Player

Jim Kaat HOF 2022

Player Info
Full Name
James Lee
Born
November 7, 1938
Zeeland, MI, USA
Size
6'4" / 205 lbs
B/T
L / L
Debut
August 2, 1959
Final Game
July 1, 1983
Career
25 years
Teams
Honors
3 x All-Star
1975, 1966, 1962
1977 - Gold Glove (NL)
1976 - Gold Glove (NL)
1975 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
1975 - Player of the Week (AL)
1975 - Gold Glove (AL)
1974 - Player of the Week (AL)
1974 - Gold Glove (AL)
1973 - Gold Glove (AL)
1972 - Gold Glove (AL)
1971 - Gold Glove (AL)
... and 11 more
Career Batting
1,004
G
.185
AVG
232
H
16
HR
106
RBI
.491
OPS
44
OPS vs Lg
11% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
283-237
W-L
3.45
ERA
898
G
2,461
SO
18
SV
1.26
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1983 St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 3.89 24 0 0 34.1 19 10
1982 St. Louis Cardinals 5 3 4.08 62 2 2 75.0 35 23
1981 St. Louis Cardinals 6 6 3.40 41 1 4 53.0 8 17
1980 New York Yankees 0 1 7.20 4 0 0 5.0 1 4
1980 St. Louis Cardinals 8 7 3.82 49 14 4 129.1 36 33
1979 Philadelphia Phillies 1 0 4.32 3 1 0 8.1 2 5
1979 New York Yankees 2 3 3.86 40 1 2 58.1 23 14
1978 Philadelphia Phillies 8 5 4.10 26 24 0 140.1 48 32
1977 Philadelphia Phillies 6 11 5.39 35 27 0 160.1 55 40
1976 Philadelphia Phillies 12 14 3.48 38 35 0 227.1 83 32
1975 Chicago White Sox 20 14 3.11 43 41 0 303.2 142 77
1974 Chicago White Sox 21 13 2.92 42 39 0 277.0 142 63
1973 Minnesota Twins 11 12 4.41 29 28 0 181.1 93 39
1973 Chicago White Sox 4 1 4.22 7 7 0 42.1 16 4
1972 Minnesota Twins 10 2 2.06 15 15 0 113.0 64 20
1971 Minnesota Twins 13 14 3.32 39 38 0 260.0 137 47
1970 Minnesota Twins 14 10 3.56 45 34 0 230.1 120 58
1969 Minnesota Twins 14 13 3.49 40 32 1 242.1 139 75
1968 Minnesota Twins 14 12 2.94 30 29 0 208.0 130 40
1967 Minnesota Twins 16 13 3.04 42 38 0 263.0 211 42
1966 Minnesota Twins 25 13 2.75 41 41 0 304.2 205 55
1965 Minnesota Twins 18 11 2.83 45 42 2 264.0 154 63
1964 Minnesota Twins 17 11 3.22 36 34 1 243.0 171 60
1963 Minnesota Twins 10 10 4.19 31 27 1 178.1 105 38
1962 Minnesota Twins 18 14 3.14 39 35 1 269.0 173 75
1961 Minnesota Twins 9 17 3.90 36 29 0 200.1 122 82
1960 Washington Senators 1 5 5.58 13 9 0 50.0 25 31
1959 Washington Senators 0 2 12.60 3 2 0 5.0 2 4
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1983 NL 34.7 4.93 2.60 1.673
1982 NL 75.0 4.20 2.76 1.360
1981 NL 53.0 1.36 2.89 1.453
1980 AL 134.7 2.47 2.47 1.374
1979 AL 66.7 3.38 2.57 1.380
1978 NL 140.3 3.08 2.05 1.297
1977 NL 160.3 3.09 2.25 1.565
1976 NL 227.7 3.28 1.27 1.199 ✓
1975 AL 303.7 4.21 2.28 1.311 ✓
1974 AL 277.3 4.61 2.04 1.175 ✓
1973 AL 224.3 4.37 1.73 1.306 ✓
1972 AL 113.3 5.08 1.59 1.006
1971 AL 260.3 4.74 1.62 1.237 ✓
1970 AL 230.3 4.69 2.27 1.311 ✓
1969 AL 242.3 5.16 2.79 1.349 ✓
1968 AL 208.0 5.63 1.73 1.115 ✓
1967 AL 263.3 7.21 1.44 1.181 ✓
1966 AL 304.7 6.06 1.62 1.070 ✓
1965 AL 264.3 5.24 2.15 1.248 ✓
1964 AL 243.0 6.33 2.22 1.198 ✓
1963 AL 178.3 5.30 1.92 1.307 ✓
1962 AL 269.0 5.79 2.51 1.182 ✓
1961 AL 200.7 5.47 3.68 1.346 ✓
1960 AL 50.0 4.50 5.58 1.580
1959 AL 5.0 3.60 7.20 2.200
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1983 St. Louis Cardinals 24 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1982 St. Louis Cardinals 62 12 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 St. Louis Cardinals 41 8 3 1 0 0 2 .375
1980 New York Yankees 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 St. Louis Cardinals 49 35 5 1 0 1 4 .143
1979 Philadelphia Phillies 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 New York Yankees 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 Philadelphia Phillies 26 48 7 1 0 0 4 .146
1977 Philadelphia Phillies 36 53 10 3 0 0 4 .189
1976 Philadelphia Phillies 42 79 14 3 1 1 4 .177
