Jim Holt was born on Saturday, May 27, 1944, in Graham, North Carolina. Holt was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1968, with the Minnesota Twins. 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 Holt baseball stats page.
"Every team has an underrated player, a man who isn't a most valuable player but a most valued player. Minnesota has one and his name is James William Holt. Jim Holt also is the team's most anonymous player. He plays a lot, but he isn't publicized a lot. To the fans in the stands, he is the Twins' Unknown Outfielder." - Sports Writer Bob Fowler in The Sporting News (05/29/1971, Whatever the Twins Need, Hustling Holt Can Provide, Page 15)
Jim HoltJim Holt Autograph on a 1975 Topps Baseball Card (#607 | Checklist) |
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Jim HoltJim Holt Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Jim HoltJim Holt Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1968 | 24 | Twins | 70 | 106 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .208 | .236 | .245 |
1969 | 25 | Twins | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .357 | .571 |
1970 | 26 | Twins | 142 | 319 | 37 | 85 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 17 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | .266 | .300 | .342 |
1971 | 27 | Twins | 126 | 340 | 35 | 88 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .259 | .292 | .318 |
1972 | 28 | Twins | 10 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .444 | .429 | .593 |
1973 | 29 | Twins | 132 | 441 | 52 | 131 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 58 | 29 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .297 | .341 | .442 |
1974 | 30 | Twins | 79 | 197 | 24 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .254 | .302 | .310 |
1974 | 30 | Athletics | 30 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .182 | .143 |
1975 | 31 | Athletics | 102 | 123 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .220 | .292 | .293 |
1976 | 32 | Athletics | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .571 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
9 Years | 707 | 1,616 | 174 | 428 | 64 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 177 | 93 | 17 | 166 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 47 | .265 | .305 | .352 |
Jim HoltJim Holt Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1968 Twins | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1968 Twins | CF | 2 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1968 Twins | LF | 23 | 13 | 384 | 24 | 1.0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 1.62 |
1968 Twins | RF | 14 | 6 | 192 | 11 | 0.8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.55 |
1969 Twins | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 18.00 |
1969 Twins | LF | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.90 |
1969 Twins | RF | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1970 Twins | 1B | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1970 Twins | CF | 53 | 29 | 966 | 107 | 2.0 | 106 | 104 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 2.96 |
1970 Twins | LF | 75 | 40 | 1,305 | 95 | 1.3 | 95 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.97 |
1970 Twins | RF | 3 | 2 | 60 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
1971 Twins | 1B | 3 | 2 | 48 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.63 |
1971 Twins | CF | 85 | 71 | 1,893 | 198 | 2.3 | 195 | 191 | 4 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.78 |
1971 Twins | LF | 14 | 5 | 207 | 12 | 0.9 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.57 |
1971 Twins | RF | 15 | 2 | 129 | 11 | 0.7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.30 |
1972 Twins | 1B | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.60 |
1972 Twins | LF | 2 | 2 | 51 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.18 |
1972 Twins | RF | 5 | 3 | 96 | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 1.13 |
1973 Twins | 1B | 33 | 24 | 666 | 242 | 7.3 | 242 | 222 | 20 | 0 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.81 |
1973 Twins | CF | 3 | 1 | 57 | 14 | 4.7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.63 |
1973 Twins | LF | 80 | 70 | 1,860 | 135 | 1.7 | 134 | 129 | 5 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 1.95 |
1973 Twins | RF | 21 | 19 | 531 | 50 | 2.4 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.49 |
1974 Twins | 1B | 67 | 47 | 1,320 | 494 | 7.4 | 492 | 449 | 43 | 2 | 57 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 10.06 |
1974 Twins | LF | 2 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1974 Twins | RF | 3 | 2 | 63 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.14 |
1974 Athletics | 1B | 17 | 4 | 201 | 56 | 3.3 | 56 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.52 |
1975 Athletics | 1B | 52 | 18 | 636 | 212 | 4.1 | 210 | 192 | 18 | 2 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 8.92 |
1975 Athletics | C | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 |
1975 Athletics | LF | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 199 | 131 | 3,879 | 273 | 1.4 | 271 | 266 | 5 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 1.89 | |
1B Totals | 177 | 96 | 2,913 | 1,031 | 5.8 | 1,027 | 939 | 88 | 4 | 97 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 9.52 | |
CF Totals | 143 | 102 | 2,946 | 321 | 2.2 | 317 | 310 | 7 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.91 | |
RF Totals | 65 | 34 | 1,101 | 90 | 1.4 | 88 | 85 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.16 | |
C Totals | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |
8 Years | 585 | 363 | 10,845 | 1,715 | 2.9 | 1,703 | 1,600 | 103 | 12 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .993 | 4.24 |
Jim HoltJim Holt Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1968 Twins | 0 | 1 | .000 | 29 | 8 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.3 | 13.3 | - | - | - |
1969 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 2 | n/a | 14.0 | 3.5 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1970 Twins | 3 | 1 | .750 | 15 | 16 | n/a | 106.3 | 10.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
1971 Twins | 5 | 1 | .833 | 18 | 6 | n/a | 340.0 | 12.1 | 11.7 | - | - | - |
1972 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 1 | n/a | 27.0 | 27.0 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
1973 Twins | 0 | 3 | .000 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 40.1 | 10.3 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1974 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | - | - | - |
1974 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1975 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 61.5 | 11.2 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1976 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
9 Years | 8 | 6 | .571 | 175 | 38 | 9 | 85.1 | 9.7 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
Jim HoltJim Holt Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1968 Minnesota Twins | 45 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1969 Minnesota Twins | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
1970 Minnesota Twins | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
1971 Minnesota Twins | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
1972 Minnesota Twins | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
1973 Minnesota Twins | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
1974 Minnesota Twins | 26 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1974 Oakland Athletics | 38 | $25,000.00 | - | Stats |
1975 Oakland Athletics | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
1976 Oakland Athletics | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
Jim Holt Stats by Baseball Almanac |
James William Holt was a Major League Baseball player who played for the Minnesota Twins (1968-1974) and Oakland Athletics (1974-1976). Jim, his nickname, enlisted in the United States Army in August 1961, a year after graduating from Graham High School (known then as Graham Colored High School). Holt was 5-11 and weighed only 135 at the time, receiving little interest due to his size, but he gained sixty pounds while in the service, played baseball for a base team in Germany, and was signed in 1966, after taking a 30-day leave to attend Spring Training with the the Kansas City Athletics!
Did you know that Jim Holt served during the Vietnam War? He is one of fifty-four former Major League baseball players who are also veterans of the Vietnam War. A complete list of those who served their country in the armed forces during the Vietnam War appears below:
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