Jim Kern stats

Last played for the Cleveland Guardians, 1986

Relief Pitcher

Age 77 · 6' 5"

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Jim Kern played 13 MLB seasons, 1974 to 1986.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
416
W
53
L
57
ERA
3.32
IP
793.1
K
651
BB
444
WHIP
1.40

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.
1974CLE4014.7015.111141.96
1975CLE13123.7771.255451.47
1976CLE501072.37117.2111501.20
1977CLE608103.4292.091471.43
1978CLE5810103.0899.195581.36
1979TEX711351.57143.0136621.13
1980TEX383114.8363.140451.74
1981TEX23122.7030.020221.43
1982CIN/CHW63563.46104.066601.36
1983CHW1000.000.2001.50
1984PHI/MIL14117.5018.012132.17
1985MIL5016.5511.0351.73
1986CLE16117.9027.111232.09

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

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
1
SHO
0
K/9
7.4
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.
1974CLE0106.50000
1975CLE0006.90000
1976CLE0008.50000
1977CLE0008.90000
1978CLE0008.60000
1979TEX0008.60000
1980TEX0005.70000
1981TEX0006.00000
1982CIN/CHW0005.70000
1984PHI/MIL0006.00000
1985MIL0002.50000
1986CLE0003.60000

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

Bio

Age
77 yearsMar 15, 1949
Height
6' 5"
Debut
1974
Birthplace
Gladwin, United States
College
Michigan State

What were Jim Kern's career stats?

Jim Kern played 13 seasons for the Guardians, the Rangers, the White Sox and the Brewers. He had 53 wins and 651 strikeouts with a 3.32 ERA over 793.1 innings. His best season was 1979: 13 wins, a 1.57 ERA and 136 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 1974 to 1986

Jim Kern led MLB in ERA (1979); finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.

All-time career rank

  • 209th in saves (88)

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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