NAME     : Ken Tatum
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 4/25/1944
  AGE      : 36
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 225
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Closer
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $5,200,000 through 1983
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

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

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : B
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 8
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider, 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
  1969   1.36  7  2 22  45  0   0  86.0  13  39  65  CAL
  1970   2.68  5  7 33  68  0   0  84.0  25  45  50  NY
  1971   3.96  4  8 23  71  0   0  77.1  34  17  42  NY,CIN
  1972   2.01  4  3 28  43  0   0  49.1  11  17  22  CIN
  1973   3.18  5  6 45  77  0   0  79.1  28  26  45  CIN,NL
  1974   2.95  7 10 34  76  0   0  85.1  28  25  36  MON
  1975   2.25  5  5 35  59  0   0  60.0  15  16  33  MON
  1976   2.84  7  4 32  65  0   0  66.2  21  19  47  MON
  1977   3.05  6  8 39  75  0   0  82.2  28  31  46  CLE
  1978   1.88 13  7 38  74  0   0  76.2  16  28  34  CLE
  1979   2.72  4  5 31  68  0   0  72.2  22  33  28  CLE,NYM
  1980   3.76  4  7 44  77  0   0  79.0  33  45  52  CHI,NL
 
  Total ERA   : 2.74
  Total Wins  : 71
  Total Losses: 72
  Total Saves : 404
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 500
  Total BB's  : 341
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Cleveland to New York on 1/31/1979... Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1979... Signed as a free agent by Chicago(N) on 2/22/1980 to a 4-year deal worth $5,200,000 per year... Was selected to the 1980 Allstar game...