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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	28-19 / in Starts: 26-15
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 124 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	99 (55-27-17)
Avg. MLBer w/ 124 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	72 (37-22-12)

Most Driven In
B Allison	4
A Kosco	2
Self	2
B Allen	1
T Uhlaender	1
D Mincher	1
J Hall	1
C Tovar	1

Most Driven In By
T Oliva	3
Self	2
R Rollins	2
C Tovar	1
B Allen	1
Z Versalles	1
J Zimmerman	0

1966 Batting Game Log

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1966 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	250	3 (2)	Apr 14	MIN		KCA	W,4-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.61	0.004	1.46	0.01%	0.06	P
2	251	7 (3)	Apr 22	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-2	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	9	1.31	-0.020	2.56	-0.02%	-0.09	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
3	252	11 (3)	May 1 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	L,3-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.39	-0.010	.51	-0.01%	-0.09	P
4	253	14 (2)	May 4	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	9	.27	-0.024	.44	-0.02%	-0.17	P
5	254	17 (2)	May 8 (1)	MIN		BOS	L,1-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	9	.97	-0.053	1.80	-0.06%	-0.40	P
6	255	21 (3)	May 13	MIN		WSA	W,9-5	CG	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.64	-0.066	.98	-0.06%	0.60	P
7	256	25 (3)	May 17	MIN		CHW	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.333	.583	9	.15	-0.006	.28	-0.01%	0.41	P
8	257	27 (1)	May 19	MIN		CHW	W,4-3	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.250	.333	.583	9						PR
9	258	29 (1)	May 21	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.261	.333	.594	9	.61	-0.005	1.48	-0.01%	0.08	P
10	259	33 (3)	May 25	MIN	@	BOS	W,7-5	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.375	.683	9	1.47	0.162	2.26	0.15%	1.29	P
11	260	37 (3)	May 29 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.321	.588	9	.80	-0.089	1.21	-0.08%	-1.43	P
12	261	40 (2)	May 30 (2)	MIN		BAL	W,7-4	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.321	.588	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
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
13	262	43 (2)	Jun 2	MIN		DET	L,6-7	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.258	.310	.568	9	1.11	-0.038	1.47	-0.03%	-0.64	P
14	263	47 (3)	Jun 7	MIN		KCA	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.257	.303	.560	9	1.17	0.091	.84	0.04%	0.48	P
15	264	51 (3)	Jun 11	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.231	.270	.501	9	.86	-0.079	.59	-0.03%	-1.11	P
16	265	56 (4)	Jun 15 (1)	MIN		CAL	L,1-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.225	.263	.488	9	.45	-0.011	.48	-0.01%	-0.10	P
17	266	61 (4)	Jun 19	MIN		CHW	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.233	.268	.501	9	.80	-0.016	.36	0.00%	0.26	P
18	267	65 (3)	Jun 24 (1)	MIN	@	DET	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.244	.279	.524	9	.99	-0.001	.27	0.00%	-0.06	P
19	268	70 (4)	Jun 27	MIN		CLE	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.265	.298	.563	9	.70	0.121	.20	0.02%	1.84	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
20	269	74 (3)	Jul 1 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.255	.286	.541	9	1.56	-0.071	.32	-0.01%	-0.64	P
21	270	76 (1)	Jul 2 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.255	.286	.541	8						PR
22	271	79 (2)	Jul 4	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.236	.264	.501	9	.91	-0.089	.03	0.00%	-1.20	P
23	272	83 (3)	Jul 8	MIN		DET	W,6-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.241	.321	.563	9	.63	0.100	.03	0.00%	1.44	P
24	273	87 (3)	Jul 15	MIN		WSA	W,5-4	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.230	.305	.535	9	1.82	-0.119	.17	-0.01%	-0.87	P
25	274	92 (4)	Jul 19 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	W,5-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.194	.231	.290	.521	9	1.20	-0.156	.06	-0.01%	-1.01	P
26	275	96 (3)	Jul 22	MIN	@	BOS	L,5-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.231	.290	.521	6						PR
27	276	97	Jul 23	MIN	@	BOS	W,10-4	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.229	.284	.512	9	.72	-0.035	.03	0.00%	-1.20	P
28	277	100 (2)	Jul 27	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-6	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.225	.279	.505	9	1.66	-0.036	.17	0.00%	-0.33	P
29	278	103 (2)	Jul 31	MIN		BAL	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.219	.271	.491	9	1.69	-0.084	.16	-0.01%	-0.56	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	279	107 (3)	Aug 4	MIN		BOS	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.224	.288	.511	9	1.14	-0.078	.07	0.00%	-0.51	P
31	280	112 (4)	Aug 8	MIN	@	KCA	L,1-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.221	.284	.505	9	.52	-0.012	.04	0.00%	-0.13	P
32	281	115 (2)	Aug 11	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.225	.286	.511	9	1.61	0.064	.11	0.00%	0.20	P
33	282	118 (2)	Aug 14 (2)	MIN		KCA	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.195	.225	.286	.511	9						PR
34	283	119	Aug 15	MIN		CAL	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.229	.313	.541	9	1.17	0.077	.01	0.00%	1.18	P
35	284	123 (3)	Aug 19	MIN	@	BOS	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.221	.301	.522	9	.82	-0.061	.02	0.00%	-0.61	P
36	285	126 (2)	Aug 23 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	W,7-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.186	.222	.291	.513	9	.38	0.022	.01	0.00%	-0.11	P
37	286	128 (1)	Aug 24	MIN	@	WSA	L,5-6	11-11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.222	.291	.513	6	6.83	0.320	.15	0.00%	0.83	PR
38	287	130 (1)	Aug 27	MIN	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.234	.292	.526	9	1.08	-0.030	.01	0.00%	-0.11	P
39	288	135 (4)	Aug 31	MIN		BOS	W,11-2	CG	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.255	.312	.567	9	.24	0.034	.02	0.00%	0.48	P
Sep/Oct		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
40	289	139 (3)	Sep 4	MIN		NYY	W,9-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.255	.320	.574	9	.59	0.078	.03	0.00%	0.05	P
41	290	143 (3)	Sep 9	MIN		BAL	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.255	.317	.572	9	.47	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.70	P
42	291	146 (2)	Sep 13	MIN	@	DET	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.248	.308	.555	9	1.42	-0.115	.06	0.00%	-1.08	P
43	292	150 (3)	Sep 17	MIN	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.248	.306	.553	9	.97	0.110	.00	0.00%	0.26	P
44	293	153 (2)	Sep 21	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.241	.297	.539	9	1.31	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.67	P
45	294	156 (2)	Sep 25	MIN		DET	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.235	.289	.525	9	1.83	-0.166	.00	0.00%	-1.13	P
46	295	158 (1)	Sep 28	MIN		CLE	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.231	.284	.516	9	.95	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
47	296	161 (2)	Oct 2 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.228	.280	.507	9	1.07	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
							28-19		124	118	12	23	2	1	2	13	5	0	41	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	.195	.228	.280	.507		.96	-0.531	.41	-0.15%	-6.33

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