Jim Bouton Stats

Jim Bouton was born on Wednesday, March 8, 1939, in Newark, New Jersey. Bouton was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1962, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jim Bouton baseball stats page.

"Amphetamines improved my performance about five percent. Unfortunately, in my particular case that wasn't enough." - Jim Bouton

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Jim Bouton

Jim Bouton Autograph on a 1993 Ted Williams (#60)

Jim Bouton Autograph on a 1993 Ted Williams (#60)
 

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Birth Name:   James Alan Bouton
Nickname:   Bulldog
Born On:   03-08-1939  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Newark, New Jersey
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Bloom Township High School (Chicago Heights, IL)
College:   Western Michigan University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-22-1962 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-29-1978
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jim Bouton

Jim Bouton Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1962 23 Yankees 36 16 12 7 7 .500 3.99 3 1 2 133.0 560 124 59 63 9 59 1 71 2 0 1 -
1963 24 Yankees 40 30 4 21 7 .750 2.53 12 6 1 249.1 1,004 191 70 79 18 87 2 148 4 3 1 -
1964 25 Yankees 38 37 1 18 13 .581 3.02 11 4 0 271.1 1,086 227 91 100 32 60 4 125 5 6 0 -
1965 26 Yankees 30 25 1 4 15 .211 4.82 2 0 0 151.1 665 158 81 89 23 60 1 97 8 5 0 -
1966 27 Yankees 24 19 3 3 8 .273 2.69 3 0 1 120.1 508 117 36 49 13 38 5 65 2 1 0 -
1967 28 Yankees 17 1 4 1 0 1.000 4.67 0 0 0 44.1 195 47 23 31 5 18 5 31 0 1 0 -
1968 29 Yankees 12 3 1 1 1 .500 3.68 1 0 0 44.0 187 49 18 20 5 9 0 24 2 2 0 -
1969 30 Pilots 57 1 18 2 1 .667 3.91 0 0 1 92.0 395 77 40 48 12 38 4 68 8 2 2 -
1969 30 Astros 16 1 7 0 2 .000 4.11 1 0 1 30.2 135 32 14 16 1 12 1 32 4 2 0 -
1970 31 Astros 29 6 6 4 6 .400 5.40 1 0 0 73.1 336 84 44 53 5 33 3 49 3 1 0 -
1978 39 Braves 5 5 0 1 3 .250 4.97 0 0 0 29.0 129 25 16 18 4 21 1 10 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
10 Years 304 144 57 62 63 .496 3.57 34 11 6 1,238.2 5,200 1,131 492 566 127 435 27 720 38 23 4 -
Jim Bouton

Jim Bouton Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1962 23 Yankees 38 32 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 10 4 1 0 0 .063 .139 .063
1963 24 Yankees 40 83 0 6 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 33 11 0 0 1 .072 .083 .084
1964 25 Yankees 38 100 3 13 2 0 0 0 7 1 0 44 7 0 0 0 .130 .139 .150
1965 26 Yankees 31 43 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 24 2 0 1 0 .093 .204 .093
1966 27 Yankees 24 38 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 23 3 0 0 0 .105 .128 .105
1967 28 Yankees 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 .000 .125 .000
1968 29 Yankees 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000
1969 30 Pilots 57 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1969 30 Astros 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1970 31 Astros 29 17 3 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 1 0 1 1 .353 .421 .353
1978 39 Braves 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 307 347 8 35 3 0 0 0 21 14 0 160 29 1 3 2 .101 .142 .110
Jim Bouton

Jim Bouton Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1962 Yankees P 36 16 399 31 0.9 31 8 23 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.10
1963 Yankees P 40 30 748 56 1.4 54 22 32 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .964 1.95
1964 Yankees P 38 37 814 63 1.7 58 31 27 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .921 1.92
1965 Yankees P 30 25 454 34 1.1 34 13 21 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.02
1966 Yankees P 24 19 361 38 1.6 35 13 22 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .921 2.62
1967 Yankees P 17 1 133 8 0.5 8 1 7 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.62
1968 Yankees P 12 3 132 18 1.5 18 7 11 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.68
1969 Pilots P 57 1 276 24 0.4 23 8 15 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.25
1969 Astros P 16 1 92 7 0.4 7 2 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.05
1970 Astros P 29 6 220 18 0.6 15 4 11 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 1.84
1978 Braves P 5 5 87 7 1.4 6 3 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 1.86
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 304 144 3,716 304 1.0 289 112 177 15 13 n/a n/a n/a .951 2.10
10 Years 304 144 3,716 304 1.0 289 112 177 15 13 n/a n/a n/a .951 2.10
Jim Bouton

Jim Bouton Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1962 Yankees 0 0 .000 1 1 n/a 0.0 3.2 32.0 1.20 4.80 3.99
1963 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 16.6 1.70 5.34 3.14
1964 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 14.3 2.08 4.15 1.99
1965 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 1.8 21.5 1.62 5.77 3.57
1966 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.7 9.5 1.71 4.86 2.84
1967 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.4 0.0 1.72 6.29 3.65
1968 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.8 0.0 2.67 4.91 1.84
1969 Pilots 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.79 6.65 3.72
1969 Astros 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.3 0.0 2.67 9.39 3.52
1970 Astros 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.8 8.5 1.48 6.01 4.05
1978 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.48 3.10 6.52
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 0 0 .000 1 2 n/a 0.0 2.2 16.5 1.66 5.23 3.16
Jim Bouton

Jim Bouton Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1962 New York Yankees 56 Undetermined - -
1963 New York Yankees 56 Undetermined Stats Stats
1964 New York Yankees 56 Undetermined - Stats
1965 New York Yankees 56 Undetermined - -
1966 New York Yankees 56 Undetermined - -
1967 New York Yankees 56 Undetermined - -
1968 New York Yankees 56 Undetermined - -
1969 Seattle Pilots 56 Undetermined - -
1969 Houston Astros 44 $22,000.00 - -
1970 Houston Astros 56 Undetermined - -
1978 Atlanta Braves 56 Undetermined - -


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