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Jim Kern 2026 Season · CLE

Career: 53-57, 3.32 ERA, 651 K in 793.1 IP.

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Jim Kern

#34

P · CLE

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+4.5Career NUT

+3.5 to Great

Career

3.32ERA1.40WHIP53W651K793.1IP88SV

R/R · 6' 5", 205 lb · b. Mar 15, 1949 · Gladwin, MI · Signed Undrafted FA, 1974

Player Overview

Year by Year


1974	25	CLE	—	0	1	4.70	4	3	1	0	0	0	76	15.1	16	8	14	0	11	1.96
1975	26	CLE	-0.3	1	2	3.77	13	7	0	1	0	0	311	71.2	60	30	45	5	55	1.47
1976	27	CLE	+1.7	10	7	2.37	50	2	0	31	15	15	480	117.2	91	31	50	5	111	1.20
1977	28	CLE	+1.1	8	10	3.42	60	0	0	46	18	18	393	92.0	85	35	47	6	91	1.43
1978	29	CLE	+0.8	10	10	3.08	58	0	0	43	13	13	423	99.1	77	34	58	3	95	1.36
1979	30	TEX	+2.2	13	5	1.57	71	0	0	57	29	29	578	143.0	99	25	62	2	136	1.13
1980	31	TEX	-0.5	3	11	4.83	38	1	0	15	2	2	295	63.1	65	34	45	2	40	1.74
1981	32	TEX	+0.0	1	2	2.70	23	0	0	15	6	6	131	30.0	21	9	22	1	20	1.43
1982	33	CIN	-0.2	3	5	2.84	50	0	0	26	2	2	335	76.0	61	24	48	2	43	1.43
1982	33	CWS	+0.0	2	1	5.14	13	1	0	7	3	3	112	28.0	20	16	12	0	23	1.14
1982	33	TOT	-0.2	5	6	3.46	63	1	0	33	5	5	447	104.0	81	40	60	2	66	1.36
1983	34	CWS	—	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	1.50
1984	35	PHI	—	0	1	10.13	8	0	0	5	0	0	70	13.1	20	15	10	0	8	2.25
1984	35	MIL	—	1	0	0.00	6	0	0	3	0	0	23	4.2	6	0	3	0	4	1.93
1984	35	TOT	—	1	1	7.50	14	0	0	8	0	0	93	18.0	26	15	13	0	12	2.17
1985	36	MIL	—	0	1	6.55	5	0	0	1	0	0	50	11.0	14	8	5	0	3	1.73
1986	37	CLE	-0.4	1	1	7.90	16	0	0	4	0	0	142	27.1	34	24	23	3	11	2.09
Career	—	13 yrs	+4.5	53	57	3.32	416	14	1	254	88	88	3422	793.1	670	293	444	29	651	1.40

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Kern's career NUT of +4.5

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

2.2

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NUT by Season

-0.3

+1.7

+1.1

+0.8

+2.2

-0.5

+0.0

-0.2

-0.4

Awards

1977AL All-Star

1978AL All-Star

1979AL All-Star · AL Pitcher of the Month · AL Relief Man Award · Rangers Pitcher of the Year

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