What years did Jim Bouton play?

Jim Bouton played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1978.

Was Jim Bouton a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Bouton pitched in the major leagues, recording 62 wins and 720 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Bouton hit?

Jim Bouton hit 0 career home runs with 35 hits.

Jim Bouton

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1978)

W–L 62–63

ERA 3.57

WHIP 1.26

SO 720

Pitcher PIV -7774.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 170 lb
Born: 3/8/1939 in Newark, NJ, USA
Died: 7/10/2019 in Great Barrington, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1962-04-22
Last Game: 1978-09-29
Awards: All-Star

Full name: James Alan Bouton

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
62	63	304	144	34	11	6	1238.7	1,131	492	127	435	720	3.57	-7774.3

Career ERA 3.57 vs. league average 3.56 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1962	NYA	AL	7	7	36	16	3	1	2	133.0	124	59	59	71	3.99	3.96 (-1%)	666.9
1963	NYA	AL	21	7	40	30	12	6	1	249.3	191	70	87	148	2.53	3.46 (+27%)	954.8
1964	NYA	AL	18	13	38	37	11	4	0	271.3	227	91	60	125	3.02	3.58 (+16%)	-2482.3
1965	NYA	AL	4	15	30	25	2	0	0	151.3	158	81	60	97	4.82	3.50 (-38%)	-3786.2
1966	NYA	AL	3	8	24	19	3	0	1	120.3	117	36	38	65	2.69	3.52 (+24%)	-994.0
1967	NYA	AL	1	0	17	1	0	0	0	44.3	47	23	18	31	4.67	3.30 (-41%)	-652.8
1968	NYA	AL	1	1	12	3	1	0	0	44.0	49	18	9	24	3.68	2.98 (-23%)	-593.4
1969	SE1	AL	2	1	57	1	0	0	1	92.0	77	40	38	68	3.91	3.61 (-8%)	-960.2
1969	HOU	NL	0	2	16	1	1	0	1	30.7	32	14	12	32	4.11	3.61 (-14%)	1078.3
1970	HOU	NL	4	6	29	6	1	0	0	73.3	84	44	33	49	5.40	3.89 (-39%)	570.5
1978	ATL	NL	1	3	5	5	0	0	0	29.0	25	16	21	10	4.97	3.69 (-35%)	-1576.0
Career · 11 seasons			62	63	304	144	34	11	6	1,238.2	1,131	492	435	720	3.57	—	-7,774

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
307	347	8	35	3	0	0	21	0	14	160	.101	.142	.110	.252	-1,830

Career AVG .101 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 59.5% below league average.

Career OBP .142 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — 54.8% below league average.

Career SLG .110 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 70.6% below league average.

Career OPS .252 vs. league average .688 across their career seasons — 63.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1962	NYA	AL	38	32	0	2	0	1	3	10	.062	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	NYA	AL	40	83	0	6	1	5	1	33	.072	.246 (-71%)	.308 (-73%)	.371 (-77%)	.680 (-75%)	-940.8
1964	NYA	AL	38	100	3	13	2	7	1	44	.130	.250 (-48%)	.312 (-56%)	.377 (-60%)	.690 (-58%)	-889.1
1965	NYA	AL	31	43	1	4	0	2	5	24	.093	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	NYA	AL	24	38	1	4	0	4	1	23	.105	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	NYA	AL	17	7	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	NYA	AL	12	7	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	SE1	AL	57	9	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	HOU	NL	16	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	HOU	NL	29	17	3	6	0	2	1	6	.353	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	ATL	NL	5	7	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			307	347	8	35	3	21	14	160	.101	—	—	—	—	-1,830

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	.111

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1964	WS	NYA	2	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	.143
1963	WS	NYA	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	1	3	3	0	24.3	19	4	10	11	1.48

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1964	WS	NYA	2	0	2	2	0	17.3	15	3	5	7	1.56
1963	WS	NYA	0	1	1	1	0	7.0	4	1	5	4	1.29

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	145	164	5	15	0	6	.091
Away	162	183	3	20	0	15	.109

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	142	594.2	553	258	201	352	3.90
Away	162	644.0	578	232	234	368	3.24

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB	SO
1978-09-29	ATL	CIN	L	1	0	1
1978-09-24	ATL	CIN	L	1	1	0
1978-09-19	ATL	HOU	W	2	0	0
1978-09-14	ATL	SFG	W	2	0	0
1978-09-10	ATL	LAD	L	1	0	0
1970-07-29	HOU	CHC	L	0	0	0
1970-07-24	HOU	PIT	L	1	0	1
1970-07-22	HOU	STL	W	0	0	0
1970-07-19	HOU	CHC	L	1	0	1
1970-07-11	HOU	SFG	W	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1978-09-29	ATL	CIN	L	3.0	6	7	6	4	2	2
1978-09-24	ATL	CIN	L	8.0	5	2	2	5	2	0
1978-09-19	ATL	HOU	—	7.0	5	2	2	5	1	0
1978-09-14	ATL	SFG	W	6.0	3	1	0	3	2	0
1978-09-10	ATL	LAD	L	5.0	6	6	6	4	3	2
1970-07-29	HOU	CHC	—	1.2	0	0	0	3	2	0
1970-07-24	HOU	PIT	—	5.0	6	3	3	2	6	0
1970-07-22	HOU	STL	—	0.2	4	3	0	0	1	0
1970-07-19	HOU	CHC	—	5.0	3	1	0	2	2	0
1970-07-11	HOU	SFG	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	304	144	112	177	15	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1962	NYA	P	36	16	8	23	0	3
1963	NYA	P	40	30	22	32	2	1
1964	NYA	P	38	37	31	27	5	1
1965	NYA	P	30	25	13	21	0	3
1966	NYA	P	24	19	13	22	3	2
1967	NYA	P	17	1	1	7	0	1
1968	NYA	P	12	3	7	11	0	1
1969	SE1	P	57	1	8	15	1	1
1969	HOU	P	16	1	2	5	0	0
1970	HOU	P	29	6	4	11	3	0
1978	ATL	P	5	5	3	3	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	304

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1963	Most Valuable Player	AL	16th	11.0	280	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Bouton

What years did Jim Bouton play?: Jim Bouton played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1978.
Was Jim Bouton a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Bouton pitched in the major leagues, recording 62 wins and 720 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Bouton hit?: Jim Bouton hit 0 career home runs with 35 hits.