Jim Kaat
1959–1983 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,004G
.185AVG
.228OBP
.267SLG
232H
16HR
106RBI
5SB
283–237W–L
4,530IP
2,462K
3.45ERA
625GS
17SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,004 | 1,363 | 1,251 | 118 | 232 | 44 | 5 | 16 | 106 | 64 | 367 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 334 | .185 | .228 | .267 | .495 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,530.0 | 898 | 625 | 180 | 283 | 237 | 17 | 4,620 | 2,038 | 1,738 | 395 | 1,083 | 2,462 | 0 | 0 | 3.45 | 1.259 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1972-05-28 to 1972-06-28
8longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1972-05-24 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 45 | 13 strikeouts | 1967-09-26 | 1 in 861 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1969-06-22 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 502 | 660 | 125 | 8 | 61 | 34 | 167 | .208 | .241 | .297 |
| Away | 502 | 703 | 107 | 8 | 45 | 30 | 200 | .165 | .195 | .239 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 103 | 124 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 41 | .145 | .177 | .182 |
| May | 182 | 246 | 39 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 65 | .170 | .195 | .253 |
| June | 193 | 284 | 60 | 4 | 27 | 11 | 80 | .227 | .250 | .318 |
| July | 172 | 259 | 42 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 54 | .183 | .236 | .258 |
| August | 177 | 241 | 44 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 65 | .196 | .237 | .295 |
| September | 165 | 203 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 59 | .148 | .167 | .217 |
| October | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 79 | 139 | 31 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 29 | .244 | .288 | .402 |
| cleveland-guardians | 76 | 132 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 38 | .213 | .227 | .283 |
| baltimore-orioles | 68 | 104 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 31 | .232 | .240 | .323 |
| boston-red-sox | 65 | 114 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 32 | .190 | .228 | .219 |
| new-york-yankees | 63 | 111 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 25 | .183 | .207 | .240 |
| detroit-tigers | 62 | 93 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 35 | .165 | .204 | .247 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 54 | 111 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 36 | .131 | .198 | .212 |
| california-angels | 52 | 62 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 | .224 | .242 | .310 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 5 | 2 |
| 1960 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 13 | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | .143 | 50 | 25 |
| 1961 |  Minnesota Twins | 47 | 63 | 15 | – | 1 | – | .238 | 200 | 123 |
| 1962 | Minnesota Twins | 48 | 100 | 18 | 1 | 10 | – | .180 | 269 | 173 |
| 1963 | Minnesota Twins | 36 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 8 | – | .131 | 178 | 105 |
| 1964 | Minnesota Twins | 46 | 83 | 14 | 3 | 11 | – | .169 | 243 | 171 |
| 1965 | Minnesota Twins | 56 | 93 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .247 | 264 | 154 |
| 1966 | Minnesota Twins | 47 | 118 | 23 | 2 | 13 | – | .195 | 304 | 205 |
| 1967 | Minnesota Twins | 45 | 99 | 17 | 1 | 4 | – | .172 | 263 | 211 |
| 1968 | Minnesota Twins | 36 | 77 | 12 | – | 5 | – | .156 | 208 | 130 |
| 1969 | Minnesota Twins | 43 | 87 | 18 | 2 | 10 | – | .207 | 242 | 139 |
| 1970 | Minnesota Twins | 56 | 76 | 15 | 1 | 8 | – | .197 | 230 | 120 |
| 1971 | Minnesota Twins | 54 | 93 | 15 | – | 5 | 2 | .161 | 260 | 137 |
| 1972 | Minnesota Twins | 24 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 4 | – | .289 | 113 | 64 |
| 1973 | Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 224 | 109 |
| 1974 |  Chicago White Sox | 42 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 277 | 142 |
| 1975 | Chicago White Sox | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 303 | 142 |
| 1976 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 79 | 14 | 1 | 8 | – | .177 | 227 | 83 |
| 1977 | Philadelphia Phillies | 36 | 53 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .189 | 160 | 55 |
| 1978 | Philadelphia Phillies | 26 | 48 | 7 | – | 4 | – | .146 | 140 | 48 |
| 1979 | New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 66 | 25 |
| 1980 | New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals | 53 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .143 | 134 | 37 |
| 1981 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 41 | 8 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .375 | 53 | 8 |
| 1982 | St. Louis Cardinals | 62 | 12 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 75 | 35 |
| 1983 | St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 34 | 19 |