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

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

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 9	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-5	GS	30	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	5 (2)	Apr 14	CHC		PHI	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 18	CHC		MON	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
4	12 (2)	Apr 24	CHC		HOU	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
5	16 (3)	Apr 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-6	GS	23	5.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	20 (3)	May 2	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-4	GS	27	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	24 (3)	May 8	CHC		CIN	W,10-7	GS	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	28 (3)	May 12	CHC		ATL	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	31 (2)	May 16	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	GS	39	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	35 (3)	May 22	CHC	@	NYM	W,6-4	GS	26	4.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	39 (3)	May 26	CHC		PIT	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	42 (2)	May 30 (1)	CHC		SDP	L,4-11	GS	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	46 (3)	Jun 3	CHC		LAD	W,6-5	GS	34	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
14	49 (2)	Jun 7	CHC		SFG	W,8-4	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	53 (3)	Jun 12	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
16	57 (3)	Jun 17	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
17	61 (3)	Jun 21 (1)	CHC		STL	L,0-3	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	67 (5)	Jun 25	CHC		NYM	L,3-8	GS	11	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	71 (3)	Jun 29	CHC	@	STL	L,6-8	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	75 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,6-10	GS	33	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	82 (6)	Jul 8 (2)	CHC		MON	L,4-5	GS	36	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	P
22	85 (2)	Jul 12	CHC		PHI	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	86	Jul 16	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
24	90 (3)	Jul 20 (1)	CHC	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	31	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	95 (4)	Jul 24	CHC		ATL	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	98 (2)	Jul 26 (2)	CHC		ATL	W,7-6		10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	100 (1)	Jul 29	CHC		HOU	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	105 (4)	Aug 2	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS	33	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
29	110 (4)	Aug 6	CHC	@	MON	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	120 (9)	Aug 15 (2)	CHC		LAD	W,13-2	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
31	126 (5)	Aug 22	CHC	@	SFG	W,15-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	130 (3)	Aug 26	CHC	@	LAD	L,5-8	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	134 (3)	Sep 1	CHC		PHI	L,2-3	GS	36	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
34	138 (3)	Sep 5	CHC		NYM	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	142 (3)	Sep 9	CHC		MON	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	146 (3)	Sep 15	CHC		STL	W,5-3	GS	32	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
37	151 (4)	Sep 19	CHC	@	MON	W,8-4	GS	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
38	155 (3)	Sep 24	CHC	@	STL	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	159 (3)	Sep 28	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-6	GS	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
							39gm		287.2	11	44	2	57	1