Player Report for #6 Jim 'Bulldog' Bouton

10/29/1977

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P Jim 'Bulldog' Bouton #6

ORB2 Chicago (N) Cubs

Age: 38

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Unhappy


	90-72, .556, 14.0 GB

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
7	5	1-3	0	4.53	43.2	54	6	15	27	1.58

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	4	4	4	3
Movement	7	7	7	4
Control	7	7	7	4

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	4	3
Slider	4	2
Changeup	3	2
Knuckleball	5	3

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	87-89 Mph
Stamina	6
Suggested Role	Starter
Groundball Percentage	60 %
Hold Runners	3
Defense	4

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	1
Stealing Ability:	1
Baserunning Inst.:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	10
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
10/01/1977	@ PHI	Loss, 2-11		4.0	5	3	3	2	5
09/20/1977	@ SEA	Loss, 3-13		3.1	3	2	1	1	3
09/16/1977	SFN	Loss, 5-9		4.2	4	1	1	0	2
08/31/1977	ML1	Loss, 4-5	X	4.0	5	1	1	0	2
08/25/1977	ATL	Loss, 7-8	X	7.2	12	8	5	2	3	Loss
08/20/1977	@ PHI	Loss, 4-5	X	8.0	8	5	4	4	6	Loss
08/10/1977	@ HOU	Loss, 2-5	X	8.0	14	5	5	3	6	Loss
08/05/1977	@ SFN	Win, 8-5	X	8.0	8	5	5	5	5	Win
07/30/1978	@ EVN	Loss, 0-0		0.2	0	0	0	0	2
07/25/1978	@ NOR	Loss, 0-0		7.1	2	0	0	1	4	Win

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Low
Loyalty:	Low
Desire f. Win:	Very Low
Greed:	High
Intelligence:	Low
Work Ethic:	High

Jim Bouton
Birthday:	03/08/1939
Born in:	Newark (New Jersey)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	185 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$33,026
Signed Through:	1977 Season
Major Service:	10 Years, 23 Days
Service This Yr:	60 Days
40-Man Service:	12 Years, 103 Days
Pro Service:	15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Other Reality Baseball 2 1977 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	7	5	1	3	0	4.53	43.2	54	27	22	6	15	27	2	40.0	0	0	0.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	FIP	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	2	1	14.43	11.13	5.56	3.09	4.78	1.58	3.9	.329
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	75	28	4	1	3	9	4	9	0	0	1	.373	.412	.573	.986
vs. RHB	104	26	4	0	3	18	11	18	1	2	0	.250	.319	.375	.694

Other Reality Baseball 2 1977 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
August	10	5	3	4	0	5.04	50.0	65	32	28	7	17	31
September	2	0	0	0	0	2.25	8.0	7	3	2	0	1	5
Spring Training	1	0	0	1	0	10.13	2.2	6	3	3	0	2	2
Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	4.76	17.0	21	10	9	4	8	15
Last Year	33	33	11	17	0	4.98	255.0	286	151	141	33	84	179
2 Years Ago	23	23	14	4	0	4.58	177.0	213	103	90	18	51	140
Career	311	221	83	100	11	4.37	1758.2	1869	958	853	204	681	1052
Home	3	2	0	1	0	3.86	16.1	21	10	7	2	2	7
Road	4	3	1	2	0	4.94	27.1	33	17	15	4	13	20
Grass	8	2	2	2	0	4.40	30.2	39	18	15	3	5	16
Turf	4	3	1	2	0	4.94	27.1	33	17	15	4	13	20
Day	2	2	0	2	0	5.06	16.0	22	10	9	3	7	12
Night	10	3	3	2	0	4.50	42.0	50	25	21	4	11	24

Independence League 1977 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	8.0	2	0	0	0	1	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	FIP	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	1	0	0.0	2	0	3.38	2.25	6.75	1.13	2.08	0.38	4.0	.100
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	22	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	.091	.130	.091	.221
vs. RHB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Independence League 1977 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
July	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	8.0	2	0	0	0	1	6
Career	159	130	54	47	2	3.23	964.2	926	404	346	57	267	495
Grass	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	8.0	2	0	0	0	1	6
Day	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Night	1	0	1	0	0	0.00	7.1	2	0	0	0	1	4

