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Jim Kaat Jim Kaat
Full name: James Lee Kaat
Born: November 7, 1938, Zeeland, Michigan
First Game: August 2, 1959; Final Game: July 1, 1983
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 4.5" Weight: 205
TSN AL Pitcher of the Year (1966)
P on TSN AL All-Star Team (1966)
LHP on TSN AL All-Star Team (1975)
NL Gold Glove as P (1976 to 1977)
AL Gold Glove as P (1962 to 1975)
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Pitcher Matchups   Batter Matchups
Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1959 WAS A                 3     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0           0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1959 WAS A
1960 WAS A Daily Splits   13    14    0    2   0   0   0    0    0   0    6   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .143  .143   0.0 1960 WAS A
1961 MIN A Daily Splits   47    63   10   15   3   1   0    1    4   0   13   1   3   0   0   1   2    0   0  .238  .294  .317   0.0 1961 MIN A
1962 MIN A Daily Splits   48   100    9   18   3   1   1   10    8   0   40   0   0   1   0   1   0    0   0  .180  .239  .260   0.0 1962 MIN A
1963 MIN A Daily Splits   36    61    2    8   1   0   1    8    2   0   19   2   1   0   0   1   1    0   0  .131  .185  .197   0.0 1963 MIN A
1964 MIN A Daily Splits   46    83   11   14   1   0   3   11   11   0   31   0   3   1   0   1   1    0   0  .169  .263  .289   0.0 1964 MIN A
1965 MIN A Daily Splits   56    93    6   23   4   0   1    9    3   0   29   0   3   2   0   2   1    2   0  .247  .265  .323   0.0 1965 MIN A
1966 MIN A Daily Splits   47   118   12   23   2   1   2   13    5   0   41   0   1   0   0   1   1    0   0  .195  .228  .280   0.0 1966 MIN A
1967 MIN A Daily Splits   45    99    7   17   3   1   1    4    7   0   26   0   1   0   0   1   2    0   0  .172  .226  .253   0.0 1967 MIN A
1968 MIN A Daily Splits   36    77    7   12   3   0   0    5    2   0   18   0   0   0   0   1   2    0   0  .156  .177  .195   0.0 1968 MIN A
1969 MIN A Daily Splits   43    87    8   18   8   0   2   10    4   0   20   1   2   1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .247  .368   0.0 1969 MIN A
1970 MIN A Daily Splits   56    76   17   15   1   0   1    8    6   1   20   1   4   1   0   6   2    0   0  .197  .262  .250   0.0 1970 MIN A
1971 MIN A Daily Splits   54    93    6   15   3   0   0    5    2   0   16   0   7   0   0   3   0    2   0  .161  .179  .194   0.0 1971 MIN A
1972 MIN A Daily Splits   24    45    3   13   3   0   2    4    1   0   16   0   1   0   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .304  .489   0.0 1972 MIN A
1973 MIN A Daily Splits   31     0    1    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1973 MIN A
1973 CHI A                 7     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1973 CHI A
1973 TOT A                38     0    1    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1973 TOT A
1974 CHI A Daily Splits   42     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1974 CHI A
1975 CHI A                43     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1975 CHI A
1976 PHI N Daily Splits   42    79    4   14   3   1   1    8    2   0   24   0   1   1   0   2   0    0   0  .177  .195  .278   0.0 1976 PHI N
1977 PHI N Daily Splits   36    53    4   10   3   0   0    2    2   0   12   0   1   0   0   1   1    0   0  .189  .218  .245   0.0 1977 PHI N
1978 PHI N Daily Splits   26    48    4    7   1   0   0    4    0   0   15   1   1   0   0   1   1    0   0  .146  .163  .167   0.0 1978 PHI N
1979 PHI N Daily Splits    3     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   1   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500  .000   0.0 1979 PHI N
1979 NY  A                40     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1979 NY  A
1979 Total                43     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   1   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500  .000   0.0 1979 Total
1980 NY  A                 4     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1980 NY  A
1980 STL N Daily Splits   49    35    4    5   1   0   1    2    2   0   13   0   4   0   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .189  .257   0.0 1980 STL N
1980 Total                53    35    4    5   1   0   1    2    2   0   13   0   4   0   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .189  .257   0.0 1980 Total
