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	18-29 / in Starts: 12-17
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 71 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	35 (22-11-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 71 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (23-13-7)

Most Driven In
B Tuttle	1
L Green	0
J Valdivielso	0

Most Driven In By
B Martin	3
H Killebrew	2
B Allison	1
E Battey	1
L Green	1
D Dobbek	1
Z Versalles	1

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 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	17	6 (5)	Apr 18	MIN	@	BOS	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.71	-0.054	2.24	-0.10%	-0.85	P
2	18	10 (3)	Apr 24	MIN	@	KCA	W,10-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.68	0.007	2.12	0.01%	0.10	P
3	19	14 (3)	Apr 29	MIN	@	LAA	L,1-4	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	2.20	-0.102	7.07	-0.20%	-1.04	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
4	20	19 (4)	May 4	MIN		NYY	L,2-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
5	21	24 (4)	May 11	MIN		BAL	L,7-8	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
6	22	26 (1)	May 13	MIN		LAA	W,13-6	2-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.79	-0.061	1.62	-0.08%	-0.81	P
7	23	30 (3)	May 18	MIN		KCA	L,3-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	1.05	-0.027	2.64	-0.04%	-0.25	P
8	24	33 (2)	May 21 (1)	MIN		CLE	L,0-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9						P
9	25	38 (4)	May 25	MIN		DET	W,7-6	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9						PR
10	26	39	May 26	MIN	@	WSA	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.333	.564	9	1.28	0.072	1.76	0.06%	0.54	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
11	27	45 (5)	Jun 3	MIN	@	DET	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.231	.333	.564	6						PR
12	28	47 (1)	Jun 4 (2)	MIN	@	DET	L,3-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.286	.486	9	.51	-0.026	.19	-0.01%	-0.49	P
13	29	49 (1)	Jun 5 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.200	.286	.486	9						P
14	30	52 (2)	Jun 8	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-1	GS-8	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.353	.631	9	.66	0.046	.08	0.00%	0.61	P
15	31	54 (1)	Jun 11 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.278	.353	.631	9						PR
16	32	56 (1)	Jun 12	MIN	@	BOS	L,8-10	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.278	.353	.631	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
17	33	57	Jun 13	MIN		KCA	W,8-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.333	.596	9	1.38	-0.034	.07	0.00%	-0.31	P
18	34	61 (3)	Jun 17	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.300	.538	9	.88	-0.044	.06	0.00%	-0.40	P
19	35	66 (4)	Jun 22	MIN		BAL	L,2-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.318	.579	9	1.69	-0.104	.07	0.00%	-0.85	P
20	36	70 (3)	Jun 27 (1)	MIN		BOS	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.280	.333	.613	9	1.17	0.126	.01	0.00%	0.83	P
Jul		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
21	37	75 (4)	Jul 1	MIN	@	KCA	W,9-3	CG	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.345	.407	.752	9	.84	0.068	.02	0.00%	1.06	P
22	38	76	Jul 2	MIN	@	KCA	L,7-8	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.367	.407	.774	9	1.03	0.032	.01	0.00%	0.13	PH
23	39	80 (3)	Jul 5	MIN		LAA	L,2-6	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.394	.433	.827	9	1.12	0.085	.02	0.00%	1.10	P
24	40	83 (2)	Jul 8	MIN	@	WSA	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.394	.433	.827	9						P
25	41	88 (4)	Jul 16 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,5-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.394	.433	.827	9						P
26	42	94 (5)	Jul 22	MIN		CLE	L,0-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.389	.406	.795	9	.75	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.11	P
27	43	95	Jul 23	MIN		CLE	W,10-0	7-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.389	.406	.795	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
28	44	100 (4)	Jul 29	MIN	@	DET	W,5-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.368	.382	.751	9	.69	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
Aug		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
29	45	102 (1)	Aug 2 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	W,4-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.368	.382	.751	5	3.52	0.061	.00	0.00%	0.24	PR
30	46	104 (1)	Aug 3	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.366	.378	.744	9	1.52	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
31	47	105	Aug 4	MIN	@	NYY	L,5-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.297	.366	.378	.744	5						PR
32	48	110 (4)	Aug 7 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.349	.359	.708	9	.80	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
33	49	113 (2)	Aug 10	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.282	.349	.359	.708	9						P
34	50	117 (3)	Aug 14	MIN		KCA	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.256	.319	.326	.645	9	.42	0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
35	51	121 (3)	Aug 19	MIN	@	LAA	W,5-3	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.333	.340	.674	9	.57	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
36	52	123 (1)	Aug 22	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.277	.333	.340	.674	5						PR
37	53	125 (1)	Aug 24	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.345	.380	.725	9	.56	0.132	.00	0.00%	1.04	P
38	54	130 (4)	Aug 30	MIN		NYY	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.333	.365	.699	9	1.61	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.63	P
Sep/Oct		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
39	55	136 (5)	Sep 4 (2)	MIN		CHW	L,5-9	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.339	.370	.709	9	.68	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.10	P
40	56	140 (3)	Sep 8	MIN	@	KCA	L,4-6	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.328	.357	.685	9	.94	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.68	P
41	57	146 (5)	Sep 14 (2)	MIN		LAA	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.317	.345	.662	9	1.13	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.67	P
42	58	147	Sep 15	MIN	@	CLE	W,3-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.317	.345	.662	6						PR
43	59	151 (3)	Sep 19	MIN	@	WSA	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.246	.303	.328	.631	9	.86	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-1.55	P
44	60	152	Sep 21	MIN	@	WSA	W,6-3	6-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.303	.328	.631	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
45	61	155 (2)	Sep 24	MIN		WSA	L,1-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.299	.323	.621	9	.73	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
46	62	160 (4)	Sep 30	MIN		DET	L,4-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.294	.317	.612	9	1.41	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
47	63	161	Oct 1	MIN		DET	L,3-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.294	.317	.612	9						P
							18-29		71	63	10	15	3	1	0	1	4	0	13	1	3	0	1	2	0	0	.238	.294	.317	.612		.98	-0.325	.53	-0.35%	-5.22

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