Jim Kaat

PITCHER · L/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 1959–1983 BORN: ZEELAND, USA

All-Star ×3 Gold Glove ×16 Hall of Fame

Career

283 W · 3.45 ERA · 2461 K

4530.1 IP · 1.26 WHIP · 898 G

1983 Season

0-0 · 3.89 ERA

34.2 IP · 19 K · 1.67 WHIP

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Jim Kaat was a pitcher in MLB. Across 898 career appearances, with a 3.45 ERA and 2461 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1959	WS1	0	2	12.60	3	2	0	5.0	7	7	4	2	2.20
1960	WS1	1	5	5.58	13	9	0	50.0	48	31	31	25	1.58
1961	MIN	9	17	3.90	36	29	0	200.2	188	87	82	122	1.35
1962	MIN	18	14	3.14	39	35	1	269.0	243	94	75	173	1.18
1963	MIN	10	10	4.19	31	27	1	178.1	195	83	38	105	1.31
1964	MIN	17	11	3.22	36	34	1	243.0	231	87	60	171	1.20
1965	MIN	18	11	2.83	45	42	2	264.1	267	83	63	154	1.25
1966	MIN	25	13	2.75	41	41	0	304.2	271	93	55	205	1.07
1967	MIN	16	13	3.04	42	38	0	263.1	269	89	42	211	1.18
1968	MIN	14	12	2.94	30	29	0	208.0	192	68	40	130	1.12
1969	MIN	14	13	3.49	40	32	1	242.1	252	94	75	139	1.35
1970	MIN	14	10	3.56	45	34	0	230.1	244	91	58	120	1.31
1971	MIN	13	14	3.32	39	38	0	260.1	275	96	47	137	1.24
1972	MIN	10	2	2.06	15	15	0	113.1	94	26	20	64	1.01
1973	CWS	4	1	4.22	7	7	0	42.2	44	20	4	16	1.13
1973	MIN	11	12	4.41	29	28	0	181.2	206	89	39	93	1.35
1974	CWS	21	13	2.92	42	39	0	277.1	263	90	63	142	1.18
1975	CWS	20	14	3.11	43	41	0	303.2	321	105	77	142	1.31
1976	PHI	12	14	3.48	38	35	0	227.2	241	88	32	83	1.20
1977	PHI	6	11	5.39	35	27	0	160.1	211	96	40	55	1.57
1978	PHI	8	5	4.10	26	24	0	140.1	150	64	32	48	1.30
1979	NYY	2	3	3.86	40	1	2	58.1	64	25	14	23	1.34
1979	PHI	1	0	4.32	3	1	0	8.1	9	4	5	2	1.68
1980	NYY	0	1	7.20	4	0	0	5.0	8	4	4	1	2.40
1980	STL	8	7	3.82	49	14	4	129.2	140	55	33	36	1.33
1981	STL	6	6	3.40	41	1	4	53.0	60	20	17	8	1.45
1982	STL	5	3	4.08	62	2	2	75.0	79	34	23	35	1.36
1983	STL	0	0	3.89	24	0	0	34.2	48	15	10	19	1.67
Career Totals	—	283	237	3.45	898	625	18	4530.1	4620	1738	1083	2461	1.26

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1959	WS1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
1960	WS1	13	14	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.143	.143	.143	.286
1961	MIN	47	63	10	15	3	1	0	1	0	4	13	.238	.294	.317	.612
1962	MIN	48	100	9	18	3	1	1	10	0	8	40	.180	.239	.260	.499
1963	MIN	36	61	2	8	1	0	1	8	0	2	19	.131	.185	.197	.381
1964	MIN	46	83	11	14	1	0	3	11	0	11	31	.169	.263	.289	.552
1965	MIN	56	93	6	23	4	0	1	9	2	3	29	.247	.265	.323	.588
1966	MIN	47	118	12	23	2	1	2	13	0	5	41	.195	.228	.280	.507
1967	MIN	45	99	7	17	3	1	1	4	0	7	26	.172	.226	.253	.479
1968	MIN	36	77	7	12	3	0	0	5	0	2	18	.156	.177	.195	.372
1969	MIN	43	87	8	18	8	0	2	10	0	4	20	.207	.247	.368	.615
1970	MIN	56	76	17	15	1	0	1	8	0	6	20	.197	.262	.250	.512
1971	MIN	54	93	6	15	3	0	0	5	2	2	16	.161	.179	.194	.372
1972	MIN	24	45	3	13	3	0	2	4	0	1	16	.289	.304	.489	.793
1973	CWS	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973	MIN	31	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974	CWS	42	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1975	CWS	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1976	PHI	42	79	4	14	3	1	1	8	0	2	24	.177	.195	.278	.474
1977	PHI	36	53	4	10	3	0	0	2	0	2	12	.189	.218	.245	.463
1978	PHI	26	48	4	7	1	0	0	4	0	0	15	.146	.163	.167	.330
1979	NYY	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1979	PHI	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.500	.000	.500
1980	NYY	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1980	STL	49	35	4	5	1	0	1	2	1	2	13	.143	.189	.257	.446
1981	STL	41	8	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	.375	.444	.500	.944
1982	STL	62	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.077	.000	.077
1983	STL	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Career Totals	—	1004	1251	117	232	44	5	16	106	5	63	367	.185	.227	.267	.494

Awards & Achievements

Gold Glove (16): 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
Player of the Week (2): 1974, 1975
TSN All-Star (2): 1966, 1975
TSN Pitcher of the Year (1): 1966

All-Star Selections

1962, 1966, 1975

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.