Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1967
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1967
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 612
- W
- 222
- L
- 209
- ERA
- 3.36
- IP
- 3839.1
- K
- 2,556
- BB
- 1,198
- WHIP
- 1.26
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NYM | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6.04 | 22.1 | 11 | 19 | 1.84 |
| 1968 | NYM | 35 | 19 | 12 | 2.08 | 263.2 | 178 | 69 | 1.10 |
| 1969 | NYM | 32 | 17 | 9 | 2.28 | 241.0 | 180 | 68 | 1.06 |
| 1970 | NYM | 30 | 12 | 7 | 3.14 | 212.0 | 118 | 71 | 1.23 |
| 1971 | NYM | 26 | 6 | 11 | 3.04 | 165.2 | 96 | 51 | 1.27 |
| 1972 | NYM | 34 | 11 | 12 | 4.14 | 163.0 | 147 | 52 | 1.27 |
| 1973 | NYM | 35 | 14 | 15 | 2.84 | 263.0 | 156 | 76 | 1.18 |
| 1974 | NYM | 35 | 15 | 11 | 3.36 | 265.0 | 188 | 85 | 1.29 |
| 1975 | NYM | 36 | 14 | 13 | 3.42 | 239.2 | 173 | 98 | 1.39 |
| 1976 | NYM | 34 | 21 | 10 | 2.69 | 247.1 | 200 | 66 | 1.10 |
| 1977 | NYM | 32 | 8 | 20 | 3.49 | 226.2 | 192 | 81 | 1.22 |
| 1978 | NYM | 38 | 3 | 15 | 3.75 | 235.1 | 160 | 84 | 1.30 |
| 1979 | MIN | 37 | 20 | 13 | 3.38 | 263.2 | 157 | 83 | 1.33 |
| 1980 | MIN | 38 | 16 | 13 | 4.03 | 243.1 | 149 | 69 | 1.32 |
| 1981 |  MIN/CHW | 27 | 4 | 13 | 4.01 | 121.1 | 76 | 41 | 1.37 |
| 1982 | CHW | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3.84 | 173.1 | 88 | 38 | 1.34 |
| 1983 | CHW | 37 | 11 | 7 | 4.77 | 169.2 | 90 | 53 | 1.35 |
| 1984 | PHI | 36 | 14 | 15 | 3.25 | 224.0 | 137 | 60 | 1.30 |
| 1985 | PHI | 19 | 6 | 4 | 4.62 | 99.1 | 60 | 34 | 1.42 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- W
- 4
- L
- 0
- ERA
- 4.03
- IP
- 38.0
- K
- 31
- BB
- 17
- WHIP
- 1.29
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 140
- SHO
- 33
- K/9
- 6.0
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 0
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | NYM | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | NYM | 0 | 16 | 6 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | NYM | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | NYM | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NYM | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NYM | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NYM | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NYM | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NYM | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NYM | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYM | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | MIN | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | MIN | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | MIN/CHW | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | CHW | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | CHW | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | PHI | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | PHI | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Jerry Koosman's career stats?
Jerry Koosman played 19 seasons for the Mets, the Twins, the White Sox and the Phillies. He had 222 wins and 2,556 strikeouts with a 3.36 ERA over 3,839.1 innings. His best season was 1976: 21 wins, a 2.69 ERA and 200 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
19 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1967 to 1985
Jerry Koosman finished top 10 in a stat 8 times.
Championships
- 1969 World Series with the New York Mets
All-time career rank
- 34th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,556)
- 74th in wins (pitching) (222)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 1968 (8th), 1976 (3rd), 1979 (5th)
- ERA: 1969 (8th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 1976 (6th), 1977 (10th), 1979 (9th)
- WHIP: 1969 (9th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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