Jim Gott played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1995, appearing in 554 games over 14 seasons. He recorded a total of 56 W and 74 L, an ERA of 3.87, 837 SO, a WHIP of 1.381, and a WAR of 9.8.
Jim Gott Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Jim Gott.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Jim Gott |
| Date of Birth | August 3, 1959 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| MLB Debut | 1982 |
📊 Career Summary
Jim Gott appeared in 554 games over 14 MLB seasons from 1982 to 1995. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 96 (MLB Rank: 1,568) |
| GF | 261 (MLB Rank: 183) |
| W | 56 (MLB Rank: 1,302) |
| L | 74 (MLB Rank: 967) |
| SV | 91 (MLB Rank: 192) |
| ERA | 3.87 (MLB Rank: 3,718) |
| IP | 1120 (MLB Rank: 1,162) |
| SHO | 3 (MLB Rank: 1,446) |
| CG | 10 (MLB Rank: 2,120) |
| SO | 837 (MLB Rank: 796) |
| BB | 466 (MLB Rank: 897) |
| H | 1,081 (MLB Rank: 1,205) |
| HR | 85 (MLB Rank: 1,160) |
| SO9 | 6.73 (MLB Rank: 3,077) |
| BB9 | 3.74 (MLB Rank: 5,886) |
| H9 | 8.69 (MLB Rank: 8,246) |
| HR9 | 0.68 (MLB Rank: 6,253) |
| WHIP | 1.381 (MLB Rank: 7,752) |
| WAR | 9.8 (MLB Rank: 1,270) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1995)
In his final season (1995), Jim Gott recorded the following stats:
| GS | 0 |
| GF | 12 |
| W | 2 |
| L | 4 |
| SV | 3 |
| ERA | 6.03 |
| IP | 31.1 |
| SO | 19 |
| BB | 12 |
| H | 38 |
| HR | 2 |
| SO9 | 5.46 |
| BB9 | 3.45 |
| H9 | 10.91 |
| HR9 | 0.57 |
| WHIP | 1.596 |
| WAR | −0.9 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1983, 9 W
- Most SO: 1983, 121 SO
- Most IP: 1983, 176.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1993, 2.9 WAR
- Best ERA: 1989, 0 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Jim Gott has no postseason appearances.
Jim Gott 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1982 | 5 | 10 | 4.43 | 0.333 | 0 | 82 | 136 | 1.4 | 1.471 | 15 | 134 | 66 | 76 | 67 | 102 | 4.47 | 5.4 | 1.24 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 600 |
1983 | 9 | 14 | 4.74 | 0.391 | 0 | 121 | 176.2 | 0.4 | 1.489 | 15 | 195 | 68 | 103 | 93 | 91 | 3.73 | 6.2 | 1.78 | 30 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.9 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 776 |
1984 | 7 | 6 | 4.02 | 0.538 | 2 | 73 | 109.2 | 1.1 | 1.295 | 7 | 93 | 49 | 54 | 49 | 103 | 3.69 | 6 | 1.49 | 12 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 464 |
1985 | 7 | 10 | 3.88 | 0.412 | 0 | 78 | 148.1 | 1.1 | 1.315 | 10 | 144 | 51 | 73 | 64 | 89 | 3.56 | 4.7 | 1.53 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 629 |
1986 | 0 | 0 | 7.62 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | -0.7 | 2.231 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 4.39 | 6.2 | 0.69 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66 |
1987 | 1 | 2 | 3.41 | 0.333 | 13 | 90 | 87 | 0.4 | 1.391 | 4 | 81 | 40 | 43 | 33 | 117 | 2.85 | 9.3 | 2.25 | 3 | 55 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 382 |
1988 | 6 | 6 | 3.49 | 0.5 | 34 | 76 | 77.1 | 0.4 | 1.164 | 9 | 68 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 98 | 3.25 | 8.8 | 3.45 | 0 | 67 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 314 |
1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 13.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
1990 | 3 | 5 | 2.9 | 0.375 | 3 | 44 | 62 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 5 | 59 | 34 | 27 | 20 | 128 | 4.08 | 6.4 | 1.29 | 0 | 50 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 270 |
1991 | 4 | 3 | 2.96 | 0.571 | 2 | 73 | 76 | 1.1 | 1.25 | 5 | 63 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 121 | 3.09 | 8.6 | 2.28 | 0 | 55 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 322 |
1992 | 3 | 3 | 2.45 | 0.5 | 6 | 75 | 88 | 2.5 | 1.284 | 4 | 72 | 41 | 27 | 24 | 142 | 3.1 | 7.7 | 1.83 | 0 | 68 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 369 |
1993 | 4 | 8 | 2.32 | 0.333 | 25 | 67 | 77.2 | 2.9 | 1.133 | 6 | 71 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 165 | 2.96 | 7.8 | 3.94 | 0 | 62 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 313 |
1994 | 5 | 3 | 5.94 | 0.625 | 2 | 29 | 36.1 | -0.3 | 1.817 | 3 | 46 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 67 | 4.51 | 7.2 | 1.45 | 0 | 37 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 172 |
1995 | 2 | 4 | 6.03 | 0.333 | 3 | 19 | 31.1 | -0.9 | 1.596 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 26 | 21 | 72 | 3.96 | 5.5 | 1.58 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.9 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 147 |