Player Report for #32 Jim 'Kitty' Kaat

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Saturday, October 4th, 1969

Rec	19-13
ERA	3.54
IP	287.0
BB	66
K	181

Name:	Jim Kaat	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:	Kitty	Salary:	$514,200
Birthday:	11-07-1938	Signed Through:	1971 Season
Age:	30	Years of Major League Service:	11 Years, 7 Days
Born in:	Zeeland (Michigan)	Major League Service Days this Year:	180 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 3"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	11 Years, 7 Days
Weight:	213 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	12 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Slightly Tired	Drafted	-
Morale:	Very Good	Local Popularity (National)	Popular (Fair)

	Player Development

	Leadership:	3	IF Range:	4
	Desire for Winner:	2	IF Arm:	5
	Loyalty:	6	IF Range:	4
	Greed:	2	IF Error:	4
	Intelligence:	2	IF DP:	4
	Work Ethic:	7
			OF Range:	1
			OF Arm:	1
			OF Err:	2
			Catcher Abil:	0
			Catcher Arm:	0

Minnesota

Twins

ORB2

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	4	7	8	89-90 Mph
Versus LHP	4	8	9
Versus RHP	4	7	8
Talent	2	4	4

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Slider, Sinker
Endurance:	8
Groundball Pct.:	59
Holding Runners:	5

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	3	Pitcher 10
Stealing Ability:	8
Baserunning Instincts:	3
Sacrifice Bunt:	4
Bunt for Hit:	1
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
10-01-1969	BOS	Win, 4-1	X	8.0	5	1	1	1	4	Win
09-26-1969	@ DET	Loss, 1-2	X	8.0	6	2	2	0	8	Loss
09-22-1969	@ CAL	Win, 5-1	X	8.2	10	1	1	0	6	Win
09-18-1969	@ CLE	Win, 5-0	X	8.1	6	0	0	3	4	Win
09-13-1969	OAK	Win, 6-3	X	5.1	6	3	1	1	5	Win
09-09-1969	CHA	Win, 6-4	X	7.0	9	3	3	0	1	Win
09-05-1969	@ KCR	Win, 2-1	X	8.0	7	1	1	1	5	Win
08-31-1969	@ NYA	Win, 16-1	X	5.0	3	1	1	2	1	Win
08-27-1969	@ BOS	Loss, 4-6	X	3.2	11	6	6	0	0	Loss
08-23-1969	DET	Loss, 2-3	X	8.0	3	1	1	2	6

Other Reality Baseball 2 1969 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	41	41	19	13	0	3.54	287.0	308	124	113	23	66	181	2	4.9	0	25	61.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	12.07	9.66	5.68	2.07	3.78	1.30	48.3	.310
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	385	106	16	4	4	41	20	67	5	1	5	.275	.316	.369	.684
vs. RHB	737	202	37	3	19	83	46	114	8	1	6	.274	.319	.410	.728

Other Reality Baseball 2 1969 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
This Week	1	1	1	0	0	1.13	8.0	5	1	1	0	1	4
Last Week	2	2	1	1	0	1.62	16.2	16	3	3	0	0	14
April	6	6	2	2	0	4.15	43.1	41	22	20	4	10	31
May	7	7	1	5	0	4.66	48.1	59	26	25	7	12	32
June	6	6	3	1	0	2.98	42.1	48	18	14	1	14	27
July	7	7	4	2	0	4.47	48.1	56	24	24	5	13	32
August	8	8	3	2	0	3.68	51.1	55	23	21	5	11	26
September	6	6	5	1	0	1.59	45.1	44	10	8	1	5	29
October	1	1	1	0	0	1.13	8.0	5	1	1	0	1	4
Spring Training	6	6	4	0	0	2.63	24.0	22	10	7	4	6	16
Last Year	35	35	14	16	0	3.64	252.0	238	107	102	26	63	151
2 Years Ago	33	33	16	8	0	3.03	229.0	202	84	77	19	42	170
Career	335	299	125	112	5	3.68	2099.0	2025	949	858	197	563	1414
Home	20	20	11	5	0	3.46	143.0	141	62	55	15	35	94
Road	21	21	8	8	0	3.63	144.0	167	62	58	8	31	87
Grass	41	41	19	13	0	3.54	287.0	308	124	113	23	66	181
Day	10	10	6	1	0	3.54	68.2	71	30	27	6	14	47
Night	31	31	13	12	0	3.55	218.1	237	94	86	17	52	134

