Ken Holtzman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: November 3, 1945 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: April 14, 2024 in St. Louis, MO

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL).

High School: University City HS (University City, MO)

Schools: University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: September 4, 1965 (Age 19-305d, 12,398th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 19, 1979 (Age 33-320d)
vs. STL 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Kenneth Dale Holtzman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.3

174

150

ERA

3.49

451

410

2867.1

1601

WHIP

1.289

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-19 / in Starts: 11-18
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 75 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	53 (26-17-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 75 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	45 (23-14-7)

Most Driven In
J Callison	1
D Kessinger	1
B Davis	1
R Santo	1
Self	1
J Martin	0

Most Driven In By
G Beckert	3
Self	1

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 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	164	3 (2)	Apr 8	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.45	-0.011	.60	-0.01%	-0.09	P
2	165	7 (3)	Apr 12	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.21	-0.070	1.46	-0.05%	-0.54	P
3	166	11 (3)	Apr 17	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.29	-0.101	1.56	-0.07%	-0.84	P
4	167	16 (4)	Apr 23	CHC		NYM	L,6-7	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.99	0.127	1.08	0.08%	0.90	P
5	168	20 (3)	Apr 29	CHC		MON	L,6-7	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.111	.100	.111	.211	9	.67	-0.035	.84	-0.03%	-0.47	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
6	169	24 (3)	May 3	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.133	.077	.210	9	1.84	-0.092	2.18	-0.07%	-0.58	P
7	170	28 (3)	May 8	CHC	@	MON	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.211	.235	.446	9	.85	0.039	.77	0.02%	-0.04	P
8	171	32 (3)	May 12	CHC	@	PHI	W,9-4	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.227	.300	.527	9	.42	0.022	.36	0.01%	0.58	P
9	172	36 (3)	May 16 susp	CHC		SDP	W,6-4	GS-7	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.200	.261	.461	9	.76	-0.044	.85	-0.03%	-1.07	P
10	173	39 (2)	May 20	CHC		SFG	L,7-8	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.179	.231	.409	9	.67	-0.053	.90	-0.04%	-0.56	P
11	174	44 (4)	May 26	CHC	@	STL	L,4-9	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.161	.207	.368	9	1.13	-0.065	1.30	-0.05%	-0.72	P
12	175	48 (3)	May 30	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.156	.200	.356	9	.65	-0.016	.48	-0.01%	-0.14	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	176	52 (3)	Jun 3	CHC	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.121	.143	.182	.325	9	.79	0.010	.44	0.00%	0.03	P
14	177	54 (1)	Jun 5	CHC	@	ATL	L,4-6	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.121	.143	.182	.325	9						P
15	178	57 (2)	Jun 8	CHC		PIT	W,1-0	CG(12)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.128	.162	.290	9	1.53	-0.153	1.10	-0.07%	-0.85	P
16	179	60 (2)	Jun 12	CHC		CIN	W,5-2	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.143	.250	.393	9	.43	0.084	.31	0.04%	0.19	P
17	180	64 (3)	Jun 16	CHC		ATL	L,5-6	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.159	.244	.403	9	1.24	-0.065	1.12	-0.04%	-0.69	P
18	181	68 (3)	Jun 20	CHC		STL	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.170	.250	.420	9	1.16	-0.021	1.40	-0.02%	-0.08	P
19	182	72 (3)	Jun 26	CHC	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.157	.229	.386	9	1.05	-0.116	.77	-0.05%	-1.30	P
20	183	76 (3)	Jun 30	CHC		LAD	W,10-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.167	.235	.402	9	.61	0.030	.41	0.01%	0.06	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
21	184	80 (3)	Jul 5	CHC		PIT	L,2-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.179	.231	.409	9	.74	-0.009	1.11	-0.01%	-0.03	P
22	185	84 (3)	Jul 8	CHC	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.167	.214	.381	9	1.11	-0.112	1.13	-0.07%	-0.99	P
23	186	90 (5)	Jul 15	CHC		PHI	W,7-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.167	.214	.381	9						P
24	187	94 (3)	Jul 19	CHC		MON	L,3-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.161	.207	.368	9	1.39	-0.074	.76	-0.02%	-0.59	P
25	188	98 (3)	Jul 23	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.154	.197	.351	9	1.28	-0.094	.96	-0.04%	-0.70	P
26	189	102 (3)	Jul 27	CHC	@	MON	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.164	.206	.371	9	.64	0.012	.43	0.01%	0.11	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
27	190	123 (20)	Aug 20 (2)	CHC		HOU	W,5-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.162	.203	.365	9	1.05	-0.026	2.11	-0.03%	-0.23	P
28	191	134 (10)	Aug 31 susp	CHC		MON	L,2-11	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.171	.212	.384	9	1.27	-0.066	.71	-0.02%	-0.66	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
29	192	141 (6)	Sep 6 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-10	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.167	.206	.373	9	1.79	-0.094	.08	0.00%	-1.11	P
30	193	145 (3)	Sep 12	CHC		STL	L,0-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.164	.203	.367	9	1.21	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
							11-19		75	69	4	9	2	0	1	5	3	0	15	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	.130	.164	.203	.367		1.02	-1.022	.93	-0.54%	-10.69

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