Jim Bouton
Career 62–63 · 3.57 ERA · 720 SO · 1238.2 IP · 307 G · 35 H · 21 RBI · .101 AVG
Seasons leading his league
1
1 best in baseball
6
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1964
Best season
Spanning 1964–1964, peaking at 1 titles in 1964.
Clubs
20 Win Seasons
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 2,919th League titles 1
- 1,857th Best in baseball 1
- 3,509th Top-5 finishes 6
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 402nd Walks + Hits / IP 1.26
- 464th Pitcher Putouts 112
- 492nd Earned Run Average 3.57
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher Putouts | 1 | 1st | — | 1964 31 |
| Shutouts | — | #2 | — | 1963 #2 |
| Innings Pitched | — | #3 | — | 1964 #3 |
| Wins | — | #2 | — | 1963 #2 |
Pitching
10 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NYA | AL | 7 | 7 | 3.99 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 133.0 | 124 | 59 | 9 | 59 | 71 | 1.38 |
| 1963 | NYA | AL | 21 | 7 | 2.53 | 40 | 30 | 1 | 249.1 | 191 | 70 | 18 | 87 | 148 | 1.11 |
| 1964 | NYA | AL | 18 | 13 | 3.02 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 271.1 | 227 | 91 | 32 | 60 | 125 | 1.06 |
| 1965 | NYA | AL | 4 | 15 | 4.82 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 151.1 | 158 | 81 | 23 | 60 | 97 | 1.44 |
| 1966 | NYA | AL | 3 | 8 | 2.69 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 120.1 | 117 | 36 | 13 | 38 | 65 | 1.29 |
| 1967 | NYA | AL | 1 | 0 | 4.67 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 44.1 | 47 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 1.47 |
| 1968 | NYA | AL | 1 | 1 | 3.68 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 44.0 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 1.32 |
| 1969 | SE1 +1 | AL | 2 | 3 | 3.96 | 73 | 2 | 2 | 122.2 | 109 | 54 | 13 | 50 | 100 | 1.30 |
| 1970 | HOU | NL | 4 | 6 | 5.40 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 73.1 | 84 | 44 | 5 | 33 | 49 | 1.60 |
| 1978 | ATL | NL | 1 | 3 | 4.97 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 29.0 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 1.59 |
| Career | — | — | 62 | 63 | 3.57 | 304 | 144 | 6 | 1238.2 | 1,131 | 492 | 127 | 435 | 720 | 1.26 |
Batting
10 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NYA | AL | 38 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .063 | .139 | .063 | .201 |
| 1963 | NYA | AL | 40 | 83 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 0 | .072 | .083 | .084 | .168 |
| 1964 | NYA | AL | 38 | 100 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 0 | .130 | .139 | .150 | .289 |
| 1965 | NYA | AL | 31 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 0 | .093 | .204 | .093 | .297 |
| 1966 | NYA | AL | 24 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .105 | .128 | .105 | .233 |
| 1967 | NYA | AL | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 |
| 1968 | NYA | AL | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 |
| 1969 | SE1 +1 | AL | 73 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1970 | HOU | NL | 29 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .353 | .421 | .353 | .774 |
| 1978 | ATL | NL | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 |
| Career | — | — | 307 | 347 | 8 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 160 | 0 | .101 | .142 | .110 | .252 |
Fielding
1 position| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NYA | AL | P | 36 | 16 | 133.0 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 1.000 | 0.86 |
| 1963 | NYA | AL | P | 40 | 30 | 249.1 | 22 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 56 | .964 | 1.35 |
| 1964 | NYA | AL | P | 38 | 37 | 271.1 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 63 | .921 | 1.53 |
| 1965 | NYA | AL | P | 30 | 25 | 151.1 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 1.000 | 1.13 |
| 1966 | NYA | AL | P | 24 | 19 | 120.1 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 38 | .921 | 1.46 |
| 1967 | NYA | AL | P | 17 | 1 | 44.1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.000 | 0.47 |
| 1968 | NYA | AL | P | 12 | 3 | 44.0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1.000 | 1.50 |
| 1969 | SE1 | AL | P | 73 | 2 | 122.2 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 31 | .968 | 0.41 |
| 1970 | HOU | NL | P | 29 | 6 | 73.0 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 18 | .833 | 0.52 |
| 1978 | ATL | NL | P | 5 | 5 | 29.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .857 | 1.20 |
| Career | — | — | P | 304 | 144 | 1238.1 | 112 | 177 | 15 | 13 | 304 | .951 | 0.95 |