NAME     : Jim Kern
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 3/15/1949
  AGE      : 31
  HEIGHT   : 6"0
  WEIGHT   : 195
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Middle Reliever
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $3,490,000 through 1982
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Average
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

DEFENSIVE RATINGS : Range at Pitcher : C (Fielding Pct. : .930)
PITCHING RATINGS : Duration as Starter : E Duration as Reliever : E Holding Runners : C Groundball Pct. : 57 Avoiding Runs : 6 Avoiding Hits : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good) Avoiding Doubles : 4 (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair) Avoiding Homeruns : 7 (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good) Avoiding BB's : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average) Getting Strikeouts : 7 (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Good) Throwing Velocity : 7 Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Splitfinger-Fastball
PITCHING STATS : Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K Overall 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 At Home 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Away 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Last Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 This Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER STATS : YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS 1975 4.76 1 10 0 20 0 0 96.1 51 56 93 CIN 1976 3.56 0 2 0 69 0 0 91.0 36 21 85 CIN,MON 1977 4.41 4 5 0 73 0 0 81.2 40 39 64 MON 1978 5.29 5 9 3 67 0 0 102.0 60 36 77 MON,DET 1979 5.25 9 11 4 96 0 0 97.2 57 35 74 DET 1980 2.81 4 2 1 38 0 0 64.0 20 23 53 DET Total ERA : 4.46 Total Wins : 23 Total Losses: 39 Total Saves : 8 Total SHO : 0 Total CG : 0 Total K's : 446 Total BB's : 210
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Montreal to Detroit on 6/26/1978... Injured on 6/8/1980 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks...