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Jim
Kern		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 205
 
Born: March 15, 1949 in Usa, MI, GLADWIN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1978    1980   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 25 KCR AL $ 300,000 7 8 9 8 2 3 3 8 9 9
1975 26 KCR AL $ 300,000 7 8 9 8 2 3 3 8 9 9
1976 27 KCR AL $ 300,000 7 8 9 8 2 3 3 9 9 9
1977 28 BAL AL $ 300,000 7 8 9 8 2 3 3 9 9 9
1978 29 SDP NL $ 3,328,571 7 8 9 8 2 4 3 9 9 9
1979 30 SDP NL $ 2,000,000 7 8 9 8 2 3 3 9 9 9
1980 31 SDP NL $ 2,000,000 7 8 9 8 2 3 3 8 9 8
1981 32 SDP NL $ 2,000,000 6 8 9 8 1 2 2 8 8 8
1982 33 SDP NL $ 2,000,000 6 8 9 8 1 2 1 8 8 8
1983 34 BAL AL $ 1,300,034 6 8 9 8 1 2 1 7 8 8
1984 35 PIT NL $ 1,300,034 5 7 9 8 1 2 1 6 7 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 7 9 8 1 2 1 6 7 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,328,571 7 8 9 8 2 4 3 9 9 9
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1974 25 KCR AL 5 19 .208 38 28 2 1 2 173.3 189 136 15 111 146 7.06 .278 .381 .427 .808 0.0
1975 26 KCR AL 3 6 .333 25 6 0 0 2 58.3 72 55 8 34 51 8.49 .303 .390 .471 .860 0.0
    AAA   0 3 .000 23 5 0 0 2 46.7 35 17 4 31 48 3.28 .210 .333 .329 .663  
1976 27 KCR AL 10 13 .435 34 26 0 0 1 171.3 161 93 14 96 135 4.89 .252 .350 .375 .725 6.1
1977 28 BAL AL 10 12 .455 37 37 1 0 0 241.0 198 106 6 149 193 3.96 .227 .345 .303 .648 16.1
1978 29 SDP NL 10 9 .526 32 32 2 0 0 210.7 180 111 18 125 152 4.74 .232 .344 .355 .699 6.6
1979 30 SDP NL 14 9 .609 32 32 1 1 0 213.3 189 94 5 128 142 3.97 .240 .347 .321 .667 9.1
1980 31 SDP NL 12 10 .545 32 32 3 2 0 217.0 185 97 9 131 146 4.02 .234 .345 .317 .662 9.8
1981 32 SDP NL 9 16 .360 32 32 1 0 0 196.3 181 113 19 123 151 5.18 .244 .354 .401 .755 1.5
1982 33 SDP NL 6 10 .375 26 26 3 1 0 166.7 143 68 14 100 140 3.67 .234 .340 .359 .700 9.4
1983 34 BAL AL 4 5 .444 29 17 0 0 1 117.7 122 61 11 62 89 4.67 .269 .364 .384 .748 3.6
1984 35 BAL AL 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 1 6.7 6 0 0 3 2 0.00 .261 .346 .261 .607 1.4
    AAA   4 1 .800 24 1 0 0 0 53.7 35 16 3 31 70 2.68 .185 .300 .259 .559  
11 Years Sim 84 109 .435 323 268 13 5 7 1772.3 1626 934 119 1062 1347 4.74 .246 .353 .360 .713 63.5
2 Years AAA 4 4 .500 47 6 0 0 2 100.3 70 33 7 62 118 2.96 .197 .316 .292 .608  
Season Average 7 9 .438 29 24 1 0 0 161.1 147 84 10 96 122 4.74 .246 .353 .360 .713  
Career Highs 14 19 1.000 38 37 3 2 2 241.0 198 136 19 149 193 8.49 .303 .390 .471 .860  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   773 438 51 456 753   .233 .326 .337 .663
vs LH   853 496 68 606 594   .258 .373 .384 .757
Home 36 61 .371 166 139 3 2 5 913.0 812 472 62 551 711 4.65 .239 .345 .350 .695
Away 48 48 .500 157 129 10 3 2 859.3 814 462 57 511 636 4.84 .253 .355 .371 .726
Mar/Apr 13 20 .394 56 44 4 3 1 306.3 243 145 15 176 221 4.26 .221 .328 .319 .646
