Ken Holtzman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: November 3, 1945 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: April 14, 2024

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL).

High School: University City HS (University City, MO)

Schools: University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: September 4, 1965 (Age 19-305d, 12,398th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 19, 1979 (Age 33-320d)
vs. STL 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Kenneth Dale Holtzman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.3

174

150

ERA

3.49

451

410

2867.1

1601

WHIP

1.289

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-2 / in Starts: 6-2
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1972	ALCS g3	Oct 10	OAK	@	DET	L,0-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.85	-0.022	20.26	-0.30%	-0.19	P
2	1972	WS g1	Oct 14	OAK	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.62	-0.030	32.39	-0.98%	-0.28	P
3	1972	WS g4	Oct 19	OAK		CIN	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.57	-0.042	36.73	-1.51%	-0.42	P
4	1972	WS g7	Oct 22	OAK	@	CIN	W,3-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
1973 Postseason			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
5	1973	WS g1	Oct 13	OAK		NYM	W,2-1	GS-5	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	9	.46	0.026	24.04	0.75%	0.21	P
6	1973	WS g4	Oct 17	OAK	@	NYM	L,1-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	9						P
7	1973	WS g7	Oct 21	OAK		NYM	W,5-2	GS-6	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.333	2.000	9	.41	0.045	67.50	4.13%	0.31	P
1974 Postseason			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
8	1974	WS g1	Oct 12	OAK	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS-5	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	9	.94	0.113	48.96	3.85%	1.03	P
9	1974	WS g4	Oct 16	OAK		LAD	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	1.500	2.100	9	1.16	0.004	74.76	-0.40%	0.03	P
									14	13	4	4	3	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	.308	.357	.769	1.126

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