Ken Holtzman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: November 3, 1945 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: April 14, 2024

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)

Debut: September 4, 1965 (Age 19-305d, 12,398th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-14 / in Starts: 10-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 45 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	30 (17-10-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 45 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	27 (13-9-4)

Most Driven In
B Foote	1

Most Driven In By
I de JesÃºs	1
B Murcer	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 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	260	2 (1)	Apr 7	CHC		NYM	L,4-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.18	-0.032	3.25	-0.03%	-0.32	P
2	261	7 (4)	Apr 17	CHC		STL	W,5-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.86	0.002	.94	0.00%	-0.34	P
3	262	14 (6)	Apr 26	CHC		HOU	L,2-6	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						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
4	263	18 (3)	May 1	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-1	GS-8	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.500	1.000	9	.60	0.045	.55	0.03%	0.34	P
5	264	23 (4)	May 8	CHC		CIN	L,7-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.444	.429	.873	9	1.75	-0.041	1.86	-0.03%	-0.37	P
6	265	28 (4)	May 12 (2)	CHC	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.538	.545	1.084	9	.82	0.095	.75	0.05%	0.90	P
7	266	33 (4)	May 18	CHC		PIT	L,5-9	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.500	1.000	9	.74	-0.023	.64	-0.01%	0.12	P
8	267	37 (3)	May 24 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	W,9-7	GS-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.389	.789	9	.22	-0.022	.12	-0.01%	-1.32	P
9	268	43 (5)	May 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-8	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.350	.714	9	.54	-0.030	.45	-0.02%	-0.33	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
10	269	47 (3)	Jun 2	CHC		SFG	L,6-8	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.391	.381	.772	9	.90	0.022	.47	0.01%	0.21	P
11	270	51 (3)	Jun 7	CHC		SDP	W,4-3	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.375	.364	.739	9	.90	-0.026	.43	-0.01%	-0.24	P
12	271	55 (3)	Jun 12	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.318	.375	.364	.739	9						P
13	272	59 (3)	Jun 16	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-2	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.269	.321	.308	.629	9	.75	-0.032	.70	-0.02%	-0.36	P
14	273	63 (3)	Jun 22	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.300	.286	.586	9	.72	-0.036	.90	-0.03%	-0.39	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
15	274	70 (6)	Jul 1 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.333	.646	9	.70	0.028	.85	0.02%	0.27	P
16	275	77 (6)	Jul 7 (1)	CHC		HOU	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.306	.353	.658	9	.62	-0.024	.65	-0.02%	0.12	P
17	276	83 (5)	Jul 12	CHC	@	CIN	W,10-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.297	.343	.640	9	1.41	-0.048	2.24	-0.05%	-0.43	P
18	277	90 (6)	Jul 22 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,1-12	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.289	.333	.623	9	.73	-0.021	1.60	-0.03%	-0.24	P
19	278	93 (2)	Jul 24	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-6	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.282	.324	.606	9	.21	-0.005	.44	-0.01%	-0.09	P
20	279	97 (3)	Jul 28	CHC	@	NYM	L,4-6	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.293	.333	.626	9	.88	0.023	2.21	0.04%	0.23	P
Aug		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	280	101 (3)	Aug 1	CHC	@	MON	L,5-7	12-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.325	.611	2	1.73	-0.042	4.59	-0.07%	-0.15	PH
22	281	106 (4)	Aug 5 (2)	CHC		STL	L,4-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.279	.317	.596	9	.92	-0.024	1.61	-0.03%	-0.24	P
23	282	110 (3)	Aug 10 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,8-13	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.279	.317	.596	9						P
Sept		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
24	283	151 (40)	Sep 19 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.267	.302	.569	9	.83	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
							10-14		45	43	2	10	3	0	0	1	2	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.233	.267	.302	.569		.78	-0.232	.91	-0.19%	-3.01

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