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Jerry
Koosman		  
Nickname: Kooz
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 213
 
Born: December 23, 1942 in Usa, MN, APPLETON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1969    1973   
All-Star Selections 1974   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1967 24 BSN NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1968 25 BSN NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1969 26 BOS AL $ 300,000 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1970 27 BOS AL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
1971 28 BOS AL $ 350,000 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
1972 29 MON NL $ 1,150,714 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
1973 30 MON NL $ 1,700,000 9 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
1974 31 MON NL $ 3,500,000 9 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
1975 32 TOR AL $ 3,500,000 9 7 7 7 5 4 4 6 6 6
1976 33 TOR AL $ 3,500,000 9 7 7 7 5 4 5 6 6 6
1977 34 TOR AL $ 3,500,000 9 7 7 7 5 4 4 5 5 5
1978 35 TOR AL $ 600,000 9 7 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
1979 36 TOR AL $ 600,000 9 6 5 6 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 6 5 6 3 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1967 24 BSN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 25 BSN NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 28 BOS AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 29 MON NL $ 1,150,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 30 MON NL $ 1,700,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 31 MON NL $ 3,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 32 TOR AL $ 3,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 33 TOR AL $ 3,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1977 34 TOR AL $ 3,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1978 35 TOR AL $ 600,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1979 36 TOR AL $ 600,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1967 24 BSN NL 5 9 .357 49 23 4 1 3 182.3 186 94 20 86 109 4.64 .263 .341 .414 .756 3.7
1968 25 BSN NL 9 9 .500 42 21 5 1 5 184.0 173 79 22 54 116 3.86 .245 .298 .390 .689 10.6
1969 26 BSN NL 6 5 .545 11 10 1 0 0 83.0 83 40 8 38 53 4.34 .259 .335 .378 .713 5.4
  BOS AL 0 6 .000 7 7 1 0 0 41.0 48 33 4 22 25 7.24 .293 .372 .415 .787 0.0
  TOT   6 11 .353 18 17 2 0 0 124.0 131 73 12 60 78 5.30 .271 .348 .390 .738 5.4
1970 27 BOS AL 3 5 .375 22 0 0 0 1 35.0 49 28 2 16 25 7.20 .329 .392 .463 .855 0.0
1971 28 BOS AL 7 10 .412 22 22 4 0 0 163.3 155 90 16 76 106 4.96 .250 .331 .396 .727 5.6
1972 29 BOS AL 1 3 .250 5 5 2 0 0 38.0 32 21 5 18 38 4.97 .229 .319 .371 .690 1.5
  MON NL 13 9 .591 26 26 9 1 0 188.0 185 95 27 89 133 4.55 .256 .337 .413 .750 7.7
  TOT   14 12 .538 31 31 11 1 0 226.0 217 116 32 107 171 4.62 .251 .334 .406 .741 9.3
1973 30 MON NL 15 8 .652 50 13 2 1 5 170.7 181 88 16 91 111 4.64 .271 .361 .393 .754 8.0
1974 31 MON NL 19 8 .704 33 33 11 1 0 260.7 241 104 21 120 183 3.59 .245 .325 .370 .695 17.9
1975 32 MON NL 7 10 .412 20 20 4 0 0 149.0 140 74 16 82 114 4.47 .248 .343 .394 .736 6.0
  TOR AL 2 6 .250 12 12 2 0 0 88.7 90 54 11 49 56 5.48 .262 .354 .417 .770 2.0
  TOT   9 16 .360 32 32 6 0 0 237.7 230 128 27 131 170 4.85 .254 .347 .402 .749 8.0
1976 33 TOR AL 10 20 .333 36 36 9 1 0 279.7 268 138 25 140 170 4.44 .250 .336 .379 .715 12.4
1977 34 TOR AL 12 13 .480 34 34 12 1 0 244.0 248 132 28 132 157 4.87 .265 .356 .406 .761 9.7
1978 35 TOR AL 17 10 .630 33 33 13 2 0 253.7 240 119 23 127 122 4.22 .251 .338 .369 .707 13.2
1979 36 AAA   11 16 .407 30 30 1 0 0 195.7 217 98 19 96 155 4.51 .279 .358 .402 .760  
12 Years Sim 126 131 .490 402 295 79 9 14 2361.0 2319 1189 244 1140 1518 4.53 .256 .339 .392 .731 103.8
1 Years AAA 11 16 .407 30 30 1 0 0 195.7 217 98 19 96 155 4.51 .279 .358 .402 .760  
Season Average 10 10 .500 33 24 6 0 1 196.7 193 99 20 95 126 4.53 .256 .339 .392 .731  
Career Highs 19 20 .704 50 36 13 2 5 279.7 268 138 32 140 183 7.20 .329 .392 .463 .855  
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   1766 903 186 862 1129   .258 .342 .396 .737
vs LH   553 286 58 278 389   .249 .332 .383 .715
Home 62 67 .481 206 153 34 6 8 1238.3 1207 639 133 601 791 4.64 .255 .339 .398 .737
Away 64 64 .500 196 142 45 3 8 1122.6 1112 550 111 539 727 4.41 .257 .340 .386 .726
Mar/Apr 17 18 .486 69 41 10 1 7 328.0 303 167 33 178 222 4.58 .245 .339 .370 .710
May 20 17 .541 73 43 11 3 2 337.6 371 178 33 144 203 4.74 .277 .347 .403 .750
June 13 22 .371 52 48 10 1 0 363.3 351 186 37 199 235 4.61 .253 .347 .390 .737
July 30 18 .625 64 50 14 1 3 408.3 417 212 43 190 257 4.67 .265 .344 .404 .749
August 23 31 .426 74 60 21 2 2 485.6 435 233 59 216 331 4.32 .237 .318 .388 .706
Sep/Oct 23 25 .479 70 53 13 1 2 438.0 442 213 39 213 270 4.38 .263 .345 .396 .741
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1967 24 BSN NL 49 54 5 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 .111 .111 .148 .259 -1.5 0.0
1968 25 BSN NL 42 49 3 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 18 .102 .102 .163 .265 -0.8 0.0
