Jerry Koosman stats

Last played for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1985

Starting Pitcher

Age 83 · 6' 2"

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Jerry Koosman played 19 MLB seasons, 1967 to 1985.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
612
W
222
L
209
ERA
3.36
IP
3,839.1
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.

Standard by season
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.
1967NYM9026.0422.111191.84
1968NYM3519122.08263.2178691.10
1969NYM321792.28241.0180681.06
1970NYM301273.14212.0118711.23
1971NYM266113.04165.296511.27
1972NYM3411124.14163.0147521.27
1973NYM3514152.84263.0156761.18
1974NYM3515113.36265.0188851.29
1975NYM3614133.42239.2173981.39
1976NYM3421102.69247.1200661.10
1977NYM328203.49226.2192811.22
1978NYM383153.75235.1160841.30
1979MIN3720133.38263.2157831.33
1980MIN3816134.03243.1149691.32
1981MIN/CHW274134.01121.176411.37
1982CHW421173.84173.188381.34
1983CHW371174.77169.290531.35
1984PHI3614153.25224.0137601.30
1985PHI19644.6299.160341.42

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

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; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
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.
1967NYM0004.40000
1968NYM01776.10000
1969NYM01666.70000
1970NYM0515.00000
1971NYM0405.20000
1972NYM0418.10000
1973NYM01235.30000
1974NYM01306.40000
1975NYM01146.50000
1976NYM01737.30000
1977NYM0617.60000
1978NYM0306.10000
1979MIN01025.40000
1980MIN0805.50000
1981MIN/CHW0315.60000
1982CHW0314.60000
1983CHW0214.80000
1984PHI0315.50000
1985PHI0315.40000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
83 yearsDec 23, 1942
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1967
Birthplace
Appleton, MN

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

All-time career rank

  • 34th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,556)
  • 74th in wins (pitching) (222)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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