P Johnny Kern #26
Memphis Cougars (CHC) DIX
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
BNN Index | DIX | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P JOHNNY KERN #26 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
3 3 1-1 0 6.52 19.1 20 1 12 11 1.66 0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/12/1974 @ BIR Loss, 5-9 X 3.1 6 7 7 4 5 Loss
09/06/1974 BIR Win, 6-3 X 7.0 3 2 2 5 2
08/31/1974 @ PEO Win, 3-0 X 7.1 1 0 0 5 3 Win
08/21/1974 SPD Loss, 7-9 X 7.0 3 2 2 2 10
08/17/1974 GAR Win, 7-3 X 6.0 6 2 2 2 5 Win
08/13/1974 @ LIN Loss, 3-13 X 5.2 5 5 5 4 8 Loss
08/02/1974 @ TAC Loss, 4-6 X 1.1 2 0 0 1 0
07/28/1974 @ BKR Loss, 0-1 X 7.0 4 1 1 1 5 Loss
07/17/1974 WIC Win, 4-3 X 7.0 4 1 1 3 3
07/12/1974 @ TH Win, 5-3 X 5.1 3 2 0 2 5
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/03/1945
Born in:North Arlington, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$33,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 146 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 44 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 11th Pick in Round 2
DIXIE LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 3 3 1 1 0 6.52 19.1 20 14 14 1 12 11 1 33.3 0 1 33.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 15.36 9.31 5.12 5.59 4.59 1.66 105 0.2 .297        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 27 7 1 0 0 3 6 4 1 0 1 .259 .400 .296 .696      
vs. RHB 48 13 5 0 1 11 6 7 0 1 0 .271 .352 .438 .789      
DIXIE LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 1 1 1 0 0 5.00 9.0 11 5 5 0 3 4  
September 2 2 0 1 0 7.84 10.1 9 9 9 1 9 7  
Last Year 9 8 2 2 0 3.96 63.2 70 29 28 5 28 36  
2 Years Ago 14 12 6 4 0 2.55 98.2 77 30 28 4 32 63  
Career 57 54 27 14 0 3.17 411.1 361 159 145 24 145 274  
Home 1 1 0 0 0 2.57 7.0 3 2 2 0 5 2  
Road 2 2 1 1 0 8.76 12.1 17 12 12 1 7 9  
Grass 3 3 1 1 0 6.52 19.1 20 14 14 1 12 11  
Night 3 3 1 1 0 6.52 19.1 20 14 14 1 12 11  
As Starter 3 3 1 1 0 6.52 19.1 20 14 14 1 12 11  
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 24 20 5 7 0 3.30 125.1 108 48 46 4 49 118 0 0.0 0 10 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 4 2 11.35 7.76 8.47 3.52 2.90 1.25 71 3.6 .302        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 141 32 8 0 2 18 17 24 0 0 0 .227 .310 .326 .636      
vs. RHB 323 76 19 3 2 30 32 94 2 3 1 .235 .304 .331 .636      
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 6 3 2 1 0 2.13 25.1 18 6 6 0 6 24  
May 4 3 1 1 0 1.65 16.1 14 3 3 0 8 14  
June 6 6 0 3 0 6.19 32.0 44 22 22 2 13 30  
July 4 4 0 1 0 2.10 25.2 17 8 6 0 9 24  
August 4 4 2 1 0 3.12 26.0 15 9 9 2 13 26  
Last Year 16 11 3 5 1 4.44 73.0 75 37 36 6 40 68  
Career 48 39 10 13 1 3.92 247.2 234 113 108 15 110 218  
Home 12 9 3 2 0 3.83 56.1 54 24 24 1 19 51  
Road 12 11 2 5 0 2.87 69.0 54 24 22 3 30 67  
Grass 24 20 5 7 0 3.30 125.1 108 48 46 4 49 118  
Day 3 2 0 0 0 0.67 13.1 11 1 1 0 4 14  
Night 21 18 5 7 0 3.62 112.0 97 47 45 4 45 104  
As Starter 20 20 5 6 0 3.04 121.1 103 43 41 4 47 115  
As Reliever / Substitution 4 0 0 1 0 11.25 4.0 5 5 5 0 2 3  
C-O-W LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 2 2 0 1 0 1.08 8.1 6 1 1 1 2 5 0 0.0 0 1 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 8.64 6.48 5.40 2.16 4.19 0.96 102 0.1 .217        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 11 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .364 .417 .636 1.053      
vs. RHB 18 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .111 .158 .111 .269      
C-O-W LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
July 1 1 0 1 0 1.29 7.0 4 1 1 1 1 5  
August 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0  
Last Year 2 2 1 0 0 5.84 12.1 17 8 8 2 6 14  
Career 5 5 2 1 0 4.23 27.2 30 13 13 3 8 24  
Road 2 2 0 1 0 1.08 8.1 6 1 1 1 2 5  
