
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 | |||
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| 1 | 456 | 3 | Apr 8 | MIN | @ | OAK | W,4-2 | GS-6 | W(1-0) | 99 | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.90 | 1b start a 2 | 6b 1-- 1 out a2 | ||||||
| 2 | 457 | 6 | Apr 13 | MIN | OAK | W,8-4 | GS-6 | W(2-0) | 4 | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.97 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0.34 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 3 | 458 | 8 | Apr 17 | MIN | CAL | W,10-5 | GS-8 | W(3-0) | 3 | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.72 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -0.01 | 0.70 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out a6 | |||||||
| 4 | 459 | 11 | Apr 21 | MIN | TEX | W,5-4 | GS-7 | 3 | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4.10 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.08 | 1.14 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d1 | ||||||||
| 5 | 460 | 15 | Apr 28 | MIN | @ | NYY | L,3-11 | GS-5 | L(3-1) | 6 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.60 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.22 | 0.45 | 1b start tie | 5b 3 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 | ||||||
| 6 | 461 | 19 | May 4 | MIN | BOS | W,9-6 | GS-7 | W(4-1) | 5 | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4.70 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.02 | 0.98 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 7 | 462 | 23 | May 9 | MIN | NYY | L,0-2 | CG | L(4-2) | 4 | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.18 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0.85 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 8 | 463 | 27 | May 14(1) | MIN | @ | TEX | L,6-7 | GS-8 | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.47 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.05 | 0.83 | 1b start tie | 8b 12- 0 out a3 | |||||||
| 9 | 464 | 32 | May 18 | MIN | @ | CHW | W,3-0 | SHO | W(5-2) | 3 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.84 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 | 0.96 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 10 | 465 | 37 | May 23 | MIN | KCR | W,8-6 | GS-6 | 4 | 5.2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.17 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.29 | 0.91 | 1t start tie | 6t 12- 2 out d2 | ||||||||
| 11 | 466 | 41 | May 28 | MIN | BAL | W,10-3 | CG | W(6-2) | 4 | 9.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.04 | 39 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.02 | 0.58 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a7 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 12 | 467 | 45 | Jun 1 | MIN | DET | L,3-8 | GS-1 | L(6-3) | 3 | 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.35 | 1.01 | 1t start tie | 1t 12- 1 out d4 | |||||||
| 13 | 468 | 48 | Jun 6(1) | MIN | @ | CLE | W,7-3 | GS-8 | 4 | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.01 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1.33 | 1b start a 2 | 8b 1-- 0 out tie | |||||||
| 14 | 469 | 53 | Jun 11 | MIN | MIL | L,6-10 | GS-4 | L(6-4) | 4 | 3.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.45 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.33 | 1.04 | 1t start tie | 4t -2- 2 out d4 | |||||||
| 15 | 470 | 56 | Jun 15 | MIN | @ | DET | W,13-6 | 3-GF | W(7-4) | 3 | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4.33 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 0.50 | 3b 12- 1 out a2 | 9b end a 7 | |||||
| 16 | 471 | 60 | Jun 19 | MIN | TEX | W,7-3 | GS-6 | W(8-4) | 3 | 6.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.34 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 1.37 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 17 | 472 | 64 | Jun 23 | MIN | CAL | L,1-3 | CG(11) | L(8-5) | 3 | 11.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 1.34 | 1t start tie | 11t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 18 | 473 | 69 | Jun 27 | MIN | @ | TEX | L,3-4 | GS-4 | L(8-6) | 3 | 3.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.33 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.30 | 1.52 | 1b start tie | 4b 1-- 2 out d2 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 19 | 474 | 73 | Jul 1 | MIN | @ | CAL | W,2-1 | CG | W(9-6) | 3 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4.09 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.66 | 1.30 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 20 | 475 | 78 | Jul 6 | MIN | NYY | L,2-5 | GS-8 | L(9-7) | 4 | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.85 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -0.37 | 1.61 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 21 | 476 | 83 | Jul 10 | MIN | BOS | L,1-2 | CG | L(9-8) | 3 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.73 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 | 0.86 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 22 | 477 | 88 | Jul 14 | MIN | CLE | L,0-3 | GS-8 | L(9-9) | 3 | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.71 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.87 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 23 | 478 | 92 | Jul 18 | MIN | @ | NYY | W,3-0 | SHO | W(10-9) | 3 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.43 | 1.08 | 1b start a 1 | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 24 | 479 | 96 | Jul 22 | MIN | @ | BOS | W,10-7 | GS-7 | W(11-9) | 3 | 6.2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.63 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 0.58 | 1b start a 4 | 7b --- 2 out a5 | ||||||
| 25 | 480 | 98 | Jul 26(2) | MIN | OAK | W,7-5 | GS-3 | 3 | 2.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.80 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.26 | 1.03 | 1t start tie | 3t 1-- 1 out d4 | ||||||||
| 26 | 481 | 102 | Jul 30 | MIN | CHW | L,1-9 | GS-6 | L(11-10) | 3 | 5.2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.93 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -0.16 | 0.83 | 1t start tie | 6t --3 2 out d5 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 27 | 482 | 106 | Aug 3 | MIN | KCR | L,2-4 | GS-6 | L(11-11) | 3 | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.01 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.17 | 0.59 | 1t start tie | 6t -2- 2 out d4 | |||||||
| 28 | 483 | 110 | Aug 7(2) | MIN | BAL | L,4-10 | GS-2 | L(11-12) | 3 | 1.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.32 | 1.04 | 1t start tie | 2t 1-- 0 out d4 | |||||||
| 29 | 484 | 115 | Aug 12 | MIN | @ | MIL | L,9-10 | GS-2 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.41 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.27 | 0.88 | 1b start tie | 2b 1-- 0 out d2 | |||||||
| Player went from MIN to CHW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | 485 | 129 | Aug 26(1) | CHW | DET | W,4-1 | CG | W(12-12) | 13 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.25 | 30 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.39 | 0.77 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| September | 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 | ||||||
| 31 | 486 | 135 | Sep 1 | CHW | CAL | W,7-5 | GS-5 | 5 | 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.39 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -0.38 | 1.25 | 1t start tie | 5t 123 0 out a1 | ||||||||
| 32 | 487 | 139 | Sep 4 | CHW | TEX | W,14-0 | SHO | W(13-12) | 2 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.20 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.27 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a14 | |||||||
| 33 | 488 | 143 | Sep 9 | CHW | @ | MIN | W,10-7 | GS-8 | W(14-12) | 4 | 7.0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.27 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -0.04 | 0.76 | 1b start tie | 8b 12- 0 out a6 | ||||||
| 34 | 489 | 150 | Sep 17 | CHW | @ | TEX | L,3-10 | GS-3 | L(14-13) | 7 | 2.0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.44 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.39 | 0.38 | 1b start tie | 3b --3 0 out d6 | ||||||
| 35 | 490 | 154 | Sep 21 | CHW | @ | KCR | W,6-5 | GS-2 | 3 | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.49 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.14 | 1.37 | 1b start a 2 | 2b 12- 2 out a1 | |||||||
| 36 | 491 | 159 | Sep 27 | CHW | KCR | W,3-2 | CG(10) | W(15-13) | 5 | 10.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.37 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.56 | 1.35 | 1t start tie | 10t 3 out tie | |||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 and 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10, 10, 10, 10 and 14 runs |
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