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Jim Kaat
MLB · 1959–1983 · L/L HOF
Player Info
Bats
L
Throws
L
Height
6'4"
Weight
205 lbs
Born
1938-11-07
Birthplace
Zeeland, USA
Years Active
1959–1983
Hall of Fame
Inducted
Career Batting
G
1,004
H
232
HR
16
RBI
106
SB
5
AVG
.185
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | WS1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1960 | WS1 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .143 |
| 1961 | MIN | 47 | 63 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .238 |
| 1962 | MIN | 48 | 100 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | .180 |
| 1963 | MIN | 36 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .131 |
| 1964 | MIN | 46 | 83 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 31 | .169 |
| 1965 | MIN | 56 | 93 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | .247 |
| 1966 | MIN | 47 | 118 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 41 | .195 |
| 1967 | MIN | 45 | 99 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 26 | .172 |
| 1968 | MIN | 36 | 77 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .156 |
| 1969 | MIN | 43 | 87 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .207 |
| 1970 | MIN | 56 | 76 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 20 | .197 |
| 1971 | MIN | 54 | 93 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | .161 |
| 1972 | MIN | 24 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .289 |
| 1973 | CHA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | MIN | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | CHA | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1975 | CHA | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | PHI | 42 | 79 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .177 |
| 1977 | PHI | 36 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .189 |
| 1978 | PHI | 26 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .146 |
| 1979 | NYA | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | PHI | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1980 | NYA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | SLN | 49 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .143 |
| 1981 | SLN | 41 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 |
| 1982 | SLN | 62 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 |
| 1983 | SLN | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
Pitching Stats by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | WS1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12.60 |
| 1960 | WS1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 48 | 31 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 5.58 |
| 1961 | MIN | 9 | 17 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 188 | 87 | 12 | 82 | 122 | 3.90 |
| 1962 | MIN | 18 | 14 | 39 | 35 | 1 | 243 | 94 | 23 | 75 | 173 | 3.14 |
| 1963 | MIN | 10 | 10 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 195 | 83 | 24 | 38 | 105 | 4.19 |
| 1964 | MIN | 17 | 11 | 36 | 34 | 1 | 231 | 87 | 23 | 60 | 171 | 3.22 |
| 1965 | MIN | 18 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 2 | 267 | 83 | 25 | 63 | 154 | 2.83 |
| 1966 | MIN | 25 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 271 | 93 | 29 | 55 | 205 | 2.75 |
| 1967 | MIN | 16 | 13 | 42 | 38 | 0 | 269 | 89 | 21 | 42 | 211 | 3.04 |
| 1968 | MIN | 14 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 192 | 68 | 16 | 40 | 130 | 2.94 |
| 1969 | MIN | 14 | 13 | 40 | 32 | 1 | 252 | 94 | 23 | 75 | 139 | 3.49 |
| 1970 | MIN | 14 | 10 | 45 | 34 | 0 | 244 | 91 | 26 | 58 | 120 | 3.56 |
| 1971 | MIN | 13 | 14 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 275 | 96 | 16 | 47 | 137 | 3.32 |
| 1972 | MIN | 10 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 94 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 64 | 2.06 |
| 1973 | CHA | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.22 |
| 1973 | MIN | 11 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 206 | 89 | 26 | 39 | 93 | 4.41 |
| 1974 | CHA | 21 | 13 | 42 | 39 | 0 | 263 | 90 | 18 | 63 | 142 | 2.92 |
| 1975 | CHA | 20 | 14 | 43 | 41 | 0 | 321 | 105 | 20 | 77 | 142 | 3.11 |
| 1976 | PHI | 12 | 14 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 241 | 88 | 21 | 32 | 83 | 3.48 |
| 1977 | PHI | 6 | 11 | 35 | 27 | 0 | 211 | 96 | 20 | 40 | 55 | 5.39 |
| 1978 | PHI | 8 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 150 | 64 | 9 | 32 | 48 | 4.10 |
| 1979 | NYA | 2 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 3.86 |
| 1979 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4.32 |
| 1980 | NYA | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7.20 |
| 1980 | SLN | 8 | 7 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 140 | 55 | 6 | 33 | 36 | 3.82 |
| 1981 | SLN | 6 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3.40 |
| 1982 | SLN | 5 | 3 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 34 | 6 | 23 | 35 | 4.08 |
| 1983 | SLN | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 3.89 |
Awards
Gold Glove (1962)
Gold Glove (1963)
Gold Glove (1964)
Gold Glove (1965)
Gold Glove (1966)
TSN All-Star (1966)
TSN Pitcher of the Year (1966)
Gold Glove (1967)
Gold Glove (1968)
Gold Glove (1969)
Gold Glove (1970)
Gold Glove (1971)
Gold Glove (1972)
Gold Glove (1973)
Gold Glove (1974)
Player of the Week (1974)
Gold Glove (1975)
Player of the Week (1975)
TSN All-Star (1975)
Gold Glove (1976)
Gold Glove (1977)
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