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Ken
Holtzman		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 180
 
Born: November 3, 1945 in Usa, MO, ST. LOUIS
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1965 19 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 5 4 4 8 7 7 7 6 6
1966 20 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 5 4 4 7 6 7 7 7 7
1967 21 MON NL $ 300,000 8 5 4 4 8 7 7 7 7 7
1968 22 MON NL $ 300,000 8 5 4 5 6 5 6 5 4 4
1969 23 MON NL   8 5 4 4 6 5 5 5 4 4
1970 24 MON NL   8 5 4 4 6 5 5 5 4 4
1971 25 MON NL   8 5 4 4 6 5 6 4 4 4
1972 26 MON NL   8 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 4
1973 27 MON NL   7 5 4 4 5 4 5 3 3 3
1974 28 MON NL   7 5 4 4 5 4 5 3 3 3
1975 29 MON NL   7 5 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3
1976 30 MON NL   7 5 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3
1977 31 MIA NL   7 5 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3
1978 32 SDP NL   7 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3
1979 33 SDP NL   7 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 8 5 4 5 8 7 7 7 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1965 19 OAK AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1966 20 OAK AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1967 21 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1968 22 MON NL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1969 23 MON NL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1970 24 MON NL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1971 25 MON NL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1972 26 MON NL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1973 27 MON NL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1974 28 MON NL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1975 29 MON NL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1976 30 MON NL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1977 31 MIA NL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1978 32 SDP NL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1979 33 SDP NL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
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
1965 19 OAK AL 8 15 .348 27 27 6 1 0 198.7 240 108 25 53 103 4.89 .299 .343 .447 .789 3.2
    AAA   4 6 .400 11 11 1 0 0 79.0 82 30 9 21 57 3.42 .259 .306 .408 .714  
1966 20 OAK AL 2 4 .333 6 6 1 0 0 45.7 58 24 6 8 27 4.73 .310 .340 .476 .816 1.3
    AAA   12 10 .545 25 25 3 1 0 170.3 166 54 9 55 143 2.85 .257 .315 .348 .664  
1967 21 MON NL 9 17 .346 35 35 9 1 0 265.0 273 130 27 91 165 4.42 .266 .330 .400 .730 11.1
1968 22 MON NL 2 6 .250 10 9 2 0 0 63.7 76 31 7 22 34 4.38 .293 .348 .436 .784 1.3
    AAA   2 6 .250 12 12 2 0 0 89.7 91 31 10 19 78 3.11 .259 .296 .392 .689  
1969 23 AA   16 4 .800 24 24 3 2 0 180.3 149 46 10 51 181 2.30 .222 .277 .303 .580  
1970 24 AA   8 9 .471 20 20 1 0 0 134.0 128 41 9 38 131 2.75 .241 .291 .363 .654  
1971 25 AA   10 12 .455 25 25 1 0 0 160.7 187 73 14 53 130 4.09 .285 .339 .402 .741  
1972 26 AA   8 7 .533 19 19 2 1 0 125.0 135 58 11 47 104 4.18 .274 .338 .402 .740  
1973 27 AA   3 17 .150 29 29 2 0 0 194.7 211 94 17 86 148 4.35 .270 .343 .388 .731  
1974 28 AA   9 13 .409 29 29 0 0 0 190.0 207 96 24 65 139 4.55 .269 .326 .395 .721  
1975 29 AA   1 22 .043 29 29 2 0 0 196.7 230 105 28 71 134 4.81 .292 .350 .445 .795  
1976 30 AA   9 13 .409 27 27 1 0 0 173.7 188 95 21 69 133 4.92 .278 .345 .423 .768  
1977 31 AA   6 10 .375 21 21 2 1 0 136.3 139 63 17 44 95 4.16 .259 .316 .397 .713  
    A   2 3 .400 6 6 0 0 0 43.7 35 11 1 16 45 2.27 .213 .283 .262 .546  
1978 32 A   13 10 .565 28 28 4 2 0 226.3 160 44 7 52 194 1.75 .198 .246 .262 .508  
4 Years Sim 21 42 .333 78 77 18 2 0 573.0 647 293 65 174 329 4.60 .284 .337 .427 .764 17.0
3 Years AAA 18 22 .450 48 48 6 1 0 339.0 339 115 28 95 278 3.05 .258 .308 .374 .682  
9 Years AA 70 107 .395 223 223 14 4 0 1491.3 1574 671 151 524 1195 4.05 .267 .327 .392 .719  
2 Years A 15 13 .536 34 34 4 2 0 270.0 195 55 8 68 239 1.83 .200 .252 .262 .514  
14 Years Minors 103 142 .420 305 305 24 7 0 2100.3 2108 841 187 687 1712 3.60 .257 .315 .374 .689  
Season Average 5 10 .333 19 19 4 0 0 143.2 161 73 16 43 82 4.60 .284 .337 .427 .764  
