Jim Kaat

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: November 7, 1938 in Zeeland, MI us

High School: Zeeland HS (Zeeland, MI)

School: Hope College (Holland, MI)

Debut: August 2, 1959 (Age 20-268d, 11,662nd in major league history)
vs. CHW 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: July 1, 1983 (Age 44-236d)
vs. PIT 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2022. (Voted by Golden Days Era Committee)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: James Lee Kaat

Nicknames: Kitty

Pronunciation: \cott\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

50.5

283

237

ERA

3.45

898

625

4530.1

2461

WHIP

1.259

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-10 / in Starts: 3-6
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 14 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	9 (5-3-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 14 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	8 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In By
B Gardner	1

1960 Batting Game Log

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1960 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	4	5 (4)	Apr 22	WSH		BOS	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.53	-0.042	1.49	-0.07%	-0.75	P
2	5	10 (4)	Apr 27	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.92	-0.048	2.04	-0.06%	-0.44	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	6	13 (2)	May 3	WSH		CLE	W,7-6	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.62	0.024	1.26	0.03%	0.38	P
4	7	17 (3)	May 7	WSH		CHW	L,4-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.99	-0.018	2.10	-0.02%	-0.20	P
5	8	21 (3)	May 13	WSH		NYY	L,3-7	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.39	-0.083	1.98	-0.07%	-0.55	P
6	9	26 (4)	May 21	WSH	@	KCA	L,2-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
7	10	33 (6)	May 28	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.34	-0.062	1.34	-0.04%	-0.49	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	11	39 (5)	Jun 2 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,8-7	GS-4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	2.89	-0.079	2.12	-0.04%	-0.80	P
9	12	43 (3)	Jun 6	WSH	@	BAL	L,1-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.73	-0.018	.82	-0.01%	-0.16	P
10	13	47 (3)	Jun 10	WSH		DET	L,4-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
11	14	50 (2)	Jun 12 (2)	WSH		DET	L,5-12	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	15	148 (97)	Sep 24	WSH		BAL	L,9-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	6						P
13	16	151 (2)	Sep 27	WSH		NYY	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
							3-10		14	14	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286		1.11	-0.326	1.68	-0.28%	-3.01

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