Jim Lonborg stats

Last played for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1979

Pitcher

Age 84

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Jim Lonborg played 15 MLB seasons, 1965 to 1979.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
425
W
157
L
137
ERA
3.86
IP
2,464.1
K
1,475
BB
823
WHIP
1.31

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.
1965BOS329174.47185.1113651.39
1966BOS4510103.86181.2131551.26
1967BOS392293.16273.1246831.14
1968BOS236104.29113.173591.31
1969BOS297114.51143.2100651.48
1970BOS9413.1834.02191.24
1971BOS271074.13167.2100671.40
1972MIL3314122.83223.0143761.22
1973PHI3813164.88199.1106801.49
1974PHI3917133.21283.0121701.24
1975PHI27864.12159.172451.29
1976PHI3318103.08222.0118501.17
1977PHI251144.11157.276501.31
1978PHI228105.23113.248451.56
1979PHI40111.057.1742.45

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

Career Postseason

GP
5
W
2
L
3
ERA
3.55
IP
33.0
K
14
BB
5
WHIP
0.79

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
90
SHO
15
K/9
5.4
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.
1965BOS0715.50000
1966BOS0316.50000
1967BOS01528.10000
1968BOS0415.80000
1969BOS0406.30000
1970BOS0005.60000
1971BOS0515.40000
1972MIL01125.80000
1973PHI0604.80000
1974PHI01633.80000
1975PHI0624.10000
1976PHI0814.80000
1977PHI0414.30000
1978PHI0103.80000
1979PHI0008.60000

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

Bio

Age
84 yearsApr 16, 1942
Debut
1965
AL Cy Young
1967

What were Jim Lonborg's career stats?

Jim Lonborg played 15 seasons for the Red Sox, the Brewers and the Phillies. He had 157 wins and 1,475 strikeouts with a 3.86 ERA over 2,464.1 innings. His best season was 1967: 22 wins, a 3.16 ERA and 246 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1965 to 1979

Jim Lonborg led MLB in wins (1967); finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 248th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,475)
  • 234th in wins (pitching) (157)

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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