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Kevin Brown League 3-28-2195 |
| Jim Kaat |  Relief PitcherRetired (1960, Age 40) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| ERA | 3.88 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| W-L | 79-59 | Status | Deceased (1985) | Option Years | 0
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| SV | 58 | Age at Death | 65 | Date of Birth | 06-17-1920 | |
| K | 1053 | Drafted | Undrafted (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 9 years (89 games) |
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| IP | 1282.1 | |||||
| WHIP | 1.27 | Salary | $0.50M | Final Contract Year | 1960 | |
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor Val |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control | |||||||
| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 1 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
- Stats
- Opp Batting
- L/R Splits
- H/A Splits
- Playoffs
- Energy
- Improvements
- Past Skills
- Awards
- Batting
- Fielding
- Game Log
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Endurance | Velocity | Control | Total |
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| 1950 | Majors | 30 | 35.83 | 113 | 21 | 49 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 20 | 1 / 35 |
| 1951 | Majors | 31 | 49.44 | 151 | 32 | 11 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 19 | 1 / 18 | 1 / 49 |
| 1952 | Majors | 32 | 45.37 | 135 | 29 | 27 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 21 | 1 / 16 | 1 / 45 |
| 1953 | Majors | 33 | 43.78 | 138 | 26 | 20 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 18 | 1 / 17 | 1 / 43 |
| 1954 | Majors | 34 | 51.63 | 162 | 35 | 0 | -5 / 15 | -9 / 16 | -2 / 20 | -16 / 51 |
| 1955 | Majors | 35 | 36.50 | 142 | 7 | 20 | -2 / 7 | -3 / 13 | -2 / 16 | -7 / 36 |
| 1956 | Majors | 36 | 39.39 | 162 | 0 | 0 | -2 / 10 | -6 / 13 | -4 / 16 | -12 / 39 |
| 1957 | Majors | 37 | 33.69 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 4 | -3 / 13 | 0 / 16 | -3 / 33 |
| 1958 | Majors | 38 | 38.45 | 162 | 1 | 0 | -3 / 5 | -3 / 11 | 0 / 22 | -6 / 38 |
| 1959 | Majors | 39 | 37.52 | 162 | 3 | 0 | -3 / 8 | -8 / 20 | -3 / 9 | -14 / 37 |
| 1960 | Majors | 40 | 20.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 10 | 1 / 20 | |||
| Total | 1489 | 154 | 127 | -15 / 81 | -32 / 165 | -6 / 180 | -53 / 426 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1960-11-01 | Jim Kaat has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1959-03-28 | The New York Knights have promoted Clay Pelouze to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Bill Martz to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Jim Kaat to the major league team. |
| 1959-03-28 | Jim Kaat has signed with the New York Knights for $0.51M per year for 1 year. |
| 1958-03-30 | The New York Knights have promoted Jim Kaat to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted D.J. Napoleon to the major league team. |
| 1958-03-30 | Jim Kaat has signed with the New York Knights for $0.55M per year for 1 year. |
| 1957-03-30 | The Texas Grackles have promoted Larry Gardner to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Pat Brown to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Derek Green to the major league team. The Texas Grackles have promoted Jim Kaat to the major league team. |
| 1957-03-30 | Jim Kaat has signed with the Texas Grackles for $3.05M per year for 1 year. |
| 1955-09-09 | Jim Kaat of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 29 days. |
| 1953-07-13 | Jim Kaat of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 24 days. |
| 1952-08-31 | Jim Kaat of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 33 days. |
| 1951-05-29 | Jim Kaat of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 12 days. |
| 1950-07-29 | Jim Kaat of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 30 days. |
| 1950-05-14 | Jim Kaat of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 27 days. |
| 1950-03-27 | The Philadelphia Thunder have renamed Joe Kelley to Jim Kaat. |
| 1950-03-25 | The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Chad Heise to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Bob Upshaw to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Jack Stauffer to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Ed Hill to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Sam Phelps to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Mel McDonald to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Dock Nunn to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Joe Kelley to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Tommy Flood to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Dan Beazley to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Charlie Mee to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Billy Knode to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Andy Whited to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Al Solters to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Bill Breitenstein to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Rip Castillo to the minors. |
| 1950-03-25 | Joe Kelley has signed with the Philadelphia Thunder for $13.0M per year for 7 years. |