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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 11	MIN		OAK	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
2	6 (2)	Apr 17	MIN	@	OAK	L,2-5	GS	17	3.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	9 (2)	Apr 21	MIN		CHW	W,4-3	GS	31	7.2	1	5	1	7	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 25	MIN		DET	W,4-3	GS	33	8.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
5	17 (3)	Apr 29	MIN		CLE	W,1-0	GS	32	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	21 (3)	May 3	MIN	@	BAL	W,4-3	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	25 (3)	May 8	MIN	@	CLE	W,7-6	GS	24	5.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	29 (3)	May 13	MIN		BAL	W,5-4	GS	22	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	33 (3)	May 18	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-5	GS	30	6.2	0	4	0	4	0	P
10	37 (3)	May 23	MIN		CAL	W,5-4	GS	20	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	40 (2)	May 26	MIN		MIL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
12	44 (3)	May 31	MIN		NYY	W,7-6	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	46 (1)	Jun 4	MIN	@	BOS	L,1-5	GS	28	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	49 (2)	Jun 7	MIN	@	WSA	W,10-9		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	50	Jun 9	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	53 (2)	Jun 13	MIN		BOS	L,4-6	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	57 (3)	Jun 17	MIN		WSA	L,1-3	GS	32	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
18	61 (3)	Jun 22	MIN	@	MIL	W,4-3	GS	28	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	65 (3)	Jun 26	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-4	GS	27	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	68 (2)	Jun 28 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	L,10-11		5	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	70 (1)	Jun 30	MIN		KCR	W,8-5	GS	20	4.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	75 (4)	Jul 5	MIN		CHW	W,12-3	GS	24	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	80 (4)	Jul 10	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-2	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
24	82 (1)	Jul 12	MIN	@	CAL	L,2-6		4	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	83	Jul 16	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	84	Jul 17	MIN	@	BAL	W,6-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	87 (2)	Jul 20	MIN		CLE	W,4-2	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	91 (3)	Jul 24	MIN		BAL	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	95 (3)	Jul 28	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-2	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	99 (3)	Aug 1	MIN	@	DET	W,12-4	GS	26	6.1	1	2	0	3	1	P
31	104 (4)	Aug 5	MIN		CAL	L,5-7	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	109 (4)	Aug 9 (2)	MIN		OAK	L,3-6	GS	25	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	113 (3)	Aug 13	MIN	@	WSA	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	118 (4)	Aug 18	MIN		NYY	W,8-7	GS	15	2.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
35	122 (3)	Aug 22	MIN		WSA	L,4-5	GS	29	6.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
36	127 (4)	Aug 28 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,0-6	GS	20	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	132 (4)	Sep 1 (2)	MIN	@	MIL	W,7-1	GF	9	2.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
38	133	Sep 3	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-8	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	135 (1)	Sep 5	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-3		2	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
40	142 (6)	Sep 10 (2)	MIN		OAK	W,7-2	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
41	145 (2)	Sep 13	MIN		CHW	L,7-8		11	2.2	1	2	0	3	1	P
42	148 (2)	Sep 16	MIN		CAL	L,1-5	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	154 (5)	Sep 22	MIN	@	OAK	W,5-3	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
44	158 (3)	Sep 27	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-4		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	162 (3)	Oct 1	MIN		KCR	W,4-0	GS	23	7.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
							45gm		230.1	15	43	4	62	5