Jim Kaat
James Lee Kaat (Kitty)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 217 lb.

Born: November 7, 1938 in Zeeland, MI
High School: Zeeland (Zeeland, MI)
School: Hope College
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 2, 1959
Final Game: July 1, 1983
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1959 20 WSH AL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1960 21 WSH AL 13 14 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .143 .143 .143 .286 -22 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1961 22 MIN AL 47 71 63 10 15 3 1 0 1 0 0 4 13 .238 .294 .317 .612 60 20 2 1 3 0 0 1
1962 23 MIN AL 48 109 100 9 18 3 1 1 10 0 0 8 40 .180 .239 .260 .499 32 26 0 0 0 1 0 1 AS,GG
1963 24 MIN AL 36 66 61 2 8 1 0 1 8 0 0 2 19 .131 .185 .197 .381 6 12 1 2 1 0 0 1 GG
1964 25 MIN AL 46 98 83 11 14 1 0 3 11 0 0 11 31 .169 .263 .289 .552 53 24 1 0 3 1 0 1 GG
1965 26 MIN AL 56 101 93 6 23 4 0 1 9 2 0 3 29 .247 .265 .323 .588 63 30 1 0 3 2 0 1 GG
1966 27 MIN AL 47 124 118 12 23 2 1 2 13 0 0 5 41 .195 .228 .280 .507 41 33 1 0 1 0 0 1 AS,MVP-5,GG
1967 28 MIN AL 45 107 99 7 17 3 1 1 4 0 0 7 26 .172 .226 .253 .479 37 25 2 0 1 0 0 1 MVP-20,GG
1968 29 MIN AL 36 79 77 7 12 3 0 0 5 0 0 2 18 .156 .177 .195 .372 10 15 2 0 0 0 0 1 GG
1969 30 MIN AL 43 95 87 8 18 8 0 2 10 0 0 4 20 .207 .247 .368 .615 68 32 0 1 2 1 0 1 GG
1970 31 MIN AL 56 88 76 17 15 1 0 1 8 0 0 6 20 .197 .262 .250 .512 41 19 2 1 4 1 1 1 GG
1971 32 MIN AL 54 102 93 6 15 3 0 0 5 2 0 2 16 .161 .179 .194 .372 5 18 0 0 7 0 0 1 GG
1972 33 MIN AL 24 47 45 3 13 3 0 2 4 0 1 1 16 .289 .304 .489 .793 129 22 0 0 1 0 0 1 GG
1973 34 MIN AL 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 GG
1974 35 CHW AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 GG
1976 37 PHI NL 42 83 79 4 14 3 1 1 8 0 0 2 24 .177 .195 .278 .474 31 22 0 0 1 1 0 1 GG
1977 38 PHI NL 36 56 53 4 10 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 12 .189 .218 .245 .463 22 13 1 0 1 0 0 1 GG
1978 39 PHI NL 26 50 48 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 15 .146 .163 .167 .330 -8 8 1 1 1 0 0 1
1979 40 PHI NL 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 48 0 0 1 0 0 0 /1
1980 41 STL NL 49 41 35 4 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 13 .143 .189 .257 .446 22 9 0 0 4 0 0 1
1981 42 STL NL 41 9 8 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .375 .444 .500 .944 165 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 43 STL NL 62 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .077 .000 .077 -77 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 44 STL NL 24 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
28 Seasons 840 1362 1251 117 232 44 5 16 106 5 1 63 367 .185 .227 .267 .494 37 334 14 7 34 7 1
162 Game Avg. 162 263 241 23 45 8 1 3 20 1 0 12 71 .185 .227 .267 .494 37 64 3 1 7 1 0
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
MIN (15 yrs) 556 1102 1010 99 193 35 4 14 88 4 1 55 296 .191 .235 .275 .510 42 278 12 5 26 6 1
PHI (4 yrs) 107 191 181 12 31 7 1 1 14 0 0 4 52 .171 .197 .238 .434 19 43 2 2 3 1 0
STL (4 yrs) 176 68 59 6 8 2 0 1 4 1 0 4 19 .136 .190 .220 .411 14 13 0 0 5 0 0
CHW (3 yrs) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (19 yrs) 557 1103 1011 99 193 35 4 14 88 4 1 55 296 .191 .235 .275 .510 41 278 12 5 26 6 1
NL (8 yrs) 283 259 240 18 39 9 1 2 18 1 0 8 71 .163 .195 .233 .429 18 56 2 2 8 1 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1959 20 WSH AL 1 1 0 0.0 99 .000 .260 .000 .332 .000 .398 .000 .730 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1960 21 WSH AL 14 12 0 0.0 102 .250 .143 .265 .143 .338 .143 .405 .286 .743 -22 .000 -2.5 -0.2 .167 .000 .000
