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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Team Record in Appearances: 22-17 / in Starts: 21-17

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1970 Pitching Game Log

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1970 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	123	2	Apr 9	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-5	GS-7	L(0-1)	99	6.1	6	4	3	5	7	0	0	4.26	2.80	30	8	4	0	1	6	49			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.61	-0.031	2.43	-0.03%	0.24	1b start tie	7b 1-3 1 out a1
2	124	5	Apr 14	CHC		PHI	W,5-4	CG	W(1-1)	4	9.0	9	4	4	3	7	1	0	4.11	3.22	38	13	6	1	0	9	57			0	0	0	35	2	1	0	1	0	0	.78	0.371	1.09	0.31%	1.03	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
3	125	9	Apr 18	CHC		MON	W,8-1	CG	W(2-1)	3	9.0	4	1	0	5	7	0	0	2.59	3.05	35	11	9	0	3	3	79			1	0	0	30	0	1	0	1	0	1	.56	0.210	.94	0.21%	4.03	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
4	126	12	Apr 24	CHC		HOU	W,6-3	CG	W(3-1)	5	9.0	5	3	3	4	10	0	0	2.70	2.70	35	6	10	1	2	5	71			1	1	0	29	2	0	0	0	2	0	.94	0.189	1.57	0.19%	2.03	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
5	127	16	Apr 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-6	GS-6	L(3-2)	3	5.0	6	5	5	2	4	2	1	3.52	3.39	23	7	3	0	1	6	37			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	.86	-0.207	2.12	-0.31%	-1.94	1b start tie	6b 1-- 0 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	128	20	May 2	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-4	GS-6	L(3-3)	3	5.2	7	4	4	3	6	2	0	3.89	3.82	27	7	4	0	0	7	42			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.174	1.66	-0.20%	-1.07	1b start tie	6b 1-- 2 out d3
7	129	24	May 8	CHC		CIN	W,10-7	GS-6	W(4-3)	5	5.0	9	5	5	2	6	3	0	4.41	4.37	27	8	2	0	0	8	33			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	1	.81	-0.157	1.49	-0.17%	-3.22	1t start tie	6t 12- 0 out a5
8	130	28	May 12	CHC		ATL	W,4-3	GS-8		3	8.0	5	3	2	3	4	0	0	4.11	4.15	30	8	10	0	3	5	63			0	1	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.07	0.105	2.09	0.12%	1.47	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
9	131	31	May 16	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	GS-9	W(5-3)	3	8.2	10	2	0	3	9	0	0	3.56	3.81	39	10	13	7	0	4	66			0	1	0	36	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.50	0.408	3.49	0.57%	2.84	1b start tie	9b 123 2 out a2
10	132	35	May 22	CHC	@	NYM	W,6-4	GS-5		5	4.2	7	4	3	3	3	1	0	3.71	3.96	26	8	5	0	1	7	36			0	0	0	23	0	1	0	0	0	2	1.25	-0.148	3.11	-0.22%	-1.92	1b start a 3	5b 12- 2 out a2
11	133	39	May 26	CHC		PIT	W,6-3	CG	W(6-3)	3	9.0	7	3	2	1	5	2	0	3.52	4.05	34	10	11	4	2	7	67			1	1	0	33	2	0	0	1	0	1	.98	0.249	2.62	0.40%	2.03	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
12	134	42	May 30(1)	CHC		SDP	L,4-11	GS-2		3	2.0	5	4	4	1	2	1	0	3.87	4.16	12	2	2	0	1	5	31			0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.252	2.41	-0.35%	-2.88	1t start tie	2t 3 out d4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	135	46	Jun 3	CHC		LAD	W,6-5	GS-9		3	8.0	7	5	2	2	7	0	0	3.73	3.94	34	12	6	0	0	7	59			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	2	1	3	.93	0.031	2.16	0.04%	0.46	1t start tie	9t 12- 0 out a2
14	136	49	Jun 7	CHC		SFG	W,8-4	GS-7		3	6.0	7	4	4	4	2	3	0	3.87	4.35	28	8	7	0	0	7	40			0	1	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.058	2.59	-0.09%	-0.04	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out a1
15	137	53	Jun 12	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	W(7-3)	4	9.0	5	1	1	5	1	0	0	3.62	4.32	37	17	9	1	1	5	69			0	0	0	32	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.94	0.676	4.79	1.00%	3.30	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
16	138	57	Jun 17	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-1	CG	W(8-3)	4	9.0	7	1	1	0	10	1	0	3.41	4.13	34	11	6	0	0	7	79			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.399	2.19	0.60%	3.48	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
17	139	61	Jun 21(1)	CHC		STL	L,0-3	GS-8	L(8-4)	3	8.0	7	2	2	5	7	0	1	3.34	4.06	35	10	5	0	3	7	62			1	1	0	29	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.13	0.164	3.49	0.30%	2.47	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
18	140	67	Jun 25	CHC		NYM	L,3-8	GS-2	L(8-5)	3	1.1	6	6	6	1	2	0	0	3.74	4.04	11	3	0	0	0	5	19			2	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.361	3.26	-0.69%	-5.35	1t start tie	2t -23 1 out d5
19	141	71	Jun 29	CHC	@	STL	L,6-8	GS-8		3	7.0	9	6	6	2	3	1	0	3.96	4.06	32	8	10	1	3	9	36			0	0	0	29	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.39	-0.335	2.65	-0.38%	-1.41	1b start a 2	8b 12- 0 out a2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	142	75	Jul 4(1)	CHC		PIT	L,6-10	GS-6	L(8-6)	4	6.0	14	7	7	1	4	2	0	4.25	4.16	33	13	11	8	0	4	19			0	0	0	32	3	0	0	1	0	1	1.17	-0.440	2.11	-0.48%	-3.64	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
