Player Report for #3 Jim 'Bulldog' Bouton

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Saturday, October 4th, 1969

Rec	11-11
ERA	4.18
IP	185.0
BB	58
K	60

Name:	Jim Bouton	Contract:	Minor League Contract
Nickname:	Bulldog	Salary:
Birthday:	03-08-1939	Signed Through:
Age:	30	Years of Major League Service:	2 Years, 135 Days
Born in:	Newark (New Jersey)	Major League Service Days this Year:	None
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	5 Years, 37 Days
Weight:	185 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	7 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	Out of option years
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Angry	Local Popularity (National)	Unknown (Unknown)

	Player Development

	Leadership:	3	IF Range:	2
	Desire for Winner:	2	IF Arm:	3
	Loyalty:	3	IF Range:	2
	Greed:	8	IF Error:	2
	Intelligence:	3	IF DP:	2
	Work Ethic:	8
			OF Range:	1
			OF Arm:	1
			OF Err:	1
			Catcher Abil:	0
			Catcher Arm:	0

Toledo

Mud Hens

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	2	7	6	85-87 Mph
Versus LHP	1	6	6
Versus RHP	2	7	7
Talent	1	4	3

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Slider
Endurance:	9
Groundball Pct.:	50
Holding Runners:	3

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	1	Pitcher 4
Stealing Ability:	1
Baserunning Instincts:	3
Sacrifice Bunt:	10
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
08-31-1969	HAW	Loss, 3-4	X	8.1	11	4	4	2	5	Loss
08-27-1969	SPK	Win, 4-3	X	9.0	8	3	3	0	2	Win
08-22-1969	BUF	Loss, 1-13	X	1.1	7	9	8	1	0	Loss
08-18-1969	@ ABQ	Loss, 3-7	X	5.0	3	1	1	3	2
08-15-1969	TAC	Win, 10-6	X	8.0	9	6	5	4	1	Win
08-09-1969	@ JAK	Loss, 6-8	X	7.2	11	8	3	2	1	Loss
08-04-1969	FW	Win, 6-3	X	8.0	7	3	3	2	3	Win
07-30-1969	OKL	Win, 4-1	X	8.0	4	1	1	3	2	Win
07-24-1969	@ SPK	Win, 6-2	X	8.2	8	2	2	1	3	Win
07-19-1969	VAN	Win, 3-1	X	9.0	6	1	1	4	3	Win

Independence League 1969 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	27	27	11	11	0	4.18	185.0	207	108	86	14	58	60	4	14.8	0	15	55.6
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	12.89	10.07	2.92	2.82	4.10	1.43	5.1	.292
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	228	75	17	2	5	36	23	17	1	1	0	.329	.389	.487	.876
vs. RHB	506	132	23	5	9	72	35	43	4	12	0	.261	.306	.379	.686

Independence League 1969 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
April	3	3	2	0	0	2.31	23.1	21	9	6	1	7	6
May	6	6	1	2	0	3.50	36.0	40	19	14	1	14	17
June	5	5	2	3	0	6.12	32.1	45	26	22	5	10	11
July	6	6	3	3	0	3.33	46.0	45	20	17	1	13	12
August	7	7	3	3	0	5.13	47.1	56	34	27	6	14	14
Last Year	11	11	2	5	0	4.99	74.0	84	44	41	6	25	19
2 Years Ago	28	8	3	5	1	3.54	84.0	94	39	33	3	24	34
Career	157	130	53	47	2	3.26	956.2	924	404	346	57	266	489
Home	18	18	9	7	0	3.59	128.0	132	65	51	10	42	47
Road	9	9	2	4	0	5.53	57.0	75	43	35	4	16	13
Grass	27	27	11	11	0	4.18	185.0	207	108	86	14	58	60
Day	6	6	3	1	0	1.47	43.0	35	13	7	1	18	16
Night	21	21	8	10	0	5.01	142.0	172	95	79	13	40	44

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
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
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
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
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
Total ORB2		94	74	24	34	1	4.07	530.1	569	269	240	51	191	204	10	1	1.43	.286	36.8

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Total IL		157	130	53	47	2	3.26	956.2	924	404	346	57	266	489	22	1	1.24	.278	153.3

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1962 New York - ML	P	28	23	14	25	0	39	0	1.000	174.0	2.02
1965 New York (A) - ML	P	22	20	8	22	0	31	1	.968	130.2	2.07
1966 New York (A) - ML	P	37	26	17	32	3	54	5	.907	193.0	2.28
1967 New York (A) - ML	P	7	5	3	5	0	8	0	1.000	32.2	2.20
1969 Toledo - AAA	P	27	27	9	25	2	38	4	.895	185.0	1.65

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).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	L	Rank
1966	14	4

Year	BABIP	Rank
1966	.278	7

Year	QSP	Rank
1962	.652	9

Year	CG	Rank
1965	3	10
1966	3	5

Year	CGP	Rank
1966	.115	5

Year	SHO	Rank
1966	1	3