Jim Gott stats

Last played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1995

Relief Pitcher · #38

Age 67 · 6' 4"

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Jim Gott played 14 MLB seasons, 1982 to 1995.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
554
W
56
L
74
ERA
3.87
IP
1,120.0
K
837
BB
466
WHIP
1.38

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.
1982TOR305104.43136.082661.47
1983TOR349144.74176.2121681.49
1984TOR35764.02109.273491.29
1985SF267103.88148.178511.31
1986SF9007.6213.09132.23
1987SF/PIT55123.4187.090401.39
1988PIT67663.4977.176221.16
1989PIT1000.000.2113.00
1990LAD50352.9062.044341.50
1991LAD55432.9676.073321.25
1992LAD68332.4588.075411.28
1993LAD62482.3277.267171.13
1994LAD37535.9436.129201.82
1995PIT25246.0331.119121.60

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

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
42
CG
10
SHO
3
K/9
6.7
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
52

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.
1982TOR9115.40008
1983TOR13616.20002
1984TOR6116.00001
1985SF14204.70003
1986SF0006.20001
1987SF/PIT0009.30005
1988PIT0008.80001
1989PIT00013.50000
1990LAD0006.40004
1991LAD0008.60006
1992LAD0007.70009
1993LAD0007.80005
1994LAD0007.20004
1995PIT0005.50003

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

Bio

Age
67 yearsAug 3, 1959
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1982
Birthplace
Hollywood, CA
College
BYU

What were Jim Gott's career stats?

Jim Gott played 14 seasons for the Blue Jays, the Giants, the Pirates and the Dodgers. He had 56 wins and 837 strikeouts with a 3.87 ERA over 1,120.0 innings. His best season was 1983: 9 wins, a 4.74 ERA and 121 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 1982 to 1995

Jim Gott finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

All-time career rank

  • 200th in saves (91)

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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