Jim Kern
Born: March 15, 1949, Gladwin, MIHeight: 6'5" Weight: 185 Bats: Right Throws: Right
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Pitching Statistics Hide partial season data Year Team Lg Age W L ERA G GS CG MI GF SV SHO IP H BFP R ER HR UW IW HP SO 1974 Cleveland AL 25 0 1 4.70 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 15.1 16 76 9 8 1 13 1 0 11 1975 Cleveland AL 26 1 2 3.77 13 7 0 5 1 0 0 71.2 60 311 31 30 5 42 3 5 55 1976 Cleveland AL 27 10 7 2.37 50 2 0 17 31 15 0 117.2 91 480 38 31 2 43 7 5 111 1977 Cleveland AL 28 8 10 3.42 60 0 0 14 46 18 0 92.0 85 393 39 35 3 39 8 6 91 1978 Cleveland AL 29 10 10 3.08 58 0 0 15 43 13 0 99.1 77 423 36 34 4 51 7 3 95 1979 Texas AL 30 13 5 1.57 71 0 0 14 57 29 0 143.0 99 578 35 25 5 56 6 2 136 1980 Texas AL 31 3 11 4.83 38 1 0 22 15 2 0 63.1 65 295 38 34 4 35 10 2 40 1981 Texas AL 32 1 2 2.70 23 0 0 8 15 6 0 30.0 21 131 10 9 0 19 3 1 20 1982 Cincinnati NL 33 3 5 2.84 50 0 0 24 26 2 0 76.0 61 335 27 24 3 34 14 2 43 1982 Chicago AL 33 2 1 5.14 13 1 0 5 7 3 0 28.0 20 112 16 16 3 12 0 0 23 1983 Chicago AL 34 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1984 Philadelphia NL 35 0 1 10.12 8 0 0 3 5 0 0 13.1 20 70 16 15 3 9 1 0 8 1984 Milwaukee AL 35 1 0 0.00 6 0 0 3 3 0 0 4.2 6 23 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 1985 Milwaukee AL 36 0 1 6.55 5 0 0 4 1 0 0 11.0 14 50 8 8 1 4 1 0 3 1986 Cleveland AL 37 1 1 7.90 16 0 0 12 4 0 0 27.1 34 142 28 24 1 23 0 3 11 TOTALS 53 57 3.32 416 14 1 148 254 88 0 793.1 670 3422 332 293 35 383 61 29 651
| Pitcher data: *: Throws lefthanded; W: Wins; L: Losses; ERA: Earned run average; G: Games; GS: Games started; CG: Complete games; MI: Middle relief (games not started nor finished); GF: Games finished in relief; SV: Saves; SHO: Shutouts; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BFP: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit batters; SO: Strikeouts |
Pitching Statistics (Batters' format) Year Team Lg G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1974 Cleveland AL 4 61 9 16 22 3 0 1 0 1 3 1 13 1 0 11 1 .262 .361 .395 1975 Cleveland AL 13 258 31 60 82 7 0 5 2 1 10 6 42 3 5 55 9 .233 .318 .356 1976 Cleveland AL 50 410 38 91 119 10 6 2 7 8 11 9 43 7 5 111 11 .222 .290 .309 1977 Cleveland AL 60 327 39 85 110 10 3 3 9 4 12 10 39 8 6 91 12 .260 .336 .359 1978 Cleveland AL 58 343 36 77 106 13 2 4 15 4 12 6 51 7 3 95 6 .224 .309 .338 1979 Texas AL 71 498 35 99 130 14 1 5 13 3 6 5 56 6 2 136 11 .199 .261 .288 1980 Texas AL 38 233 38 65 99 16 3 4 9 6 5 1 35 10 2 40 9 .279 .425 .392 1981 Texas AL 23 103 10 21 23 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 19 3 1 20 3 .204 .223 .346 1982 Cincinnati NL 50 275 27 61 81 7 2 3 7 3 7 4 34 14 2 43 6 .222 .295 .338 1982 Chicago AL 13 98 16 20 34 5 0 3 1 1 1 2 12 0 0 23 1 .204 .347 .288 1983 Chicago AL 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1984 Philadelphia NL 8 59 16 20 34 5 0 3 1 0 2 0 9 1 0 8 2 .339 .576 .435 1984 Milwaukee AL 6 20 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 0 .300 .300 .391 1985 Milwaukee AL 5 44 8 14 19 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 .318 .432 .388 1986 Cleveland AL 16 114 28 34 46 7 1 1 2 0 4 1 23 0 3 11 3 .298 .404 .429
