Ken Holtzman Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Ken Holtzman
NameKen Holtzman
Date of BirthNovember 3, 1945
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsLeft
BatsRight
MLB Debut1965
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Ken Holtzman Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 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: 3,636)
W174 (MLB Rank: 181)
L150 (MLB Rank: 167)
SV3 (MLB Rank: 2,474)
ERA3.49 (MLB Rank: 2,498)
IP2867.1 (MLB Rank: 160)
SHO31 (MLB Rank: 103)
CG127 (MLB Rank: 299)
SO1,601 (MLB Rank: 198)
BB910 (MLB Rank: 154)
H2,787 (MLB Rank: 169)
HR249 (MLB Rank: 135)
SO95.03 (MLB Rank: 5,570)
BB92.86 (MLB Rank: 8,988)
H98.75 (MLB Rank: 8,198)
HR90.78 (MLB Rank: 5,697)
WHIP1.289 (MLB Rank: 9,612)
WAR27.2 (MLB Rank: 356)

📊 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