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	15-9 / in Starts: 12-3
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 47 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	17 (10-5-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 47 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (14-9-4)

Most Driven In
Self	2
E Soderholm	1
P Roof	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
D Thompson	1
S Braun	0

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 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	531	3 (2)	Apr 18	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					4						PR
2	532	9 (5)	Apr 29	MIN	@	NYY	W,2-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.52	-0.023	.84	-0.02%	-0.31	P
3	533	10	Apr 30 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,4-5	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PR
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
4	534	13 (2)	May 5	MIN	@	BOS	W,5-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.81	-0.005	1.55	-0.01%	-0.03	P
5	535	17 (3)	May 9	MIN		NYY	W,4-2	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.56	0.005	1.11	0.01%	-0.41	P
6	536	19 (1)	May 12 susp	MIN		MIL	L,3-4	20-21	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	3.29	-0.074	7.08	-0.10%	-0.32	PH
7	537	21 (1)	May 14	MIN		MIL	W,4-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	.47	0.078	1.05	0.11%	0.65	P
8	538	25 (3)	May 19	MIN	@	TEX	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.429	.643	9	.78	-0.036	1.89	-0.05%	-0.30	P
9	539	28 (2)	May 21 (2)	MIN	@	TEX	L,1-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.429	.643	9						PR
10	540	29	May 24	MIN	@	KCR	W,1-0	GS-12	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	1.05	-0.098	1.95	-0.11%	-0.46	P
11	541	33 (3)	May 28	MIN		TEX	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.318	.500	9	.22	-0.020	.47	-0.03%	-0.47	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
12	542	37 (3)	Jun 2	MIN	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.318	.500	9						P
13	543	40 (2)	Jun 5	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.318	.500	9						PR
14	544	41	Jun 6	MIN	@	BAL	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.320	.520	9	.86	0.003	1.48	0.00%	0.05	P
15	545	45 (3)	Jun 11	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.464	.714	9	1.24	0.272	1.54	0.20%	2.04	P
16	546	46	Jun 12	MIN		DET	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.464	.714	9						PR
17	547	47	Jun 13	MIN		DET	W,3-1	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.464	.714	4						PR
18	548	49 (1)	Jun 16	MIN		BAL	L,0-3	GS-9	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.290	.290	.516	.806	9	1.40	-0.055	1.92	-0.05%	-0.21	P
19	549	50	Jun 17	MIN		BAL	L,1-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.290	.516	.806	5						PR
20	550	51	Jun 18	MIN		BAL	W,4-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.290	.516	.806	7						PR
21	551	52	Jun 20 (1)	MIN		CLE	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.343	.559	.902	9	.42	0.026	.46	0.02%	0.99	P
22	552	56 (3)	Jun 24	MIN	@	KCR	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.333	.553	.886	9	.43	0.069	.50	0.05%	0.75	P
23	553	61 (4)	Jun 28	MIN		CAL	W,7-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.333	.537	.870	9	.49	-0.003	.53	0.00%	-0.05	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	554	66 (4)	Jul 2 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-4	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.304	.489	.793	9	.52	-0.025	.84	-0.02%	-0.16	P
							15-9		47	45	3	13	3	0	2	4	1	0	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.289	.304	.489	.793		.76	0.114	1.26	0.00%	1.76

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