Jim Willoughby

Jim Willoughby
Pitcher
Born: (1949-01-31) 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 record26–36
Earned run average3.79
Strikeouts250
Teams

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.