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.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 10	PHI		MON	L,8-9		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 16	PHI	@	MON	L,3-4	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 22	PHI		STL	L,1-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	13 (2)	Apr 26	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-5		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	14	Apr 27	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-7	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	20 (5)	May 4	PHI	@	SDP	L,1-4	GS	30	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	23 (2)	May 7	PHI	@	LAD	W,7-4		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	28 (4)	May 14	PHI		SDP	W,9-5	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	33 (4)	May 19	PHI	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS	24	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	37 (3)	May 24	PHI	@	STL	L,5-8	GS	23	4.2	2	1	0	3	0	P
11	42 (4)	May 29	PHI		NYM	W,7-6	GS	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (6)	Jun 5 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	53 (3)	Jun 9	PHI	@	ATL	L,0-3	GS	21	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	58 (4)	Jun 14	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	63 (4)	Jun 20	PHI		CIN	W,10-4	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	68 (4)	Jun 26	PHI	@	STL	W,2-0	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	73 (4)	Jul 1	PHI		PIT	W,7-6	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	78 (4)	Jul 6	PHI		NYM	W,5-3	GS	19	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	83 (4)	Jul 10 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,10-12	GS	16	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	86 (2)	Jul 14	PHI		STL	L,6-7	GS	27	7.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
21	94 (7)	Jul 24	PHI	@	SDP	W,7-4	GS	27	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
22	99 (4)	Jul 28	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-2	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	103 (3)	Aug 2	PHI		SDP	L,2-4	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	107 (3)	Aug 6	PHI		LAD	W,1-0	GS	26	7.0	1	2	1	4	0	P
25	111 (3)	Aug 11	PHI		MON	W,10-5	GS	26	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	116 (4)	Aug 16	PHI	@	MON	W,7-5	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	120 (3)	Aug 20	PHI		HOU	W,5-4	GS	27	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
28	125 (4)	Aug 25	PHI	@	HOU	L,5-6	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	130 (4)	Aug 30	PHI		ATL	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	134 (3)	Sep 4	PHI		CIN	L,2-5	GS	23	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	139 (4)	Sep 8	PHI	@	NYM	W,8-2	GS	22	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	144 (4)	Sep 13	PHI		PIT	L,0-2	GS	26	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	149 (4)	Sep 18	PHI	@	STL	L,5-12	GS	12	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	156 (6)	Sep 26	PHI	@	CHC	L,7-10		23	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	161 (4)	Oct 1	PHI		MON	L,5-6		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							35gm		160.1	7	19	3	29	1