#42 Jim "Kitty" Kaat, Starting Pitcher, 34 yrs, Cleveland Indians
Friday, 3/2/1973 |
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| Jim Kaat
Kitty
11/7/1938
34
USA,MI,ZEELAND
6"4
232
Starting Pitcher
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Minimal
Some ability
2 / 6 (Fair)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
Good
Normal
Durable
2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 100,000
1973
14 Year(s), 0 Days (2408 total Days)
0 Day(s)
14 Year(s)
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 9 | 5 | 9 | 87-90 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 9 | 5 | 9 | |
| Versus RHB | 9 | 5 | 9 | |
| Talent | 10 | 5 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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4
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4
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Sinker
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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2
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4
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .950 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1959 | 45 | 44 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 5.44 | 248.0 | 276 | 170 | 150 | 27 | 74 | 106 | 3 | 1 | 1.41 | .292 | CLE |
| 1960 | 43 | 43 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 4.43 | 274.1 | 271 | 153 | 135 | 27 | 89 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 1.31 | .268 | CLE |
| 1961 | 45 | 45 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 3.90 | 286.1 | 291 | 138 | 124 | 17 | 79 | 159 | 2 | 1 | 1.29 | .297 | CLE |
| 1962 | 45 | 45 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 2.84 | 336.1 | 290 | 133 | 106 | 21 | 108 | 190 | 16 | 3 | 1.18 | .255 | CLE |
| 1963 | 47 | 47 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 3.01 | 358.1 | 325 | 138 | 120 | 7 | 117 | 196 | 18 | 5 | 1.23 | .285 | CLE |
| 1964 | 46 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 3.83 | 324.1 | 329 | 154 | 138 | 15 | 114 | 193 | 7 | 3 | 1.37 | .303 | CLE |
| 1965 | 45 | 45 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 2.86 | 352.1 | 292 | 123 | 112 | 17 | 114 | 231 | 17 | 5 | 1.15 | .267 | CLE,AL |
| 1966 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 3.02 | 306.2 | 249 | 124 | 103 | 15 | 115 | 237 | 11 | 2 | 1.19 | .267 | CLE |
| 1967 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 3.56 | 281.0 | 242 | 119 | 111 | 16 | 111 | 217 | 8 | 2 | 1.26 | .279 | CLE,AL |
| 1968 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2.35 | 314.0 | 246 | 93 | 82 | 10 | 93 | 256 | 10 | 1 | 1.08 | .266 | CLE,AL |
| 1969 | 41 | 41 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 3.10 | 296.1 | 238 | 121 | 102 | 24 | 119 | 276 | 12 | 2 | 1.20 | .271 | CLE |
| 1970 | 41 | 41 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 3.85 | 278.0 | 245 | 139 | 119 | 31 | 125 | 247 | 5 | 1 | 1.33 | .285 | CLE |
| 1971 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 3.66 | 285.1 | 240 | 128 | 116 | 32 | 121 | 259 | 8 | 1 | 1.27 | .273 | CLE |
| 1972 | 41 | 41 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3.40 | 272.1 | 201 | 109 | 103 | 24 | 136 | 262 | 4 | 3 | 1.24 | .253 | CLE |
| Total | 603 | 602 | 274 | 201 | 0 | 3.46 | 4213.2 | 3735 | 1842 | 1621 | 283 | 1515 | 2952 | 122 | 30 | 1.25 | .276 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 12.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 20.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1959 | 45 | 89 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .101 | .121 | .124 | .244 | CLE |
| 1960 | 43 | 95 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .137 | .143 | .147 | .290 | CLE |
| 1961 | 45 | 101 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .139 | .147 | .158 | .305 | CLE |
| 1962 | 45 | 118 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .127 | .134 | .127 | .262 | CLE |
| 1963 | 47 | 120 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 1 | .142 | .163 | .200 | .363 | CLE |
| 1964 | 46 | 107 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .165 | .159 | .324 | CLE |
| 1965 | 45 | 118 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .156 | .161 | .317 | CLE,AL |
| 1966 | 42 | 96 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | .115 | .124 | .135 | .259 | CLE |
| 1967 | 40 | 90 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .220 | .233 | .453 | CLE,AL |
| 1968 | 41 | 112 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 0 | .152 | .174 | .179 | .352 | CLE,AL |
| 1969 | 41 | 103 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | .194 | .194 | .243 | .437 | CLE |
| 1970 | 41 | 88 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .169 | .216 | .384 | CLE |
| 1971 | 41 | 97 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .175 | .175 | .206 | .381 | CLE |
| 1972 | 41 | 81 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 1 | .160 | .181 | .198 | .378 | CLE |
| Total | 603 | 1415 | 212 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 78 | 77 | 16 | 497 | 3 | 3 | .150 | .161 | .177 | .338 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
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Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1959...
Had first career hit on 4/17/1959, off Whitey Ford (NYA)...
Earned first career win on 5/3/1959...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/17/1962, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/10/1964, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/30/1965, winning 2 games with a 1.13 ERA...
Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/23/1965, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/10/1965, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/27/1966, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA...
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game...
Won World Series Championship with Cleveland in 1967...
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game...
Hit first career homerun on 8/22/1968, off Ray Sadecki (BAL)...
Won World Series Championship with Cleveland in 1968...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/10/1969, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
1962 - 2.84 - 3rd
1963 - 3.01 - 7th
1965 - 2.86 - 5th
1968 - 2.35 - 5th
| WHIP
1962 - 1.18 - 5th
1965 - 1.15 - 6th
1968 - 1.08 - 8th
| Wins
1962 - 21 - 7th
1963 - 27 - 4th
1964 - 22 - 5th
1965 - 26 - 2nd
1966 - 21 - 7th
1967 - 23 - 4th
1968 - 23 - 2nd
1971 - 21 - 6th
| Losses
1959 - 17 - 5th
1960 - 23 - 1st
1961 - 18 - 9th
1962 - 17 - 9th
1970 - 18 - 9th
| IP
1962 - 336.1 - 6th
1963 - 358.1 - 5th
1965 - 352.1 - 3rd
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K's
1965 - 231 - 6th
1966 - 237 - 9th
1968 - 256 - 10th
1969 - 276 - 9th
1971 - 259 - 10th
1972 - 262 - 7th
| BB
1963 - 117 - 7th
1965 - 114 - 9th
1966 - 115 - 8th
1967 - 111 - 9th
1969 - 119 - 5th
1970 - 125 - 3rd
1971 - 121 - 5th
1972 - 136 - 3rd
| CG
1962 - 16 - 8th
1963 - 18 - 6th
1965 - 17 - 8th
| SHO
1962 - 3 - 5th
1963 - 5 - 4th
1964 - 3 - 5th
1965 - 5 - 3rd
1972 - 3 - 10th
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