1975 Chicago White Sox 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 Chicago White Sox 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 Minnesota Twins 31 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1973 Chicago White Sox 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1972 Minnesota Twins 24 45 13 3 0 2 3 .289
1971 Minnesota Twins 54 93 15 3 0 0 6 .161
1970 Minnesota Twins 56 76 15 1 0 1 17 .197
1969 Minnesota Twins 43 87 18 8 0 2 8 .207
1968 Minnesota Twins 36 77 12 3 0 0 7 .156
1967 Minnesota Twins 45 99 17 3 1 1 7 .172
1966 Minnesota Twins 47 118 23 2 1 2 12 .195
1965 Minnesota Twins 56 93 23 4 0 1 6 .247
1964 Minnesota Twins 46 83 14 1 0 3 11 .169
1963 Minnesota Twins 36 61 8 1 0 1 2 .131
1962 Minnesota Twins 48 100 18 3 1 1 9 .180
1961 Minnesota Twins 47 63 15 3 1 0 10 .238
1960 Washington Senators 13 14 2 0 0 0 0 .143
1959 Washington Senators 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1983 NL 5 .000 .000 0.0 40.0 -100 0.0
1982 NL 13 .000 .000 7.7 30.8 -76 0.0
1981 NL 9 .125 .375 11.1 0.0 176 0.0
1980 AL 41 .114 .191 4.9 31.7 22 1.0
1979 AL 2 .000 — 0.0 50.0 50 0.0
1978 NL 50 .021 .212 0.0 30.0 -4 0.0
1977 NL 56 .057 .244 3.6 21.4 28 0.0
1976 NL 83 .101 .236 2.4 28.9 38 1.0
1974 AL 1 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -100 0.0
1972 AL 47 .200 .407 2.1 34.0 142 2.1
1971 AL 102 .032 .195 2.0 15.7 10 0.0
1970 AL 88 .053 .250 6.8 22.7 47 1.0
1969 AL 95 .161 .242 4.2 21.1 77 2.0
1968 AL 79 .039 .203 2.5 22.8 17 0.0
1967 AL 107 .081 .222 6.5 24.3 46 1.0
1966 AL 124 .085 .280 4.0 33.1 50 2.0
1965 AL 101 .075 .339 3.0 28.7 73 1.0
1964 AL 98 .121 .220 11.2 31.6 60 3.0
1963 AL 66 .066 .171 3.0 28.8 11 1.0
1962 AL 109 .080 .283 7.3 36.7 39 1.0
1961 AL 71 .079 .300 5.6 18.3 70 0.0
1960 AL 14 .000 .250 0.0 42.9 -19 0.0
1959 AL 1 .000 — 0.0 100.0 -100 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 898 262 744 56 65 .947
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1983 St. Louis Cardinals P 24 2 6 1 0 .889
1982 St. Louis Cardinals P 62 8 14 2 0 .917
1981 St. Louis Cardinals P 41 4 13 2 1 .895
1980 St. Louis Cardinals P 49 4 16 1 1 .952
1980 New York Yankees P 4 1 3 1 1 .800
1979 New York Yankees P 40 5 5 1 0 .909
1979 Philadelphia Phillies P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000
1978 Philadelphia Phillies P 26 5 15 0 4 1.000
1977 Philadelphia Phillies P 35 7 19 3 1 .897
1976 Philadelphia Phillies P 38 18 19 2 3 .949
1975 Chicago White Sox P 43 15 39 1 2 .982
1974 Chicago White Sox P 42 14 33 2 3 .959
1973 Chicago White Sox P 7 1 4 0 0 1.000
1973 Minnesota Twins P 29 9 22 1 2 .969
1972 Minnesota Twins P 15 5 19 2 0 .923
1971 Minnesota Twins P 39 13 41 1 4 .982
1970 Minnesota Twins P 45 15 43 4 5 .935
1969 Minnesota Twins P 40 9 29 8 4 .826
1968 Minnesota Twins P 30 10 31 1 0 .976
1967 Minnesota Twins P 42 13 46 3 0 .952
1966 Minnesota Twins P 41 19 46 3 5 .956
1965 Minnesota Twins P 45 15 64 6 3 .929
1964 Minnesota Twins P 36 16 48 5 6 .928
1963 Minnesota Twins P 31 19 43 1 5 .984
1962 Minnesota Twins P 39 16 72 3 6 .967
1961 Minnesota Twins P 36 19 41 2 8 .968
1960 Washington Senators P 13 0 11 0 1 1.000
1959 Washington Senators P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 9 1-3 0 24.2 10 4.01
1982 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 4 0-0 0 2.1 2 3.86
1976 NL Championship Series Philadelphia Phillies 1 0-0 0 6.0 1 3.00
1970 AL Championship Series Minnesota Twins 1 0-1 0 2.0 1 9.00
1965 World Series Minnesota Twins 3 1-2 0 14.1 6 3.77
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 9 9 2 0 2 .222
1982 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 4 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 NL Championship Series Philadelphia Phillies 1 2 1 0 0 .500
1970 AL Championship Series Minnesota Twins 1 1 0 0 0 .000
1965 World Series Minnesota Twins 3 6 1 0 2 .167