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\

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

50.5

283

237

ERA

3.45

898

625

4530.1

2461

WHIP

1.259

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-17 / in Starts: 14-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 66 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	46 (18-19-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 66 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (20-12-6)

Most Driven In
E Battey	2
J Goryl	2
Z Versalles	1
B Allen	1
R Rollins	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1
Z Versalles	1

1963 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1963 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	112	2 (1)	Apr 10	MIN		CLE	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.25	-0.019	.50	-0.02%	-0.53	P
2	113	6 (3)	Apr 16	MIN		LAA	W,11-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.017	1.09	-0.02%	-0.15	P
3	114	10 (3)	Apr 20	MIN	@	CHW	L,7-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.23	-0.006	.39	-0.01%	-0.09	P
4	115	18 (7)	Apr 28	MIN	@	DET	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.41	-0.068	2.75	-0.08%	-0.56	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	116	22 (3)	May 4	MIN		NYY	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.35	-0.077	2.21	-0.08%	-0.67	P
6	117	24 (1)	May 6	MIN	@	LAA	L,4-5	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PR
7	118	26 (1)	May 8	MIN	@	LAA	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	1.92	0.034	2.29	0.02%	0.40	P
8	119	33 (6)	May 18	MIN	@	CLE	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	.59	-0.054	.43	-0.02%	-1.22	P
9	120	38 (4)	May 22	MIN	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.150	.300	9	.95	0.074	1.03	0.05%	0.81	P
10	121	42 (3)	May 28	MIN		WSA	W,6-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9	.45	-0.033	.60	-0.03%	-0.51	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	122	47 (4)	Jun 2	MIN		DET	L,6-7	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9	.83	-0.025	1.52	-0.03%	-0.04	P
12	123	51 (3)	Jun 7	MIN	@	LAA	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.138	.107	.245	9	1.11	-0.178	2.47	-0.24%	-1.28	P
13	124	55 (3)	Jun 12 (1)	MIN		KCA	L,4-12	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.167	.138	.305	9	1.43	0.098	4.62	0.19%	0.84	P
14	125	57 (1)	Jun 13	MIN		KCA	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.167	.138	.305	9						P
15	126	60 (2)	Jun 16 (1)	MIN		LAA	L,3-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.182	.129	.311	9	1.53	-0.007	4.74	-0.01%	-0.39	P
16	127	64 (3)	Jun 20	MIN		CHW	W,9-4	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.194	.147	.342	9	1.09	-0.014	2.46	-0.02%	-0.77	P
17	128	69 (4)	Jun 24	MIN		BAL	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.205	.189	.394	9	.52	0.001	.94	0.00%	0.56	P
18	129	74 (4)	Jun 28 (2)	MIN	@	WSA	W,10-3	GS-7	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.150	.190	.175	.365	9	.47	-0.015	1.39	-0.03%	0.25	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	130	79 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	MIN	@	DET	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.167	.348	9	.94	-0.049	3.05	-0.10%	-0.44	P
20	131	81 (1)	Jul 5 (2)	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.182	.167	.348	9						P
21	132	83 (1)	Jul 7	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-4	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.182	.167	.348	9						P
22	133	84	Jul 10	MIN		BOS	L,4-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.178	.163	.341	9	1.41	-0.039	3.90	-0.06%	-0.34	P
23	134	88 (3)	Jul 14 (1)	MIN		CLE	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.152	.319	9	.85	-0.061	1.46	-0.06%	-0.65	P
24	135	92 (3)	Jul 18	MIN		NYY	W,9-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.167	.152	.319	3						PR
25	136	93	Jul 19	MIN		WSA	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.176	.163	.340	9	.30	0.016	.60	0.02%	0.06	P
26	137	98 (4)	Jul 24 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.182	.226	.408	9	1.44	-0.066	2.24	-0.06%	1.90	P
27	138	99	Jul 25	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.151	.182	.226	.408	9						PR
28	139	101 (1)	Jul 27	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-5	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.179	.222	.401	9	.24	-0.006	.46	-0.01%	-0.14	P
29	140	105 (3)	Jul 30	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.172	.214	.387	9	1.94	-0.137	1.65	-0.07%	-1.21	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	141	116 (10)	Aug 12	MIN		BOS	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.167	.207	.374	9	1.17	-0.064	1.31	-0.04%	-0.65	P
31	142	130 (13)	Aug 26 (2)	MIN	@	WSA	L,3-7	GS-5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.194	.207	.400	9	.93	0.080	.30	0.02%	0.74	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	143	135 (4)	Sep 1	MIN		CHW	L,3-8	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.190	.203	.394	9	.60	-0.015	.04	0.00%	-0.15	P
33	144	141 (5)	Sep 6	MIN	@	CHW	W,9-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.131	.185	.197	.381	9	.81	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.65	P
34	145	142	Sep 7	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-2	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.131	.185	.197	.381	9						PR
35	146	145 (2)	Sep 9	MIN		CLE	W,7-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.131	.185	.197	.381	9						PR
36	147	146	Sep 10	MIN		CLE	W,5-4	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.131	.185	.197	.381	9						P
							19-17		66	61	2	8	1	0	1	8	2	0	19	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	.131	.185	.197	.381		.95	-0.709	1.59	-0.68%	-4.87

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Kaat Pages

Jim Kaat Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Jim Kaat Pages at Baseball Reference