21	143	82	Jul 8(2)	CHC		MON	L,4-5	GS-8	L(8-7)	3	8.0	6	5	1	4	7	0	0	4.07	4.06	36	14	5	1	2	6	61			1	0	0	30	2	0	2	0	1	2	1.69	-0.267	2.28	-0.22%	-0.53	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
22	144	85	Jul 12	CHC		PHI	W,10-2	CG	W(9-7)	3	9.0	9	2	2	2	6	1	0	3.95	4.02	35	9	10	2	1	8	65			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	3	1	0	.88	0.283	.94	0.18%	3.03	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
23	145	86	Jul 16	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS-7	L(9-8)	3	7.0	2	2	0	2	3	0	0	3.78	3.96	26	12	7	2	1	2	70			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	1	1	.76	0.028	.91	0.02%	1.38	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
24	146	90	Jul 20(1)	CHC	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	L(9-9)	3	8.2	5	3	3	3	7	1	0	3.74	3.94	31	9	7	0	2	5	66			0	1	0	28	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.27	0.084	1.71	0.07%	1.65	1b start tie	9b --- 2 out d2
25	147	95	Jul 24	CHC		ATL	W,11-1	CG	W(10-9)	3	9.0	6	1	1	1	6	0	0	3.60	3.82	34	11	10	0	6	6	76			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	.29	0.178	.43	0.16%	4.03	1t start tie	9t 3 out a10
26	148	98	Jul 26(2)	CHC		ATL	W,7-6	8-9		1	1.2	5	3	3	0	2	0	0	3.72	3.79	10	2	1	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	10	2	1	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.036	.80	-0.03%	-2.13	8t --- 0 out a4	9t 1-- 2 out a1
27	149	100	Jul 29	CHC		HOU	W,9-2	CG	W(11-9)	2	9.0	8	2	1	3	5	1	0	3.59	3.80	37	10	12	2	2	7	67			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	1	0	1	.52	0.136	.59	0.09%	3.03	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	150	105	Aug 2	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS-9		3	8.0	8	2	2	1	4	1	0	3.54	3.79	33	13	7	0	1	8	61			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.70	-0.112	3.05	-0.12%	1.70	1b start tie	9b -23 0 out a1
29	151	110	Aug 6	CHC	@	MON	W,4-2	CG	W(12-9)	3	9.0	3	2	2	3	6	0	0	3.47	3.73	34	10	12	0	1	3	76			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.18	0.444	1.85	0.42%	2.48	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
30	152	120	Aug 15(2)	CHC		LAD	W,13-2	CG	W(13-9)	8	9.0	9	2	2	4	5	1	0	3.41	3.75	37	11	8	1	3	9	62			0	0	0	33	4	0	0	1	0	0	.45	0.088	.46	0.05%	3.03	1t start tie	9t 3 out a11
31	153	126	Aug 22	CHC	@	SFG	W,15-0	SHO	W(14-9)	6	9.0	1	0	0	3	7	0	0	3.27	3.68	31	12	8	0	0	1	89			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	1	.08	0.062	.13	0.06%	4.48	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a15
32	154	130	Aug 26	CHC	@	LAD	L,5-8	GS-6	L(14-10)	3	6.0	8	7	7	1	3	1	0	3.46	3.70	27	7	8	1	2	8	30			1	0	0	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	.45	-0.315	.77	-0.32%	-4.13	1b start tie	6b 3 out d5
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	155	134	Sep 1	CHC		PHI	L,2-3	GS-9		5	8.2	8	2	2	4	2	1	0	3.41	3.75	36	12	12	3	2	6	58			1	0	0	32	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.49	0.196	5.55	0.44%	2.22	1t start tie	9t 123 2 out tie
34	156	138	Sep 5	CHC		NYM	L,3-5	CG	L(14-11)	3	9.0	8	5	5	3	10	0	0	3.47	3.66	36	8	8	1	2	7	58			0	1	0	33	3	0	1	0	0	0	.72	-0.035	4.11	-0.12%	0.03	1t start tie	9t 3 out d4
35	157	142	Sep 9	CHC		MON	L,2-3	GS-7		3	7.0	7	2	2	2	5	1	0	3.44	3.67	28	7	7	1	3	7	58			0	0	0	25	1	0	1	1	0	0	.96	0.154	3.65	0.35%	1.92	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
36	158	146	Sep 15	CHC		STL	W,5-3	GS-9	W(15-11)	5	8.0	9	3	3	0	2	1	1	3.44	3.69	32	17	3	0	2	9	54			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	2	0	0	.99	0.152	3.68	0.34%	1.13	1t start tie	9t 1-3 0 out a3
37	159	151	Sep 19	CHC	@	MON	W,8-4	GS-9	W(16-11)	3	8.0	13	4	4	0	5	1	0	3.47	3.67	37	10	9	1	2	13	45			0	0	0	35	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.068	5.44	0.19%	-0.86	1b start a 2	9b 123 0 out a5
38	160	155	Sep 24	CHC	@	STL	W,7-1	CG	W(17-11)	4	9.0	7	1	1	2	3	0	0	3.39	3.63	35	12	11	0	3	7	70			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	0	.71	0.241	1.79	0.36%	3.62	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
39	161	159	Sep 28	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-6	GS-9		3	9.0	7	3	3	1	8	1	0	3.38	3.60	33	11	8	1	1	5	68			0	0	0	32	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.14	-0.036	.00	0.00%	1.53	1b start tie	9b 3 out tie
							22-17		W-L:17-11	3.5	287.2	271	125	108	94	202	30	3	3.38	3.60	1208	1.32		6%	9%	245	57	0	---%	10	8	0	1093	49	8	6	26	7	16	1.01	1.952	2.26	2.78%	29.54

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