
Born: November 7, 1938 in Zeeland, MI
High School: Zeeland (Zeeland, MI)
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1957.
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Debut: August 2, 1959
Final Game: July 1, 1983
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A well spoken gentle giant,Jim Kaats overall statistics put him in good company with Red Ruffing,Early Wynn,Ted Lyons and Burleigh Grimes.His 16 Gold gloves are special and stunning.My vote puts a well deserved Kitty Kaat in the Hall of Fame.
| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 159 | 1 | Apr 12 | MIN | NYY | W,5-4 | GS-9 | 99 | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 1.32 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 2 | 160 | 3 | Apr 17 | MIN | CLE | W,3-0 | SHO | W(1-0) | 4 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.40 | 0.95 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 3 | 161 | 6 | Apr 22 | MIN | @ | NYY | W,8-2 | CG | W(2-0) | 4 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.33 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 | 0.95 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a6 | ||||||
| 4 | 162 | 10 | Apr 28 | MIN | @ | CLE | L,3-9 | GS-3 | L(2-1) | 5 | 2.2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.44 | 0.69 | 1b start tie | 3b 12- 2 out d4 | ||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 5 | 163 | 13 | May 2(1) | MIN | @ | CHW | W,3-2 | GS-6 | 3 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.26 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0.76 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 6 | 164 | 17 | May 6 | MIN | BAL | L,1-5 | GS-8 | L(2-2) | 3 | 7.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2.11 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.19 | 0.91 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-- 0 out d4 | |||||||
| 7 | 165 | 21 | May 10 | MIN | CHW | W,4-3 | GS-9 | W(3-2) | 3 | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2.31 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.19 | 1t start tie | 9t -2- 0 out a1 | |||||||
| 8 | 166 | 25 | May 14 | MIN | @ | KCA | W,5-3 | GS-6 | 3 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.22 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 1.16 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 9 | 167 | 30 | May 18 | MIN | @ | CAL | L,1-3 | GS-8 | L(3-3) | 3 | 7.2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.96 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.22 | 1.68 | 1b start tie | 8b -2- 2 out d2 | ||||||
| 10 | 168 | 34 | May 22 | MIN | KCA | L,2-6 | GS-5 | L(3-4) | 3 | 4.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.23 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.28 | 0.86 | 1t start tie | 5t 12- 1 out d3 | |||||||
| 11 | 169 | 37 | May 27 | MIN | @ | BOS | L,0-2 | GS-7 | L(3-5) | 4 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.14 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.05 | 1.34 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 12 | 170 | 41 | May 31(1) | MIN | @ | BAL | W,6-0 | SHO | W(4-5) | 3 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.91 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.26 | 0.55 | 1b start a 1 | 9b 3 out a6 | ||||||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 13 | 171 | 45 | Jun 4 | MIN | WSA | W,9-5 | GS-7 | W(5-5) | 3 | 6.1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 1.10 | 1t start tie | 7t --- 1 out a3 | |||||||
| 14 | 172 | 49 | Jun 9 | MIN | CLE | L,1-2 | GS-9 | L(5-6) | 4 | 8.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.14 | 1.38 | 1t start tie | 9t 1-- 2 out d1 | |||||||
| 15 | 173 | 54 | Jun 13 | MIN | @ | DET | L,4-5 | GS-3 | L(5-7) | 3 | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.10 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.18 | 1.10 | 1b start tie | 3b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 16 | 174 | 57 | Jun 17 | MIN | @ | CHW | W,3-1 | CG | W(6-7) | 3 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.01 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.47 | 1.12 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 17 | 175 | 60 | Jun 20(1) | MIN | @ | NYY | W,6-4 | 9-GF | S(1) | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 1.40 | 9b --- 0 out a2 | 9b end a 2 | |||||
| 18 | 176 | 62 | Jun 22 | MIN | @ | CLE | L,4-5 | GS-5 | 1 | 4.2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.99 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.28 | 1.34 | 1b start tie | 5b 123 2 out d1 | |||||||
| 19 | 177 | 70 | Jun 29 | MIN | CHW | W,7-6 | GS-8 | 6 | 7.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.09 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.88 | 1t start tie | 8t -2- 1 out a2 | ||||||||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 20 | 178 | 73 | Jul 3 | MIN | @ | KCA | W,3-2 | GS-5 | 3 | 4.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.16 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.12 | 1.24 | 1b start tie | 5b 1-3 2 out tie | |||||||
| 21 | 179 | 78 | Jul 7 | MIN | BOS | W,5-2 | GS-6 | W(7-7) | 3 | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.21 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 1.00 | 1t start tie | 6t 123 1 out a3 | |||||||
| 22 | 180 | 82 | Jul 11 | MIN | NYY | W,6-5 | GS-5 | 3 | 4.1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.27 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.21 | 1.17 | 1t start tie | 5t -2- 1 out tie | ||||||||
