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Ken Holtzman
Kenneth Dale Holtzman

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 175 lb.
School University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Debut September 4, 1965
vs. SFG 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER
Final Game September 19, 1979
Born November 3, 1945 in St. Louis, MO

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Famous for Jack in the Box and nine and Oh (in Chicago)

Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1965 19 CHC NL   0   0   3   0   0   0   2  0    4.0    2    4    1   1    3    3   0   0    18   0   0  2.25  3.68  164 1.250
 1966 20 CHC NL  11  16  34  33   9   0   0  0  220.7  194  104   93  27   68  171   4   8   912   6   1  3.79  3.68   97 1.187
 1967 21 CHC NL   9   0  12  12   3   0   0  0   92.7   76   31   26  11   44   62   2   4   392   7   0  2.53  3.54  140 1.295
 1968 22 CHC NL  11  14  34  32   6   3   1  1  215.0  201   89   80  17   76  151   6   9   907   7   0  3.35  3.16   94 1.288
 1969 23 CHC NL  17  13  39  39  12   6   0  0  261.3  248  117  104  18   93  176   5   5  1112   8   0  3.58  4.03  113 1.305
 1970 24 CHC NL  17  11  39  38  15   1   0  0  287.7  271  125  108  30   94  202   3  12  1208   6   1  3.38  4.46  132 1.269
 1971 25 CHC NL   9  15  30  29   9   3   1  0  195.0  213  108   97  18   64  143   2  10   848   7   0  4.48  3.92   88 1.421
 1972 26 OAK AL  19  11  39  37  16   4   0  0  265.3  232   83   74  23   52  134   4   4  1058   6   0  2.51  2.85  114 1.070 AS
 1973 27 OAK AL  21  13  40  40  16   4   0  0  297.3  275  109   98  22   66  157   4  12  1210   5   0  2.97  3.56  120 1.147 AS
 1974 28 OAK AL  19  17  39  38   9   3   0  0  255.3  273  111   87  14   51  117   3   5  1073   3   0  3.07  3.34  109 1.269
 1975 29 OAK AL  18  14  39  38  13   2   0  0  266.3  217  111   93  16  108  122   7   6  1110   1   0  3.14  3.64  116 1.220
 1976 30 TOT AL  14  11  34  34  16   3   0  0  246.7  265  108  100  18   70   66   1  10  1041   2   0  3.65  3.38   93 1.358
         BAL AL   5   4  13  13   6   1   0  0   97.7  100   34   31   4   35   25   1   3   414   2   0  2.86  3.28  115 1.382
         NYY AL   9   7  21  21  10   2   0  0  149.0  165   74   69  14   35   41   0   7   627   0   0  4.17  3.45   83 1.342
 1977 31 NYY AL   2   3  18  11   0   0   4  0   71.7  105   55   46   7   24   14   1   4   323   2   0  5.78  3.95   68 1.800
 1978 32 TOT      1   3  28   9   0   0  10  2   70.7   82   48   44  12   44   39   1   3   328   3   0  5.60  3.91   70 1.783
         NYY AL   1   0   5   3   0   0   1  0   17.7   21    8    8   2    9    3   0   0    78   0   0  4.08  3.63   89 1.698
         CHC NL   0   3  23   6   0   0   9  2   53.0   61   40   36  10   35   36   1   3   250   3   0  6.11  4.01   66 1.811
 1979 33 CHC NL   6   9  23  20   3   2   0  0  117.7  133   70   60  15   53   44   6   6   529   7   0  4.59  4.15   90 1.581
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 15 Yr WL% .537 174 150 451 410 127  31  18  3 2867.3 2787 1273 1111 249  910 1601  49  98 12069  70   2  3.49  3.65  105 1.289
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13  11  35  32  10   2   1  0  226.3  220  100   87  19   71  126   3   7   953   5   0  3.49  3.65  105 1.289
 Career High     21  17  40  40  16   6  10  2  297.3  275  125  108  30  108  202   7  12  1210   8   1  2.51  4.46  140 1.070
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1966 20 CHC NL  34   73    2    9   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  25  .123  .135  .137  -24   10   6   0   0   0   2
