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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Team Record in Appearances: 8-16 / in Starts: 7-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 22, Entered with runners on base: 0

1966 Pitching Game Log

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1966 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	145	5	Apr 16	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-7	8-GF(8)		99	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	18.00	15.55	5	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.06	-0.018	.11	-0.02%	-1.57	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	146	41	May 30(2)	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-2	GS-7		43	7.0	7	1	1	2	3	0	0	3.38	4.18	26	10	4	0	0	7	60			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.19	0.146	1.23	0.09%	2.00	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	147	47	Jun 5	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	GS-7	W(1-0)	5	6.2	6	3	3	2	6	1	0	3.68	3.92	28	10	7	2	0	3	54			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.29	0.012	.77	0.00%	0.05	1b start a 2	7b -2- 2 out a2
4	148	50	Jun 10	NYY	@	DET	L,2-6	GS-4	L(1-1)	4	4.0	4	3	3	3	2	2	0	4.34	5.29	19	5	6	1	0	3	41			0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	.94	-0.162	.74	-0.08%	-1.22	1b start tie	4b 3 out d2
5	149	55	Jun 14	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(1-2)	3	8.0	7	2	1	1	1	0	0	3.38	4.50	30	18	7	1	2	3	62			1	0	0	29	0	1	0	2	0	1	1.46	-0.126	.76	-0.04%	1.43	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
6	150	60	Jun 19	NYY		DET	L,1-2	GS-9	L(1-3)	4	8.0	5	2	2	2	6	2	0	3.12	4.63	32	10	8	1	0	5	68			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	1	.90	-0.027	.26	0.00%	0.34	1t start tie	9t 12- 0 out d1
7	151	65	Jun 24	NYY		CHW	W,5-2	GS-3		4	2.0	4	2	2	1	1	1	0	3.44	4.90	11	4	1	0	0	4	40			0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.079	.06	0.00%	-0.54	1t start tie	3t 1-- 0 out tie
8	152	71	Jun 30	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS-5		5	4.1	7	2	1	2	3	0	0	3.29	4.65	22	8	2	1	0	7	44			0	0	0	19	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.45	-0.161	.11	-0.01%	-0.76	1b start tie	5b 1-3 1 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	153	79	Jul 6(2)	NYY		BOS	L,4-5	GS-6		5	6.0	6	3	2	5	3	1	0	3.26	4.85	28	5	9	0	0	6	48			0	0	0	22	0	0	1	1	1	1	1.22	-0.163	.03	0.00%	-0.53	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
10	154	84	Jul 10(1)	NYY		WSA	L,2-3	GS-3	L(1-4)	3	2.0	6	3	3	1	3	2	0	3.67	5.23	13	2	1	0	0	6	34			0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.93	-0.334	.00	0.00%	-3.13	1t start tie	3t 12- 0 out d2
11	155	90	Jul 17(2)	NYY	@	MIN	W,9-6	GS-4		6	3.0	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.81	5.09	14	5	3	0	0	4	43			0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.009	.01	0.00%	-0.99	1b start tie	4b 1-- 0 out a4
12	156	94	Jul 22	NYY		CAL	L,4-6	7-GF	L(1-5)	4	3.0	3	2	2	1	2	0	0	3.93	4.94	13	4	3	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	2	1	0	0	0	1.86	-0.253	.06	-0.01%	-0.76	7t --- 0 out tie	9t end d 2
13	157	101	Jul 30	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-6	5-7		7	3.0	3	2	0	2	2	0	0	3.72	4.85	13	4	2	1	0	3		0	0	0	1	0	11	2	0	0	1	0	1	.13	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.79	5b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d6
14	158	103	Jul 31(2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-5	5-6		0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.60	4.74	7	3	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.81	5b --- 0 out d4	6b 3 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
15	159	110	Aug 6	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-4	GS-6		5	6.0	6	2	2	1	4	1	0	3.55	4.66	25	9	5	2	0	6	55			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.080	.00	0.00%	0.60	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
16	160	117	Aug 13	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	GS-7		6	6.0	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	3.38	4.54	23	5	12	2	0	3	61			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	0.058	.00	0.00%	1.11	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out tie
17	161	122	Aug 17	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	GS-8	L(1-6)	3	7.1	5	4	2	1	5	1	0	3.29	4.43	28	8	10	3	0	4	60			0	1	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	2	.64	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.56	1b start tie	8b 1-3 1 out d2
18	162	131	Aug 27	NYY		DET	W,11-1	CG	W(2-6)	9	9.0	7	1	1	2	4	1	0	3.06	4.37	36	9	14	4	0	7	71			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.211	.00	0.00%	2.71	1t start tie	9t 3 out a10
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	163	137	Sep 2	NYY	@	MIN	L,5-8	GS-3		5	3.0	4	4	3	2	2	0	0	3.25	4.33	15	6	1	1	0	4	37			1	1	0	13	1	0	1	1	0	2	.98	-0.246	.00	0.00%	-2.61	1b start tie	3b 3 out d2
20	164	143	Sep 6	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-4	GS-5	L(2-7)	3	4.2	7	3	2	3	2	0	0	3.28	4.29	23	9	2	0	0	7	39			0	0	0	19	1	0	1	1	0	1	1.32	-0.186	.00	0.00%	-1.31	1b start a 1	5b 1-3 2 out d2
21	165	147	Sep 11	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-2	GS-8		4	8.0	9	2	1	4	2	0	0	3.12	4.24	36	11	10	0	0	9	56			0	0	0	31	2	0	1	0	0	1	1.61	0.255	.00	0.00%	1.85	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
22	166	151	Sep 16	NYY		MIN	L,1-2	CG	L(2-8)	4	9.0	2	2	0	0	7	0	1	2.87	4.01	30	9	11	0	0	2	86			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.40	-0.151	.00	0.00%	1.71	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
23	167	157	Sep 25	NYY		BOS	W,3-1	GS-7	W(3-8)	8	6.1	9	1	0	0	4	0	0	2.72	3.86	29	5	11	0	0	9	57			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	2	1.58	0.063	.00	0.00%	0.78	1t start tie	7t 1-3 1 out a1
24	168	159	Oct 1	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-3	9-GF	S(1)	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.69	3.85	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.070	.00	0.00%	0.40	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
							8-16		W-L:3-8,Sv:1	4.6	120.1	117	49	36	38	65	13	1	2.69	3.85	509	1.24		7%	1%	108	53	0	---%	2	3	0	456	16	3	5	14	3	15	1.12	-1.259	.20	-0.06%	-0.98

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