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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	PHI		PIT	L,4-5	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 15	PHI	@	MON	L,5-8	GS	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	7 (2)	Apr 20	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	9 (1)	Apr 23	PHI		ATL	L,5-6		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	12 (2)	Apr 26	PHI		CIN	W,10-9	GS	27	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	17 (4)	May 2	PHI	@	ATL	W,8-2	GS	25	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	21 (3)	May 8	PHI		LAD	W,6-4	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	24 (2)	May 12	PHI		SDP	L,0-4	GS	21	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
9	31 (6)	May 22	PHI		STL	L,6-7	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	36 (4)	May 27	PHI		NYM	L,2-5	GS	29	8.1	3	1	1	5	0	P
11	41 (4)	May 31 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	47 (5)	Jun 6	PHI	@	SFG	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
13	52 (4)	Jun 11	PHI	@	SDP	W,4-2	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	57 (4)	Jun 16	PHI		SFG	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	61 (3)	Jun 20	PHI		CIN	W,6-1	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	65 (3)	Jun 24	PHI	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	70 (4)	Jun 29	PHI	@	MON	W,2-1	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	74 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-7	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	77 (2)	Jul 7	PHI		LAD	L,5-6	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	81 (3)	Jul 11	PHI		SDP	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	P
21	83 (1)	Jul 16	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-1	CG	31	8.2	3	2	0	5	0	P
22	88 (4)	Jul 21	PHI	@	SDP	W,5-1	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	93 (4)	Jul 25	PHI		PIT	W,13-7	GS	31	7.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
24	98 (4)	Jul 30	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS	23	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	103 (4)	Aug 3 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	108 (4)	Aug 7	PHI	@	STL	L,1-4	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	113 (4)	Aug 13	PHI		SFG	L,0-3	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	120 (6)	Aug 21	PHI		HOU	W,7-4	GS	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	125 (4)	Aug 26	PHI	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	128 (2)	Aug 29	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-6	GF	11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	131 (2)	Sep 1	PHI	@	HOU	L,0-1	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	135 (3)	Sep 6 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-6	GS	27	5.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
33	139 (3)	Sep 10	PHI		CHC	L,2-3	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	144 (4)	Sep 15	PHI		PIT	L,2-7	GS	14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	146 (1)	Sep 17	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-4		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	150 (3)	Sep 22	PHI		STL	W,9-4	GS	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	153 (2)	Sep 24 (2)	PHI	@	MON	L,2-3	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	157 (3)	Sep 27	PHI	@	STL	W,9-1	GS	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							38gm		227.2	18	19	2	39	3