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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 14	MIN		KCA	W,4-2	GS	34	8.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 22	MIN	@	CAL	L,1-2	GS	23	5.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	11 (3)	May 1 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	L,3-5	GS	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	14 (2)	May 4	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
5	17 (2)	May 8 (1)	MIN		BOS	L,1-8	GS	28	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	21 (3)	May 13	MIN		WSA	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
7	25 (3)	May 17	MIN		CHW	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	29 (3)	May 21	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS	24	6.1	0	3	1	4	1	P
9	33 (3)	May 25	MIN	@	BOS	W,7-5	GS	27	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	37 (3)	May 29 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	43 (5)	Jun 2	MIN		DET	L,6-7	GS	26	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	47 (3)	Jun 7	MIN		KCA	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
13	51 (3)	Jun 11	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS	35	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	56 (4)	Jun 15 (1)	MIN		CAL	L,1-8	GS	21	4.2	0	5	0	5	0	P
15	61 (4)	Jun 19	MIN		CHW	W,6-4	GS	31	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	65 (3)	Jun 24 (1)	MIN	@	DET	L,1-2	GS	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	70 (4)	Jun 27	MIN		CLE	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	74 (3)	Jul 1 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-4	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	79 (4)	Jul 4	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-4	GS	36	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
20	83 (3)	Jul 8	MIN		DET	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
21	87 (3)	Jul 15	MIN		WSA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
22	92 (4)	Jul 19 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	97 (4)	Jul 23	MIN	@	BOS	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	100 (2)	Jul 27	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-6	GS	9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	103 (2)	Jul 31	MIN		BAL	L,0-4	GS	29	7.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	107 (3)	Aug 4	MIN		BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
27	112 (4)	Aug 8	MIN	@	KCA	L,1-6	GS	15	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	115 (2)	Aug 11	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-3	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
29	119 (3)	Aug 15	MIN		CAL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
30	123 (3)	Aug 19	MIN	@	BOS	W,2-1	GS	28	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
31	126 (2)	Aug 23 (1)	MIN	@	WSA	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	130 (3)	Aug 27	MIN	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	135 (4)	Aug 31	MIN		BOS	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	139 (3)	Sep 4	MIN		NYY	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	143 (3)	Sep 9	MIN		BAL	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
36	146 (2)	Sep 13	MIN	@	DET	L,5-6	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	150 (3)	Sep 17	MIN	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
38	153 (2)	Sep 21	MIN	@	CLE	L,2-6	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	156 (2)	Sep 25	MIN		DET	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	158 (1)	Sep 28	MIN		CLE	L,0-4	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
41	161 (2)	Oct 2 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-6	GS	26	5.1	0	4	0	4	1	P
							41gm		304.1	19	46	3	68	5