Eric Show vs Jim Kaat

Eric Show Jim Kaat

Eric Show and Jim Kaat compared on their MLB careers: Eric Show played 11 seasons, 1981 to 1991, Jim Kaat 25 seasons, 1959 to 1983. Eric Show has 101 wins to Jim Kaat's 283. Jim Kaat won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Eric Show and Jim Kaat career totals

332	GP	898
101	W	283
89	L	237
3.7	ERA	3.5
1,655	IP	4530.1
971	K	2,461
610	BB	1,083
1.3	WHIP	1.3
7	SV	18

How do they compare in the postseason?

Eric Show and Jim Kaat postseason

3	GP	9
0	R	0
12	H	30

Where each stands all time

Eric Show and Jim Kaat all-time places

—	Strikeouts (pitching)	45th (2,461)
—	Wins (pitching)	30th (283)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Eric Show: 0 championships; none on file
Jim Kaat: 1 championship; AL Gold Glove ×14, NL Gold Glove ×2

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Eric Show and Jim Kaat season by season

1st	1981	1	3	3.13	1959	0	2	12.60
2nd	1982	10	6	2.64	1960	1	5	5.58
3rd	1983	15	12	4.17	1961	9	17	3.90
4th	1984	15	9	3.40	1962	18	14	3.14
5th	1985	12	11	3.09	1963	10	10	4.19
6th	1986	9	5	2.97	1964	17	11	3.22
7th	1987	8	16	3.84	1965	18	11	2.83
8th	1988	16	11	3.26	1966	25	13	2.75
9th	1989	8	6	4.23	1967	16	13	3.04
10th	1990	6	8	5.76	1968	14	12	2.94
11th	1991	1	2	5.92	1969	14	13	3.49
12th	—	—	—	—	1970	14	10	3.56
13th	—	—	—	—	1971	13	14	3.32
14th	—	—	—	—	1972	10	2	2.06
15th	—	—	—	—	1973	15	13	4.37
16th	—	—	—	—	1974	21	13	2.92
17th	—	—	—	—	1975	20	14	3.11
18th	—	—	—	—	1976	12	14	3.48
19th	—	—	—	—	1977	6	11	5.39
20th	—	—	—	—	1978	8	5	4.10
21st	—	—	—	—	1979	3	3	3.92
22nd	—	—	—	—	1980	8	8	3.94
23rd	—	—	—	—	1981	6	6	3.40
24th	—	—	—	—	1982	5	3	4.08
25th	—	—	—	—	1983	0	0	3.89

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA