Jim Kern

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: March 15, 1949 in Gladwin, MI us

Debut: September 6, 1974 (Age 25-175d, 13,555th 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

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1968	19	CLE-min	Rk,A	4	7	.364	4.93	24	14		0	0		73.0	73	62	40	3	58	0	73	3	0	7				1.795	9.0	0.4	7.2	9.0	1.26	INS,RKH GULF,WCRS
1970	21	CLE-min	A	5	6	.455	5.07	18	17		2	0	0	87.0	66	59	49	3	90	0	91	6	1	29				1.793	6.8	0.3	9.3	9.4	1.01	SUM,REN WCRS,CALL
1971	22	CLE-min	A	7	9	.438	6.57	24	22		2	1	0	100.0	99	91	73	7	100	0	109	6	2	27				1.990	8.9	0.6	9.0	9.8	1.09	REN CALL
1972	23	CLE-min	AA	3	11	.214	4.33	22	14		5	0	2	104.0	87	55	50	4	73	2	90	4	0	6				1.538	7.5	0.3	6.3	7.8	1.23	ELM EL
1973	24	CLE-min	AA	11	7	.611	2.98	25	25		5	0	0	166.0	130	76	55	1	129	3	182	8	0	13				1.560	7.0	0.1	7.0	9.9	1.41	SAN TL
1974	25	CLE-min	AAA	17	7	.708	2.52	25	25		14	1	0	189.0	139	63	53	3	104	0	220	7	2	17				1.286	6.6	0.1	5.0	10.5	2.12	OKC AA
1974	25	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	4.70	4	3	0	1	0	0	15.1	16	9	8	1	14	1	11	0	1	0	76	79	4.73	1.957	9.4	0.6	8.2	6.5	0.79
1975	26	CLE-min	AAA	1	1	.500	6.43	3	3		0	0	0	14.0	12	10	10	0	11	1	11	2	0	0				1.643	7.7	0.0	7.1	7.1	1.00	OKC AA
1975	26	CLE	AL	1	2	.333	3.77	13	7	1	0	0	0	71.2	60	31	30	5	45	3	55	5	1	3	311	100	4.05	1.465	7.5	0.6	5.7	6.9	1.22
1976	27	CLE	AL	10	7	.588	2.37	50	2	31	0	0	15	117.2	91	38	31	2	50	7	111	5	2	6	480	146	2.37	1.198	7.0	0.2	3.8	8.5	2.22
1977	28	CLE	AL	8	10	.444	3.42	60	0	46	0	0	18	92.0	85	39	35	3	47	8	91	6	0	4	393	116	2.91	1.435	8.3	0.3	4.6	8.9	1.94	AS
1978	29	CLE	AL	10	10	.500	3.08	58	0	43	0	0	13	99.1	77	36	34	4	58	7	95	3	0	5	423	122	3.04	1.359	7.0	0.4	5.3	8.6	1.64	AS
1979	30	TEX	AL	13	5	.722	1.57	71	0	57	0	0	29	143.0	99	35	25	5	62	6	136	2	0	5	578	264	2.63	1.126	6.2	0.3	3.9	8.6	2.19	AS,CYA-4,MVP-11
1980	31	TEX	AL	3	11	.214	4.83	38	1	15	0	0	2	63.1	65	38	34	4	45	10	40	2	1	3	295	81	4.54	1.737	9.2	0.6	6.4	5.7	0.89
1981	32	TEX-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.0	2	0	0	0	5	0	6	0	0	0				1.167	3.0	0.0	7.5	9.0	1.20	WCH AA
1981	32	TEX	AL	1	2	.333	2.70	23	0	15	0	0	6	30.0	21	10	9	0	22	3	20	1	1	1	131	129	3.57	1.433	6.3	0.0	6.6	6.0	0.91
1982	33	TOT	MLB	5	6	.455	3.46	63	1	33	0	0	5	104.0	81	43	40	6	60	14	66	2	2	11	447	110	3.99	1.356	7.0	0.5	5.2	5.7	1.10
1982	33	CIN	NL	3	5	.375	2.84	50	0	26	0	0	2	76.0	61	27	24	3	48	14	43	2	2	9	335	130	4.07	1.434	7.2	0.4	5.7	5.1	0.90
