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

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Team Record in Appearances: 11-27 / in Starts: 0-1

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 21, Entered with runners on base: 28

1980 Pitching Game Log

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1980 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	257	1	Apr 10	TEX		NYY	W,1-0	10-10		99	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.00	20.75	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.35	-0.081	2.87	-0.06%	-0.41	10t --- 0 out tie	10t 12- 1 out tie
2	258	3	Apr 13(1)	TEX		NYY	L,4-9	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	5.75	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.48	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
3	259	7	Apr 16	TEX		CLE	W,8-7	7-GF	W(1-0)	2	2.2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	4.50	10	6	1	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	.50	0.099	.62	0.08%	1.86	7t 12- 1 out d2	9t end d 2
4	260	8	Apr 18	TEX	@	BOS	W,6-5	9-GF	S(1)	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	4.75	4	3	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.55	0.346	7.46	0.28%	0.92	9b 1-- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
5	261	10	Apr 20	TEX	@	BOS	L,5-6	6-GF(11)	BL(1-1)	1	5.1	5	1	1	4	3	0	0	0.87	4.30	24	8	8	4	2	1		2	1	0	0	0	20	2	0	2	0	0	0	2.53	0.245	4.15	0.24%	0.93	6b 1-3 0 out a1	11b end d 1
6	262	14	Apr 25	TEX	@	CLE	W,4-1	7-7	BS(2)	4	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.82	4.48	3	1	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.29	0.050	4.31	0.04%	0.41	7b 1-3 0 out a1	7b 12- 2 out tie
7	263	15	Apr 26	TEX	@	CLE	L,7-8	6-7	BL(1-2)	0	1.0	3	3	3	1	0	1	0	3.00	5.67	7	0	3	1	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	2.56	-0.565	3.34	-0.44%	-3.42	6b 12- 0 out a3	7b --3 0 out tie
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
8	264	19	May 2	TEX		BAL	L,5-7	8-8	BL(1-3)	5	0.0	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	5.25	5.92	3	0	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.57	-0.518	4.53	-0.39%	-3.14	8t -23 0 out a2	8t -2- 0 out d2
9	265	25	May 9	TEX		CHW	W,2-1	11-GF(11)	W(2-3)	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.97	5.59	2	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.10	0.321	8.50	0.32%	1.17	11t 1-3 1 out tie	11t end tie
10	266	26	May 10	TEX		CHW	L,6-10	8-8		0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.97	5.59	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.01	-0.243	5.48	-0.27%	-1.72	8t 1-3 1 out tie	8t 12- 1 out d2
11	267	29	May 13	TEX	@	BAL	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		2	0.2	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	4.73	5.75	5	1	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.28	-0.187	3.50	-0.17%	-1.06	8b --3 1 out tie	8b end d 2
12	268	31	May 16	TEX	@	NYY	L,2-6	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.40	5.40	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.06	0.00%	0.49	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
13	269	34	May 19	TEX		CAL	L,2-3	8-13	L(2-4)	2	5.1	1	1	1	5	2	0	0	3.66	5.24	21	7	6	0	0	1		1	0	1	0	0	13	1	0	3	1	0	0	2.89	0.534	4.68	0.52%	2.34	8t 1-- 0 out tie	13t --3 1 out tie
14	270	36	May 21	TEX		CAL	L,8-9	7-7	L(2-5)	1	0.0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3.66	5.40	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.57	-0.063	2.09	-0.05%	-0.33	7t --- 2 out a1	7t 12- 2 out a1
15	271	40	May 25	TEX	@	OAK	W,7-3	7-GF	S(2)	3	2.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.22	5.04	9	1	5	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.086	.72	0.08%	1.17	7b --- 1 out a3	9b end a 4
16	272	41	May 26	TEX	@	CAL	W,6-5	7-7		0	0.1	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	3.97	5.49	4	0	0	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.319	1.65	-0.29%	-2.65	7b -2- 1 out tie	7b -2- 2 out d3
17	273	43	May 28	TEX	@	CAL	L,6-7	7-8	BL(2-6)	1	0.2	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	4.24	5.79	5	2	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.86	-0.189	6.07	-0.18%	-0.69	7b 1-3 2 out a1	8b -2- 1 out tie
18	274	44	May 30	TEX		OAK	L,3-6	7-7		1	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.56	5.75	2	1	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.68	-0.093	2.71	-0.09%	-0.65	7t -2- 1 out d1	7t -2- 2 out d2
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
19	275	48	Jun 3	TEX	@	CHW	L,4-5	7-GF(8)	L(2-7)	3	2.0	3	1	1	2	3	0	0	4.56	5.52	11	1	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	1	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	-0.190	2.07	-0.18%	-0.01	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
