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: 11-17 / in Starts: 4-5

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 21, Entered with runners on base: 4

1978 Pitching Game Log

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1978 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	401	5	Apr 12	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-5	GS-6		99	5.0	4	2	2	4	2	1	0	3.60	6.79	21	8	3	0	0	4	49			0	0	0	17	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.14	0.101	1.42	0.08%	0.98	1b start tie	6b 1-- 0 out a2
2	402	11	Apr 19	NYY	@	TOR	L,3-4	GS-5		6	4.1	8	3	3	1	0	0	0	4.82	5.16	21	6	6	2	0	8	34			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	-0.127	1.45	-0.10%	-1.17	1b start a 1	5b 123 1 out d1
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
3	403	31	May 16	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-3	GS-6	W(1-0)	26	5.1	8	3	3	3	1	1	0	4.91	5.59	25	8	5	0	1	8	38			0	1	1	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	.66	0.081	1.05	0.08%	-1.03	1b start a 2	6b 12- 1 out a5
4	404	35	May 20	NYY	@	TOR	L,8-10	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.32	5.41	8	1	5	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.08	0.00%	0.95	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
5	405	37	May 21(2)	NYY	@	TOR	W,9-1	8-8		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.08	5.25	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.48	8b --- 0 out a8	8b 3 out a8
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
				Player went from New York Yankees to Chicago Cubs
6	406	55	Jun 12	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-2	7-GF	S(1)	21	3.0	2	2	2	0	4	1	0	4.35	5.10	11	3	4	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.41	0.145	3.42	0.21%	-0.66	7b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 1
7	407	58	Jun 16	CHC	@	HOU	W,7-6	9-9	H(1)	3	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.64	5.02	3	1	1	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.36	0.023	5.98	0.04%	0.09	9b --- 0 out a1	9b --3 2 out a1
8	408	60	Jun 18	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-3	7-8		1	1.1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	4.76	5.14	7	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.48	-0.017	1.19	-0.03%	-0.05	7b --- 0 out d2	8b --3 1 out d1
9	409	62	Jun 20	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-6	GS-5	L(1-1)	1	5.0	7	4	3	3	4	0	1	4.88	4.83	25	10	6	4	2	1	40			2	0	0	21	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.08	-0.175	3.25	-0.32%	-1.66	1b start tie	5b 3 out d4
10	410	66	Jun 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-6	GS-2	L(1-2)	3	1.2	5	5	3	1	0	1	0	5.52	5.24	12	5	5	2	0	1	28			0	0	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	1	.64	-0.307	2.23	-0.64%	-3.83	1b start tie	2b 123 2 out d4
11	411	70	Jun 28	CHC		NYM	W,9-8	GS-5		3	4.0	7	4	3	3	2	1	0	5.67	5.47	22	10	5	0	2	2	33			0	1	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	.93	-0.172	2.17	-0.24%	-2.01	1t start tie	5t 12- 0 out d3
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
12	412	75	Jul 2	CHC		PHI	L,5-6	GS-4	L(1-3)	3	3.0	4	4	4	3	6	1	0	6.19	5.50	15	3	2	1	1	1	38			0	0	0	12	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.01	-0.224	3.14	-0.42%	-2.44	1t start tie	4t --3 0 out d3
13	413	80	Jul 7	CHC	@	NYM	W,9-7	5-5		4	0.1	1	2	2	2	0	1	0	6.63	5.99	4	0	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	-0.438	2.55	-0.49%	-2.74	5b 1-- 1 out a2	5b 1-- 2 out d1
14	414	81	Jul 8	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-7	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.28	5.84	7	2	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.86	7b --- 0 out d7	8b end d 7
15	415	84	Jul 14	CHC		SDP	L,5-9	8-GF		5	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	6.20	6.00	7	3	3	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.023	.19	-0.03%	-0.01	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
16	416	90	Jul 19(1)	CHC		SFG	L,4-7	8-GF		4	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	6.12	5.87	9	3	3	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	1	0	0	.13	0.001	.28	0.00%	-0.01	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 5
17	417	92	Jul 20 susp	CHC		SFG	L,8-9	6-7		0	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.84	5.74	7	2	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.99	0.109	2.22	0.15%	0.99	6t --- 0 out d1	7t 3 out d1
18	418	93	Jul 21	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-4	8-8	H(2)	0	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5.80	5.85	3	0	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.85	-0.114	7.73	-0.14%	-0.90	8b 12- 1 out a2	8b 123 2 out a1
19	419	98	Jul 26	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-8	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	5.55	5.80	9	3	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.88	7b --- 0 out d8	8b end d 8
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
20	420	105	Aug 3	CHC		STL	W,3-2	GS-5		7	5.0	6	2	2	1	2	0	0	5.37	5.47	21	8	10	2	1	0	48			2	1	0	19	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.05	0.014	2.51	0.02%	0.48	1t start tie	5t 3 out d1
21	421	123	Aug 21	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-8	6-GF(8)		17	3.0	3	2	2	2	4	1	0	5.40	5.51	14	3	5	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.77	6b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 5
22	422	131	Aug 30	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-6	7-GF(8)		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.21	5.41	7	6	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.06	0.009	.13	0.01%	1.00	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
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
23	423	135	Sep 3(2)	CHC		HOU	W,4-2	2-6		3	4.1	3	0	0	2	4	0	0	4.84	5.18	16	6	3	3	0	1		3	0	1	0	0	14	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.30	0.275	2.07	0.26%	3.12	2t 123 1 out d2	6t 12- 2 out tie
24	424	147	Sep 15	CHC		STL	L,2-6	12-GF(12)		11	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.82	5.16	1	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.10	12t --- 2 out d5	12t end d 5
25	425	150	Sep 19	CHC		PIT	L,11-12	3-5		3	2.0	4	5	5	2	3	3	0	5.37	5.69	12	1	5	5	0	1		2	0	2	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.63	-0.228	.02	0.00%	-3.09	3t 1-3 1 out d3	5t --- 1 out d6
26	426	155	Sep 24	CHC	@	STL	W,5-4	GS-6		4	5.0	8	3	3	4	1	0	0	5.37	5.61	27	12	10	3	2	0	36			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.65	-0.286	.00	0.00%	-1.61	1b start a 1	6b 123 0 out a1
27	427	157	Sep 26	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-5	6-6		1	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	5.56	5.59	5	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.23	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-1.53	6b --- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d5
28	428	161	Sep 30	CHC		NYM	W,7-5	9-GF	S(2)	3	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	5.60	5.60	6	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.51	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 2
							11-17		W-L:1-3,Sv:2,Hld:2	3.0	70.2	82	48	44	44	39	12	1	5.60	5.60	328	1.13		18%	6%	33	38	8	25%	9	4	1	280	9	5	3	7	1	3	.89	-1.369	1.53	-1.55%	-14.08

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