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Jim Kern

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Full name James Lester Kern
Born March 15, 1949, Gladwin, Michigan
First Game: September 6, 1974; Final Game: May 30, 1986
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 5" Weight: 185
Named AL Fireman of the Year by The Sporting News (1979)
Named AL Rolaids Relief Man of the Year (1979)
Named right-handed pitcher on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1979)
SABR Biography

Top Performances

Batter Matchups

Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1974 CLE A 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1974 CLE A 1975 CLE A 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1975 CLE A 1976 CLE A 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1976 CLE A 1977 CLE A 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1977 CLE A 1978 CLE A Daily Splits 58 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1978 CLE A 1979 TEX A 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1979 TEX A 1980 TEX A 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1980 TEX A 1981 TEX A 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1981 TEX A 1982 CIN N Daily Splits 50 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 0.0 1982 CIN N 1982 CHI A 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1982 CHI A 1982 Total 63 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 0.0 1982 Total 1983 CHI A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1983 CHI A 1984 PHI N Daily Splits 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1984 PHI N 1984 MIL A 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1984 MIL A 1984 Total 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1984 Total 1985 MIL A 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1985 MIL A 1986 CLE A 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1986 CLE A Total NL ( 2 Years) 58 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000 0.0 Total NL Total AL (13 Years) 358 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 Total AL Total (13 Years) Splits 416 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 0.0 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1977 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1977 AL 1978 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1978 AL 1979 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1979 AL Total ( 3 Years) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                         Pitching Record

Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team 1974 CLE A Daily Splits 4 3 1 0 0 0 15.1 16 76 1 9 8 14 1 11 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 4.70 4.33 -0.1 1974 CLE A 1975 CLE A Daily Splits 13 7 0 0 1 0 71.2 60 311 5 31 30 45 3 55 2 1 3 5 1 7 0 9 1 1 2 3.77 4.29 0.1 1975 CLE A 1976 CLE A Daily Splits 50 2 0 0 31 15 117.2 91 480 2 38 31 50 7 111 7 8 6 5 2 10 6 11 6 10 7 2.37 4.50 2.3 1976 CLE A 1977 CLE A Daily Splits 60 0 0 0 46 18 92 85 393 3 39 35 47 8 91 9 4 4 6 0 10 3 12 3 8 10 3.42 - 1.2 1977 CLE A 1978 CLE A Daily Splits 58 0 0 0 43 13 99.1 77 423 4 36 34 58 7 95 15 4 5 3 0 13 2 6 4 10 10 3.08 - 1.8 1978 CLE A 1979 TEX A Daily Splits 71 0 0 0 57 29 143 99 578 5 35 25 62 6 136 13 3 5 2 0 14 1 11 8 13 5 1.57 - 6.3 1979 TEX A 1980 TEX A Daily Splits 38 1 0 0 15 2 63.1 65 295 4 38 34 45 10 40 9 6 3 2 1 16 3 9 6 3 11 4.83 0.00 -1.2 1980 TEX A 1981 TEX A Daily Splits 23 0 0 0 15 6 30 21 131 0 10 9 22 3 20 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 2 1 2 2.70 - 0.4 1981 TEX A 1982 CIN N Daily Splits 50 0 0 0 26 2 76 61 335 3 27 24 48 14 43 7 3 9 2 2 7 2 6 10 3 5 2.84 - 0.7 1982 CIN N 1982 CHI A Daily Splits 13 1 0 0 7 3 28 20 112 3 16 16 12 0 23 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 1 2 2 1 5.14 4.00 -0.3 1982 CHI A 1982 Total 63 1 0 0 33 5 104 81 447 6 43 40 60 14 66 8 4 11 2 2 12 2 7 12 5 6 3.46 4.00 0.4 1982 Total 1983 CHI A Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 0.0 1983 CHI A 1984 PHI N Daily Splits 8 0 0 0 5 0 13.1 20 70 3 16 15 10 1 8 1 0 3 0 0 5 0 2 2 0 1 10.12 - -0.6 1984 PHI N 1984 MIL A Daily Splits 6 0 0 0 3 0 4.2 6 23 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 - 0.4 1984 MIL A 1984 Total 14 0 0 0 8 0 18 26 93 3 16 15 13 1 12 1 0 3 0 0 5 0 2 2 1 1 7.50 - -0.2 1984 Total 1985 MIL A Daily Splits 5 0 0 0 1 0 11 14 50 1 8 8 5 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.55 - -0.2 1985 MIL A 1986 CLE A Daily Splits 16 0 0 0 4 0 27.1 34 142 1 28 24 23 0 11 2 0 3 3 0 7 1 3 5 1 1 7.90 - -0.7 1986 CLE A Total NL ( 2 Years) 58 0 0 0 31 2 89.1 81 405 6 43 39 58 15 51 8 3 12 2 2 12 2 8 12 3 6 3.93 - 0.1 Total NL Total AL (13 Years) 358 14 1 0 223 86 704 589 3017 29 289 254 386 46 600 63 29 36 27 6 89 16 66 39 50 51 3.25 4.00 10.0 Total AL Total (13 Years) Splits 416 14 1 0 254 88 793.1 670 3422 35 332 293 444 61 651 71 32 48 29 8 101 18 74 51 53 57 3.32 4.00 10.1 Total Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team

