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Jerry Koosman | Major Leaguer 1967-1985

Full Name: Jerome Martin Koosman
Born: December 23,1943 in Appleton, Minnesota
Height: 6-2 Weight: 208 Bats: Right Throws: Left
High School: -
College:

Debut: April 14,1967

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Drafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Mets in 1964

Transactions: [Aug 27,1964] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Mets. [Dec 8,1978] - Traded by Mets to Twins for Jesse Orosco and Greg Field. [Aug 30,1981] - Traded by Twins to White Sox for Randy Johnson, Ronnie Perry, Ivan Mesa and Cash. [Nov 7,1983] - Granted Free Agency. [Dec 2,1983] - Signed as Free Agent by White Sox. [Feb 15,1984] - Traded by White Sox to Phillies for Ron Reed. [Dec 6,1985] - Released by Phillies.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1965	Greenville	Wcar	21	Nym	A	5	11	4.71	27						107.0	101	70	56		56	128			8.50	---	4.71	10.77	1.47	--
	Wllmsport	East	21	Nym	AA	0	2	3.75	2						12.0	11	7	5		11	11			8.25	---	8.25	8.25	1.83	--
1966	Auburn	NYPL	22	Nym	A-	12	7	1.38	24						170.0	109	43	26		43	174			5.77	---	2.28	9.21	0.89	--
1967	Jcknville	IL	23	Nym	AAA	11	10	2.43	25						178.0	137	60	48		46	183			6.93	---	2.33	9.25	1.03	--
	NY Mets	NL	23	Nym	MLB	0	2	6.05	9	3	0	0	1	0	22.1	22	17	15	3	19	11	0	1	8.87	1.21	7.66	4.43	1.84	65%
1968	NY Mets	NL	24	Nym	MLB	19	12	2.08	35	34	17	7	0	0	263.2	221	72	61	16	69	178	8	0	7.54	0.55	2.36	6.08	1.10	53%
1969	NY Mets	NL	25	Nym	MLB	17	9	2.28	32	32	16	6	0	0	241.0	187	66	61	14	68	180	7	2	6.98	0.52	2.54	6.72	1.06	47%
1970	NY Mets	NL	26	Nym	MLB	12	7	3.14	30	29	5	1	0	0	212.0	189	87	74	22	71	118	7	3	8.02	0.93	3.01	5.01	1.23	47%
1971	NY Mets	NL	27	Nym	MLB	6	11	3.04	26	24	4	0	0	0	165.2	160	66	56	12	51	96	7	0	8.69	0.65	2.77	5.22	1.27	51%
1972	NY Mets	NL	28	Nym	MLB	11	12	4.14	34	24	4	1	5	1	163.0	155	81	75	14	52	147	9	0	8.56	0.77	2.87	8.12	1.27	58%
1973	NY Mets	NL	29	Nym	MLB	14	15	2.84	35	35	12	3	0	0	263.0	234	93	83	18	76	156	3	0	8.01	0.62	2.60	5.34	1.18	47%
1974	NY Mets	NL	30	Nym	MLB	15	11	3.36	35	35	13	0	0	0	265.0	258	113	99	16	85	188	8	1	8.76	0.54	2.89	6.38	1.29	54%
1975	NY Mets	NL	31	Nym	MLB	14	13	3.42	36	34	11	4	2	2	239.2	234	106	91	19	98	173	7	7	8.79	0.71	3.68	6.50	1.39	50%
1976	NY Mets	NL	32	Nym	MLB	21	10	2.69	34	32	17	3	0	0	247.1	205	81	74	19	66	200	3	1	7.46	0.69	2.40	7.28	1.10	51%
1977	NY Mets	NL	33	Nym	MLB	8	20	3.49	32	32	6	1	0	0	226.2	195	102	88	17	81	192	2	4	7.74	0.68	3.22	7.62	1.22	57%
1978	NY Mets	NL	34	Nym	MLB	3	15	3.75	38	32	3	0	6	2	235.1	221	110	98	17	84	160	5	1	8.45	0.65	3.21	6.12	1.30	62%
1979	Minnesota	AL	35	Min	MLB	20	13	3.38	37	36	10	2	0	0	263.2	268	108	99	19	83	157	2	1	9.15	0.65	2.83	5.36	1.33	55%
1980	Minnesota	AL	36	Min	MLB	16	13	4.03	38	34	8	0	2	2	243.1	252	119	109	24	69	149	2	1	9.32	0.89	2.55	5.51	1.32	49%
1981	Minnesota	AL	37	Min	MLB	3	9	4.20	19	13	2	1	5	5	94.1	98	49	44	8	34	55	1	1	9.35	0.76	3.24	5.25	1.40	48%
	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	37	Chw	MLB	1	4	3.33	8	3	1	0	4	0	27.0	27	10	10	2	7	21	1	0	9.00	0.67	2.33	7.00	1.26	58%
1982	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	38	Chw	MLB	11	7	3.84	42	19	3	1	12	3	173.1	194	81	74	9	38	88	4	2	10.07	0.47	1.97	4.57	1.34	46%
1983	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	39	Chw	MLB	11	7	4.77	37	24	2	1	6	2	169.2	176	96	90	19	53	90	5	0	9.34	1.01	2.81	4.77	1.35	59%
1984	Philadelph	NL	40	Phi	MLB	14	15	3.25	36	34	3	1	0	0	224.0	232	95	81	8	60	137	6	2	9.32	0.32	2.41	5.50	1.30	53%
1985	Philadelph	NL	41	Phi	MLB	6	4	4.62	19	18	3	1	0	0	99.1	107	56	51	14	34	60	2	2	9.69	1.27	3.08	5.44	1.42	39%

