Jim Bouton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: March 8, 1939 in Newark, NJ us

Died: July 10, 2019 in Great Barrington, MA

High School: Bloom HS (Chicago Heights, IL)

School: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)

Debut: April 22, 1962 (Age 23-045d, 11,976th in major league history)
vs. CLE 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1978 (Age 39-205d)
vs. CIN 3.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: James Alan Bouton

Nicknames: Bulldog

Pronunciation: \BOW-tun\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.5

ERA

3.57

304

144

1238.2

720

WHIP

1.264

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-19 / in Starts: 3-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 20 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	9 (5-2-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 20 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-3-2)

Most Driven In
D Rader	2

Most Driven In By
J Wynn	1
N Miller	1
T Davis	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	274	1	Apr 7	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	1.49	-0.038	2.30	-0.04%	-0.77	P
2	275	5 (3)	Apr 11	HOU		ATL	W,8-7	GS-9	4	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.800	.750	1.550	9	.49	0.083	.66	0.07%	1.96	P
3	276	10 (4)	Apr 16	HOU		SFG	L,9-11	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.571	.500	1.071	9	.60	-0.041	.82	-0.03%	-0.74	P
4	277	14 (3)	Apr 20	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.375	.819	9	.50	-0.026	.70	-0.02%	-0.20	P
5	278	18 (3)	Apr 25	HOU	@	CHC	L,5-11	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.455	.400	.855	9	1.27	0.073	1.27	0.04%	0.82	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	279	26 (7)	May 4	HOU		CHC	W,7-2	CG	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.500	.417	.917	9	.60	0.033	.43	0.01%	0.41	P
7	280	28 (1)	May 7	HOU		PIT	L,5-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.417	.500	.417	.917	9						P
8	281	35 (6)	May 15	HOU	@	SDP	L,8-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.417	.500	.417	.917	9						P
9	282	36	May 16	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.417	.500	.417	.917	9						P
10	283	39 (2)	May 19	HOU		STL	L,3-12	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.417	.500	.417	.917	9						P
11	284	44 (4)	May 24	HOU		CIN	W,10-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.417	.500	.417	.917	9						P
12	285	46 (1)	May 27	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-8	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.417	.500	.417	.917	8						P
13	286	49 (2)	May 31 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	L,4-14	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.417	.500	.417	.917	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	287	54 (4)	Jun 5	HOU		PHI	W,8-7	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.417	.500	.417	.917	9						P
15	288	55	Jun 6	HOU		PHI	L,3-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.417	.500	.417	.917	9						P
16	289	56	Jun 7	HOU		PHI	L,3-10	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.417	.500	.417	.917	9						P
17	290	63 (6)	Jun 16	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-2	10-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.467	.385	.851	2	1.30	-0.033	.11	0.00%	-0.10	P
18	291	67 (3)	Jun 20	HOU	@	ATL	W,9-6	5-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.471	.400	.871	9	.10	-0.003	.01	0.00%	0.02	P
19	292	72 (4)	Jun 26	HOU		CIN	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.471	.400	.871	9						P
20	293	73	Jun 27	HOU		CIN	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.471	.400	.871	8						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	294	79 (5)	Jul 3 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	W,10-4	6-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.471	.400	.871	9	.28	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
22	295	81 (1)	Jul 5	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.471	.400	.871	8						P
23	296	82	Jul 6	HOU		LAD	L,8-10	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.471	.400	.871	9						P
24	297	86 (3)	Jul 10	HOU		SFG	L,5-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.471	.400	.871	9						P
25	298	87	Jul 11	HOU		SFG	W,5-4	14-GF(14)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.471	.400	.871	9						P
26	299	92 (4)	Jul 19	HOU		CHC	L,1-7	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.375	.819	9	.32	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
27	300	95 (2)	Jul 22	HOU	@	STL	W,13-9	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.444	.375	.819	9						P
28	301	97 (1)	Jul 24	HOU	@	PIT	L,0-11	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.421	.353	.774	9	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
29	302	101 (3)	Jul 29	HOU	@	CHC	L,2-9	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.353	.421	.353	.774	9						P
							10-19		20	17	3	6	0	0	0	2	1	0	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.353	.421	.353	.774		.59	0.034	.60	0.03%	0.80

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