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Jim Kaat
James Lee Kaat (Kitty)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 4", Weight 217 lb.
School Hope College

Debut August 2, 1959
  vs. CHW 2.7 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, L
Final Game July 1, 1983
Born November 7, 1938 in Zeeland, MI

Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)

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        A true gentleman, a great pitcher, and a fine example of how the greatest sport ever invented should be played. Mr. Kaat belongs in the Hall of Fame.

Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1959 20 WSH AL   0   2   3   2   0   0   0  0    5.0    7    9    7   1    4    2   2   0    29   0   0 12.60  3.94   31 2.200
 1960 21 WSH AL   1   5  13   9   0   0   2  0   50.0   48   39   31   8   31   25   5   2   228   2   0  5.58  3.95   71 1.580
 1961 22 MIN AL   9  17  36  29   8   1   3  0  200.7  188  105   87  12   82  122  11  10   865   1   1  3.90  4.27  109 1.346
 1962 23 MIN AL  18  14  39  35  16   5   2  1  269.0  243  106   94  23   75  173  18  13  1112   5   0  3.14  4.09  130 1.182 AS
 1963 24 MIN AL  10  10  31  27   7   1   1  1  178.3  195   96   83  24   38  105   9   6   764   1   0  4.19  3.67   88 1.307
 1964 25 MIN AL  17  11  36  34  13   0   1  1  243.0  231  100   87  23   60  171   9  13  1009   5   1  3.22  3.59  111 1.198
 1965 26 MIN AL  18  11  45  42   7   2   2  2  264.3  267  121   83  25   63  154   5   3  1115   6   0  2.83  3.56  126 1.248
 1966 27 MIN AL  25  13  41  41  19   3   0  0  304.7  271  114   93  29   55  205   3  12  1227   4   0  2.75  3.61  131 1.070 MVP-5,AS
 1967 28 MIN AL  16  13  42  38  13   2   1  0  263.3  269  110   89  21   42  211   9   9  1100   2   1  3.04  3.46  114 1.181 MVP-20
 1968 29 MIN AL  14  12  30  29   9   2   0  0  208.0  192   78   68  16   40  130   3   5   854   0   0  2.94  3.13  106 1.115
 1969 30 MIN AL  14  13  40  32  10   0   4  1  242.3  252  114   94  23   75  139   9   9  1048  15   0  3.49  3.70  106 1.349
 1970 31 MIN AL  14  10  45  34   4   1   3  0  230.3  244  110   91  26   58  120   3  11   972   8   0  3.56  3.79  107 1.311
 1971 32 MIN AL  13  14  39  38  15   4   0  0  260.3  275  104   96  16   47  137   6   8  1098   9   0  3.32  3.54  107 1.237
 1972 33 MIN AL  10   2  15  15   5   0   0  0  113.3   94   36   26   6   20   64   0   2   443   2   0  2.06  3.22  156 1.006
 1973 34 TOT AL  15  13  36  35  10   3   1  0  224.3  250  124  109  30   43  109   4   3   951   1   0  4.37  3.98   91 1.306
         MIN AL  11  12  29  28   7   2   1  0  181.7  206  101   89  26   39   93   4   3   778   1   0  4.41  3.98   90 1.349
         CHW AL   4   1   7   7   3   1   0  0   42.7   44   23   20   4    4   16   0   0   173   0   0  4.22  4.01   95 1.125
 1974 35 CHW AL  21  13  42  39  15   3   0  0  277.3  263  106   90  18   63  142   6   4  1137   3   0  2.92  3.77  129 1.175
 1975 36 CHW AL  20  14  43  41  12   1   1  0  303.7  321  121  105  20   77  142   9   0  1279   0   2  3.11  3.90  125 1.311 MVP-28,CYA-4,AS
 1976 37 PHI NL  12  14  38  35   7   1   1  0  227.7  241   95   88  21   32   83   0   1   924   3   0  3.48  3.58  103 1.199
 1977 38 PHI NL   6  11  35  27   2   0   3  0  160.3  211  100   96  20   40   55   2   2   709   6   0  5.39  4.03   75 1.565
 1978 39 PHI NL   8   5  26  24   2   1   0  0  140.3  150   67   64   9   32   48   5   5   586   6   0  4.10  3.58   87 1.297
 1979 40 TOT      3   3  43   2   0   0  15  2   66.7   73   33   29   5   19   25   2   2   286   4   0  3.92  4.03  103 1.380
         PHI NL   1   0   3   1   0   0   2  0    8.3    9    4    4   1    5    2   0   0    37   2   0  4.32  3.82   88 1.680
