#74 Jim Kaat, Starting Pitcher, 22 yrs, Cleveland Indians Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Jim Kaat
11/7/1938 22 USA,MI, 6"4 217
Starting Pitcher L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1961 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days) 0 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 4 | 7 | 8 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
Talent | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 63 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/29 | @DET | W 9-5 | * | 9 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | W | | | | |
9/2 | @BOS | L 4-5 | * | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
9/6 | WS2 | W 7-1 | * | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | W | PoG | | | |
9/10 | NYY | W 6-5 | * | 8.2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | W | | | | |
9/16 | @CHA | W 5-1 | * | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | W | PoG | | | |
9/20 | MIN | W 7-1 | * | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
9/24 | @BOS | L 1-7 | * | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | L | | | | |
9/28 | DET | L 0-2 | * | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | L | | | | |
10/2 | NYY | L 3-4 | * | 8.2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | L | | | | |
10/7 | @KC | W 8-2 | * | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 43 | 43 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4.31 | 349.0 | 355 | 183 | 167 | 123 | 183 | 26 | 60.5 | 1 | 23 | 53.5 |
Projected | 36 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4.31 | 292.0 | 297 | 153 | 140 | 103 | 153 | | | | | |
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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 | 12.6 | 9.2 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 13 | 4 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.82 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 447 | 86 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 51 | 30 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .192 | .242 | .273 | .515 |
vs. RHB | 911 | 269 | 57 | 6 | 22 | 125 | 132 | 93 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .295 | .361 | .443 | .804 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 22 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4.14 | 182.2 | 192 | 90 | 84 | 67 | 99 |
Road | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4.49 | 166.1 | 163 | 93 | 83 | 56 | 84 |
Postseason | 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 |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.59 | 51.0 | 49 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 28 |
May | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5.02 | 66.1 | 73 | 41 | 37 | 24 | 28 |
June | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.55 | 55.1 | 61 | 34 | 28 | 17 | 33 |
July | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.19 | 32.0 | 37 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 23 |
August | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.09 | 66.0 | 72 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 25 |
Sept./Oct. | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.76 | 78.1 | 63 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 46 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1961 | 43 | 43 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4.31 | 349.0 | 355 | 183 | 167 | 27 | 123 | 183 | 26 | 1 | 1.37 | .286 | CLE |
Total | 43 | 43 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4.31 | 349.0 | 355 | 183 | 167 | 27 | 123 | 183 | 26 | 1 | 1.37 | .286 | |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1961 | 43 | 129 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 2 | .217 | .250 | .271 | .521 | CLE |
Total | 43 | 129 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 2 | .217 | .250 | .271 | .521 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 43 | 43 | 30 | 54 | 4 | 93 | 9 | .903 | 349.0 | 2.40 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1961... Had first career hit on 4/11/1961, off Al Widmar (BOS)... Earned first career win on 4/11/1961...
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