Jim Kaat
Eligible Seasons: 1960-1983
Best Season: 1966
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Pitching Stats
| Team | GP | GS | W | L | SV | IP | BB | K | ER | ERA | ERC | ERC# | OAV | WHIP | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Washington Senators | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 50.0 | 31 | 25 | 31 | 5.58 | 5.63 | 5.59 | .250 | 1.58 | 0.81 | 4.50 | 5.58 | 1.44 | $679K |
| 1961 Minnesota Twins | 36 | 29 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 200.2 | 82 | 122 | 87 | 3.90 | 3.68 | 3.59 | .248 | 1.35 | 1.49 | 5.47 | 3.68 | 0.54 | $5.26M |
| 1962 Minnesota Twins | 39 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 269.0 | 75 | 173 | 94 | 3.14 | 3.25 | 3.21 | .243 | 1.18 | 2.31 | 5.79 | 2.51 | 0.77 | $6.95M |
| 1963 Minnesota Twins | 31 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 178.1 | 38 | 105 | 83 | 4.19 | 4.27 | 4.44 | .274 | 1.31 | 2.76 | 5.30 | 1.92 | 1.21 | $3.26M |
| 1964 Minnesota Twins | 36 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 243.0 | 60 | 171 | 87 | 3.22 | 3.29 | 3.40 | .251 | 1.20 | 2.85 | 6.33 | 2.22 | 0.85 | $5.98M |
| 1965 Minnesota Twins | 45 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 264.1 | 63 | 154 | 83 | 2.83 | 3.47 | 3.69 | .258 | 1.25 | 2.44 | 5.24 | 2.15 | 0.85 | $6.30M |
| 1966 Minnesota Twins | 41 | 41 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 304.2 | 55 | 205 | 93 | 2.75 | 2.64 | 2.87 | .235 | 1.07 | 3.73 | 6.06 | 1.62 | 0.86 | $8.31M |
| 1967 Minnesota Twins | 42 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 263.1 | 42 | 211 | 89 | 3.04 | 3.21 | 3.57 | .260 | 1.18 | 5.02 | 7.21 | 1.44 | 0.72 | $6.12M |
| 1968 Minnesota Twins | 30 | 29 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 208.0 | 40 | 130 | 68 | 2.94 | 2.75 | 3.15 | .243 | 1.12 | 3.25 | 5.63 | 1.73 | 0.69 | $5.03M |
| 1969 Minnesota Twins | 40 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 242.1 | 75 | 139 | 94 | 3.49 | 3.92 | 4.03 | .265 | 1.35 | 1.85 | 5.16 | 2.79 | 0.85 | $5.48M |
| 1970 Minnesota Twins | 45 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 230.1 | 58 | 120 | 91 | 3.56 | 3.92 | 3.98 | .273 | 1.31 | 2.07 | 4.69 | 2.27 | 1.02 | $4.82M |
| 1971 Minnesota Twins | 39 | 38 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 260.1 | 47 | 137 | 96 | 3.32 | 3.27 | 3.44 | .268 | 1.24 | 2.91 | 4.74 | 1.62 | 0.55 | $6.09M |
| 1972 Minnesota Twins | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 113.1 | 20 | 64 | 26 | 2.06 | 2.09 | 2.36 | .227 | 1.01 | 3.20 | 5.08 | 1.59 | 0.48 | $3.36M |
| 1973 Chicago White Sox | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 42.2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4.22 | 3.02 | 2.99 | .260 | 1.13 | 4.00 | 3.38 | 0.84 | 0.84 | $859K |
| 1973 Minnesota Twins | 29 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 181.2 | 39 | 93 | 89 | 4.41 | 4.47 | 4.44 | .282 | 1.35 | 2.38 | 4.61 | 1.93 | 1.29 | $3.15M |
| 1974 Chicago White Sox | 42 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 277.1 | 63 | 142 | 90 | 2.92 | 2.98 | 3.06 | .250 | 1.18 | 2.25 | 4.61 | 2.04 | 0.58 | $6.86M |
| 1975 Chicago White Sox | 43 | 41 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 303.2 | 77 | 142 | 105 | 3.11 | 3.74 | 3.75 | .274 | 1.31 | 1.84 | 4.21 | 2.28 | 0.59 | $6.40M |
