Ken Holtzman stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 1979

Pitcher

Age 81

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Ken Holtzman played 15 MLB seasons, 1965 to 1979.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
451
W
174
L
150
ERA
3.49
IP
2,867.1
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.

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.
1965CHC3002.254.0331.25
1966CHC3411163.79220.2171681.19
1967CHC12902.5392.262441.29
1968CHC3411143.35215.0151761.29
1969CHC3917133.58261.1176931.30
1970CHC3917113.38287.2202941.27
1971CHC309154.48195.0143641.42
1972ATH3919112.51265.1134521.07
1973ATH4021132.97297.1157661.15
1974ATH3919173.07255.1117511.27
1975ATH3918143.14266.11221081.22
1976BAL/NYY3414113.65246.266701.36
1977NYY18235.7871.214241.80
1978NYY/CHC28135.6070.239441.78
1979CHC23694.59117.244531.58

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

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; 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.
1965CHC0006.80000
1966CHC0907.00000
1967CHC0306.00000
1968CHC0636.30000
1969CHC01266.10000
1970CHC01516.30000
1971CHC0936.60000
1972ATH01644.50000
1973ATH01644.80000
1974ATH0934.10000
1975ATH01324.10000
1976BAL/NYY01632.40000
1977NYY0001.80000
1978NYY/CHC0005.00000
1979CHC0323.40000

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

Bio

Age
81 yearsNov 3, 1945
Debut
1965

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

All-time career rank

  • 198th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,601)
  • 172nd in wins (pitching) (174)

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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