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
Honors
3 x All-Star
1979, 1978, 1977
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
-69
OPS vs Lg
0% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
53-57
W-L
3.32
ERA
416
G
651
SO
88
SV
1.40
WHIP
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
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1986 AL 27.3 3.62 7.57 2.085
1985 AL 11.0 2.45 4.09 1.727
1984 AL 18.0 6.00 6.50 2.167
1983 AL 0.7 0.00 0.00 1.500
1982 AL 104.0 5.71 5.19 1.356
1981 AL 30.0 6.00 6.60 1.433
1980 AL 63.3 5.68 6.39 1.737
1979 AL 143.0 8.56 3.90 1.126
1978 AL 99.3 8.61 5.26 1.359
1977 AL 92.0 8.90 4.60 1.435
1976 AL 117.7 8.49 3.82 1.198
1975 AL 71.7 6.91 5.65 1.465
1974 AL 15.3 6.46 8.22 1.957
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
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1984 AL 1 .000 — 0.0 100.0 -100 0.0
1982 AL 8 .000 .000 12.5 62.5 -62 0.0
1978 AL 1 .000 — 0.0 100.0 -100 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 416 43 115 16 7 .908
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1986 Cleveland Indians P 16 2 6 0 0 1.000
1985 Milwaukee Brewers P 5 2 3 0 1 1.000
1984 Milwaukee Brewers P 6 1 0 0 0 1.000
1984 Philadelphia Phillies P 8 0 2 0 0 1.000
1983 Chicago White Sox P 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1982 Chicago White Sox P 13 3 3 0 0 1.000
1982 Cincinnati Reds P 50 3 15 0 0 1.000
1981 Texas Rangers P 23 3 3 1 0 .857
1980 Texas Rangers P 38 0 12 0 1 1.000
1979 Texas Rangers P 71 9 16 7 1 .781
1978 Cleveland Indians P 58 4 16 0 0 1.000
1977 Cleveland Indians P 60 5 13 3 2 .857
1976 Cleveland Indians P 50 7 14 3 2 .875
1975 Cleveland Indians P 13 4 11 2 0 .882
1974 Cleveland Indians P 4 0 1 0 0 1.000