Jim Kaat

Q: When was Jim Kaat born?

Jim Kaat was born on November 7, 1938.

Q: Where was Jim Kaat born?

Jim Kaat was born in Zeeland, MI .

Q: How much did Jim Kaat weigh when playing?

Jim Kaat weighed 205 lbs (92 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Jim Kaat in the Hall of Fame?

Jim Kaat was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2022.

Q: How many strikeouts did Jim Kaat have?

Jim Kaat had 2,461 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Jim Kaat played for?

Jim Kaat played for 6 teams; the Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals.

Q: How many World Series has Jim Kaat won?

Jim Kaat has won 1 World Series.

Q: What are Jim Kaat's nicknames?

Kitty is a nickname for 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

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1957	18	WSH-min	D-	5	6	.455	3.70	14	11		4	0		73.0	65	45	30	5	35		95	8	0	4				1.370	8.0	0.6	4.3	11.7	2.71	SPI NESL
1958	19	WSH-min	C	16	9	.640	2.99	39	30		15	5		223.0	189	108	74	8	118		245	9	1	4				1.377	7.6	0.3	4.8	9.9	2.08	MSO PION
1959	20	WSH-min	AA	8	8	.500	4.10	24	19		7	1		134.0	126	71	61	8	73	4	132	8	0	6				1.485	8.5	0.5	4.9	8.9	1.81	CNG SOUA
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	34	7.94	2.200	12.6	1.8	7.2	3.6	0.50
1960	21	WSH-min	AAA	7	10	.412	3.82	30	20		10	0		146.0	154	80	62	6	51	3	106	9	1	9				1.404	9.5	0.4	3.1	6.5	2.08	CHL AA
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	72	5.77	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	108	3.53	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	3.48	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	87	3.84	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	0	243.0	231	100	87	23	60	5	171	9	1	13	1009	112	3.28	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	3.35	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	3.02	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	115	2.55	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	107	2.76	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	3.64	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	3.86	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	2.81	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	157	2.49	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	3.96	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	89	4.11	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	96	3.32	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	1139	129	3.14	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	126	3.36	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	102	3.52	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	4.46	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	88	3.53	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	104	3.90	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	93	5.61	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	106	3.66	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	95	3.61	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	59	4.75	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	98	3.56	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	106	3.75	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	90	3.82	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	95	4.40	1.673	12.5	1.3	2.6	4.9	1.90
25 Yrs				283	237	.544	3.45	898	625	102	180	31	17	4530.1	4620	2038	1738	395	1083	116	2461	122	6	128	19023	108	3.41	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	108	3.41	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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
MIN (15 yrs)				190	159	.544	3.34	484	433	20	133	23	5	3014.1	2982	1343	1118	279	729	61	1851	96	3	106	12642	110	3.33	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	3.84	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	3.76	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	2591	124	3.26	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	99	3.74	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	7	3701.1	3682	1627	1362	325	891	68	2175	113	5	113	15509	112	3.32	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	3.81	1.363	10.2	0.8	2.1	3.1	1.49

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Jim Kaat?

Jim Kaat is 85 years old.

When was Jim Kaat born?

Jim Kaat was born on November 7, 1938.

Where was Jim Kaat born?

Jim Kaat was born in Zeeland, MI.

How tall is Jim Kaat?

Jim Kaat is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

How much did Jim Kaat weigh when playing?

Jim Kaat weighed 205 lbs (92 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jim Kaat play?

Jim Kaat played 25 seasons.

Is Jim Kaat in the Hall of Fame?

Jim Kaat was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2022.

What position did Jim Kaat play?

Jim Kaat was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Jim Kaat have?

Jim Kaat had 2,461 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Jim Kaat played for?

Jim Kaat played for 6 teams; the Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals.

How many World Series has Jim Kaat won?

Jim Kaat has won 1 World Series.

When did Jim Kaat retire?

Jim Kaat last played in 1983.

What are Jim Kaat's nicknames?