1959
Born August 3, 1959
Hollywood, CA, USA
Jim Gott Notable
b. August 3, 1959 · Toronto Blue Jays 1982–1984, San Francisco Giants 1985–1987, Pittsburgh Pirates 1987–1989, 1995, Los Angeles Dodgers 1990–1994
Jim Gott played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1982 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1995. His longest stay was with the Los Angeles Dodgers, from 1990 to 1994.
He went 56 and 74 with a 3.87 earned run average, pitching 1,120 innings in 554 games. He struck out 837 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 554 games he batted .178, with 13 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 4 home runs and 2 doubles.
He was born in Hollywood, CA, USA on August 3, 1959. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | TOR | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | TOR | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | TOR | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | SFG | 26 | 51 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 0 | .196 |
| 1986 | SFG | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1987 | PIT/SFG | 55 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .091 |
| 1988 | PIT | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1989 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | LAD | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1991 | LAD | 55 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1992 | LAD | 68 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1993 | LAD | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1994 | LAD | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | PIT | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 554 | 73 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 0 | .178 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | TOR | 5 | 10 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 136.0 | 134 | 67 | 66 | 82 | 4.43 |
| 1983 | TOR | 9 | 14 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 176.2 | 195 | 93 | 68 | 121 | 4.74 |
| 1984 | TOR | 7 | 6 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 109.2 | 93 | 49 | 49 | 73 | 4.02 |
| 1985 | SFG | 7 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 148.1 | 144 | 64 | 51 | 78 | 3.88 |
| 1986 | SFG | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 13.0 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7.62 |
| 1987 | PIT/SFG | 1 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 13 | 87.0 | 81 | 33 | 40 | 90 | 3.41 |
| 1988 | PIT | 6 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 34 | 77.1 | 68 | 30 | 22 | 76 | 3.49 |
| 1989 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1990 | LAD | 3 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 62.0 | 59 | 20 | 34 | 44 | 2.90 |
| 1991 | LAD | 4 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 76.0 | 63 | 25 | 32 | 73 | 2.96 |
| 1992 | LAD | 3 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 6 | 88.0 | 72 | 24 | 41 | 75 | 2.45 |
| 1993 | LAD | 4 | 8 | 62 | 0 | 25 | 77.2 | 71 | 20 | 17 | 67 | 2.32 |
| 1994 | LAD | 5 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 36.1 | 46 | 24 | 20 | 29 | 5.94 |
| 1995 | PIT | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 31.1 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 6.03 |
| Career | — | 56 | 74 | 554 | 96 | 91 | 1120.0 | 1081 | 481 | 466 | 837 | 3.87 |
On this day & linked events
1982
Major-league debut: Jim Gott
Jim Gott made a major-league debut on April 9, 1982.
1995
Final major-league game: Jim Gott
Jim Gott played a final major-league game on August 3, 1995.