NAME     : Jerry Koosman
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 12/23/1942
  AGE      : 38
  HEIGHT   : 5"11
  WEIGHT   : 160
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : Minor league contract
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    E  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : A
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 6
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 5
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Slider

  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
  1967   6.14  0  2  0   9  0   0  22.0  15  19  11  NY
  1968   2.09 19 12  0  35 17   7 263.0  61  69 178  NY
  1969   2.28 17  9  0  32 16   6 241.0  61  68 180  NY
  1970   3.01 15 16  0  44 10   2 296.1  99  81 153  SF
  1971   3.88 13 15  0  34  8   2 246.0 106  73 117  SF
  1972   4.27 12  9  0  33  4   0 215.0 102  63 120  SF
  1973   2.92 17 11  0  35  7   2 261.2  85  69 138  SF
  1974   4.63 11 18  0  35  5   1 239.1 123  76 130  SF
  1975   2.76 22  8  0  34  9   4 261.0  80  75 146  SF
  1976   3.62 10  7  0  25  1   1 171.1  69  54 101  SF
  1977   2.82 14 12  0  33  7   0 236.0  74  99 121  SF
  1978   2.76 13 10  0  34  2   1 215.1  66  78  96  SF
  1979   4.12 19  9  0  36  3   0 244.2 112 107 105  PHI,NL
  1980   3.91  9 19  0  35  7   0 237.0 103 110  93  MON
 
  Total ERA   : 3.30
  Total Wins  : 191
  Total Losses: 157
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 26
  Total CG    : 96
  Total K's   : 1689
  Total BB's  : 1041
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1978, going 4-0, 0.82... Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia on 2/8/1979 to a 1-year deal worth $10,000,000 per year... Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game... Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/1/1980 to a 3-year deal worth $6,950,000 per year... Released by Montreal on 10/24/1980...