Jim Kaat stats

Last played for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1983

Relief Pitcher

Age 88 · 6' 4"

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Jim Kaat played 25 MLB seasons, 1959 to 1983.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
898
W
283
L
237
ERA
3.45
IP
4,530.1
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.

Standard by season
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.
1959MIN30212.605.0242.20
1960MIN13155.5850.025311.58
1961MIN369173.90200.2122821.35
1962MIN3918143.14269.0173751.18
1963MIN3110104.19178.1105381.31
1964MIN3617113.22243.0171601.20
1965MIN4518112.83264.1154631.25
1966MIN4125132.75304.2205551.07
1967MIN4216133.04263.1211421.18
1968MIN3014122.94208.0130401.12
1969MIN4014133.49242.1139751.35
1970MIN4514103.56230.1120581.31
1971MIN3913143.32260.1137471.24
1972MIN151022.06113.164201.01
1973MIN/CHW3615134.37224.1109431.31
1974CHW4221132.92277.1142631.18
1975CHW4320143.11303.2142771.31
1976PHI3812143.48227.283321.20
1977PHI356115.39160.155401.57
1978PHI26854.10140.148321.30
1979PHI/NYY43333.9266.225191.38
1980NYY/STL53883.94134.237371.37
1981STL41663.4053.08171.45
1982STL62534.0875.035231.36
1983STL24003.8934.219101.67

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

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; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
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.
1959MIN0003.60000
1960MIN0004.50000
1961MIN0815.50000
1962MIN01655.80000
1963MIN0715.30000
1964MIN01306.30000
1965MIN0725.20000
1966MIN01936.10000
1967MIN01327.20000
1968MIN0925.60000
1969MIN01005.20000
1970MIN0414.70000
1971MIN01544.70000
1972MIN0505.10000
1973MIN/CHW01034.40000
1974CHW01534.60000
1975CHW01214.20000
1976PHI0713.30000
1977PHI0203.10000
1978PHI0213.10000
1979PHI/NYY0003.40000
1980NYY/STL0612.50000
1981STL0001.40000
1982STL0004.20000
1983STL0004.90000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
88 yearsNov 7, 1938
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1959
Birthplace
Zeeland, MI
AL Gold Glove
14x
NL Gold Glove
2x

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

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 45th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,461)
  • 30th in wins (pitching) (283)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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