Major League Totals - 19 Season(s)						222	209	3.36	612	527	140	33	43	17	3,839.1	3635	1608	1433	290	1198	2556	89	29	8.52	0.68	2.81	5.99	1.26	52%
Minor League Totals - 3 Season(s)						28	30	2.60	78						467.0	358	180	135		156	496			6.90	---	3.01	9.56	1.10	--

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1967	NY Mets	NL	23	Nym	MLB	p	9	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	333	67%
1968	NY Mets	NL	24	Nym	MLB	p	9	35	91	3	7	1	0	1	4	0	0	3	62	0	0	3	0	1	.077	.106	.121	227	52%
1969	NY Mets	NL	25	Nym	MLB	p	9	32	84	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	46	0	0	4	0	2	.048	.059	.048	107	54%
1970	NY Mets	NL	26	Nym	MLB	p	9	30	70	5	6	1	0	0	4	0	0	8	46	0	0	8	0	2	.086	.179	.100	279	63%
1971	NY Mets	NL	27	Nym	MLB	p	9	26	50	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	25	1	0	6	0	1	.160	.222	.160	382	58%
1972	NY Mets	NL	28	Nym	MLB	p	9	34	47	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	18	0	0	9	0	1	.085	.085	.085	170	42%
1973	NY Mets	NL	29	Nym	MLB	p	9	35	78	3	8	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	37	0	0	15	0	2	.103	.125	.115	240	62%
1974	NY Mets	NL	30	Nym	MLB	p	9	35	86	5	16	2	1	0	5	0	0	7	29	0	0	10	0	2	.186	.247	.233	480	45%
1975	NY Mets	NL	31	Nym	MLB	p	9	36	78	4	14	2	0	0	6	1	0	4	31	0	0	7	0	0	.179	.220	.205	425	60%
1976	NY Mets	NL	32	Nym	MLB	p	9	34	79	5	17	2	0	0	6	0	0	2	34	0	0	13	0	1	.215	.235	.241	476	59%
1977	NY Mets	NL	33	Nym	MLB	p	9	32	72	2	8	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	30	1	0	5	1	2	.111	.122	.153	275	64%
1978	NY Mets	NL	34	Nym	MLB	p	9	38	70	1	6	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	27	0	0	5	0	0	.086	.086	.129	215	65%
1979	Minnesota	AL	35	Min	MLB	p	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1980	Minnesota	AL	36	Min	MLB	p	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1981	Minnesota	AL	37	Min	MLB	p	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	37	Chw	MLB	p	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1982	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	38	Chw	MLB	p	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1983	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	39	Chw	MLB	p	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1984	Philadelph	NL	40	Phi	MLB	p	9	36	74	2	8	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	23	0	0	14	0	3	.108	.120	.108	228	67%
1985	Philadelph	NL	41	Phi	MLB	p	9	19	34	1	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	9	0	0	1	1	2	.088	.111	.088	199	67%

Major League Totals - 19 Season(s)								612	915	36	109	12	1	2	46	1	0	33	418	2	0	100	2	19	.119	.151	.141	292	58%

