Jim Kaat
Bats L · Throws L · b. 1938, Zeeland, USA · MLB debut 1959-08-02, final game 1983-07-01
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | WS1 | AL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1960 | WS1 | AL | 13 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| 1961 | MIN | AL | 47 | 63 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .238 | .294 | .317 |
| 1962 | MIN | AL | 48 | 100 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | .180 | .239 | .260 |
| 1963 | MIN | AL | 36 | 61 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .131 | .185 | .197 |
| 1964 | MIN | AL | 46 | 83 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 31 | .169 | .263 | .289 |
| 1965 | MIN | AL | 56 | 93 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | .247 | .265 | .323 |
| 1966 | MIN | AL | 47 | 118 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 41 | .195 | .228 | .280 |
| 1967 | MIN | AL | 45 | 99 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 26 | .172 | .226 | .253 |
| 1968 | MIN | AL | 36 | 77 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .156 | .177 | .195 |
| 1969 | MIN | AL | 43 | 87 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .207 | .247 | .368 |
| 1970 | MIN | AL | 56 | 76 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 20 | .197 | .262 | .250 |
| 1971 | MIN | AL | 54 | 93 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | .161 | .179 | .194 |
| 1972 | MIN | AL | 24 | 45 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .289 | .304 | .489 |
| 1973 | 2TM | AL | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | CHA | AL | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1975 | CHA | AL | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | PHI | NL | 42 | 79 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .177 | .195 | .278 |
| 1977 | PHI | NL | 36 | 53 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .189 | .218 | .245 |
| 1978 | PHI | NL | 26 | 48 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .146 | .163 | .167 |
| 1979 | 2TM | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | |
| 1980 | 2TM | 53 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .143 | .189 | .257 | |
| 1981 | SLN | NL | 41 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .444 | .500 |
| 1982 | SLN | NL | 62 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .077 | .000 |
| 1983 | SLN | NL | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1959–1983 | 1004 | 1251 | 117 | 232 | 44 | 5 | 16 | 106 | 5 | 63 | 367 | .185 | .227 | .267 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | WS1 | AL | 0 | 2 | 12.60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1960 | WS1 | AL | 1 | 5 | 5.58 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 48 | 31 | 8 | 31 | 25 |
| 1961 | MIN | AL | 9 | 17 | 3.90 | 36 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 200.2 | 188 | 87 | 12 | 82 | 122 |
| 1962 | MIN | AL | 18 | 14 | 3.14 | 39 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 269.0 | 243 | 94 | 23 | 75 | 173 |
| 1963 | MIN | AL | 10 | 10 | 4.19 | 31 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 178.1 | 195 | 83 | 24 | 38 | 105 |
| 1964 | MIN | AL | 17 | 11 | 3.22 | 36 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 243.0 | 231 | 87 | 23 | 60 | 171 |
| 1965 | MIN | AL | 18 | 11 | 2.83 | 45 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 264.1 | 267 | 83 | 25 | 63 | 154 |
| 1966 | MIN | AL | 25 | 13 | 2.75 | 41 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 304.2 | 271 | 93 | 29 | 55 | 205 |
| 1967 | MIN | AL | 16 | 13 | 3.04 | 42 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 263.1 | 269 | 89 | 21 | 42 | 211 |
| 1968 | MIN | AL | 14 | 12 | 2.94 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 208.0 | 192 | 68 | 16 | 40 | 130 |
| 1969 | MIN | AL | 14 | 13 | 3.49 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 242.1 | 252 | 94 | 23 | 75 | 139 |
| 1970 | MIN | AL | 14 | 10 | 3.56 | 45 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 230.1 | 244 | 91 | 26 | 58 | 120 |
| 1971 | MIN | AL | 13 | 14 | 3.32 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 260.1 | 275 | 96 | 16 | 47 | 137 |
| 1972 | MIN | AL | 10 | 2 | 2.06 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 113.1 | 94 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 64 |
| 1973 | 2TM | AL | 15 | 13 | 4.37 | 36 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 224.1 | 250 | 109 | 30 | 43 | 109 |
| 1974 | CHA | AL | 21 | 13 | 2.92 | 42 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 277.1 | 263 | 90 | 18 | 63 | 142 |
| 1975 | CHA | AL | 20 | 14 | 3.11 | 43 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 303.2 | 321 | 105 | 20 | 77 | 142 |
| 1976 | PHI | NL | 12 | 14 | 3.48 | 38 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 227.2 | 241 | 88 | 21 | 32 | 83 |
| 1977 | PHI | NL | 6 | 11 | 5.39 | 35 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 160.1 | 211 | 96 | 20 | 40 | 55 |
| 1978 | PHI | NL | 8 | 5 | 4.10 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 140.1 | 150 | 64 | 9 | 32 | 48 |
| 1979 | 2TM | 3 | 3 | 3.92 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66.2 | 73 | 29 | 5 | 19 | 25 | |
| 1980 | 2TM | 8 | 8 | 3.94 | 53 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 134.2 | 148 | 59 | 6 | 37 | 37 | |
| 1981 | SLN | NL | 6 | 6 | 3.40 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53.0 | 60 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 8 |
| 1982 | SLN | NL | 5 | 3 | 4.08 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 75.0 | 79 | 34 | 6 | 23 | 35 |
| 1983 | SLN | NL | 0 | 0 | 3.89 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 1959–1983 | 283 | 237 | 3.45 | 898 | 625 | 180 | 31 | 18 | 4530.1 | 4620 | 1738 | 395 | 1083 | 2461 |
Awards
- 1962 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1963 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1964 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1965 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1966 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1966 TSN All-Star (AL)
- 1966 TSN Pitcher of the Year (AL)
- 1967 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1968 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1969 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1970 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1971 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1972 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1973 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1974 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1974 Player of the Week (AL)
- 1975 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1975 Player of the Week (AL)
- 1975 TSN All-Star (AL)
- 1976 Gold Glove (NL)
- 1977 Gold Glove (NL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | BBWAA | 87 | 447 | 336 | |
| 1990 | BBWAA | 79 | 444 | 333 | |
| 1991 | BBWAA | 62 | 443 | 333 | |
| 1992 | BBWAA | 114 | 430 | 323 | |
| 1993 | BBWAA | 125 | 423 | 318 | |
| 1994 | BBWAA | 98 | 456 | 342 | |
| 1995 | BBWAA | 100 | 460 | 345 | |
| 1996 | BBWAA | 91 | 470 | 353 | |
| 1997 | BBWAA | 107 | 473 | 353 | |
| 1998 | BBWAA | 129 | 473 | 355 | |
| 1999 | BBWAA | 100 | 497 | 373 | |
| 2000 | BBWAA | 125 | 499 | 375 | |
| 2001 | BBWAA | 135 | 515 | 387 | |
| 2002 | BBWAA | 109 | 472 | 354 | |
| 2003 | BBWAA | 130 | 496 | 372 | |
| 2005 | Veterans - Players | 43 | 80 | 60 | |
| 2007 | Veterans - Players | 52 | 84 | 62 | |
| 2009 | Veterans - 1943 and Later | 38 | 64 | 48 | |
| 2012 | Veterans - Golden Era | 10 | 16 | 12 | |
| 2015 | Veterans - Golden Era | 10 | 16 | 12 | |
| 2022 | Veterans - Golden Age Era | 12 | 16 | 12 | Inducted |