| 23 | 181 | 83 | Jul 15(1) | MIN | KCA | W,11-3 | GS-6 | W(8-7) | 3 | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.36 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 0.61 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out a8 | |||||||
| 24 | 182 | 87 | Jul 18(1) | MIN | CAL | L,3-5 | GS-6 | L(8-8) | 2 | 5.2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.39 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -0.18 | 1.02 | 1t start tie | 6t 123 2 out d2 | |||||||
| 25 | 183 | 91 | Jul 21(1) | MIN | @ | BOS | W,8-6 | GS-6 | W(9-8) | 2 | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.49 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.11 | 1.16 | 1b start tie | 6b 123 0 out a4 | ||||||
| 26 | 184 | 96 | Jul 25 | MIN | @ | BAL | W,8-5 | GS-2 | 3 | 1.2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.46 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.29 | 1.27 | 1b start tie | 2b --3 2 out d4 | |||||||
| 27 | 185 | 99 | Jul 27(2) | MIN | @ | WSA | W,9-5 | GS-6 | 1 | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.66 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.46 | 1.22 | 1b start a 2 | 6b 1-3 0 out d2 | |||||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 28 | 186 | 103 | Aug 1 | MIN | BAL | L,6-7 | GS-5 | 4 | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.69 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.16 | 1.09 | 1t start tie | 5t 12- 2 out tie | ||||||||
| 29 | 187 | 108 | Aug 5 | MIN | WSA | W,8-5 | GS-7 | W(10-8) | 3 | 6.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2.85 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.62 | 1t start tie | 7t -2- 2 out a3 | |||||||
| 30 | 188 | 112 | Aug 10 | MIN | @ | NYY | W,7-3 | GS-8 | W(11-8) | 4 | 7.1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.83 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 1.42 | 1b start a 2 | 8b 1-- 1 out a4 | ||||||
| 31 | 189 | 116 | Aug 14 | MIN | @ | CLE | L,1-3 | GS-7 | L(11-9) | 3 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.78 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.14 | 0.85 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 32 | 190 | 121 | Aug 19(2) | MIN | @ | DET | W,2-1 | CG | W(12-9) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2.70 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.52 | 1.85 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 33 | 191 | 125 | Aug 22 | MIN | @ | CAL | L,1-4 | GS-6 | L(12-10) | 2 | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.80 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.25 | 1.13 | 1b start a 1 | 6b 1-3 2 out d3 | ||||||
| 34 | 192 | 129 | Aug 26 | MIN | NYY | W,9-2 | CG | W(13-10) | 3 | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.76 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 0.62 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a7 | |||||||
| 35 | 193 | 133 | Aug 30 | MIN | DET | W,3-2 | GS-7 | 3 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.77 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.08 | 1.00 | 1t start tie | 7t 1-- 0 out d1 | ||||||||
| September/October | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 36 | 194 | 137 | Sep 3 | MIN | CHW | W,6-4 | GS-6 | W(14-10) | 3 | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2.87 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.02 | 0.86 | 1t start tie | 6t 123 1 out a4 | |||||||
| 37 | 195 | 139 | Sep 5 | MIN | CHW | L,0-2 | 8-8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.30 | 8t --- 2 out d2 | 8t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 38 | 196 | 140 | Sep 6(1) | MIN | @ | KCA | W,8-6 | 9-GF | S(2) | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.85 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 3.85 | 9b 12- 1 out a3 | 9b end a 2 | |||||
| 39 | 197 | 143 | Sep 9 | MIN | @ | CHW | W,10-4 | GS-7 | W(15-10) | 2 | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.75 | 1b start a 1 | 7b 1-3 2 out a6 | ||||||
| 40 | 198 | 147 | Sep 14 | MIN | KCA | W,4-3 | GS-9 | W(16-10) | 4 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.87 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 1.35 | 1t start tie | 9t --- 0 out a1 | |||||||
| 41 | 199 | 150 | Sep 18 | MIN | WSA | W,4-2 | GS-5 | 3 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.09 | 1.15 | 1t start tie | 5t -2- 0 out a2 | ||||||||
| 42 | 200 | 154 | Sep 22 | MIN | BAL | L,2-5 | GS-5 | L(16-11) | 3 | 4.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.99 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.18 | 0.98 | 1t start tie | 5t 1-- 1 out d1 | |||||||
| 43 | 201 | 157 | Sep 26 | MIN | @ | WSA | W,2-1 | CG | W(17-11) | 3 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.88 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.54 | 1.30 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 44 | 202 | 160 | Sep 30 | MIN | @ | BAL | W,7-6 | GS-7 | W(18-11) | 3 | 6.1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2.85 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -0.16 | 0.94 | 1b start tie | 7b 1-3 1 out a2 | ||||||
| 45 | 203 | 162 | Oct 3 | MIN | CAL | W,3-2 | GS-2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.83 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 1.09 | 1t start tie | 2t 3 out a2 | ||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.74 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 and 11 runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 37 | 3 | 2 | 42 | ||||||||
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 10+ | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
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