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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 18	MIN	@	BOS	W,3-2	GS	29	7.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
2	10 (3)	Apr 24	MIN	@	KCA	W,10-6	GS	19	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
3	14 (3)	Apr 29	MIN	@	LAA	L,1-4	GS	24	4.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	19 (4)	May 4	MIN		NYY	L,2-5	GS	10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	24 (4)	May 11	MIN		BAL	L,7-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	26 (1)	May 13	MIN		LAA	W,13-6		23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	30 (3)	May 18	MIN		KCA	L,3-4	GS	26	6.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
8	33 (2)	May 21 (1)	MIN		CLE	L,0-9	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	39 (5)	May 26	MIN	@	WSA	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	47 (7)	Jun 4 (2)	MIN	@	DET	L,3-9	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	49 (1)	Jun 5 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	52 (2)	Jun 8	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-1	GS	29	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	57 (4)	Jun 13	MIN		KCA	W,8-6	GS	29	6.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
14	61 (3)	Jun 17	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-5	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	66 (4)	Jun 22	MIN		BAL	L,2-8	GS	34	7.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
16	70 (3)	Jun 27 (1)	MIN		BOS	W,6-5	GS	25	5.0	2	0	0	2	1	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	75 (4)	Jul 1	MIN	@	KCA	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	80 (4)	Jul 5	MIN		LAA	L,2-6	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	83 (2)	Jul 8	MIN	@	WSA	L,2-3		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	88 (4)	Jul 16 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,5-7	GS	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	94 (5)	Jul 22	MIN		CLE	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
22	100 (5)	Jul 29	MIN	@	DET	W,5-4	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	104 (3)	Aug 3	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	29	8.0	1	4	1	6	1	P
24	110 (5)	Aug 7 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS	22	4.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	113 (2)	Aug 10	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	117 (3)	Aug 14	MIN		KCA	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	P
27	121 (3)	Aug 19	MIN	@	LAA	W,5-3	GS	33	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	125 (3)	Aug 24	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	130 (4)	Aug 30	MIN		NYY	L,0-4	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	136 (5)	Sep 4 (2)	MIN		CHW	L,5-9	GS	32	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	140 (3)	Sep 8	MIN	@	KCA	L,4-6	GS	31	6.2	2	1	0	3	0	P
32	146 (5)	Sep 14 (2)	MIN		LAA	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
33	151 (4)	Sep 19	MIN	@	WSA	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	1	3	1	P
34	155 (3)	Sep 24	MIN		WSA	L,1-4	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	160 (4)	Sep 30	MIN		DET	L,4-6	GS	14	2.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
36	161	Oct 1	MIN		DET	L,3-8		6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							36gm		200.2	19	41	2	62	8