Ken Holtzman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

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

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

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, 10,007th in MLB 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

W

174

L

150

ERA

3.49

G

451

GS

410

SV

IP

2867.1

SO

1601

WHIP

1.289

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1965	19	CHC-min	A,Rk	8	3	.727	1.99	12	12		4	0		86.0	72	32	19	6	31	0	114	3	0	2				1.198	7.5	0.6	3.2	11.9	3.68	WEN,CDW NORW,PION
1965	19	CHC	NL	0	0		2.25	3	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	2	4	1	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	18	181	6.52	1.250	4.5	2.3	6.8	6.8	1.00
1966	20	CHC	NL	11	16	.407	3.79	34	33	0	9	0	0	220.2	194	104	93	27	68	6	171	4	1	8	912	97	3.57	1.187	7.9	1.1	2.8	7.0	2.51
1967	21	CHC	NL	9	0	1.000	2.53	12	12	0	3	0	0	92.2	76	31	26	11	44	7	62	2	0	4	392	141	4.23	1.295	7.4	1.1	4.3	6.0	1.41
1968	22	CHC	NL	11	14	.440	3.35	34	32	1	6	3	1	215.0	201	89	80	17	76	7	151	6	0	9	907	95	3.15	1.288	8.4	0.7	3.2	6.3	1.99
1969	23	CHC	NL	17	13	.567	3.58	39	39	0	12	6	0	261.1	248	117	104	18	93	8	176	5	0	5	1112	113	3.18	1.305	8.5	0.6	3.2	6.1	1.89
1970	24	CHC	NL	17	11	.607	3.38	39	38	0	15	1	0	287.2	271	125	108	30	94	6	202	3	1	12	1208	132	3.60	1.269	8.5	0.9	2.9	6.3	2.15
1971	25	CHC	NL	9	15	.375	4.48	30	29	1	9	3	0	195.0	213	108	97	18	64	7	143	2	0	10	848	87	3.20	1.421	9.8	0.8	3.0	6.6	2.23
1972	26	OAK	AL	19	11	.633	2.51	39	37	0	16	4	0	265.1	232	83	74	23	52	6	134	4	0	4	1058	114	3.15	1.070	7.9	0.8	1.8	4.5	2.58	AS
1973	27	OAK	AL	21	13	.618	2.97	40	40	0	16	4	0	297.1	275	109	98	22	66	5	157	4	0	12	1210	120	3.18	1.147	8.3	0.7	2.0	4.8	2.38	AS
1974	28	OAK	AL	19	17	.528	3.07	39	38	0	9	3	0	255.1	273	111	87	14	51	3	117	3	0	5	1073	109	3.01	1.269	9.6	0.5	1.8	4.1	2.29
1975	29	OAK	AL	18	14	.563	3.14	39	38	0	13	2	0	266.1	217	111	93	16	108	1	122	7	0	6	1110	116	3.75	1.220	7.3	0.5	3.6	4.1	1.13
1976	30	TOT	AL	14	11	.560	3.65	34	34	0	16	3	0	246.2	265	108	100	18	70	2	66	1	0	10	1041	93	3.91	1.358	9.7	0.7	2.6	2.4	0.94
1976	30	BAL	AL	5	4	.556	2.86	13	13	0	6	1	0	97.2	100	34	31	4	35	2	25	1	0	3	414	115	3.76	1.382	9.2	0.4	3.2	2.3	0.71
1976	30	NYY	AL	9	7	.563	4.17	21	21	0	10	2	0	149.0	165	74	69	14	35	0	41	0	0	7	627	83	4.01	1.342	10.0	0.8	2.1	2.5	1.17
1977	31	NYY	AL	2	3	.400	5.78	18	11	4	0	0	0	71.2	105	55	46	7	24	2	14	1	0	4	323	69	4.66	1.800	13.2	0.9	3.0	1.8	0.58
1978	32	TOT	MLB	1	3	.250	5.60	28	9	10	0	0	2	70.2	82	48	44	12	44	3	39	1	0	3	328	71	5.60	1.783	10.4	1.5	5.6	5.0	0.89
1978	32	NYY	AL	1	0	1.000	4.08	5	3	1	0	0	0	17.2	21	8	8	2	9	0	3	0	0	0	78	91	5.25	1.698	10.7	1.0	4.6	1.5	0.33
1978	32	CHC	NL	0	3	.000	6.11	23	6	9	0	0	2	53.0	61	40	36	10	35	3	36	1	0	3	250	66	5.72	1.811	10.4	1.7	5.9	6.1	1.03
1979	33	CHC	NL	6	9	.400	4.59	23	20	0	3	2	0	117.2	133	70	60	15	53	7	44	6	0	6	529	91	5.15	1.581	10.2	1.1	4.1	3.4	0.83
15 Yrs				174	150	.537	3.49	451	410	18	127	31	3	2867.1	2787	1273	1111	249	910	70	1601	49	2	98	12069	105	3.57	1.289	8.7	0.8	2.9	5.0	1.76
162 Game Avg.				14	12	.537	3.49	36	32	1	10	2	0	226	220	101	88	20	72	6	126	4	0	8	953	105	3.57	1.289	8.7	0.8	2.9	5.0	1.76
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CHC (9 yrs)				80	81	.497	3.76	237	209	13	57	15	3	1447.0	1399	688	605	147	530	51	988	29	2	57	6176	104	3.65	1.333	8.7	0.9	3.3	6.1	1.86
OAK (4 yrs)				77	55	.583	2.92	157	153	0	54	13	0	1084.1	997	414	352	75	277	15	530	18	0	27	4451	115	3.27	1.175	8.3	0.6	2.3	4.4	1.91
NYY (3 yrs)				12	10	.545	4.64	44	35	5	10	2	0	238.1	291	137	123	23	68	2	58	1	0	11	1028	78	4.30	1.506	11.0	0.9	2.6	2.2	0.85
BAL (1 yr)				5	4	.556	2.86	13	13	0	6	1	0	97.2	100	34	31	4	35	2	25	1	0	3	414	115	3.76	1.382	9.2	0.4	3.2	2.3	0.71

AL (7 yrs)				94	69	.577	3.21	214	201	5	70	16	0	1420.1	1388	585	506	102	380	19	613	20	0	41	5893	106	3.48	1.245	8.8	0.6	2.4	3.9	1.61
NL (9 yrs)				80	81	.497	3.76	237	209	13	57	15	3	1447.0	1399	688	605	147	530	51	988	29	2	57	6176	104	3.65	1.333	8.7	0.9	3.3	6.1	1.86