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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Team Record in Appearances: 21-18 / in Starts: 21-17

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1974 Pitching Game Log

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1974 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	271	2	Apr 6	OAK	@	TEX	L,0-2	GS-5	L(0-1)	99	4.1	8	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.15	3.27	21	6	6	0	1	8	38			0	1	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.019	2.00	-0.02%	0.09	1b start tie	5b 1-3 1 out d1
2	272	5	Apr 10	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG(8)	L(0-2)	3	8.0	8	4	4	3	2	2	1	4.38	5.58	35	13	9	2	4	7	49			0	0	0	30	1	1	0	1	0	0	.51	-0.089	.94	-0.10%	-0.16	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
3	273	9	Apr 15	OAK		CHW	W,4-3	GS-9		4	9.0	8	3	3	1	2	1	0	3.80	4.87	36	18	7	3	1	8	60			2	0	0	35	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.04	0.103	1.59	0.10%	0.86	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
4	274	13	Apr 20	OAK		CAL	W,7-6	GS-8		4	7.0	9	3	3	1	3	1	0	3.81	4.66	29	8	8	2	1	9	49			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	1	0	0	.79	0.096	1.51	0.11%	0.64	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out a4
5	275	16	Apr 24	OAK	@	CLE	W,9-2	GS-8	W(1-2)	3	8.0	9	2	2	2	6	0	0	3.47	4.04	36	9	10	0	1	9	60			1	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	1	.99	0.211	1.43	0.18%	1.61	1b start a 2	8b 3 out a5
6	276	19	Apr 28	OAK	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS-8	L(1-3)	3	7.0	9	4	4	0	2	1	0	3.74	4.01	29	13	5	0	0	9	45			1	1	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	-0.241	1.93	-0.23%	-0.51	1b start a 1	8b -2- 0 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	277	22	May 3	OAK		CLE	W,3-1	GS-8	W(2-3)	4	7.2	7	1	0	1	2	0	0	3.18	3.77	30	8	12	1	2	7	64			1	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	0.237	1.31	0.19%	2.23	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out a2
8	278	27	May 7	OAK		BAL	L,3-9	GS-4	L(2-4)	3	3.0	11	5	5	0	2	0	0	3.83	3.63	19	4	3	0	0	10	19			1	0	0	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.38	-0.292	1.62	-0.21%	-2.67	1t start tie	4t 12- 0 out d2
9	279	30	May 11	OAK		MIN	W,4-1	GS-6	W(3-4)	3	5.1	9	1	1	1	4	0	0	3.64	3.45	24	7	3	3	0	9	49			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	.91	0.025	1.43	0.02%	0.09	1t start tie	6t 123 1 out a3
10	280	35	May 16	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-3	L(3-5)	4	2.2	5	3	2	2	1	1	0	3.77	3.69	13	2	3	0	0	5	37			1	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.01	-0.238	2.13	-0.30%	-1.81	1b start tie	3b 1-- 2 out d1
11	281	39	May 20	OAK	@	MIN	W,5-4	GS-7	W(4-5)	3	7.0	8	1	1	3	8	0	0	3.52	3.48	31	6	6	0	1	8	62			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.235	1.82	0.29%	2.32	1b start tie	7b 3 out a4
12	282	43	May 25	OAK	@	CAL	L,2-8	GS-4	L(4-6)	4	3.0	6	6	4	3	3	0	0	3.88	3.48	20	5	3	0	0	6	27			0	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.02	-0.253	2.40	-0.36%	-3.52	1b start tie	4b 123 0 out d3
