Jim Gott

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1982-1995)

Jim Gott was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1995 for 4 teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 14 seasons. Across 554 career appearances, he went 56-74 with a 3.87 ERA, 837 strikeouts, and 91 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9699.1.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 56–74
ERA 3.87
WHIP 1.38
SO 837
Pitcher PIV 9699.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 215 lb
Born
8/3/1959 in Hollywood, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1982-04-09
Last Game
1995-08-03

Full name: James William Gott

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jim Gott — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
56 74 554 96 10 3 91 1120.0 1,081 481 85 466 837 3.87 9699.1

Career ERA 3.87 vs. league average 3.98 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jim Gott Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1982 TOR AL 5 10 30 23 1 1 0 136.0 134 67 66 82 4.43 3.86 (-15%) -2052.4
1983 TOR AL 9 14 34 30 6 1 0 176.2 195 93 68 121 4.74 3.87 (-22%) 657.9
1984 TOR AL 7 6 35 12 1 1 2 109.2 93 49 49 73 4.02 3.81 (-6%) 341.5
1985 SFN NL 7 10 26 26 2 0 0 148.1 144 64 51 78 3.88 3.89 (avg) 1271.6
1986 SFN NL 0 0 9 2 0 0 1 13.0 16 11 13 9 7.62 3.97 (-92%) -134.5
1987 SFN NL 1 0 30 3 0 0 0 56.0 53 28 32 63 4.50 4.29 (-5%) 1306.3
1987 PIT NL 0 2 25 0 0 0 13 31.0 28 5 8 27 1.45 4.29 (+66%) 1864.2
1988 PIT NL 6 6 67 0 0 0 34 77.1 68 30 22 76 3.49 3.73 (+6%) 954.9
1989 PIT NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 1 1 0.00 — 0.0
1990 LAN NL 3 5 50 0 0 0 3 62.0 59 20 34 44 2.90 3.86 (+25%) -342.9
1991 LAN NL 4 3 55 0 0 0 2 76.0 63 25 32 73 2.96 3.91 (+24%) 1579.8
1992 LAN NL 3 3 68 0 0 0 6 88.0 72 24 41 75 2.45 3.75 (+34%) 1442.8
1993 LAN NL 4 8 62 0 0 0 25 77.2 71 20 17 67 2.32 4.19 (+45%) 2422.5
1994 LAN NL 5 3 37 0 0 0 2 36.1 46 24 20 29 5.94 4.51 (-32%) 4.1
1995 PIT NL 2 4 25 0 0 0 3 31.1 38 21 12 19 6.03 4.45 (-36%) 383.2
Career · 15 seasons 56 74 554 96 10 3 91 1,120.0 1,081 481 466 837 3.87 — 9,699

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

Jim Gott — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
554 73 8 13 2 0 4 5 0 1 41 .178 .200 .370 .570 -124

Career AVG .178 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 31.5% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 38.7% below league average.

Career SLG .370 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 5.9% below league average.

Career OPS .570 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 20.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jim Gott Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1982 TOR AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 TOR AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 TOR AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 SFN NL 26 51 6 10 2 0 3 3 0 1 30 .196 .257 (-24%) .323 (-35%) .390 (+5%) .714 (-13%) -123.6
1986 SFN NL 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 SFN NL 30 10 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 .100 — — — — 0.0
1987 PIT NL 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 PIT NL 67 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 PIT NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 LAN NL 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 LAN NL 55 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
1992 LAN NL 68 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
1993 LAN NL 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 LAN NL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 PIT NL 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 554 73 8 13 2 0 4 5 0 1 41 .178 — — — — -124

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jim Gott — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home271282222.071
Away2834561123.244

Pitching — Home / Away

Jim Gott — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home271584.15192252484613.47
Away283535.25622562183764.30