1981 STL N Daily Splits   41     8    2    3   1   0   0    2    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .444  .500   0.0 1981 STL N
1982 STL N Daily Splits   62    12    0    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .077  .000   0.0 1982 STL N
1983 STL N Daily Splits   24     4    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1983 STL N
Total NL                 283   240   18   39   9   1   2   18    8   0   71   2   8   1   0   4   2    1   0  .162  .195  .233   0.0 Total NL        
Total AL                 721  1011   99  193  35   4  14   88   55   1  296   5  26   6   0i 19i 12    4   1  .191  .235  .275   0.0 Total AL        
Total            Splits 1004  1251  117  232  44   5  16  106   63   1  367   7  34   7   0i 23i 14    5   1  .185  .227  .267   0.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
i - incomplete
League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1970 MIN A Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1970 MIN A
1976 PHI N Daily Splits    1     2    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .500  .500 1976 PHI N
Total NL                   1     2    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .500  .500 Total NL        
Total AL                   1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 Total AL        
Total            Splits    2     3    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333  .333 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1965 MIN A Daily Splits    3     6    0    1   0   0   0    2    0   0    5   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .167  .167 1965 MIN A
1982 STL N                 4     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1982 STL N
Total            Splits    7     6    0    1   0   0   0    2    0   0    5   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .167  .167 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1966 AL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1966 AL   
1975 AL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1975 AL   
Total                      2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Pitching RecordPitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
1959 WAS A                 3   2   0   0   0   0    5      7    29   1    9    7    4   0    2   2   1   0   2   0                   0   2  12.60  -0.9 1959 WAS A
1960 WAS A Daily Splits   13   9   0   0   2   0   50     48   228   8   39   31   31   2   25   1   3   2   5   0   8   2   8   4   1   5   5.58  -1.1 1960 WAS A
1961 MIN A Daily Splits   36  29   8   1   3   0  200.2  188   865  12  105   87   82   1  122  10   5  10  11   1  27   2  24  20   9  17   3.90   1.1 1961 MIN A
1962 MIN A Daily Splits   39  35  16   5   2   1  269    243  1112  23  106   94   75   5  173  11   6  13  18   0  34   4  34  15  18  14   3.14   3.8 1962 MIN A
1963 MIN A Daily Splits   31  27   7   1   1   1  178.1  195   764  24   96   83   38   1  105   2   3   6   9   0  30   6  15  14  10  10   4.19  -1.0 1963 MIN A
1964 MIN A Daily Splits   36  34  13   0   1   1  243    231  1009  23  100   87   60   5  171  13   8  13   9   1  35   4  31  20  17  11   3.22   1.8 1964 MIN A
1965 MIN A Daily Splits   45  42   7   2   2   2  264.1  267  1115  25  121   83   63   6  154   7   6   3   5   0  35   7  26  28  18  11   2.83   2.1 1965 MIN A
1966 MIN A Daily Splits   41  41  19   3   0   0  304.2  271  1227  29  114   93   55   4  205   9   6  12   3   0  39   5  24  26  25  13   2.75   3.6 1966 MIN A
1967 MIN A Daily Splits   42  38  13   2   1   0  263.1  269  1100  21  110   89   42   2  211  11   4   9   9   1  36   6  12  19  16  13   3.04   1.4 1967 MIN A
1968 MIN A Daily Splits   30  29   9   2   0   0  208    192   854  16   78   68   40   0  130  10  10   5   3   0  20  11  13  18  14  12   2.94   0.6 1968 MIN A
1969 MIN A Daily Splits   40  32  10   0   4   1  242.1  252  1048  23  114   94   75  15  139   4  10   9   9   0  27   7  24  25  14  13   3.49   0.7 1969 MIN A
1970 MIN A Daily Splits   45  34   4   1   3   0  230.1  244   972  26  110   91   58   8  120   7  10  11   3   0  36   4  24  20  14  10   3.56   0.7 1970 MIN A
1971 MIN A Daily Splits   39  38  15   4   0   0  260.1  275  1098  16  104   96   47   9  137  13   6   8   6   0  41   5  19  19  13  14   3.32   0.8 1971 MIN A
1972 MIN A Daily Splits   15  15   5   0   0   0  113.1   94   443   6   36   26   20   2   64   5   4   2   0   0  17   2  14  11  10   2   2.06   2.0 1972 MIN A