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1962 New York - ORB2	23	28	23	9	10	1	3.67	174.0	183	80	71	15	56	98	4	0	1.37	.298	16.9	107
1965 New York (A) - ORB2	26	22	20	5	7	0	3.93	130.2	140	63	57	14	40	34	3	0	1.38	.271	13.2	104
1966 New York (A) - ORB2	27	37	26	10	14	0	4.06	193.0	200	97	87	16	81	61	3	1	1.46	.278	15.2	105
1967 New York (A) - ORB2	28	7	5	0	3	0	6.89	32.2	46	29	25	6	14	11	0	0	1.84	.325	-8.5	61
1970 New York (A) - ORB2	31	31	4	3	3	8	2.83	86.0	67	32	27	6	48	61	0	0	1.34	.247	14.9	137
1971 Seattle - ORB2	32	27	8	3	4	1	4.38	88.1	87	49	43	14	40	66	1	0	1.44	.283	8.9	87
1972 Seattle - ORB2	33	34	12	8	5	1	5.44	125.2	150	83	76	17	63	73	1	0	1.69	.323	4.4	79
1973 Seattle - ORB2	34	28	28	10	14	0	4.14	202.1	198	105	93	23	84	135	10	0	1.39	.284	27.8	100
1974 Cleveland - ORB2	35	34	34	9	16	0	4.35	250.1	245	139	121	36	105	167	4	0	1.40	.281	35.5	92
1975 Oakland - ORB2	36	23	23	14	4	0	4.58	177.0	213	103	90	18	51	140	4	0	1.49	.347	10.1	89
1976 Oakland - ORB2	37	33	33	11	17	0	4.98	255.0	286	151	141	33	84	179	12	0	1.45	.314	6.1	82
1977 Chicago (N) - ORB2	38	7	5	1	3	0	4.53	43.2	54	27	22	6	15	27	2	0	1.58	.329	3.9	91
Total ORB2		311	221	83	100	11	4.37	1758.2	1869	958	853	204	681	1052	44	1	1.45	.297	148.4	95

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1963 Richmond - AAA	24	38	38	15	10	0	1.86	270.2	207	62	56	9	68	215	8	0	1.02	.260	83.4	186
1964 Richmond - AAA	25	35	28	10	12	1	4.03	205.2	212	103	92	18	53	100	2	0	1.29	.286	19.3	102
1965 Richmond - AAA	26	18	18	12	4	0	2.49	137.1	120	48	38	7	38	61	6	1	1.15	.251	36.7	157
1967 Richmond - AAA	28	28	8	3	5	1	3.54	84.0	94	39	33	3	24	34	1	0	1.40	.303	12.6	107
1968 Toledo - AAA	29	11	11	2	5	0	4.99	74.0	84	44	41	6	25	19	1	0	1.47	.292	-3.8	78
1969 Toledo - AAA	30	27	27	11	11	0	4.18	185.0	207	108	86	14	58	60	4	0	1.43	.292	5.1	80
1977 Iowa - AAA	38	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	8.0	2	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0.38	.100	4.0	999
Total IL		159	130	54	47	2	3.23	964.2	926	404	346	57	267	495	22	1	1.24	.277	157.3	135.2

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1970 New York (A) - ORB2	31	3	0	0	0	0	6.75	5.1	9	4	4	0	4	6	0	0	2.44	.529	0.0	0
1977 Chicago (N) - ORB2	38	1	0	0	0	0	6.75	4.0	5	3	3	1	2	5	0	0	1.75	.364	0.0	0
Total ORB2		4	0	0	0	0	6.75	9.1	14	7	7	1	6	11	0	0	2.14	.464	0.0	59.1

