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Jim Bouton

Jim Bouton

1962–1978  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'0", 170 lb  ·  b. 1939 Newark, NJ

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 1871

Among 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

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

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1964 1 P PO 31

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 GGSINN POAEDPTC 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