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 in St. Louis, MO

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	22-18 / in Starts: 21-17
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	38 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 118 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	67 (36-23-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 118 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	73 (37-23-12)

Most Driven In
C James	2
J Hickman	2
J Hiatt	1
J Martin	1
J Callison	0

Most Driven In By
B Williams	5

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 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	124	2 (1)	Apr 9	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.52	-0.038	.78	-0.04%	-0.47	P
2	125	5 (2)	Apr 14	CHC		PHI	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.30	-0.011	.42	-0.01%	-0.36	P
3	126	9 (3)	Apr 18	CHC		MON	W,8-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.65	-0.028	1.09	-0.03%	-0.74	P
4	127	12 (2)	Apr 24	CHC		HOU	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.214	.357	9	1.41	0.183	2.36	0.18%	0.86	P
5	128	16 (3)	Apr 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.200	.388	9	1.21	-0.034	2.97	-0.05%	-0.37	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
6	129	20 (3)	May 2	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.235	.458	9	1.49	-0.004	2.87	0.00%	-0.13	P
7	130	24 (3)	May 8	CHC		CIN	W,10-7	GS-6	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.333	.350	.683	9	.56	0.072	1.04	0.08%	1.49	P
8	131	28 (3)	May 12	CHC		ATL	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.304	.318	.623	9	1.32	-0.069	2.58	-0.08%	-0.52	P
9	132	31 (2)	May 16	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	GS-9	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.333	.385	.718	9	1.07	0.070	2.49	0.10%	0.65	P
10	133	35 (3)	May 22	CHC	@	NYM	W,6-4	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.345	.370	.715	9	.71	-0.006	1.76	-0.01%	0.07	P
11	134	39 (3)	May 26	CHC		PIT	W,6-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.267	.313	.333	.646	9	.83	-0.084	2.20	-0.13%	-1.17	P
12	135	42 (2)	May 30 (1)	CHC		SDP	L,4-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.333	.646	9						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
13	136	46 (3)	Jun 3	CHC		LAD	W,6-5	GS-9	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.333	.382	.716	9	.33	0.039	.78	0.05%	0.59	P
14	137	49 (2)	Jun 7	CHC		SFG	W,8-4	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.342	.389	.731	9	.72	0.004	1.75	0.01%	0.10	P
15	138	53 (3)	Jun 12	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.317	.359	.676	9	1.68	-0.125	4.14	-0.19%	-1.13	P
16	139	57 (3)	Jun 17	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.289	.326	.614	9	.74	-0.073	1.87	-0.11%	-0.85	P
17	140	59 (1)	Jun 19	CHC		STL	L,3-5	17-GF(17)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.283	.318	.601	7	1.99	-0.053	6.16	-0.10%	-0.26	PH
18	141	61 (1)	Jun 21 (1)	CHC		STL	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.271	.304	.575	9	1.24	-0.065	3.83	-0.12%	-0.52	P
19	142	67 (5)	Jun 25	CHC		NYM	L,3-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.239	.271	.304	.575	9						P
20	143	71 (3)	Jun 29	CHC	@	STL	L,6-8	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.260	.292	.552	9	1.27	-0.060	2.41	-0.07%	-0.54	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
21	144	75 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,6-10	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.250	.280	.530	9	1.23	-0.066	2.21	-0.07%	-0.67	P
22	145	82 (6)	Jul 8 (2)	CHC		MON	L,4-5	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.273	.288	.561	9	.87	0.043	1.17	0.04%	0.42	P
23	146	85 (2)	Jul 12	CHC		PHI	W,10-2	CG	5	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.305	.309	.614	9	.44	0.014	.47	0.01%	1.14	P
24	147	86	Jul 16	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.295	.298	.593	9	1.41	-0.071	1.70	-0.05%	-0.58	P
25	148	90 (3)	Jul 20 (1)	CHC	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.281	.283	.565	9	.95	-0.074	1.28	-0.06%	-0.61	P
26	149	95 (4)	Jul 24	CHC		ATL	W,11-1	CG	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.294	.313	.607	9	.32	-0.009	.49	-0.01%	-0.77	P
27	150	98 (2)	Jul 26 (2)	CHC		ATL	W,7-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.290	.308	.598	9	.13	-0.003	.15	0.00%	-0.26	P
28	151	100 (1)	Jul 29	CHC		HOU	W,9-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.294	.572	9	.18	-0.028	.20	-0.02%	-1.51	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
29	152	105 (4)	Aug 2	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.278	.541	9	.71	-0.079	1.27	-0.09%	-0.79	P
30	153	110 (4)	Aug 6	CHC	@	MON	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.266	.293	.559	9	.89	-0.076	1.40	-0.07%	-0.66	P
31	154	120 (9)	Aug 15 (2)	CHC		LAD	W,13-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.256	.282	.538	9	.27	-0.028	.27	-0.02%	-0.93	P
32	155	126 (5)	Aug 22	CHC	@	SFG	W,15-0	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.253	.277	.530	9	.39	0.026	.65	0.03%	-0.20	P
33	156	130 (3)	Aug 26	CHC	@	LAD	L,5-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.258	.282	.541	9	1.03	0.005	1.74	0.01%	0.06	P
Sept		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
34	157	134 (3)	Sep 1	CHC		PHI	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.250	.273	.523	9	1.29	-0.102	4.81	-0.23%	-0.70	P
35	158	138 (3)	Sep 5	CHC		NYM	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.220	.253	.275	.527	9	.61	0.019	3.46	0.07%	0.09	P
36	159	142 (3)	Sep 9	CHC		MON	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.247	.269	.516	9	1.44	-0.081	5.51	-0.19%	-0.64	P
37	160	146 (3)	Sep 15	CHC		STL	W,5-3	GS-9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.260	.274	.534	9	.65	0.020	2.40	0.04%	0.23	P
38	161	151 (4)	Sep 19	CHC	@	MON	W,8-4	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.214	.252	.265	.518	9	.89	-0.145	3.99	-0.39%	-1.72	P
39	162	155 (3)	Sep 24	CHC	@	STL	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.243	.255	.498	9	.59	-0.061	1.47	-0.09%	-0.88	P
40	163	159 (3)	Sep 28	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-6	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.236	.248	.484	9	.95	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.63	P
							22-18		118	105	6	21	5	0	0	6	5	0	22	0	8	0	2	3	0	0	.200	.236	.248	.484		.79	-1.052	1.77	-1.61%	-12.94

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