| Pitcher data (batters' format): G: Games pitched; AB: At bats; R: Runs allowed; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Batting Statistics Hide partial season data Year Team Lg Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP 1974 Cleveland AL 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1975 Cleveland AL 26 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1976 Cleveland AL 27 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1977 Cleveland AL 28 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1978 Cleveland AL 29 58 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 1979 Texas AL 30 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1980 Texas AL 31 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1981 Texas AL 32 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1982 Cincinnati NL 33 50 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 .000 .000 .125 1982 Chicago AL 33 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1983 Chicago AL 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1984 Philadelphia NL 35 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 1984 Milwaukee AL 35 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1985 Milwaukee AL 36 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1986 Cleveland AL 37 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 TOTALS 416 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 .000 .000 .100
| Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Defensive Statistics Year Team Lg POS INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 SB CS PB PkO 1974 Cleveland AL P 15.1 3 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.59 3 1 0 1975 Cleveland AL P 71.2 7 13 4 11 2 0 .882 1.88 10 6 0 1976 Cleveland AL P 117.2 2 50 7 14 3 2 .875 1.61 11 9 0 1977 Cleveland AL P 92.0 0 60 5 13 3 2 .857 1.76 12 10 1 1978 Cleveland AL P 99.1 0 58 4 16 0 0 1.000 1.81 12 6 3 1979 Texas AL P 143.0 0 71 9 16 7 1 .781 1.57 6 5 0 1980 Texas AL P 63.1 1 38 0 12 0 1 1.000 1.71 5 1 0 1981 Texas AL P 30.0 0 23 3 3 1 0 .857 1.80 0 1 0 1982 Cincinnati NL P 76.0 0 50 3 15 0 0 1.000 2.13 7 4 0 1982 Chicago AL P 28.0 1 13 3 3 0 0 1.000 1.93 1 2 0 1983 Chicago AL P 0.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 1984 Philadelphia NL P 13.1 0 8 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.35 2 0 0 1984 Milwaukee AL P 4.2 0 6 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.93 1 0 0 1985 Milwaukee AL P 11.0 0 5 2 3 0 1 1.000 4.09 0 0 0 1986 Cleveland AL P 27.1 0 16 2 6 0 0 1.000 2.63 4 1 0
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls |
Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Cleveland Indians (September 4, 1967).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Larvell Blanks to Texas Rangers in exchange for Bobby Bonds and Len Barker (October 3, 1978).
- Placed on disabled list by Texas Rangers, (August 19, 1980).
- Activated by Texas Rangers, (September 15, 1980).
- Placed on disabled list by Texas Rangers, (April 30, 1981).
- Activated by Texas Rangers, (June 2, 1981).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to New York Mets in exchange for Doug Flynn and Dan Boitano (December 11, 1981).
- Traded by New York Mets with Alex Trevino and Greg Harris to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for George Foster (February 10, 1982).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago White Sox in exchange for 2 players to be named later (August 23, 1982); Cincinnati Reds received Wade Rowdon and Leo Garcia (September 7, 1982).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (March 1, 1984).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (June 3, 1984).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (July 27, 1984).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (August 8, 1984).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (January 8, 1985).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (June 17, 1985).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (February 25, 1986).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (June 17, 1986).
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