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Jim Kern

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 185lb (196cm, 83kg)

Born: March 15, 1949 in Gladwin, MI us

High School: Midland HS (Midland, MI)

Debut: September 6, 1974 (Age 25-175d, 13,548th in major league history)
vs. BAL 9.0 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 5 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: May 30, 1986 (Age 37-076d)
vs. MIL 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: James Lester Kern

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.1

ERA

3.32

416

793.1

651

WHIP

1.404

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-40 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 8 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	9 (6-3-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 8 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	4 (2-1-0)

1982 Batting Game Log

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1982 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	5	1	Apr 5	CIN		CHC	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	6	4 (2)	Apr 10	CIN		SFG	L,5-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	7	5	Apr 11	CIN		SFG	L,1-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	8	7 (1)	Apr 13	CIN		ATL	L,5-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	9	8	Apr 14	CIN		ATL	L,2-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	10	11 (2)	Apr 18	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	11	12	Apr 20	CIN	@	ATL	L,2-4	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
8	12	13	Apr 21	CIN	@	ATL	L,3-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
9	13	17 (3)	Apr 25	CIN	@	HOU	W,4-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
10	14	18	Apr 27	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-3	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	.23	-0.012	.17	-0.01%	-0.63	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
11	15	22 (3)	May 2 (1)	CIN		STL	W,5-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.04	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.21	P
12	16	25 (2)	May 5	CIN		HOU	L,7-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	17	27 (1)	May 8	CIN		PIT	L,2-4	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	18	28	May 9	CIN		PIT	L,3-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	19	32 (3)	May 14	CIN	@	PIT	L,7-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.44	-0.012	.42	-0.01%	-0.22	P
16	20	33	May 15	CIN	@	PIT	L,9-12	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						P
17	21	36 (2)	May 18	CIN	@	NYM	L,4-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	22	37	May 19	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	23	39 (1)	May 22	CIN		MON	L,2-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	24	44 (4)	May 28	CIN	@	MON	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
21	25	45	May 29	CIN	@	MON	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
22	26	47 (1)	May 31	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-5	9-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						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
23	27	52 (4)	Jun 6	CIN		NYM	L,3-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
24	28	56 (3)	Jun 10	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-2	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	.92	-0.021	.42	-0.01%	-0.34	P
25	29	64 (7)	Jun 19	CIN		LAD	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
26	30	65	Jun 20	CIN		LAD	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
27	31	69 (3)	Jun 24	CIN		SDP	L,6-7	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.12	-0.050	.82	-0.01%	-0.28	P
28	32	72 (2)	Jun 27	CIN		ATL	L,0-2	11-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
29	33	74 (1)	Jun 29	CIN	@	SFG	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
30	34	75	Jun 30	CIN	@	SFG	L,6-7	8-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						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
31	35	76	Jul 2	CIN	@	ATL	L,4-6	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
32	36	78 (1)	Jul 4	CIN	@	ATL	L,1-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
33	37	80 (1)	Jul 6	CIN		STL	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
34	38	85 (4)	Jul 10 susp	CIN	@	CHC	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
35	39	86	Jul 11	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-9	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
36	40	87	Jul 15	CIN	@	STL	W,7-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.17	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
37	41	90 (2)	Jul 18	CIN	@	STL	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
38	42	92 (1)	Jul 20	CIN		PIT	L,1-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
39	43	94 (1)	Jul 23	CIN		CHC	L,5-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
40	44	98 (3)	Jul 27	CIN	@	HOU	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
41	45	100 (1)	Jul 29	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-4	8-9	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
42	46	104 (3)	Aug 1	CIN		SDP	L,6-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						P
43	47	108 (3)	Aug 5	CIN	@	SDP	W,4-2	7-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	1.57	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.32	P
44	48	111 (2)	Aug 8	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
45	49	112	Aug 9	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-3	11-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	2						P
46	50	116 (3)	Aug 14	CIN		HOU	L,0-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
47	51	118 (1)	Aug 16	CIN		HOU	W,3-2	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
48	52	120 (1)	Aug 18	CIN		NYM	W,7-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
49	53	121	Aug 19	CIN		NYM	W,3-1	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
50	54	122	Aug 20	CIN		PHI	L,2-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	2						P
							10-40		8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125		.71	-0.078	.25	-0.03%	-1.70

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