         NYY AL   2   3  40   1   0   0  13  2   58.3   64   29   25   4   14   23   2   2   249   2   0  3.86  4.06  105 1.337
 1980 41 TOT      8   8  53  14   6   1  25  4  134.7  148   66   59   6   37   37   0   4   573  13   1  3.94  3.72   94 1.374
         NYY AL   0   1   4   0   0   0   3  0    5.0    8    5    4   0    4    1   0   1    27   2   0  7.20  3.92   54 2.400
         STL NL   8   7  49  14   6   1  22  4  129.7  140   61   55   6   33   36   0   3   546  11   1  3.82  3.72   97 1.334
 1981 42 STL NL   6   6  41   1   0   0  16  4   53.0   60   25   20   2   17    8   0   2   229   8   0  3.40  3.56  105 1.453
 1982 43 STL NL   5   3  62   2   0   0  12  2   75.0   79   40   34   6   23   35   2   2   321   9   0  4.08  3.64   89 1.360
 1983 44 STL NL   0   0  24   0   0   0   9  0   34.7   48   19   15   5   10   19   0   0   162   3   0  3.89  3.64   93 1.673
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 25 Yr WL% .544 283 237 898 625 180  31 102 18 4530.3 4620 2038 1738 395 1083 2461 122 128 19021 116   6  3.45  3.71  107 1.259
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12  10  40  27   8   1   4  0  202.0  206   90   77  17   48  109   5   5   849   5   0  3.45  3.71  107 1.259
 Career High     25  17  62  42  19   5  25  4  304.7  321  124  109  30   82  211  18  13  1279  15   2  2.06  4.27  156 1.006
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1959 20 WSH AL   3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1960 21 WSH AL  13   14    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   6  .143  .143  .143  -22    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1961 22 MIN AL  47   63   10   15   3  1   0    1   0  0   4  13  .238  .294  .317   60   20   3   0   0   1   2
 1962 23 MIN AL  48  100    9   18   3  1   1   10   0  0   8  40  .180  .239  .260   32   26   0   1   0   0   0 AS
 1963 24 MIN AL  36   61    2    8   1  0   1    8   0  0   2  19  .131  .185  .197    6   12   1   0   0   2   1
 1964 25 MIN AL  46   83   11   14   1  0   3   11   0  0  11  31  .169  .263  .289   53   24   3   1   0   0   1
 1965 26 MIN AL  56   93    6   23   4  0   1    9   2  0   3  29  .247  .265  .323   63   30   3   2   0   0   1
 1966 27 MIN AL  47  118   12   23   2  1   2   13   0  0   5  41  .195  .228  .280   41   33   1   0   0   0   1 MVP-5,AS
 1967 28 MIN AL  45   99    7   17   3  1   1    4   0  0   7  26  .172  .226  .253   37   25   1   0   0   0   2 MVP-20
 1968 29 MIN AL  36   77    7   12   3  0   0    5   0  0   2  18  .156  .177  .195   10   15   0   0   0   0   2
 1969 30 MIN AL  43   87    8   18   8  0   2   10   0  0   4  20  .207  .247  .368   68   32   2   1   0   1   0
 1970 31 MIN AL  56   76   17   15   1  0   1    8   0  0   6  20  .197  .262  .250   41   19   4   1   1   1   2
 1971 32 MIN AL  54   93    6   15   3  0   0    5   2  0   2  16  .161  .179  .194    5   18   7   0   0   0   0
 1972 33 MIN AL  24   45    3   13   3  0   2    4   0  1   1  16  .289  .304  .489  129   22   1   0   0   0   0
 1973 34 TOT AL  38    0    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   0   0   0   0   0
         MIN AL  31    0    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   0   0   0   0   0
 1974 35 CHW AL  42    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1976 37 PHI NL  42   79    4   14   3  1   1    8   0  0   2  24  .177  .195  .278   31   22   1   1   0   0   0
 1977 38 PHI NL  36   53    4   10   3  0   0    2   0  0   2  12  .189  .218  .245   22   13   1   0   0   0   1
 1978 39 PHI NL  26   48    4    7   1  0   0    4   0  0   0  15  .146  .163  .167   -8    8   1   0   0   1   1
 1979 40 TOT     43    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .500  .000   48    0   0   0   0   1   0
         PHI NL   3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .500  .000   48    0   0   0   0   1   0
