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	29-27 / in Starts: 22-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	35 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 88 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	69 (36-22-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 88 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (28-17-9)

Most Driven In
P Ratliff	2
G Mitterwald	2
J Holt	1
B Alyea	1
D Thompson	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
R Carew	5
C Tovar	3
T Oliva	2
H Killebrew	2
D Thompson	2
R Reese	1
Self	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 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	421	3 (2)	Apr 11	MIN		OAK	W,8-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.35	0.020	.64	0.02%	2.00	P
2	422	5 (1)	Apr 16	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						PR
3	423	6	Apr 17	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.65	-0.016	1.28	-0.02%	-0.21	P
4	424	9 (2)	Apr 21	MIN		CHW	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	1.39	-0.092	2.89	-0.12%	-0.51	P
5	425	13 (3)	Apr 25	MIN		DET	W,4-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.222	.200	.222	.422	9	.53	-0.023	.90	-0.02%	-0.57	P
6	426	17 (3)	Apr 29	MIN		CLE	W,1-0	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.154	.167	.321	9	1.37	-0.125	2.46	-0.14%	-1.34	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
7	427	21 (3)	May 3	MIN	@	BAL	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.125	.133	.258	9	1.32	-0.093	2.60	-0.11%	-0.59	P
8	428	25 (3)	May 8	MIN	@	CLE	W,7-6	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.158	.167	.325	9	.78	-0.040	1.67	-0.05%	-0.64	P
9	429	29 (3)	May 13	MIN		BAL	W,5-4	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.167	.367	9	.99	0.040	2.00	0.05%	0.38	P
10	430	33 (3)	May 18	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.217	.150	.367	9	.54	-0.026	1.26	-0.04%	-0.19	P
11	431	37 (3)	May 23	MIN		CAL	W,5-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.208	.143	.351	9	1.23	-0.034	4.55	-0.08%	-0.31	P
12	432	40 (2)	May 26	MIN		MIL	W,6-2	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	.79	0.093	1.81	0.13%	0.75	P
13	433	44 (3)	May 31	MIN		NYY	W,7-6	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.258	.214	.472	9	1.89	-0.067	4.32	-0.09%	-0.84	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
14	434	46 (1)	Jun 4	MIN	@	BOS	L,1-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.250	.207	.457	9	1.55	-0.052	3.47	-0.07%	-0.44	P
15	435	49 (2)	Jun 7	MIN	@	WSA	W,10-9	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.250	.207	.457	5						P
16	436	50	Jun 9	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.229	.188	.416	9	1.18	-0.091	2.51	-0.12%	-0.68	P
17	437	53 (2)	Jun 13	MIN		BOS	L,4-6	GS-6	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.216	.176	.393	9	1.06	-0.050	2.41	-0.07%	-0.58	P
18	438	57 (3)	Jun 17	MIN		WSA	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.205	.167	.372	9	.90	-0.049	1.92	-0.06%	-0.41	P
19	439	59 (1)	Jun 20	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-5	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.205	.167	.372	1		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
20	440	61 (1)	Jun 22	MIN	@	MIL	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.186	.150	.336	9	.68	-0.068	1.58	-0.10%	-1.00	P
21	441	65 (3)	Jun 26	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-4	GS-6	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.222	.171	.393	9	1.05	0.089	2.50	0.13%	0.75	P
22	442	68 (2)	Jun 28 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	L,10-11	5-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.239	.190	.430	9	.89	0.040	2.08	0.06%	0.38	P
23	443	70 (1)	Jun 30	MIN		KCR	W,8-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.234	.186	.420	9	.90	-0.025	2.20	-0.04%	-0.22	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
24	444	71	Jul 1	MIN		KCR	W,2-1	10-GF(10)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.234	.186	.420	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
25	445	74 (2)	Jul 4	MIN		CHW	L,3-5	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.234	.186	.420	5						PH
26	446	75	Jul 5	MIN		CHW	W,12-3	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.220	.174	.394	9	.54	-0.041	1.31	-0.06%	-1.11	P