           All-Star Game Pitching Record

Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team 1977 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 1977 AL 1978 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 1978 AL 1979 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 13 1 2 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.75 - 1979 AL Total ( 3 Years) Splits 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 3 20 1 2 2 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4.15 - Total Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1974 CLE A Daily Splits P 4 3 1 15.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1.000 1975 CLE A Daily Splits P 13 7 0 71.2 4 11 2 0 0 0 10 6 0 .882 1976 CLE A Daily Splits P 50 2 0 117.2 7 14 3 2 0 3 11 9 0 .875 1977 CLE A Daily Splits P 60 0 0 92 5 13 3 2 0 1 12 10 1 .857 1978 CLE A Daily Splits P 58 0 0 99.1 4 16 0 0 0 3 12 6 3 1.000 1979 TEX A Daily Splits P 71 0 0 143 9 16 7 1 0 1 6 5 0 .781 1980 TEX A Daily Splits P 38 1 0 63.1 0 12 0 1 0 1 5 1 0 1.000 1981 TEX A Daily Splits P 23 0 0 30 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .857 1982 CIN N Daily Splits P 50 0 0 76 3 15 0 0 0 0 7 4 0 1.000 1982 CHI A Daily Splits P 13 1 0 28 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.000 1982 Total P 63 1 0 104 6 18 0 0 0 0 8 6 0 1.000 1983 CHI A Daily Splits P 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1984 PHI N Daily Splits P 8 0 0 13.1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 1984 MIL A Daily Splits P 6 0 0 4.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 1984 Total P 14 0 0 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1.000 1985 MIL A Daily Splits P 5 0 0 11 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1986 CLE A Daily Splits P 16 0 0 27.1 2 6 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1.000 Total (13 Years) Splits P 416 14 1 793.1 43 115 16 7 0 10 74 46 4 .908 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1977 AL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1978 AL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1979 AL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Total ( 3 Years) Splits P 3 0 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG

Transaction Information

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Cleveland Indians (September 4, 1967).

Traded by Cleveland Indians with Larvell Blanks to Texas Rangers in exchange for Bobby Bonds and Len Barker (October 3, 1978).

Traded by Texas Rangers to New York Mets in exchange for Doug Flynn and Dan Boitano (December 11, 1981).

Traded by New York Mets with Alex Trevino and Greg Harris to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for George Foster (February 10, 1982).

Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago White Sox in exchange for 2 players to be named later (August 23, 1982); Cincinnati Reds received Wade Rowdon and Leo Garcia (September 7, 1982).

Released by Chicago White Sox (March 1, 1984).

Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (June 3, 1984).

Released by Philadelphia Phillies (July 27, 1984).

Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (August 8, 1984).

Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).

Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (January 8, 1985).

Released by Milwaukee Brewers (June 17, 1985).

Signed by Cleveland Indians (February 25, 1986).

Released by Cleveland Indians (June 17, 1986).

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