Jim Bouton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: March 8, 1939 in Newark, NJ us

Died: July 10, 2019 in Great Barrington, MA

High School: Bloom HS (Chicago Heights, IL)

School: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)

Debut: April 22, 1962 (Age 23-045d, 11,976th in major league history)
vs. CLE 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1978 (Age 39-205d)
vs. CIN 3.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: James Alan Bouton

Nicknames: Bulldog

Pronunciation: \BOW-tun\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.5

ERA

3.57

304

144

1238.2

720

WHIP

1.264

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-23 / in Starts: 6-10
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 40 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	28 (16-10-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 40 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (12-7-4)

Most Driven In
B Skowron	1
P Linz	0

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	8 (7)	Apr 22 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,5-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	2	21 (12)	May 6 (2)	NYY		WSA	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.14	-0.015	.42	-0.03%	-1.23	P
3	3	26 (4)	May 13 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-8	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.42	-0.021	1.71	-0.05%	-0.38	P
4	4	27	May 15	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-14	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	5	35 (7)	May 23	NYY		KCA	W,13-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	6	40 (4)	May 27 (2)	NYY		DET	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	7	41	May 29	NYY	@	KCA	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.52	-0.082	5.37	-0.17%	-0.70	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	8	51 (9)	Jun 10 (1)	NYY		BAL	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	9	52	Jun 10 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,2-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	10	53	Jun 11	NYY		BAL	L,3-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	11	56 (2)	Jun 16	NYY	@	CLE	L,9-10	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	12	57	Jun 17 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	13	63 (5)	Jun 23 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,4-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	14	64	Jun 24	NYY	@	DET	W,9-7	16-GF(22)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	2.08	0.004	6.00	0.01%	0.04	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	15	72 (7)	Jul 1 (2)	NYY		LAA	L,5-12	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	1.79	-0.087	9.38	-0.28%	-0.82	P
16	16	81 (8)	Jul 13	NYY	@	LAA	L,2-5	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9						P
17	17	85 (3)	Jul 16	NYY	@	KCA	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9						P
18	18	87 (1)	Jul 18	NYY	@	BOS	W,12-4	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.067	.063	.067	.129	9	.22	-0.017	1.43	-0.07%	-0.92	P
19	19	92 (4)	Jul 22 (2)	NYY		WSA	L,3-8	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.111	.063	.174	9	.78	-0.008	4.56	-0.03%	-0.11	P
20	20	96 (3)	Jul 26	NYY		BOS	W,13-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.095	.053	.148	9	.55	-0.019	3.30	-0.07%	-0.52	P
21	21	98 (1)	Jul 28	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.095	.053	.148	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	22	102 (3)	Aug 1 (1)	NYY	@	WSA	W,6-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.125	.048	.173	9	.34	-0.019	1.85	-0.06%	-0.67	P
23	23	107 (4)	Aug 6	NYY		MIN	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.048	.125	.048	.173	9						PR
24	24	110 (2)	Aug 8 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,3-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.120	.045	.165	9	.47	-0.012	2.70	-0.04%	-0.10	P
25	25	115 (4)	Aug 13	NYY	@	MIN	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.042	.111	.042	.153	9	1.48	-0.077	11.26	-0.35%	-0.69	P
26	26	119 (3)	Aug 17	NYY	@	KCA	L,2-7	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.138	.077	.215	9	.53	-0.008	2.63	-0.03%	-0.11	P
27	27	124 (4)	Aug 21	NYY	@	LAA	W,11-4	5-9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.167	.077	.244	9	1.46	-0.007	13.76	-0.04%	0.06	P
28	28	127 (2)	Aug 24 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.161	.074	.235	9	.97	-0.024	4.41	-0.07%	-0.22	P
29	29	130 (2)	Aug 25 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.074	.161	.074	.235	9						P
30	30	135 (4)	Aug 29 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,5-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.074	.161	.074	.235	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	31	138 (2)	Sep 2	NYY		KCA	W,2-1	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.156	.071	.228	9	2.35	-0.045	15.62	-0.18%	-0.44	P
32	32	146 (7)	Sep 9 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.147	.067	.214	9	.76	-0.038	7.84	-0.24%	-0.58	P
33	33	148 (1)	Sep 11	NYY	@	DET	W,8-7	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.147	.067	.214	7						P
34	34	151 (2)	Sep 15	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.147	.067	.214	9						P
35	35	154 (2)	Sep 19	NYY	@	WSA	W,8-5	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.147	.067	.214	9						P
36	36	156 (1)	Sep 22	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.147	.067	.214	9						P
37	37	160 (3)	Sep 28	NYY		CHW	W,7-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.065	.143	.065	.207	9	1.87	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.43	P
38	38	161	Sep 29	NYY		CHW	W,8-6	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.139	.063	.201	9	1.08	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
							15-23		40	32	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	0	10	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	.063	.139	.063	.201		.88	-0.550	4.74	-1.68%	-8.02

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