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1959 Washington - ORB2	20	3	2	0	2	0	12.60	5.0	7	9	7	1	4	2	0	0	2.20	.300	0.0
1960 Washington - ORB2	21	13	9	1	5	0	5.58	50.0	48	39	31	8	31	25	0	0	1.58	.255	0.0
1961 Minnesota - ORB2	22	36	29	9	17	0	3.90	200.2	188	105	87	12	82	122	8	1	1.35	.276	0.0
1962 Minnesota - ORB2	23	42	18	10	7	5	5.26	159.0	189	99	93	19	53	99	4	1	1.52	.328	-0.1
1963 Minnesota - ORB2	24	32	32	17	11	0	2.64	235.2	210	80	69	15	49	182	5	1	1.10	.280	53.0
1964 Minnesota - ORB2	25	33	33	15	8	0	3.78	221.2	196	97	93	26	50	165	4	0	1.11	.270	27.2
1965 Minnesota - ORB2	26	33	33	12	11	0	3.12	236.1	224	94	82	19	61	162	3	2	1.21	.287	53.8
1966 Minnesota - ORB2	27	34	34	12	14	0	4.20	222.2	215	111	104	29	62	155	3	1	1.24	.279	36.8
1967 Minnesota - ORB2	28	33	33	16	8	0	3.03	229.0	202	84	77	19	42	170	5	1	1.07	.278	61.0
1968 Minnesota - ORB2	29	35	35	14	16	0	3.64	252.0	238	107	102	26	63	151	5	1	1.19	.280	46.3
1969 Minnesota - ORB2	30	41	41	19	13	0	3.54	287.0	308	124	113	23	66	181	2	0	1.30	.310	48.3
Total ORB2		335	299	125	112	5	3.68	2099.0	2025	949	858	197	563	1414	39	8	1.23	.287	326.3

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League

Age

ERA

SHO

WHIP

BABIP

VORP

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1962 Minnesota - ORB2	23	3	0	0	0	2	3.86	7.0	6	3	3	1	1	3	0	0	1.00	.227	0.0
1963 Minnesota - ORB2	24	2	2	1	0	0	2.25	16.0	12	4	4	1	5	8	1	0	1.06	.234	0.0
1964 Minnesota - ORB2	25	3	3	2	1	0	1.73	26.0	15	5	5	2	4	16	2	1	0.73	.181	0.0
Total ORB2		8	5	3	1	2	2.20	49.0	33	12	12	4	10	27	3	1	0.88	.206	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1959 Washington - ML	P	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	5.0	1.80
1960 Washington - ML	P	13	9	0	11	1	11	0	1.000	50.0	1.98
1961 Minnesota - ML	P	36	29	19	41	8	62	2	.968	200.2	2.69
1962 Minnesota - ML	P	42	18	7	24	1	32	1	.969	159.0	1.75
1963 Minnesota - ML	P	32	32	15	36	2	51	0	1.000	235.2	1.95
1964 Minnesota - ML	P	33	33	18	37	3	56	1	.982	221.2	2.23
1965 Minnesota - ML	P	33	33	14	37	2	53	2	.962	236.1	1.94
1966 Minnesota - ML	P	34	34	14	26	0	42	2	.952	222.2	1.62
1967 Minnesota - ML	P	33	33	14	33	0	48	1	.979	229.0	1.85
1968 Minnesota - ML	P	35	35	20	44	3	65	1	.985	252.0	2.29
1969 Minnesota - ML	P	41	41	16	51	4	68	1	.985	287.0	2.10