| 1976 Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 35 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 227.2 | 32 | 83 | 88 | 3.48 | 3.37 | 3.56 | .274 | 1.20 | 2.59 | 3.28 | 1.27 | 0.83 | $4.83M |
| 1977 Philadelphia Phillies | 35 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 160.1 | 40 | 55 | 96 | 5.39 | 5.54 | 5.52 | .320 | 1.57 | 1.38 | 3.09 | 2.25 | 1.12 | $2.40M |
| 1978 Philadelphia Phillies | 26 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 140.1 | 32 | 48 | 64 | 4.10 | 3.67 | 3.85 | .280 | 1.30 | 1.50 | 3.08 | 2.05 | 0.58 | $2.67M |
| 1979 New York Yankees | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 58.1 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 3.70 | .287 | 1.34 | 1.64 | 3.55 | 2.16 | 0.62 | $1.11M |
| 1980 St. Louis Cardinals | 49 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 129.2 | 33 | 36 | 55 | 3.82 | 3.47 | 3.63 | .281 | 1.33 | 1.09 | 2.50 | 2.29 | 0.42 | $2.61M |
| 1981 St. Louis Cardinals | 41 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 53.0 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 3.40 | 3.83 | 4.07 | .299 | 1.45 | 0.47 | 1.36 | 2.89 | 0.34 | $1.48M |
| 1982 St. Louis Cardinals | 62 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 75.0 | 23 | 35 | 34 | 4.08 | 3.79 | 3.96 | .276 | 1.36 | 1.52 | 4.20 | 2.76 | 0.72 | $1.34M |
| 1983 St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 3.89 | 5.92 | 6.08 | .327 | 1.67 | 1.90 | 4.93 | 2.60 | 1.30 | $315K |
Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | SO | BB | HBP | RC | RC27 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Washington Senators | P | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .3 | .6 | $679K |
| 1961 Minnesota Twins | P | 36 | 71 | 63 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5.8 | 3.1 | $5.26M |
| 1962 Minnesota Twins | P | 39 | 109 | 100 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 6.8 | 2.1 | $6.95M |
| 1963 Minnesota Twins | P | 31 | 66 | 61 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2.3 | 1.1 | $3.26M |
| 1964 Minnesota Twins | P | 36 | 98 | 83 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 7.1 | 2.6 | $5.98M |
| 1965 Minnesota Twins | P | 45 | 101 | 93 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 8.5 | 3.1 | $6.30M |
| 1966 Minnesota Twins | P | 41 | 124 | 118 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 7.6 | 2.0 | $8.31M |
| 1967 Minnesota Twins | P | 42 | 107 | 99 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 5.6 | 1.7 | $6.12M |
| 1968 Minnesota Twins | P | 30 | 79 | 77 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2.4 | .9 | $5.03M |
| 1969 Minnesota Twins | P | 40 | 95 | 87 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 8.4 | 3.1 | $5.48M |
| 1970 Minnesota Twins | P | 45 | 88 | 76 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 5.3 | 2.2 | $4.82M |
| 1971 Minnesota Twins | P | 39 | 102 | 93 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3.9 | 1.3 | $6.09M |
| 1972 Minnesota Twins | P | 15 | 47 | 45 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 4.9 | $3.36M |
| 1974 Chicago White Sox | P | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | $6.86M |
| 1976 Philadelphia Phillies | P | 38 | 83 | 79 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 1.8 | $4.83M |
| 1977 Philadelphia Phillies | P | 35 | 56 | 53 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | $2.40M |
