#13 Jim Kern, Reliever, 37 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#13 Jim Kern, Reliever, 37 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates
Monday, 5/13/1986

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Jim Kern

3/15/1949
37

6"0
210

Reliever
R
R

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Average
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Very inconsistent
Normal
Prone
3.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 1,500,000
1987
10 Year(s), 79 Days (1799 total Days)
42 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 79 Days (1799 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	6	10	6	89-92 Mph
Versus LHB	5	10	6
Versus RHB	8	10	6
Talent	9	10	7

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
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Holding Runners :

6
57
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	1
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	1
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	1
Talent	2	2	2	2	2

Running & Bunting Ratings
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2
2
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .929 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
4/2	ATL	L 5-6		1	2	1	1	0	0	L
4/6	NYM	L 2-11		3	1	0	0	1	2
4/11	Cin	L 3-9		2	3	2	2	3	0
4/14	Cin	L 4-14		4	2	2	2	3	2
5/1	@MON	L 0-6	*	5.2	5	2	2	2	5	L
5/8	LA	L 2-9		1.1	0	0	0	0	1
5/12	@ATL	W 14-0		2	0	0	0	1	2

Pitching Stats 1986

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
	7	1	0	2	0	3.32	19.0	13	7	7	10	12	0	.0	0	0	.0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	6	4	10.9	6.2	5.7	4.7	1	1	100.0	0	0	.0	2.77

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	34	7	0	1	1	5	5	4	4	0	0	0	.206	.289	.353	.642
vs. RHB	35	6	0	0	1	1	2	6	8	0	0	0	.171	.293	.257	.550

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	5	0	0	1	0	3.97	11.1	8	5	5	7	5
Road	2	1	0	1	0	2.35	7.2	5	2	2	3	7
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.1	0	0	0	1	3

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	4	0	0	1	0	4.50	10.0	8	5	5	7	4
May	3	1	0	1	0	2.00	9.0	5	2	2	3	8

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	Teams
1975	20	0	1	10	0	4.76	96.1	94	0	51	56	93	0	0	1.56	CIN
1976	69	0	0	2	0	3.56	91.0	84	0	36	21	85	0	0	1.15	CIN MON
1977	73	0	4	5	0	4.41	81.2	82	0	40	39	64	0	0	1.48	MON
1978	67	0	5	9	3	5.29	102.0	110	0	60	36	77	0	0	1.43	MON DET
1979	96	0	9	11	4	5.25	97.2	110	0	57	35	74	0	0	1.48	DET
1980	38	0	4	2	1	2.81	64.0	52	0	20	23	53	0	0	1.17	DET
1981	71	1	2	6	0	5.68	71.1	79	50	45	38	61	0	0	1.64	DET
1982	75	0	2	7	1	5.88	78.0	95	57	51	34	55	0	0	1.65	DET KC
1983	64	0	5	4	3	5.27	66.2	71	43	39	31	48	0	0	1.53	KC
1984	67	0	4	5	0	4.38	72.0	89	41	35	37	81	0	0	1.75	PIT
1985	69	0	2	1	2	4.85	78.0	87	45	42	21	76	0	0	1.38	PIT
1986	7	1	0	2	0	3.32	19.0	13	7	7	10	12	0	0	1.21	PIT
Total	716	2	38	64	14	4.74	917.2	966	243	483	381	779	0	0	1.47

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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ERA

SHO

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1975	20	30	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	9	0	0	.033	.033	.067	.100	CIN
1976	69	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CIN MON
1977	73	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	MON
1978	67	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MON DET
1979	96	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET
1980	38	8	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	3	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	DET
1981	71	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET
1982	75	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET KC
1983	64	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
1984	67	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PIT
1985	69	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PIT
1986	7	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	PIT
Total	716	117	5	2	0	0	5	2	0	57	0	0	.043	.043	.060	.103

Fielding Stats 1986

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

19.0

2.37

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... Released by Detroit on 1/31/1982...
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/8/1982 to a 2-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year...
Injured on 5/18/1983 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/3/1984 to a 2-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year...

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