How Jim Kern's Wild Pitches Compares to Similar Players

Jim Kern totaled 48 career Wild Pitches, well above the relief pitcher average of 11.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Wild Pitches season came in 1974, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 2.3 that year. The highest point came in 1982 at 11, well above the relief pitcher average of 1.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Wild Pitches total went from 3 in 1984 to 3 in 1985 and 3 in 1986, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Wild Pitches profile — ranging from 0 to 11 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Jim Kern Lifetime Wild Pitches

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Jim Kern Wild Pitches Per Season

Jim Kern's Wild Pitches for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jim Kern Wild Pitches per season line chart

Jim Kern Wild Pitches by Team

Jim Kern's career Wild Pitches totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Kern career Wild Pitches by team bar chart

Jim Kern Cumulative Wild Pitches — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Kern's career Wild Pitches, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Jim Kern Wild Pitches year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Kern Wild Pitches Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Kern's seasonal Wild Pitches alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jim Kern Wild Pitches distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Kern Wild Pitches — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Kern's MLB career with Wild Pitches alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Jim Kern Wild Pitches season-by-season breakdown table