Jim Kaat
Bats L Throws L6'4" 205 lbBorn 1938 Zeeland, USADebut 1959Team STL3x All-Star
Awards: Gold Glove x16, TSN All-Star x2, TSN Pitcher of the Year
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1983 | STL | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -125.2 |
| 1982 | STL | 62 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.077 | 0.000 | 0.077 | -86.5 |
| 1981 | STL | 41 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.375 | 0.444 | 0.500 | 0.944 | 176.9 |
| 1980 | STL | 53 | 41 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0.143 | 0.189 | 0.257 | 0.446 | 14.1 |
| 1979 | NYY | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 129.1 |
| 1978 | PHI | 26 | 50 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.146 | 0.163 | 0.167 | 0.330 | -19.8 |
| 1977 | PHI | 36 | 56 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0.189 | 0.218 | 0.245 | 0.463 | 15.4 |
| 1976 | PHI | 42 | 83 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0.177 | 0.195 | 0.278 | 0.474 | 20.3 |
| 1975 | CWS | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1974 | CWS | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -129.1 |
| 1973 | CWS | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1972 | MIN | 24 | 47 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0.289 | 0.304 | 0.489 | 0.793 | 134.0 |
| 1971 | MIN | 54 | 102 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0.161 | 0.179 | 0.194 | 0.372 | -10.8 |
| 1970 | MIN | 56 | 88 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0.197 | 0.262 | 0.250 | 0.512 | 34.4 |
| 1969 | MIN | 43 | 95 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0.207 | 0.247 | 0.368 | 0.615 | 62.5 |
| 1968 | MIN | 36 | 79 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.156 | 0.177 | 0.195 | 0.372 | -11.2 |
| 1967 | MIN | 45 | 107 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 0.172 | 0.226 | 0.253 | 0.479 | 28.4 |
| 1966 | MIN | 47 | 124 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 0.195 | 0.228 | 0.280 | 0.507 | 33.3 |
| 1965 | MIN | 56 | 101 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 0.247 | 0.265 | 0.323 | 0.588 | 56.9 |
| 1964 | MIN | 46 | 98 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 0.169 | 0.263 | 0.289 | 0.552 | 53.6 |
| 1963 | MIN | 36 | 66 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0.131 | 0.185 | 0.197 | 0.381 | -0.1 |
| 1962 | MIN | 48 | 109 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 0.180 | 0.239 | 0.260 | 0.499 | 28.1 |
| 1961 | MIN | 47 | 71 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0.238 | 0.294 | 0.317 | 0.612 | 57.7 |
| 1960 | WS1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0.286 | -35.4 |
| 1959 | WS1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -116.6 |
| Career | | 1004 | 1362 | 117 | 232 | 44 | 5 | 16 | 106 | 5 | 63 | 367 | 0.185 | 0.227 | 0.267 | 0.494 | 29.4 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1983 | STL | 0 | 0 | 3.89 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 34.7 | 162 | 5 | 10 | 19 | | | |
| 1982 | STL | 5 | 3 | 4.08 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 75.0 | 321 | 6 | 23 | 35 | | | |
| 1981 | STL | 6 | 6 | 3.40 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 53.0 | 229 | 2 | 17 | 8 | | | |
| 1980 | STL | 8 | 8 | 3.94 | 53 | 14 | 4 | 134.7 | 573 | 6 | 37 | 37 | | | |
| 1979 | NYY | 3 | 3 | 3.91 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 66.7 | 286 | 5 | 19 | 25 | | | |
| 1978 | PHI | 8 | 5 | 4.10 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 140.3 | 586 | 9 | 32 | 48 | | | |
| 1977 | PHI | 6 | 11 | 5.39 | 35 | 27 | 0 | 160.3 | 709 | 20 | 40 | 55 | | | |
| 1976 | PHI | 12 | 14 | 3.48 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 227.7 | 924 | 21 | 32 | 83 | | | |
| 1975 | CWS | 20 | 14 | 3.11 | 43 | 41 | 0 | 303.7 | 1279 | 20 | 77 | 142 | | | |
| 1974 | CWS | 21 | 13 | 2.92 | 42 | 39 | 0 | 277.3 | 1139 | 18 | 63 | 142 | | | |
| 1973 | CWS | 15 | 13 | 4.37 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 224.3 | 951 | 30 | 43 | 109 | | | |
| 1972 | MIN | 10 | 2 | 2.06 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 113.3 | 443 | 6 | 20 | 64 | | | |