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jim Gott — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1995-08-03 PITCHCL 000000000
1995-08-01 PITCHCL 000000000
1995-07-29 PITNYNL 000000000
1995-07-28 PITNYNW 000000000
1995-07-25 PITATLL 000000000
1995-07-21 PITWSNW 100000001
1995-07-19 PITATLL 000000000
1995-07-14 PITSTLL 000000000
1995-06-26 PITCHCW 000000000
1995-06-24 PITWSNL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jim Gott — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1995-08-03 PITCHC L 0.2233100
1995-08-01 PITCHC — 1.0100010
1995-07-29 PITNYN — 0.2000000
1995-07-28 PITNYN W 2.0100010
1995-07-25 PITATL L 2.0222200
1995-07-21 PITWSN W 3.0100020
1995-07-19 PITATL — 0.2000200
1995-07-14 PITSTL — 2.0000100
1995-06-26 PITCHC — 0.2433110
1995-06-24 PITWSN — 1.1211030

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jim Gott — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 554 96 79 145 7 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jim Gott — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1982 TOR P 30 23 6 18 1 2
1983 TOR P 34 30 9 20 1 2
1984 TOR P 35 12 6 9 1 0
1985 SFN P 26 26 9 28 0 0
1986 SFN P 9 2 0 2 0 0
1987 SFN P 30 3 2 8 1 0
1987 PIT P 25 0 3 2 0 0
1988 PIT P 67 0 4 8 0 0
1989 PIT P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1990 LAN P 50 0 6 5 0 0
1991 LAN P 55 0 10 9 0 1
1992 LAN P 68 0 11 15 0 0
1993 LAN P 62 0 8 8 0 1
1994 LAN P 37 0 3 6 2 1
1995 PIT P 25 0 2 7 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jim Gott Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 554

Salary History

Jim Gott — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1995 PIT NL $900,000
1994 LAN NL $1,800,000
1993 LAN NL $1,800,000
1992 LAN NL $2,125,000
1991 LAN NL $1,725,000
1990 LAN NL $300,000
1989 PIT NL $600,000
1988 PIT NL $500,000
1987 SFN NL $317,000
1986 SFN NL $375,000
1985 SFN NL $170,000
Total Career Earnings $10,612,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jim Gott (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ted Power
    68-69, 4.00 ERA
  2. 91
    Don Aase
    66-60, 3.80 ERA
  3. 91
    Tim Worrell
    48-59, 3.97 ERA
  4. 89
    Neil Allen
    58-70, 3.88 ERA
  5. 87
    Bob McClure
    68-57, 3.81 ERA
  6. 87
    Mark Davis
    51-84, 4.17 ERA

Jim Gott: the record in brief

Jim Gott's major league career runs from a debut on April 9, 1982 to a final game on August 3, 1995. Club by club, the record runs the Toronto Blue Jays (1982 to 1984), the San Francisco Giants (1985 to 1987), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1987 to 1995), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1990 through 1994). Gott played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Born on August 3, 1959, in Hollywood, CA, USA, Gott was listed at 215 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. Jim Gott was the playing name; the full given name is James William.

Gott's career pitching line is 56 wins, 74 losses and a 3.87 ERA over 554 appearances. The same table counts 837 strikeouts, 10 complete games, and 91 saves. Gott's 3.87 ERA was close to the 3.98 league figure for those seasons. Gott won 9 games in 1983, the most of any season listed. The most saves in one season was 34, in 1988.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Gott

What years did Jim Gott play?
Jim Gott played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1995.
Was Jim Gott a pitcher?
Yes. Jim Gott pitched in the major leagues, recording 56 wins and 837 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Gott hit?
Jim Gott hit 4 career home runs with 13 hits.
What was Jim Gott's career batting average?
Jim Gott batted .178 over his career, with 13 hits in 73 at bats.
How many RBI did Jim Gott have?
Jim Gott drove in 5 runs in his career.
What was Jim Gott's career ERA?
Jim Gott finished with a 3.87 career ERA, going 56-74 with 837 strikeouts.