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.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 9	CHW	@	OAK	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 13 (1)	CHW	@	CAL	W,7-5	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	7	Apr 13 (2)	CHW	@	CAL	W,5-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	8	Apr 15	CHW		TEX	L,5-6	GF	1	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	13 (4)	Apr 22	CHW		KCR	W,7-3	GS	29	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	17 (3)	Apr 27	CHW	@	KCR	W,8-6	GS	27	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	21 (3)	May 1	CHW	@	TEX	L,1-2	GS	30	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	24 (2)	May 4	CHW		OAK	W,5-2	GS	34	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	27 (2)	May 9	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-0	GS	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	30 (2)	May 13	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	33 (2)	May 17	CHW		CLE	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
12	37 (3)	May 22	CHW		BAL	W,2-1	GS	24	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	41 (3)	May 26	CHW	@	MIL	W,4-2	GS	34	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	44 (2)	May 31	CHW	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	49 (4)	Jun 4	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-7	GS	33	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	52 (2)	Jun 8	CHW		NYY	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
17	56 (3)	Jun 12	CHW		BOS	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	60 (3)	Jun 17	CHW	@	TEX	W,13-3	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	64 (3)	Jun 21	CHW		MIN	L,3-8	GS	29	6.1	1	3	0	4	0	P
20	68 (3)	Jun 25	CHW		TEX	W,5-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	72 (3)	Jun 29	CHW		KCR	W,3-1	GS	26	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	76 (3)	Jul 3	CHW		OAK	W,3-2	GS	36	8.1	2	2	0	4	0	P
23	80 (3)	Jul 7	CHW	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	84 (3)	Jul 12	CHW	@	MIL	L,4-5	GS	19	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	88 (3)	Jul 18	CHW		DET	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	93 (4)	Jul 22	CHW		NYY	L,6-11	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	97 (3)	Jul 26	CHW	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	102 (4)	Jul 30	CHW	@	CAL	L,4-5	GS	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	106 (3)	Aug 3 (1)	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-7	GS	31	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	111 (4)	Aug 6	CHW		CAL	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	115 (3)	Aug 10	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	GS	34	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	118 (2)	Aug 14	CHW		CLE	W,6-4	GS	32	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	122 (3)	Aug 17 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	GS	33	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	125 (2)	Aug 21	CHW	@	NYY	W,2-1	GS	33	8.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
35	129 (3)	Aug 25	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	133 (3)	Aug 29	CHW	@	BAL	W,4-2	GS	28	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	137 (3)	Sep 2	CHW		KCR	L,1-4	CG	52	12.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
38	141 (3)	Sep 6	CHW		MIN	W,5-2	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	144 (2)	Sep 10	CHW		CAL	L,2-4	GS	25	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
40	147 (2)	Sep 14	CHW	@	TEX	L,8-9	GS	29	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
41	151 (3)	Sep 18	CHW		OAK	L,6-7	GS	23	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
42	155 (3)	Sep 22	CHW	@	CAL	L,0-3	GS	34	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
43	159 (3)	Sep 26	CHW	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
							43gm		303.2	15	39	1	55	2