| 1978 Philadelphia Phillies | P | 26 | 50 | 48 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 | .8 | $2.67M |
| 1980 St. Louis Cardinals | P | 49 | 41 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2.1 | 1.8 | $2.61M |
| 1981 St. Louis Cardinals | P | 41 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.9 | 9.7 | $1.48M |
| 1982 St. Louis Cardinals | P | 62 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .0 | .0 | $1.34M |
| 1983 St. Louis Cardinals | P | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | $315K |
Advanced Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | BA | BA+ | BA# | OBP | OBP+ | OBP# | SLG | SLG+ | SLG# | OPS | OPS+ | OPS# | HR/AB | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Washington Senators | P | 13 | 14 | 14 | .143 | 56 | .145 | .143 | 43 | .143 | .143 | 37 | .142 | .286 | 40 | .284 | .000 | $679K |
| 1961 Minnesota Twins | P | 36 | 71 | 63 | .238 | 93 | .241 | .294 | 89 | .294 | .317 | 80 | .312 | .612 | 84 | .606 | .000 | $5.26M |
| 1962 Minnesota Twins | P | 39 | 109 | 100 | .180 | 71 | .183 | .239 | 73 | .240 | .260 | 66 | .255 | .499 | 69 | .495 | .010 | $6.95M |
| 1963 Minnesota Twins | P | 31 | 66 | 61 | .131 | 53 | .136 | .185 | 59 | .190 | .197 | 52 | .198 | .381 | 55 | .388 | .016 | $3.26M |
| 1964 Minnesota Twins | P | 36 | 98 | 83 | .169 | 68 | .174 | .263 | 84 | .270 | .289 | 76 | .289 | .552 | 79 | .559 | .036 | $5.98M |
| 1965 Minnesota Twins | P | 45 | 101 | 93 | .247 | 102 | .257 | .265 | 85 | .273 | .323 | 87 | .329 | .588 | 86 | .602 | .011 | $6.30M |
| 1966 Minnesota Twins | P | 41 | 124 | 118 | .195 | 81 | .204 | .228 | 74 | .237 | .280 | 76 | .286 | .507 | 75 | .523 | .017 | $8.31M |
| 1967 Minnesota Twins | P | 42 | 107 | 99 | .172 | 73 | .182 | .226 | 75 | .237 | .253 | 72 | .265 | .479 | 73 | .502 | .010 | $6.12M |
| 1968 Minnesota Twins | P | 30 | 79 | 77 | .156 | 68 | .167 | .177 | 60 | .188 | .195 | 57 | .210 | .372 | 58 | .398 | .000 | $5.03M |
| 1969 Minnesota Twins | P | 40 | 95 | 87 | .207 | 84 | .214 | .247 | 77 | .251 | .368 | 100 | .374 | .615 | 89 | .625 | .023 | $5.48M |
| 1970 Minnesota Twins | P | 45 | 88 | 76 | .197 | 79 | .203 | .262 | 81 | .265 | .250 | 66 | .251 | .512 | 73 | .516 | .013 | $4.82M |
| 1971 Minnesota Twins | P | 39 | 102 | 93 | .161 | 65 | .167 | .179 | 56 | .183 | .194 | 53 | .200 | .372 | 55 | .383 | .000 | $6.09M |
| 1972 Minnesota Twins | P | 15 | 47 | 45 | .289 | 121 | .302 | .304 | 99 | .315 | .489 | 142 | .510 | .793 | 122 | .825 | .044 | $3.36M |
| 1974 Chicago White Sox | P | 42 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | $6.86M |
| 1976 Philadelphia Phillies | P | 38 | 83 | 79 | .177 | 70 | .180 | .195 | 61 | .198 | .278 | 77 | .288 | .474 | 70 | .486 | .013 | $4.83M |
| 1977 Philadelphia Phillies | P | 35 | 56 | 53 | .189 | 72 | .189 | .218 | 67 | .219 | .245 | 62 | .240 | .463 | 64 | .458 | .000 | $2.40M |
| 1978 Philadelphia Phillies | P | 26 | 50 | 48 | .146 | 57 | .149 | .163 | 51 | .166 | .167 | 45 | .170 | .330 | 48 | .336 | .000 | $2.67M |
| 1980 St. Louis Cardinals | P | 49 | 41 | 35 | .143 | 55 | .144 | .189 | 59 | .192 | .257 | 69 | .260 | .446 | 64 | .453 | .029 | $2.61M |
| 1981 St. Louis Cardinals | P | 41 | 9 | 8 | .375 | 147 | .379 | .444 | 139 | .450 | .500 | 137 | .510 | .944 | 138 | .960 | .000 | $1.48M |