 1980 41 TOT     53   35    4    5   1  0   1    2   1  0   2  13  .143  .189  .257   22    9   4   0   0   0   0
         STL NL  49   35    4    5   1  0   1    2   1  0   2  13  .143  .189  .257   22    9   4   0   0   0   0
 1981 42 STL NL  41    8    2    3   1  0   0    2   0  0   1   0  .375  .444  .500  165    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1982 43 STL NL  62   12    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .000  .077  .000  -77    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1983 44 STL NL  24    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 25 Seasons    1004 1251  117  232  44  5  16  106   5  1  63 367  .185  .227  .267   37  334  34   7   1   7  14
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        202   19   37   7  1   3   17   1  0  10  59  .185  .227  .267   37   54   5   1   0   1   2
 Career High     62  118   17   23   8  1   3   13   2  1  11  41                          33   7   2   1   2   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1959 20 WSH AL    1    1    0   0.0    99| .000  .260| .000  .332| .000  .398| .000  .730|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1960 21 WSH AL   14   12    0   0.0   102| .143  .265| .143  .338| .143  .405| .286  .743| -22  .000  -2.5  -0.2   0%
 1961 22 MIN AL   71   53    6   3.0   109| .238  .271| .294  .347| .317  .421| .611  .768|  60  .312  -3.9  -0.4   0%
 1962 23 MIN AL  109   83    7   2.3   106| .180  .268| .239  .341| .260  .417| .499  .758|  32  .218 -10.0  -1.0   0%
 1963 24 MIN AL   66   55    2   1.0    96| .131  .258| .185  .324| .197  .398| .382  .722|   6  .065  -7.9  -0.8   0%
 1964 25 MIN AL   98   74    7   2.6    97| .169  .257| .263  .325| .289  .399| .552  .724|  53  .283  -5.4  -0.6   0%
 1965 26 MIN AL  101   76    9   3.2    96| .247  .256| .265  .327| .323  .393| .588  .720|  63  .395  -4.6  -0.5 100%
 1966 27 MIN AL  124   97    8   2.2    95| .195  .256| .228  .324| .280  .394| .508  .718|  41  .262  -9.7  -1.1   0%
 1967 28 MIN AL  107   85    6   1.9    91| .172  .252| .226  .322| .253  .377| .479  .700|  37  .226  -8.3  -0.9   0%
 1968 29 MIN AL   79   67    2   0.8    85| .156  .245| .177  .316| .195  .363| .372  .679|  10  .063  -8.7  -1.0   0%
 1969 30 MIN AL   95   72    8   3.0    98| .207  .259| .247  .336| .368  .390| .615  .727|  68  .349  -4.0  -0.4   0%
 1970 31 MIN AL   88   68    5   2.0   100| .197  .261| .262  .336| .250  .399| .512  .735|  41  .195  -6.4  -0.7   0%
 1971 32 MIN AL  102   85    4   1.3    95| .161  .258| .179  .331| .194  .384| .373  .714|   5  .107 -12.1  -1.3 100%
 1972 33 MIN AL   47   34    6   4.7    87| .289  .252| .304  .322| .489  .364| .793  .685| 129  .620   1.3   0.1   0%
 1973 34 TOT AL    0    0    0            |           |           |           |           |             0.0   0.0   0%
         MIN AL    0    0    0            |           |           |           |           |             0.0   0.0   0%
 1974 35 CHW AL    1    1    0   0.0    92| .000  .262| .000  .327| .000  .376| .000  .703|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1976 37 PHI NL   83   67    5   2.0    95| .177  .267| .195  .334| .278  .381| .473  .715|  31  .214  -7.6  -0.8   0%
 1977 38 PHI NL   56   45    3   1.8   107| .189  .275| .218  .344| .245  .419| .463  .763|  22  .151  -6.1  -0.6   0%
 1978 39 PHI NL   50   43    1   0.6    96| .146  .263| .163  .331| .167  .387| .330  .718|  -8  .030  -7.1  -0.7   0%
 1979 40 TOT       2    1    0   0.0   102| .000  .272| .500  .338| .000  .404| .500  .742|  48  .000   0.0   0.0   0%
         PHI NL    2    1    0   0.0   102| .000  .272| .500  .338| .000  .404| .500  .742|  48  .000   0.0   0.0   0%
 1980 41 TOT      41   34    2   1.6    98| .143  .271| .189  .334| .257  .394| .446  .728|  22  .142  -3.9  -0.4 100%