20	276	51	Jun 5	TEX		KCR	L,0-8	GS-5	L(2-8)	1	4.2	8	5	5	3	4	2	0	5.34	5.98	23	7	1	1	0	8	29			2	0	0	20	2	1	0	2	0	0	.77	-0.262	1.20	-0.24%	-3.18	1t start tie	5t -23 2 out d5
21	277	57	Jun 12	TEX	@	MIL	L,1-8	7-8		6	1.2	4	4	4	2	2	0	0	6.19	5.88	11	1	2	0	1	4		2	1	1	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	1	0	.33	-0.030	.19	-0.01%	-3.36	7b 12- 0 out d2	8b -2- 2 out d7
22	278	59	Jun 14	TEX	@	TOR	L,6-7	7-7		1	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.19	5.97	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.10	-0.068	1.29	-0.03%	-0.39	7b 1-- 1 out a2	7b 12- 1 out a2
23	279	62	Jun 17	TEX	@	KCR	L,2-3	9-GF		2	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.12	6.03	3	0	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2.59	-0.288	2.43	-0.16%	-1.03	9b 1-- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
24	280	64	Jun 19	TEX		MIL	L,4-10	5-8		1	3.2	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	5.75	5.67	14	3	5	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	.08	0.003	.04	0.00%	0.96	5t 1-- 1 out d6	8t 3 out d6
25	281	67	Jun 22	TEX		TOR	L,5-6	8-GF(10)	BL(2-9)	2	2.1	4	2	2	2	2	0	0	5.87	5.54	13	3	3	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	1	0	1	0	4.12	-0.394	3.16	-0.18%	-0.55	8t 1-3 2 out a1	10t end d 1
26	282	70	Jun 26	TEX		SEA	L,4-8	7-8		3	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.58	5.48	8	4	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	.06	0.008	.05	0.00%	0.96	7t --- 0 out d8	8t 3 out d4
27	283	73	Jun 29	TEX		MIN	L,3-5	5-8		2	3.1	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	5.36	5.29	16	6	3	1	0	5		2	1	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.76	-0.048	.54	-0.02%	0.41	5t 12- 0 out d3	8t 1-- 1 out d2
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
28	284	75	Jul 1	TEX	@	SEA	L,5-6	7-9	HL(2-10)	1	2.0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	5.52	5.27	9	2	3	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.44	0.260	2.94	0.13%	1.29	7b 1-3 1 out a1	9b 12- 1 out a1
29	285	77	Jul 3	TEX	@	MIN	L,3-10	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.40	5.17	4	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.54	8b --- 0 out d7	8b end d 7
30	286	81	Jul 10	TEX		NYY	L,5-13	6-7		6	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	5.18	5.05	7	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.002	.01	0.00%	0.96	6t --- 0 out d8	7t 3 out d8
31	287	83	Jul 12	TEX		CLE	L,8-9	5-6		1	1.2	4	3	3	2	1	0	0	5.54	5.06	11	3	1	0	0	4		1	1	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	1	0	0	.26	-0.053	.14	-0.02%	-2.71	5t --3 0 out d4	6t -23 2 out d7
32	288	86	Jul 15	TEX		CHW	L,1-2	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.44	5.07	4	1	2	1	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.17	0.082	.64	0.03%	1.10	9t -2- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
33	289	89	Jul 18	TEX	@	BAL	L,7-8	7-7	HL(2-11)	2	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.75	5.06	3	1	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05	-0.293	1.55	-0.09%	-1.91	7b 12- 0 out a3	7b -23 1 out a1
34	290	95	Jul 25	TEX	@	CHW	W,6-4	4-GF	W(3-11)	6	5.2	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	5.18	4.85	18	7	4	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.16	0.351	.55	0.10%	3.42	4b --3 1 out d3	9b end a 2
35	291	99	Jul 27(2)	TEX	@	CHW	W,4-3	9-10	BS(7)	1	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.01	4.74	7	2	2	0	1	2		1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.33	0.079	1.36	0.02%	0.62	9b -2- 0 out a1	10b 3 out tie
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
36	292	103	Aug 1	TEX		BOS	W,7-5	6-7	H(3)	4	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.90	4.70	5	2	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.07	0.164	.56	0.03%	0.91	6t 12- 2 out a1	7t 3 out a1
37	293	109	Aug 8	TEX		DET	L,0-8	8-GF		6	1.2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	4.76	4.55	8	1	2	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	.03	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-1.35	8t 1-3 1 out d5	9t end d 8
38	294	118	Aug 17(2)	TEX	@	DET	W,12-6	8-9		8	1.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.83	4.54	7	1	1	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-1.70	8b 1-- 2 out a4	9b 12- 2 out a6
							11-27		W-L:3-11,Sv:2,BSv:7,Hld:3	2.5	63.1	65	38	34	45	40	4	2	4.83	4.54	295	1.24		5%	3%	60	29	43	51%	5	1	0	233	16	3	10	9	6	2	1.60	-1.268	1.90	-1.00%	-9.31

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