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

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Team Record in Appearances: 14-21 / in Starts: 13-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 31, Entered with runners on base: 2

1977 Pitching Game Log

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1977 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	615	2	Apr 10	PHI		MON	L,8-9	4-5		99	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.50	3.24	9	0	5	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.58	-0.081	.86	-0.07%	-0.97	4t 12- 0 out d2	5t 3 out d3
2	616	6	Apr 16	PHI	@	MON	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.86	3.17	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.54	0.038	1.87	0.03%	0.75	8b 123 2 out d1	8b end d 1
3	617	10	Apr 22	PHI		STL	L,1-10	9-GF		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	3.04	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d9	9t end d 9
4	618	13	Apr 26	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-5	8-8		3	0.1	1	3	3	2	0	0	0	9.82	4.65	4	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.32	-0.023	.42	-0.02%	-1.07	8b --- 0 out d2	8b 123 1 out d2
5	619	14	Apr 27	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-7	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	4	4	4	1	1	0	0	15.43	4.45	8	2	0	0	0	4		0	0	2	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	.07	-0.026	.09	-0.02%	-3.50	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 7
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	620	20	May 4	PHI	@	SDP	L,1-4	GS-7	L(0-1)	6	6.1	8	4	3	2	1	1	0	9.00	5.01	30	14	5	0	0	8	42			0	0	0	28	3	0	1	0	0	1	1.05	-0.140	1.15	-0.09%	-1.42	1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out d3
7	621	23	May 7	PHI	@	LAD	W,7-4	5-6		2	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.62	4.89	7	1	3	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.036	.31	0.02%	0.97	5b --- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d3
8	622	28	May 14	PHI		SDP	W,9-5	GS-3		6	2.0	6	3	3	0	0	0	1	8.40	4.81	13	1	5	0	0	6	32			0	0	0	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	.82	-0.215	.92	-0.14%	-2.46	1t start tie	3t -23 0 out d2
9	623	33	May 19	PHI	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-6		4	5.2	7	1	1	1	2	0	0	6.53	4.19	24	7	7	1	1	7	52			1	0	0	23	3	0	0	2	0	1	1.25	0.170	1.25	0.10%	1.46	1b start tie	6b 1-- 2 out a1
10	624	37	May 24	PHI	@	STL	L,5-8	GS-5	L(0-2)	4	4.2	7	6	6	1	0	0	1	7.46	4.16	23	8	6	1	0	7	25			0	0	0	20	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.05	-0.276	1.39	-0.22%	-3.01	1b start a 1	5b 12- 2 out d4
11	625	42	May 29	PHI		NYM	W,7-6	GS-5	W(1-2)	4	5.0	5	4	4	0	3	2	0	7.42	4.59	20	8	4	1	1	5	44			0	0	0	20	1	1	0	0	0	0	.82	-0.109	.91	-0.07%	-1.43	1t start tie	5t 3 out a2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	626	49	Jun 5(2)	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS-4	L(1-3)	6	4.0	7	3	3	0	3	1	0	7.34	4.57	17	6	1	0	1	7	39			1	1	0	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	.93	-0.195	1.21	-0.15%	-1.16	1b start tie	4b 3 out d2
13	627	53	Jun 9	PHI	@	ATL	L,0-3	GS-6	L(1-4)	3	5.1	4	3	3	2	3	1	0	7.03	4.65	21	8	4	0	0	4	49			0	0	0	19	0	0	0	2	0	0	.95	-0.064	1.46	-0.06%	-0.28	1b start tie	6b 1-- 1 out d3
14	628	58	Jun 14	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-6	L(1-5)	4	5.0	6	3	3	3	1	1	0	6.85	4.89	21	7	4	0	1	6	41			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.21	-0.187	1.54	-0.14%	-1.35	1b start tie	6b 123 0 out tie
15	629	63	Jun 20	PHI		CIN	W,10-4	CG	W(2-5)	5	9.0	9	4	3	1	3	1	0	6.20	4.71	35	11	11	0	2	9	57			0	0	0	34	1	2	0	2	0	1	.62	0.082	.96	0.08%	0.62	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
16	630	68	Jun 26	PHI	@	STL	W,2-0	GS-8	W(3-5)	5	8.0	9	0	0	0	4	0	0	5.40	4.33	30	8	9	2	1	9	68			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.35	0.520	1.49	0.34%	3.87	1b start tie	8b 3 out a2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	631	73	Jul 1	PHI		PIT	W,7-6	GS-7		4	7.0	7	3	3	3	2	2	0	5.24	4.62	30	10	8	1	1	7	50			0	1	1	27	1	0	1	1	0	1	1.15	-0.007	1.54	-0.01%	0.59	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