         STL NL   41   34    2   1.6    98| .143  .271| .189  .334| .257  .394| .446  .728|  22  .142  -3.9  -0.4 100%
 1981 42 STL NL    9    5    2  10.8    94| .375  .266| .444  .332| .500  .381| .944  .713| 165  .854   0.8   0.1   0%
 1982 43 STL NL   13   12    0   0.0    95| .000  .267| .077  .330| .000  .388| .077  .718| -77  .000  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1983 44 STL NL    5    5    0   0.0    97| .000  .264| .000  .333| .000  .392| .000  .725|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 25 Seasons     1362 1075   83   2.1    97| .185  .260| .227  .331| .267  .393| .494  .723|  37  .222 -110.6 -11.6  83%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1959 20 WSH AL   P    3      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.33  0.87  1.80  1.98    2    5.0
 1960 21 WSH AL   P   13      0   11    0    1 1.000  .965  0.85  0.78  1.98  1.96    9   50.0
 1961 22 MIN AL   P   36     19   41    2    8  .968  .954  1.67  0.83  2.69  2.05   29  200.7
 1962 23 MIN AL   P   39     16   72    3    6  .967  .958  2.26  0.79  2.94  2.08   35  269.0 GG,AS
 1963 24 MIN AL   P   31     19   43    1    5  .984  .955  2.00  0.79  3.13  1.99   27  178.3 GG
 1964 25 MIN AL   P   36     16   48    5    6  .928  .957  1.78  0.72  2.37  1.90   34  243.0 GG
 1965 26 MIN AL   P   45     15   64    6    3  .929  .951  1.76  0.75  2.69  2.04   42  264.3 GG
 1966 27 MIN AL   P   41     19   46    3    5  .956  .952  1.59  0.75  1.92  1.99   41  304.3 GG,AS
 1967 28 MIN AL   P   42     13   46    3    0  .952  .956  1.40  0.74  2.02  1.96   38  263.3 GG
 1968 29 MIN AL   P   30     10   31    1    0  .976  .958  1.37  0.73  1.77  1.89   29  208.0 GG
 1969 30 MIN AL   P   40      9   29    8    4  .826  .950  0.95  0.69  1.41  1.88   32  242.3 GG
 1970 31 MIN AL   P   45     15   43    4    5  .935  .951  1.29  0.67  2.27  1.86   34  230.3 GG
 1971 32 MIN AL   P   39     13   41    1    4  .982  .957  1.38  0.77  1.87  1.98   38  260.3 GG
 1972 33 MIN AL   P   15      5   19    2    0  .923  .949  1.60  0.75  1.91  1.86   15  113.3 GG
 1973 34 TOT AL   P   36     10   26    1    2  .973  .950  1.00  0.86  1.44  1.86   35  224.4 GG
         MIN AL   P   29      9   22    1    2  .969  .951  1.07  0.86  1.54  1.86   28  181.7
         CHW AL   P    7      1    4    0    0 1.000  .943  0.71  0.86  1.05  1.85    7   42.7
 1974 35 CHW AL   P   42     14   33    2    3  .959  .948  1.12  0.83  1.53  1.81   39  277.3 GG
 1975 36 CHW AL   P   43     15   39    1    2  .982  .941  1.26  0.85  1.60  1.87   41  303.7 GG,AS
 1976 37 PHI NL   P   38     18   19    2    3  .949  .951  0.97  0.72  1.46  1.88   35  227.7 GG
 1977 38 PHI NL   P   35      7   19    3    1  .897  .949  0.74  0.67  1.46  1.85   27  160.3 GG
 1978 39 PHI NL   P   26      5   15    0    4 1.000  .952  0.77  0.72  1.28  1.91   24  140.3
 1979 40 TOT      P   43      5    6    1    0  .917  .948  0.26  0.80  1.49  1.91    2   66.6
         PHI NL   P    3      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  0.33  0.67  1.08  1.84    1    8.3
         NYY AL   P   40      5    5    1    0  .909  .952  0.25  0.81  1.54  1.91    1   58.3
 1980 41 TOT      P   53      5   19    2    2  .923  .952  0.45  0.70  1.60  1.90   14  134.7
         NYY AL   P    4      1    3    1    1  .800  .952  1.00  0.78  7.20  1.80    0    5.0
         STL NL   P   49      4   16    1    1  .952  .952  0.41  0.69  1.39  1.91   14  129.7
 1981 42 STL NL   P   41      4   13    2    1  .895  .960  0.41  0.68  2.89  1.97    1   53.0
 1982 43 STL NL   P   62      8   14    2    0  .917  .952  0.35  0.70  2.64  1.96    2   75.0
 1983 44 STL NL   P   24      2    6    1    0  .889  .952  0.33  0.68  2.07  1.92    0   34.7