 1967 21 CHC NL  12   35    4    7   1  0   0    2   0  0   0  11  .200  .200  .229   20    8   6   0   0   0   0
 1968 22 CHC NL  35   80    4   10   1  0   0    5   0  0   1  26  .125  .136  .138  -20   11   1   0   0   0   0
 1969 23 CHC NL  39  100    5   15   1  1   1    7   0  0   2  32  .150  .167  .210   -0   21   5   0   0   0   1
 1970 24 CHC NL  40  105    6   21   5  0   0    6   0  0   5  22  .200  .236  .248   25   26   8   0   0   0   3
 1971 25 CHC NL  30   69    4    9   2  0   1    5   0  0   3  15  .130  .164  .203   -1   14   2   1   0   0   1
 1972 26 OAK AL  40   90    6   16   4  0   0    6   0  0   1  25  .178  .187  .222   24   20  11   0   0   0   4 AS
 1973 27 OAK AL  41    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0       1.000               0   0   0   0   0   0 AS
 1975 29 OAK AL  39    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1978 32 TOT     28   10    2    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   1      .200  .273  .300   53    3   1   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL  23   10    2    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .200  .273  .300   53    3   1   0   0   0   0
 1979 33 CHC NL  24   43    2   10   3  0   0    1   0  0   2   9  .233  .267  .302   49   13   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons     456  607   35   99  19  1   2   34   0  0  17 165  .163  .186  .208    8  126  40   1   0   0  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        216   12   35   7  0   1   12   0  0   6  59  .163  .186  .208    8   45  14   0   0   0   4
 Career High     41  105    6   21   5  1   1    7   0  0   5  32                          26  11   1   0   0   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1966 20 CHC NL   80   72    1   0.4    97| .123  .266| .135  .324| .137  .400| .272  .725| -24  .011 -12.4  -1.3   0%
 1967 21 CHC NL   41   34    2   1.6    94| .200  .264| .200  .327| .229  .387| .429  .714|  20  .158  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1968 22 CHC NL   82   71    2   0.8    87| .125  .260| .136  .319| .138  .366| .274  .685| -20  .055 -12.1  -1.4   0%
 1969 23 CHC NL  107   91    4   1.2   105| .150  .274| .167  .346| .210  .406| .377  .752|  -0  .090 -14.6  -1.5   0%
 1970 24 CHC NL  118   95    6   1.7   112| .200  .280| .236  .354| .248  .427| .484  .781|  25  .137 -12.0  -1.2   0%
 1971 25 CHC NL   75   64    2   0.8   102| .130  .274| .164  .342| .203  .401| .367  .743|  -1  .053  -9.9  -1.1   0%
 1972 26 OAK AL  102   89    3   0.9    79| .178  .241| .187  .309| .222  .348| .409  .657|  24  .074  -8.4  -0.9   0%
 1973 27 OAK AL    1    0    0            |           |1.000  .322|           |           |             0.3   0.0   0%
 1975 29 OAK AL    2    2    0   0.0    91| .000  .256| .000  .325| .000  .376| .000  .700|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1978 32 TOT      12    9    1   3.0   104| .200  .275| .273  .345| .300  .405| .573  .750|  53  .349  -0.7  -0.1   0%
         CHC NL   12    9    1   3.0   104| .200  .275| .273  .345| .300  .405| .573  .750|  53  .349  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1979 33 CHC NL   45   33    4   3.3   108| .233  .280| .267  .347| .302  .416| .569  .763|  49  .365  -3.2  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons      665  560   25   1.2    98| .163  .267| .186  .334| .208  .394| .394  .728|   8  .095 -77.1  -8.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1965 19 CHC NL   P    3      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.33  0.80  2.25  2.02    0    4.0
 1966 20 CHC NL   P   34     12   24    4    2  .900  .947  1.06  0.74  1.47  1.96   33  220.7
 1967 21 CHC NL   P   12      4   17    0    0 1.000  .959  1.75  0.78  2.04  2.00   12   92.7
