Jerry Koosman played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1985, appearing in 612 games over 19 seasons. He recorded a total of 222 W and 209 L, an ERA of 3.36, 2,556 SO, a WHIP of 1.259, and a WAR of 57.0.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Jerry Koosman |
Date of Birth | December 23, 1942 |
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MLB Debut | 1967 |
๐ Career Summary
Jerry Koosman appeared in 612 games over 19 MLB seasons from 1967 to 1985. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 527 (MLB Rank: 39) |
GF | 43 (MLB Rank: 1,900) |
W | 222 (MLB Rank: 77) |
L | 209 (MLB Rank: 37) |
SV | 17 (MLB Rank: 859) |
ERA | 3.36 (MLB Rank: 2,104) |
IP | 3839.1 (MLB Rank: 48) |
SHO | 33 (MLB Rank: 87) |
CG | 140 (MLB Rank: 253) |
SO | 2,556 (MLB Rank: 34) |
BB | 1198 (MLB Rank: 53) |
H | 3,635 (MLB Rank: 54) |
HR | 290 (MLB Rank: 74) |
SO9 | 5.99 (MLB Rank: 3,982) |
BB9 | 2.81 (MLB Rank: 9,005) |
H9 | 8.52 (MLB Rank: 8,722) |
HR9 | 0.68 (MLB Rank: 6,253) |
WHIP | 1.259 (MLB Rank: 9,920) |
WAR | 57.0 (MLB Rank: 75) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1985)
In his final season (1985), Jerry Koosman recorded the following stats:
GS | 18 |
W | 6 |
L | 4 |
ERA | 4.62 |
IP | 99.1 |
SHO | 1 |
CG | 3 |
SO | 60 |
BB | 34 |
H | 107 |
HR | 14 |
SO9 | 5.44 |
BB9 | 3.08 |
H9 | 9.69 |
HR9 | 1.27 |
WHIP | 1.419 |
WAR | 0.5 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1976, 21 W
- Most SO: 1976, 200 SO
- Most IP: 1974, 265 IP
- Best WAR: 1979, 7.2 WAR
- Best ERA: 1968, 2.09 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
Jerry Koosman appeared in 7 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.88, pitched 39.4 IP, struck out 31 batters, with 4 W and 0 L.
Jerry Koosman Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1967 | 0 | 2 | 6.04 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22.1 | -0.5 | 1.836 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 57 | 5.85 | 4.4 | 0.58 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 105 |
1968 | 19 | 12 | 2.08 | 0.613 | 0 | 178 | 263.2 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 16 | 221 | 69 | 72 | 61 | 145 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 2.58 | 34 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1058 |
1969 | 17 | 9 | 2.28 | 0.654 | 0 | 180 | 241 | 5.9 | 1.058 | 14 | 187 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 160 | 2.67 | 6.7 | 2.65 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0.5 | 7 | 2.5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 957 |
1970 | 12 | 7 | 3.14 | 0.632 | 0 | 118 | 212 | 3 | 1.226 | 22 | 189 | 71 | 87 | 74 | 128 | 3.91 | 5 | 1.66 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 884 |
1971 | 6 | 11 | 3.04 | 0.353 | 0 | 96 | 165.2 | 2.4 | 1.274 | 12 | 160 | 51 | 66 | 56 | 112 | 3.18 | 5.2 | 1.88 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 694 |
1972 | 11 | 12 | 4.14 | 0.478 | 1 | 147 | 163 | 0.4 | 1.27 | 14 | 155 | 52 | 81 | 75 | 81 | 2.78 | 8.1 | 2.83 | 24 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 692 |
1973 | 14 | 15 | 2.84 | 0.483 | 0 | 156 | 263 | 5.8 | 1.179 | 18 | 234 | 76 | 93 | 83 | 128 | 3.18 | 5.3 | 2.05 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0.6 | 8 | 2.6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1071 |
1974 | 15 | 11 | 3.36 | 0.577 | 0 | 188 | 265 | 4.9 | 1.294 | 16 | 258 | 85 | 113 | 99 | 107 | 2.99 | 6.4 | 2.21 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1118 |
1975 | 14 | 13 | 3.42 | 0.519 | 2 | 173 | 239.2 | 2.1 | 1.385 | 19 | 234 | 98 | 106 | 91 | 101 | 3.45 | 6.5 | 1.77 | 34 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0.7 | 8.8 | 3.7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1018 |
1976 | 21 | 10 | 2.69 | 0.677 | 0 | 200 | 247.1 | 4.7 | 1.096 | 19 | 205 | 66 | 81 | 74 | 121 | 2.83 | 7.3 | 3.03 | 32 | 34 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0.7 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 994 |
1977 | 8 | 20 | 3.49 | 0.286 | 0 | 192 | 226.2 | 2.9 | 1.218 | 17 | 195 | 81 | 102 | 88 | 107 | 3.14 | 7.6 | 2.37 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.7 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 940 |
1978 | 3 | 15 | 3.75 | 0.167 | 2 | 160 | 235.1 | 1.5 | 1.296 | 17 | 221 | 84 | 110 | 98 | 93 | 3.34 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 32 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.5 | 3.2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 986 |
1979 | 20 | 13 | 3.38 | 0.606 | 0 | 157 | 263.2 | 7.2 | 1.331 | 19 | 268 | 83 | 108 | 99 | 130 | 3.46 | 5.4 | 1.89 | 36 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1101 |
1980 | 16 | 13 | 4.03 | 0.552 | 2 | 149 | 243.1 | 3 | 1.319 | 24 | 252 | 69 | 119 | 109 | 108 | 3.72 | 5.5 | 2.16 | 34 | 38 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.3 | 2.6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1022 |
1981 | 4 | 13 | 4.01 | 0.235 | 5 | 76 | 121.1 | 1.2 | 1.368 | 10 | 125 | 41 | 59 | 54 | 97 | 3.43 | 5.6 | 1.85 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0.7 | 9.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 517 |
1982 | 11 | 7 | 3.84 | 0.611 | 3 | 88 | 173.1 | 2.7 | 1.338 | 9 | 194 | 38 | 81 | 74 | 105 | 3.07 | 4.6 | 2.32 | 19 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 726 |
1983 | 11 | 7 | 4.77 | 0.611 | 2 | 90 | 169.2 | 0 | 1.35 | 19 | 176 | 53 | 96 | 90 | 88 | 4.19 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 24 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 730 |
1984 | 14 | 15 | 3.25 | 0.483 | 0 | 137 | 224 | 3 | 1.304 | 8 | 232 | 60 | 95 | 81 | 112 | 2.85 | 5.5 | 2.28 | 34 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 950 |
1985 | 6 | 4 | 4.62 | 0.6 | 0 | 60 | 99.1 | 0.5 | 1.419 | 14 | 107 | 34 | 56 | 51 | 81 | 4.43 | 5.4 | 1.76 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.3 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 433 |