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1959 20 WSH AL   P    3      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.33  0.87  1.80  1.98    2    5.0
 1960 21 WSH AL   P   13      0   11    0    1 1.000  .965  0.85  0.78  1.98  1.96    9   50.0
 1961 22 MIN AL   P   36     19   41    2    8  .968  .954  1.67  0.83  2.69  2.05   29  200.7
 1962 23 MIN AL   P   39     16   72    3    6  .967  .958  2.26  0.79  2.94  2.08   35  269.0
 1963 24 MIN AL   P   31     19   43    1    5  .984  .955  2.00  0.79  3.13  1.99   27  178.3
 1964 25 MIN AL   P   36     16   48    5    6  .928  .957  1.78  0.72  2.37  1.90   34  243.0
 1965 26 MIN AL   P   45     15   64    6    3  .929  .951  1.76  0.75  2.69  2.04   42  264.3
 1966 27 MIN AL   P   41     19   46    3    5  .956  .952  1.59  0.75  1.92  1.99   41  304.3
 1967 28 MIN AL   P   42     13   46    3    0  .952  .956  1.40  0.74  2.02  1.96   38  263.3
 1968 29 MIN AL   P   30     10   31    1    0  .976  .958  1.37  0.73  1.77  1.89   29  208.0
 1969 30 MIN AL   P   40      9   29    8    4  .826  .950  0.95  0.69  1.41  1.88   32  242.3
 1970 31 MIN AL   P   45     15   43    4    5  .935  .951  1.29  0.67  2.27  1.86   34  230.3
 1971 32 MIN AL   P   39     13   41    1    4  .982  .957  1.38  0.77  1.87  1.98   38  260.3
 1972 33 MIN AL   P   15      5   19    2    0  .923  .949  1.60  0.75  1.91  1.86   15  113.3
 1973 34 TOT AL   P   36     10   26    1    2  .973  .950  1.00  0.86  1.44  1.86   35  224.4
         MIN AL   P   29      9   22    1    2  .969  .951  1.07  0.86  1.54  1.86   28  181.7
         CHW AL   P    7      1    4    0    0 1.000  .943  0.71  0.86  1.05  1.85    7   42.7
 1974 35 CHW AL   P   42     14   33    2    3  .959  .948  1.12  0.83  1.53  1.81   39  277.3
 1975 36 CHW AL   P   43     15   39    1    2  .982  .941  1.26  0.85  1.60  1.87   41  303.7
 1976 37 PHI NL   P   38     18   19    2    3  .949  .951  0.97  0.72  1.46  1.88   35  227.7
 1977 38 PHI NL   P   35      7   19    3    1  .897  .949  0.74  0.67  1.46  1.85   27  160.3
 1978 39 PHI NL   P   26      5   15    0    4 1.000  .952  0.77  0.72  1.28  1.91   24  140.3
 1979 40 TOT      P   43      5    6    1    0  .917  .948  0.26  0.80  1.49  1.91    2   66.6
         PHI NL   P    3      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  0.33  0.67  1.08  1.84    1    8.3
         NYY AL   P   40      5    5    1    0  .909  .952  0.25  0.81  1.54  1.91    1   58.3
 1980 41 TOT      P   53      5   19    2    2  .923  .952  0.45  0.70  1.60  1.90   14  134.7
         NYY AL   P    4      1    3    1    1  .800  .952  1.00  0.78  7.20  1.80    0    5.0
         STL NL   P   49      4   16    1    1  .952  .952  0.41  0.69  1.39  1.91   14  129.7
 1981 42 STL NL   P   41      4   13    2    1  .895  .960  0.41  0.68  2.89  1.97    1   53.0
 1982 43 STL NL   P   62      8   14    2    0  .917  .952  0.35  0.70  2.64  1.96    2   75.0
 1983 44 STL NL   P   24      2    6    1    0  .889  .952  0.33  0.68  2.07  1.92    0   34.7

