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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Team Record in Appearances: 1-11 / in Starts: 1-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 12, Entered with runners on base: 0

1968 Pitching Game Log

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1968 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	186	2	Apr 13	NYY		MIN	L,0-6	7-8		99	2.0	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	9.00	3.89	11	5	0	0	0	5		0	0	0	1	0	9	0	1	0	1	0	1	.21	-0.107	.47	-0.14%	-2.28	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d5
2	187	9	Apr 21	NYY	@	MIN	L,2-5	7-GF(8)		7	2.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	6.75	2.89	8	1	3	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.30	-0.036	.58	-0.04%	-0.19	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 3
3	188	14	Apr 27	NYY		DET	L,0-7	6-8		5	3.0	4	3	2	0	0	2	0	6.43	6.39	14	6	4	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	14	2	0	0	0	0	1	.05	-0.030	.12	-0.04%	-1.92	6t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d7
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	189	19	May 2	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-7	5-6		4	2.0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	5.00	5.50	8	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.013	.22	0.01%	0.76	5b --- 0 out d4	6b 3 out d4
5	190	25	May 7	NYY		CLE	L,0-8	GS-5	L(0-1)	4	4.2	7	3	3	2	2	0	0	5.27	4.58	23	4	8	1	0	7	38			0	1	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.209	1.02	-0.15%	-1.55	1t start tie	5t 12- 2 out d3
6	191	29	May 12(1)	NYY		BOS	L,1-8	6-8		4	3.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	4.32	4.01	11	4	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.004	.04	0.00%	1.08	6t --- 0 out d6	8t 3 out d6
7	192	31	May 14	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	2-7		1	5.1	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.68	3.66	21	8	6	2	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.25	0.162	1.60	0.12%	1.41	2b --- 0 out tie	7b --3 1 out a1
8	193	37	May 20	NYY	@	WSA	W,6-1	CG	W(1-1)	5	9.0	8	1	1	0	6	1	1	2.90	3.42	34	14	6	2	2	7	73			0	0	0	33	0	1	0	2	0	0	.83	0.225	.66	0.11%	2.28	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
9	194	45	May 30(2)	NYY		WSA	L,2-6	6-7		9	2.0	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	3.55	3.87	11	3	2	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	.41	-0.142	.63	-0.13%	-2.28	6t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	195	50	Jun 3	NYY		MIN	L,3-4	GS-6		3	6.0	8	2	2	0	2	0	0	3.46	3.54	23	8	5	0	0	8	50			1	1	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	.66	-0.065	.69	-0.04%	0.17	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
11	196	55	Jun 7(2)	NYY		CAL	L,4-8	3-5		3	3.0	6	3	3	0	2	1	0	3.86	3.67	15	4	3	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	-0.146	.23	-0.06%	-1.92	3t --- 0 out d2	5t 3 out d5
12	197	59	Jun 11	NYY		CHW	L,5-9	6-7		3	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.68	3.52	8	5	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.19	0.015	.12	0.01%	0.72	6t --- 0 out d5	7t 3 out d3
							1-11		W-L:1-1	4.4	44.0	49	20	18	9	24	5	2	3.68	3.52	187	1.60		6%	3%	48	54	0	---%	1	3	0	171	4	3	0	4	2	3	.57	-0.316	.64	-0.35%	-3.72

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