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

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.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 12	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-5	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	11 (5)	Apr 19	NYY	@	TOR	L,3-4	GS	21	4.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	31 (19)	May 16	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-3	GS	25	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	35 (3)	May 20	NYY	@	TOR	L,8-10	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	37 (1)	May 21 (2)	NYY	@	TOR	W,9-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from New York Yankees to Chicago Cubs
6	55	Jun 12	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	58 (2)	Jun 16	CHC	@	HOU	W,7-6		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	60 (1)	Jun 18	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-3		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	62 (1)	Jun 20	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-6	GS	25	5.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
10	66 (3)	Jun 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-6	GS	12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	70 (3)	Jun 28	CHC		NYM	W,9-8	GS	22	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	75 (4)	Jul 2	CHC		PHI	L,5-6	GS	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	80 (4)	Jul 7	CHC	@	NYM	W,9-7		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	81	Jul 8	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-7	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	84 (2)	Jul 14	CHC		SDP	L,5-9	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	90 (5)	Jul 19 (1)	CHC		SFG	L,4-7	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	92 (1)	Jul 20 susp	CHC		SFG	L,8-9		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	93	Jul 21	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-4		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	98 (4)	Jul 26	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-8	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	105 (6)	Aug 3	CHC		STL	W,3-2	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	123 (17)	Aug 21	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-8	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	131 (7)	Aug 30	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-6	GF	7	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	135 (3)	Sep 3 (2)	CHC		HOU	W,4-2		16	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	147 (11)	Sep 15	CHC		STL	L,2-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	150 (2)	Sep 19	CHC		PIT	L,11-12		12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	155 (4)	Sep 24	CHC	@	STL	W,5-4	GS	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	157 (1)	Sep 26	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	161 (3)	Sep 30	CHC		NYM	W,7-5	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							28gm		70.2	3	11	0	14	1