1973 MIN A Daily Splits   29  28   7   2   1   0  181.2  206   778  26  101   89   39   1   93   2   3   3   4   0  31   4  15  11  11  12   4.41  -1.0 1973 MIN A
1973 CHI A Daily Splits    7   7   3   1   0   0   42.2   44   173   4   23   20    4   0   16   0   0   0   0   0   8   4   4   2   4   1   4.22  -0.2 1973 CHI A
1973 TOT A                36  35  10   3   1   0  224.1  250   951  30  124  109   43   1  109   2   3   3   4   0  39   8  19  13  15  13   4.37  -1.2 1973 TOT A
1974 CHI A Daily Splits   42  39  15   3   0   0  277.1  263  1137  18  106   90   63   3  142   6  10   4   6   0  37   5  26  22  21  13   2.92   2.6 1974 CHI A
1975 CHI A Daily Splits   43  41  12   1   1   0  303.2  321  1279  20  121  105   77   0  142  11  10   0   9   2  51   6  31  21  20  14   3.11   2.4 1975 CHI A
1976 PHI N Daily Splits   38  35   7   1   1   0  227.2  241   924  21   95   88   32   3   83   8   6   1   0   0  39  12  30  14  12  14   3.48   0.4 1976 PHI N
1977 PHI N Daily Splits   35  27   2   0   3   0  160.1  211   709  20  100   96   40   6   55   6   2   2   2   0  38  14  20   9   6  11   5.39  -2.0 1977 PHI N
1978 PHI N Daily Splits   26  24   2   1   0   0  140.1  150   586   9   67   64   32   6   48   6   7   5   5   0  30   7  17   5   8   5   4.10  -0.7 1978 PHI N
1979 PHI N Daily Splits    3   1   0   0   2   0    8.1    9    37   1    4    4    5   2    2   0   0   0   0   0   1   3   3   1   1   0   4.32   0.0 1979 PHI N
1979 NY  A Daily Splits   40   1   0   0  13   2   58.1   64   249   4   29   25   14   2   23   6   4   2   2   0  16   1   7   4   2   3   3.86   0.0 1979 NY  A
1979 Total                43   2   0   0  15   2   66.2   73   286   5   33   29   19   4   25   6   4   2   2   0  17   4  10   5   3   3   3.91   0.0 1979 Total
1980 NY  A Daily Splits    4   0   0   0   3   0    5      8    27   0    5    4    4   2    1   1   1   1   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   1   7.20  -0.3 1980 NY  A
1980 STL N Daily Splits   49  14   6   1  22   4  129.2  140   546   6   61   55   33  11   36   8   6   3   0   1  27   4  17   7   8   7   3.82  -0.1 1980 STL N
1980 Total                53  14   6   1  25   4  134.2  148   573   6   66   59   37  13   37   9   7   4   0   1  30   4  18   8   8   8   3.94  -0.4 1980 Total
1981 STL N Daily Splits   41   1   0   0  16   4   53     60   229   2   25   20   17   8    8   6   5   2   0   0  13   3   9   3   6   6   3.40   0.1 1981 STL N
1982 STL N Daily Splits   62   2   0   0  12   2   75     79   321   6   40   34   23   9   35   4   6   2   2   0  19   4   8   5   5   3   4.08  -0.6 1982 STL N
1983 STL N Daily Splits   24   0   0   0   9   0   34.2   48   162   5   19   15   10   3   19   4   1   0   0   0   7   0   6   7   0   0   3.89  -0.1 1983 STL N
Total NL                 278 104  17   3  65  10  829    938  3514  70  411  376  192  48  286  42  33  15   9   1 174  47 110  51  46  46   4.08  -3.0 Total NL        
Total AL                 620 521 163  28  37   8 3701.1 3682 15507 325 1627 1362  891  68 2175 131 110 113 113   5 531i 85i352i300i237 191   3.31  19.1 Total AL        
Total            Splits  898 625 180  31 102  18 4530.1 4620 19021 395 2038 1738 1083 116 2461 173 143 128 122   6 705i132i462i351i283 237   3.45  16.1 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
i - incomplete
League Championship Series Pitching RecordLeague Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1970 MIN A Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    2      6    15   0    4    2    2   1    1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   9.00 1970 MIN A
1976 PHI N Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    6      3    21   0    2    2    1   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   3.00 1976 PHI N
Total NL                   1   1   0   0   0   0    6      3    21   0    2    2    1   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   3.00 Total NL        
Total AL                   1   1   0   0   0   0    2      6    15   0    4    2    2   1    1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   9.00 Total AL        
Total            Splits    2   2   0   0   0   0    8      9    36   0    6    4    3   1    2   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   1   4.50 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
