Ken Holtzman Career Pitching Summary

Ken Holtzman played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1979, appearing in 451 games over 15 seasons. He recorded a total of 174 W and 150 L, an ERA of 3.49, 1,601 SO, a WHIP of 1.289, and a WAR of 27.2.

Ken Holtzman Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Ken Holtzman.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Ken Holtzman
    NameKen Holtzman
    Date of BirthNovember 3, 1945
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1965

    📊 Career Summary

    Ken Holtzman appeared in 451 games over 15 MLB seasons from 1965 to 1979. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS410 (MLB Rank: 125)
    GF18 (MLB Rank: 3,582)
    W174 (MLB Rank: 181)
    L150 (MLB Rank: 166)
    SV3 (MLB Rank: 2,437)
    ERA3.49 (MLB Rank: 2,485)
    IP2867.1 (MLB Rank: 160)
    SHO31 (MLB Rank: 103)
    CG127 (MLB Rank: 299)
    SO1,601 (MLB Rank: 197)
    BB910 (MLB Rank: 154)
    H2,787 (MLB Rank: 169)
    HR249 (MLB Rank: 135)
    SO95.03 (MLB Rank: 5,432)
    BB92.86 (MLB Rank: 8,846)
    H98.75 (MLB Rank: 8,087)
    HR90.78 (MLB Rank: 5,542)
    WHIP1.289 (MLB Rank: 9,495)
    WAR27.2 (MLB Rank: 354)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1979)

    In his final season (1979), Ken Holtzman recorded the following stats:

    GS20
    W6
    L9
    ERA4.59
    IP117.2
    SHO2
    CG3
    SO44
    BB53
    H133
    HR15
    SO93.37
    BB94.05
    H910.17
    HR91.15
    WHIP1.581
    WAR0.5

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1973, 21 W
    • Most SO: 1970, 202 SO
    • Most IP: 1973, 297.1 IP
    • Best WAR: 1970, 6.4 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1965, 2.25 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Ken Holtzman appeared in 13 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.33, pitched 69.4 IP, struck out 39 batters, with 6 W and 4 L.

    Ken Holtzman Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1965
    0
    0
    2.25
    0
    0
    3
    4
    -0.1
    1.25
    1
    2
    3
    4
    1
    181
    6.52
    6.8
    1
    0
    3
    2
    0
    0
    2.3
    4.5
    6.8
    0
    0
    0
    0
    18
    1966
    11
    16
    3.79
    0.407
    0
    171
    220.2
    2.2
    1.187
    27
    194
    68
    104
    93
    97
    3.57
    7
    2.51
    33
    34
    0
    9
    0
    1.1
    7.9
    2.8
    1
    4
    6
    8
    912
    1967
    9
    0
    2.53
    1
    0
    62
    92.2
    1.5
    1.295
    11
    76
    44
    31
    26
    141
    4.23
    6
    1.41
    12
    12
    0
    3
    0
    1.1
    7.4
    4.3
    0
    2
    7
    4
    392
    1968
    11
    14
    3.35
    0.44
    1
    151
    215
    1.2
    1.288
    17
    201
    76
    89
    80
    95
    3.15
    6.3
    1.99
    32
    34
    1
    6
    3
    0.7
    8.4
    3.2
    0
    6
    7
    9
    907
    1969
    17
    13
    3.58
    0.567
    0
    176
    261.1
    4.5
    1.305
    18
    248
    93
    117
    104
    113
    3.18
    6.1
    1.89
    39
    39
    0
    12
    6
    0.6
    8.5
    3.2
    0
    5
    8
    5
    1112
    1970
    17
    11
    3.38
    0.607
    0
    202
    287.2
    6.4
    1.269
    30
    271
    94
    125
    108
    132
    3.6
    6.3
    2.15
    38
    39
    0
    15
    1
    0.9
    8.5
    2.9
    1
    3
    6
    12
    1208
    1971
    9
    15
    4.48
    0.375
    0
    143
    195
    1.2
    1.421
    18
    213
    64
    108
    97
    87
    3.2
    6.6
    2.23
    29
    30
    1
    9
    3
    0.8
    9.8
    3
    0
    2
    7
    10
    848
    1972
    19
    11
    2.51
    0.633
    0
    134
    265.1
    3.2
    1.07
    23
    232
    52
    83
    74
    114
    3.15
    4.5
    2.58
    37
    39
    0
    16
    4
    0.8
    7.9
    1.8
    0
    4
    6
    4
    1058
    1973
    21
    13
    2.97
    0.618
    0
    157
    297.1
    3.2
    1.147
    22
    275
    66
    109
    98
    120
    3.18
    4.8
    2.38
    40
    40
    0
    16
    4
    0.7
    8.3
    2
    0
    4
    5
    12
    1210
    1974
    19
    17
    3.07
    0.528
    0
    117
    255.1
    1.6
    1.269
    14
    273
    51
    111
    87
    109
    3.01
    4.1
    2.29
    38
    39
    0
    9
    3
    0.5
    9.6
    1.8
    0
    3
    3
    5
    1073
    1975
    18
    14
    3.14
    0.563
    0
    122
    266.1
    3.1
    1.22
    16
    217
    108
    111
    93
    116
    3.75
    4.1
    1.13
    38
    39
    0
    13
    2
    0.5
    7.3
    3.6
    0
    7
    1
    6
    1110
    1976
    14
    11
    3.65
    0.56
    0
    66
    246.2
    1
    1.358
    18
    265
    70
    108
    100
    93
    3.91
    2.4
    0.94
    34
    34
    0
    16
    3
    0.7
    9.7
    2.6
    0
    1
    2
    10
    1041
    1977
    2
    3
    5.78
    0.4
    0
    14
    71.2
    -1.4
    1.8
    7
    105
    24
    55
    46
    69
    4.66
    1.8
    0.58
    11
    18
    4
    0
    0
    0.9
    13.2
    3
    0
    1
    2
    4
    323
    1978
    1
    3
    5.6
    0.25
    2
    39
    70.2
    -0.9
    1.783
    12
    82
    44
    48
    44
    71
    5.6
    5
    0.89
    9
    28
    10
    0
    0
    1.5
    10.4
    5.6
    0
    1
    3
    3
    328
    1979
    6
    9
    4.59
    0.4
    0
    44
    117.2
    0.5
    1.581
    15
    133
    53
    70
    60
    91
    5.15
    3.4
    0.83
    20
    23
    0
    3
    2
    1.1
    10.2
    4.1
    0
    6
    7
    6
    529