Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1959
- AL Gold Glove
- 14x
- NL Gold Glove
- 2x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1959
- AL Gold Glove
- 14x
- NL Gold Glove
- 2x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 898
- W
- 283
- L
- 237
- ERA
- 3.45
- IP
- 4530.1
- K
- 2,461
- BB
- 1,083
- WHIP
- 1.26
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | MIN | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12.60 | 5.0 | 2 | 4 | 2.20 |
| 1960 | MIN | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5.58 | 50.0 | 25 | 31 | 1.58 |
| 1961 | MIN | 36 | 9 | 17 | 3.90 | 200.2 | 122 | 82 | 1.35 |
| 1962 | MIN | 39 | 18 | 14 | 3.14 | 269.0 | 173 | 75 | 1.18 |
| 1963 | MIN | 31 | 10 | 10 | 4.19 | 178.1 | 105 | 38 | 1.31 |
| 1964 | MIN | 36 | 17 | 11 | 3.22 | 243.0 | 171 | 60 | 1.20 |
| 1965 | MIN | 45 | 18 | 11 | 2.83 | 264.1 | 154 | 63 | 1.25 |
| 1966 | MIN | 41 | 25 | 13 | 2.75 | 304.2 | 205 | 55 | 1.07 |
| 1967 | MIN | 42 | 16 | 13 | 3.04 | 263.1 | 211 | 42 | 1.18 |
| 1968 | MIN | 30 | 14 | 12 | 2.94 | 208.0 | 130 | 40 | 1.12 |
| 1969 | MIN | 40 | 14 | 13 | 3.49 | 242.1 | 139 | 75 | 1.35 |
| 1970 | MIN | 45 | 14 | 10 | 3.56 | 230.1 | 120 | 58 | 1.31 |
| 1971 | MIN | 39 | 13 | 14 | 3.32 | 260.1 | 137 | 47 | 1.24 |
| 1972 | MIN | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2.06 | 113.1 | 64 | 20 | 1.01 |
| 1973 |  MIN/CHW | 36 | 15 | 13 | 4.37 | 224.1 | 109 | 43 | 1.31 |
| 1974 | CHW | 42 | 21 | 13 | 2.92 | 277.1 | 142 | 63 | 1.18 |
| 1975 | CHW | 43 | 20 | 14 | 3.11 | 303.2 | 142 | 77 | 1.31 |
| 1976 | PHI | 38 | 12 | 14 | 3.48 | 227.2 | 83 | 32 | 1.20 |
| 1977 | PHI | 35 | 6 | 11 | 5.39 | 160.1 | 55 | 40 | 1.57 |
| 1978 | PHI | 26 | 8 | 5 | 4.10 | 140.1 | 48 | 32 | 1.30 |
| 1979 |  PHI/NYY | 43 | 3 | 3 | 3.92 | 66.2 | 25 | 19 | 1.38 |
| 1980 |  NYY/STL | 53 | 8 | 8 | 3.94 | 134.2 | 37 | 37 | 1.37 |
| 1981 | STL | 41 | 6 | 6 | 3.40 | 53.0 | 8 | 17 | 1.45 |
| 1982 | STL | 62 | 5 | 3 | 4.08 | 75.0 | 35 | 23 | 1.36 |
| 1983 | STL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3.89 | 34.2 | 19 | 10 | 1.67 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 9
- W
- 1
- L
- 3
- ERA
- 4.13
- IP
- 24.0
- K
- 10
- BB
- 8
- WHIP
- 1.58
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 180
- SHO
- 31
- K/9
- 4.9
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 0
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | MIN | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | MIN | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | MIN | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | MIN | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | MIN | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | MIN | 0 | 19 | 3 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | MIN | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | MIN | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | MIN | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | MIN | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | MIN | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | MIN | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | MIN/CHW | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | CHW | 0 | 15 | 3 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | CHW | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | PHI | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | PHI | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | PHI | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | PHI/NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYY/STL | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Jim Kaat's career stats?
Jim Kaat played 25 seasons for the Twins, the White Sox, the Phillies and the Cardinals. He had 283 wins and 2,461 strikeouts with a 3.45 ERA over 4,530.1 innings. His best season was 1966: 25 wins, a 2.75 ERA and 205 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
25 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1959 to 1983
Jim Kaat finished top 10 in a stat 8 times.
Championships
- 1982 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
Awards
- AL Gold Glove ×14: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
- NL Gold Glove ×2: 1976, 1977
All-time career rank
- 45th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,461)
- 30th in wins (pitching) (283)
Among the 8,948 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 1966 (2nd), 1967 (10th), 1974 (7th), 1975 (5th)
- ERA: 1972 (9th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 1966 (9th), 1967 (9th)
- WHIP: 1972 (6th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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