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: 23-20 / in Starts: 22-19

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 41, Entered with runners on base: 2

1975 Pitching Game Log

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1975 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	534	2	Apr 9	CHW	@	OAK	W,7-5	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	7	5	0	4	3	1	0	0.00	4.70	36	9	13	0	0	7	62			0	2	1	32	1	0	0	1	0	2	.80	-0.200	1.20	-0.18%	-0.78	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a2
2	535	6	Apr 13(1)	CHW	@	CAL	W,7-5	GS-6		3	6.0	8	4	3	1	5	0	1	1.80	3.59	28	9	5	1	0	7	46			1	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.38	-0.134	1.86	-0.11%	-1.36	1b start a 2	6b 3 out tie
3	536	7	Apr 13(2)	CHW	@	CAL	W,5-4	5-5		-1	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.76	3.76	2	0	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.53	-0.067	4.88	-0.06%	-0.56	5b 12- 1 out a2	5b 12- 2 out a1
4	537	8	Apr 15	CHW		TEX	L,5-6	13-GF(13)		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.69	3.71	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.087	1.39	0.07%	1.17	13t 1-3 1 out d1	13t end d 1
5	538	13	Apr 22	CHW		KCR	W,7-3	GS-7	W(2-0)	6	6.2	8	3	3	2	2	0	2	2.38	3.73	29	7	8	1	0	8	46			0	1	0	25	1	0	0	3	0	1	.43	0.103	.40	0.06%	-0.01	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out a4
6	539	17	Apr 27	CHW	@	KCR	W,8-6	GS-7	W(3-0)	4	6.2	6	6	6	2	4	2	0	3.68	4.29	27	7	8	2	3	6	40			0	0	0	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	.87	-0.134	1.03	-0.10%	-2.65	1b start a 2	7b --- 2 out a2
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
7	540	21	May 1	CHW	@	TEX	L,1-2	GS-8		3	7.1	10	1	1	0	6	0	0	3.19	3.62	30	9	5	0	0	10	60			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.54	0.240	1.41	0.13%	2.14	1b start tie	8b -2- 1 out tie
8	541	24	May 4	CHW		OAK	W,5-2	GS-8	W(4-0)	2	7.2	8	2	2	3	5	1	0	3.05	3.71	34	7	11	2	0	8	57			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	.94	0.147	.85	0.08%	1.15	1t start tie	8t 123 2 out a3
9	542	27	May 9	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-0	GS-9	W(5-0)	4	8.0	6	0	0	2	5	0	0	2.58	3.47	32	7	12	1	0	6	73			0	1	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.13	0.413	.94	0.21%	3.18	1b start tie	9b -2- 0 out a2
10	543	30	May 13	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS-6	L(5-1)	3	5.0	7	3	3	3	3	0	0	2.83	3.44	24	7	4	0	0	7	41			0	1	0	20	1	2	0	0	1	0	1.07	-0.311	.87	-0.15%	-2.09	1b start tie	6b 1-3 0 out d1
11	544	33	May 17	CHW		CLE	W,10-1	CG	W(6-1)	3	9.0	10	1	1	2	5	0	0	2.58	3.27	38	12	9	0	0	10	66			0	0	0	36	0	0	0	2	0	1	.18	0.097	.13	0.04%	3.40	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
12	545	37	May 22	CHW		BAL	W,2-1	GS-6	W(7-1)	4	5.2	3	1	1	5	0	0	0	2.50	3.42	24	6	10	1	0	3	54			0	1	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.105	.76	0.04%	1.17	1t start tie	6t 123 2 out a1
13	546	41	May 26	CHW	@	MIL	W,4-2	GS-9	W(8-1)	3	8.1	8	2	2	1	8	0	0	2.46	3.17	34	7	10	0	0	8	66			0	0	0	33	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.38	0.187	1.03	0.08%	1.80	1b start tie	9b 1-- 1 out a2
14	547	44	May 31	CHW	@	DET	L,0-2	CG(8)	L(8-2)	4	8.0	5	2	2	1	5	1	0	2.45	3.19	29	7	11	2	0	5	68			0	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.61	0.053	.45	0.02%	1.95	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
