Player
Jim Kern
Player Info
- Full Name
- James Lester
- Born
-
March 15, 1949
Gladwin, MI, USA - Size
- 6'5" / 185 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- September 6, 1974
- Final Game
- May 30, 1986
- Career
- 13 years
Teams
- Cleveland Guardians 1974-1986
- Texas Rangers 1979-1981
- Chicago White Sox 1982-1983
- Cincinnati Reds 1982-1982
- Milwaukee Brewers 1984-1985
- Philadelphia Phillies 1984-1984
Honors
3 x All-Star
1979 - Sporting News Fireman of the Year
(AL)
1979 - Sporting News All-Star
(AL)
1979 - Reliever of the Year Award
(AL)
1979 - Pitcher of the Month
(AL)
Career Batting
416
G
.000
AVG
0
H
0
HR
0
RBI
.100
OPS
Career Pitching
53-57
W-L
3.32
ERA
416
G
651
SO
88
SV
1.40
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Cleveland Indians | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1985 | Milwaukee Brewers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | Milwaukee Brewers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | Cincinnati Reds | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | Chicago White Sox | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | Texas Rangers | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1980 | Texas Rangers | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1979 | Texas Rangers | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1978 | Cleveland Indians | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1977 | Cleveland Indians | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1976 | Cleveland Indians | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1975 | Cleveland Indians | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1974 | Cleveland Indians | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Cleveland Indians | 1 | 1 | 7.90 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 11 | 23 |
| 1985 | Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 1 | 6.55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1984 | Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 1 | 10.13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 8 | 10 |
| 1984 | Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 4 | 3 |
| 1983 | Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 5 | 2.84 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 76.0 | 43 | 48 |
| 1982 | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 1 | 5.14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 28.0 | 23 | 12 |
| 1981 | Texas Rangers | 1 | 2 | 2.70 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 30.0 | 20 | 22 |
| 1980 | Texas Rangers | 3 | 11 | 4.83 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 63.1 | 40 | 45 |
| 1979 | Texas Rangers | 13 | 5 | 1.57 | 71 | 0 | 29 | 143.0 | 136 | 62 |
| 1978 | Cleveland Indians | 10 | 10 | 3.08 | 58 | 0 | 13 | 99.0 | 95 | 58 |
| 1977 | Cleveland Indians | 8 | 10 | 3.42 | 60 | 0 | 18 | 92.0 | 91 | 47 |
| 1976 | Cleveland Indians | 10 | 7 | 2.37 | 50 | 2 | 15 | 117.2 | 111 | 50 |
| 1975 | Cleveland Indians | 1 | 2 | 3.77 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 71.2 | 55 | 45 |
| 1974 | Cleveland Indians | 0 | 1 | 4.70 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15.1 | 11 | 14 |