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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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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1959 20 WSH AL 0 2 .000 12.60 3 2 0 0 0 0 5.0 7 9 7 1 4 0 2 2 0 0 29 31 2.200 12.6 1.8 7.2 3.6 0.50
1960 21 WSH AL 1 5 .167 5.58 13 9 2 0 0 0 50.0 48 39 31 8 31 2 25 5 0 2 228 71 1.580 8.6 1.4 5.6 4.5 0.81
1961 22 MIN AL 9 17 .346 3.90 36 29 3 8 1 0 200.2 188 105 87 12 82 1 122 11 1 10 865 109 1.346 8.4 0.5 3.7 5.5 1.49
1962 23 MIN AL 18 14 .563 3.14 39 35 2 16 5 1 269.0 243 106 94 23 75 5 173 18 0 13 1112 130 1.182 8.1 0.8 2.5 5.8 2.31 AS,GG
1963 24 MIN AL 10 10 .500 4.19 31 27 1 7 1 1 178.1 195 96 83 24 38 1 105 9 0 6 764 88 1.307 9.8 1.2 1.9 5.3 2.76 GG
1964 25 MIN AL 17 11 .607 3.22 36 34 1 13 0 1 243.0 231 100 87 23 60 5 171 9 1 13 1009 111 1.198 8.6 0.9 2.2 6.3 2.85 GG
1965 26 MIN AL 18 11 .621 2.83 45 42 2 7 2 2 264.1 267 121 83 25 63 6 154 5 0 3 1115 126 1.248 9.1 0.9 2.1 5.2 2.44 GG
1966 27 MIN AL 25 13 .658 2.75 41 41 0 19 3 0 304.2 271 114 93 29 55 4 205 3 0 12 1227 131 1.070 8.0 0.9 1.6 6.1 3.73 AS,MVP-5,GG
1967 28 MIN AL 16 13 .552 3.04 42 38 1 13 2 0 263.1 269 110 89 21 42 2 211 9 1 9 1100 114 1.181 9.2 0.7 1.4 7.2 5.02 MVP-20,GG
1968 29 MIN AL 14 12 .538 2.94 30 29 0 9 2 0 208.0 192 78 68 16 40 0 130 3 0 5 854 106 1.115 8.3 0.7 1.7 5.6 3.25 GG
1969 30 MIN AL 14 13 .519 3.49 40 32 4 10 0 1 242.1 252 114 94 23 75 15 139 9 0 9 1048 106 1.349 9.4 0.9 2.8 5.2 1.85 GG
1970 31 MIN AL 14 10 .583 3.56 45 34 3 4 1 0 230.1 244 110 91 26 58 8 120 3 0 11 972 107 1.311 9.5 1.0 2.3 4.7 2.07 GG
1971 32 MIN AL 13 14 .481 3.32 39 38 0 15 4 0 260.1 275 104 96 16 47 9 137 6 0 8 1098 107 1.237 9.5 0.6 1.6 4.7 2.91 GG
1972 33 MIN AL 10 2 .833 2.06 15 15 0 5 0 0 113.1 94 36 26 6 20 2 64 0 0 2 443 156 1.006 7.5 0.5 1.6 5.1 3.20 GG
1973 34 TOT AL 15 13 .536 4.37 36 35 1 10 3 0 224.1 250 124 109 30 43 1 109 4 0 3 951 91 1.306 10.0 1.2 1.7 4.4 2.53 GG
1973 34 MIN AL 11 12 .478 4.41 29 28 1 7 2 0 181.2 206 101 89 26 39 1 93 4 0 3 778 90 1.349 10.2 1.3 1.9 4.6 2.38
1973 34 CHW AL 4 1 .800 4.22 7 7 0 3 1 0 42.2 44 23 20 4 4 0 16 0 0 0 173 95 1.125 9.3 0.8 0.8 3.4 4.00
1974 35 CHW AL 21 13 .618 2.92 42 39 0 15 3 0 277.1 263 106 90 18 63 3 142 6 0 4 1137 129 1.175 8.5 0.6 2.0 4.6 2.25 GG
1975 36 CHW AL 20 14 .588 3.11 43 41 1 12 1 0 303.2 321 121 105 20 77 0 142 9 2 0 1279 125 1.311 9.5 0.6 2.3 4.2 1.84 AS,CYA-4,MVP-28,GG
