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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1959 20 WSH AL 0.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -145 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1960 21 WSH AL -0.1 13 14 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .143 .143 .143 .286 -23 .131 -54 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1961 22 MIN AL 0.4 47 71 63 10 15 3 1 0 1 0 0 4 13 .238 .294 .317 .612 61 .296 55 20 2 1 3 0 0 1H
1962 23 MIN AL 0.4 48 109 100 9 18 3 1 1 10 0 0 8 40 .180 .239 .260 .499 32 .239 21 26 0 0 0 1 0 1H AS,GG
1963 24 MIN AL 0.0 36 66 61 2 8 1 0 1 8 0 0 2 19 .131 .185 .197 .381 6 .194 -4 12 1 2 1 0 0 1/H GG
1964 25 MIN AL 0.8 46 98 83 11 14 1 0 3 11 0 0 11 31 .169 .263 .289 .552 53 .266 50 24 1 0 3 1 0 1H GG
1965 26 MIN AL 0.9 56 102 93 6 23 4 0 1 9 2 0 3 29 .247 .265 .323 .588 63 .287 59 30 1 0 3 2 0 1H GG
1966 27 MIN AL 0.5 47 124 118 12 23 2 1 2 13 0 0 5 41 .195 .228 .280 .507 41 .237 29 33 1 0 1 0 0 1/H AS,MVP-5,GG
1967 28 MIN AL 0.4 45 107 99 7 17 3 1 1 4 0 0 7 26 .172 .226 .253 .479 37 .233 26 25 2 0 1 0 0 1/H MVP-20,GG
1968 29 MIN AL -0.1 36 79 77 7 12 3 0 0 5 0 0 2 18 .156 .177 .195 .372 10 .184 -7 15 2 0 0 0 0 1/H GG
1969 30 MIN AL 0.7 43 95 87 8 18 8 0 2 10 0 0 4 20 .207 .247 .368 .615 68 .278 51 32 0 1 2 1 0 1/H GG
1970 31 MIN AL 0.6 56 88 76 17 15 1 0 1 8 0 0 6 20 .197 .262 .250 .512 41 .293 61 19 2 1 4 1 1 1H GG
1971 32 MIN AL 0.0 54 102 93 6 15 3 0 0 5 2 0 2 16 .161 .179 .194 .372 5 .198 -15 18 0 0 7 0 0 1H GG
1972 33 MIN AL 0.6 24 47 45 3 13 3 0 2 4 0 1 1 16 .289 .304 .489 .793 129 .354 129 22 0 0 1 0 0 1/H GG
1973 34 MIN AL 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/HD GG
1974 35 CHW AL 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -127 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 GG
1976 37 PHI NL 0.2 42 83 79 4 14 3 1 1 8 0 0 2 24 .177 .195 .278 .474 32 .239 26 22 0 0 1 1 0 1/H GG
1977 38 PHI NL 0.0 36 56 53 4 10 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 12 .189 .218 .245 .463 22 .211 -1 13 1 0 1 0 0 1/H GG
1978 39 PHI NL -0.1 26 50 48 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 15 .146 .163 .167 .330 -8 .154 -36 8 1 1 1 0 0 1
1979 40 PHI NL 0.0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 48 .372 118 0 0 1 0 0 0 /1
1980 41 STL NL 0.1 49 41 35 4 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 13 .143 .189 .257 .446 22 .213 -8 9 0 0 4 0 0 1
1981 42 STL NL 0.2 41 9 8 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .375 .444 .500 .944 165 .431 169 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 43 STL NL -0.1 62 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .077 .000 .077 -77 .054 -104 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 44 STL NL -0.1 24 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -207 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
24 Yrs 5.3 840 1363 1251 117 232 44 5 16 106 5 1 63 367 .185 .227 .267 .494 37 .241 26 334 14 7 34 7 1 1H/D
162 Game Avg 1.0 162 263 241 23 45 8 1 3 20 1 0 12 71 .185 .227 .267 .494 37 .241 26 64 3 1 7 1 0
MIN (15 Yrs) 5.0 556 1103 1010 99 193 35 4 14 88 4 1 55 296 .191 .235 .275 .510 42 .249 33 278 12 5 26 6 1 1H/D
STL (4 Yrs) 0.1 176 68 59 6 8 2 0 1 4 1 0 4 19 .136 .190 .220 .411 14 .198 -17 13 0 0 5 0 0 1
PHI (4 Yrs) 0.2 107 191 181 12 31 7 1 1 14 0 0 4 52 .171 .197 .238 .434 19 .210 3 43 2 2 3 1 0 1/H
CHW (1 Yr) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -127 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
AL (16 Yrs) 5.0 557 1104 1011 99 193 35 4 14 88 4 1 55 296 .191 .235 .275 .510 41 .249 33 278 12 5 26 6 1 1H/D
NL (8 Yrs) 0.2 283 259 240 18 39 9 1 2 18 1 0 8 71 .163 .195 .233 .429 18 .207 -2 56 2 2 8 1 0 1/H
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1965 26 MIN WS 3 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1970 31 MIN AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1976 37 PHI NL 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
1982 43 STL WS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
4 Yrs 9 10 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .222 .222 .222 .444 2 0 0 1 0 0 /1
162 Game Avg 162 180 162 0 36 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 108 .222 .222 .222 .444 36 0 0 18 0 0
MIN (2 Yrs) 4 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
STL (1 Yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
PHI (1 Yr) 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 (2 Yrs) 7 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
AL (1 Yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
NL (1 Yr) 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

Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1959 20 WSH AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .494 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1960 21 WSH AL 14 -2 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .496 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 1
1961 22 MIN AL 71 -4 0 0 0 8 4 0.4 0 4 0.4 .508 .502 0.4 0.0 4 1H
1962 23 MIN AL 109 -10 0 1 0 13 4 0.4 0 4 0.4 .508 .502 0.4 -0.1 4 1H AS,GG
1963 24 MIN AL 66 -7 0 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 0 1/H GG
1964 25 MIN AL 98 -5 1 0 0 10 7 0.7 0 7 0.8 .517 .505 0.8 -0.1 7 1H GG
1965 26 MIN AL 102 -4 0 1 0 11 8 0.9 0 8 0.9 .516 .505 0.9 0.0 8 1H GG
1966 27 MIN AL 124 -9 0 0 0 13 4 0.4 0 5 0.5 .511 .503 0.5 -0.1 5 1/H AS,MVP-5,GG
1967 28 MIN AL 107 -8 0 0 0 11 4 0.4 0 4 0.4 .510 .503 0.5 -0.1 4 1/H MVP-20,GG
1968 29 MIN AL 79 -8 0 0 0 8 -1 -0.1 0 0 -0.1 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1/H GG
1969 30 MIN AL 95 -5 0 0 0 11 7 0.7 0 7 0.7 .518 .505 0.8 0.0 7 1/H GG
1970 31 MIN AL 88 -3 -1 0 0 10 6 0.6 0 6 0.6 .511 .504 0.6 0.0 6 1H GG
1971 32 MIN AL 102 -11 0 1 0 10 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1H GG
1972 33 MIN AL 47 1 -1 0 0 4 5 0.5 0 5 0.6 .523 .503 0.6 0.0 5 1/H GG
1973 34 MIN AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .494 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1/HD GG
1974 35 CHW AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .483 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1 GG
1976 37 PHI NL 83 -6 -1 0 0 8 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .505 .501 0.2 0.0 2 1/H GG
1977 38 PHI NL 56 -6 0 0 0 7 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1/H GG
1978 39 PHI NL 50 -7 0 0 0 6 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 1
1979 40 PHI NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .510 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1980 41 STL NL 41 -4 0 0 0 5 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 1 1
1981 42 STL NL 9 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .506 .501 0.2 0.0 2 1
1982 43 STL NL 13 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 1
1983 44 STL NL 5 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .497 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 1
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
24 Yrs 1363 -101 -1 5 0 145 48 5.0 3 51 5.3 .506 .502 5.6 -0.4 51 1H/D
162 Game Avg 263 -19 0 1 0 28 9 1.0 0 10 1.0 .506 .502 1.1 -0.1 10
MIN (15 Yrs) 1103 -74 0 4 0 117 47 4.8 2 49 5.0 .509 .503 5.4 -0.4 49 1H/D
STL (4 Yrs) 68 -8 0 1 0 8 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 1 1
PHI (4 Yrs) 191 -19 -1 0 0 21 1 0.1 0 2 0.2 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 2 1/H
CHW (1 Yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .483 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
AL (16 Yrs) 1104 -74 0 4 0 117 46 4.8 2 49 5.0 .509 .503 5.4 -0.4 49 1H/D
NL (8 Yrs) 259 -27 -1 1 0 29 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .501 .500 0.2 0.0 2 1/H

Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
1959 20 WSH AL 1 .000 -145 .000 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% -0.35 /1
1960 21 WSH AL 14 .131 -54 .250 .000 0.0 42.9 0.0 -0.3 -0.3% -3.01 0.0 1
1961 22 MIN AL 71 .296 55 .300 .079 0.0 18.3 5.6 -0.3 -0.3% -5.22 33.3 38.5 1H
1962 23 MIN AL 109 .239 21 .283 .080 0.9 36.7 7.3 -0.4 -1.4% -6.25 23.5 57.1 1H AS,GG
1963 24 MIN AL 66 .194 -4 .171 .066 1.5 28.8 3.0 -0.7 -0.7% -4.87 6.3 33.3 1/H GG
1964 25 MIN AL 98 .266 50 .220 .120 3.1 31.6 11.2 -0.3 0.2% -5.15 25.8 60.0 1H GG
1965 26 MIN AL 102 .287 59 .338 .075 1.0 28.4 2.9 -0.8 -0.7% -3.79 15.2 100.0 44.4 1H GG
1966 27 MIN AL 124 .237 29 .280 .085 1.6 33.1 4.0 -0.5 -0.2% -6.33 31.3 14.3 1/H AS,MVP-5,GG
1967 28 MIN AL 107 .233 26 .222 .081 0.9 24.3 6.5 -0.7 -3.1% -7.74 26.1 16.7 1/H MVP-20,GG
1968 29 MIN AL 79 .184 -7 .203 .039 0.0 22.8 2.5 -0.6 -0.7% -6.17 38.9 14.3 1/H GG
1969 30 MIN AL 95 .278 51 .242 .161 2.1 21.1 4.2 -0.5 -0.1% -3.93 28.6 50.0 1/H GG
1970 31 MIN AL 88 .293 61 .250 .053 1.1 22.7 6.8 -0.6 -0.9% -4.38 55.2 45.5 1H GG
1971 32 MIN AL 102 .198 -15 .195 .032 0.0 15.7 2.0 -1.0 -0.2% -13.14 20.7 100.0 27.3 1H GG
1972 33 MIN AL 47 .354 129 .407 .200 4.3 34.0 2.1 0.1 0.0% 1.76 5.0 0.0 20.0 1/H GG
1973 34 MIN AL 0 0.0 0.0% 0.00 100.0 1/HD GG
1974 35 CHW AL 1 .000 -127 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% -0.28 1 GG
1976 37 PHI NL 83 .239 26 .236 .101 1.2 28.9 2.4 -0.8 -0.5% -6.81 15.8 25.0 1/H GG
1977 38 PHI NL 56 .211 -1 .244 .057 0.0 21.4 3.6 -0.6 -0.2% -4.13 33.3 16.7 1/H GG
1978 39 PHI NL 50 .154 -36 .212 .021 0.0 30.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.6% -3.72 50.0 20.0 1
1979 40 PHI NL 2 .372 118 .000 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.07 0.0 /1
1980 41 STL NL 41 .213 -8 .190 .114 2.4 31.7 4.9 -0.4 -0.1% -5.48 50.0 100.0 0.0 1
1981 42 STL NL 9 .431 169 .375 .125 0.0 0.0 11.1 -0.1 -0.1% 0.44 50.0 100.0 1
1982 43 STL NL 13 .054 -104 .000 .000 0.0 30.8 7.7 -0.4 -0.8% -3.01 0.0 1
1983 44 STL NL 5 .000 -207 .000 .000 0.0 40.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1% -0.81 1
Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
24 Yrs 1363 .241 26 .247 .082 1.2 26.9 4.6 -9.4 -10.7% -92.31 27.2 83.3 35.9 1H/D
MLB Average .328 100 .280 .123 2.0 14.0 8.5 29.1 64.2 45.9
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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% Pos Awards
1965 26 MIN WS 6 1.000 .000 0.0 83.3 0.0 -0.1 -3.4% 0.91 0.0 /1
1970 31 MIN AL 1 .000 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4% -0.35 /1
1976 37 PHI NL 3 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1% -0.08 0.0 /1
1982 43 STL WS 0 0.0 0.0% /1
4 Yrs 10 .667 .000 0.0 60.0 0.0 -0.1 -3.9% 0.49 0.0 /1
MLB Average .280 .138 2.2 13.5 8.2 32.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

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 5 teams; the Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies 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?

Kitty is a nickname for Jim Kaat.

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