May 19 18 .514 54 50 3 1 0 308.0 274 170 23 206 232 4.97 .238 .354 .358 .712
June 15 14 .517 46 46 2 1 0 298.3 267 153 21 181 240 4.62 .239 .345 .355 .700
July 14 16 .467 46 46 3 0 0 297.3 309 149 17 161 226 4.51 .273 .363 .382 .745
August 15 21 .417 54 51 0 0 0 319.6 322 207 28 197 244 5.83 .264 .366 .402 .768
Sep/Oct 8 20 .286 67 31 1 0 6 242.6 211 110 15 141 184 4.08 .234 .337 .339 .676
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1974 25 KCR AL P 38 28 173.3 12 21 2 2 .943 1.71    
1975 26 KCR AL P 25 6 58.3 3 3 0 0 1.000 0.93    
1976 27 KCR AL P 34 26 171.3 11 18 0 1 1.000 1.52    
1977 28 BAL AL P 37 37 241.0 14 32 3 2 .939 1.72    
1978 29 SDP NL P 32 32 210.7 22 32 2 2 .964 2.31    
1979 30 SDP NL P 32 32 213.3 14 45 2 4 .967 2.49    
1980 31 SDP NL P 32 32 217.0 11 37 0 4 1.000 1.99    
1981 32 SDP NL P 32 32 196.3 11 33 2 2 .957 2.02    
1982 33 SDP NL P 26 26 166.7 8 22 2 4 .938 1.62    
1983 34 BAL AL P 29 17 117.7 8 15 1 3 .958 1.76    
1984 35 BAL AL P 6 0 6.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   323 268 1772.3 114 258 14 24 .964 1.89    
Career Highs   38 37 241.0 22 45 3 4 1.000 2.49    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1978 29 SDP NL 0 3 .000 5 3 0 0 0 21.7 23 10 2 11 16 4.16 .256 .337 .389 .726
1980 31 SDP NL 1 1 .500 4 3 0 0 0 22.7 15 9 1 21 11 3.57 .195 .367 .299 .666
1981 32 SDP NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 1.0 6 9 1 4 2 81.00 .667 .769 1.111 1.880
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 5 .167 10 7 0 0 0 45.3 44 28 4 36 29 5.56 .250 .377 .386 .764
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1974-1-19
1981-8-16
 Games Started
1977-1-37
 Shutouts
1974-7-1
 Strikeouts
1977-2-193
 Walks Allowed
1974-4-111
1977-1-149
1978-1-125
1979-1-128
1980-1-131
1981-2-123
1982-5-100
 Hits per 9IP
1977-4-7.4
1978-8-7.7
1982-6-7.7
Strikeouts per 9IP
1974-4-7.6
1976-6-7.1
1977-2-7.2
1978-6-6.5
1981-5-6.9
1982-2-7.6
 OAVG
1977-4-.227
1978-10-.232
1982-10-.234
 OSLG
1977-2-.303
1979-5-.321
1980-6-.317
 OOPS
1977-6-.648
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 24    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Walter Beall (927)
  5. Tex Hughson (918)
  6. Mark Littell (911)
  7. Tex Carleton (910)
  8. Bump Hadley (902)
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  10. Britt Burns (900)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1974
Earned first career win on 4/19/1974
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,328,571 through salary arbitration
Traded from Baltimore to San Diego on 3/4/1978 (Going to SDP: P Jim Kern, 2B Jerry Terrell. Going to BAL: P Bill Castro)
10/13/1978: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Won World Championship with San Diego in 1978
Won Player of the Week award on 5/13/1979, winning 2 games with a 1.38 ERA
Won World Championship with San Diego in 1980
 
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