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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 8	MIN	@	OAK	W,4-2	GS	22	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	6 (2)	Apr 13	MIN		OAK	W,8-4	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	8 (1)	Apr 17	MIN		CAL	W,10-5	GS	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
4	11 (2)	Apr 21	MIN		TEX	W,5-4	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	15 (3)	Apr 28	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-11	GS	22	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	19 (3)	May 4	MIN		BOS	W,9-6	GS	30	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	23 (3)	May 9	MIN		NYY	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
8	27 (3)	May 14 (1)	MIN	@	TEX	L,6-7	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	32 (4)	May 18	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	37 (4)	May 23	MIN		KCR	W,8-6	GS	32	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	41 (3)	May 28	MIN		BAL	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	45 (3)	Jun 1	MIN		DET	L,3-8	GS	7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	48 (2)	Jun 6 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	W,7-3	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	53 (4)	Jun 11	MIN		MIL	L,6-10	GS	19	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	56 (2)	Jun 15	MIN	@	DET	W,13-6	GF	26	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	60 (3)	Jun 19	MIN		TEX	W,7-3	GS	30	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	64 (3)	Jun 23	MIN		CAL	L,1-3	CG	46	11.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
18	69 (4)	Jun 27	MIN	@	TEX	L,3-4	GS	20	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	73 (3)	Jul 1	MIN	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
20	78 (4)	Jul 6	MIN		NYY	L,2-5	GS	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	83 (4)	Jul 10	MIN		BOS	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	88 (4)	Jul 14	MIN		CLE	L,0-3	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	92 (3)	Jul 18	MIN	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
24	96 (3)	Jul 22	MIN	@	BOS	W,10-7	GS	29	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
25	98 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	MIN		OAK	W,7-5	GS	15	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	102 (3)	Jul 30	MIN		CHW	L,1-9	GS	24	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	106 (3)	Aug 3	MIN		KCR	L,2-4	GS	24	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	110 (3)	Aug 7 (2)	MIN		BAL	L,4-10	GS	11	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	115 (4)	Aug 12	MIN	@	MIL	L,9-10	GS	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
				Player went from Minnesota Twins to Chicago White Sox
30	129	Aug 26 (1)	CHW		DET	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	135 (5)	Sep 1	CHW		CAL	W,7-5	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	139 (3)	Sep 4	CHW		TEX	W,14-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	143 (3)	Sep 9	CHW	@	MIN	W,10-7	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	150 (6)	Sep 17	CHW	@	TEX	L,3-10	GS	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	154 (3)	Sep 21	CHW	@	KCR	W,6-5	GS	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	159 (4)	Sep 27	CHW		KCR	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
							36gm		224.1	10	26	1	37	2