Jim Kern was born on Tuesday, March 15, 1949, in Gladwin, Michigan. Kern was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1974, with the Cleveland Indians. 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 Kern baseball stats page.
"Pinky May was the manager. It was like the second inning and he comes out to take me out of the game. I said, 'Pinky, I'm not tired.' He looked at me and said, 'No, but the outfielders are.'" - Jim Kern in Baseball Digest
Jim KernJim Kern Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#618) |
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Jim KernJim Kern 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 |
1974 | 25 | Indians | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 76 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
1975 | 26 | Indians | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.2 | 311 | 60 | 30 | 31 | 5 | 45 | 3 | 55 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
1976 | 27 | Indians | 50 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2.37 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 117.2 | 480 | 91 | 31 | 38 | 2 | 50 | 7 | 111 | 6 | 5 | 2 | - |
1977 | 28 | Indians | 60 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.42 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 92.0 | 393 | 85 | 35 | 39 | 3 | 47 | 8 | 91 | 4 | 6 | 0 | - |
1978 | 29 | Indians | 58 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.08 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 99.1 | 423 | 77 | 34 | 36 | 4 | 58 | 7 | 95 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - |
1979 | 30 | Rangers | 71 | 0 | 57 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1.57 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 143.0 | 578 | 99 | 25 | 35 | 5 | 62 | 6 | 136 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - |
1980 | 31 | Rangers | 38 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 4.83 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63.1 | 295 | 65 | 34 | 38 | 4 | 45 | 10 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
1981 | 32 | Rangers | 23 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.70 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30.0 | 131 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
1982 | 33 | Reds | 50 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2.84 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 76.0 | 335 | 61 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 48 | 14 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 2 | - |
1982 | 33 | White Sox | 13 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5.14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28.0 | 112 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1983 | 34 | White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1984 | 35 | Phillies | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 70 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
1984 | 35 | Brewers | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1985 | 36 | Brewers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
1986 | 37 | Indians | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 142 | 34 | 24 | 28 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
13 Years | 416 | 14 | 254 | 53 | 57 | .482 | 3.32 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 793.1 | 3,422 | 670 | 293 | 332 | 35 | 444 | 61 | 651 | 48 | 29 | 8 | - |
Jim KernJim Kern 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 |
1974 | 25 | Indians | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1975 | 26 | Indians | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1976 | 27 | Indians | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1977 | 28 | Indians | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1978 | 29 | Indians | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1979 | 30 | Rangers | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1980 | 31 | Rangers | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1981 | 32 | Rangers | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1982 | 33 | Reds | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .125 | .000 |
1982 | 33 | White Sox | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1983 | 34 | White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1984 | 35 | Phillies | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1984 | 35 | Brewers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1985 | 36 | Brewers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1986 | 37 | Indians | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 416 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .100 | .000 |
Jim KernJim Kern Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1974 Indians | P | 4 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.59 |
1975 Indians | P | 13 | 7 | 215 | 17 | 1.3 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .882 | 1.88 |
1976 Indians | P | 50 | 2 | 353 | 24 | 0.5 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 1.61 |
1977 Indians | P | 60 | 0 | 276 | 21 | 0.4 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 1.76 |
1978 Indians | P | 58 | 0 | 298 | 20 | 0.3 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.81 |
1979 Rangers | P | 71 | 0 | 429 | 32 | 0.5 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .781 | 1.57 |
1980 Rangers | P | 38 | 1 | 190 | 12 | 0.3 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.71 |
1981 Rangers | P | 23 | 0 | 90 | 7 | 0.3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 1.80 |
1982 Reds | P | 50 | 0 | 228 | 18 | 0.4 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.13 |
1982 White Sox | P | 13 | 1 | 84 | 6 | 0.5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.93 |
1983 White Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1984 Phillies | P | 8 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.35 |
1984 Brewers | P | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.93 |
1985 Brewers | P | 5 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.09 |
1986 Indians | P | 16 | 0 | 82 | 8 | 0.5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.63 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 416 | 14 | 2,380 | 174 | 0.4 | 158 | 43 | 115 | 16 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .908 | 1.79 | |
13 Years | 416 | 14 | 2,380 | 174 | 0.4 | 158 | 43 | 115 | 16 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .908 | 1.79 |
Jim KernJim Kern 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 |
1974 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.79 | 6.46 | 8.22 |
1975 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.22 | 6.91 | 5.65 |
1976 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.22 | 8.49 | 3.82 |
1977 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.94 | 8.90 | 4.60 |
1978 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.64 | 8.61 | 5.26 |
1979 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.19 | 8.56 | 3.90 |
1980 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.89 | 5.68 | 6.39 |
1981 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.91 | 6.00 | 6.60 |
1982 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.90 | 5.09 | 5.68 |
1982 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.92 | 7.39 | 3.86 |
1983 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
1984 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.80 | 5.40 | 6.75 |
1984 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.33 | 7.71 | 5.79 |
1985 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.60 | 2.45 | 4.09 |
1986 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.48 | 3.62 | 7.57 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.47 | 7.39 | 5.04 |
Jim KernJim Kern Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1974 Cleveland Indians | 34 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1975 Cleveland Indians | 34 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
1976 Cleveland Indians | 34 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Cleveland Indians | 34 | $110,000.00 | Stats | - |
1978 Cleveland Indians | 34 | $110,000.00 | Stats | - |
1979 Texas Rangers | 34 | $110,000.00 | Stats | - |
1980 Texas Rangers | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
1981 Texas Rangers | 34 | $163,000.00 | - | - |
1982 Cincinnati Reds | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
1982 Chicago White Sox | 67 | Undetermined | - | - |
1983 Chicago White Sox | 67 | Undetermined | - | - |
1984 Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
1984 Milwaukee Brewers | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1985 Milwaukee Brewers | 42 | Undetermined | - | - |
1986 Cleveland Indians | 46 | $90,000.00 | - | - |
Jim Kern Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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