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: 12-11

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 11, Entered with runners on base: 15

1981 Pitching Game Log

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1981 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	295	2	Apr 11	TEX	@	NYY	L,1-5	4-5		99	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	4.10	7	2	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.023	.07	0.01%	0.89	4b --- 0 out d4	5b 3 out d4
2	296	3	Apr 12	TEX	@	NYY	W,6-4	9-GF	S(1)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.89	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	0.040	.75	0.01%	0.21	9b 1-- 2 out a2	9b end a 2
3	297	11	Apr 22	TEX	@	BOS	W,16-8	8-GF		9	2.0	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	0.00	3.29	9	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.002	.02	0.00%	0.96	8b --- 0 out a8	9b end a 8
4	298	13	Apr 26	TEX	@	CLE	L,3-4	8-9	H(1)	3	0.2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	3.60	4.40	4	1	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.06	-0.059	1.52	-0.02%	-0.11	8b 12- 1 out a2	9b 12- 0 out a2
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
5	299	48	Jun 4	TEX	@	MIN	L,3-7	8-GF(8)		38	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	3.77	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.003	.03	0.00%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
6	300	52	Jun 8	TEX		DET	W,8-1	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.57	4.17	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.07	0.001	.08	0.00%	0.43	9t --- 0 out a7	9t end a 7
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
7	301	57	Aug 11	TEX	@	NYY	W,1-0	6-9	H(2)	63	3.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.80	3.80	11	4	3	0	1	2		1	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.01	0.273	3.13	0.17%	1.34	6b -2- 1 out a1	9b -2- 1 out a1
8	302	59	Aug 14	TEX		BOS	W,3-2	9-GF	W(1-0)	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.69	3.73	2	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.73	0.205	5.34	0.14%	0.83	9t 12- 1 out tie	9t end tie
9	303	60	Aug 15	TEX		BOS	L,3-5	8-10	L(1-1)	0	2.0	1	2	1	4	1	0	0	2.13	4.34	12	4	2	1	1	1		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	2	0	0	1	3.09	-0.147	3.75	-0.11%	-1.11	8t 1-- 0 out tie	10t 1-3 0 out d1
10	304	63	Aug 18(2)	TEX		MIL	W,8-6	8-GF	S(2)	2	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.93	3.89	6	3	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.88	0.101	1.75	0.06%	0.72	8t -2- 2 out a2	9t end a 2
11	305	64	Aug 19	TEX		MIL	W,4-1	9-GF	S(3)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.88	3.72	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.036	1.40	0.03%	0.55	9t -23 2 out a3	9t end a 3
12	306	67	Aug 23	TEX	@	DET	L,4-5	9-9	L(1-2)	3	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.45	3.90	3	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.87	-0.072	3.04	-0.05%	-0.41	9b --- 0 out tie	9b 12- 1 out tie
13	307	71	Aug 28	TEX	@	MIL	L,3-6	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.30	3.88	4	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.005	.13	0.00%	0.43	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
14	308	72	Aug 29	TEX	@	MIL	W,8-5	9-GF	S(4)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	3.85	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.51	0.037	2.18	0.03%	0.40	9b 12- 2 out a3	9b end a 3
Sep/Oct				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
15	309	79	Sep 5	TEX		DET	L,0-1	7-GF		6	3.0	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	1.89	3.65	12	4	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.119	1.22	0.11%	1.28	7t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
16	310	82	Sep 8	TEX	@	OAK	L,0-3	8-GF(8)		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.86	3.63	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.004	.26	0.00%	0.40	8b 12- 2 out d3	8b end d 3
17	311	83	Sep 9	TEX	@	OAK	W,9-4	7-7		0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.86	3.79	1	0	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.92	-0.062	2.26	-0.04%	-1.00	7b 123 1 out d1	7b 123 1 out d2
18	312	85	Sep 12	TEX	@	CAL	W,3-2	8-8	H(3)	2	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.83	3.92	3	0	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.95	-0.093	2.99	-0.09%	-0.77	8b -2- 1 out a2	8b 12- 2 out a1
19	313	87	Sep 14	TEX		OAK	L,2-5	8-GF		1	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.69	3.73	5	3	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.025	.35	0.02%	1.26	8t 12- 1 out d3	9t end d 3
20	314	98	Sep 26	TEX	@	MIN	L,3-7	8-GF(8)		11	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.08	3.71	3	0	1	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.22	-0.046	.01	0.00%	-1.65	8b --3 2 out d2	8b end d 4
21	315	100	Sep 28	TEX	@	SEA	W,6-5	8-GF	S(5)	1	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.96	3.47	4	1	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.91	0.387	.00	0.00%	1.22	8b 123 2 out a1	9b end a 1
22	316	101	Sep 29	TEX	@	SEA	W,6-2	8-GF	S(6)	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.80	3.36	8	3	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.100	.00	0.00%	0.94	8b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 4
23	317	105	Oct 4	TEX		CAL	L,2-9	2-7		4	5.0	7	4	4	4	1	0	0	2.70	3.57	25	6	7	2	0	7		2	0	0	0	0	20	1	0	0	1	1	0	.28	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-2.14	2t 1-3 2 out d4	7t 123 2 out d7
							12-11		W-L:1-2,Sv:6,Hld:3	2.2	30.0	21	10	9	22	20	0	1	2.70	3.57	131	1.52		4%	6%	20		26	12%	0	1	0	103	2	0	3	3	1	2	1.27	0.821	1.15	0.29%	5.15

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