Jim Bouton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: March 8, 1939 in Newark, NJ us

Died: July 10, 2019 in Great Barrington, MA

High School: Bloom HS (Chicago Heights, IL)

School: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)

Debut: April 22, 1962 (Age 23-045d, 11,976th in major league history)
vs. CLE 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1978 (Age 39-205d)
vs. CIN 3.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: James Alan Bouton

Nicknames: Bulldog

Pronunciation: \BOW-tun\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.5

ERA

3.57

304

144

1238.2

720

WHIP

1.264

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-16 / in Starts: 7-12
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	29 (14-11-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (12-7-4)

Most Driven In
C Boyer	2
R Maris	1
E Howard	1

Most Driven In By
B Richardson	0

1966 Batting Game Log

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1966 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	148	5 (4)	Apr 16	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					4						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	149	41 (35)	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.036	.73	-0.02%	-0.29	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	150	47 (5)	Jun 5	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.98	0.275	1.18	0.10%	2.29	P
4	151	50 (2)	Jun 10	NYY	@	DET	L,2-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.41	-0.010	.32	-0.01%	-0.09	P
5	152	55 (4)	Jun 14	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.49	-0.107	.77	-0.03%	-0.99	P
6	153	60 (4)	Jun 19	NYY		DET	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.30	-0.099	.38	-0.02%	-0.55	P
7	154	65 (4)	Jun 24	NYY		CHW	W,5-2	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.70	-0.018	.04	0.00%	-0.19	P
8	155	71 (5)	Jun 30	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.04	0.001	.08	0.00%	0.11	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	156	79 (7)	Jul 6 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,4-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	1.23	-0.064	.03	0.00%	-0.53	P
10	157	84 (4)	Jul 10 (1)	NYY		WSA	L,2-3	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9	2.14	-0.046	.01	0.00%	-0.43	P
11	158	90 (5)	Jul 17 (2)	NYY	@	MIN	W,9-6	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	9	.75	-0.041	.02	0.00%	-0.65	P
12	159	94 (3)	Jul 22	NYY		CAL	L,4-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	9						P
13	160	101 (6)	Jul 30	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-6	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	7						P
14	161	103 (1)	Jul 31 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	162	110 (6)	Aug 6	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9	1.09	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
16	163	117 (6)	Aug 13	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9	.95	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.28	P
17	164	122 (4)	Aug 17	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	9	.63	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
18	165	131 (8)	Aug 27	NYY		DET	W,11-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.143	.111	.254	9	.55	-0.030	.00	0.00%	0.17	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	166	137 (5)	Sep 2	NYY	@	MIN	L,5-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.138	.107	.245	9	1.29	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
20	167	143 (5)	Sep 6	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.129	.100	.229	9	.94	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
21	168	147 (3)	Sep 11	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.152	.125	.277	9	.91	-0.013	.00	0.00%	0.03	P
22	169	151 (3)	Sep 16	NYY		MIN	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.139	.114	.253	9	.45	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
23	170	157 (5)	Sep 25	NYY		BOS	W,3-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.128	.105	.233	9	.57	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
24	171	159 (1)	Oct 1	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.128	.105	.233	3						P
							8-16		42	38	1	4	0	0	0	4	1	0	23	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	.105	.128	.105	.233		.99	-0.395	.21	0.02%	-3.12

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