Jim Kaat
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Jim Kaat
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Nickname:
Kitty
Birthdate:
Nov. 7, 1938 (59 y, 0 m, 15 d)
Born In:
Zeeland, MI, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'3"/220
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
All-Star 1977 Minnesota (XFBL)
1976 Minnesota (XFBL)
1974 Minnesota (XFBL)
Pitcher of the Month Jul 1976 Minnesota (XFBL)
May 1974 Minnesota (XFBL)
Sep 1972 Minnesota (XFBL)
Oct 1971 Minnesota (XFBL)
Player of the Week Aug 23, 1976 Minnesota (XFBL)
Jun 14, 1971 Minnesota (XFBL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink30
Grey Ink182
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Tommy John 911
Dave McNally 880
Catfish Hunter 855
Robin Roberts 842
Warren Spahn 831
Larry Dierker 817
Edwin Ramirez 807
Eppa Rixey 806
Tim Keefe 800
Clay Kirby 800
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1972 19 7
Year G Rank
1973 45 10
1974 49 7
1975 46 8
1976 45 10
Year GS Rank
1962 35 4
1964 34 10
1965 42 1
1966 41 1
1967 38 3
1971 41 4
1972 40 5
1973 45 2
1974 49 1
1975 46 2
1976 45 2
1977 40 3
1978 37 8
Year W Rank
1962 18 5
1964 17 8
1965 18 2
1966 25 1
1967 16 6
1971 24 3
1972 23 3
1974 24 1
1976 23 3
1977 19 3
Year L Rank
1961 17 2
1962 14 6
1966 13 9
1970 18 4
1973 18 6
1974 18 8
1975 20 2
1978 17 5
Year Win % Rank
1966 0.658 4
1972 0.719 1
Year IP Rank
1962 269.0 2
1964 243.0 8
1965 264.1 3
1966 304.2 1
1967 263.1 4
1971 335.2 4
1972 325.0 3
1973 307.2 6
1974 350.0 2
1975 320.1 9
1976 341.0 6
Year BF Rank
1962 1148 2
1964 1034 7
1965 1134 3
1966 1247 1
1967 1112 3
1971 1362 4
1972 1327 4
1973 1273 5
1974 1440 1
1975 1331 9
1976 1382 7
Year HR Rank
1963 24 10
1965 25 4
1966 29 4
1967 21 5
1974 24 9
1976 31 6
1978 32 4
Year K Rank
1962 173 3
1964 171 9
1966 205 2
1967 211 6
Year WP Rank
1961 10 1
1962 13 1
1964 13 3
1966 12 2
1967 9 10
1970 12 7
Year ERA Rank
1962 3.145 5
1966 2.747 6
1972 2.686 9
1974 2.546 7
Year WHIP Rank
1962 1.182 4
1966 1.070 4
1971 1.093 10
1976 1.135 6
1977 1.097 8
Year H/9 Rank
1962 8.130 10
Year BB/9 Rank
1962 2.509 10
1963 1.918 8
1964 2.222 7
1965 2.145 6
1966 1.625 1
1967 1.435 2
1968 1.731 4
1969 2.785 8
1970 2.185 5
1971 1.421 2
1972 1.662 2
1973 1.784 3
1974 1.620 1
1975 1.377 1
1976 1.610 2
1977 1.178 1
1978 1.313 2
Year CG Rank
1962 16 1
1964 13 2
1966 19 1
1967 13 4
1970 13 8
1971 23 6
1972 20 3
Year SHO Rank
1962 5 1
1965 2 10
1966 3 7
1972 4 5
1976 4 4
1977 4 4
Year BB (Low) Rank
1963 38 4
1966 55 9
1967 42 3
1968 40 3
1970 59 5
1971 53 7
1973 61 9
1974 63 5
1975 49 4
1977 37 3
1978 37 4
1979 43 6
Year Hits Rank
1962 243 4
1964 231 3
1965 267 1
1966 271 1
1967 269 1
1969 252 3
1970 281 4
1971 314 1
1972 303 3
1973 308 1
1974 349 1
1975 336 2
1976 326 5
1978 298 1
Year HR (Low) Rank
1961 12 4
Year WAR Rank
1962 5.2 2
1964 4.2 7
1965 4.0 9
1966 6.2 1
1967 6.3 2
1971 8.6 4
1972 7.5 5
1973 5.8 10
1974 7.2 4
1975 5.8 7
1976 5.9 8
1977 6.7 6
Year W (Low) Rank
1961 9 3
1963 10 7
Year L (Low) Rank
1972 9 8
1979 10 10