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 898    262  744   56   65  .947  .953  1.12  0.75  2.00  1.93  625 4530.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       898    262  744   56   65  .947  .953  1.12  0.75  2.00  1.93  625   4530
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1965   WS    MIN LAD     L   3   3   3.77  1  2  0  1  14.1  18   6   2   6 
 1970   ALCS  MIN BAL     L   1   1   9.00  0  1  0  0   2     6   2   2   1 
 1976   NLCS  PHI CIN     L   1   1   3.00  0  0  0  0   6     3   2   1   1 
 1982   WS    STL MIL     W   4   0   3.86  0  0  0  0   2.1   4   1   2   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   2   2   4.50  0  1  0  0   8     9   4   3   2 
  2 World Series        1-1   7   3   3.78  1  2  0  1  16.2  22   7   4   8 
  4 Postseason Ser      1-3   9   5   4.01  1  3  0  1  24.2  31  11   7  10 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1965   WS    MIN LAD     L   3   6   0   1  0  0  0   2   0   5  .167  .167  .167   0  0   0   0   0 
 1970   ALCS  MIN BAL     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1976   NLCS  PHI CIN     L   1   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500   0  0   1   0   0 
 1982   WS    STL MIL     W   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   2   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   0  0   1   0   0 
  2 World Series        1-1   7   6   0   1  0  0  0   2   0   5  .167  .167  .167   0  0   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   1-3   9   9   0   2  0  0  0   2   0   6  .222  .222  .222   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1962-2 MIN AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1966   MIN AL      0  0  0   2     3   1   1   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1975   CHW AL      0  0  0   2     0   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 2/3      0  0  0  0   4     3   1   1   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0   2.25 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1962-2 MIN AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1966   MIN AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1975   CHW AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/3      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1962-2
1966 *
1975 *

