Jim Kaat was born on Monday, November 7, 1938, in Zeeland, Michigan. Kaat was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 2, 1959, with the Washington Senators. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jim Kaat baseball stats page.
"My dad was a big Philadelphia Athletics fan, so I grew up idolizing Connie Mack and Lefty Grove, who was my first hero; and Bobby Shantz, who was my pitching model." - Jim Kaat in Baseball Digest (March 1973, Page 24)
Jim Kaat![]() Jim Kaat Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#536) |
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Jim KaatJim Kaat Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1959 | 21 | Senators | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 12.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1960 | 22 | Senators | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 228 | 48 | 31 | 39 | 8 | 31 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 1961 | 23 | Twins | 36 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 17 | .346 | 3.90 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 200.2 | 865 | 188 | 87 | 105 | 12 | 82 | 1 | 122 | 10 | 11 | 1 | - |
| 1962 | 24 | Twins | 39 | 35 | 2 | 18 | 14 | .563 | 3.14 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 269.0 | 1,112 | 243 | 94 | 106 | 23 | 75 | 5 | 173 | 13 | 18 | 0 | - |
| 1963 | 25 | Twins | 31 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 4.19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 178.1 | 764 | 195 | 83 | 96 | 24 | 38 | 1 | 105 | 6 | 9 | 0 | - |
| 1964 | 26 | Twins | 36 | 34 | 1 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 3.22 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 243.0 | 1,009 | 231 | 87 | 100 | 23 | 60 | 5 | 171 | 13 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 1965 | 27 | Twins | 45 | 42 | 2 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2.83 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 264.1 | 1,115 | 267 | 83 | 121 | 25 | 63 | 6 | 154 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 1966 | 28 | Twins | 41 | 41 | 0 | 25 | 13 | .658 | 2.75 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 304.2 | 1,227 | 271 | 93 | 114 | 29 | 55 | 4 | 205 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | 29 | Twins | 42 | 38 | 1 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3.04 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 263.1 | 1,100 | 269 | 89 | 110 | 21 | 42 | 2 | 211 | 9 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 1968 | 30 | Twins | 30 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 2.94 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 208.0 | 854 | 192 | 68 | 78 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 130 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1969 | 31 | Twins | 40 | 32 | 4 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3.49 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 242.1 | 1,048 | 252 | 94 | 114 | 23 | 75 | 15 | 139 | 9 | 9 | 0 | - |
| 1970 | 32 | Twins | 45 | 34 | 3 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3.56 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 230.1 | 972 | 244 | 91 | 110 | 26 | 58 | 8 | 120 | 11 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1971 | 33 | Twins | 39 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 3.32 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 260.1 | 1,098 | 275 | 96 | 104 | 16 | 47 | 9 | 137 | 8 | 6 | 0 | - |
| 1972 | 34 | Twins | 15 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 2.06 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 113.1 | 443 | 94 | 26 | 36 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | 35 | Twins | 29 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 4.41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 181.2 | 778 | 206 | 89 | 101 | 26 | 39 | 1 | 93 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1973 | 35 | White Sox | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 4.22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 42.2 | 173 | 44 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | 36 | White Sox | 42 | 39 | 0 | 21 | 13 | .618 | 2.92 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 277.1 | 1,137 | 263 | 90 | 106 | 18 | 63 | 3 | 142 | 4 | 6 | 0 | - |
| 1975 | 37 | White Sox | 43 | 41 | 1 | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3.11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 303.2 | 1,279 | 321 | 105 | 121 | 20 | 77 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - |
