Jim Kaat vs Jim Perry

Jim Kaat Jim Perry

Jim Kaat and Jim Perry compared on their MLB careers: Jim Kaat played 25 seasons, 1959 to 1983, Jim Perry 17 seasons, 1959 to 1975. Jim Kaat has 283 wins to Jim Perry's 215. Jim Kaat won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jim Kaat and Jim Perry career totals

898	GP	630
283	W	215
237	L	174
3.5	ERA	3.5
4530.1	IP	3285.2
2,461	K	1,576
1,083	BB	998
1.3	WHIP	1.3
18	SV	10

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jim Kaat and Jim Perry postseason

9	GP	5
0	R	0
30	H	21

Where each stands all time

Jim Kaat and Jim Perry all-time places

45th (2,461)	Strikeouts (pitching)	208th (1,576)
30th (283)	Wins (pitching)	86th (215)

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

Jim Kaat: 1 championship; AL Gold Glove ×14, NL Gold Glove ×2
Jim Perry: 0 championships; AL Cy Young

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.

Jim Kaat and Jim Perry season by season

1st	1959	0	2	12.60	1959	12	10	2.65
2nd	1960	1	5	5.58	1960	18	10	3.62
3rd	1961	9	17	3.90	1961	10	17	4.71
4th	1962	18	14	3.14	1962	12	12	4.14
5th	1963	10	10	4.19	1963	9	9	3.83
6th	1964	17	11	3.22	1964	6	3	3.44
7th	1965	18	11	2.83	1965	12	7	2.63
8th	1966	25	13	2.75	1966	11	7	2.54
9th	1967	16	13	3.04	1967	8	7	3.03
10th	1968	14	12	2.94	1968	8	6	2.27
11th	1969	14	13	3.49	1969	20	6	2.82
12th	1970	14	10	3.56	1970	24	12	3.04
13th	1971	13	14	3.32	1971	17	17	4.23
14th	1972	10	2	2.06	1972	13	16	3.35
15th	1973	15	13	4.37	1973	14	13	4.03
16th	1974	21	13	2.92	1974	17	12	2.96
17th	1975	20	14	3.11	1975	4	10	5.38
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