Jim Bouton
James Alan Bouton "Bulldog"
Born: March 8, 1939
Newark, NJ US
Deceased: July 10, 2019
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
Career: 1959-1978
Major League Statistics
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Jim Bouton compiled a career record of 57 wins and 62 losses and a 3.55 ERA in his 181-game pitching career with the Auburn Yankees, Kearney Yankees, Greensboro Yankees, Amarillo Gold Sox, Syracuse Chiefs, Seattle Angels, Vancouver Mounties, Oklahoma City 89ers, Portland Mavericks, Durango Alacranes, Knoxville Sox and Savannah Braves. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1978 campaign.
 Amarillo Gold Sox |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 Seattle Angels |
 Oklahoma City 89ers |
 Portland Mavericks |
 Knoxville Sox |
 Savannah Braves |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | NYPL | Auburn Yankees | 1 | 4 | .200 | 5.73 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33.0 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 23 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1959 | D | NESL | Kearney Yankees | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.40 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 55.0 | 55 | 40 | 33 | 5 | 29 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1960 | B | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.73 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 194.3 | 175 | 79 | 59 | 9 | 51 | 5 | 121 | 13 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1961 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 13 | 7 | .650 | 2.97 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 197.0 | 179 | 80 | 65 | 11 | 81 | 5 | 151 | 5 | 0 | 11 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 2 | 8 | .200 | 3.36 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 91.0 | 98 | 38 | 34 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4.00 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 99.0 | 93 | 48 | 44 | 8 | 35 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.90 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 16.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | Short Season A | NORW | Portland Mavericks | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.20 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | MEX | Durango Alacranes | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.97 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 33 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1977 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Sox | 0 | 6 | .000 | 5.26 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 61 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1977 | Short Season A | NORW | Portland Mavericks | 5 | 1 | .833 | 4.50 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 58.0 | 52 | 33 | 29 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1978 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 11 | 9 | .550 | 2.82 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 150.0 | 112 | 68 | 47 | 15 | 65 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Totals | 57 | 62 | .479 | 3.55 | 181 | 133 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 4 | 1016.3 | 936 | 494 | 401 | 82 | 381 | 20 | 592 | 33 | 4 | 44 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | NESL | Kearney Yankees | 15 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .176 | .176 | .235 | .412 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | D | NYPL | Auburn Yankees | 7 | 12 | 12 | 1 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1960 | B | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | 28 | 81 | 67 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .134 | .171 | .164 | .336 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | 39 | 83 | 74 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | .149 | .192 | .162 | .354 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 20 | 35 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .115 | .179 | .115 | .294 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 27 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .000 | .154 | .000 | .154 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 22 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 167 | 274 | 234 | 19 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 83 | .120 | .166 | .137 | .303 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | NYPL | Auburn Yankees | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | D | NESL | Kearney Yankees | P | 15 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .842 | 1.067 |
| 1960 | B | CARL | Greensboro Yankees | P | 28 | 17 | 50 | 4 | 11 | .944 | 2.393 |
| 1961 | AA | TL | Amarillo Gold Sox | P | 28 | 11 | 43 | 1 | 9 | .982 | 1.929 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 16 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .958 | 1.438 |
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | P | 27 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .955 | .778 |
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | P | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .714 |
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 |
| 1975 | Short Season A | NORW | Portland Mavericks | P | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.200 |
| 1977 | Short Season A | NORW | Portland Mavericks | P | 9 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 2.333 |
| 1977 | AAA | MEX | Durango Alacranes | P | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1977 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Sox | P | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .875 | 1.400 |
| 1978 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | P | 21 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.905 |
| Totals | 181 | 81 | 204 | 14 | 27 | .953 | 1.575 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Auburn Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1959 | D | Nebraska State League | Kearney Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1960 | B | Carolina League | Greensboro Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1961 | AA | Texas League | Amarillo Gold Sox | NYA | ||
| 1967 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | NYA | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Angels | CAL | ||
| 1969 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | SE1 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU | ||
| 1975 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Portland Mavericks | |||
| 1977 | AA | Southern League | Knoxville Sox | CHA | ||
| 1977 | AAA | Mexican League | Durango Alacranes | |||
| 1977 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Portland Mavericks | |||
| 1978 | AA | Southern League | Savannah Braves | ATL |
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