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	16-20 / in Starts: 15-14
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 79 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	40 (22-11-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 79 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	45 (23-14-7)

Most Driven In
T Uhlaender	1
R Clark	1
F Quilici	1
T Oliva	1
B Allison	1
J HernÃ¡ndez	0

Most Driven In By
H Killebrew	1
T Oliva	1
C Tovar	1
R Rollins	1
T Uhlaender	1
F Kostro	1

1968 Batting Game Log

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1968 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	342	20 (19)	May 3	MIN	@	CLE	L,0-4	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	343	27 (6)	May 10 (1)	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.58	-0.119	3.98	-0.18%	-0.82	P
3	344	34 (6)	May 19 (2)	MIN		CAL	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.33	0.016	.76	0.02%	0.16	P
4	345	39 (4)	May 25	MIN		BOS	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.42	-0.110	3.55	-0.16%	-0.70	P
5	346	44 (4)	May 30	MIN		CLE	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.61	-0.029	2.03	-0.06%	-0.21	P
6	347	45	May 31	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	8	2.11	-0.055	5.30	-0.08%	-0.19	PH
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
7	348	47 (1)	Jun 2 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
8	349	49 (1)	Jun 3	MIN	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.46	-0.020	.77	-0.02%	-0.23	P
9	350	53 (3)	Jun 7 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	W,5-3	GS-6	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	.88	-0.057	1.80	-0.07%	-0.60	P
10	351	54	Jun 7 (2)	MIN	@	WSA	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
11	352	58 (3)	Jun 12	MIN	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	9	1.04	-0.075	1.91	-0.08%	-0.50	P
12	353	63 (4)	Jun 17	MIN		WSA	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.01	0.042	1.38	0.04%	0.13	P
13	354	67 (3)	Jun 22	MIN		NYY	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.93	-0.042	1.58	-0.04%	-0.33	P
14	355	71 (3)	Jun 28	MIN	@	BAL	W,5-2	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.32	0.022	.70	0.03%	0.45	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
15	356	75 (3)	Jul 2	MIN	@	CLE	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.80	-0.069	1.23	-0.06%	-1.05	P
16	357	80 (4)	Jul 7 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	.48	-0.023	.36	-0.01%	-0.21	P
17	358	83 (2)	Jul 12	MIN		DET	L,1-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.114	.114	.229	9	.69	-0.016	.43	-0.01%	-0.13	P
18	359	88 (4)	Jul 17	MIN		BOS	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.132	.132	.263	9	.83	-0.012	.18	0.00%	-0.04	P
19	360	92 (3)	Jul 21 (1)	MIN		OAK	W,7-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.122	.122	.244	9	.49	-0.035	.06	0.00%	-0.65	P
20	361	98 (5)	Jul 26	MIN	@	OAK	W,10-4	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.19	-0.017	.03	0.00%	-1.54	P
21	362	102 (3)	Jul 31	MIN		CHW	L,8-12	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.106	.125	.106	.231	9	.63	-0.004	.04	0.00%	-0.22	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
22	363	106 (3)	Aug 4	MIN		DET	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.102	.120	.102	.222	9	.97	-0.046	.08	0.00%	-0.32	P
23	364	110 (3)	Aug 8	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-10	GS-3	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.137	.140	.277	9	1.05	0.081	.01	0.00%	0.60	P
24	365	114 (3)	Aug 12	MIN		WSA	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.132	.135	.267	9	1.14	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
25	366	119 (4)	Aug 16	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.158	.179	.336	9	1.30	0.210	.00	0.00%	1.95	P
26	367	124 (4)	Aug 21	MIN		NYY	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.153	.172	.325	9	.62	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
27	368	127 (2)	Aug 24 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.153	.172	.325	8						PR
28	369	129 (1)	Aug 25	MIN	@	CHW	W,10-2	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.143	.156	.190	.347	9	.74	-0.008	.00	0.00%	0.59	P
29	370	135 (5)	Aug 29	MIN	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.162	.194	.356	9	1.83	-0.135	.00	0.00%	-0.73	P
30	371	136	Aug 30	MIN		CHW	W,5-4	10-11	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.174	.206	.380	4	1.59	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.23	PH
Sept		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
31	372	139 (2)	Sep 2	MIN		BOS	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.178	.197	.375	9	.50	0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
32	373	142 (2)	Sep 6	MIN	@	DET	L,3-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.176	.194	.370	9	.92	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
33	374	146 (3)	Sep 10	MIN		CLE	L,2-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.153	.176	.194	.370	9						P
34	375	150 (3)	Sep 15	MIN	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.179	.197	.377	9	.81	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
35	376	154 (3)	Sep 20	MIN		OAK	L,1-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.179	.197	.377	3						PR
36	377	155	Sep 21	MIN		OAK	W,2-1	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.177	.195	.372	9	.69	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
							16-20		79	77	7	12	3	0	0	5	2	0	18	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.156	.177	.195	.372		.85	-0.608	.76	-0.70%	-6.17

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