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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	MIN		MIL	L,2-7		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 11	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 15	MIN		OAK	L,3-4	GS	25	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 19	MIN		KCR	W,9-8	GS	21	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	17 (3)	Apr 25	MIN	@	NYY	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
6	21 (3)	Apr 30	MIN	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	25 (3)	May 4	MIN		NYY	W,6-5	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	29 (3)	May 8	MIN		WSA	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	33 (3)	May 14	MIN		CHW	W,4-3	GS	28	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	37 (3)	May 18	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-3	GS	26	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	41 (3)	May 22	MIN	@	OAK	L,1-5	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	45 (3)	May 27	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-5	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	49 (3)	May 31	MIN		DET	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	53 (3)	Jun 5	MIN		CLE	L,2-10	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	56 (2)	Jun 9	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	40	9.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	60 (3)	Jun 13	MIN	@	DET	L,5-9	GS	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	63 (2)	Jun 16	MIN	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
18	67 (3)	Jun 20	MIN		CHW	L,8-18	GS	25	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	73 (5)	Jun 27 (1)	MIN		MIL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	79 (5)	Jul 3	MIN	@	MIL	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
21	83 (3)	Jul 7	MIN		CAL	L,1-3	GS	33	7.2	1	1	0	2	1	P
22	86 (2)	Jul 11 (1)	MIN		KCR	W,6-5	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	90 (3)	Jul 17	MIN	@	WSA	W,5-3	GS	13	1.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	94 (3)	Jul 21	MIN	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	99 (4)	Jul 26	MIN		BOS	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	102 (2)	Jul 30	MIN		NYY	L,9-11	GS	29	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	106 (3)	Aug 3	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	111 (4)	Aug 7	MIN	@	CAL	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	115 (3)	Aug 12	MIN		BAL	L,2-8	GS	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	119 (3)	Aug 16	MIN		CLE	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	123 (3)	Aug 21	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-4	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	127 (3)	Aug 25	MIN	@	DET	L,2-6	GS	24	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	131 (3)	Aug 31	MIN		CHW	W,4-3	GS	30	6.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	135 (3)	Sep 4	MIN		OAK	L,4-5	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	140 (4)	Sep 8	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
36	145 (4)	Sep 13 (2)	MIN	@	CAL	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
37	149 (3)	Sep 18	MIN		KCR	L,2-4	GS	25	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
38	155 (5)	Sep 25 (2)	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
39	160 (4)	Sep 30	MIN		CAL	L,2-3	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							39gm		260.1	13	41	1	55	4