#5 Jerry Koosman, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, Cleveland Indians

#5 Jerry Koosman, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, Cleveland Indians
Tuesday, 4/4/1976

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Jerry Koosman

12/23/1942
33
USA,MN,APPLETON
6"2
228

Starting Pitcher
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0 / 6 (Unknown)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
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Normal
Prone
1.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 1,500,000
1979
7 Year(s), 169 Days (1373 total Days)
0 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 169 Days (1373 total Days)
9 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	7	5	3	89-92 Mph
Versus LHB	7	5	3
Versus RHB	7	5	3
Talent	8	6	4

Pitching Ratings
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6
57
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	10

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3
3
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1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

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Start

Dec

Pitching Stats 1976

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	.0	.0	.0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	0.00

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
vs. RHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Road	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1968	35	35	12	12	0	3.81	271.2	232	126	115	37	84	171	12	2	1.16	.240	CLE
1969	42	42	18	20	0	3.99	336.1	318	167	149	50	95	259	16	3	1.23	.273	CLE
1970	40	40	17	19	0	4.73	299.0	296	170	157	57	92	237	14	1	1.30	.279	CLE
1971	37	34	17	11	0	4.45	250.2	221	130	124	33	84	209	7	2	1.22	.267	CLE,AL
1972	37	37	17	10	0	3.87	274.1	244	133	118	46	90	215	8	3	1.22	.253	CLE
1973	40	40	18	12	0	4.06	286.0	297	153	129	43	110	207	2	0	1.42	.291	CLE
1974	26	25	9	13	0	6.25	162.2	178	126	113	25	77	109	3	1	1.57	.302	CLE
1975	12	4	3	0	0	3.02	47.2	40	16	16	7	18	36	1	0	1.22	.244	CLE
Total	269	257	111	97	0	4.30	1928.1	1826	1021	921	298	650	1443	63	12	1.28	.270

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1967, AAA	13	13	4	4	0	6.05	77.1	94	58	52	14	23	68	2	0	1.51	.340
1968, AAA	6	6	3	2	0	3.93	50.1	36	23	22	13	12	35	3	0	0.95	.174

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1972	3	3	2	1	0	5.31	20.1	18	12	12	11	14	1	0
1973	2	2	0	1	0	2.30	15.2	12	8	4	4	11	0	0
Total	5	5	2	2	0	4.00	36.0	30	20	16	15	25	1	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1968	35	98	5	1	1	0	3	4	1	41	0	0	.051	.060	.082	.142	CLE
1969	42	115	6	3	0	0	3	4	5	38	0	0	.052	.092	.078	.170	CLE
1970	40	101	10	4	0	0	2	5	3	44	0	0	.099	.125	.139	.264	CLE
1971	37	88	6	1	0	1	3	4	4	31	1	0	.068	.109	.114	.222	CLE,AL
1972	37	95	7	2	0	0	4	5	3	41	0	0	.074	.110	.095	.205	CLE
1973	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1974	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1975	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
Total	269	497	34	11	1	1	15	22	16	195	1	0	.068	.099	.101	.199

Fielding Stats 1976

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Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1967...
Injured on 4/23/1967 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 8 weeks...
Earned first career win on 5/13/1968...
Had first career hit (triple) on 5/17/1968, off Ted Sadowski (WS2)...
Was selected to the 1971 Allstar game...
Hit first career homerun on 10/2/1971, off Steve Hargan (KC)...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1972, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA...
11/1/1974: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $400,000 per year, for 1 years.
11/5/1975: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years.

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Wins 1973 - 18 - 10th	Losses 1969 - 20 - 6th 1970 - 19 - 8th	IP 1969 - 336.1 - 8th	K's 1969 - 259 - 8th 1970 - 237 - 5th	SHO 1969 - 3 - 8th

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