2 Years Sim 91 103 8 11 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 38 .107 .107 .155 .262 -2.3 0.0
162 Game Average 183 14 19 8 0 0 7 0 0 0 67 .107 .107 .155 .262 -4.1  
Career Highs 49 54 5 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 20 .111 .111 .163 .265 -0.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   59 5 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 .119 .119 .153 .271 -1.1
vs LH   44 3 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 .091 .091 .159 .250 -1.2
Home 47 52 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .077 .077 .115 .192 -2.2
Away 44 51 5 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 17 .137 .137 .196 .333 -0.1
RISP   23 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 .130 .130 .174 .304 -0.2
Close/Late   6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .333 .500 0.2
Mar/Apr 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 10 23 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .087 .087 .130 .217 -0.8
July 9 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.7
August 12 27 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .037 .037 .074 .111 -1.8
Sep/Oct 13 34 5 8 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 .235 .235 .324 .559 2.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1967 24 BSN NL P 49 23 182.3 9 28 2 2 .949 1.83    
1968 25 BSN NL P 42 21 184.0 11 33 1 3 .978 2.15    
1969 26 BSN NL P 11 10 83.0 3 12 3 2 .833 1.63    
  BOS AL P 7 7 41.0 2 6 2 1 .800 1.76    
  TOT   P 18 17 124.0 5 18 5 3 .821 1.67    
1970 27 BOS AL P 22 0 35.0 3 7 1 0 .909 2.57    
1971 28 BOS AL P 22 22 163.3 8 22 3 2 .909 1.65    
1972 29 BOS AL P 5 5 38.0 2 5 1 1 .875 1.66    
  MON NL P 26 26 188.0 12 27 3 4 .929 1.87    
  TOT   P 31 31 226.0 14 32 4 5 .920 1.83    
1973 30 MON NL P 50 13 170.7 12 31 3 5 .935 2.27    
1974 31 MON NL P 33 33 260.7 13 31 1 2 .978 1.52    
1975 32 MON NL P 20 20 149.0 11 24 1 1 .972 2.11    
  TOR AL P 12 12 88.7 6 15 1 1 .955 2.13    
  TOT   P 32 32 237.7 17 39 2 2 .966 2.12    
1976 33 TOR AL P 36 36 279.7 16 39 3 4 .948 1.77    
1977 34 TOR AL P 34 34 244.0 15 40 0 3 1.000 2.03    
1978 35 TOR AL P 33 33 253.7 10 30 0 1 1.000 1.42    
Career Totals   402 295 2361.0 133 350 25 32 .951 1.84    
Career Highs   50 36 279.7 17 40 5 5 1.000 2.57    
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
1969 26 BOS AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 3 1 2 3 6.75 .286 .375 .500 .875
1972 29 MON NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.3 3 2 0 2 2 5.41 .231 .333 .308 .641
1973 30 MON NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 5.0 7 4 2 1 3 7.20 .350 .381 .800 1.181
1974 31 MON NL 2 2 .500 7 2 0 0 1 20.7 21 14 2 14 10 6.10 .253 .361 .398 .758
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 2 .500 16 2 0 0 2 33.0 35 23 5 19 18 6.27 .269 .362 .462 .824
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1974-4-19
1978-6-17
 Losses
1976-1-20
 Winning Pct
1974-6-.704
1978-10-.630
 Games Started
1976-1-36
 Complete Games
1974-8-11
1976-8-9
1978-7-13
 Shutouts
1978-8-2
Innings Pitched
1974-10-260.7
1976-2-279.7
 Hits Allowed
1976-4-268
 Homeruns Allowed
1977-7-28
 Strikeouts
1974-8-183
 Walks Allowed
1974-2-120
1976-2-140
1977-2-132
1978-3-127
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 32    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1967
Injured on 3/8/1967 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Had first career hit (double) on 6/26/1967, off Masanori Murakami (TOR)
Earned first career win on 6/26/1967
Injured on 5/1/1969 with a Fractured Skull, out for 8-9 weeks
Traded from Boston (N) to Boston (A) on 7/31/1969 (Going to BSN: 1B Mike Fiore, P Dick Woodson, CF Don Young, LF Frank Baker, CF Mack Jones. Going to BOS: P Jerry Koosman, CF Roger Repoz)
Won World Championship with Boston (A) in 1969
2/1/1971: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,150,714 through salary arbitration
Traded from Boston (A) to Montreal on 5/1/1972 (Going to MON: P Jerry Koosman, C Bill Plummer. Going to BOS: 1B Roger Freed, C Fred Kendall, P Rich Nye)
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,700,000 through salary arbitration
9/1/1973: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $3,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Won World Championship with Montreal in 1973
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1974, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1974, going 5-0, 2.17
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
Traded from Montreal to Toronto on 7/31/1975 (Going to TOR: P Jerry Koosman. Going to MON: P Tony Pierce)
7/1/1977: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $600,000 per year, for 2 years
7/1/1977: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $600,000 per year, for 2 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1978, going 6-0, 1.69
6/1/1979: Signed a minor league contract extension with Toronto
 
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