World Series Pitching RecordWorld Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1965 MIN A Daily Splits    3   3   1   0   0   0   14.1   18    65   1    7    6    2   0    6   3   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   2   1   2   3.77 1965 MIN A
1982 STL N Daily Splits    4   0   0   0   0   0    2.1    4    12   0    1    1    2   1    2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   3.86 1982 STL N
Total            Splits    7   3   1   0   0   0   16.2   22    77   1    8    7    4   1    8   3   0   1   1   0   4   0   1   2   1   2   3.78 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching RecordAll-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1966 AL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    2      3     9   0    1    1    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4.50 1966 AL   
1975 AL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    2      0     6   0    0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00 1975 AL   
Total            Splits    2   0   0   0   0   0    4      3    15   0    1    1    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2.25 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1959 WAS A         P    3                       0    1    0    0                         1.000
1960 WAS A Daily   P   13    9    0    50       0   11    0    1   0    0    0    1    0 1.000
1961 MIN A Daily   P   36   29    8   200.2    19   41    2    8   0    5    1    9    0  .968
1962 MIN A Daily   P   39   35   16   269      16   72    3    6   0    4    6    2    1  .967
1963 MIN A Daily   P   31   27    7   178.1    19   43    1    5   0    1    1    4    2  .984
1964 MIN A Daily   P   36   34   13   243      16   48    5    6   0    1    5    8    1  .928
1965 MIN A Daily   P   45   42    7   264.1    15   64    6    3   0    3    3    8    0  .929
1966 MIN A Daily   P   41   41   19   304.1    19   46    3    5   0    0    6   10    3  .956
1967 MIN A Daily   P   42   38   13   263.1    13   46    3    0   0    2    6   14    0  .952
1968 MIN A Daily   P   30   29    9   208      10   31    1    0   0    1    4    2    1  .976
1969 MIN A Daily   P   40   32   10   242.1     9   29    8    4   0    3    2   11    0  .826
1970 MIN A Daily   P   45   34    4   230.1    15   43    4    5   0    0    3   12    1  .935
1971 MIN A Daily   P   39   38   15   260.1    13   41    1    4   0    1    4   14    2  .982
1972 MIN A Daily   P   15   15    5   113.1     5   19    2    0   0    0    3    6    3  .923
1973 MIN A Daily   P   29   28    7   181.2     9   22    1    2   0    1    3   15    0  .969
1973 MIN A        DH    1    0    0                                                          -
1973 CHI A Daily   P    7    7    3    42.2     1    4    0    0   0    0    1    1    0 1.000
1973 TOT A         P   36   35   10   224.1    10   26    1    2   0    1    4   16    0  .973
1974 CHI A Daily   P   42   39   14   277.1    14   33    2    3   0    2   11    5    3  .959
1975 CHI A Daily   P   43   41   12   303.2    15   39    1    2   0    0   12    4    2  .982
1976 PHI N Daily   P   38   35    7   227.2    18   19    2    3   0    0    3    6    0  .949
1977 PHI N Daily   P   35   27    2   160.1     7   19    3    1   0    0    5    5    1  .897
1978 PHI N Daily   P   26   24    2   140.1     5   15    0    4   0    1    2    5    0 1.000
1979 PHI N Daily   P    3    1    0     8.1     0    1    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1979 NY  A Daily   P   40    1    0    58.1     5    5    1    0   0    2    2    3    1  .909
1979 Total         P   43    2    0    66.2     5    6    1    0   0    2    2    3    1  .917
1980 NY  A Daily   P    4    0    0     5       1    3    1    1   0    0    0    1    0  .800
1980 STL N Daily   P   49   14    6   129.2     4   16    1    1   0    2    3    9    2  .952
1980 Total         P   53   14    6   134.2     5   19    2    2   0    2    3   10    2  .923
1981 STL N Daily   P   41    1    0    53       4   13    2    1   0    0    0    3    0  .895
1982 STL N Daily   P   62    2    0    75       8   14    2    0   0    0    1    6    1  .917
1983 STL N Daily   P   24    0    0    34.2     2    6    1    0   0    1    0    3    0  .889
Total              P  898  623i 179i 4525  i  262  744   56   65   0i  30i  87i 167i  24i .947
Total             DH    1    0    0                                                          -
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