Jim Bouton | Baseball Prospectus

Years	IP	W	L	SV	SO	ERA	WARP
10	1238.7	62	63	6	720	3.57	2.8

Standard

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	SV	BS	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
1962	NYA	23	36	16	133.0	94.3	38.7	7	7	2	0	7	4	560	124	63	59	9	190	59	58	0	71	3.99	3.66	4.89	2.3	0.5
1963	NYA	24	40	30	249.3	222.0	27.3	21	7	1	2	22	3	1004	191	79	70	18	302	87	85	3	148	2.53	3.29	3.93	10.4	1.1
1964	NYA	25	38	37	271.3	270.3	1.0	18	13	0	0	24	4	1086	227	100	91	32	372	60	56	6	125	3.02	3.80	4.69	0.3	-0.5
1965	NYA	26	30	25	151.3	143.0	8.3	4	15	0	0	8	2	665	158	89	81	23	264	60	59	5	97	4.82	4.38	4.94	-0.6	-0.4
1966	NYA	27	24	19	120.3	110.3	10.0	3	8	1	0	12	0	509	117	49	36	13	178	38	33	1	65	2.69	3.73	4.54	2.8	0.3
1967	NYA	28	17	1	44.3	1.3	43.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	195	47	31	23	5	77	18	13	1	31	4.67	3.77	4.41	-0.8	-0.1
1968	NYA	29	12	3	44.0	19.7	24.3	1	1	0	0	2	0	187	49	20	18	5	74	9	9	2	24	3.68	3.36	3.74	-0.9	-0.0
1969	HOU	30	16	1	30.7	10.0	20.7	0	2	1	0	1	0	135	32	16	14	1	48	12	11	2	32	4.11	2.36	2.84	5.2	0.6
1969	SE1	30	57	1	92.0	3.7	88.3	2	1	1	1	0	0	395	77	48	40	12	128	38	34	2	68	3.91	3.88	4.52	4.7	0.6
1970	HOU	31	29	6	73.3	32.7	40.7	4	6	0	1	2	1	338	84	53	44	5	115	33	30	1	49	5.40	3.79	3.91	13.0	1.3
1978	ATL	39	5	5	29.0	29.0	0.0	1	3	0	0	3	0	129	25	18	16	4	43	21	20	0	10	4.97	5.90	6.93	-3.9	-0.5
Career			304	144	1238.7	936.3	302.3	62	63	6	5	82	14	5203	1131	566	492	127	1791	435	408	23	720	3.57	3.75	4.47	32.6	2.8

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	FRA	FRA+	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	PPF	PVORP	PWARP	VORP	WARP
1962	NYA	MLB	36	16	133.0	4.89	88	.256	.268	.333	.416	.268	.273	98	4.1	0.4	2.3	0.5
1963	NYA	MLB	40	30	249.3	3.93	99	.237	.258	.323	.402	.274	.231	96	16.2	1.8	10.4	1.1
1964	NYA	MLB	38	37	271.3	4.69	81	.238	.261	.328	.410	.274	.226	97	4.1	0.5	0.3	-0.5
1965	NYA	MLB	30	25	151.3	4.94	74	.300	.258	.325	.401	.274	.281	99	0.0	0.0	-0.6	-0.4
1966	NYA	MLB	24	19	120.3	4.54	86	.270	.257	.325	.411	.273	.266	102	2.7	0.3	2.8	0.3
1967	NYA	MLB	17	1	44.3	4.41	80	.295	.249	.320	.386	.274	.300	99	-0.4	-0.0	-0.8	-0.1
1968	NYA	MLB	12	3	44.0	3.74	81	.310	.244	.308	.364	.273	.299	92	-0.5	-0.1	-0.9	-0.0
1969	HOU	MLB	16	1	30.7	2.84	130	.265	.284	.349	.435	.290	.352	100	6.1	0.7	5.2	0.6
1969	SE1	MLB	57	1	92.0	4.52	93	.256	.263	.337	.403	.278	.236	103	3.7	0.4	4.7	0.6
1970	HOU	MLB	29	6	73.3	3.91	113	.270	.282	.350	.441	.281	.316	99	11.1	1.2	13.0	1.3
1978	ATL	MLB	5	5	29.0	6.93	33	.284	.275	.340	.406	.277	.223	103	-4.1	-0.5	-3.9	-0.5
Career		MLB		144	1238.7	4.47	88	.261	.262	.329	.407	.274	.258	98	42.9	4.7	32.6	2.8