1961 22 MIN AL 71 53 6 3.0 109 .300 .238 .271 .294 .347 .317 .421 .612 .768 60 .312 -3.9 -0.4 .500 .143 .079
1962 23 MIN AL 109 83 7 2.3 106 .283 .180 .268 .239 .341 .260 .417 .499 .758 32 .218 -10.0 -1.0 .415 .160 .080 .0
1963 24 MIN AL 66 55 2 1.0 96 .171 .131 .258 .185 .324 .197 .398 .381 .722 6 .065 -7.9 -0.8 .296 .098 .066 .0
1964 25 MIN AL 98 74 7 2.6 97 .220 .169 .257 .263 .325 .289 .399 .552 .724 53 .283 -5.4 -0.6 .500 .253 .120 .0
1965 26 MIN AL 101 76 9 3.2 96 .338 .247 .256 .265 .327 .323 .393 .588 .720 63 .395 -4.6 -0.5 .493 .129 .075 1.3
1966 27 MIN AL 124 97 8 2.2 95 .280 .195 .256 .228 .324 .280 .394 .507 .718 41 .262 -9.7 -1.1 .396 .127 .085 .0
1967 28 MIN AL 107 85 6 1.9 91 .222 .172 .252 .226 .322 .253 .377 .479 .700 37 .226 -8.3 -0.9 .381 .152 .081 .0
1968 29 MIN AL 79 67 2 0.8 85 .203 .156 .245 .177 .316 .195 .363 .372 .679 10 .063 -8.7 -1.0 .254 .065 .039
1969 30 MIN AL 95 72 8 3.0 98 .242 .207 .259 .247 .336 .368 .390 .615 .727 68 .349 -4.0 -0.4 .536 .207 .161 .0
1970 31 MIN AL 88 68 5 2.0 100 .250 .197 .261 .262 .336 .250 .399 .512 .735 41 .195 -6.4 -0.6 .413 .132 .053 .0
1971 32 MIN AL 102 85 4 1.3 95 .195 .161 .258 .179 .331 .194 .384 .372 .714 5 .107 -12.1 -1.3 .282 .075 .032 .0
1972 33 MIN AL 47 34 6 4.7 87 .407 .289 .252 .304 .322 .489 .364 .793 .685 129 .620 1.3 0.1 .667 .200 .200 .0
1974 35 CHW AL 1 1 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .262 .000 .327 .000 .376 .000 .703 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1976 37 PHI NL 83 67 5 2.0 95 .236 .177 .267 .195 .334 .278 .381 .474 .715 31 .214 -7.6 -0.8 .369 .127 .101 .0
1977 38 PHI NL 56 45 3 1.8 107 .244 .189 .275 .218 .344 .245 .419 .463 .763 22 .151 -6.1 -0.6 .341 .094 .057
1978 39 PHI NL 50 43 1 0.6 96 .212 .146 .263 .163 .331 .167 .387 .330 .718 -8 .030 -7.1 -0.8 .214 .021 .021
1979 40 PHI NL 2 1 0 0.0 102 .000 .272 .500 .338 .000 .404 .500 .742 48 .000 0.0 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1980 41 STL NL 41 34 2 1.6 98 .190 .143 .271 .189 .334 .257 .394 .446 .728 22 .142 -3.9 -0.4 .400 .200 .114 1.0
1981 42 STL NL 9 5 2 10.8 94 .375 .375 .266 .444 .332 .500 .381 .944 .713 165 .854 0.8 0.1 1.000 .250 .125
1982 43 STL NL 13 12 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .267 .077 .330 .000 .388 .077 .718 -77 .000 -2.9 -0.3 .083 .083 .000
1983 44 STL NL 5 5 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .264 .000 .333 .000 .392 .000 .725 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
28 Seasons 1362 1075 83 2.1 97 .247 .185 .260 .227 .331 .267 .393 .494 .723 37 .222 -110.6 -11.7 .395 .135 .082 7.6
162 Game Avg. 263 207 16 2.1 97 .247 .185 .260 .227 .331 .267 .393 .494 .723 37 .222 -110.6 -11.7 .395 .135 .082 1
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
MIN (15 yrs) 1102 862 70 2.2 96 .254 .191 .258 .235 .329 .275 .392 .510 .722 42 .240 -82.4 -8.7 .411 .142 .084 6.2
PHI (4 yrs) 191 156 9 1.6 99 .233 .171 .268 .197 .336 .238 .394 .434 .730 19 .136 -20.8 -2.2 .322 .088 .066 .0
STL (4 yrs) 68 56 4 1.9 97 .179 .136 .269 .190 .333 .220 .391 .411 .724 14 .193 -7.2 -0.7 .353 .169 .085 1.0
CHW (3 yrs) 1 1 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .262 .000 .327 .000 .376 .000 .703 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
AL (19 yrs) 1103 863 70 2.2 96 .253 .191 .258 .235 .329 .275 .392 .510 .722 41 .240 -82.6 -8.8 .410 .141 .084 6.2
NL (8 yrs) 259 212 13 1.7 98 .220 .163 .269 .195 .335 .233 .393 .429 .728 18 .150 -28.0 -2.9 .330 .108 .071 1.3

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1965 26 MIN AL WS LAD L 3 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0
