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

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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 7	CHC		NYM	L,4-9	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (4)	Apr 17	CHC		STL	W,5-3	GS	33	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	14 (6)	Apr 26	CHC		HOU	L,2-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	18 (3)	May 1	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-1	GS	28	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	23 (4)	May 8	CHC		CIN	L,7-8	GS	24	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	28 (4)	May 12 (2)	CHC	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	33 (4)	May 18	CHC		PIT	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
8	37 (3)	May 24 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	W,9-7	GS	30	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	43 (5)	May 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-8	GS	32	7.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	47 (3)	Jun 2	CHC		SFG	L,6-8	GS	19	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	51 (3)	Jun 7	CHC		SDP	W,4-3	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	55 (3)	Jun 12	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-7	GS	7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	59 (3)	Jun 16	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-2	GS	32	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	63 (3)	Jun 22	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-7	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	70 (6)	Jul 1 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,5-4	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	77 (6)	Jul 7 (1)	CHC		HOU	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	83 (5)	Jul 12	CHC	@	CIN	W,10-8	GS	19	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	90 (6)	Jul 22 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,1-12	GS	22	4.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	93 (2)	Jul 24	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-6		16	3.1	3	0	0	3	0	P
20	97 (3)	Jul 28	CHC	@	NYM	L,4-6	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	106 (8)	Aug 5 (2)	CHC		STL	L,4-5	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	110 (3)	Aug 10 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,8-13		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	151 (40)	Sep 19 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	GS	25	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							23gm		117.2	8	11	1	20	0