 1968 22 CHC NL   P   34      2   42    1    3  .978  .959  1.29  0.85  1.84  2.01   32  215.0
 1969 23 CHC NL   P   39      6   40    3    2  .939  .958  1.18  0.78  1.59  1.95   39  261.0
 1970 24 CHC NL   P   39     11   44    2    1  .965  .952  1.41  0.71  1.72  1.85   38  287.7
 1971 25 CHC NL   P   30      6   28    3    2  .919  .955  1.13  0.78  1.57  1.90   29  195.0
 1972 26 OAK AL   P   39      7   47    1    4  .982  .951  1.38  0.75  1.83  1.86   37  265.3 AS
 1973 27 OAK AL   P   40     15   42    5    2  .919  .952  1.43  0.86  1.73  1.86   40  297.3 AS
 1974 28 OAK AL   P   39      5   43    1    2  .980  .947  1.23  0.83  1.69  1.81   38  255.3
 1975 29 OAK AL   P   39     11   58    1    3  .986  .940  1.77  0.85  2.33  1.87   38  266.3
 1976 30 TOT AL   P   34     19   42    3    4  .953  .950  1.79  0.85  2.23  1.87   34  246.7
         BAL AL   P   13      8   21    1    1  .967  .951  2.23  0.85  2.67  1.87   13   97.7
         NYY AL   P   21     11   21    2    3  .941  .950  1.52  0.85  1.93  1.87   21  149.0
 1977 31 NYY AL   P   18      8   21    1    1  .967  .948  1.61  0.84  3.64  1.95   11   71.7
 1978 32 TOT      P   28      3   11    0    1 1.000  .952  0.50  0.74  1.78  1.90    9   70.7
         NYY AL   P    5      0    6    0    0 1.000  .952  1.20  0.84  3.05  1.88    3   17.7
         CHC NL   P   23      3    5    0    1 1.000  .952  0.35  0.72  1.36  1.90    6   53.0
 1979 33 CHC NL   P   23      8   11    1    0  .950  .950  0.83  0.66  1.45  1.80   20  117.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1965 19 CHC NL   P    3      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.33  0.80  2.25  2.02    0    4.0
 1966 20 CHC NL   P   34     12   24    4    2  .900  .947  1.06  0.74  1.47  1.96   33  220.7
 1967 21 CHC NL   P   12      4   17    0    0 1.000  .959  1.75  0.78  2.04  2.00   12   92.7
 1968 22 CHC NL   P   34      2   42    1    3  .978  .959  1.29  0.85  1.84  2.01   32  215.0
 1969 23 CHC NL   P   39      6   40    3    2  .939  .958  1.18  0.78  1.59  1.95   39  261.0
 1970 24 CHC NL   P   39     11   44    2    1  .965  .952  1.41  0.71  1.72  1.85   38  287.7
 1971 25 CHC NL   P   30      6   28    3    2  .919  .955  1.13  0.78  1.57  1.90   29  195.0
 1972 26 OAK AL   P   39      7   47    1    4  .982  .951  1.38  0.75  1.83  1.86   37  265.3
 1973 27 OAK AL   P   40     15   42    5    2  .919  .952  1.43  0.86  1.73  1.86   40  297.3
 1974 28 OAK AL   P   39      5   43    1    2  .980  .947  1.23  0.83  1.69  1.81   38  255.3
 1975 29 OAK AL   P   39     11   58    1    3  .986  .940  1.77  0.85  2.33  1.87   38  266.3
 1976 30 TOT AL   P   34     19   42    3    4  .953  .950  1.79  0.85  2.23  1.87   34  246.7
         BAL AL   P   13      8   21    1    1  .967  .951  2.23  0.85  2.67  1.87   13   97.7
         NYY AL   P   21     11   21    2    3  .941  .950  1.52  0.85  1.93  1.87   21  149.0
 1977 31 NYY AL   P   18      8   21    1    1  .967  .948  1.61  0.84  3.64  1.95   11   71.7
 1978 32 TOT      P   28      3   11    0    1 1.000  .952  0.50  0.74  1.78  1.90    9   70.7
         NYY AL   P    5      0    6    0    0 1.000  .952  1.20  0.84  3.05  1.88    3   17.7
         CHC NL   P   23      3    5    0    1 1.000  .952  0.35  0.72  1.36  1.90    6   53.0
 1979 33 CHC NL   P   23      8   11    1    0  .950  .950  0.83  0.66  1.45  1.80   20  117.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 451    117  471   26   27  .958  .951  1.30  0.79  1.85  1.89  410 2867.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       451    117  471   26   27  .958  .951  1.30  0.79  1.85  1.89  410   2867