1976 37 PHI NL 12 14 .462 3.48 38 35 1 7 1 0 227.2 241 95 88 21 32 3 83 0 0 1 924 103 1.199 9.5 0.8 1.3 3.3 2.59 GG
1977 38 PHI NL 6 11 .353 5.39 35 27 3 2 0 0 160.1 211 100 96 20 40 6 55 2 0 2 709 75 1.565 11.8 1.1 2.2 3.1 1.38 GG
1978 39 PHI NL 8 5 .615 4.10 26 24 0 2 1 0 140.1 150 67 64 9 32 6 48 5 0 5 586 87 1.297 9.6 0.6 2.1 3.1 1.50
1979 40 TOT MLB 3 3 .500 3.92 43 2 15 0 0 2 66.2 73 33 29 5 19 4 25 2 0 2 286 103 1.380 9.9 0.7 2.6 3.4 1.32
1979 40 PHI NL 1 0 1.000 4.32 3 1 2 0 0 0 8.1 9 4 4 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 37 88 1.680 9.7 1.1 5.4 2.2 0.40
1979 40 NYY AL 2 3 .400 3.86 40 1 13 0 0 2 58.1 64 29 25 4 14 2 23 2 0 2 249 105 1.337 9.9 0.6 2.2 3.5 1.64
1980 41 TOT MLB 8 8 .500 3.94 53 14 25 6 1 4 134.2 148 66 59 6 37 13 37 0 1 4 573 94 1.374 9.9 0.4 2.5 2.5 1.00
1980 41 NYY AL 0 1 .000 7.20 4 0 3 0 0 0 5.0 8 5 4 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 27 54 2.400 14.4 0.0 7.2 1.8 0.25
1980 41 STL NL 8 7 .533 3.82 49 14 22 6 1 4 129.2 140 61 55 6 33 11 36 0 1 3 546 97 1.334 9.7 0.4 2.3 2.5 1.09
1981 42 STL NL 6 6 .500 3.40 41 1 16 0 0 4 53.0 60 25 20 2 17 8 8 0 0 2 229 105 1.453 10.2 0.3 2.9 1.4 0.47
1982 43 STL NL 5 3 .625 4.08 62 2 12 0 0 2 75.0 79 40 34 6 23 9 35 2 0 2 321 89 1.360 9.5 0.7 2.8 4.2 1.52
1983 44 STL NL 0 0 3.89 24 0 9 0 0 0 34.2 48 19 15 5 10 3 19 0 0 0 162 93 1.673 12.5 1.3 2.6 4.9 1.90
25 Seasons 283 237 .544 3.45 898 625 102 180 31 18 4530.1 4620 2038 1738 395 1083 116 2461 122 6 128 19021 107 1.259 9.2 0.8 2.2 4.9 2.27
162 Game Avg. 13 11 .544 3.45 40 28 5 8 1 1 202 206 91 78 18 48 5 110 5 0 6 849 107 1.259 9.2 0.8 2.2 4.9 2.27
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
MIN (15 yrs) 190 159 .544 3.34 484 433 20 133 23 6 3014.1 2982 1343 1118 279 729 61 1851 96 3 106 12642 110 1.231 8.9 0.8 2.2 5.5 2.54
PHI (4 yrs) 27 30 .474 4.23 102 87 6 11 2 0 536.2 611 266 252 51 109 17 188 7 0 8 2256 88 1.342 10.2 0.9 1.8 3.2 1.72
STL (4 yrs) 19 16 .543 3.82 176 17 59 6 1 10 292.1 327 145 124 19 83 31 98 2 1 7 1258 96 1.403 10.1 0.6 2.6 3.0 1.18
CHW (3 yrs) 45 28 .616 3.10 92 87 1 30 5 0 623.2 628 250 215 42 144 3 300 15 2 4 2589 124 1.238 9.1 0.6 2.1 4.3 2.08
NYY (2 yrs) 2 4 .333 4.12 44 1 16 0 0 2 63.1 72 34 29 4 18 4 24 2 0 3 276 98 1.421 10.2 0.6 2.6 3.4 1.33
AL (19 yrs) 237 191 .554 3.31 620 521 37 163 28 8 3701.1 3682 1627 1362 325 891 68 2175 113 5 113 15507 112 1.236 9.0 0.8 2.2 5.3 2.44
NL (8 yrs) 46 46 .500 4.08 278 104 65 17 3 10 829.0 938 411 376 70 192 48 286 9 1 15 3514 91 1.363 10.2 0.8 2.1 3.1 1.49

