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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 17	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-5		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	11 (4)	Apr 24	CHC		LAD	W,2-0	GS	23	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	15 (3)	Apr 30	CHC		PHI	L,0-12	GS	21	4.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	20 (4)	May 6	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
5	26 (5)	May 15	CHC		CIN	L,2-9	GS	21	3.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
6	30 (3)	May 20	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-12	GS	11	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	35 (4)	May 25	CHC	@	STL	L,1-9	GS	22	6.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
8	41 (5)	May 30 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-5	GS	27	6.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	47 (5)	Jun 4	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS	30	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	52 (4)	Jun 10	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	34	9.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	57 (4)	Jun 15	CHC	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	61 (3)	Jun 19 (2)	CHC		HOU	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
13	66 (4)	Jun 24	CHC		NYM	L,2-4	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	71 (4)	Jun 28	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	29	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	77 (5)	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,6-4	GS	20	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	81 (3)	Jul 8	CHC		PHI	L,4-5	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	88 (6)	Jul 17 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,7-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	92 (3)	Jul 20 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,1-5	GS	32	6.1	0	2	1	3	0	P
19	97 (4)	Jul 24 (2)	CHC		STL	L,4-7	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	101 (3)	Jul 29	CHC	@	NYM	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	105 (3)	Aug 3	CHC		ATL	L,0-2	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	109 (3)	Aug 7	CHC		SFG	L,6-9	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	113 (3)	Aug 12	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	119 (5)	Aug 17	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-3	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
25	123 (3)	Aug 22	CHC		NYM	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	127 (3)	Aug 26	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-7	GS	36	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	131 (3)	Aug 30	CHC	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	135 (3)	Sep 3	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-9	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	140 (4)	Sep 9	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-0	GS	30	7.2	1	3	1	5	0	P
30	144 (3)	Sep 13	CHC		ATL	L,2-10	GS	13	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	149 (4)	Sep 17	CHC		STL	L,5-6	GS	30	7.2	3	0	0	3	0	P
32	152 (2)	Sep 21	CHC		CIN	W,9-3	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	157 (4)	Sep 25	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	161 (3)	Oct 1	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							34gm		220.2	12	24	4	40	2