Jim Kaat
P Jim Kaat
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Bat: L / Throw: L
Age: 89
Nickname:
Kitty
Birthdate:
Nov. 7, 1938 (89y 3m 5d)
Born In:
Zeeland, MI, USA
Nationality:
American
Height/Weight:
6'3"/216
Entry:
Unknown
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
All-Star 1975 None (MLB)
1966 None (MLB)
1962 None (MLB)
Gold Glove 1977 - P None (MLB)
1976 - P None (MLB)
1975 - P None (MLB)
1974 - P None (MLB)
1973 - P None (MLB)
1972 - P None (MLB)
1971 - P None (MLB)
1970 - P None (MLB)
1969 - P None (MLB)
1968 - P None (MLB)
1967 - P None (MLB)
1966 - P None (MLB)
1965 - P None (MLB)
1964 - P None (MLB)
1963 - P None (MLB)
1962 - P None (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 16 40.8 26.2
Grey Ink 125 197.0 150.5
HoF Standard 44 49.0 45.4
WAR 64.7 65.7 61.7
WAR7 38.8 45.0 39.2
JAWS 51.8 55.3 50.5
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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 6
1966 13 10
1976 14 8
Year Win % Rank
1966 0.658 4
1974 0.618 6
Year Hold Rank
1979 6 1
1981 4 4
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
1973 30 8
1976 21 5
Year K Rank
1962 173 4
1964 171 10
1966 205 2
1967 211 6
Year WP Rank
1961 10 1
1962 13 1
1964 13 3
1966 12 2
1967 9 10
1970 11 8
1971 8 10
Year ERA Rank
1962 3.145 6
1966 2.747 6
1974 2.921 8
Year WHIP Rank
1962 1.182 6
1966 1.070 4
1974 1.176 7
Year BB/9 Rank
1963 1.918 8
1964 2.222 7
1965 2.145 7
1966 1.625 1
1967 1.435 2
1968 1.731 4
1969 2.785 8
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 4
Year SHO Rank
1962 5 1
1966 3 7
1971 4 7
Year BB (Low) Rank
1963 38 4
1966 55 10
1967 42 3
1968 40 3
1970 58 6
1971 47 4
1973 43 1
1974 63 10
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 7
Year HR (Low) Rank
1961 12 4
1971 16 8
Year WAR Rank
1962 5.2 4
1964 4.4 9
1965 3.8 10
1966 5.9 1
1967 5.9 2
1971 6.0 7
1974 5.0 10
1975 5.1 6
Year W (Low) Rank
1961 9 3
1963 10 9
Year L (Low) Rank
1970 10 6
Year rWAR Rank
1962 6.5 4
1966 6.2 2
1974 6.0 8
1975 6.7 7