18	632	78	Jul 6	PHI		NYM	W,5-3	GS-5		4	5.0	2	3	3	3	2	1	0	5.25	4.73	19	9	3	1	0	2	50			0	0	0	15	1	0	0	1	0	0	.85	-0.100	1.81	-0.13%	-0.43	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
19	633	83	Jul 10(2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,10-12	GS-3		3	2.1	9	6	6	1	0	0	0	5.80	4.71	16	4	2	0	0	9	14			0	0	0	15	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.37	-0.436	3.10	-0.59%	-4.69	1b start a 3	3b 1-3 1 out a1
20	634	86	Jul 14	PHI		STL	L,6-7	GS-7		3	7.0	6	2	2	1	1	1	0	5.53	4.71	27	8	11	0	0	6	57			0	1	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.01	0.210	2.19	0.27%	1.59	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
21	635	94	Jul 24	PHI	@	SDP	W,7-4	GS-6	W(4-5)	9	6.0	8	4	4	1	1	1	0	5.56	4.74	27	8	9	1	1	8	40			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.77	-0.200	1.88	-0.29%	-1.39	1b start a 1	6b 3 out d1
22	636	99	Jul 28	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-2	GS-9	L(4-6)	3	8.0	4	2	2	2	5	1	0	5.29	4.67	29	10	8	2	3	4	69			0	0	0	26	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.05	0.100	2.72	0.15%	1.96	1b start tie	9b --3 0 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	637	103	Aug 2	PHI		SDP	L,2-4	GS-5	L(4-7)	4	5.0	7	3	3	1	3	1	0	5.29	4.67	23	7	6	1	1	6	43			0	0	0	22	2	1	0	0	0	0	.89	-0.088	2.41	-0.14%	-0.43	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
24	638	107	Aug 6	PHI		LAD	W,1-0	GS-7		3	7.0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.95	4.57	26	8	11	2	0	5	66			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.11	0.448	3.30	0.80%	3.59	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
25	639	111	Aug 11	PHI		MON	W,10-5	GS-6	W(5-7)	4	5.0	11	4	4	1	0	0	0	5.05	4.52	26	5	9	2	2	11	28			0	0	0	24	4	0	0	1	0	0	.85	-0.204	2.94	-0.43%	-2.28	1t start tie	6t 123 0 out a4
26	640	116	Aug 16	PHI	@	MON	W,7-5	GS-4		4	4.0	8	4	4	1	3	0	0	5.19	4.43	20	5	3	2	0	8	32			0	0	0	19	1	1	0	0	0	0	.95	-0.275	2.96	-0.52%	-2.13	1b start tie	4b 3 out d3
27	641	120	Aug 20	PHI		HOU	W,5-4	GS-6		3	6.0	8	4	3	3	2	0	0	5.15	4.39	27	10	4	0	0	8	41			0	1	0	23	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.20	-0.166	3.42	-0.28%	-0.92	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
28	642	125	Aug 25	PHI	@	HOU	L,5-6	GS-5		4	4.0	8	5	5	0	0	2	0	5.34	4.54	20	9	3	0	0	8	26			0	0	0	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.358	1.49	-0.33%	-3.19	1b start a 4	5b 12- 0 out tie
29	643	130	Aug 30	PHI		ATL	W,11-2	CG	W(6-7)	4	9.0	10	2	2	0	5	1	0	5.12	4.45	37	14	8	1	1	10	64			0	0	0	36	1	0	0	0	1	0	.32	0.159	.85	0.25%	2.62	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	644	134	Sep 4	PHI		CIN	L,2-5	GS-5	L(6-8)	4	4.1	9	3	3	1	2	1	0	5.16	4.48	23	2	9	0	5	9	34			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	-0.131	1.19	-0.08%	-1.12	1t start tie	5t -2- 1 out d2
31	645	139	Sep 8	PHI	@	NYM	W,8-2	GS-5		3	4.1	4	2	2	4	3	0	0	5.13	4.47	22	4	7	1	1	4	46			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.18	-0.072	1.24	-0.05%	-0.57	1b start tie	5b 12- 1 out d2
32	646	144	Sep 13	PHI		PIT	L,0-2	GS-8	L(6-9)	4	7.1	6	2	2	0	2	0	0	5.00	4.36	26	8	10	2	0	6	60			0	0	0	26	0	2	0	1	0	0	.76	0.102	.07	0.01%	1.57	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out d2
33	647	149	Sep 18	PHI	@	STL	L,5-12	GS-2	L(6-10)	4	1.1	9	7	7	0	0	0	0	5.37	4.35	12	1	2	0	1	9	8			0	1	0	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.38	-0.320	.01	0.00%	-4.59	1b start tie	2b 123 1 out d4
34	648	156	Sep 26	PHI	@	CHC	L,7-10	4-7	L(6-11)	7	4.0	9	3	3	2	2	2	0	5.40	4.48	23	6	12	7	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	21	2	0	2	0	0	0	.90	-0.184	.01	0.00%	-0.83	4b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d2
35	649	161	Oct 1	PHI		MON	L,5-6	4-5		4	2.0	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	5.39	4.46	10	5	1	0	0	4		0	0	1	0	0	10	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.47	-0.151	.00	0.00%	-0.97	4t --- 0 out tie	5t 3 out d2
							14-21		W-L:6-11	4.1	160.1	211	100	96	40	55	20	2	5.39	4.46	709	1.12		7%	6%	202	44	5	40%	5	5	1	658	38	14	6	20	2	7	.95	-2.143	1.56	-1.78%	-20.08

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