Career Highs 9 17 .348 35 35 9 1 0 265.0 273 130 27 91 165 4.89 .310 .348 .476 .816  
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   468 210 44 126 231   .283 .334 .416 .750
vs LH   179 83 21 48 98   .287 .338 .455 .793
Home 8 21 .276 37 36 6 2 0 265.0 295 135 27 81 136 4.59 .282 .334 .420 .754
Away 13 21 .382 41 41 12 0 0 308.0 352 158 38 93 193 4.62 .285 .336 .432 .768
Mar/Apr 4 7 .364 12 12 2 1 0 88.0 90 36 5 26 55 3.68 .263 .315 .363 .678
May 2 2 .500 6 5 1 0 0 37.0 40 16 3 15 21 3.89 .288 .357 .424 .782
June 4 10 .286 17 17 7 0 0 132.0 152 63 17 37 72 4.30 .286 .332 .430 .763
July 4 5 .444 12 12 3 1 0 90.7 95 44 11 34 51 4.37 .270 .334 .415 .749
August 4 6 .400 12 12 3 0 0 91.0 110 55 14 23 48 5.44 .297 .338 .473 .811
Sep/Oct 3 12 .200 19 19 2 0 0 134.3 160 79 15 39 82 5.29 .295 .342 .440 .782
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
1965 19 OAK AL 27 66 5 15 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 16 .227 .246 .288 .534 4.1 0.0
1966 20 OAK AL 6 14 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .143 .200 .214 .414 0.5 0.0
1967 21 MON NL 35 84 5 14 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 23 .167 .176 .214 .391 1.5 0.0
1968 22 MON NL 10 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.9 0.0
4 Years Sim 78 182 11 31 7 1 0 8 0 0 2 47 .170 .187 .220 .407 4.2 0.0
162 Game Average 378 22 64 14 2 0 16 0 0 4 97 .170 .187 .220 .407 8.8  
Career Highs 35 84 5 15 4 1 0 4 0 0 1 23 .227 .246 .288 .534 4.1  
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   116 8 18 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 31 .155 .183 .190 .373 1.2
vs LH   66 3 13 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 16 .197 .194 .273 .467 2.6
Home 37 73 4 18 4 1 0 4 0 0 1 18 .247 .253 .329 .582 5.5
Away 41 109 7 13 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 29 .119 .143 .147 .290 -1.7
RISP   37 0 5 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 9 .135 .132 .162 .294 -0.4
Close/Late   11 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .182 .182 .182 .364 0.1
Mar/Apr 12 25 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .120 .120 .120 .240 -0.6
May 5 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3
June 17 47 2 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 .149 .149 .213 .362 0.3
July 12 30 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .200 .226 .267 .492 1.5
August 12 32 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .156 .182 .156 .338 -0.1
Sep/Oct 19 39 3 9 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 7 .231 .262 .333 .595 2.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1965 19 OAK AL P 27 27 198.7 8 42 0 2 1.000 2.27    
1966 20 OAK AL P 6 6 45.7 3 10 0 1 1.000 2.56    
1967 21 MON NL P 35 35 265.0 17 61 2 3 .975 2.65    
1968 22 MON NL P 10 9 63.7 4 15 0 0 1.000 2.69    
Career Totals   78 77 573.0 32 128 2 6 .988 2.51    
Career Highs   35 35 265.0 17 61 2 3 1.000 2.69    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1967-8-17
 Walks per 9IP
1965-9-2.4
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 18th overall pick, by Oakland in 1965
Had first career hit on 6/2/1965, off Jim O'toole (MON)
Earned first career win on 6/20/1965
Injured on 7/17/1966 with a Strained Back, out for 2-3 weeks
Traded from Oakland to Montreal on 3/3/1967 (Going to MON: P Ken Holtzman, 2B Dick Stuart, SS Eddie Kasko. Going to OAK: P Sandy Koufax, CF Mickey Mantle, 3B Roger Maris)
Injured on 7/11/1970 with a Broken Jaw, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 8/1/1970 with a Spasms Back, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 5/30/1971 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 6/1/1972 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 6/22/1972 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 5/22/1976 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week
Released by Montreal on 3/3/1977
Signed as a free agent by Miami on 4/3/1977 to a minor league deal
Injured on 5/10/1977 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Traded from Miami to San Diego on 2/4/1978 (Going to SDP: P Ken Holtzman. Going to MIA: SS Taylor Duncan, 1B Mike Jorgensen, 1B Aaron Pointer)
Injured on 8/21/1978 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
 
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