Jim Bouton stats

Last played for the Atlanta Braves, 1978

Pitcher

Age 87

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Jim Bouton played 10 MLB seasons, 1962 to 1978.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
304
W
62
L
63
ERA
3.57
IP
1,238.2
K
720
BB
435
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.
1962NYY36773.99133.071591.38
1963NYY402172.53249.1148871.11
1964NYY3818133.02271.1125601.06
1965NYY304154.82151.197601.44
1966NYY24382.69120.165381.29
1967NYY17104.6744.131181.47
1968NYY12113.6844.02491.32
1969MIL/HOU73233.96122.2100501.30
1970HOU29465.4073.149331.60
1978ATL5134.9729.010211.59

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

Career Postseason

GP
3
W
2
L
1
ERA
1.50
IP
24.0
K
11
BB
10
WHIP
1.21

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
34
SHO
11
K/9
5.2
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.
1962NYY0314.80000
1963NYY01265.30000
1964NYY01144.10000
1965NYY0205.80000
1966NYY0304.90000
1967NYY0006.30000
1968NYY0104.90000
1969MIL/HOU0107.30000
1970HOU0106.00000
1978ATL0003.10000

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

Bio

Age
87 yearsMar 8, 1939
Debut
1962

What were Jim Bouton's career stats?

Jim Bouton played 10 seasons for the Yankees, the Astros and the Braves. He had 62 wins and 720 strikeouts with a 3.57 ERA over 1,238.2 innings. His best season was 1963: 21 wins, a 2.53 ERA and 148 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1962 to 1978

Championships

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