2	265	108	100	18	70	2	66	1	0	10	1041	1.358	9.7	0.7	2.6	2.4	0.94
1976	30	2.4	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	5	4	.556	2.86	3.13	13	13	0	6	1	0	97.2	100	34	31	4	35	2	25	1	0	3	414	1.382	9.2	0.4	3.2	2.3	0.71
1976	30	2.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	9	7	.563	4.17	4.47	21	21	0	10	2	0	149.0	165	74	69	14	35	0	41	0	0	7	627	1.342	10.0	0.8	2.1	2.5	1.17
1977	31	3.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	2	3	.400	5.78	6.91	18	11	4	0	0	0	71.2	105	55	46	7	24	2	14	1	0	4	323	1.800	13.2	0.9	3.0	1.8	0.58
1978	32		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CHC	1	3	.250	5.60	6.11	28	9	10	0	0	2	70.2	82	48	44	12	44	3	39	1	0	3	328	1.783	10.4	1.5	5.6	5.0	0.89
1978	32	4.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	3	.000	6.11	6.79	23	6	9	0	0	2	53.0	61	40	36	10	35	3	36	1	0	3	250	1.811	10.4	1.7	5.9	6.1	1.03
1978	32	4.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	1	0	1.000	4.08	4.08	5	3	1	0	0	0	17.2	21	8	8	2	9	0	3	0	0	0	78	1.698	10.7	1.0	4.6	1.5	0.33
1979	33	4.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	6	9	.400	4.59	5.35	23	20	0	3	2	0	117.2	133	70	60	15	53	7	44	6	0	6	529	1.581	10.2	1.1	4.1	3.4	0.83
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		174	150	.537	3.49	4.00	451	410	18	127	31	3	2867.1	2787	1273	1111	249	910	70	1601	49	2	98	12069	1.289	8.7	0.8	2.9	5.0	1.76
Minors (1 season)					Minors		8	3	.727	1.99	3.35	12	12		4	0		86.0	72	32	19	6	31	0	114	3	0	2		1.198	7.5	0.6	3.2	11.9	3.68
All Levels (15 Seasons)							182	153	.543	3.44	3.98	463	422	18	131	31	3	2953.1	2859	1305	1130	255	941	70	1715	52	2	100	12069	1.287	8.7	0.8	2.9	5.2	1.82