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	23-39 / in Starts: 2-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 13 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	9 (4-2-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 13 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	7 (3-2-1)

Most Driven In
O Smith	0

1982 Batting Game Log

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1982 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	755	1	Apr 6	STL	@	HOU	W,14-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	756	4 (2)	Apr 10	STL		PIT	L,7-11	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	757	5	Apr 11	STL		PIT	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					3						P
4	758	17 (11)	Apr 25	STL	@	PHI	L,4-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	759	18	Apr 26	STL		HOU	L,2-6	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.29	-0.007	.61	-0.01%	-0.15	P
6	760	21 (2)	Apr 30	STL	@	CIN	L,2-8	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
7	761	22	May 1	STL	@	CIN	L,1-10	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.32	-0.008	.65	-0.01%	-0.10	P
8	762	23	May 2 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						P
9	763	28 (4)	May 7	STL		ATL	L,3-6	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	764	35 (6)	May 15	STL	@	ATL	W,7-6	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	765	38 (2)	May 19	STL	@	SDP	L,4-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						P
12	766	41 (2)	May 22	STL	@	LAD	L,2-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	767	45 (3)	May 26	STL	@	SFG	W,8-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	768	47 (1)	May 29	STL		SDP	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	769	49 (1)	May 31	STL		SFG	W,11-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						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
16	770	50	Jun 1	STL		SFG	L,3-4	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						P
17	771	53 (2)	Jun 5	STL		LAD	L,2-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	772	56 (2)	Jun 8	STL	@	MON	W,5-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	773	57	Jun 9	STL	@	MON	L,1-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	774	62 (4)	Jun 16	STL		MON	L,3-8	3-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.11	-0.006	.38	-0.01%	-0.36	P
21	775	63	Jun 18 (1)	STL		NYM	L,3-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
22	776	66 (2)	Jun 20	STL		NYM	L,4-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
23	777	73 (6)	Jun 26 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.17	-0.061	2.99	-0.09%	-0.56	P
24	778	77 (3)	Jun 30	STL	@	PHI	L,3-6	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
25	779	78	Jul 2	STL		CHC	L,3-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
26	780	81 (2)	Jul 5	STL	@	CIN	W,6-5	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
27	781	83 (1)	Jul 7	STL	@	ATL	L,2-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
28	782	85 (1)	Jul 9	STL	@	HOU	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
29	783	87 (1)	Jul 11	STL	@	HOU	L,2-4	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
30	784	88	Jul 15	STL		CIN	L,3-7	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
31	785	91 (2)	Jul 18	STL		CIN	W,6-5	5-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.79	0.031	2.15	0.05%	0.37	P
32	786	92	Jul 19	STL		ATL	L,1-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
33	787	93	Jul 20	STL		ATL	L,6-8	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
34	788	96 (2)	Jul 24	STL		HOU	W,5-1	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	2						P
35	789	97	Jul 25	STL		HOU	W,4-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
36	790	99 (1)	Jul 28	STL		NYM	W,7-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
37	791	100	Jul 29	STL	@	MON	L,3-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
38	792	101	Jul 30	STL	@	MON	L,4-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						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
39	793	103 (1)	Aug 1	STL	@	MON	L,4-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
40	794	104	Aug 2	STL		PIT	L,2-4	12-GF(17)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	3.75	-0.320	12.76	-0.65%	-1.71	P
41	795	109 (4)	Aug 7	STL		MON	W,9-5	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	9	.96	-0.023	2.97	-0.04%	-0.15	P
42	796	113 (3)	Aug 12	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	9						P
43	797	115 (1)	Aug 14	STL	@	PIT	W,4-1	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	6						P
44	798	120 (4)	Aug 19	STL		SDP	L,3-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	9						P
45	799	121	Aug 20	STL		SFG	L,7-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	4						P
46	800	122	Aug 21	STL		SFG	W,7-6	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9	.27	-0.007	1.01	-0.02%	-0.15	P
47	801	123	Aug 22	STL		SFG	W,5-4	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	2						P
48	802	126 (2)	Aug 25	STL		LAD	L,3-11	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	2						P
49	803	127	Aug 27	STL	@	SDP	W,2-1	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9						P
50	804	128	Aug 29 (1)	STL	@	SDP	L,4-9	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	6						P
51	805	129	Aug 29 (2)	STL	@	SDP	W,5-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	7						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
52	806	132 (2)	Sep 1	STL	@	LAD	W,6-5	13-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	6						P
53	807	134 (1)	Sep 4	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9						P
54	808	135	Sep 5	STL	@	SFG	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9						P
55	809	137 (1)	Sep 7	STL		MON	L,4-7	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9						P
56	810	139 (1)	Sep 10	STL		NYM	L,1-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9						P
57	811	148 (8)	Sep 18 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,6-2	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9	.60	-0.017	2.46	-0.04%	-0.21	P
58	812	153 (4)	Sep 23	STL		PIT	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9						P
59	813	156 (2)	Sep 26	STL		CHC	L,1-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9						P
60	814	160 (3)	Sep 30	STL	@	PIT	L,2-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	2						P
61	815	161	Oct 2	STL	@	CHC	L,4-8	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9						P
62	816	162	Oct 3	STL	@	CHC	W,5-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	4						P
							23-39		13	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077		1.31	-0.418	4.22	-0.83%	-3.01

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