1970 31 MIN AL ALCS BAL L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 37 PHI NL NLCS CIN L 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 1 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 5 10 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .222 .222 .222 .444 2 0 0 1 0 0
1 ALCS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 3 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1962 MIN AL 23 DNP
1966 MIN AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 CHW AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (2 Appearances) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1959 20 WSH AL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0.00 0%
1960 21 WSH AL 14 0.0% 42.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.3 1.33 57%
1961 22 MIN AL 71 0.0% 18.3% 5.6% 5.6% 27% 3.25 4.8 63.0 1.29 70%
1962 23 MIN AL 109 0.9% 36.7% 7.3% 4.6% 28% 5.00 2.5 100.0 10.0 1.63 55%
1963 24 MIN AL 66 1.5% 28.8% 3.0% 3.0% 25% 9.50 3.2 61.0 7.6 1.06 62%
1964 25 MIN AL 98 3.1% 31.6% 11.2% 4.1% 29% 2.82 2.7 27.7 7.5 1.80 51%
1965 26 MIN AL 101 1.0% 28.7% 3.0% 5.0% 22% 9.67 3.2 93.0 10.3 2.46 64%
1966 27 MIN AL 124 1.6% 33.1% 4.0% 4.0% 22% 8.20 2.9 59.0 9.1 1.12 60%
1967 28 MIN AL 107 0.9% 24.3% 6.5% 4.7% 29% 3.71 3.8 99.0 24.8 1.27 67%
1968 29 MIN AL 79 0.0% 22.8% 2.5% 3.8% 25% 9.00 4.3 15.4 1.18 75%
1969 30 MIN AL 95 2.1% 21.1% 4.2% 10.5% 56% 5.00 4.4 43.5 8.7 1.60 69%
1970 31 MIN AL 88 1.1% 22.7% 6.8% 2.3% 13% 3.33 3.8 76.0 9.5 1.21 64%
1971 32 MIN AL 102 0.0% 15.7% 2.0% 2.9% 20% 8.00 5.8 18.6 0.97 75%
1972 33 MIN AL 47 4.3% 34.0% 2.1% 10.6% 39% 16.00 2.8 22.5 11.3 1.67 57%
1974 35 CHW AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 100%
1976 37 PHI NL 83 1.2% 28.9% 2.4% 6.0% 36% 12.00 3.3 79.0 9.9 1.00 66%
1977 38 PHI NL 56 0.0% 21.4% 3.6% 5.4% 30% 6.00 4.4 26.5 1.46 73%
1978 39 PHI NL 50 0.0% 30.0% 0.0% 2.0% 14% 3.2 12.0 1.25 66%
1979 40 PHI NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1980 41 STL NL 41 2.4% 31.7% 4.9% 4.9% 40% 6.50 2.7 35.0 17.5 1.10 51%
1981 42 STL NL 9 0.0% 0.0% 11.1% 11.1% 33% 0.00 4.0 4.00 89%
1982 43 STL NL 13 0.0% 30.8% 7.7% 0.0% 4.00 3.0 3.00 62%
1983 44 STL NL 5 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 2.00 40%
25 Seasons 1362 1.2% 27.0% 4.6% 4.8% 28% 5.83 3.4 78.2 11.8 1.33 64%
MLB Averages
PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1959 20 WSH AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 21 WSH AL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 22 MIN AL 1 0 50% 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 39% 7 5 2 2 1 1 4 2 2
1962 23 MIN AL 1 0 32% 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 57% 9 5 4 2 0 1 3 0 3
1963 24 MIN AL 1 0 9% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1964 25 MIN AL 1 0 36% 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 60% 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2
1965 26 MIN AL 2 0 20% 39 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 44% 4 3 1 0 0 0 5 2 3
1966 27 MIN AL 1 0 39% 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14% 6 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1967 28 MIN AL 1 0 26% 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17% 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1968 29 MIN AL 1 0 50% 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14% 5 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
1969 30 MIN AL 0 0 29% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 50% 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
1970 31 MIN AL 5 0 76% 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 46% 14 11 3 0 0 0 8 1 7
1971 32 MIN AL 2 0 35% 39 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 27% 5 5 0 1 0 1 5 3 2
