Jim Kaat
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Jim Kaat
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Nickname:
Kitty
Birthdate:
Nov. 7, 1938 (86 y, 1 m, 16 d)
Born In:
Zeeland, MI, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'3"/217
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink16
Grey Ink125
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Burleigh Grimes 846
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Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1962 35 4
1965 42 1
1966 41 1
1967 38 3
1971 38 6
1974 39 9
1975 41 2
1976 35 9
Year W Rank
1962 18 6
1964 17 8
1965 18 3
1966 25 1
1967 16 6
1974 21 7
1975 20 4
Year L Rank
1961 17 3
1962 14 9
1976 14 10
Year Win % Rank
1966 0.658 4
1974 0.618 6
Year Hold Rank
1979 6 1
1981 4 6
1982 7 7
Year IP Rank
1962 269.0 2
1964 243.0 10
1965 264.1 4
1966 304.2 1
1967 263.1 4
1975 303.2 4
Year BF Rank
1962 1112 2
1964 1009 8
1965 1115 3
1966 1227 1
1967 1100 3
1975 1279 2
Year HR Rank
1965 25 5
1966 29 4
1967 21 6
1969 23 9
1973 30 8
1976 21 5
Year K Rank
1962 173 6
1964 171 10
1966 205 2
1967 211 6
Year WP Rank
1961 10 1
1962 13 1
1964 13 3
1966 12 3
Year ERA Rank
1962 3.145 7
1966 2.747 7
1974 2.921 9
Year WHIP Rank
1962 1.182 7
1966 1.070 4
1974 1.176 7
Year BB/9 Rank
1963 1.918 10
1964 2.222 9
1965 2.145 10
1966 1.625 1
1967 1.435 2
1968 1.731 4
1969 2.785 10
1970 2.266 6
1971 1.625 3
1973 1.725 1
1974 2.045 4
1975 2.282 6
1976 1.265 2
Year CG Rank
1962 16 2
1964 13 3
1966 19 1
1967 13 5
Year SHO Rank
1962 5 1
1966 3 8
1971 4 6
Year BB (Low) Rank
1963 38 5
1967 42 3
1968 40 3
1970 58 6
1971 47 4
1973 43 1
1974 63 7
1976 32 2
Year Hits Rank
1962 243 4
1964 231 6
1965 267 1
1966 271 1
1967 269 1
1969 252 3
1971 275 2
1975 321 1
1976 241 8
Year HR (Low) Rank
1961 12 4
1971 16 10
Year WAR Rank
1962 5.6 5
1964 4.8 10
1965 4.3 10
1966 6.4 2
1967 6.5 2
1971 6.5 7
1974 5.4 10
1975 5.6 6
Year W (Low) Rank
1961 9 3
1963 10 10
Year L (Low) Rank
1970 10 8