Player History
04-01-1962	Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
05-19-1962	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
10-11-1962	Won the 1962 ORB2 World Series with the Minnesota Twins!
11-01-1962	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $216,008 through arbitration.
01-01-1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (2); Movement: 8 (4); Control: 8 (4).
08-31-1963	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10-20-1963	Wins the 1963 ORB2 AL Honus Wagner Fielding Award at P.
11-09-1963	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $289,380 through arbitration.
01-01-1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (2); Movement: 8 (4); Control: 8 (4).
08-03-1964	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,016,249 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
10-16-1964	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01-01-1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (2); Movement: 8 (4); Control: 8 (4).
08-15-1965	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01-01-1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (2); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 8 (4).
05-15-1966	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07-01-1966	Was selected to the 1966 Other Reality Baseball 2 All-Star Game.
01-01-1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (2); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 8 (4).
05-21-1967	Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $2,056,800 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
05-22-1967	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago (A) White Sox with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09-01-1967	Wins the ORB2 AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01-01-1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (2); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 8 (4).
04-08-1968	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10-21-1968	Wins the 1968 ORB2 AL Honus Wagner Fielding Award at P.
01-01-1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (2); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 8 (4).
10-01-1969	Wins the ORB2 AL Pitcher of the Month Award.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1968	15	7

Year	GS	Rank
1966	34	5
1967	33	7
1968	35	6
1969	41	1

Year	W	Rank
1963	17	3
1964	15	7
1967	16	7
1969	19	4

Year	L	Rank
1966	14	4
1968	16	5

Year	Winning %	Rank
1964	.652	6
1967	.667	5

Year	IP	Rank
1965	236.1	4
1966	222.2	6
1967	229.0	5
1968	252.0	6
1969	287.0	4

Year	BF	Rank
1965	988	5
1966	946	6
1967	920	10
1968	1047	6
1969	1214	4

Year	HRA	Rank
1966	29	5

Year	K	Rank
1963	182	8
1964	165	10
1965	162	7
1966	155	5
1967	170	8
1969	181	10

Year	WP	Rank
1963	8	9

Year	ERA	Rank
1963	2.64	7
1965	3.12	4
1967	3.03	4

Year	BABIP	Rank
1964	.270	6
1966	.279	9
1968	.280	9

Year	WHIP	Rank
1963	1.10	10
1964	1.11	4
1965	1.21	3
1966	1.24	5
1967	1.07	1
1968	1.19	7

Year	K/BB	Rank
1963	3.71	2
1964	3.30	4
1965	2.66	2
1966	2.50	4
1967	4.05	2
1968	2.40	7
1969	2.74	10

Year	RA/9	Rank
1964	10.68	6
1965	11.27	3
1966	12.04	9
1967	9.94	2

Year	HR/9	Rank
1967	0.75	9

Year	H/9	Rank
1967	7.94	4

Year	BB/9	Rank
1963	1.87	6
1964	2.03	6
1965	2.32	4
1966	2.51	5
1967	1.65	2
1968	2.25	6
1969	2.07	9

Year	K/9	Rank
1963	6.95	9

Year	VORP	Rank
1963	53.0	5
1965	53.8	2
1967	61.0	2
1968	46.3	7
1969	48.3	6

Year	QS	Rank
1963	23	10
1965	20	7
1966	22	4
1967	24	1
1968	23	2
1969	25	3

Year	QSP	Rank
1963	.719	10
1965	.606	8
1966	.647	6
1967	.727	1
1968	.657	5

Year	CG	Rank
1964	4	9
1965	3	10
1966	3	5
1967	5	4
1968	5	6

Year	CGP	Rank
1966	.088	8
1967	.152	4
1968	.143	7

Year	SHO	Rank
1962	1	8
1965	2	1
1966	1	3
1967	1	3
1968	1	4

Year	GB%	Rank
1966	0.58	9
1967	0.60	8
1968	0.62	8