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1962 New York - ML	P	28	23	14	25	0	39	0	1.000	174.0	2.02	0.0	.000
1965 New York (A) - ML	P	22	20	8	22	0	31	1	.968	130.2	2.07	0.0	.000
1966 New York (A) - ML	P	37	26	17	32	3	54	5	.907	193.0	2.28	0.0	.000
1967 New York (A) - ML	P	7	5	3	5	0	8	0	1.000	32.2	2.20	0.0	.000
1970 New York (A) - ML	P	31	4	4	9	0	13	0	1.000	86.0	1.36	0.0	.000
1971 Seattle - ML	P	27	8	8	12	1	21	1	.952	88.1	2.04	0.0	.000
1972 Seattle - ML	P	34	12	11	15	2	27	1	.963	125.2	1.86	0.0	.000
1973 Seattle - ML	P	28	28	11	24	0	36	1	.972	202.1	1.56	0.0	.000
1974 Cleveland - ML	P	34	34	20	40	5	64	4	.938	250.1	2.16	0.0	.000
1975 Oakland - ML	P	23	23	11	23	1	36	2	.944	177.0	1.73	-0.0	.997
1976 Oakland - ML	P	33	33	17	24	3	43	2	.953	255.0	1.45	-1.4	.899
1977 Chicago (N) - ML	P	7	5	4	5	0	9	0	1.000	43.2	1.85	+0.1	1.048
1977 Iowa - AAA	P	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	8.0	1.13	0.0	.000

Player History
04/09/1962	Named the #22 prospect in the ORB2
08/11/1962	Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/03/1962	Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/04/1962	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $20,849 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (2); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 6 (3).
06/01/1963	Wins the MLAAA SL2 Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/04/1963	Was selected to the 1963 ML Triple A All-Star Game.
08/01/1963	Wins the IL ACL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/10/1963	Wins the 1963 IL ACL Hurlers Award.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (2); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 6 (3).
03/15/1964	Injured (back spasms), out for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (1); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 6 (3).
05/01/1965	Wins the IL ACL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/15/1965	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tacoma Giants with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/16/1965	Was selected to the 1965 Independence League All-Star Game.
11/16/1965	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $24,774 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (1); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 6 (3).
07/21/1966	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kansas City Athletics with 0 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
11/11/1966	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $26,241 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (1); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 6 (3).
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (1); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 6 (3).
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (1); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 6 (3).
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (3); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 5 (3).
10/21/1970	Released by the New York (A) Yankees.
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (3); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 6 (3).
01/22/1971	Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $700,000 with the Seattle Pilots organization.
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (3); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 6 (3).
11/11/1972	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $320,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (3); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 6 (3).
11/30/1973	Became a free agent.
12/26/1973	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $74,400 with the Cleveland Indians organization.
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (3); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 6 (3).
11/24/1974	Became a free agent.
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (3); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 7 (4).
01/12/1975	Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $789,000 with the Oakland Athletics organization.
06/21/1975	Injured (torn meniscus (knee)), out for 8 weeks.
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (3); Movement: 8 (4); Control: 7 (4).
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (3); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 7 (4).
04/26/1977	Released by the Oakland Athletics.
06/02/1977	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $54,400 with the Cleveland Indians organization.
06/22/1977	Released by the Cleveland Indians.
07/17/1977	Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago (N) Cubs organization.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
1976	33	9

Year	L	Rank
1966	14	4
1974	16	7
1976	17	7

Year	Winning %	Rank
1975	.778	3

Year	IP	Rank
1976	255.0	9

Year	BF	Rank
1974	1072	9
1976	1120	2

Year	HRA	Rank
1974	36	4
1976	33	9

Year	BB	Rank
1974	105	5

Year	WP	Rank
1973	11	7
1974	14	4
1976	14	3

Year	BABIP	Rank
1966	.278	7
1974	.281	9

Year	QSP	Rank
1962	.652	9

Year	CG	Rank
1965	3	10
1966	3	5
1976	12	8

Year	CGP	Rank
1966	.115	5

Year	SHO	Rank
1966	1	3