1972 33 MIN AL 0 0 8% 28 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20% 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
1974 35 CHW AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 37 PHI NL 2 0 20% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25% 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1
1977 38 PHI NL 0 0 33% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17% 4 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1978 39 PHI NL 0 0 50% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20% 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1
1979 40 PHI NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 41 STL NL 0 0 50% 10 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
1981 42 STL NL 0 0 50% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1982 43 STL NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 44 STL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Seasons 18 0 35% 526 5 1 83% 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 16 37 36% 73 55 17 15 10 3 40 14 26
MLB Averages
ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1959 20 WSH AL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1960 21 WSH AL 14 64% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 9 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1961 22 MIN AL 71 86% 15 0 0 0 0 1.06 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 14 2 14% 13 2 15% 35 1 3% 0 0 3 1 33% 0
1962 23 MIN AL 109 90% 18 2 0 0 0 0.70 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 0 0% 19 3 16% 67 9 13% 7 3 43% 7 3 43% 0
1963 24 MIN AL 66 74% 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 11 1 9% 17 1 6% 46 7 15% 7 3 43% 9 4 44% 0
1964 25 MIN AL 98 80% 14 1 0 0 0 2.26 3 0 6 3 0 1 2 0 3 3 100% 19 1 5% 19 6 32% 77 8 10% 7 4 57% 6 3 50% 0
1965 26 MIN AL 102 74% 23 3 0 0 0 3.26 1 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 100% 22 1 5% 22 5 23% 76 10 13% 10 3 30% 5 2 40% 0
1966 27 MIN AL 124 63% 23 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 100% 36 1 3% 37 4 11% 99 13 13% 12 2 17% 8 2 25% 0
1967 28 MIN AL 107 69% 17 3 1 0 0 1.04 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 16 2 13% 17 6 35% 57 5 9% 3 2 67% 2 0 0% 0
1968 29 MIN AL 79 73% 12 2 1 0 0 2.14 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 20% 12 0 0% 40 5 13% 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 0
1969 30 MIN AL 95 60% 18 2 0 0 0 3.14 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 100% 20 0 0% 21 3 14% 60 8 13% 4 1 25% 8 2 25% 0
1970 31 MIN AL 88 69% 15 2 0 0 0 1.31 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 100% 21 2 10% 18 3 17% 69 7 10% 5 2 40% 7 3 43% 0
1971 32 MIN AL 102 64% 15 3 2 0 0 0.77 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 78% 26 0 0% 25 8 32% 75 6 8% 8 3 38% 5 1 20% 0
1972 33 MIN AL 47 77% 13 1 0 0 0 3.14 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 50% 5 0 0% 6 1 17% 17 2 12% 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 0
1974 35 CHW AL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1976 37 PHI NL 83 66% 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 50% 16 0 0% 15 3 20% 68 8 12% 4 2 50% 5 1 20% 0
1977 38 PHI NL 56 59% 10 1 0 0 0 0.51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 11 1 9% 10 0 0% 35 2 6% 4 0 0% 6 3 50% 0
1978 39 PHI NL 50 66% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 10 1 10% 10 1 10% 33 4 12% 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 0
1979 40 PHI NL 2 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1980 41 STL NL 41 76% 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 6 4 67% 8 0 0% 11 3 27% 33 1 3% 6 1 17% 3 1 33% 0
