
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 | 357 | 3 | Apr 11 | MIN | OAK | W,8-2 | CG | W(1-0) | 99 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 0.26 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a6 | |||||||
| 2 | 358 | 6 | Apr 17 | MIN | @ | OAK | L,2-5 | GS-4 | L(1-1) | 5 | 3.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.65 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.24 | 1.22 | 1b start a 2 | 4b --- 1 out d1 | ||||||
| 3 | 359 | 9 | Apr 21 | MIN | CHW | W,4-3 | GS-8 | W(2-1) | 3 | 7.2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.70 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 1.10 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-- 2 out a1 | |||||||
| 4 | 360 | 13 | Apr 25 | MIN | DET | W,4-3 | GS-9 | 3 | 8.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.86 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.19 | 1.49 | 1t start tie | 9t --3 1 out a1 | ||||||||
| 5 | 361 | 17 | Apr 29 | MIN | CLE | W,1-0 | GS-9 | W(3-1) | 3 | 8.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.19 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.59 | 1.29 | 1t start tie | 9t 12- 2 out a1 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 6 | 362 | 21 | May 3 | MIN | @ | BAL | W,4-3 | GS-8 | W(4-1) | 3 | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.40 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.12 | 1.12 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 7 | 363 | 25 | May 8 | MIN | @ | CLE | W,7-6 | GS-6 | 4 | 5.1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.86 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.26 | 1.33 | 1b start tie | 6b -23 1 out a1 | |||||||
| 8 | 364 | 29 | May 13 | MIN | BAL | W,5-4 | GS-5 | 4 | 4.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.31 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.32 | 1.26 | 1t start tie | 5t 12- 0 out d2 | ||||||||
| 9 | 365 | 33 | May 18 | MIN | @ | KCR | W,7-5 | GS-7 | 4 | 6.2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.39 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.33 | 1.23 | 1b start tie | 7b --- 2 out tie | |||||||
| 10 | 366 | 37 | May 23 | MIN | CAL | W,5-4 | GS-4 | 4 | 3.2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.34 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.31 | 1.11 | 1t start tie | 4t 1-3 2 out d2 | ||||||||
| 11 | 367 | 40 | May 26 | MIN | MIL | W,6-2 | CG | W(5-1) | 2 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.18 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.99 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 12 | 368 | 44 | May 31 | MIN | NYY | W,7-6 | GS-5 | 4 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.43 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.28 | 0.94 | 1t start tie | 5t 3 out d3 | ||||||||
| 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 | 369 | 46 | Jun 4 | MIN | @ | BOS | L,1-5 | GS-6 | L(5-2) | 3 | 5.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3.64 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.18 | 1.35 | 1b start tie | 6b --- 1 out d3 | ||||||
| 14 | 370 | 49 | Jun 7 | MIN | @ | WSA | W,10-9 | 11-11 | H(1) | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.61 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.12 | 1.74 | 11b --- 0 out a3 | 11b 12- 2 out a1 | |||||
| 15 | 371 | 50 | Jun 9 | MIN | @ | NYY | L,2-5 | GS-7 | L(5-3) | 1 | 6.0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.17 | 1.40 | 1b start tie | 7b 12- 0 out d1 | ||||||
| 16 | 372 | 53 | Jun 13 | MIN | BOS | L,4-6 | GS-6 | L(5-4) | 3 | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.20 | 1.09 | 1t start tie | 6t -23 0 out a1 | |||||||
| 17 | 373 | 57 | Jun 17 | MIN | WSA | L,1-3 | GS-8 | L(5-5) | 3 | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.73 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.02 | 1.14 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 18 | 374 | 61 | Jun 22 | MIN | @ | MIL | W,4-3 | GS-9 | W(6-5) | 4 | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.71 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 0.86 | 1b start tie | 9b --- 0 out a1 | ||||||
| 19 | 375 | 65 | Jun 26 | MIN | @ | CHW | L,2-4 | GS-6 | L(6-6) | 3 | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.69 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.22 | 0.94 | 1b start tie | 6b -2- 1 out d2 | ||||||
| 20 | 376 | 68 | Jun 28(2) | MIN | @ | CHW | L,10-11 | 5-6 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.73 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.02 | 0.20 | 5b --- 2 out d3 | 6b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| 21 | 377 | 70 | Jun 30 | MIN | KCR | W,8-5 | GS-5 | 1 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.97 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.25 | 0.93 | 1t start tie | 5t 1-- 0 out d3 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 22 | 378 | 75 | Jul 5 | MIN | CHW | W,12-3 | GS-6 | W(7-6) | 4 | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.01 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.17 | 0.48 | 1t start tie | 6t 1-3 2 out a7 | |||||||
