Jim Kern
James Lester Kern
Born: March 15, 1949
Gladwin, MI USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 185
Career: 1974-1986
Minor League Statistics
Jim Kern compiled a career record of 53 wins and 57 losses in his 416-game career with the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1986 campaign.
 Cleveland Indians |
 Texas Rangers |
 Cincinnati Reds |
 Chicago White Sox |
 Philadelphia Phillies |
 Milwaukee Brewers |
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.70 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 |
| 1975 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.77 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.7 | 60 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 45 | 3 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 311 |
| 1976 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2.37 | 50 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 117.7 | 91 | 38 | 31 | 2 | 50 | 7 | 111 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 480 |
| 1977 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.42 | 60 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 92.0 | 85 | 39 | 35 | 3 | 47 | 8 | 91 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 393 |
| 1978 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 10 | 10 | .500 | 3.08 | 58 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 99.3 | 77 | 36 | 34 | 4 | 58 | 7 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 423 |
| 1979 | AL | Texas Rangers | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1.57 | 71 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 143.0 | 99 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 62 | 6 | 136 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 578 |
| 1980 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3 | 11 | .214 | 4.83 | 38 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63.3 | 65 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 45 | 10 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 295 |
| 1981 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.70 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30.0 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 131 |
| 1982 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2.84 | 50 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 76.0 | 61 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 48 | 14 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 335 |
| 1982 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5.14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28.0 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 112 |
| 1983 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1984 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 |
| 1984 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 1985 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.55 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 |
| 1986 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.90 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.3 | 34 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 142 |
| Totals | 53 | 57 | .482 | 3.32 | 416 | 14 | 254 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 793.3 | 670 | 332 | 293 | 35 | 444 | 61 | 651 | 29 | 8 | 48 | 3422 |
Batting:
| Year | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1976 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 58 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | AL | Texas Rangers | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1980 | AL | Texas Rangers | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | AL | Texas Rangers | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1982 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 50 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1983 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1984 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 416 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .000 | .100 | .000 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 4 | 3 | 15.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .587 | .250 |
| 1975 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 13 | 7 | 71.7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 1.884 | 1.154 |
| 1976 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 50 | 2 | 117.7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 2 | .875 | 1.606 | .420 |
| 1977 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 60 | 0 | 92.0 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | .857 | 1.761 | .300 |
| 1978 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 58 | 0 | 99.3 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.812 | .345 |
| 1979 | AL | Texas Rangers | P | 71 | 0 | 143.0 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | .781 | 1.573 | .352 |
| 1980 | AL | Texas Rangers | P | 38 | 1 | 63.3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.705 | .316 |
| 1981 | AL | Texas Rangers | P | 23 | 0 | 30.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1.800 | .261 |
| 1982 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 50 | 0 | 76.0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.132 | .360 |
| 1982 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 13 | 1 | 28.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | .462 |
| 1983 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1984 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 8 | 0 | 13.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.350 | .250 |
| 1984 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 6 | 0 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | .167 |
| 1985 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 5 | 0 | 11.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.091 | 1.000 |
| 1986 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 16 | 0 | 27.3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.634 | .500 |
| Totals | 416 | 14 | 793.3 | 43 | 115 | 16 | 7 | .908 | 1.792 | .380 |
Awards
1979 - AL TSN Fireman of the Year
1979 - AL Reliever of the Year Award
1979 - AL TSN All-Star RHP
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