1981 42 STL NL 9 67% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 10 2 20% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1982 43 STL NL 13 85% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 9 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1983 44 STL NL 5 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
25 Seasons 1363 72% 232 20 4 0 0 1.79 16 0 45 15 1 8 8 0 43 34 79% 271 14 5% 282 51 18% 922 98 11% 83 29 35% 85 28 33% 0
MLB Averages
PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1959 20 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 21 16 15 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .133 .133 .133 .267 -28 2 0 0 0 0 0
1961 22 63 86 78 10 17 3 1 0 1 0 0 4 20 .218 .265 .282 .547 44 22 2 1 3 0 0
1962 23 111 195 178 19 35 6 2 1 11 0 0 12 60 .197 .250 .270 .520 38 48 2 1 3 1 0
1963 24 147 261 239 21 43 7 2 2 19 0 0 14 79 .180 .233 .251 .485 30 60 3 3 4 1 0
1964 25 193 359 322 32 57 8 2 5 30 0 0 25 110 .177 .241 .261 .502 36 84 4 3 7 2 0
1965 26 249 460 415 38 80 12 2 6 39 2 0 28 139 .193 .247 .275 .521 42 114 5 3 10 4 0
1966 27 296 584 533 50 103 14 3 8 52 2 0 33 180 .193 .243 .276 .518 42 147 6 3 11 4 0
1967 28 341 691 632 57 120 17 4 9 56 2 0 40 206 .190 .240 .272 .512 41 172 8 3 12 4 0
1968 29 377 770 709 64 132 20 4 9 61 2 0 42 224 .186 .234 .264 .497 38 187 10 3 12 4 0
1969 30 420 865 796 72 150 28 4 11 71 2 0 46 244 .188 .235 .275 .510 41 219 10 4 14 5 0
1970 31 476 953 872 89 165 29 4 12 79 2 0 52 264 .189 .237 .273 .510 41 238 12 5 18 6 1
1971 32 530 1055 965 95 180 32 4 12 84 4 0 54 280 .187 .232 .265 .497 38 256 12 5 25 6 1
1972 33 554 1102 1010 98 193 35 4 14 88 4 1 55 296 .191 .235 .275 .510 42 278 12 5 26 6 1
1973 34 1112 2204 2020 198 386 70 8 28 176 8 2 110 592 .191 .235 .275 .510 42 556 24 10 52 12 2
1974 35 557 1103 1011 99 193 35 4 14 88 4 1 55 296 .191 .235 .275 .510 41 278 12 5 26 6 1
1975 36 557 1103 1011 99 193 35 4 14 88 4 1 55 296 .191 .235 .275 .510 41 278 12 5 26 6 1
1976 37 599 1186 1090 103 207 38 5 15 96 4 1 57 320 .190 .232 .275 .507 41 300 12 5 27 7 1
1977 38 635 1242 1143 107 217 41 5 15 98 4 1 59 332 .190 .231 .274 .505 40 313 13 5 28 7 1
1978 39 661 1292 1191 111 224 42 5 15 102 4 1 59 347 .188 .229 .270 .498 38 321 14 6 29 7 1
1979 40 1328 2588 2384 222 448 84 10 30 204 8 2 118 696 .188 .229 .269 .499 38 642 28 14 58 14 2
1980 41 1426 2670 2454 230 458 86 10 32 208 10 2 122 722 .187 .228 .269 .497 38 660 28 14 66 14 2
1981 42 754 1344 1235 117 232 44 5 16 106 5 1 62 361 .188 .230 .270 .500 38 334 14 7 33 7 1
1982 43 816 1357 1247 117 232 44 5 16 106 5 1 63 365 .186 .228 .268 .496 37 334 14 7 33 7 1
1983 44 840 1362 1251 117 232 44 5 16 106 5 1 63 367 .185 .227 .267 .494 37 334 14 7 34 7 1

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1959 20 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1960 21 14 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 13
1961 22 47 67 62 9 14 3 1 0 1 0 4 13 .226 .284 .306 .590 5 47
1962 23 48 110 101 9 19 3 1 1 10 0 8 40 .188 .245 .267 .513 7 48
1963 24 36 65 61 2 8 1 0 1 7 0 2 19 .131 .185 .197 .381 2 36
1964 25 46 99 85 12 16 1 0 3 12 0 13 31 .188 .293 .306 .599 8 46
1965 26 56 99 94 6 24 4 0 1 10 2 3 29 .255 .273 .330 .603 9 56
1966 27 47 125 120 13 24 2 1 2 14 0 5 41 .200 .232 .283 .515 8 47
1967 28 45 107 100 7 18 3 1 1 4 0 7 26 .180 .234 .260 .494 6 45
1968 29 36 80 78 9 13 3 0 0 6 0 2 18 .167 .188 .205 .393 3 36
1969 30 43 95 89 9 20 9 0 2 11 0 4 20 .225 .263 .393 .656 9 43
1970 31 56 84 76 16 15 1 0 1 8 0 6 20 .197 .262 .250 .512 5 56
1971 32 54 97 95 6 17 3 0 0 5 2 2 16 .179 .196 .211 .406 4 54
1972 33 25 49 48 4 15 3 0 2 5 0 1 17 .313 .327 .500 .827 8 24