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1965 26 MIN AL WS L LAD 1 2 .333 3.77 3 3 0 1 0 0 14.1 18 7 6 1 2 0 6 1 0 0 65 1.395 11.3 0.6 1.3 3.8 3.00
1970 31 MIN AL ALCS L BAL 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 6 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15 4.000 27.0 0.0 9.0 4.5 0.50
1976 37 PHI NL NLCS L CIN 0 0 3.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 21 0.667 3.0 0.0 3.0 1.5 0.50
1982 43 STL NL WS W MIL 0 0 3.86 4 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 4 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 12 2.571 15.4 0.0 7.7 7.7 1.00
4 Seasons (4 Series) 1 3 .250 4.01 9 5 0 1 0 0 24.2 30 14 11 1 8 2 10 1 0 1 113 1.541 10.9 0.4 2.9 3.6 1.25
1 ALCS 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 6 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15 4.000 27.0 0.0 9.0 4.5 0.50
1 NLCS 0 0 3.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 21 0.667 3.0 0.0 3.0 1.5 0.50
2 WS 1 2 .333 3.78 7 3 0 1 0 0 16.2 22 8 7 1 4 1 8 1 0 1 77 1.560 11.9 0.5 2.2 4.3 2.00

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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 TOT AL 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
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 TOT MLB 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 48 0 0 1 0 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 TOT MLB 49 41 35 4 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 .143 .189 .257 .446 22 9 0 0 4 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
25 Seasons 840 1362 1251 117 232 44 5 16 106 5 1 63 353 .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 68 .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

