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

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

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 9	OAK		CHW	L,5-7	GS	32	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 14	OAK	@	KCR	W,3-2	GS	34	8.2	0	3	0	3	1	P
3	9 (2)	Apr 18	OAK		MIN	L,4-5	GS	33	7.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
4	14 (4)	Apr 22	OAK		TEX	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
5	18 (3)	Apr 26	OAK	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (3)	May 3	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS	29	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	24 (1)	May 6	OAK		CAL	W,5-3	GS	24	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	28 (3)	May 10	OAK		NYY	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	31 (2)	May 13	OAK		BOS	W,9-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	33 (1)	May 17	OAK	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
11	37 (3)	May 21	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-7	GS	31	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	42 (4)	May 26	OAK		BAL	W,6-5	GS	25	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	46 (3)	May 31	OAK		CLE	L,1-4	GS	14	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	50 (3)	Jun 4	OAK		MIL	W,11-3	GS	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
15	53 (2)	Jun 8	OAK		DET	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	P
16	58 (4)	Jun 13	OAK	@	DET	W,7-5	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	62 (3)	Jun 17 (2)	OAK	@	MIN	W,8-7	GS	29	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	66 (3)	Jun 21	OAK		KCR	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
19	71 (4)	Jun 25	OAK		MIN	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
20	74 (2)	Jun 29	OAK	@	CAL	W,7-1	GS	27	6.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	79 (4)	Jul 4	OAK		CAL	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	83 (3)	Jul 8	OAK		CLE	W,15-5	GS	31	6.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
23	87 (3)	Jul 13	OAK		BAL	W,4-3	GS	25	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	88	Jul 17	OAK	@	CLE	W,6-3	GS	23	5.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
25	93 (4)	Jul 21	OAK	@	BAL	L,2-6	GS	23	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	98 (4)	Jul 25	OAK		CHW	W,8-6	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	104 (5)	Jul 30	OAK		TEX	W,1-0	GS	30	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	108 (3)	Aug 4	OAK	@	TEX	L,0-12	GS	32	5.2	1	3	0	4	0	P
29	113 (4)	Aug 8	OAK		BOS	W,3-2	GS	27	7.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
30	117 (3)	Aug 12	OAK		NYY	L,2-7	GS	17	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	121 (3)	Aug 16	OAK		MIL	W,2-1	GS	30	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	126 (4)	Aug 21	OAK	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	132 (5)	Aug 28	OAK	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	137 (4)	Sep 2	OAK	@	CAL	L,1-4	GS	30	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	142 (4)	Sep 8	OAK		KCR	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	147 (4)	Sep 13	OAK	@	MIN	W,8-5	GS	23	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	151 (3)	Sep 17	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	156 (4)	Sep 22	OAK		MIN	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	161 (4)	Sep 27	OAK		CAL	W,6-3	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							39gm		266.1	11	58	1	70	3