1974 35 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1976 37 42 83 80 4 15 3 1 1 9 0 2 24 .188 .205 .288 .492 5 42
1977 38 36 55 53 4 10 3 0 0 2 0 2 12 .189 .218 .245 .463 3 36
1978 39 26 49 48 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 15 .000 .020 .000 .020 1 26
1979 40 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 3
1980 41 49 37 35 4 5 1 0 1 2 1 2 13 .143 .189 .257 .446 2 49
1981 42 62 15 13 3 5 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 .385 .467 .538 1.005 3 41
1982 43 62 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .077 .000 .077 0 62
1983 44 24 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 24
23 Seasons 861 1352 1272 120 238 45 5 16 112 5 66 368 .187 .230 .268 .498 88 838
162 Game Avg. 162 254 239 23 45 8 1 3 21 1 12 69 .187 .230 .268 .498 17 838
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1989 BBWAA (19.5%)
1990 BBWAA (17.8%)
1991 BBWAA (14.0%)
1992 BBWAA (26.5%)
1993 BBWAA (29.6%)
1994 BBWAA (21.5%)
1995 BBWAA (21.7%)
1996 BBWAA (19.4%)
1997 BBWAA (22.6%)
1998 BBWAA (27.3%)
1999 BBWAA (20.1%)
2000 BBWAA (25.1%)
2001 BBWAA (26.2%)
2002 BBWAA (23.1%)
2003 BBWAA (26.2%)

All-Star Games
1962-2
1966 *
1975 *

Awards (yr lg award)
1966 AL TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1966 AL (5, 30%)
1967 AL (20, 1%)
1975 AL (28, 1%)
0.32 Career Shares (571st)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1975 AL (4, 6%)
0.06 Career Shares (194th)

Gold Gloves
1962 AL (P)
1963 AL (P)
1964 AL (P)
1965 AL (P)
1966 AL (P)
1967 AL (P)
1968 AL (P)
1969 AL (P)
1970 AL (P)
1971 AL (P)
1972 AL (P)
1973 AL (P)
1974 AL (P)
1975 AL (P)
1976 NL (P)
1977 NL (P)
All multiple winners

Oldest s c a p y
1976 NL  born 1938-11-07 (5th)
1977 NL  born 1938-11-07 (5th)
1978 NL  born 1938-11-07 (5th)
1979 NL  born 1938-11-07 (5th)
1979 AL  born 1938-11-07 (1st)
1980 NL  born 1938-11-07 (4th)
1980 AL  born 1938-11-07 (3rd)
1981 NL  born 1938-11-07 (2nd)
1982 NL  born 1938-11-07 (2nd)
1983 NL  born 1938-11-07 (1st)

Youngest s c a p y
1959 AL  born 1938-11-07 (8th)

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Charley Root (970)
  2. Jack Quinn (968)
  3. Hooks Dauss (965)
  4. Lew Burdette (963)
  5. Sam Jones (962)
  6. Claude Osteen (956)
  7. Freddie Fitzsimmons (955)
  8. Herb Pennock (954) *
  9. Don Drysdale (954) *
  10. Claude Passeau (951)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Ray Sadecki (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Tony Cloninger (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Ray Sadecki (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Tony Cloninger (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Tony Cloninger (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Claude Osteen (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Pete Alexander (970) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Warren Spahn (974) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Warren Spahn (981) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Claude Passeau (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Claude Passeau (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Claude Passeau (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Lew Burdette (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Charley Root (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Charley Root (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Charley Root (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Jack Quinn (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Jack Quinn (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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