13	283	47	May 29	OAK		DET	W,4-1	CG	W(5-6)	3	9.0	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.56	3.36	31	9	16	1	0	5	74			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	.73	0.270	1.50	0.33%	2.86	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	284	51	Jun 4(1)	OAK	@	DET	W,4-0	SHO	W(6-6)	5	9.0	3	0	0	1	3	0	1	3.20	3.28	31	10	13	1	0	3	83			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.421	2.02	0.61%	4.19	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a4
15	285	56	Jun 9	OAK	@	MIL	W,5-4	GS-7	W(7-6)	4	6.2	5	4	1	2	6	1	0	3.07	3.30	28	13	2	0	0	5	58			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	1	.93	0.051	2.24	0.07%	-0.14	1b start a 2	7b -2- 2 out a2
16	286	60	Jun 14	OAK		NYY	L,1-5	GS-5	L(7-7)	4	4.2	8	5	4	0	0	1	0	3.29	3.40	23	10	5	1	0	8	30			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	1	1	.60	-0.317	1.42	-0.45%	-3.25	1t start tie	5t 12- 2 out d4
17	287	64	Jun 18	OAK		BOS	L,1-6	GS-3	L(7-8)	3	2.2	7	4	4	0	1	0	0	3.55	3.36	15	2	5	2	0	7	29			1	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.09	-0.222	2.70	-0.33%	-2.17	1t start tie	3t 1-3 2 out d3
18	288	68	Jun 22	OAK		KCR	W,3-2	CG	W(8-8)	3	9.0	9	2	2	3	4	0	0	3.42	3.30	37	11	10	1	2	9	62			1	1	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.49	0.381	4.54	0.69%	1.86	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
19	289	73	Jun 27	OAK	@	KCR	L,4-5	GS-4	L(8-9)	4	3.0	5	5	4	1	1	0	0	3.65	3.29	16	8	2	0	1	4	31			1	0	0	15	2	1	0	0	0	1	1.23	-0.420	4.07	-0.83%	-3.54	1b start tie	4b 12- 0 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	290	78	Jul 2	OAK	@	CAL	W,7-5	GS-8	W(9-9)	4	7.2	8	4	4	1	3	0	0	3.71	3.22	31	8	11	2	2	8	49			2	0	0	30	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.03	-0.053	2.87	-0.09%	0.23	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out a4
21	291	83	Jul 7	OAK		BAL	L,1-4	GS-8	L(9-10)	4	7.2	5	4	4	2	4	2	0	3.77	3.37	29	10	8	1	0	5	55			0	0	0	27	0	2	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.118	2.42	-0.20%	0.10	1t start tie	8t --3 2 out d2
22	292	86	Jul 12	OAK	@	NYY	L,0-3	GS-8	L(9-11)	4	7.1	8	3	3	2	4	0	0	3.76	3.31	30	8	8	1	1	8	52			0	1	0	28	3	0	1	0	0	1	.75	0.084	2.09	0.14%	0.13	1b start tie	8b 1-- 1 out d3
23	293	91	Jul 16	OAK	@	BAL	W,4-3	GS-8	W(10-11)	3	7.1	7	3	1	1	2	0	1	3.64	3.29	30	9	10	1	0	7	57			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	.85	0.182	2.39	0.31%	0.91	1b start tie	8b -2- 1 out a2
24	294	95	Jul 20	OAK	@	CLE	L,9-10	GS-3		3	2.2	6	5	5	0	1	2	0	3.87	3.44	13	6	0	0	0	6	27			0	1	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	.72	-0.292	1.89	-0.46%	-3.74	1b start tie	3b --- 2 out d5
25	295	100	Jul 28(1)	OAK		CHW	W,7-2	CG	W(11-11)	7	9.0	6	2	2	0	6	0	0	3.77	3.31	32	11	9	1	1	6	73			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	1	0	.77	0.235	3.00	0.55%	1.86	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	296	105	Aug 1	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-7	GS-7	L(11-12)	3	6.1	12	6	4	3	2	0	0	3.84	3.32	35	7	12	0	3	11	28			1	0	0	31	2	0	1	0	0	1	1.41	-0.334	3.81	-0.54%	-2.87	1b start tie	7b 1-3 1 out d2
