#52 Jim Kaat, Starting Pitcher, 37 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox

#52 Jim Kaat, Starting Pitcher, 37 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox
Tuesday, 4/27/1976

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Jim Kaat

11/7/1938
37
USA,MI,ZEELAND
6"4
222

Starting Pitcher
L
L

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Minimal
Loyal
None at all
Average
Normal
Normal
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 7,150,000
1976
17 Year(s), 21 Days (2945 total Days)
19 Day(s)
17 Year(s), 54 Days (2978 total Days)
19 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	25	29	75	86-89 Mph
Versus LHB	25	29	77
Versus RHB	25	29	75
Talent	16	20	83

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

85
53
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	2	21	3	1	10
Versus LHP	1	21	3	1	10
Versus RHP	2	21	3	1	10
Talent	1	1	1	1	100

Running & Bunting Ratings
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25
20
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 53 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
4/11	KC	L 3-7		1	0	0	0	0	0	W
4/20	@NYY	W 8-4		1	0	0	0	0	0
4/23	BOS	L 2-8		1	2	0	0	0	1
4/25	BOS	L 6-9		3.1	3	1	1	2	4

Pitching Stats 1976

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
	4	0	1	0	0	1.29	7.0	6	1	1	2	6	0	.0	0	0	.0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	4	2	10.3	7.7	7.7	2.6	1	0	.0	1	1	100.0	2.35

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	7	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429
vs. RHB	18	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	.278	.350	.278	.628

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	3	0	1	0	0	1.50	6.0	6	1	1	2	6
Road	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	3	0	0	0	0	1.69	5.1	5	1	1	2	5

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	4	0	1	0	0	1.29	7.0	6	1	1	2	6

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	Teams
1959	3	2	0	2	0	12.60	5.0	7	0	7	4	2	0	0	2.20	WS1
1960	13	9	1	5	0	5.58	50.0	48	0	31	31	25	0	0	1.58	WS1
1961	36	29	9	17	0	3.90	200.2	188	0	87	82	122	8	1	1.35	MIN
1962	39	35	18	14	1	3.14	269.0	243	0	94	75	173	16	5	1.18	MIN
1963	31	27	10	10	1	4.19	178.1	195	0	83	38	105	7	1	1.31	MIN
1964	36	34	17	11	1	3.22	243.0	231	0	87	60	171	13	0	1.20	MIN
1965	45	42	18	11	2	2.83	264.1	267	0	83	63	154	7	2	1.25	MIN
1966	41	41	25	13	0	2.75	304.2	271	0	93	55	205	19	3	1.07	MIN
1967	42	38	16	13	0	3.04	263.1	269	0	89	42	211	13	2	1.18	MIN
1968	30	29	14	12	0	2.94	208.0	192	0	68	40	130	9	2	1.12	MIN
1969	40	32	14	13	1	3.49	242.1	252	0	94	75	139	10	0	1.35	MIN
1970	45	34	14	10	0	3.56	230.1	244	0	91	58	120	4	1	1.31	MIN
1971	39	38	13	14	0	3.32	260.1	275	0	96	47	137	15	4	1.24	MIN
1972	15	15	10	2	0	2.06	113.1	94	0	26	20	64	5	0	1.01	MIN
1973	36	35	15	13	0	4.37	224.1	250	0	109	43	109	10	3	1.31	MIN CHA
1974	42	39	21	13	0	2.92	277.1	263	0	90	63	142	15	3	1.18	CHA
1975	34	34	9	16	0	5.42	221.0	268	147	133	54	94	7	1	1.46	CHA
1976	4	0	1	0	0	1.29	7.0	6	1	1	2	6	0	0	1.14	CHW
Total	571	513	225	189	6	3.44	3562.1	3563	148	1362	852	2109	158	28	1.24

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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ERA

SHO

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1959	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	WS1
1960	13	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	WS1
1961	47	63	15	3	1	0	1	10	4	13	0	0	.238	.284	.317	.601	MIN
1962	48	100	18	3	1	1	10	9	8	40	0	0	.180	.241	.260	.501	MIN
1963	36	61	8	1	0	1	8	2	2	19	0	0	.131	.159	.197	.355	MIN
1964	46	83	14	1	0	3	11	11	11	31	0	0	.169	.266	.289	.555	MIN
1965	56	93	23	4	0	1	9	6	3	29	2	0	.247	.271	.323	.593	MIN
1966	47	118	23	2	1	2	13	12	5	41	0	0	.195	.228	.280	.507	MIN
1967	45	99	17	3	1	1	4	7	7	26	0	0	.172	.226	.253	.479	MIN
1968	36	77	12	3	0	0	5	7	2	18	0	0	.156	.177	.195	.372	MIN
1969	43	87	18	8	0	2	10	8	4	20	0	0	.207	.242	.368	.610	MIN
1970	56	76	15	1	0	1	8	17	6	20	0	0	.197	.256	.250	.506	MIN
1971	54	93	15	3	0	0	5	6	2	16	2	0	.161	.179	.194	.372	MIN
1972	24	45	13	3	0	2	4	3	1	16	0	1	.289	.304	.489	.793	MIN
1973	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MIN CHA
1974	42	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1975	34	76	10	1	0	0	1	3	2	35	2	0	.132	.154	.145	.299	CHA
1976	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHW
Total	672	1089	203	36	4	14	89	102	57	331	6	1	.186	.227	.265	.492

Fielding Stats 1976

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

7.0

1.29

Player History

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Losses
1975 - 16 - 9th

CG
1975 - 7 - 9th

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