| 1982 St. Louis Cardinals | P | 62 | 13 | 12 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .077 | 24 | .078 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .077 | 11 | .078 | .000 | $1.34M |
| 1983 St. Louis Cardinals | P | 24 | 5 | 4 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | $315K |
Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)
| Team | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Washington Senators | B/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $679K |
| 1961 Minnesota Twins | A-/A | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.26M |
| 1962 Minnesota Twins | A-/A | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.95M |
| 1963 Minnesota Twins | A+/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.26M |
| 1964 Minnesota Twins | C/A- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.98M |
| 1965 Minnesota Twins | C/A | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.30M |
| 1966 Minnesota Twins | B/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $8.31M |
| 1967 Minnesota Twins | B-/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.12M |
| 1968 Minnesota Twins | A/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.03M |
| 1969 Minnesota Twins | D-/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.48M |
| 1970 Minnesota Twins | C/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.82M |
| 1971 Minnesota Twins | A/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.09M |
| 1972 Minnesota Twins | B/A- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.36M |
| 1974 Chicago White Sox | B+/C- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.86M |
| 1976 Philadelphia Phillies | B/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.83M |
| 1977 Philadelphia Phillies | D/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2.40M |
| 1978 Philadelphia Phillies | A+/D | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2.67M |
| 1980 St. Louis Cardinals | C-/C- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2.61M |
| 1981 St. Louis Cardinals | D/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.48M |
| 1982 St. Louis Cardinals | D+/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.34M |
| 1983 St. Louis Cardinals | D/A- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $315K |
Player Awards
| Team | All-Star | MVP | Gold Glove | Rookie of the Year | Cy Young | Reliever of the Year | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Washington Senators | $679K | ||||||
| 1961 Minnesota Twins | $5.26M | ||||||
| 1962 Minnesota Twins | X | X | $6.95M | ||||
| 1963 Minnesota Twins | X | $3.26M | |||||
| 1964 Minnesota Twins | X | $5.98M | |||||
| 1965 Minnesota Twins | X | $6.30M | |||||
| 1966 Minnesota Twins | X | X | $8.31M | ||||
| 1967 Minnesota Twins | X | $6.12M | |||||
| 1968 Minnesota Twins | X | $5.03M | |||||
| 1969 Minnesota Twins | X | $5.48M | |||||
| 1970 Minnesota Twins | X | $4.82M | |||||
| 1971 Minnesota Twins | X | $6.09M | |||||
| 1972 Minnesota Twins | X | $3.36M | |||||
| 1974 Chicago White Sox | X | $6.86M | |||||
| 1976 Philadelphia Phillies | X | $4.83M | |||||
| 1977 Philadelphia Phillies | X | $2.40M | |||||
| 1978 Philadelphia Phillies | $2.67M | ||||||
| 1980 St. Louis Cardinals | $2.61M | ||||||
| 1981 St. Louis Cardinals | $1.48M | ||||||
| 1982 St. Louis Cardinals | $1.34M | ||||||
| 1983 St. Louis Cardinals | $315K |
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