Jim Willoughby
| Jim Willoughby | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 31, 1949 Salinas, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 5, 1971, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 1978, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 26–36 |
| Earned run average | 3.79 |
| Strikeouts | 250 |
| Teams | |
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James Arthur Willoughby (born January 31, 1949) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1971 through 1978 for the San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox. Listed at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) and 185 lb (84 kg), he batted and threw right handed.
In his entire career from the rotation to the bullpen, Willoughby was a ground ball pitcher who relied on a sinker ball and a slider, which he consistently threw from a three-quarters arm slot with a high leg lift. Eventually, he used a slow curveball, low and just off the outside of the plate.