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
15	548	49	Jun 4	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-7	GS-9		3	8.1	7	5	5	2	4	0	0	2.70	3.11	33	9	11	2	1	7	51			0	1	0	30	3	0	0	0	1	0	.96	0.069	.72	0.03%	0.27	1b start a 1	9b -23 1 out a3
16	549	52	Jun 8	CHW		NYY	L,1-4	CG	L(8-3)	3	9.0	9	4	2	1	1	0	0	2.64	3.08	37	14	12	0	0	9	57			0	0	0	36	1	0	0	0	0	0	.74	-0.026	.45	-0.01%	0.40	1t start tie	9t 3 out d3
17	550	56	Jun 12	CHW		BOS	W,9-2	CG	W(9-3)	3	9.0	11	2	2	1	3	0	0	2.59	3.01	38	11	12	2	1	11	59			0	0	0	37	1	0	0	2	0	0	.76	0.233	.24	0.04%	2.40	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
18	551	60	Jun 17	CHW	@	TEX	W,13-3	GS-7	W(10-3)	4	6.0	5	2	2	3	3	0	0	2.61	3.02	25	2	12	0	0	5	54			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	1	1	0	.55	0.153	.23	0.04%	0.23	1b start a 3	7b -2- 0 out a6
19	552	64	Jun 21	CHW		MIN	L,3-8	GS-7	L(10-4)	3	6.1	9	7	6	2	4	1	0	2.91	3.08	29	11	3	1	2	9	31			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.30	-0.424	.26	-0.05%	-2.97	1t start tie	7t -23 1 out d2
20	553	68	Jun 25	CHW		TEX	W,5-2	GS-8	W(11-4)	3	7.0	8	2	2	0	3	0	0	2.89	3.01	28	6	11	0	0	8	56			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.25	0.277	.28	0.04%	1.43	1t start tie	8t 12- 0 out a4
21	554	72	Jun 29	CHW		KCR	W,3-1	GS-7	W(12-4)	3	6.2	3	1	1	3	3	0	0	2.82	3.01	26	10	7	0	1	3	64			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.82	0.303	.27	0.06%	2.99	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out a3
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
22	555	76	Jul 3	CHW		OAK	W,3-2	GS-9	W(13-4)	3	8.1	11	2	1	0	5	0	0	2.72	2.92	36	13	7	1	0	11	60			0	1	1	36	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.39	0.098	.75	0.03%	1.23	1t start tie	9t 1-3 1 out a1
23	556	80	Jul 7	CHW	@	DET	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(13-5)	3	8.0	8	2	2	1	4	0	0	2.69	2.87	30	10	7	1	0	8	61			0	0	0	27	0	1	0	3	1	0	.93	0.108	.37	0.03%	1.95	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
24	557	84	Jul 12	CHW	@	MIL	L,4-5	GS-4	L(13-6)	4	3.0	8	5	4	2	0	0	0	2.87	2.91	19	3	6	1	0	8	23			2	0	0	16	3	0	0	0	1	1	1.00	-0.337	.25	-0.05%	-4.55	1b start tie	4b 12- 0 out d2
25	558	88	Jul 18	CHW		DET	W,4-0	SHO	W(14-6)	5	9.0	4	0	0	1	7	0	0	2.72	2.82	31	8	11	1	0	4	85			0	1	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	.56	0.339	.10	0.04%	4.40	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
26	559	93	Jul 22	CHW		NYY	L,6-11	GS-7	L(14-7)	3	6.0	8	7	7	1	1	0	2	2.98	2.86	27	8	7	0	0	8	28			0	0	0	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	.78	-0.267	.23	-0.05%	-3.06	1t start tie	7t 12- 0 out d2
27	560	97	Jul 26	CHW	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	W(15-7)	3	9.0	5	2	2	1	5	2	0	2.93	2.95	33	8	14	1	0	5	73			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	1	0	1	.85	0.187	.18	0.02%	2.22	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a3
28	561	102	Jul 30	CHW	@	CAL	L,4-5	GS-9	L(15-8)	3	8.0	6	5	4	3	3	0	0	3.00	2.95	33	12	9	0	0	6	52			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	2	0	2	1.39	-0.096	.15	-0.01%	-0.29	1b start a 3	9b 123 0 out a2
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
29	562	106	Aug 3(1)	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-7	GS-7	L(15-9)	3	6.2	10	6	6	2	3	2	0	3.17	3.07	31	9	7	3	1	10	31			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	-0.311	.02	-0.01%	-3.01	1b start tie	7b 12- 2 out d4
