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.
Jim 'Bulldog' Bouton Autograph on a 1993 Ted Williams Baseball Card (#60)
Jim Bouton Jim Bouton 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 |
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 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | 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 |
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Yr | Age | Team | 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 |
Career | 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 |
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Team | 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 |
Career | 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 |
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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 |
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 |
Career | 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 |
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Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1962 New York Yankees | 56 | $8,000.00 | - | - |
1963 New York Yankees | 56 | $10,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1964 New York Yankees | 56 | $18,500.00 | - | Stats |
1965 New York Yankees | 56 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
1966 New York Yankees | 56 | $27,000.00 | - | - |
1967 New York Yankees | 56 | $25,000.00 | - | - |
1968 New York Yankees | 56 | $22,000.00 | - | - |
1969 Seattle Pilots | 56 | $22,000.00 | - | - |
1969 Houston Astros | 44 | " " | - | - |
1970 Houston Astros | 56 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
1978 Atlanta Braves | 56 | $18,000.00 | - | - |
Jim Bouton Stats by Baseball Almanac |
James Alan Bouton was a
Major League Baseball player
who pitched for the
New York Yankees
(1962-1968),
Seattle Pilots
(1969),
Houston Astros
(1969-1970), and
Atlanta Braves
(1978). Jim, his nickname, had a ten-year career, won two-of-the-three wins the
Bronx Bombers
had in the
1964 World Series
(
Game 3
&
Game 6
), was a 20-game winner the year prior, but is most often remembered for what he did with his typewriter -- authoring
Ball Four
,
the only sports book on the New York Public Library's list of the best books of the entire 20th century
!
Ball Four Book: First Edition | Authored by Jim Bouton | World Publishing (1970) |
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Bulldog Publishing, along with Jim Bouton, released an update to the book in 2014, that also included an updated Epilogue. The press release said:
When Ball Four was published in 1970, it created a firestorm. Bouton was called a Judas, a Benedict Arnold and a "social leper" for having violated the "sanctity of the clubhouse." Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to force Bouton to sign a statement saying the book wasn't true. Ballplayers, most of whom hadn't read it, denounced the book. It was even banned by a few libraries.
Almost everyone else, however, loved Ball Four . Fans liked discovering that athletes were real people--often wildly funny people. Many readers said it gave them strength to get through a difficult period in their lives. Serious critics called it an important document.
David Halberstam, who won a Pulitzer for his reporting on Vietnam, wrote a piece in Harper's that said of Bouton: "He has written... a book deep in the American vein, so deep in fact that it is by no means a sports book."
In 1999, Ball Four was selected by the New York Public Library as one of the "Books of the Century." And Time magazine chose it as one of the "100 Greatest Non-Fiction" books.
Besides changing the image of athletes, the book played a role in the economic revolution in pro sports. In 1975, Ball Four was accepted as legal evidence against the owners at the arbitration hearing, which lead to free agency in baseball and, by extension, to other sports.
Today, Ball Four has taken on another role--as a time capsule of life in the 60s. "It is not just a diary of Bouton's 1969 season with the Seattle Pilots and Houston Astros," says sportswriter Jim Caple. "It's a vibrant, funny, telling history of an era that seems even further away than four decades. To call it simply a "tell all book" is like describing The Grapes of Wrath as a book about harvesting peaches in California."
Jim Bouton Rookie Card | 1962 Topps Baseball Card (#592 |
Checklist
) | Baseball Almanac Collection
Jim Bouton was a knuckleball pitcher, a relatively rare group of twirlers whose primary pitch was the knuckleball. His 62 career wins, puts Bouton in the Top 20 all time amongst fellow knuckleballers!
Did you know that Jim Bouton was the first big league player out of Bloom Township High School, located in Chicago Heights, Illinois?
Did you know that Jim Bouton was the first - and only Seattle Pilots player to wear #56 in a regular season game? The franchise relocated after just one year, becoming the modern day Milwaukee Brewers , and the number wasn't worn again until 1980. Do you know who used it that year? [ Answer ]
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