Grass 2 2 0 1 0 1.08 8.1 6 1 1 1 2 5  
Day 1 1 0 1 0 1.29 7.0 4 1 1 1 1 5  
Night 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0  
As Starter 2 2 0 1 0 1.08 8.1 6 1 1 1 2 5  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1966 Chicago - FABL 20 15 0 3 0 2 6.16 19.0 27 13 13 4 7 12 0 0 1.79 .354 5.10 -0.3 61
1967 Chicago - FABL 21 4 0 0 0 0 2.84 12.2 12 4 4 1 4 5 0 0 1.26 .256 3.93 -0.0 120
1968 Chicago - FABL 22 3 0 0 0 0 1.04 8.2 9 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1.04 .265 2.15 0.2 297
1969 Chicago - FABL 23 3 0 0 0 0 6.23 4.1 3 4 3 0 6 3 0 0 2.08 .250 5.46 -0.1 60
1970 Chicago - FABL 24 3 0 0 0 0 1.17 7.2 4 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 0.65 .182 2.49 0.2 359
Total FABL 28 0 3 0 2 3.78 52.1 55 26 22 5 18 26 0 0 1.39 .284 3.98 -0.0 97
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1963 La Crosse - R 17 11 11 3 4 0 4.08 79.1 88 41 36 8 44 43 4 0 1.66 .307 5.08 1.6 145
1964 La Crosse - R 18 13 13 7 5 0 4.62 87.2 117 45 45 3 41 67 5 0 1.80 .386 4.20 2.7 130
1964 San Jose - A 18 1 1 1 0 0 5.14 7.0 7 4 4 0 0 5 0 0 1.00 .304 1.86 0.3 65
1964 Rockford - A 18 2 2 0 0 0 9.90 10.0 18 11 11 3 4 12 0 0 2.20 .455 5.72 -0.0 44
1965 Rockford - A 19 6 6 2 1 0 3.43 39.1 33 17 15 2 17 20 0 0 1.27 .261 3.79 0.8 122
1965 Memphis - AA 19 23 23 16 4 0 2.69 187.1 153 65 56 9 52 123 12 7 1.09 .257 2.81 6.5 162
1966 Omaha - AAA 20 24 24 10 3 0 2.19 181.0 142 58 44 12 42 99 2 1 1.02 .240 3.65 3.5 186
1967 Omaha - AAA 21 5 5 0 5 0 8.68 28.0 50 29 27 3 11 16 1 0 2.18 .423 4.52 0.2 47
1968 Omaha - AAA 22 24 24 18 2 0 3.02 188.0 152 67 63 16 44 109 8 3 1.04 .240 3.85 3.2 135
1971 Memphis - AA 25 8 8 2 3 0 4.04 42.1 41 21 19 5 21 41 1 0 1.46 .310 3.45 0.4 78
1972 Memphis - AA 26 14 12 6 4 0 2.55 98.2 77 30 28 4 32 63 8 2 1.10 .244 2.57 2.3 125
1972 Omaha - AAA 26 13 0 0 0 2 2.45 22.0 22 6 6 1 5 13 0 0 1.23 .300 2.60 0.3 139
1973 Yakima - A 27 2 2 1 0 0 5.84 12.1 17 8 8 2 6 14 0 0 1.86 .405 4.34 0.2 73
1973 Rockford - A 27 16 11 3 5 1 4.44 73.0 75 37 36 6 40 68 0 0 1.58 .338 4.04 0.9 91
1973 Memphis - AA 27 9 8 2 2 0 3.96 63.2 70 29 28 5 28 36 1 0 1.54 .322 3.96 0.8 100
1974 Yakima - A 28 2 2 0 1 0 1.08 8.1 6 1 1 1 2 5 0 0 0.96 .217 4.19 0.1 374
1974 Rockford - A 28 24 20 5 7 0 3.30 125.1 108 48 46 4 49 118 0 0 1.25 .302 2.90 3.6 122
1974 Memphis - AA 28 3 3 1 1 0 6.52 19.1 20 14 14 1 12 11 1 0 1.66 .297 4.59 0.2 66
Total DIX 57 54 27 14 0 3.17 411.1 361 159 145 24 145 274 23 9 1.23 .271 3.08 120.5
Total HL 48 39 10 13 1 3.92 247.2 234 113 108 15 110 218 0 0 1.39 .313 3.49 104.2
Total COW 5 5 2 1 0 4.23 27.2 30 13 13 3 8 24 0 0 1.37 .325 3.67 92.4
Total UMVA 24 24 10 9 0 4.37 167.0 205 86 81 11 85 110 9 0 1.74 .349 4.62 136.6
Total CL 66 53 28 10 2 3.01 419.0 366 160 140 32 102 237 11 4 1.12 .259 3.74 134.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 La Crosse - R P 11 11 5 10 1 16 1 .938 79.1 1.70 +0.9 1.223
1964 Rockford - A P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 San Jose - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.1 1.063
1964 La Crosse - R P 13 13 6 9 0 16 1 .938 87.2 1.54 +1.3 1.075
1965 Memphis - AA P 23 23 7 9 0 18 2 .889 187.1 0.77 +1.2 .943
1965 Rockford - A P 6 6 0 7 1 7 0 1.000 39.1 1.60 +0.6 1.030
1966 Chicago - MLB P 15 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 19.0 0.47 +0.1 1.036
1966 Omaha - AAA P 24 24 7 17 1 26 2 .923 181.0 1.19 +3.2 .875
1967 Chicago - MLB P 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 12.2 2.13 0.0 .000
1967 Omaha - AAA P 5 5 2 4 2 6 0 1.000 28.0 1.93 +0.4 1.000
1968 Chicago - MLB P 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.2 2.08 +0.0 1.017
1968 Omaha - AAA P 24 24 7 22 0 31 2 .935 188.0 1.39 +3.8 1.150
1969 Chicago - MLB P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 +0.0 .999