| 1971 | MIN | 13 | 14 | 3.32 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 260.3 | 1098 | 16 | 47 | 137 | | | |
| 1970 | MIN | 14 | 10 | 3.56 | 45 | 34 | 0 | 230.3 | 972 | 26 | 58 | 120 | | | |
| 1969 | MIN | 14 | 13 | 3.49 | 40 | 32 | 1 | 242.3 | 1048 | 23 | 75 | 139 | | | |
| 1968 | MIN | 14 | 12 | 2.94 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 208.0 | 854 | 16 | 40 | 130 | | | |
| 1967 | MIN | 16 | 13 | 3.04 | 42 | 38 | 0 | 263.3 | 1100 | 21 | 42 | 211 | | | |
| 1966 | MIN | 25 | 13 | 2.75 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 304.7 | 1227 | 29 | 55 | 205 | | | |
| 1965 | MIN | 18 | 11 | 2.83 | 45 | 42 | 2 | 264.3 | 1115 | 25 | 63 | 154 | | | |
| 1964 | MIN | 17 | 11 | 3.22 | 36 | 34 | 1 | 243.0 | 1009 | 23 | 60 | 171 | | | |
| 1963 | MIN | 10 | 10 | 4.19 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 178.3 | 764 | 24 | 38 | 105 | | | |
| 1962 | MIN | 18 | 14 | 3.14 | 39 | 35 | 1 | 269.0 | 1112 | 23 | 75 | 173 | | | |
| 1961 | MIN | 9 | 17 | 3.90 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 200.7 | 865 | 12 | 82 | 122 | | | |
| 1960 | WS1 | 1 | 5 | 5.58 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 50.0 | 228 | 8 | 31 | 25 | | | |
| 1959 | WS1 | 0 | 2 | 12.60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | |
| Career | | 283 | 237 | 3.45 | 898 | 625 | 18 | 4530.3 | 19023 | 395 | 1083 | 2461 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1983 | STL | P | 24 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.889 | |
| 1982 | STL | P | 62 | 75 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0.917 | |
| 1981 | STL | P | 41 | 53 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0.895 | |
| 1980 | STL | P | 53 | 135 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0.923 | |
| 1979 | NYY | P | 43 | 67 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.917 | |
| 1978 | PHI | P | 26 | 140 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | |
| 1977 | PHI | P | 35 | 160 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0.897 | |
| 1976 | PHI | P | 38 | 228 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0.949 | |
| 1975 | CWS | P | 43 | 304 | 15 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0.982 | |
| 1974 | CWS | P | 42 | 277 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0.959 | |
| 1973 | CWS | P | 36 | 224 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0.973 | |
| 1972 | MIN | P | 15 | 113 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0.923 | |
| 1971 | MIN | P | 39 | 260 | 13 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 0.982 | |
| 1970 | MIN | P | 45 | 230 | 15 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 0.935 | |
| 1969 | MIN | P | 40 | 242 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0.826 | |
| 1968 | MIN | P | 30 | 208 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0.976 | |
| 1967 | MIN | P | 42 | 263 | 13 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0.952 | |
| 1966 | MIN | P | 41 | 304 | 19 | 46 | 3 | 5 | 0.956 | |
| 1965 | MIN | P | 45 | 264 | 15 | 64 | 6 | 3 | 0.929 | |
| 1964 | MIN | P | 36 | 243 | 16 | 48 | 5 | 6 | 0.928 | |
| 1963 | MIN | P | 31 | 178 | 19 | 43 | 1 | 5 | 0.984 | |
| 1962 | MIN | P | 39 | 269 | 16 | 72 | 3 | 6 | 0.967 | |
| 1961 | MIN | P | 36 | 201 | 19 | 41 | 2 | 8 | 0.968 | |
| 1960 | WS1 | P | 13 | 50 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1959 | WS1 | P | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1982 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 1976 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1965 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.333 |
| Career | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 0.444 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.57 |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.67 |
| 1970 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.00 |
| 1965 | 1 | 2 | 3.77 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14.3 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1.40 |
| Career | 1 | 3 | 4.01 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 24.7 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1.54 |