P Ken Holtzman #45
Age: 43 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/06/1969
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P KEN HOLTZMAN #45 - AGE: 43 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 3 3 3 3
Movement 7 7 7 7
Control 3 3 3 3
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 5 5
Curveball 5 5
Changeup 3 3
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 5
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 9
Defense 3
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 9
Bunt for Hit: 4
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Rigid in his routines.
Birthday:11/03/1926
Born in:St. Louis, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 10 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 6 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1946 Kansas City - FORT 19 32 31 12 12 0 3.24 225.1 217 93 81 8 88 76 9 4 1.35 .269 3.62 3.1 113
1947 Kansas City - FORT 20 19 19 5 11 0 4.46 121.0 118 62 60 9 65 39 5 0 1.51 .263 4.77 0.9 96
1948 Kansas City - FORT 21 29 28 8 14 0 4.38 205.1 215 117 100 16 91 67 5 0 1.49 .274 4.66 2.2 102
1949 Kansas City - FORT 22 30 24 6 15 0 4.24 197.1 224 107 93 17 76 68 7 0 1.52 .294 4.32 2.3 100
1950 Kansas City - FORT 23 32 32 11 17 0 4.82 248.1 268 144 133 31 100 93 10 1 1.48 .275 4.92 2.4 96
1951 Montreal - FORT 24 24 24 7 8 0 4.45 165.2 199 90 82 10 64 51 3 0 1.59 .312 4.08 2.8 99
1952 Kansas City - FORT 25 27 27 10 13 0 2.91 182.2 160 71 59 15 54 58 1 0 1.17 .233 4.06 2.4 140
1953 Kansas City - FORT 26 30 30 12 11 0 3.87 197.2 216 95 85 8 93 56 3 1 1.56 .288 4.26 2.8 112
1954 Kansas City - FORT 27 26 26 9 11 0 5.48 138.0 160 92 84 8 75 54 2 1 1.70 .305 4.39 1.5 76
1955 Houston - FORT 28 29 29 3 10 0 7.02 133.1 155 113 104 11 95 41 0 0 1.87 .298 5.29 0.6 64
1956 Houston - FORT 29 13 6 3 4 0 6.87 38.0 49 32 29 4 39 14 0 0 2.32 .315 6.43 -0.4 65
1956 Pittsburgh - FORT 29 23 8 1 4 0 7.53 63.1 64 55 53 7 65 25 0 0 2.04 .263 6.45 -0.8 59
1956 Total - FORT 29 36 14 4 8 0 7.28 101.1 113 87 82 11 104 39 0 0 2.14 .283 6.44 -1.5 59
1957 Pittsburgh - FORT 30 15 0 1 0 0 5.67 27.0 40 24 17 1 17 11 0 0 2.11 .351 4.46 0.1 77
1958 St. Louis - FORT 31 9 9 3 4 0 6.62 51.2 71 41 38 2 40 20 0 0 2.15 .359 4.65 0.4 64
1960 Detroit - FORT 33 6 0 0 1 0 14.77 17.2 31 29 29 0 20 6 0 0 2.89 .419 5.61 -0.2 28
Total FORT 344 293 91 135 0 4.68 2012.1 2187 1165 1047 147 982 679 45 7 1.57 .285 4.53 20.0 98
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1947 Huntington Beach - AAA 20 2 2 1 0 0 2.35 15.1 6 4 4 1 3 20 1 0 0.59 .167 2.51 0.6 178
1957 Memphis - AAA 30 8 8 4 3 0 5.24 46.1 51 28 27 4 25 31 0 0 1.64 .313 5.09 0.3 86
1958 Memphis - AAA 31 21 21 10 7 0 3.88 150.2 133 66 65 11 75 106 6 1 1.38 .272 4.73 1.7 117
1959 New Haven - AAA 32 29 29 10 11 0 6.70 177.1 217 133 132 26 75 158 9 1 1.65 .347 5.25 1.2 70
Total MAAA 60 60 25 21 0 5.27 389.2 407 231 228 42 178 315 16 2 1.50 .310 4.92 94.2
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1946 Kansas City - FORT 19 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 8.0 4 0 0 0 5 6 0 0 1.12 .182 0.00 0.0 0
1948 Kansas City - FORT 21 2 2 2 0 0 0.50 18.0 12 1 1 1 2 8 2 1 0.78 .196 0.00 0.0 0
1953 Kansas City - FORT 26 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.60 .222 0.00 0.0 0
Total FORT 4 3 3 0 0 0.31 29.1 18 1 1 1 7 17 2 1 0.85 .195 2.93 932.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1946 Kansas City - MLB P 32 31 14 25 0 41 2 .951 225.1 1.56 -0.4 .895
1947 Kansas City - MLB P 19 19 7 18 1 25 0 1.000 121.0 1.86 +1.3 1.152
1948 Kansas City - MLB P 29 28 10 22 0 35 3 .914 205.1 1.40 -0.0 .880
1949 Kansas City - MLB P 30 24 11 30 1 43 2 .953 197.1 1.87 +1.2 1.005
1950 Kansas City - MLB P 32 32 6 33 4 40 1 .975 248.1 1.41 +2.0 1.004
1951 Montreal - MLB P 24 24 6 27 0 33 0 1.000 165.2 1.79 +1.8 1.034
1952 Kansas City - MLB P 27 27 9 30 1 39 0 1.000 182.2 1.92 +0.9 1.038
1953 Kansas City - MLB P 30 30 10 26 0 37 1 .973 197.2 1.64 +1.3 1.047
1954 Kansas City - MLB P 25 25 2 25 0 28 1 .964 138.0 1.76 +0.0 .923
1955 Houston - MLB P 29 29 9 30 1 39 0 1.000 133.1 2.63 +0.9 1.014
1956 Houston - MLB P 13 6 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 38.0 0.95 +0.3 1.052
1956 Pittsburgh - MLB P 23 8 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 63.1 1.28 +0.3 1.052
1957 Pittsburgh - MLB P 14 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 27.0 0.67 +0.2 1.034
1958 St. Louis - MLB P 9 9 2 7 2 9 0 1.000 51.2 1.57 -0.3 .914
1960 Detroit - MLB P 6 0 1 2 0 5 2 .600 17.2 1.53 -0.3 .691
TOTAL P 342 292 91 286 10 389 12 .969 2012.1 1.69 +9.1 .992
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1946 Drafted in the 1946 inaugural draft by the Kansas City Royals (Round 12, Pick 16, 192nd overall pick).
