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.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 9	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-4	GS	42	11.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 15	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-4	GS	34	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	9 (2)	Apr 19	MIN		CAL	W,6-5	GS	23	5.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 23	MIN		OAK	W,7-6	GS	21	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	25 (11)	May 7	MIN	@	CLE	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	27 (1)	May 11	MIN	@	DET	L,2-3	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	30 (2)	May 15	MIN		BAL	L,0-5	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	33 (2)	May 20	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS	47	12.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	37 (3)	May 24	MIN	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
10	42 (4)	May 28	MIN	@	WSA	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	46 (3)	Jun 2	MIN		NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
12	49 (2)	Jun 6	MIN		WSA	L,0-1	GS	31	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	53 (3)	Jun 10	MIN		BOS	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	56 (2)	Jun 14	MIN		CLE	L,0-12	GS	29	6.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
15	60 (3)	Jun 18	MIN		CAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
16	64 (3)	Jun 22 (1)	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-7	GS	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	65	Jun 22 (2)	MIN	@	OAK	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	69 (3)	Jun 26	MIN	@	CAL	W,7-4	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	73 (3)	Jun 29 (2)	MIN	@	KCR	W,12-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	77 (3)	Jul 3	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS	22	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	81 (3)	Jul 7	MIN		KCR	W,6-5	GS	25	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
22	87 (5)	Jul 13 (1)	MIN		SEP	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
23	92 (4)	Jul 17	MIN		CHW	W,8-5	GS	30	5.2	0	0	3	3	0	P
24	95 (2)	Jul 19 susp	MIN	@	SEP	W,11-7		14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH P
25	99 (3)	Jul 26	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-6	GS	27	6.2	0	2	0	2	1	P
26	103 (3)	Jul 30	MIN		DET	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	107 (3)	Aug 3	MIN		BAL	W,5-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	111 (3)	Aug 7	MIN	@	DET	L,4-6	GS	15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	115 (3)	Aug 12	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-10	GS	30	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	118 (2)	Aug 16	MIN	@	WSA	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
31	122 (3)	Aug 20	MIN	@	BOS	L,6-7	GS	16	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	126 (3)	Aug 25	MIN		WSA	L,3-7	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	132 (5)	Sep 1	MIN		CLE	W,7-5		3	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	137 (4)	Sep 6	MIN	@	OAK	W,8-6		44	9.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
35	140 (2)	Sep 9	MIN	@	CAL	W,11-7	GF	21	5.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
36	148 (7)	Sep 17	MIN		CAL	L,4-6		18	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
37	152 (3)	Sep 21	MIN		SEP	L,3-4	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
38	156 (3)	Sep 25	MIN	@	SEP	L,1-5	GS	21	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
39	160 (3)	Sep 30	MIN		CHW	W,4-3	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
40	162 (1)	Oct 2	MIN		CHW	W,6-5	GS	24	5.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
							40gm		242.1	9	29	8	46	4