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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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1959 WSH AL 20 P 3 2 5.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.80 0.33 1.000 1.98 0.87
1960 WSH AL 21 P 13 9 50.0 11 0 11 0 1 1.000 1.98 0.85 .964 1.96 0.78
1961 MIN AL 22 P 36 29 200.2 62 19 41 2 8 .968 2.69 1.67 .953 2.05 0.83
1962 MIN AL 23 P 39 35 269.0 91 16 72 3 6 .967 2.94 2.26 .957 2.08 0.79 AS,GG
1963 MIN AL 24 P 31 27 178.1 63 19 43 1 5 .984 3.13 2.00 .954 1.99 0.79 GG
1964 MIN AL 25 P 36 34 243.0 69 16 48 5 6 .928 2.37 1.78 .958 1.90 0.72 GG
1965 MIN AL 26 P 45 42 264.1 85 15 64 6 3 .929 2.69 1.76 .952 2.04 0.75 GG
1966 MIN AL 27 P 41 41 304.1 68 19 46 3 5 .956 1.92 1.59 .951 1.99 0.75 AS,MVP-5,GG
1967 MIN AL 28 P 42 38 263.1 62 13 46 3 0 .952 2.02 1.40 .956 1.96 0.74 MVP-20,GG
1968 MIN AL 29 P 30 29 208.0 42 10 31 1 0 .976 1.77 1.37 .957 1.89 0.73 GG
1969 MIN AL 30 P 40 32 242.1 46 9 29 8 4 .826 1.41 0.95 .957 1.88 0.69 GG
1970 MIN AL 31 P 45 34 230.1 62 15 43 4 5 .935 2.27 1.29 .952 1.86 0.67 GG
1971 MIN AL 32 P 39 38 260.1 55 13 41 1 4 .982 1.87 1.38 .956 1.98 0.77 GG
1972 MIN AL 33 P 15 15 113.1 26 5 19 2 0 .923 1.91 1.60 .950 1.86 0.75 GG
1973 TOT AL 34 P 36 35 224.4 37 10 26 1 2 .973 1.44 1.00 .949 1.86 0.86 GG
1973 MIN AL 34 P 29 28 181.2 32 9 22 1 2 .969 1.54 1.07 .950 1.86 0.86
1973 CHW AL 34 P 7 7 42.2 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.05 0.71 .940 1.86 0.86
1974 CHW AL 35 P 42 39 277.1 49 14 33 2 3 .959 1.53 1.12 .947 1.81 0.83 GG
1975 CHW AL 36 P 43 41 303.2 55 15 39 1 2 .982 1.60 1.26 .938 1.87 0.85 AS,CYA-4,MVP-28,GG
1976 PHI NL 37 P 38 35 227.2 39 18 19 2 3 .949 1.46 0.97 .951 1.88 0.72 GG
1977 PHI NL 38 P 35 27 160.1 29 7 19 3 1 .897 1.46 0.74 .952 1.85 0.67 GG
1978 PHI NL 39 P 26 24 140.1 20 5 15 0 4 1.000 1.28 0.77 .950 1.91 0.72
1979 TOT MLB 40 P 43 2 66.2 12 5 6 1 0 .917 1.48 0.26 .950 1.90 0.80
1979 PHI NL 40 P 3 1 8.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.08 0.33 .900 1.84 0.67
1979 NYY AL 40 P 40 1 58.1 11 5 5 1 0 .909 1.54 0.25 .955 1.91 0.81
1980 TOT MLB 41 P 53 14 134.2 26 5 19 2 2 .923 1.60 0.45 .954 1.90 0.70
1980 NYY AL 41 P 4 0 5.0 5 1 3 1 1 .800 7.20 1.00 .960 1.80 0.78
1980 STL NL 41 P 49 14 129.2 21 4 16 1 1 .952 1.39 0.41 .952 1.91 0.69
1981 STL NL 42 P 41 1 53.0 19 4 13 2 1 .895 2.89 0.41 .963 1.97 0.68
1982 STL NL 43 P 62 2 75.0 24 8 14 2 0 .917 2.64 0.35 .954 1.96 0.70
1983 STL NL 44 P 24 0 34.2 9 2 6 1 0 .889 2.08 0.33 .956 1.92 0.68
25 Seasons P 898 625 4530.0 1062 262 744 56 65 .947 2.00 1.12 .953 1.93 0.75
25 Seasons TOT 898 625 4530.0 1062 262 744 56 65 .947 2.00 1.12 .900 1.93 0.75
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1962-2
1966 *
1975 *

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

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

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1966-AL-5-30%
1967-AL-20-1%
1975-AL-28-1%
0.32 Career Shares (566th)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1975-AL--4--6%
0.06 Career Shares (193rd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1962 AL--3.145--6th
1966 AL--2.747--6th
1974 AL--2.921--9th

Wins s c a p y
1962 AL--18--6th
1964 AL--17--8th
1965 AL--18--3rd
1966 AL--25--1st
1967 AL--16--6th
1974 AL--21--7th
1975 AL--20--4th
Career--283--31st

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1966 AL--.658--4th
1974 AL--.618--6th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1962 AL--1.182--6th
1966 AL--1.070--4th
1974 AL--1.175--7th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1963 AL--1.918--8th
1964 AL--2.222--7th
1965 AL--2.145--7th
1966 AL--1.625--1st
1967 AL--1.435--2nd
1968 AL--1.731--4th
1969 AL--2.785--8th
1970 AL--2.266--6th
1971 AL--1.625--3rd
1973 AL--1.725--1st
1974 AL--2.045--4th
1975 AL--2.282--6th
1976 NL--1.265--2nd
Career--2.152--135th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1967 AL--7.211--10th

