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.

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	STL		PHI	L,2-5		1	0.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 18	STL	@	CIN	W,10-4		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	7	Apr 20	STL		CHC	W,6-1		7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	11 (3)	Apr 26	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	12	Apr 29 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,1-6		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	13	Apr 29 (2)	STL	@	CHC	T,2-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	16 (2)	May 3	STL		CIN	W,5-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	19 (2)	May 6	STL		ATL	L,2-10		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	21 (1)	May 8	STL		PIT	W,5-4	GF	12	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	23 (1)	May 10	STL		PIT	L,2-8	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	24	May 12	STL	@	HOU	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	26 (1)	May 14	STL	@	HOU	W,7-6		4	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	27	May 15	STL	@	ATL	L,3-11		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	29 (1)	May 17	STL	@	ATL	W,4-3		5	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	30	May 19	STL		HOU	W,15-12		15	3.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
16	31	May 20	STL		HOU	L,3-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	34 (2)	May 23	STL		NYM	W,8-2	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	37 (2)	May 26	STL	@	MON	L,3-4		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	38	May 27	STL	@	MON	L,1-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	41 (2)	May 31	STL	@	PHI	L,1-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	46 (4)	Jun 5	STL		SDP	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	50 (3)	Jun 10	STL		LAD	L,1-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	53 (2)	Aug 11	STL	@	PHI	L,5-6		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	57 (3)	Aug 17	STL		SDP	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	58	Aug 18	STL		SDP	L,3-4		6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	63 (4)	Aug 24	STL		SFG	W,2-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	65 (1)	Aug 26	STL		SFG	W,9-4		9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	66	Aug 27	STL	@	SDP	W,3-2	GF	9	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	68 (1)	Aug 29 (2)	STL	@	SDP	W,6-5		2	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
30	69	Aug 30	STL	@	SDP	L,6-9	GF	11	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	72 (2)	Sep 3	STL	@	LAD	W,5-3		6	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	74 (1)	Sep 5	STL	@	LAD	L,3-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	77 (2)	Sep 8	STL		CHC	L,3-4	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	80 (2)	Sep 12	STL		NYM	W,4-2		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	85 (4)	Sep 16 (2)	STL	@	MON	L,3-4		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	87 (1)	Sep 18	STL	@	NYM	L,1-8	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	89 (1)	Sep 20	STL	@	NYM	L,6-7		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	94 (4)	Sep 25	STL		PIT	L,4-5	GS	20	3.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
39	97 (2)	Sep 28	STL		MON	W,6-2	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	99 (1)	Sep 30	STL	@	PHI	L,5-8		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	101 (1)	Oct 2	STL	@	PIT	L,7-8		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							41gm		53.0	4	13	2	19	1