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1972   ALCS  OAK DET     W   1   1   4.50  0  1  0  0   4     4   2   2   2 
        WS    OAK CIN     W   3   2   2.13  1  0  0  0  12.2  11   3   3   4 
 1973   ALCS  OAK BAL     W   1   1   0.82  1  0  0  1  11     3   1   1   7 
        WS    OAK NYM     W   3   3   4.22  2  1  0  0  10.2  13   5   5   6 
 1974   ALCS  OAK BAL     W   1   1   0.00  1  0  0  1   9     5   0   2   3 
        WS    OAK LAD     W   2   2   1.50  1  0  0  0  12    13   2   4  10 
 1975   ALCS  OAK BOS     L   2   2   4.09  0  2  0  0  11    12   5   1   7 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Champ Series     3-1   5   5   2.06  2  3  0  2  35    24   8   6  19 
  3 World Series        3-0   8   7   2.55  4  1  0  0  35.1  37  10  12  20 
  7 Postseason Ser      6-1  13  12   2.30  6  4  0  2  70.1  61  18  18  39 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1972   ALCS  OAK DET     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    OAK CIN     W   3   5   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1973   ALCS  OAK BAL     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    OAK NYM     W   3   3   2   2  2  0  0   0   0   0  .667  .667 1.333   0  0   0   0   0 
 1974   ALCS  OAK BAL     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    OAK LAD     W   2   4   2   2  1  0  1   1   1   1  .500  .600 1.500   0  0   0   0   0 
 1975   ALCS  OAK BOS     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Champ Series     3-1   5   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  3 World Series        3-0   8  12   4   4  3  0  1   1   1   1  .333  .385  .833   0  0   0   0   0 
  7 Postseason Series   6-1  13  13   4   4  3  0  1   1   1   2  .308  .357  .769   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1972   OAK AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1973   OAK AL      0  0  0   0.2   1   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1972   OAK AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1973   OAK AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/2      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1972
1973 *