1982	33	CHW	AL	2	1	.667	5.14	13	1	7	0	0	3	28.0	20	16	16	3	12	0	23	0	0	2	112	80	3.75	1.143	6.4	1.0	3.9	7.4	1.92
1983	34	CHW	AL	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3		2.76	1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
1984	35	MIL-min	AA	2	0	1.000	6.00	8	1	2	0	0	1	15.0	19	10	10	0	8	0	13	1	0	3				1.800	11.4	0.0	4.8	7.8	1.63	ELP TL
1984	35	TOT	MLB	1	1	.500	7.50	14	0	8	0	0	0	18.0	26	16	15	3	13	1	12	0	0	3	93	52	5.77	2.167	13.0	1.5	6.5	6.0	0.92
1984	35	PHI	NL	0	1	.000	10.13	8	0	5	0	0	0	13.1	20	16	15	3	10	1	8	0	0	3	70	37	6.74	2.250	13.5	2.0	6.8	5.4	0.80
1984	35	MIL	AL	1	0	1.000	0.00	6	0	3	0	0	0	4.2	6	0	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	23		2.98	1.929	11.6	0.0	5.8	7.7	1.33
1985	36	MIL-min	AAA	0	0		2.89	5	0	4	0	0	0	9.1	3	3	3	1	8	0	4	0	0	0				1.179	2.9	1.0	7.7	3.9	0.50	VAN PCL
1985	36	MIL	AL	0	1	.000	6.55	5	0	1	0	0	0	11.0	14	8	8	1	5	1	3	0	0	3	50	66	4.68	1.727	11.5	0.8	4.1	2.5	0.60
1986	37	CLE	AL	1	1	.500	7.90	16	0	4	0	0	0	27.1	34	28	24	1	23	0	11	3	0	3	142	53	5.30	2.085	11.2	0.3	7.6	3.6	0.48
13 Yrs				53	57	.482	3.32	416	14	254	1	0	88	793.1	670	332	293	35	444	61	651	29	8	48	3422	116	3.40	1.404	7.6	0.4	5.0	7.4	1.47
162 Game Avg.				8	9	.482	3.32	66	2	40	0	0	14	125	106	53	46	6	70	10	103	5	1	8	541	116	3.40	1.404	7.6	0.4	5.0	7.4	1.47
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CLE (6 yrs)				30	31	.492	3.44	201	12	125	1	0	46	423.1	363	181	162	16	237	26	374	22	4	21	1825	109	3.20	1.417	7.7	0.3	5.0	8.0	1.58
TEX (3 yrs)				17	18	.486	2.59	132	1	87	0	0	37	236.1	185	83	68	9	129	19	196	5	2	9	1004	155	3.26	1.329	7.0	0.3	4.9	7.5	1.52
MIL (2 yrs)				1	1	.500	4.60	11	0	4	0	0	0	15.2	20	8	8	1	8	1	7	0	0	3	73	93	4.18	1.787	11.5	0.6	4.6	4.0	0.88
CHW (2 yrs)				2	1	.667	5.02	14	1	7	0	0	3	28.2	21	17	16	3	12	0	23	0	0	3	115	83	3.73	1.151	6.6	0.9	3.8	7.2	1.92
PHI (1 yr)				0	1	.000	10.13	8	0	5	0	0	0	13.1	20	16	15	3	10	1	8	0	0	3	70	37	6.74	2.250	13.5	2.0	6.8	5.4	0.80
CIN (1 yr)				3	5	.375	2.84	50	0	26	0	0	2	76.0	61	27	24	3	48	14	43	2	2	9	335	130	4.07	1.434	7.2	0.4	5.7	5.1	0.90

AL (13 yrs)				50	51	.495	3.25	358	14	223	1	0	86	704.0	589	289	254	29	386	46	600	27	6	36	3017	119	3.27	1.385	7.5	0.4	4.9	7.7	1.55
NL (2 yrs)				3	6	.333	3.93	58	0	31	0	0	2	89.1	81	43	39	6	58	15	51	2	2	12	405	94	4.47	1.556	8.2	0.6	5.8	5.1	0.88

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