30	563	111	Aug 6	CHW		CAL	W,11-1	CG	W(16-9)	2	9.0	5	1	1	3	2	0	0	3.08	3.07	34	9	15	2	0	5	72			0	0	0	30	0	1	0	1	1	0	.39	0.036	.01	0.00%	3.40	1t start tie	9t 3 out a10
31	564	115	Aug 10	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	GS-9		3	8.1	7	2	2	0	4	1	1	3.04	3.09	34	12	10	0	0	7	65			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	2	1.01	0.143	.03	0.00%	1.73	1t start tie	9t -2- 1 out d2
32	565	118	Aug 14	CHW		CLE	W,6-4	GS-8	W(17-9)	3	7.1	10	4	4	1	3	2	0	3.10	3.17	32	7	11	0	0	10	44			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.262	.05	-0.01%	-0.99	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out a1
33	566	122	Aug 17(2)	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	GS-8		2	7.2	11	3	3	1	3	1	1	3.12	3.21	33	6	12	2	2	10	47			1	1	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.16	0.040	.03	0.00%	0.48	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out tie
34	567	125	Aug 21	CHW	@	NYY	W,2-1	GS-9	W(18-9)	3	8.2	8	1	1	1	1	0	1	3.04	3.20	33	15	7	0	0	8	64			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	3	0	1	1.42	0.415	.03	0.01%	2.79	1b start tie	9b 1-3 2 out a1
35	568	129	Aug 25	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG(8)	L(18-10)	3	8.0	8	5	4	3	3	2	1	3.09	3.31	37	12	10	1	0	8	48			0	0	0	33	2	0	0	0	0	1	.76	-0.056	.01	0.00%	-1.21	1b start tie	8b 3 out d4
36	569	133	Aug 29	CHW	@	BAL	W,4-2	GS-7	W(19-10)	3	6.2	8	2	2	2	3	1	0	3.08	3.35	28	7	8	1	0	8	51			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.34	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.58	1b start a 2	7b -23 2 out a1
Sept				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
37	570	137	Sep 2	CHW		KCR	L,1-4	CG(12)	L(19-11)	3	12.0	14	4	1	1	7	0	0	2.97	3.27	52	15	15	3	2	14	70			0	0	0	51	3	0	0	1	0	2	1.71	0.351	.00	0.00%	1.87	1t start tie	12t 3 out d3
38	571	141	Sep 6	CHW		MIN	W,5-2	GS-7	W(20-11)	3	7.0	6	2	2	2	4	1	0	2.96	3.29	28	8	8	3	0	6	59			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.21	0.173	.00	0.00%	1.42	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
39	572	144	Sep 10	CHW		CAL	L,2-4	GS-5	L(20-12)	3	4.2	12	4	4	1	3	1	0	3.04	3.32	25	4	5	1	0	12	26			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.192	.00	0.00%	-2.05	1t start tie	5t 1-3 2 out d4
40	573	147	Sep 14	CHW	@	TEX	L,8-9	GS-6		3	5.1	10	4	4	4	1	0	0	3.11	3.34	29	6	8	1	0	10	29			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	1	2	0	1.43	-0.165	.00	0.00%	-2.04	1b start a 3	6b 12- 1 out a2
41	574	151	Sep 18	CHW		OAK	L,6-7	GS-5	L(20-13)	3	4.0	9	5	5	3	2	0	0	3.23	3.35	23	5	4	1	0	9	23			0	0	0	20	3	1	0	0	0	0	1.25	-0.323	.00	0.00%	-2.67	1t start tie	5t -2- 0 out tie
42	575	155	Sep 22	CHW	@	CAL	L,0-3	GS-9		3	8.1	8	0	0	1	4	0	0	3.14	3.31	34	10	11	1	0	8	70			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	0.446	.00	0.00%	3.12	1b start tie	9b 12- 1 out tie
43	576	159	Sep 26	CHW	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(20-14)	3	8.0	7	2	2	4	2	1	0	3.11	3.36	33	13	7	1	4	7	58			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.08	0.088	.00	0.00%	1.91	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
							23-20		W-L:20-14	3.0	303.2	321	121	105	77	142	20	9	3.11	3.36	1279	0.95		5%	2%	319	53	4	25%	4	12	2	1172	51	6	0	31	10	20	1.02	1.618	.38	0.29%	20.50

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