Awards
1966-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

Gold Gloves
1962-AL--P
1963-AL--P
1964-AL--P
1965-AL--P
1966-AL--P
1967-AL--P
1968-AL--P
1969-AL--P
1970-AL--P
1971-AL--P
1972-AL--P
1973-AL--P
1974-AL--P
1975-AL--P
1976-NL--P
1977-NL--P
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1966-AL-5-0.30
1967-AL-20-0.01
1975-AL-28-0.01
Car-560-0.32 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1975-AL-4-0.06
Car-185-0.06 shares

ERA
1962 AL-3.14-6
1966 AL-2.75-6
1974 AL-2.92-8

Wins
1962 AL-18-6
1964 AL-17-8
1965 AL-18-3
1966 AL-25-1
1967 AL-16-6
1974 AL-21-7
1975 AL-20-4
Car-283-31

Won-Loss %
1966 AL-.658-5
1974 AL-.618-9

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1962 AL-1.182-6
1966 AL-1.070-4
1974 AL-1.175-7

Bases on Balls/9IP
1963 AL-1.92-8
1964 AL-2.22-7
1965 AL-2.15-7
1966 AL-1.62-1
1967 AL-1.44-2
1968 AL-1.73-4
1969 AL-2.79-8
1970 AL-2.27-6
1971 AL-1.62-3
1973 AL-1.73-1
1974 AL-2.04-4
1975 AL-2.28-6
1976 NL-1.27-2

Strikeouts/9IP
1967 AL-7.21-10

Games
Car-898-20

Innings
1962 AL-269.0-2
1964 AL-243.0-10
1965 AL-264.3-4
1966 AL-304.7-1
1967 AL-263.3-4
1975 AL-303.7-4
Car-4530.3-26

Strikeouts
1962 AL-173-4
1964 AL-171-10
1966 AL-205-2
1967 AL-211-6
Car-2461-33

Games Started
1962 AL-35-4
1965 AL-42-1
1966 AL-41-1
1967 AL-38-3
1971 AL-38-6
1974 AL-39-9
1975 AL-41-2
1976 NL-35-9
Car-625-16

Comp. Games
1962 AL-16-2
1964 AL-13-3
1966 AL-19-1
1967 AL-13-4

Shutouts
1962 AL-5-1
1966 AL-3-7
1971 AL-4-7

Home Runs Allow.
1965 AL-25-5
1966 AL-29-4
1967 AL-21-6
1973 AL-30-8
1976 NL-21-5
Car-395-12

Bases On Balls Allow.
Car-1083-78

Hits Allowed
1962 AL-243-4
1964 AL-231-6
1965 AL-267-1
1966 AL-271-1
1967 AL-269-1
1969 AL-252-3
1971 AL-275-2
1975 AL-321-1
1976 NL-241-7
Car-4620-15

SO to Walk
1962 AL-2.31-9
1963 AL-2.76-10
1964 AL-2.85-6
1965 AL-2.44-9
1966 AL-3.73-1
1967 AL-5.02-2
1968 AL-3.25-7
1971 AL-2.91-7
1973 AL-2.53-4
1974 AL-2.25-7
1976 NL-2.59-6

Losses
1961 AL-17-3
1962 AL-14-6
1966 AL-13-10
1976 NL-14-8
Car-237-16

Earned Runs Allow.
1966 AL-93-4
1967 AL-89-8
1971 AL-96-10
1976 NL-88-10
1977 NL-96-8
Car-1738-15

Wild Pitches
1961 AL-10-1
1962 AL-13-1
1964 AL-13-3
1966 AL-12-2
1967 AL-9-10
1970 AL-11-8
1971 AL-8-10
Car-128-38

Hit Batsmen
1961 AL-11-1
1962 AL-18-1
1963 AL-9-4
1964 AL-9-3
1967 AL-9-4
1969 AL-9-6
1975 AL-9-4
Car-122-28

Batters Faced
1962 AL-1112-2
1964 AL-1009-8
1965 AL-1115-3
1966 AL-1227-1
1967 AL-1100-3
1975 AL-1279-2
Car-19021-21

Adjusted ERA+
1962 AL-130-5
1966 AL-131-4
1974 AL-129-7
1975 AL-125-7

Oldest Player
1976 NL-37-5
1977 NL-38-5
1978 NL-39-5
1979 AL-40-1
1979 NL-40-5
1980 AL-41-3
1980 NL-41-4
1981 NL-42-2
1982 NL-43-2
1983 NL-44-1

Youngest Player
1959 AL-20-8

  

Black Ink: Pitching - 16 (132) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 125 (138) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 44.0 (54) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 129.5 (57) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 17, 1957: Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent.

August 15, 1973: Selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Minnesota Twins.

December 10, 1975: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Mike Buskey to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Ruthven, Roy Thomas, and Alan Bannister.

May 11, 1979: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Philadelphia Phillies.

November 1, 1979: Granted Free Agency.

April 1, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

April 30, 1980: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the New York Yankees.

July 6, 1983: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

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