Jim Kern

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 185lb (196cm, 83kg)

Born: March 15, 1949 in Gladwin, MI us

High School: Midland HS (Midland, MI)

Debut: September 6, 1974 (Age 25-175d, 13,548th in major league history)
vs. BAL 9.0 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 5 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: May 30, 1986 (Age 37-076d)
vs. MIL 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: James Lester Kern

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.1

ERA

3.32

416

793.1

651

WHIP

1.404

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

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	CIN		CHC	L,2-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 10	CIN		SFG	L,5-7		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	5	Apr 11	CIN		SFG	L,1-6		6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	7 (1)	Apr 13	CIN		ATL	L,5-8		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	8	Apr 14	CIN		ATL	L,2-5	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	11 (2)	Apr 18	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	12	Apr 20	CIN	@	ATL	L,2-4	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	13	Apr 21	CIN	@	ATL	L,3-4		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	17 (3)	Apr 25	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-3		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	18	Apr 27	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-3	GF	18	4.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	22 (3)	May 2 (1)	CIN		STL	W,5-1	GF	11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	25 (2)	May 5	CIN		HOU	L,7-8		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	27 (1)	May 8	CIN		PIT	L,2-4		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	28	May 9	CIN		PIT	L,3-6		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	32 (3)	May 14	CIN	@	PIT	L,7-8		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	33	May 15	CIN	@	PIT	L,9-12	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	36 (2)	May 18	CIN	@	NYM	L,4-7	GF	10	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	37	May 19	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-4	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	39 (1)	May 22	CIN		MON	L,2-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	44 (4)	May 28	CIN	@	MON	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	45	May 29	CIN	@	MON	L,1-4	GF	3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	47 (1)	May 31	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-5		13	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	52 (4)	Jun 6	CIN		NYM	L,3-6		3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	56 (3)	Jun 10	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-2		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	64 (7)	Jun 19	CIN		LAD	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	65	Jun 20	CIN		LAD	L,2-4	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	69 (3)	Jun 24	CIN		SDP	L,6-7		9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	72 (2)	Jun 27	CIN		ATL	L,0-2		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	74 (1)	Jun 29	CIN	@	SFG	L,0-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	75	Jun 30	CIN	@	SFG	L,6-7		13	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	76	Jul 2	CIN	@	ATL	L,4-6	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	78 (1)	Jul 4	CIN	@	ATL	L,1-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	80 (1)	Jul 6	CIN		STL	L,1-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	85 (4)	Jul 10 susp	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	86	Jul 11	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-9		8	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	87	Jul 15	CIN	@	STL	W,7-3	GF	15	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	90 (2)	Jul 18	CIN	@	STL	L,5-6		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	92 (1)	Jul 20	CIN		PIT	L,1-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	94 (1)	Jul 23	CIN		CHC	L,5-7		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	98 (3)	Jul 27	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-3	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	100 (1)	Jul 29	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	104 (3)	Aug 1	CIN		SDP	L,6-8		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	108 (3)	Aug 5	CIN	@	SDP	W,4-2		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	111 (2)	Aug 8	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-3	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	112	Aug 9	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-3	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	116 (3)	Aug 14	CIN		HOU	L,0-2	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
47	118 (1)	Aug 16	CIN		HOU	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	120 (1)	Aug 18	CIN		NYM	W,7-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	121	Aug 19	CIN		NYM	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	122	Aug 20	CIN		PHI	L,2-9	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to Chicago White Sox
51	124	Aug 24	CHW	@	CLE	L,7-14		9	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	126 (1)	Aug 27	CHW		KCR	L,1-7	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	128 (1)	Aug 29	CHW		KCR	L,4-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	129	Aug 30	CHW		CLE	W,4-1	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	132 (2)	Sep 2	CHW		TEX	W,6-5	GF	7	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	133	Sep 3	CHW		TEX	W,7-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	136 (2)	Sep 6	CHW	@	CAL	L,6-8		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	139 (2)	Sep 10	CHW	@	OAK	W,9-3		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	143 (3)	Sep 14	CHW		CAL	L,0-7	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
60	148 (4)	Sep 19	CHW		OAK	W,8-3	GF	9	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
61	150 (1)	Sep 21	CHW	@	SEA	L,4-5		15	4.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
62	157 (6)	Sep 27 (2)	CHW		SEA	W,4-1	GS	23	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
63	161 (3)	Oct 2	CHW	@	MIN	W,5-3	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							63gm		104.0	6	18	0	24	0