| 1976 | 38 | Phillies | 38 | 35 | 1 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 3.48 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 227.2 | 924 | 241 | 88 | 95 | 21 | 32 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1977 | 39 | Phillies | 35 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 5.39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 160.1 | 709 | 211 | 96 | 100 | 20 | 40 | 6 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1978 | 40 | Phillies | 26 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4.10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 140.1 | 586 | 150 | 64 | 67 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 1979 | 41 | Phillies | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1979 | 41 | Yankees | 40 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58.1 | 249 | 64 | 25 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1980 | 42 | Yankees | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1980 | 42 | Cardinals | 49 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.82 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 129.2 | 546 | 140 | 55 | 61 | 6 | 33 | 11 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 1981 | 43 | Cardinals | 41 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.40 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53.0 | 229 | 60 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1982 | 44 | Cardinals | 62 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 4.08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 75.0 | 321 | 79 | 34 | 40 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1983 | 45 | Cardinals | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 | 162 | 48 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 25 Years | 898 | 625 | 102 | 283 | 237 | .544 | 3.45 | 180 | 31 | 18 | 4,530.1 | 19,021 | 4,620 | 1,738 | 2,038 | 395 | 1,083 | 116 | 2,461 | 128 | 122 | 6 | 0 | ||
Jim KaatJim Kaat Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1959 | 21 | Senators | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1960 | 22 | Senators | 13 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| 1961 | 23 | Twins | 47 | 63 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .238 | .294 | .317 |
| 1962 | 24 | Twins | 48 | 100 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .239 | .260 |
| 1963 | 25 | Twins | 36 | 61 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .131 | .185 | .197 |
| 1964 | 26 | Twins | 46 | 83 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .169 | .263 | .289 |
| 1965 | 27 | Twins | 56 | 93 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .265 | .323 |
| 1966 | 28 | Twins | 47 | 118 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .195 | .228 | .280 |
| 1967 | 29 | Twins | 45 | 99 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .172 | .226 | .253 |
| 1968 | 30 | Twins | 36 | 77 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .156 | .177 | .195 |
| 1969 | 31 | Twins | 43 | 87 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .207 | .247 | .368 |
| 1970 | 32 | Twins | 56 | 76 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .197 | .262 | .250 |
| 1971 | 33 | Twins | 54 | 93 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .179 | .194 |
| 1972 | 34 | Twins | 24 | 45 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .304 | .489 |
| 1973 | 35 | Twins | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1973 | 35 | White Sox | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1974 | 36 | White Sox | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1975 | 37 | White Sox | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1976 | 38 | Phillies | 42 | 79 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .177 | .195 | .278 |
| 1977 | 39 | Phillies | 36 | 53 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .189 | .218 | .245 |
| 1978 | 40 | Phillies | 26 | 48 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .146 | .163 | .167 |
| 1979 | 41 | Phillies | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| 1979 | 41 | Yankees | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1980 | 42 | Yankees | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1980 | 42 | Cardinals | 49 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .189 | .257 |
| 1981 | 43 | Cardinals | 41 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .444 | .500 |
| 1982 | 44 | Cardinals | 62 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .077 | .000 |
| 1983 | 45 | Cardinals | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 25 Years | 1,004 | 1,251 | 117 | 232 | 44 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 106 | 63 | 1 | 367 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 14 | .185 | .227 | .267 | ||
