Jim Kaat

6'4", 215 lbs • Twins • P •
Illustrated silhouette of a player wearing the Minnesota Twins uniform

REC

283-237

ERA

3.45

SO

2,461

BB

1,083

Career

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Jim Kaat played 25 seasons for 5 teams, including the Twins and Cardinals. He had 283 wins, 237 losses, an ERA of 3.45 and 2,461 strikeouts. He won 16 Gold Glove awards and 1 World Series. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2022.

Stats

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TM W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP SO
1959 WSH 0 2 12.60 3 2 0 0 0 5.0 7 7 9 1 4 2 2
1960 WSH 1 5 5.58 13 9 0 0 0 50.0 48 31 39 8 31 5 25
1961 MIN 9 17 3.90 36 29 8 1 0 200.2 188 87 105 12 82 11 122
1962 MIN 18 14 3.14 39 35 16 5 1 269.0 243 94 106 23 75 18 173
1963 MIN 10 10 4.19 31 27 7 1 1 178.1 195 83 96 24 38 9 105
1964 MIN 17 11 3.22 36 34 13 0 0 243.0 231 87 100 23 60 9 171
1965 MIN 18 11 2.83 45 42 7 2 2 264.1 267 83 121 25 63 5 154
1966 MIN 25 13 2.75 41 41 19 3 0 304.2 271 93 114 29 55 3 205
1967 MIN 16 13 3.04 42 38 13 2 0 263.1 269 89 110 21 42 9 211
1968 MIN 14 12 2.94 30 29 9 2 0 208.0 192 68 78 16 40 3 130
1969 MIN 14 13 3.49 40 32 10 0 1 242.1 252 94 114 23 75 9 139
1970 MIN 14 10 3.56 45 34 4 1 0 230.1 244 91 110 26 58 3 120
1971 MIN 13 14 3.32 39 38 15 4 0 260.1 275 96 104 16 47 6 137
1972 MIN 10 2 2.06 15 15 5 0 0 113.1 94 26 36 6 20 0 64
1973 TOT 15 13 4.37 36 35 10 3 0 224.1 250 109 124 30 43 4 109
1974 CWS 21 13 2.92 42 39 15 3 0 277.1 263 90 106 18 63 6 142
1975 CWS 20 14 3.11 43 41 12 1 0 303.2 321 105 121 20 77 9 142
1976 PHI 12 14 3.48 38 35 7 1 0 227.2 241 88 95 21 32 0 83
1977 PHI 6 11 5.39 35 27 2 0 0 160.1 211 96 100 20 40 2 55
1978 PHI 8 5 4.10 26 24 2 1 0 140.1 150 64 67 9 32 5 48
1979 TOT 3 3 3.91 43 2 0 0 2 66.2 73 29 33 5 19 2 25
1980 TOT 8 8 3.94 53 14 6 1 4 134.2 148 59 66 6 37 0 37
1981 STL 6 6 3.40 41 1 0 0 4 53.0 60 20 25 2 17 0 8
1982 STL 5 3 4.08 62 2 0 0 2 75.0 79 34 40 6 23 2 35
1983 STL 0 0 3.89 24 0 0 0 0 34.2 48 15 19 5 10 0 19
Career Regular 283 237 3.45 898 625 180 31 17 4530.1 4,620 1,738 2,038 395 1,083 122 2,461
Career Postseason 1 3 4.01 9 5 1 0 0 24.2 30 11 14 1 8 1 10

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