Ken Holtzman
1965–1979 · bats R / throws L · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Athletics
399G
.163AVG
.184OBP
.208SLG
More career statistics
99H
2HR
34RBI
0SB
174–150W–L
2,867.1IP
1,601K
3.49ERA
410GS
3SV
9Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 399 | 456 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 664 | 665 |
| Batting · Walks | 16 | 17 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 8,602 | 8,601 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 399 | 664 | 607 | 35 | 99 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 126 | .163 | .184 | .208 | .392 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,867.3 | 451 | 410 | 127 | 174 | 150 | 3 | 2,787 | 1,273 | 1,111 | 249 | 910 | 1,601 | 0 | 0 | 3.49 | 1.289 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1967-05-10 to 1967-05-20
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 12 scoreless innings | 1971-06-08 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1969-08-19 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1970-05-12 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 227 | 320 | 54 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 81 | .190 | .200 | .246 |
| Away | 229 | 345 | 45 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 89 | .139 | .151 | .173 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 58 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 | .099 | .123 | .113 |
| May | 87 | 142 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 37 | .221 | .232 | .282 |
| June | 80 | 122 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 28 | .171 | .172 | .222 |
| July | 82 | 107 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 26 | .173 | .196 | .224 |
| August | 71 | 104 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 31 | .161 | .163 | .215 |
| September | 72 | 102 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | .100 | .118 | .122 |
| October | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .286 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 31 | 70 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | .185 | .214 | .231 |
| new-york-mets | 28 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | .157 | .182 | .176 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 27 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | .138 | .137 | .169 |
| chicago-white-sox | 27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .077 | .100 |
| minnesota-twins | 25 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .231 | .200 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 24 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .044 | .100 | .044 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 23 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | .113 | .108 | .161 |
| houston-astros | 22 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | .204 | .203 | .241 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  Chicago Cubs | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs | 34 | 73 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .123 | 220 | 171 |
| 1967 | Chicago Cubs | 12 | 35 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .200 | 92 | 62 |
| 1968 | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 80 | 10 | – | 5 | – | .125 | 215 | 151 |
| 1969 | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 100 | 15 | 1 | 7 | – | .150 | 261 | 176 |
| 1970 | Chicago Cubs | 40 | 105 | 21 | – | 6 | – | .200 | 287 | 202 |
| 1971 | Chicago Cubs | 30 | 69 | 9 | 1 | 5 | – | .130 | 195 | 143 |
| 1972 |  Athletics | 40 | 90 | 16 | – | 6 | – | .178 | 265 | 134 |
| 1973 | Athletics | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 297 | 157 |
| 1974 | Athletics | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 255 | 117 |
| 1975 | Athletics | 39 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 266 | 122 |
| 1976 | Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 246 | 66 |
| 1977 |  New York Yankees | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 71 | 14 |
| 1978 | Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees | 28 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | .200 | 70 | 39 |
| 1979 | Chicago Cubs | 24 | 43 | 10 | – | 1 | – | .233 | 117 | 44 |