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

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Team Record in Appearances: 5-19

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 14, Entered with runners on base: 12

1983 Pitching Game Log

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1983 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	875	1	Apr 5	STL		PIT	L,1-7	7-8		99	0.2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	-0.25	3	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.90	0.000	1.35	0.00%	-0.05	7t 12- 1 out d2	8t --3 0 out d2
2	876	3	Apr 12	STL	@	PIT	W,4-3	10-10		6	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	-0.25	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.39	-0.133	5.25	-0.12%	-0.38	10b --- 0 out a1	10b 1-- 0 out a1
3	877	8	Apr 21	STL	@	MON	L,5-6	8-GF(8)		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.56	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	0.027	.81	0.04%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
4	878	9	Apr 22	STL		SDP	L,1-4	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.01	4	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.007	.22	0.01%	0.46	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
5	879	13	Apr 26	STL		LAD	L,1-3	9-9		3	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.01	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.26	-0.010	.42	-0.01%	-0.37	9t --- 0 out d2	9t 1-- 0 out d2
6	880	14	Apr 27	STL		LAD	W,7-6	7-7	BS(1)	0	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2.70	6.06	3	1	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	-0.321	1.91	-0.31%	-1.35	7t -2- 1 out a1	7t 3 out d1
7	881	15	Apr 29 susp	STL		SFG	W,6-5	12-13		1	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.93	4.68	5	2	0	0	0	2		3	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.28	0.150	3.77	0.15%	1.20	12t 123 2 out d2	13t 3 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	882	19	May 4	STL	@	SDP	L,0-10	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	5	3	2	0	1	0	0	4.05	3.81	10	4	0	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	.00	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-2.11	7b --- 0 out d7	8b end d10
9	883	21	May 6	STL	@	LAD	L,10-16	6-6		1	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.40	4.26	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.56	-0.097	4.40	-0.10%	-0.85	6b 12- 0 out tie	6b 123 0 out tie
10	884	24	May 9	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	8-8		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.70	4.06	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.012	.23	0.01%	0.44	8b --- 0 out d2	8b 3 out d2
11	885	39	May 27	STL	@	HOU	W,3-1	14-15		17	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.72	3.79	7	1	5	0	0	1		1	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.32	0.319	6.94	0.40%	1.22	14b 1-- 0 out tie	15b 3 out tie
12	886	40	May 28	STL	@	HOU	L,2-9	6-7		0	2.0	4	2	2	1	1	1	0	4.63	4.81	10	4	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.05	-0.004	.10	-0.01%	-1.15	6b --- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d7
13	887	43	May 31	STL		CIN	L,1-2	9-9		2	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.63	5.07	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.88	-0.029	2.00	-0.04%	-0.53	9t 1-- 2 out d1	9t 123 2 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	888	45	Jun 2	STL	@	ATL	L,1-8	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	5	4	4	1	0	1	0	7.11	6.15	9	3	0	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	1	1	0	1	.02	-0.011	.06	-0.02%	-3.51	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 8
15	889	52	Jun 10	STL	@	CHC	L,0-7	6-7		7	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	6.14	5.62	8	3	1	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	.06	0.007	.15	0.01%	0.95	6b --- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d5
16	890	54	Jun 12	STL	@	CHC	L,3-6	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.40	5.16	7	1	4	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.008	.19	0.01%	0.95	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 3
17	891	59	Jun 18	STL		CHC	L,1-10	5-7		5	3.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.58	4.79	11	4	4	2	2	3		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	.07	0.012	.21	0.02%	2.36	5t 12- 0 out d7	7t 3 out d7
18	892	64	Jun 22(1)	STL	@	NYM	L,4-6	3-6		3	3.2	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.86	4.34	16	5	3	3	0	4		2	2	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	1	.44	0.022	1.10	0.03%	0.22	3b 12- 1 out d4	6b 3 out d2
19	893	66	Jun 23	STL	@	NYM	L,5-7	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.70	4.32	5	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.36	0.012	.83	0.02%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
20	894	67	Jun 24	STL		PIT	L,2-8	8-GF		0	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.51	4.35	6	2	2	0	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.003	.07	0.00%	1.20	8t 123 2 out d6	9t end d 6
21	895	68	Jun 25	STL		PIT	L,3-10	6-8		0	3.0	6	4	2	0	5	2	0	3.77	4.74	16	2	3	0	0	6		0	0	1	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	.13	-0.060	.27	-0.08%	-2.61	6t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d7
22	896	70	Jun 27	STL		PIT	L,1-6	7-8		1	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.60	4.69	7	3	1	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.21	-0.016	.42	-0.02%	-0.06	7t 1-3 2 out d4	8t 3 out d5
23	897	71	Jun 28(1)	STL		NYM	L,1-10	6-GF		0	3.1	9	3	3	1	2	0	0	4.05	4.47	19	4	3	0	0	9		1	1	0	0	0	17	0	0	1	1	1	0	.06	-0.019	.10	-0.02%	-2.31	6t -2- 2 out d5	9t end d 9
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	898	75	Jul 1	STL	@	PIT	W,13-6	8-GF		2	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.89	4.40	5	2	2	1	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.001	.08	0.00%	-0.95	8b -23 2 out a8	9b end a 7
							5-19		W-L:0-0,BSv:1	2.1	34.2	48	19	15	10	19	5	0	3.89	4.40	162	1.66		7%	5%	48		22	32%	3	0	0	147	7	0	3	6	1	7	.46	-0.122	.91	-0.02%	-6.31

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