What years did Jim McGlothlin play?

Jim McGlothlin played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1973.

Was Jim McGlothlin a pitcher?

Yes. Jim McGlothlin pitched in the major leagues, recording 67 wins and 709 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim McGlothlin hit?

Jim McGlothlin hit 3 career home runs with 48 hits.

Jim McGlothlin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1965-1973)

W–L 67–77

ERA 3.61

WHIP 1.28

SO 709

Pitcher PIV -7350.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 10/6/1943 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Died: 12/23/1975 in Union, KY, USA
MLB Debut: 1965-09-20
Last Game: 1973-09-28
Awards: All-Star

Full name: James Milton McGlothlin

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
67	77	256	201	36	11	3	1300.3	1,247	522	125	418	709	3.61	-7350.7

Career ERA 3.61 vs. league average 3.49 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
1965	CAL	AL	0	3	3	3	1	0	0	18.0	18	7	7	9	3.50	3.50 (avg)	41.9
1966	CAL	AL	3	1	19	11	0	0	0	67.7	79	34	19	41	4.52	3.52 (-28%)	-740.9
1967	CAL	AL	12	8	32	29	9	6	0	197.3	163	65	56	137	2.96	3.30 (+10%)	1973.1
1968	CAL	AL	10	15	40	32	8	0	3	208.3	187	82	60	135	3.54	2.98 (-19%)	-1416.0
1969	CAL	AL	8	16	37	35	4	1	0	201.0	188	71	58	96	3.18	3.61 (+12%)	-551.1
1970	CIN	NL	14	10	35	34	5	3	0	210.7	192	84	86	97	3.59	3.89 (+8%)	-1430.0
1971	CIN	NL	8	12	30	26	6	0	0	170.7	151	61	47	93	3.22	3.47 (+7%)	301.9
1972	CIN	NL	9	8	31	21	3	1	0	145.0	165	63	49	69	3.91	3.26 (-20%)	-1964.4
1973	CIN	NL	3	3	24	9	0	0	0	63.3	91	47	23	18	6.68	3.75 (-78%)	-3181.1
1973	CHA	AL	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	18.3	13	8	13	14	3.93	3.75 (-5%)	-384.0
Career · 10 seasons			67	77	256	201	36	11	3	1,300.1	1,247	522	418	709	3.61	—	-7,351

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
256	380	27	48	9	3	3	15	0	24	163	.126	.178	.189	.368	-2,324

Career AVG .126 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 49.0% below league average.

Career OBP .178 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — 43.3% below league average.

Career SLG .189 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 48.4% below league average.

Career OPS .368 vs. league average .681 across their career seasons — 46.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1965	CAL	AL	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	CAL	AL	19	17	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	10	.059	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	CAL	AL	32	57	5	8	1	0	0	4	3	26	.140	.242 (-42%)	.306 (-40%)	.357 (-56%)	.663 (-49%)	-405.5
1968	CAL	AL	40	63	4	7	2	0	0	2	1	30	.111	.236 (-53%)	.298 (-58%)	.340 (-58%)	.638 (-58%)	-527.1
1969	CAL	AL	37	58	0	7	2	0	0	1	3	21	.121	.248 (-51%)	.320 (-49%)	.369 (-58%)	.689 (-54%)	-481.7
1970	CIN	NL	35	66	5	8	1	1	1	6	7	26	.121	.253 (-52%)	.325 (-37%)	.385 (-45%)	.711 (-41%)	-436.9
1971	CIN	NL	30	51	5	7	2	0	1	1	2	17	.137	.249 (-45%)	.316 (-46%)	.365 (-36%)	.682 (-41%)	-325.2
1972	CIN	NL	31	46	6	8	1	0	1	1	5	21	.174	—	—	—	—	-147.4
1973	CIN	NL	24	16	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	9	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	CHA	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			256	380	27	48	9	3	3	15	24	163	.126	—	—	—	—	-2,324

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1972	NLCS	CIN	1	0	0	.000
1972	WS	CIN	1	1	0	.000
1970	WS	CIN	1	2	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	2	0	8.3	8	8	4	5	8.64

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1972	NLCS	CIN	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00
1972	WS	CIN	1	1	3.0	2	4	2	3	12.00
1970	WS	CIN	1	1	4.3	6	4	2	2	8.31

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	129	171	8	20	1	6	.117
Away	128	210	19	28	2	8	.133

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	128	673.0	639	256	187	374	3.42
Away	128	627.1	608	266	231	335	3.82

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1973-09-28	CHW	OAK	L	4.0	3	3	3	6	0	0
1973-09-23	CHW	OAK	—	4.2	4	3	3	3	5	1
1973-09-16	CHW	MIN	—	3.1	4	2	2	1	2	1
1973-09-08	CHW	MIN	—	4.1	1	0	0	2	7	0
1973-09-01	CHW	LAA	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1973-08-18	CIN	NYN	—	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	0
1973-08-01	CIN	ATL	—	1.0	7	6	5	0	0	2
1973-07-31	CIN	ATL	—	0.0	3	3	1	0	0	1
1973-07-29	CIN	SDP	—	2.0	3	3	3	0	0	1
1973-07-13	CIN	NYN	L	0.1	5	4	3	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	256	201	99	243	16	25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1965	CAL	P	3	3	1	1	0	1
1966	CAL	P	19	11	10	7	1	0
1967	CAL	P	32	29	15	33	4	4
1968	CAL	P	40	32	19	35	1	4
1969	CAL	P	37	35	14	38	2	4
1970	CIN	P	35	34	16	55	0	6
1971	CIN	P	30	26	11	33	4	3
1972	CIN	P	31	21	10	22	4	2
1973	CIN	P	24	9	3	16	0	1
1973	CHA	P	5	1	0	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	256

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jim McGlothlin

What years did Jim McGlothlin play?: Jim McGlothlin played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1973.
Was Jim McGlothlin a pitcher?: Yes. Jim McGlothlin pitched in the major leagues, recording 67 wins and 709 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim McGlothlin hit?: Jim McGlothlin hit 3 career home runs with 48 hits.