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	16-57 / in Starts: 0-2
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 13 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	7 (1-3-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 13 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	7 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In
G Lund	0

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 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	201	2 (1)	Apr 9	SEP	@	CAL	L,3-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						P
2	202	5 (2)	Apr 13	SEP		CHW	L,7-12	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	203	18 (12)	Apr 30	SEP	@	MIN	L,4-6	7-9	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
4	204	19	May 1	SEP	@	MIN	L,1-4	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	205	20	May 2	SEP	@	OAK	L,7-8	2-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	206	23 (2)	May 4 (2)	SEP	@	OAK	L,7-11	2-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.28	-0.007	.26	0.00%	-0.14	P
7	207	24	May 6	SEP		BOS	L,2-12	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	208	27 (2)	May 10	SEP		WSA	W,16-13	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	209	31 (3)	May 14	SEP		NYY	L,4-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	210	32	May 16	SEP	@	BOS	W,10-9	8-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
11	211	37 (4)	May 22	SEP	@	WSA	W,7-6	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	212	38	May 23	SEP	@	CLE	L,1-7	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	213	40 (1)	May 25	SEP	@	CLE	W,3-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	214	42 (1)	May 28	SEP		BAL	L,5-9	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
15	215	45 (2)	Jun 1	SEP		DET	W,8-7	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	216	46	Jun 2	SEP		CLE	W,8-2	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.02	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.51	P
17	217	48 (1)	Jun 4	SEP		CLE	L,4-10	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	218	49	Jun 6	SEP	@	BAL	L,1-5	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	219	50	Jun 7	SEP	@	BAL	L,0-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	220	53 (2)	Jun 10	SEP	@	DET	L,0-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
21	221	56 (2)	Jun 14	SEP	@	NYY	W,5-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
22	222	57	Jun 15	SEP	@	NYY	L,0-4	5-GF(6)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
23	223	58	Jun 16	SEP	@	CHW	L,3-8	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
24	224	59	Jun 18 (1)	SEP	@	CHW	L,3-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
25	225	60	Jun 18 (2)	SEP	@	CHW	W,6-5	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
26	226	61	Jun 19	SEP	@	CHW	L,10-13	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.51	-0.035	1.68	-0.02%	-0.35	P
27	227	63 (1)	Jun 20 (2)	SEP		KCR	L,2-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						P
28	228	66 (2)	Jun 24 (1)	SEP		CHW	L,4-6	2-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.34	-0.009	.40	-0.01%	-0.09	P
29	229	67	Jun 24 (2)	SEP		CHW	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
30	230	70 (2)	Jun 27 (1)	SEP	@	CAL	L,3-5	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
31	231	73 (2)	Jun 29	SEP	@	CAL	L,2-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
32	232	76 (2)	Jul 3	SEP	@	OAK	L,4-6	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
33	233	77	Jul 4 (1)	SEP	@	KCR	L,2-13	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
34	234	79 (1)	Jul 5	SEP	@	KCR	L,4-6	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
35	235	84 (4)	Jul 9 (2)	SEP		CAL	L,0-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
36	236	86 (1)	Jul 12	SEP	@	MIN	L,1-11	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
37	237	89 (2)	Jul 15	SEP		OAK	L,2-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
38	238	91 (1)	Jul 17	SEP		OAK	L,2-8	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.05	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
39	239	94 (2)	Jul 19 susp	SEP		MIN	L,7-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.26	-0.064	.12	0.00%	-0.56	P
40	240	95	Jul 20	SEP		MIN	L,0-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
41	241	97 (1)	Jul 25	SEP		BOS	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
42	242	98	Jul 26	SEP		BOS	W,8-5	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
43	243	99	Jul 27	SEP		BOS	L,3-5	13-14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
44	244	100	Jul 29	SEP		WSA	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
45	245	102 (1)	Jul 31	SEP		WSA	L,6-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
46	246	103	Aug 1	SEP		NYY	L,2-4	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.22	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
47	247	104	Aug 2	SEP		NYY	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
48	248	107 (2)	Aug 6	SEP	@	BOS	W,6-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
49	249	109 (1)	Aug 8	SEP	@	WSA	L,3-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
50	250	110	Aug 9	SEP	@	WSA	W,8-6	2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
51	251	113 (2)	Aug 12	SEP	@	CLE	L,5-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
52	252	116 (2)	Aug 16	SEP		BAL	L,3-15	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
53	253	118 (1)	Aug 18	SEP		BAL	L,3-12	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
54	254	119	Aug 19	SEP		DET	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						P
55	255	121 (1)	Aug 21	SEP		DET	L,6-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
56	256	122	Aug 22	SEP		CLE	L,8-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
57	257	123	Aug 23	SEP		CLE	L,3-7	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.42	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
				Player went from Seattle Pilots to Houston Astros
58	258	126	Aug 26 (1)	HOU	@	STL	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
59	259	130 (3)	Aug 29	HOU		PIT	L,2-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.31	-0.172	1.42	-0.11%	-1.20	P
Sep/Oct		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
60	260	134 (3)	Sep 2	HOU		STL	W,7-6	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
61	261	136 (1)	Sep 6	HOU		SFG	L,6-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
62	262	137	Sep 7	HOU		SFG	W,7-6	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
63	263	144 (6)	Sep 14	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
64	264	145	Sep 15	HOU	@	SDP	L,3-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
65	265	146	Sep 16	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
66	266	147	Sep 17	HOU	@	SFG	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
67	267	149 (1)	Sep 19	HOU		CIN	W,3-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
68	268	151 (1)	Sep 21	HOU		CIN	L,1-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
69	269	153 (1)	Sep 23	HOU		ATL	L,2-10	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
70	270	155 (1)	Sep 25	HOU	@	CIN	W,4-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
71	271	156	Sep 26 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						P
72	272	159 (2)	Sep 28	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
73	273	162 (2)	Oct 2	HOU	@	LAD	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
							16-57		13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		.87	-0.329	.63	-0.15%	-3.41

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