01/01/1946 Named the #32 prospect in the FORT
04/01/1946 Named the #32 prospect in the FORT
04/04/1946 Injured (Sprained elbow), day-to-day for one week.
05/20/1946 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/20/1946 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/25/1946 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/01/1946 Wins the FORT AL Rookie of the Month Award.
08/04/1946 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/22/1946 Injured on 08/20/1946, diagnosed with a strained abdominal muscle, is day-to-day.
08/31/1946 Injured on 08/30/1946, diagnosed with a finger blister, is day-to-day.
10/27/1946 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (7).
04/23/1947 Injured (Dead arm), out for 4 days.
05/07/1947 Injured on 05/04/1947, diagnosed with a strained abdominal muscle, will miss 6-7 weeks.
08/13/1947 Injured on 08/12/1947, diagnosed with a sore shoulder, is day-to-day.
10/29/1947 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
08/05/1948 Injured on 08/04/1948, diagnosed with a dead arm, will miss 4 days.
10/02/1948 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/05/1948 Wins the 1948 World Series MVP Award.
10/06/1948 Wins the 1948 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
10/11/1948 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,440,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
10/12/1949 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,680,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
05/27/1950 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/29/1950 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
10/11/1950 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,320,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
01/26/1951 Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Montreal Expos (Round 2, Pick 13, 29th overall pick).
01/30/1951 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $7,700,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
06/27/1951 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/04/1951 Injured on 07/02/1951, diagnosed with a strained abdominal muscle, will miss 5 weeks.
12/16/1951 Was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Kansas City Royals, along with LF Pete Reiser, in exchange for RF Nelson Mathews, $5,000,000.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
07/13/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
08/15/1952 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/17/1952 Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), out for 6-7 weeks.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
07/01/1953 Wins the FORT AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/16/1953 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/22/1953 Injured (Dead arm), out for one week.
10/22/1953 Wins the 1953 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
06/14/1954 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/25/1954 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
08/22/1954 Injured (Dead arm), out for one week.
09/11/1954 Injured (Bone spur (elbow)), out for 5 weeks.
11/21/1954 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Houston Astros in exchange for $1.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 3 (3).
06/16/1956 Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with SS Adeiny Hechavarria, CF Juan Lagares, RF Danny Taylor, SP Livan Hernandez, in exchange for SP Ownie Carroll.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 3 (3).
06/16/1957 Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
07/18/1957 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
08/15/1957 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 6 days.
10/16/1957 Signed a 0-year minor league contract extension with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 3 (3).
03/10/1958 Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for one week.
07/26/1958 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/31/1958 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New Haven Ravens with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
11/25/1958 Became a free agent.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 3 (3).
02/07/1959 Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros organization.
04/18/1959 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Durham 89ers with 12 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/07/1959 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/13/1959 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 days.
07/22/1959 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/06/1959 Suspended 7 games after ejection following a brawl.
11/27/1959 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 3 (3).
04/06/1960 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers organization.
05/16/1960 Released by the Detroit Tigers.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 3 (3).
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 3 (3).
10/30/1962 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1950 32 8
Year L Rank
1949 15 5
1950 17 1
1952 13 9
Year IP Rank
1950 248.1 9
Year BF Rank
1950 1102 6
Year HRA Rank
1950 31 8
Year BB Rank
1953 93 8
1955 95 5
Year WP Rank
1946 4 10
Year ERA Rank
1952 2.91 5
Year BABIP Rank
1952 .233 3
Year WHIP Rank
1952 1.17 10
Year RA/9 Rank
1952 10.64 8
Year HR/9 Rank
1946 0.32 6
1951 0.54 6
1953 0.36 2
Year H/9 Rank
1952 7.88 9
Year QS Rank
1953 19 6
Year QSP Rank
1953 .633 5
Year SHO Rank
1946 4 2
1954 1 6
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