Jim KaatJim Kaat Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1959 Senators | P | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
| 1960 Senators | P | 13 | 9 | 150 | 11 | 0.8 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.98 |
| 1961 Twins | P | 36 | 29 | 602 | 62 | 1.7 | 60 | 19 | 41 | 2 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.69 |
| 1962 Twins | P | 39 | 35 | 807 | 91 | 2.3 | 88 | 16 | 72 | 3 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.94 |
| 1963 Twins | P | 31 | 27 | 535 | 63 | 2.0 | 62 | 19 | 43 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 3.13 |
| 1964 Twins | P | 36 | 34 | 729 | 69 | 1.9 | 64 | 16 | 48 | 5 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .928 | 2.37 |
| 1965 Twins | P | 45 | 42 | 793 | 85 | 1.9 | 79 | 15 | 64 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 2.69 |
| 1966 Twins | P | 41 | 41 | 914 | 68 | 1.7 | 65 | 19 | 46 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 1.92 |
| 1967 Twins | P | 42 | 38 | 790 | 62 | 1.5 | 59 | 13 | 46 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.02 |
| 1968 Twins | P | 30 | 29 | 624 | 42 | 1.4 | 41 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.77 |
| 1969 Twins | P | 40 | 32 | 727 | 46 | 1.2 | 38 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .826 | 1.41 |
| 1970 Twins | P | 45 | 34 | 691 | 62 | 1.4 | 58 | 15 | 43 | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 2.27 |
| 1971 Twins | P | 39 | 38 | 781 | 55 | 1.4 | 54 | 13 | 41 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 1.87 |
| 1972 Twins | P | 15 | 15 | 340 | 26 | 1.7 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.91 |
| 1973 Twins | P | 29 | 28 | 545 | 32 | 1.1 | 31 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 1.54 |
| 1973 White Sox | P | 7 | 7 | 128 | 5 | 0.7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.05 |
| 1974 White Sox | P | 42 | 39 | 832 | 49 | 1.2 | 47 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 1.53 |
| 1975 White Sox | P | 43 | 41 | 911 | 55 | 1.3 | 54 | 15 | 39 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 1.60 |
| 1976 Phillies | P | 38 | 35 | 683 | 39 | 1.0 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 1.46 |
| 1977 Phillies | P | 35 | 27 | 481 | 29 | 0.8 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .897 | 1.46 |
| 1978 Phillies | P | 26 | 24 | 421 | 20 | 0.8 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.28 |
| 1979 Phillies | P | 3 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.08 |
| 1979 Yankees | P | 40 | 1 | 175 | 11 | 0.3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.54 |
| 1980 Yankees | P | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1.3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 7.20 |
| 1980 Cardinals | P | 49 | 14 | 389 | 21 | 0.4 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 1.39 |
| 1981 Cardinals | P | 41 | 1 | 159 | 19 | 0.5 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .895 | 2.89 |
| 1982 Cardinals | P | 62 | 2 | 225 | 24 | 0.4 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 2.64 |
| 1983 Cardinals | P | 24 | 0 | 104 | 9 | 0.4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 2.08 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 898 | 625 | 13,591 | 1,062 | 1.2 | 1,006 | 262 | 744 | 56 | 65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.00 | |
| 25 Years | 898 | 625 | 13,591 | 1,062 | 1.2 | 1,006 | 262 | 744 | 56 | 65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 2.00 | |
Jim KaatJim Kaat Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1959 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 3.60 | 7.20 |
| 1960 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.81 | 4.50 | 5.58 |
| 1961 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 10 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.8 | 63.0 | 1.49 | 5.47 | 3.68 |
| 1962 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 9 | n/a | 100.0 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 2.31 | 5.79 | 2.51 |
| 1963 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | n/a | 61.0 | 3.2 | 7.6 | 2.76 | 5.30 | 1.92 |
| 1964 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 9 | n/a | 27.7 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 2.85 | 6.33 | 2.22 |
| 1965 Twins | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 8 | n/a | 93.0 | 3.2 | 10.3 | 2.44 | 5.24 | 2.15 |
| 1966 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | n/a | 59.0 | 2.9 | 9.1 | 3.73 | 6.06 | 1.62 |
| 1967 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 99.0 | 3.8 | 24.8 | 5.02 | 7.21 | 1.44 |
| 1968 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 4 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.3 | 15.4 | 3.25 | 5.63 | 1.73 |