Games Played s c a p y
Career--898--24th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1962 AL--269.0--2nd
1964 AL--243.0--10th
1965 AL--264.3--4th
1966 AL--304.7--1st
1967 AL--263.3--4th
1975 AL--303.7--4th
Career--4530.3--26th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1962 AL--173--4th
1964 AL--171--10th
1966 AL--205--2nd
1967 AL--211--6th
Career--2461--33rd

Games Started s c a p y
1962 AL--35--4th
1965 AL--42--1st
1966 AL--41--1st
1967 AL--38--3rd
1971 AL--38--6th
1974 AL--39--9th
1975 AL--41--2nd
1976 NL--35--9th
Career--625--16th

Complete Games s c a p y
1962 AL--16--2nd
1964 AL--13--3rd
1966 AL--19--1st
1967 AL--13--4th
Career--180--172nd

Shutouts s c a p y
1962 AL--5--1st
1966 AL--3--7th
1971 AL--4--7th
Career--31--103rd

Home Runs s c a p y
1965 AL--25--5th
1966 AL--29--4th
1967 AL--21--6th
1973 AL--30--8th
1976 NL--21--5th
Career--395--13th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
Career--1083--80th

Hits s c a p y
1962 AL--243--4th
1964 AL--231--6th
1965 AL--267--1st
1966 AL--271--1st
1967 AL--269--1st
1969 AL--252--3rd
1971 AL--275--2nd
1975 AL--321--1st
1976 NL--241--7th
Career--4620--16th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1962 AL--2.307--9th
1963 AL--2.763--10th
1964 AL--2.850--6th
1965 AL--2.444--9th
1966 AL--3.727--1st
1967 AL--5.024--2nd
1968 AL--3.250--7th
1971 AL--2.915--7th
1973 AL--2.535--4th
1974 AL--2.254--7th
1976 NL--2.594--6th
Career--2.272--147th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1961 AL--.538--5th
1962 AL--.769--9th
1971 AL--.553--10th
1975 AL--.593--9th

Losses s c a p y
1961 AL--17--3rd
1962 AL--14--6th
1966 AL--13--10th
1976 NL--14--8th
Career--237--16th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1966 AL--93--4th
1967 AL--89--8th
1971 AL--96--10th
1976 NL--88--10th
1977 NL--96--8th
Career--1738--17th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1961 AL--10--1st
1962 AL--13--1st
1964 AL--13--3rd
1966 AL--12--2nd
1967 AL--9--10th
1970 AL--11--8th
1971 AL--8--10th
Career--128--38th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1961 AL--11--1st
1962 AL--18--1st
1963 AL--9--4th
1964 AL--9--3rd
1967 AL--9--4th
1969 AL--9--6th
1975 AL--9--4th
Career--122--32nd

Batters Faced s c a p y
1962 AL--1112--2nd
1964 AL--1009--8th
1965 AL--1115--3rd
1966 AL--1227--1st
1967 AL--1100--3rd
1975 AL--1279--2nd
Career--19021--21st

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1962 AL--130--5th
1966 AL--131--4th
1974 AL--129--7th
1975 AL--125--7th

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 AL--born 1938-11-07--1st
1979 NL--born 1938-11-07--5th
1980 AL--born 1938-11-07--3rd
1980 NL--born 1938-11-07--4th
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

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 16 (134), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 125 (141), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 130 (57), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 44 (53), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 17, 1957: Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent.

August 15, 1973: Selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Minnesota Twins.

December 10, 1975: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Mike Buskey to the Philadelphia Phillies for Alan Bannister, Dick Ruthven and Roy Thomas.

May 11, 1979: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Philadelphia Phillies.

November 1, 1979: Granted Free Agency.

April 1, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

April 30, 1980: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the New York Yankees.

July 6, 1983: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

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