Bio
- Debut
- 1965
Bio
- Debut
- 1965
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 451
- W
- 174
- L
- 150
- ERA
- 3.49
- IP
- 2867.1
- K
- 1,601
- BB
- 910
- WHIP
- 1.29
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | CHC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 1.25 |
| 1966 | CHC | 34 | 11 | 16 | 3.79 | 220.2 | 171 | 68 | 1.19 |
| 1967 | CHC | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2.53 | 92.2 | 62 | 44 | 1.29 |
| 1968 | CHC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 3.35 | 215.0 | 151 | 76 | 1.29 |
| 1969 | CHC | 39 | 17 | 13 | 3.58 | 261.1 | 176 | 93 | 1.30 |
| 1970 | CHC | 39 | 17 | 11 | 3.38 | 287.2 | 202 | 94 | 1.27 |
| 1971 | CHC | 30 | 9 | 15 | 4.48 | 195.0 | 143 | 64 | 1.42 |
| 1972 | ATH | 39 | 19 | 11 | 2.51 | 265.1 | 134 | 52 | 1.07 |
| 1973 | ATH | 40 | 21 | 13 | 2.97 | 297.1 | 157 | 66 | 1.15 |
| 1974 | ATH | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3.07 | 255.1 | 117 | 51 | 1.27 |
| 1975 | ATH | 39 | 18 | 14 | 3.14 | 266.1 | 122 | 108 | 1.22 |
| 1976 |  BAL/NYY | 34 | 14 | 11 | 3.65 | 246.2 | 66 | 70 | 1.36 |
| 1977 | NYY | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5.78 | 71.2 | 14 | 24 | 1.80 |
| 1978 |  NYY/CHC | 28 | 1 | 3 | 5.60 | 70.2 | 39 | 44 | 1.78 |
| 1979 | CHC | 23 | 6 | 9 | 4.59 | 117.2 | 44 | 53 | 1.58 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 13
- W
- 6
- L
- 4
- ERA
- 2.35
- IP
- 69.0
- K
- 39
- BB
- 18
- WHIP
- 1.14
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 127
- SHO
- 31
- K/9
- 5.0
- 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) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | CHC | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | CHC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | CHC | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | CHC | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | CHC | 0 | 15 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | CHC | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | ATH | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | ATH | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | ATH | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | ATH | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | BAL/NYY | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYY/CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | CHC | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Ken Holtzman's career stats?
Ken Holtzman played 15 seasons for the Cubs, the Athletics and the Yankees. He had 174 wins and 1,601 strikeouts with a 3.49 ERA over 2,867.1 innings. His best season was 1973: 21 wins, a 2.97 ERA and 157 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1965 to 1979
Ken Holtzman finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.
Championships ×5
- 1972 World Series with the Athletics
- 1973 World Series with the Athletics
- 1974 World Series with the Athletics
- 1977 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1978 World Series with the New York Yankees
All-time career rank
- 198th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,601)
- 172nd in wins (pitching) (174)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 1973 (5th), 1975 (10th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 1970 (8th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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