Playoffs Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Series	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1969	NY Mets	NL	25		Ch	0	0	11.59	1		0			0	4.2	7		6		4	5			13.52	---	7.73	9.66	2.36	--
	NY Mets	NL	25		Ws	2	0	2.04	2		1			0	17.2	7		4		4	9			3.57	---	2.04	4.59	0.62	--
1973	NY Mets	NL	29		Ch	1	0	2.00	1		1			0	9.0	8		2		0	9			8.00	---	0.00	9.00	0.89	--
	NY Mets	NL	29		Ws	1	0	3.12	2		0			0	8.2	9		3		7	8			9.35	---	7.27	8.31	1.85	--
1983	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	39		Ch	0	0	54.55	1		0			0	0.1	1		2		2	0			27.27	---	54.55	0.00	9.09	--

Major League Totals - 3 Season(s)						4	0	3.79	7		2			0	40.1	32		17		17	31			7.14	---	3.79	6.92	1.21	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1969	NY Mets	NL	25	Nym	Ch	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	333	--
	NY Mets	NL	25	Nym	Ws	2	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	429	--
1973	NY Mets	NL	29	Nym	Ch	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1000	--
	NY Mets	NL	29	Nym	Ws	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
1983	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	39	Chw	Ch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 3 Season(s)						7	17	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.235	457	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1967	NY Mets	NL	23	Nym	MLB	P	9		22.1	0	5	0	5	1	-	-	-	1.000	2.01

1968	NY Mets	NL	24	Nym	MLB	P	35		263.2	5	42	0	47	2	-	-	-	1.000	1.60

1969	NY Mets	NL	25	Nym	MLB	P	32		241	4	37	1	42	3	-	-	-	.976	1.53

1970	NY Mets	NL	26	Nym	MLB	P	30		212	7	20	0	27	1	-	-	-	1.000	1.15

1971	NY Mets	NL	27	Nym	MLB	P	26		165.2	6	23	1	30	2	-	-	-	.967	1.58

1972	NY Mets	NL	28	Nym	MLB	P	34		163	4	23	1	28	1	-	-	-	.964	1.49

1973	NY Mets	NL	29	Nym	MLB	P	35		263	5	41	2	48	1	-	-	-	.958	1.57

1974	NY Mets	NL	30	Nym	MLB	P	35		265	8	41	4	53	2	-	-	-	.925	1.66

1975	NY Mets	NL	31	Nym	MLB	P	36		239.2	10	32	3	45	3	-	-	-	.933	1.58

1976	NY Mets	NL	32	Nym	MLB	P	34		247.1	5	39	3	47	1	-	-	-	.936	1.60

1977	NY Mets	NL	33	Nym	MLB	P	32		226.2	4	25	4	33	0	-	-	-	.879	1.15

1978	NY Mets	NL	34	Nym	MLB	P	38		235.1	4	48	6	58	4	-	-	-	.897	1.99

1979	Minnesota	AL	35	Min	MLB	P	37		263.2	10	50	5	65	6	-	-	-	.923	2.05

1980	Minnesota	AL	36	Min	MLB	P	38		243.1	7	41	3	51	2	-	-	-	.941	1.78

1981	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	37	Chw	MLB	P	8		27	2	2	0	4	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.33
1981	Minnesota	AL	37	Min	MLB	P	19		94.1	5	15	1	21	0	-	-	-	.952	1.91

1982	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	38	Chw	MLB	P	42		173.1	12	24	1	37	3	-	-	-	.973	1.87

1983	Chi Wh-Sox	AL	39	Chw	MLB	P	37		169.2	5	26	2	33	2	-	-	-	.939	1.64

1984	Philadelph	NL	40	Phi	MLB	P	36		224	9	34	4	47	1	-	-	-	.915	1.73

1985	Philadelph	NL	41	Phi	MLB	P	19		99.1	4	14	1	19	1	-	-	-	.947	1.63

Awards

[1968] - NL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #2), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #13), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1969] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #23), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1976] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #14), NL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #2) [1979] - AL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #6) [1991] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (4 votes - 0.9%)

Salaries

Year	Salary	Rank	Lg Avg	Centile
1985	600,000		299,108	19

Career:	$600,000	estimate

Trivia and Player Notes

Member of the World Series Champion New York Mets in 1969.

Notes: Played in 2 All-Star games during his career (1968-1969)

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