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	15-21 / in Starts: 13-14
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 56 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	35 (17-12-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 56 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	34 (16-11-6)

Most Driven In
J Martin	1
T Sizemore	1

Most Driven In By
D Johnson	1
M Schmidt	1
B McBride	1
G Luzinski	1

1977 Batting Game Log

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1977 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	600	2 (1)	Apr 10	PHI		MON	L,8-9	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	601	6 (3)	Apr 16	PHI	@	MON	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	602	10 (3)	Apr 22	PHI		STL	L,1-10	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7						P
4	603	13 (2)	Apr 26	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					4						P
5	604	14	Apr 27	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
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
6	605	20 (5)	May 4	PHI	@	SDP	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.49	-0.072	1.64	-0.05%	-0.50	P
7	606	23 (2)	May 7	PHI	@	LAD	W,7-4	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	607	28 (4)	May 14	PHI		SDP	W,9-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	608	33 (4)	May 19	PHI	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.19	0.034	1.19	0.02%	0.18	P
10	609	37 (3)	May 24	PHI	@	STL	L,5-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.66	-0.035	.88	-0.03%	-0.32	P
11	610	42 (4)	May 29	PHI		NYM	W,7-6	GS-6	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.54	-0.002	.59	0.00%	-0.11	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	611	49 (6)	Jun 5 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.55	-0.039	2.02	-0.03%	-0.41	P
13	612	53 (3)	Jun 9	PHI	@	ATL	L,0-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.94	-0.048	1.44	-0.05%	-0.43	P
14	613	54	Jun 10	PHI	@	ATL	W,7-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.50	-0.012	.71	-0.01%	-0.38	PH
15	614	58 (3)	Jun 14	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	.65	-0.032	.82	-0.02%	-0.26	P
16	615	63 (4)	Jun 20	PHI		CIN	W,10-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9	.29	0.031	.45	0.03%	0.14	P
17	616	68 (4)	Jun 26	PHI	@	STL	W,2-0	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.095	.190	9	.49	-0.006	.54	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
18	617	73 (4)	Jul 1	PHI		PIT	W,7-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.087	.087	.174	9	.75	-0.038	1.00	-0.03%	-0.41	P
19	618	78 (4)	Jul 6	PHI		NYM	W,5-3	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.46	0.096	3.12	0.12%	0.87	P
20	619	83 (4)	Jul 10 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,10-12	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.160	.160	.320	9	1.10	0.033	2.49	0.05%	0.39	P
21	620	86 (2)	Jul 14	PHI		STL	L,6-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.83	-0.012	1.80	-0.02%	-0.39	P
22	621	94 (7)	Jul 24	PHI	@	SDP	W,7-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.167	.138	.305	9	1.21	-0.032	2.95	-0.05%	-0.22	P
23	622	99 (4)	Jul 28	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.152	.125	.277	9	1.78	-0.166	4.61	-0.26%	-1.13	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
24	623	103 (3)	Aug 2	PHI		SDP	L,2-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.147	.121	.268	9	.46	-0.012	1.25	-0.02%	-0.11	P
25	624	107 (3)	Aug 6	PHI		LAD	W,1-0	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.167	.171	.338	9	1.02	0.074	3.05	0.13%	0.46	P
26	625	111 (3)	Aug 11	PHI		MON	W,10-5	GS-6	3	3	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.231	.289	.520	9	.72	0.150	2.51	0.31%	2.50	P
27	626	116 (4)	Aug 16	PHI	@	MON	W,7-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.220	.275	.495	9	1.64	-0.079	5.14	-0.15%	-0.77	P
28	627	120 (3)	Aug 20	PHI		HOU	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.233	.286	.518	9	.95	0.022	2.71	0.04%	0.22	P
29	628	125 (4)	Aug 25	PHI	@	HOU	L,5-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.222	.273	.495	9	.52	-0.025	.80	-0.02%	-0.50	P
30	629	130 (4)	Aug 30	PHI		ATL	W,11-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.245	.277	.521	9	.28	0.034	.74	0.05%	0.65	P
Sep/Oct		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	630	134 (3)	Sep 4	PHI		CIN	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.208	.240	.271	.511	9	2.02	-0.128	2.00	-0.08%	-1.20	P
32	631	139 (4)	Sep 8	PHI	@	NYM	W,8-2	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.260	.491	9	1.90	-0.152	2.00	-0.10%	-1.13	P
33	632	144 (4)	Sep 13	PHI		PIT	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.250	.472	9	1.52	-0.135	.14	-0.01%	-0.97	P
34	633	149 (4)	Sep 18	PHI	@	STL	L,5-12	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.222	.250	.472	9						P
35	634	156 (6)	Sep 26	PHI	@	CHC	L,7-10	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.218	.245	.463	9	1.34	-0.035	.01	0.00%	-0.25	P
36	635	161 (4)	Oct 1	PHI		MON	L,5-6	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.218	.245	.463	9						P
							15-21		56	53	4	10	3	0	0	2	2	0	12	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.189	.218	.245	.463		.95	-0.586	1.69	-0.16%	-4.13

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