27	297	109	Aug 5(1)	OAK	@	MIN	W,2-1	GS-9	W(12-12)	3	8.0	5	1	0	1	4	0	0	3.66	3.25	30	10	9	1	1	5	73			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.38	0.307	2.97	0.40%	2.42	1b start a 1	9b 1-- 0 out a1
28	298	114	Aug 9	OAK		BOS	L,2-6	GS-7	L(12-13)	3	7.0	7	6	4	1	5	1	0	3.72	3.26	30	7	10	3	0	7	47			0	1	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	2	.56	-0.330	.99	-0.35%	-3.00	1t start tie	7t 3 out d4
29	299	118	Aug 13	OAK		NYY	W,6-1	CG	W(13-13)	3	9.0	7	1	1	0	3	0	0	3.59	3.20	31	14	7	2	0	7	72			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	3	0	0	.79	0.230	1.68	0.29%	2.86	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
30	300	122	Aug 18	OAK		DET	W,13-3	GS-6	W(14-13)	4	5.2	7	3	1	0	0	0	0	3.53	3.18	24	11	6	2	0	7	47			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.22	0.085	3.54	0.15%	0.24	1t start tie	6t --3 2 out a2
31	301	128	Aug 25	OAK	@	BOS	W,7-0	SHO	W(15-13)	6	9.0	5	0	0	3	4	0	0	3.38	3.16	34	9	13	1	0	5	78			0	1	0	31	0	1	0	1	0	1	.54	0.254	1.73	0.49%	4.44	1b start tie	9b 3 out a7
32	302	132	Aug 30	OAK	@	DET	W,10-5	GS-6	W(16-13)	4	5.2	6	2	1	1	1	0	0	3.33	3.14	23	10	5	0	0	6	51			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	2	0	1	.95	0.087	2.11	0.12%	0.38	1b start a 1	6b 12- 2 out a2
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	303	136	Sep 3	OAK		CAL	W,7-0	SHO	W(17-13)	3	9.0	5	0	0	2	4	0	0	3.19	3.11	35	12	12	0	2	5	79			1	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	1	.53	0.234	.45	0.12%	3.86	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
34	304	141	Sep 8	OAK		TEX	L,1-5	GS-7	L(17-14)	4	7.0	10	4	3	1	5	1	0	3.21	3.12	31	9	6	0	1	10	47			2	0	0	30	2	1	0	1	0	0	.60	-0.151	1.21	-0.18%	-1.00	1t start tie	7t 3 out d4
35	305	145	Sep 12	OAK	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	W(18-14)	3	9.0	4	1	1	2	8	0	0	3.12	3.06	32	12	6	2	0	4	81			1	2	1	29	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.31	0.655	2.07	0.62%	3.27	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
36	306	150	Sep 18	OAK	@	KCR	W,5-4	GS-7	W(19-14)	5	6.2	4	2	2	1	2	0	0	3.11	3.04	25	10	9	2	0	3	59			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	.74	0.180	1.43	0.21%	1.14	1b start tie	7b 1-- 2 out a2
37	307	154	Sep 22	OAK	@	CHW	L,1-3	GS-8	L(19-15)	3	7.1	9	3	2	3	4	0	0	3.09	3.03	34	10	8	0	0	9	51			1	0	0	30	0	1	0	1	1	1	1.32	-0.011	.42	0.00%	0.26	1b start tie	8b 1-- 1 out d2
38	308	158	Sep 27	OAK		CHW	L,2-3	GS-5	L(19-16)	4	5.0	6	3	0	2	2	0	0	3.03	3.03	24	7	7	1	0	6	49			0	0	0	21	1	0	1	0	0	1	.90	-0.169	.00	0.00%	-0.86	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
39	309	161	Oct 1	OAK	@	CAL	L,0-2	4-6	L(19-17)	3	3.0	7	2	2	0	2	0	0	3.07	3.01	16	4	3	1	0	7		0	0	3	0	0	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.22	-0.142	.00	0.00%	-0.71	4b --- 0 out tie	6b 3 out d2
							21-18		W-L:19-17	3.7	255.1	273	111	87	51	117	14	3	3.07	3.01	1073	1.21		6%	4%	268	53	0	---%	21	9	1	1004	37	10	3	17	4	18	.95	0.872	1.94	1.35%	8.86

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