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
1962	NYA	MLB	7	7	2	36	16	133.0	124	59	71	9	56%	.273	8.4	4.0	0.6	4.8	1.38	3.99	2.3	0.5
1963	NYA	MLB	21	7	1	40	30	249.3	191	87	148	18	50%	.231	6.9	3.1	0.6	5.3	1.11	2.53	10.4	1.1
1964	NYA	MLB	18	13	0	38	37	271.3	227	60	125	32	45%	.226	7.5	2.0	1.1	4.1	1.06	3.02	0.3	-0.5
1965	NYA	MLB	4	15	0	30	25	151.3	158	60	97	23	45%	.281	9.4	3.6	1.4	5.8	1.44	4.82	-0.6	-0.4
1966	NYA	MLB	3	8	1	24	19	120.3	117	38	65	13	55%	.266	8.8	2.8	1.0	4.9	1.29	2.69	2.8	0.3
1967	NYA	MLB	1	0	0	17	1	44.3	47	18	31	5	45%	.300	9.5	3.7	1.0	6.3	1.47	4.67	-0.8	-0.1
1968	NYA	MLB	1	1	0	12	3	44.0	49	9	24	5	61%	.299	10.0	1.8	1.0	4.9	1.32	3.68	-0.9	-0.0
1969	SE1	MLB	2	1	1	57	1	92.0	77	38	68	12	55%	.236	7.5	3.7	1.2	6.7	1.25	3.91	4.7	0.6
1969	HOU	MLB	0	2	1	16	1	30.7	32	12	32	1	58%	.352	9.4	3.5	0.3	9.4	1.43	4.11	5.2	0.6
1970	HOU	MLB	4	6	0	29	6	73.3	84	33	49	5	59%	.316	10.3	4.0	0.6	6.0	1.60	5.40	13.0	1.3
1978	ATL	MLB	1	3	0	5	5	29.0	25	21	10	4	51%	.223	7.8	6.5	1.2	3.1	1.59	4.97	-3.9	-0.5

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

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Title	Author	Date
Wezen-Ball: News of the Weird	Larry Granillo	2013-03-25
The BP Wayback Machine: Firing Up the Wayback Machine	Kevin Goldstein	2012-12-28
Punk Hits: A Modest Proposal for the MLB Network	Ian Miller	2012-12-19
Punk Hits: Why Do We Fear The Beard?	Ian Miller	2012-12-11
Wezen-Ball: Athletic Supporters	Larry Granillo	2012-11-06
Head Games: The Other Thing R.A. Dickey Does Well	Will Woods	2012-10-02
Raising Aces: Dickey's Fine Malt Knuckler	Doug Thorburn	2012-06-29
The Lineup Card: 10 Favorite Baseball Books	Baseball Prospectus	2012-06-06
Pebble Hunting: Let's Play "Pick an Old or Injury-Prone Pitcher"	Sam Miller	2012-03-26
Sobsequy: Do We Care About Characters?	Adam Sobsey	2012-03-07
Sobsequy: A Review of Dirk Hayhurst's Out of My League	Adam Sobsey	2012-02-22
The Lineup Card: 17 Favorite Midseason Trades	Baseball Prospectus	2011-07-27
Wezen-Ball: "Challenge the Yankees", the boardgame	Larry Granillo	2011-04-14
BP Podcast: Episode 38: That's Pretty Advanced Meatballs	Kevin Goldstein	2011-02-16
Another Look: Marvin Miller	Bob Hertzel	2010-12-13
BP Unfiltered: Skip Lockwood: A Remarkable Unremarkable Career	David Laurila	2010-10-13
Prospectus Perspective: Going, Going, Gone	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-30
Transaction Action: Return to Sender	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-31
On the Beat: Run-hunting in Wrigleyville	John Perrotto	2009-07-01
Prospectus Q&A: Al Fitzmorris	David Laurila	2009-03-01
The Week In Quotes: January 26-February 1	Alex Carnevale	2009-02-02
Every Given Sunday: So Many Questions, So Little Time	John Perrotto	2009-02-01
Prospectus Matchups: Late Standing Starts	Jim Baker	2008-06-20
Prospectus Hit and Run: Take Me Out of the Hall Game	Jay Jaffe	2008-05-29
Prospectus Hit and Run: Smoked	Jay Jaffe	2008-02-15
Schrodinger's Bat: Minor League Baserunning Awards	Dan Fox	2007-11-15
Prospectus Today: #756—It Is Done	Joe Sheehan	2007-08-08
Schrodinger's Bat: Gameday Meets the Knuckleball	Dan Fox	2007-06-21
The Week In Quotes: March 13-18, 2007	Alex Carnevale	2007-03-19
Schrodinger's Bat: A Second Look at First Contact	Dan Fox	2006-11-30
Future Shock: Firing Up the Wayback Machine	Kevin Goldstein	2006-07-28
Schrodinger's Bat: A Plethora of Blunders	Dan Fox	2006-07-20
Under The Knife: Amphetamines and Baseball	Will Carroll	2006-02-02
Prospectus Matchups: Trivia Manufactured While You Wait	Jim Baker	2005-03-03
UTK Special: The Steroid Scandal	Will Carroll	2003-10-31
Breaking Balls: In Search of Better Announcers	Derek Zumsteg	2003-09-18
Prospectus Today: Speaking Out	Joe Sheehan	2003-04-12
The Great Slide Backwards: Which Teams Will Lose 20 More Games this Season?	Mark Armour	2003-04-09
From The Mailbag: Pete Rose, Mike Marshall, and K-Rod	Baseball Prospectus	2002-10-25
From The Mailbag: Baseball Prospectus	Baseball Prospectus	2002-09-24

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