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.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 14	MIN		LAA	L,5-12	GS	26	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	8 (3)	Apr 19	MIN		CHW	L,3-10	GS	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	11 (2)	Apr 22	MIN	@	LAA	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 27	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-7	GS	21	4.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	20 (4)	May 2	MIN		BAL	L,5-6	GS	15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	25 (4)	May 8	MIN		CLE	L,3-6	GS	24	6.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
7	29 (3)	May 12	MIN		KCA	W,5-4	GF	25	7.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
8	36 (6)	May 20 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	W,4-2	GS	38	9.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
9	39 (2)	May 23	MIN	@	BOS	L,1-6		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH P
10	43 (3)	May 27 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
11	46 (2)	May 29	MIN		BOS	L,5-8		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	PH P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (2)	Jun 1	MIN		WSA	L,3-4	GS	27	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
13	53 (3)	Jun 6	MIN		KCA	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	57 (3)	Jun 10 (1)	MIN		CHW	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
15	61 (3)	Jun 14	MIN	@	LAA	W,5-4	GS	37	8.1	2	2	0	4	1	P
16	66 (4)	Jun 19	MIN	@	CHW	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	P
17	71 (4)	Jun 23	MIN		LAA	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
18	75 (3)	Jun 27	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-7	GS	19	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	78 (2)	Jun 30	MIN	@	WSA	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	0	6	0	6	1	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	83 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	L,5-9	GS	20	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	86 (2)	Jul 8	MIN		NYY	L,8-9	GS	31	6.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
22	89 (2)	Jul 14	MIN		WSA	L,3-4	GS	31	7.2	1	5	0	6	0	P
23	93 (3)	Jul 19	MIN		CLE	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
24	98 (4)	Jul 24	MIN		DET	L,3-4	GS	29	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	101 (2)	Jul 28	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	105 (3)	Aug 1	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	47	11.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
27	109 (3)	Aug 5 (1)	MIN	@	DET	W,8-3	GS	37	10.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
28	115 (5)	Aug 10	MIN	@	LAA	L,0-1	CG	42	10.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	120 (4)	Aug 15	MIN		NYY	L,3-9	GS	32	7.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
30	125 (4)	Aug 19 (1)	MIN		BOS	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
31	131 (5)	Aug 23 (2)	MIN		WSA	L,0-6	GS	23	4.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
32	135 (3)	Aug 28	MIN	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	139 (3)	Sep 2	MIN	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
34	144 (4)	Sep 7	MIN	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	148 (3)	Sep 11	MIN		LAA	L,0-9	GS	27	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	152 (3)	Sep 15	MIN		CLE	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
37	156 (3)	Sep 20	MIN		DET	L,1-5	GS	22	5.0	0	5	0	5	0	P
38	159 (2)	Sep 23	MIN	@	BAL	W,9-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	161 (1)	Sep 28	MIN		BAL	W,11-5	GS	27	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
							39gm		269.0	16	72	3	91	6