1970 Chicago - MLB P 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.2 2.35 -0.1 .000
1971 Memphis - AA P 8 8 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 42.1 1.06 +0.2 1.035
1972 Omaha - AAA P 13 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 22.0 2.05 +0.1 .996
1972 Memphis - AA P 14 12 8 6 0 14 0 1.000 98.2 1.28 +1.2 .931
1973 Memphis - AA P 9 8 3 12 3 15 0 1.000 63.2 2.12 +1.2 1.246
1973 Rockford - A P 16 11 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 73.0 1.11 -0.1 1.019
1973 Yakima - A P 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 12.1 0.73 +0.0 1.026
1974 Rockford - A P 24 20 5 8 0 13 0 1.000 125.1 0.93 +1.6 1.019
1974 Memphis - AA P 3 3 1 2 0 4 1 .750 19.1 1.40 -0.4 .524
1974 Yakima - A P 2 2 3 1 1 4 0 1.000 8.1 4.32 +0.3 .000
TOTAL P 228 175 66 125 9 200 9 .955 1325.0 1.30 +15.8 1.032
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 11, 31st overall pick) by the Chicago Cougars, out of high school Phillipsburg (Phillipsburg; Phillipsburg, NJ).
07/04/1963 Named the #31 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
04/13/1964 Named the #66 prospect in the FABL
07/09/1964 Named the #52 prospect in the FABL
09/09/1964 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
04/12/1965 Named the #83 prospect in the FABL
05/02/1965 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Jackson Pilots with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/12/1965 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Nashville Chieftains with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/01/1965 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Jacksonville Gators with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/06/1965 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Jackson Pilots with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/07/1965 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
06/11/1965 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Knoxville Knights with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/14/1965 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Jacksonville Gators with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/29/1965 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Jackson Pilots with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/20/1965 Wins the 1965 Championship with the Memphis Cougars!
06/27/1966 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Salt Lake City Stars with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
04/02/1967 Injured (torn back muscle),out for 4-5 months.
02/25/1968 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Chicago Cougars.
04/28/1968 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Oklahoma City Warriors with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/03/1968 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Salt Lake City Stars with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/01/1968 Wins the GWL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/01/1968 Wins the GWL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/29/1968 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Denver Bruins with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/30/1971 Injured (rotator cuff strain),out for 5 weeks.
09/19/1971 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/30/1972 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Nashville Chieftains with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/06/1972 Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Knoxville Knights with 8 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
06/13/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Heartland League All-Star Game.
08/02/1974 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 1-2 weeks.
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