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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 22 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,5-7		12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	21 (12)	May 6 (2)	NYY		WSA	W,8-0	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	26 (4)	May 13 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-8	GS	18	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	27	May 15	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-14	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	35 (7)	May 23	NYY		KCA	W,13-7		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	40 (4)	May 27 (2)	NYY		DET	L,1-5	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	41	May 29	NYY	@	KCA	L,1-2	GS	26	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	51 (9)	Jun 10 (1)	NYY		BAL	L,1-5	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	52	Jun 10 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,2-7	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	53	Jun 11	NYY		BAL	L,3-5		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	56 (2)	Jun 16	NYY	@	CLE	L,9-10		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	57	Jun 17 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-6		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	63 (5)	Jun 23 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,4-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	64	Jun 24	NYY	@	DET	W,9-7	GF	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	72 (7)	Jul 1 (2)	NYY		LAA	L,5-12	GS	25	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	81 (8)	Jul 13	NYY	@	LAA	L,2-5	GF	10	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	85 (3)	Jul 16	NYY	@	KCA	W,3-1	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	87 (1)	Jul 18	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
19	92 (4)	Jul 22 (2)	NYY		WSA	L,3-8	GS	31	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	96 (3)	Jul 26	NYY		BOS	W,13-3	GS	25	6.1	2	1	0	3	0	P
21	98 (1)	Jul 28	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	102 (3)	Aug 1 (1)	NYY	@	WSA	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	110 (7)	Aug 8 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,3-4	GS	27	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	115 (4)	Aug 13	NYY	@	MIN	L,4-6	GS	28	6.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
25	119 (3)	Aug 17	NYY	@	KCA	L,2-7	GS	20	5.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
26	124 (4)	Aug 21	NYY	@	LAA	W,11-4		15	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	127 (2)	Aug 24 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-6	GS	17	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	130 (2)	Aug 25 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-4		3	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	135 (4)	Aug 29 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,5-9	GS	15	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	138 (2)	Sep 2	NYY		KCA	W,2-1	GS	21	6.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
31	146 (7)	Sep 9 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,4-5	GS	29	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
32	148 (1)	Sep 11	NYY	@	DET	W,8-7	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	151 (2)	Sep 15	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-6	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	154 (2)	Sep 19	NYY	@	WSA	W,8-5		5	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	156 (1)	Sep 22	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-6	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	160 (3)	Sep 28	NYY		CHW	W,7-3	GS	15	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							36gm		133.0	8	23	0	31	3