Jim Kaat Strikeouts
Jim Kaat Career Strikeouts Overview
During Jim Kaat's 25-year Major League Baseball career, he had a lifetime total of
367 strikeouts, an average of 15 strikeouts per season. 1973 was his best season
with 0 strikeouts and his worst season was 1966 when he had
41 strikeouts. Jim Kaat is middlin' tier compared to similar player cohorts career totals, not clearly beating or
being beat by USA (305.465), mlb (314.894), SP (121.538), Y (769.398), and The Silent Generation (356.887) player career averages. See the charts and graphs below that
visualize this information in more detail.
Strikeouts (K) are outs recorded because the player at bat accumulates 3 strikes before putting the ball in play, is walked, or hit by a pitch. Strikes are accumlated by swinging and missing a pitch, not swinging at a pitch in the strike zone, or by hitting a foul ball. Foul ball strkes however are not counted for a third strike unless the foul results from a bunt or is a foul tip caught by the catcher. Generally, for Strikeouts, lower is better. (Source)
Strikeouts (K) are outs recorded because the player at bat accumulates 3 strikes before putting the ball in play, is walked, or hit by a pitch. Strikes are accumlated by swinging and missing a pitch, not swinging at a pitch in the strike zone, or by hitting a foul ball. Foul ball strkes however are not counted for a third strike unless the foul results from a bunt or is a foul tip caught by the catcher. Generally, for Strikeouts, lower is better. (Source)