| 1969 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 43.5 | 4.4 | 8.7 | 1.85 | 5.16 | 2.79 |
| 1970 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 8 | n/a | 76.0 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 2.07 | 4.69 | 2.27 |
| 1971 Twins | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 12 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.8 | 18.6 | 2.91 | 4.74 | 1.62 |
| 1972 Twins | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 8 | n/a | 22.5 | 2.8 | 11.3 | 3.20 | 5.08 | 1.59 |
| 1973 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.38 | 4.61 | 1.93 |
| 1973 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.00 | 3.37 | 0.84 |
| 1974 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.25 | 4.61 | 2.04 |
| 1975 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.84 | 4.21 | 2.28 |
| 1976 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | n/a | 79.0 | 3.3 | 9.9 | 2.59 | 3.28 | 1.27 |
| 1977 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.4 | 26.5 | 1.38 | 3.09 | 2.25 |
| 1978 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.2 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 3.08 | 2.05 |
| 1979 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.40 | 2.16 | 5.40 |
| 1979 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.64 | 3.55 | 2.16 |
| 1980 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.25 | 1.80 | 7.20 |
| 1980 Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 35.0 | 2.7 | 17.5 | 1.09 | 2.50 | 2.29 |
| 1981 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.47 | 1.36 | 2.89 |
| 1982 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.52 | 4.20 | 2.76 |
| 1983 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.90 | 4.93 | 2.60 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 25 Years | 5 | 1 | .833 | 24 | 85 | 0 | 78.2 | 3.4 | 11.8 | 2.27 | 4.89 | 2.15 |

James Lee Kaat was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Washington Senators (1959-1960), Minnesota Twins (1961-1973), Chicago White Sox (1973-1975), Philadelphia Phillies (1976-1979), New York Yankees (1979-1980), and St. Louis Cardinals (1980-1983). When Jim, his nickname, made his debut on August 2, 1959, he became the first Zeeland High School graduate to reach the majors!
Did you know that Jim Kaat won sixteen consecutive Gold Glove Awards (1962 through 1977), the most consecutively by any pitcher in Major League history and he is tied with Brooks Robinson (sixteen consecutive Gold Glove Awards at third base / 1960 through 1975) for the most consecutively at any position ever?
Did you know that during the 1965 World Series, Jim Kaat started three games (Game 2 | Game 5 | Game 7), won one, lost two, and during each of the Fall Classics his opposing starting pitcher was Sandy Koufax?
Did you know that Jim Kaat is the Minnesota Twins leader in wins (190), losses (159), games started (433) and innings pitched (3,014.1)? If you switch to franchise leader and add the time the team spent as the Washington Senators (1901 - 1960), Kaat is second all time in those same stats - behind Hall of Famer Walter Johnson; wins (417), losses (279), games started (666) and innings pitched (5,914.1).
Did you know that Jim Kaat (1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s) is one of twenty-seven big league players who has appeared in at least one game across four different decades (4 Decade Players / 5 Decade Players)?

Jim Kaat Rookie Card | 1960 Topps Baseball Card (#136 | Checklist)
Baseball Almanac Collection
Jim Kaat won two-hundred eighty three games during his career, placing him at number thirty on the Top 1,000 chart, and ahead of the following Hall of Fame pitchers: Red Ruffing (273 wins), Burleigh Grimes (270 wins), Jim Palmer (268 wins), Bob Feller (266 wins), Eppa Rixey (266 wins), Ted Lyons (260 wins), Red Faber (254 wins), Carl Hubbell (253 wins), Bob Gibson (251 wins), Vic Willis (249 wins), Joe McGinnity (246 wins), Amos Rusie (245 wins), Juan Marichal (243 wins), Herb Pennock (241 wins), Mordecai Brown (239 wins), Waite Hoyt (237 wins), Whitey Ford (237 wins), Jim Bunning (224 wins), Catfish Hunter (224 wins), Pedro Martinez (219 wins), Stan Coveleski (215 wins), John Smoltz (213 wins), Chief Bender (212 wins), and Jesse Haines (210 wins) — to name a few...
Do you believe Jim Kaat should be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame? Share your opinion with us on Baseball Fever. His vote totals while he was eligible were as follows: 1989 (19.5%), 1990 (17.8%), 1991 (14.0%), 1992 (26.5%), 1993 (29.6%), 1994 (21.5%), 1995 (21.7%), 1996 (19.4%), 1997 (22.6%), 1998 (27.3%), 1999 (20.1%), 2000 (25.1%), 2001 (26.2%), 2002 (23.1%), 2003 (26.2%).