Jim Kaat

Jim Kaat is one of those players who deserves way more casual-fan recognition than he gets. The man pitched in the major leagues for 25 seasons — from the Eisenhower era all the way into the 1980s — and somehow made it look effortless, winning 16 consecutive Gold Gloves because his fielding was just as sharp as his left arm. His 283 career wins are impressive on their own, but what really gets me is the longevity and consistency: he was reinventing himself on the mound decade after decade, adapting his stuff as his velocity faded, just outthinking hitters. Getting into the Hall of Fame in 2022 via the Veterans Committee felt long overdue, and I'm glad baseball finally made it right for "Kitty."

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Name (English)

Jim Kaat

Name (Japanese)

ジム・カート

Reading

じむ・かーと

Born

November 7, 1938 (age 87)

Origin

Zeeland, Michigan, United States

Occupation

baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Tiger

University

Hope College

Awards & achievements

• Rawlings Gold Glove Award

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20Kaat
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6195984

Tags

• Michigan
• baseball player

Last updated

October 18, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.