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

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

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	OAK		MIN	W,4-3	GS	29	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 19 (1)	OAK		KCR	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	6 (1)	Apr 23	OAK	@	MIN	L,4-8	GS	17	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	9 (2)	Apr 28	OAK	@	MIL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	12 (2)	May 5	OAK		NYY	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
6	15 (2)	May 9 (1)	OAK		MIL	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	19 (3)	May 13	OAK		BOS	L,6-9	GS	29	6.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
8	23 (3)	May 17	OAK	@	CAL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
9	27 (3)	May 21	OAK	@	KCR	W,5-2	GS	23	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
10	31 (3)	May 26	OAK		CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
11	36 (4)	May 30	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	39 (2)	Jun 3	OAK	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	44 (4)	Jun 7	OAK	@	CLE	W,10-4	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	47 (2)	Jun 11	OAK	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
15	51 (3)	Jun 16	OAK		CLE	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	1	3	1	P
16	56 (4)	Jun 21	OAK		DET	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	61 (4)	Jun 26	OAK	@	TEX	W,3-0	GS	26	7.1	0	2	0	2	1	P
18	66 (4)	Jun 30	OAK	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	71 (4)	Jul 5	OAK		NYY	L,1-4	GS	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
20	76 (4)	Jul 10	OAK		BOS	L,2-4	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	81 (4)	Jul 15	OAK	@	NYY	W,6-2	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	86 (4)	Jul 20 (1)	OAK	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
23	91 (4)	Jul 23	OAK	@	BOS	W,6-3		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	93 (1)	Jul 28	OAK		MIN	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	98 (4)	Aug 1	OAK		KCR	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	102 (3)	Aug 6 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	W,6-3	GS	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	107 (4)	Aug 10 susp	OAK		CHW	W,5-3	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	111 (3)	Aug 14	OAK	@	BAL	W,5-2	GS	21	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	115 (3)	Aug 20	OAK	@	CLE	L,1-3	GS	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	118 (2)	Aug 23	OAK	@	DET	L,5-7	GS	10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	121 (2)	Aug 27	OAK		BAL	W,2-1	GS	29	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	125 (3)	Sep 1	OAK		DET	W,4-1	GS	23	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	130 (4)	Sep 6	OAK	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	134 (3)	Sep 10	OAK	@	TEX	W,7-2	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	139 (4)	Sep 15	OAK		TEX	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	143 (3)	Sep 20	OAK		CHW	W,6-3	GS	25	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
37	148 (4)	Sep 27 (1)	OAK		MIN	W,1-0	GS	29	8.0	0	6	0	6	0	P
38	153 (4)	Oct 1	OAK	@	KCR	W,4-2	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	154	Oct 3	OAK	@	CAL	L,2-3		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							39gm		265.1	7	47	1	55	4