ERA
1973 AL-2.97-6

Wins
1970 NL-17-9
1972 AL-19-7
1973 AL-21-4
1974 AL-19-10
1975 AL-18-7

Won-Loss %
1972 AL-.633-9
1973 AL-.618-10

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1972 AL-1.070-6
1973 AL-1.147-5
1975 AL-1.220-9

Hits Allowed/9IP
1975 AL-7.33-6

Bases on Balls/9IP
1972 AL-1.76-4
1973 AL-2.00-3
1974 AL-1.80-3

Strikeouts/9IP
1966 NL-6.97-10
1971 NL-6.60-8

Innings
1970 NL-287.7-5
1972 AL-265.3-10
1973 AL-297.3-8

Strikeouts
1970 NL-202-5

Games Started
1969 NL-39-6
1970 NL-38-3
1972 AL-37-9
1973 AL-40-5
1975 AL-38-4

Comp. Games
1970 NL-15-6
1972 AL-16-7

Shutouts
1969 NL-6-4
1972 AL-4-9
1973 AL-4-4

Home Runs Allow.
1966 NL-27-6
1968 NL-17-7
1970 NL-30-4
1972 AL-23-4
1976 AL-18-10
Car-249-97

Bases On Balls Allow.
1966 NL-68-9
1968 NL-76-8
1969 NL-93-7
1975 AL-108-4

Hits Allowed
1969 NL-248-8
1970 NL-271-5
1972 AL-232-8
1974 AL-273-9
1976 AL-265-6

SO to Walk
1972 AL-2.58-10
1973 AL-2.38-5
1974 AL-2.29-6

Losses
1966 NL-16-3
1971 NL-15-8
1974 AL-17-8

Earned Runs Allow.
1969 NL-104-8
1970 NL-108-10
1971 NL-97-10
1976 AL-100-7

Wild Pitches
1968 NL-9-7
1970 NL-12-7
1971 NL-10-7
1973 AL-12-5
1976 AL-10-3
Car-98-84

Hit Batsmen
1975 AL-7-8
1979 NL-6-6

Batters Faced
1970 NL-1208-5
1973 AL-1210-10
1975 AL-1110-10

Adjusted ERA+
1970 NL-132-5
1973 AL-120-8

Youngest Player
1965 NL-19-9

Gray Ink: Pitching - 63 (386) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 24.0 (211) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 62.0 (199) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions
June 8, 1965: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 1965 amateur draft.
November 29, 1971: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Rick Monday.
April 2, 1976: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Bill VanBommell (minors) and Reggie Jackson to the Baltimore Orioles for Don Baylor, Mike Torrez, and Paul Mitchell.
June 15, 1976: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Doyle Alexander, Jimmy Freeman, Ellie Hendricks, and Grant Jackson to the New York Yankees for Rudy May, Tippy Martinez, Dave Pagan, Scott McGregor, and Rick Dempsey.
June 10, 1978: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Ron Davis (June 12, 1978) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
October 3, 1979: Released by the Chicago Cubs.
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Uniforms
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All-Star 1972 1973 *	ERA 1973 AL-2.97-6	Wins 1970 NL-17-9 1972 AL-19-7 1973 AL-21-4 1974 AL-19-10 1975 AL-18-7	Won-Loss % 1972 AL-.633-9 1973 AL-.618-10	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1972 AL-1.070-6 1973 AL-1.147-5 1975 AL-1.220-9	Hits Allowed/9IP 1975 AL-7.33-6
Bases on Balls/9IP 1972 AL-1.76-4 1973 AL-2.00-3 1974 AL-1.80-3	Strikeouts/9IP 1966 NL-6.97-10 1971 NL-6.60-8	Innings 1970 NL-287.7-5 1972 AL-265.3-10 1973 AL-297.3-8	Strikeouts 1970 NL-202-5	Games Started 1969 NL-39-6 1970 NL-38-3 1972 AL-37-9 1973 AL-40-5 1975 AL-38-4	Comp. Games 1970 NL-15-6 1972 AL-16-7
Shutouts 1969 NL-6-4 1972 AL-4-9 1973 AL-4-4	Home Runs Allow. 1966 NL-27-6 1968 NL-17-7 1970 NL-30-4 1972 AL-23-4 1976 AL-18-10 Car-249-97	Bases On Balls Allow. 1966 NL-68-9 1968 NL-76-8 1969 NL-93-7 1975 AL-108-4	Hits Allowed 1969 NL-248-8 1970 NL-271-5 1972 AL-232-8 1974 AL-273-9 1976 AL-265-6	SO to Walk 1972 AL-2.58-10 1973 AL-2.38-5 1974 AL-2.29-6	Losses 1966 NL-16-3 1971 NL-15-8 1974 AL-17-8
Earned Runs Allow. 1969 NL-104-8 1970 NL-108-10 1971 NL-97-10 1976 AL-100-7	Wild Pitches 1968 NL-9-7 1970 NL-12-7 1971 NL-10-7 1973 AL-12-5 1976 AL-10-3 Car-98-84	Hit Batsmen 1975 AL-7-8 1979 NL-6-6	Batters Faced 1970 NL-1208-5 1973 AL-1210-10 1975 AL-1110-10	Adjusted ERA+ 1970 NL-132-5 1973 AL-120-8	Youngest Player 1965 NL-19-9