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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 9	SEP	@	CAL	L,3-7	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (2)	Apr 13	SEP		CHW	L,7-12		8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	18 (12)	Apr 30	SEP	@	MIN	L,4-6	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	19	May 1	SEP	@	MIN	L,1-4		14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	20	May 2	SEP	@	OAK	L,7-8		13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	23 (2)	May 4 (2)	SEP	@	OAK	L,7-11		8	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	24	May 6	SEP		BOS	L,2-12		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	27 (2)	May 10	SEP		WSA	W,16-13		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	31 (3)	May 14	SEP		NYY	L,4-5	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	32	May 16	SEP	@	BOS	W,10-9		9	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	37 (4)	May 22	SEP	@	WSA	W,7-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	38	May 23	SEP	@	CLE	L,1-7		11	2.2	0	1	1	2	1	P
13	40 (1)	May 25	SEP	@	CLE	W,3-2		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	42 (1)	May 28	SEP		BAL	L,5-9		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	45 (2)	Jun 1	SEP		DET	W,8-7		1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	46	Jun 2	SEP		CLE	W,8-2	GF	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	48 (1)	Jun 4	SEP		CLE	L,4-10		11	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	49	Jun 6	SEP	@	BAL	L,1-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	50	Jun 7	SEP	@	BAL	L,0-10		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	53 (2)	Jun 10	SEP	@	DET	L,0-5		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	56 (2)	Jun 14	SEP	@	NYY	W,5-4		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	57	Jun 15	SEP	@	NYY	L,0-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	58	Jun 16	SEP	@	CHW	L,3-8		8	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	59	Jun 18 (1)	SEP	@	CHW	L,3-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	60	Jun 18 (2)	SEP	@	CHW	W,6-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	61	Jun 19	SEP	@	CHW	L,10-13		16	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	63 (1)	Jun 20 (2)	SEP		KCR	L,2-6	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	66 (2)	Jun 24 (1)	SEP		CHW	L,4-6		10	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	67	Jun 24 (2)	SEP		CHW	L,6-7	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	70 (2)	Jun 27 (1)	SEP	@	CAL	L,3-5		11	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	73 (2)	Jun 29	SEP	@	CAL	L,2-8	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	76 (2)	Jul 3	SEP	@	OAK	L,4-6		4	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	77	Jul 4 (1)	SEP	@	KCR	L,2-13	GF	10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	79 (1)	Jul 5	SEP	@	KCR	L,4-6		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	84 (4)	Jul 9 (2)	SEP		CAL	L,0-5		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	86 (1)	Jul 12	SEP	@	MIN	L,1-11		13	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
37	89 (2)	Jul 15	SEP		OAK	L,2-6	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	91 (1)	Jul 17	SEP		OAK	L,2-8	GF	9	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	94 (2)	Jul 19 susp	SEP		MIN	L,7-11	GS	19	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
40	95	Jul 20	SEP		MIN	L,0-4		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	97 (1)	Jul 25	SEP		BOS	L,6-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	98	Jul 26	SEP		BOS	W,8-5		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	99	Jul 27	SEP		BOS	L,3-5		7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
44	100	Jul 29	SEP		WSA	L,2-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	102 (1)	Jul 31	SEP		WSA	L,6-7		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	103	Aug 1	SEP		NYY	L,2-4		19	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
47	104	Aug 2	SEP		NYY	L,4-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	107 (2)	Aug 6	SEP	@	BOS	W,6-5		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	109 (1)	Aug 8	SEP	@	WSA	L,3-10	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	110	Aug 9	SEP	@	WSA	W,8-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	113 (2)	Aug 12	SEP	@	CLE	L,5-6		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
52	116 (2)	Aug 16	SEP		BAL	L,3-15		13	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
53	118 (1)	Aug 18	SEP		BAL	L,3-12		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	119	Aug 19	SEP		DET	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
55	121 (1)	Aug 21	SEP		DET	L,6-7		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
56	122	Aug 22	SEP		CLE	L,8-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	123	Aug 23	SEP		CLE	L,3-7		11	2.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
				Player went from Seattle Pilots to Houston Astros
58	126	Aug 26 (1)	HOU	@	STL	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
59	130 (3)	Aug 29	HOU		PIT	L,2-4	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	134 (3)	Sep 2	HOU		STL	W,7-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	136 (1)	Sep 6	HOU		SFG	L,6-7		12	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
62	137	Sep 7	HOU		SFG	W,7-6		10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	144 (6)	Sep 14	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	145	Sep 15	HOU	@	SDP	L,3-5	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
65	146	Sep 16	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-8	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
66	147	Sep 17	HOU	@	SFG	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
67	149 (1)	Sep 19	HOU		CIN	W,3-2		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
68	151 (1)	Sep 21	HOU		CIN	L,1-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
69	153 (1)	Sep 23	HOU		ATL	L,2-10		4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
70	155 (1)	Sep 25	HOU	@	CIN	W,4-3		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
71	156	Sep 26 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
72	159 (2)	Sep 28	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-4		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
73	162 (2)	Oct 2	HOU	@	LAD	L,4-5		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							73gm		122.2	10	20	1	31	1