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	27-13 / in Starts: 22-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	21 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 95 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	59 (28-20-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 95 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	56 (29-17-9)

Most Driven In
R Maris	2
C Boyer	1
J Reed	1
J Pepitone	1
H LÃ³pez	0
E Howard	0

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 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	39	2 (1)	Apr 10	NYY	@	KCA	W,5-3	7-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0					9	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.20	P
2	40	6 (3)	Apr 16	NYY		DET	L,2-7	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	41	10 (3)	Apr 21	NYY	@	WSA	W,7-6	2-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.40	-0.072	3.07	-0.09%	-0.46	P
4	42	11	Apr 24	NYY		CHW	L,4-6	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	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
5	43	15 (3)	May 1	NYY	@	LAA	L,3-5	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.23	-0.006	.58	-0.01%	-0.09	P
6	44	17 (1)	May 3	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-3	7-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	2.27	-0.056	5.72	-0.09%	-0.22	P
7	45	20 (2)	May 6	NYY	@	DET	W,10-3	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.13	-0.012	.34	-0.02%	-0.35	P
8	46	22 (1)	May 8	NYY	@	DET	L,6-7	5-GF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.44	-0.026	3.95	-0.04%	-0.38	P
9	47	26 (3)	May 12	NYY	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.94	0.022	2.48	0.04%	-0.21	P
10	48	29 (2)	May 17	NYY		LAA	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	.42	-0.030	1.24	-0.05%	-0.43	P
11	49	32 (2)	May 21	NYY		KCA	W,7-4	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9	.52	-0.049	1.78	-0.10%	-1.43	P
12	50	36 (3)	May 26 (1)	NYY		WSA	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	9	.74	-0.074	2.73	-0.16%	-1.00	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
13	51	41 (4)	Jun 1	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.120	.125	.245	9	1.76	0.339	7.06	0.82%	1.83	P
14	52	46 (4)	Jun 6	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-4	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.154	.160	.314	9	.72	0.030	3.68	0.09%	0.24	P
15	53	51 (4)	Jun 10 (2)	NYY	@	WSA	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.143	.148	.291	9	1.23	-0.060	4.76	-0.14%	-0.43	P
16	54	54 (2)	Jun 14	NYY		DET	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.129	.133	.262	9	.95	-0.073	3.43	-0.16%	-0.57	P
17	55	59 (4)	Jun 19	NYY		WSA	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.118	.121	.239	9	.70	-0.051	3.26	-0.14%	-0.57	P
18	56	64 (4)	Jun 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.086	.111	.114	.225	9	.46	-0.049	2.79	-0.18%	-1.27	P
19	57	68 (3)	Jun 27	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.108	.111	.219	9	.24	-0.006	1.67	-0.02%	-0.09	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
20	58	73 (4)	Jul 1	NYY		BOS	W,7-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.079	.103	.105	.208	9	1.12	-0.052	7.14	-0.20%	-0.55	P
21	59	78 (4)	Jul 5	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.098	.100	.198	9	.94	-0.049	5.94	-0.19%	-0.35	P
22	60	81 (2)	Jul 7 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-4	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.075	.098	.100	.198	9						P
23	61	84 (2)	Jul 13	NYY	@	LAA	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.093	.095	.188	9	.89	-0.043	5.15	-0.15%	-0.34	P
24	62	87 (2)	Jul 15	NYY	@	KCA	L,10-11	11-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.093	.095	.188	9						P
25	63	88	Jul 17	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.065	.085	.087	.172	9	.39	-0.038	2.59	-0.15%	-0.97	P
26	64	92 (3)	Jul 21 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.082	.083	.165	9	.49	-0.026	2.67	-0.09%	-0.51	P
27	65	97 (4)	Jul 26	NYY		MIN	W,6-5	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.078	.096	.098	.194	9	.85	0.014	4.38	0.04%	-0.05	P
28	66	102 (4)	Jul 30	NYY		KCA	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.073	.089	.091	.180	9	.58	-0.056	2.16	-0.13%	-0.94	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
29	67	107 (4)	Aug 4 (2)	NYY		BAL	W,11-10	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.088	.089	.177	9	1.13	-0.028	6.65	-0.10%	-0.41	P
30	68	112 (4)	Aug 9	NYY	@	LAA	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.068	.083	.085	.168	9	.78	-0.057	2.61	-0.11%	-0.54	P
31	69	116 (3)	Aug 14 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.066	.081	.082	.163	9	.45	-0.022	1.18	-0.04%	-0.25	P
32	70	121 (4)	Aug 18 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-4	GS-9	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.079	.094	.095	.189	9	.66	-0.055	1.57	-0.08%	-0.52	P
33	71	126 (4)	Aug 23	NYY		CHW	W,7-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.076	.090	.091	.180	9	1.24	-0.083	2.12	-0.09%	-0.99	P
34	72	130 (3)	Aug 27 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,5-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.087	.088	.175	9	.36	-0.012	.12	0.00%	-0.51	P
35	73	135 (4)	Aug 31	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.070	.083	.085	.168	9	.45	-0.033	.10	0.00%	-0.39	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
36	74	140 (4)	Sep 4	NYY		WSA	W,5-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.068	.081	.082	.163	9	1.29	-0.091	.08	0.00%	-0.69	P
37	75	145 (4)	Sep 9	NYY	@	KCA	L,6-7	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.092	.093	.185	9	.77	0.188	.00	0.00%	1.41	P
38	76	149 (3)	Sep 13	NYY	@	MIN	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.089	.090	.178	9	1.48	-0.112	.00	0.00%	-1.20	P
39	77	155 (5)	Sep 20 (2)	NYY		KCA	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.086	.088	.174	9	1.60	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.64	P
40	78	159 (3)	Sep 25	NYY		LAA	W,3-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.072	.083	.084	.168	9	.78	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-1.09	P
							27-13		95	83	0	6	1	0	0	5	1	0	35	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	.072	.083	.084	.168		.83	-0.865	2.52	-1.54%	-15.15

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