| 23 | 379 | 80 | Jul 10 | MIN | @ | CAL | L,1-2 | GS-6 | L(7-7) | 4 | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.96 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0.98 | 1b start a 1 | 6b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 24 | 380 | 82 | Jul 12 | MIN | @ | CAL | L,2-6 | 5-6 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.91 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0.19 | 5b 1-- 1 out d4 | 6b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| 25 | 381 | 83 | Jul 16 | MIN | @ | BAL | L,1-5 | 6-6 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.89 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.32 | 6b -2- 1 out d4 | 6b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| 26 | 382 | 84 | Jul 17 | MIN | @ | BAL | W,6-5 | 6-6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.87 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.52 | 6b 1-- 0 out d3 | 6b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 27 | 383 | 87 | Jul 20 | MIN | CLE | W,4-2 | GS-8 | W(8-7) | 2 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.80 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 | 1.09 | 1t start tie | 8t -2- 0 out a3 | |||||||
| 28 | 384 | 91 | Jul 24 | MIN | BAL | W,8-0 | SHO | W(9-7) | 3 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.58 | 35 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 0.51 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a8 | |||||||
| 29 | 385 | 95 | Jul 28 | MIN | @ | CLE | W,5-2 | GS-6 | W(10-7) | 3 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.56 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1.24 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 30 | 386 | 99 | Aug 1 | MIN | @ | DET | W,12-4 | GS-7 | 3 | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.59 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.05 | 1.10 | 1b start tie | 7b 1-3 1 out a1 | |||||||
| 31 | 387 | 104 | Aug 5 | MIN | CAL | L,5-7 | GS-6 | 3 | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.62 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 0.86 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out a1 | ||||||||
| 32 | 388 | 109 | Aug 9(2) | MIN | OAK | L,3-6 | GS-7 | L(10-8) | 3 | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.68 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.18 | 0.86 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 33 | 389 | 113 | Aug 13 | MIN | @ | WSA | L,0-1 | CG(8) | L(10-9) | 3 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 0.81 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 34 | 390 | 118 | Aug 18 | MIN | NYY | W,8-7 | GS-3 | 4 | 2.2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.61 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.43 | 1.10 | 1t start tie | 3t --- 2 out d2 | ||||||||
| 35 | 391 | 122 | Aug 22 | MIN | WSA | L,4-5 | GS-6 | 3 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.69 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.12 | 1.25 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 36 | 392 | 127 | Aug 28(1) | MIN | @ | NYY | L,0-6 | GS-5 | L(10-10) | 5 | 4.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.79 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -0.12 | 1.23 | 1b start tie | 5b -23 1 out d2 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 37 | 393 | 132 | Sep 1(2) | MIN | @ | MIL | W,7-1 | 9-GF(11) | BW(11-10) | 3 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.74 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.20 | 1.93 | 9b 12- 2 out a1 | 11b end a 6 | |||||
| 38 | 394 | 133 | Sep 3 | MIN | @ | MIL | L,3-8 | 7-GF(8) | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.79 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.04 | 0.14 | 7b --- 0 out d3 | 8b end d 5 | ||||||
| 39 | 395 | 135 | Sep 5 | MIN | @ | CAL | W,4-3 | 7-7 | H(2) | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.79 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 | 2.44 | 7b --- 0 out a1 | 7b -2- 1 out a1 | |||||
| 40 | 396 | 142 | Sep 10(2) | MIN | OAK | W,7-2 | GS-7 | W(12-10) | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.91 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 41 | 397 | 145 | Sep 13 | MIN | CHW | L,7-8 | 5-7 | 2 | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.74 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 | 0.69 | 5t 1-3 1 out d1 | 7t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 42 | 398 | 148 | Sep 16 | MIN | CAL | L,1-5 | 7-GF | 2 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.70 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 7t 1-3 2 out d4 | 9t end d 4 | |||||||
| 43 | 399 | 154 | Sep 22 | MIN | @ | OAK | W,5-3 | GS-5 | W(13-10) | 5 | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.66 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 1.49 | 1b start a 2 | 5b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 44 | 400 | 158 | Sep 27 | MIN | @ | KCR | L,3-4 | 5-6 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.02 | 0.56 | 5b --- 0 out d2 | 6b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 45 | 401 | 162 | Oct 1 | MIN | KCR | W,4-0 | GS-7 | W(14-10) | 3 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.56 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.31 | 0.81 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.86 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 and 12 runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 31 | 1 | 2 | 34 | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 10+ | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
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