27	447	80 (4)	Jul 10	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.212	.167	.378	9	1.29	-0.062	4.17	-0.12%	-0.48	P
28	448	82 (1)	Jul 12	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-6	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.212	.167	.378	9						P
29	449	83	Jul 16	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.212	.167	.378	9						P
30	450	84	Jul 17	MIN	@	BAL	W,6-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.212	.167	.378	9						P
31	451	87 (2)	Jul 20	MIN		CLE	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.218	.176	.395	9	1.02	-0.079	2.23	-0.10%	-0.64	P
32	452	91 (3)	Jul 24	MIN		BAL	W,8-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.207	.167	.374	9	.47	-0.034	.96	-0.04%	-0.92	P
33	453	95 (3)	Jul 28	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.164	.203	.164	.367	9	1.47	0.037	2.85	0.04%	0.38	P
34	454	97 (1)	Jul 30	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.164	.203	.164	.367	8						PR
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
35	455	99 (1)	Aug 1	MIN	@	DET	W,12-4	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.226	.175	.401	9	1.45	0.045	2.93	0.06%	0.12	P
36	456	101 (1)	Aug 3 (1)	MIN		MIL	W,2-1	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.226	.175	.401	8						PR
37	457	104 (2)	Aug 5	MIN		CAL	L,5-7	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.234	.186	.421	9	.53	0.058	1.23	0.08%	0.74	P
38	458	105	Aug 6	MIN		CAL	W,2-1	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.234	.186	.421	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
39	459	109 (3)	Aug 9 (2)	MIN		OAK	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.227	.180	.408	9	1.80	-0.074	3.51	-0.09%	-0.56	P
40	460	110	Aug 10	MIN		OAK	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.224	.177	.401	2	.19	-0.005	.49	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
41	461	111	Aug 11	MIN	@	WSA	L,2-3	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.177	.224	.177	.401	4	3.47	-0.136	7.29	-0.17%	-0.58	PR
42	462	113 (1)	Aug 13	MIN	@	WSA	L,0-1	GS-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.232	.175	.406	9	.87	0.024	2.19	0.04%	0.10	P
43	463	114	Aug 14	MIN	@	BOS	L,1-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.232	.175	.406	9						PR
44	464	118 (3)	Aug 18	MIN		NYY	W,8-7	GS-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.243	.175	.417	9	.90	0.023	2.53	0.04%	0.20	P
45	465	122 (3)	Aug 22	MIN		WSA	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.264	.215	.479	9	.78	0.087	1.66	0.11%	0.87	P
46	466	127 (4)	Aug 28 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,0-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.260	.212	.472	9	.70	-0.017	1.85	-0.03%	-0.14	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
47	467	132 (4)	Sep 1 (2)	MIN	@	MIL	W,7-1	9-GF(11)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.270	.212	.482	9	1.08	0.001	3.25	0.00%	0.17	P
48	468	133	Sep 3	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.270	.212	.482	7						P
49	469	135 (1)	Sep 5	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.270	.212	.482	9						P
50	470	142 (6)	Sep 10 (2)	MIN		OAK	W,7-2	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.269	.214	.484	9	.72	0.064	.65	0.04%	0.53	P
51	471	145 (2)	Sep 13	MIN		CHW	L,7-8	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.197	.266	.211	.477	9	1.09	0.029	.39	0.01%	0.20	P
52	472	148 (2)	Sep 16	MIN		CAL	L,1-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.266	.211	.477	6						P
53	473	154 (5)	Sep 22	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.259	.205	.465	9	.48	-0.023	.02	0.00%	-0.24	P
54	474	158 (3)	Sep 27	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-4	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.259	.205	.465	9						P
55	475	160 (1)	Sep 29	MIN		KCR	L,13-14	11-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.256	.203	.459	4	2.26	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
56	476	162 (1)	Oct 1	MIN		KCR	W,4-0	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.262	.250	.512	9	.65	0.157	.00	0.00%	1.63	P
							29-27		88	76	17	15	1	0	1	8	6	1	20	1	4	1	5	2	0	0	.197	.262	.250	.512		.99	-0.577	2.01	-0.94%	-4.38

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