Jim Kaat Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Jim Kaat played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1983, appearing in 898 games over 25 seasons. He recorded a total of 283 W and 237 L, an ERA of 3.45, 2,461 SO, a WHIP of 1.259, and a WAR of 45.1.

🧾 Basic Profile

Jim Kaat
NameJim Kaat
Date of BirthNovember 7, 1938
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
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MLB Debut1959
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Jim Kaat Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Jim Kaat.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 Career Summary

Jim Kaat appeared in 898 games over 25 MLB seasons from 1959 to 1983. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS625 (MLB Rank: 17)
GF102 (MLB Rank: 762)
W283 (MLB Rank: 31)
L237 (MLB Rank: 16)
SV17 (MLB Rank: 867)
ERA3.45 (MLB Rank: 2,377)
IP4530.1 (MLB Rank: 25)
SHO31 (MLB Rank: 103)
CG180 (MLB Rank: 173)
SO2,461 (MLB Rank: 45)
BB1083 (MLB Rank: 82)
H4,620 (MLB Rank: 16)
HR395 (MLB Rank: 15)
SO94.89 (MLB Rank: 5,794)
BB92.15 (MLB Rank: 10,594)
H99.18 (MLB Rank: 6,686)
HR90.78 (MLB Rank: 5,697)
WHIP1.259 (MLB Rank: 10,048)
WAR45.1 (MLB Rank: 136)

📊 Last Season Summary (1983)

In his final season (1983), Jim Kaat recorded the following stats:

GS0
GF9
W0
ERA3.89
IP34.2
SO19
BB10
H48
HR5
SO94.93
BB92.6
H912.46
HR91.3
WHIP1.673
WAR−0.2

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1966, 25 W
  • Most SO: 1967, 211 SO
  • Most IP: 1966, 304.2 IP
  • Best WAR: 1975, 7.7 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1972, 2.07 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Jim Kaat appeared in 9 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.09, pitched 24.2 IP, struck out 10 batters, with 1 W and 3 L.

Jim Kaat Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1959
0
2
12.6
0
0
2
5
-0.5
2.2
1
7
4
9
7
34
7.94
3.6
0.5
2
3
0
0
0
1.8
12.6
7.2
0
2
0
0
29
1960
1
5
5.58
0.167
0
25
50
-0.7
1.58
8
48
31
39
31
72
5.77
4.5
0.81
9
13
2
0
0
1.4
8.6
5.6
0
5
2
2
228
1961
9
17
3.9
0.346
0
122
200.2
2.1
1.346
12
188
82
105
87
108
3.53
5.5
1.49
29
36
3
8
1
0.5
8.4
3.7
1
11
1
10
865
1962
18
14
3.14
0.563
1
173
269
5.4
1.182
23
243
75
106
94
130
3.48
5.8
2.31
35
39
2
16
5
0.8
8.1
2.5
0
18
5
13
1112
1963
10
10
4.19
0.5
1
105
178.1
-0.6
1.307
24
195
38
96
83
87
3.84
5.3
2.76
27
31
1
7
1
1.2
9.8
1.9
0
9
1
6
764
1964
17
11
3.22
0.607
0
171
243
3
1.198
23
231
60
100
87
112
3.28
6.3
2.85
34
36
1
13
0
0.9
8.6
2.2
1
9
5
13
1009
1965
18
11
2.83
0.621
2
154
264.1
0.4
1.248
25
267
63
121
83
126
3.35
5.2
2.44
42
45
2
7
2
0.9
9.1
2.1
0
5
6
3
1115
1966
25
13
2.75
0.658
0
205
304.2
4.5
1.07
29
271
55
114
93
131
3.02
6.1
3.73
41
41
0
19
3
0.9
8
1.6
0
3
4
12
1227
1967
16
13
3.04
0.552
0
211
263.1
4.2
1.181
21
269
42
110
89
115
2.55
7.2
5.02
38
42
1
13
2
0.7
9.2
1.4
1
9
2
9
1100
1968
14
12
2.94
0.538
0
130
208
3.3
1.115
16
192
40
78
68
107
2.76
5.6
3.25
29
30
0
9
2
0.7
8.3
1.7
0
3
0
5
854
1969
14
13
3.49
0.519
1
139
242.1
1.4
1.349
23
252
75
114
94
106
3.64
5.2
1.85
32
40
4
10
0
0.9
9.4
2.8
0
9
15
9
1048
1970
14
10
3.56
0.583
0
120
230.1
1.2
1.311
26
244
58
110
91
107
3.86
4.7
2.07
34
45
3
4
1
1
9.5
2.3
0
3
8
11
972
1971
13
14
3.32
0.481
0
137
260.1
4.3
1.237
16
275
47
104
96
107
2.81
4.7
2.91
38
39
0
15
4
0.6
9.5
1.6
0
6
9
8
1098
1972
10
2
2.06
0.833
0
64
113.1
1.8
1.006
6
94
20
36
26
157
2.49
5.1
3.2
15
15
0
5
0
0.5
7.5
1.6
0
0
2
2
443
1973
15
13
4.37
0.536
0
109
224.1
1.2
1.306
30
250
43
124
109
91
3.96
4.4
2.53
35
36
1
10
3
1.2
10
1.7
0
4
1
3
951
1974
21
13
2.92
0.618
0
142
277.1
7.1
1.175
18
263
63
106
90
129
3.14
4.6
2.25
39
42
0
15
3
0.6
8.5
2
0
6
3
4
1139
1975
20
14
3.11
0.588
0
142
303.2
7.7
1.311
20
321
77
121
105
126
3.36
4.2
1.84
41
43
1
12
1
0.6
9.5
2.3
2
9
0
0
1279
1976
12
14
3.48
0.462
0
83
227.2
2.3
1.199
21
241
32
95
88
102
3.52
3.3
2.59
35
38
1
7
1
0.8
9.5
1.3
0
0
3
1
924
1977
6
11
5.39
0.353
0
55
160.1
-1.4
1.565
20
211
40
100
96
75
4.46
3.1
1.38
27
35
3
2
0
1.1
11.8
2.2
0
2
6
2
709
1978
8
5
4.1
0.615
0
48
140.1
-0.2
1.297
9
150
32
67
64
88
3.53
3.1
1.5
24
26
0
2
1
0.6
9.6
2.1
0
5
6
5
586