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	19-21 / in Starts: 0-1
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 9 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	10 (6-2-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 9 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	5 (2-1-0)

Most Driven In
K Oberkfell	2

Most Driven In By
T Scott	1
K Hernandez	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 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	714	1	Apr 11	STL		PHI	L,2-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	715	6 (4)	Apr 18	STL	@	CIN	W,10-4	6-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.63	0.040	.46	0.02%	0.94	P
3	716	7	Apr 20	STL		CHC	W,6-1	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
4	717	11 (3)	Apr 26	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
5	718	12	Apr 29 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,1-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
6	719	13	Apr 29 (2)	STL	@	CHC	T,2-2	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	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
7	720	16 (2)	May 3	STL		CIN	W,5-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
8	721	19 (2)	May 6	STL		ATL	L,2-10	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
9	722	21 (1)	May 8	STL		PIT	W,5-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.75	-0.020	.84	-0.01%	-0.21	P
10	723	23 (1)	May 10	STL		PIT	L,2-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
11	724	24	May 12	STL	@	HOU	W,3-2	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2						P
12	725	26 (1)	May 14	STL	@	HOU	W,7-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	7						P
13	726	27	May 15	STL	@	ATL	L,3-11	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
14	727	29 (1)	May 17	STL	@	ATL	W,4-3	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
15	728	30	May 19	STL		HOU	W,15-12	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	2.07	-0.063	2.22	-0.04%	-0.42	P
16	729	31	May 20	STL		HOU	L,3-4	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
17	730	34 (2)	May 23	STL		NYM	W,8-2	7-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9	.07	0.005	.08	0.00%	0.54	P
18	731	37 (2)	May 26	STL	@	MON	L,3-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9						P
19	732	38	May 27	STL	@	MON	L,1-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9						P
20	733	41 (2)	May 31	STL	@	PHI	L,1-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9						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
21	734	46 (4)	Jun 5	STL		SDP	W,2-1	12-GF(13)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	9	2.20	0.075	2.30	0.05%	0.37	P
22	735	50 (3)	Jun 10	STL		LAD	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	9						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
23	736	53 (2)	Aug 11	STL	@	PHI	L,5-6	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	8						P
24	737	57 (3)	Aug 17	STL		SDP	W,2-1	13-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	9						P
25	738	58	Aug 18	STL		SDP	L,3-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	6						P
26	739	63 (4)	Aug 24	STL		SFG	W,2-1	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	6						P
27	740	65 (1)	Aug 26	STL		SFG	W,9-4	7-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.667	.800	1.467	5	.02	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.20	P
28	741	66	Aug 27	STL	@	SDP	W,3-2	11-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.571	.667	1.238	9	3.50	-0.078	6.19	-0.08%	-0.32	P
29	742	68 (1)	Aug 29 (2)	STL	@	SDP	W,6-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.571	.667	1.238	9						P
30	743	69	Aug 30	STL	@	SDP	L,6-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.571	.667	1.238	8						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	744	72 (2)	Sep 3	STL	@	LAD	W,5-3	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.571	.667	1.238	9						P
32	745	74 (1)	Sep 5	STL	@	LAD	L,3-4	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.571	.667	1.238	9						P
33	746	77 (2)	Sep 8	STL		CHC	L,3-4	11-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.571	.667	1.238	2						P
34	747	80 (2)	Sep 12	STL		NYM	W,4-2	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.571	.667	1.238	9						P
35	748	85 (4)	Sep 16 (2)	STL	@	MON	L,3-4	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.571	.667	1.238	9						P
36	749	87 (1)	Sep 18	STL	@	NYM	L,1-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.571	.667	1.238	9						P
37	750	89 (1)	Sep 20	STL	@	NYM	L,6-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.571	.667	1.238	9						P
38	751	94 (4)	Sep 25	STL		PIT	L,4-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.571	1.071	9	.78	-0.019	2.41	-0.04%	-0.21	P
39	752	97 (2)	Sep 28	STL		MON	W,6-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.500	.944	9	.07	-0.002	.46	-0.01%	-0.45	P
40	753	99 (1)	Sep 30	STL	@	PHI	L,5-8	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.444	.500	.944	8						P
41	754	101 (1)	Oct 2	STL	@	PIT	L,7-8	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.444	.500	.944	9						P
							19-21		9	8	2	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.500	.944		1.12	-0.061	1.67	-0.11%	0.44

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