Clint Blume vs. Jim Kaat — Career Comparison

Clint Blume
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Kaat
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Jim Kaat built a career as a starting pitcher and Clint Blume as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clint Blume posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 3.45 and 1.284 for Jim Kaat. By the career numbers, Clint Blume had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clint Blume and Jim Kaat

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.55
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
1.78
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
0.56
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
0.47
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.42
54.42
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.36
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.04
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1738
3.45
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13591
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4530.1
9
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.91
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4620
9.18
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
0.78
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.73
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
2.15
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.23
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2461
4.89
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.782
0.782
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.25
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.24
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
39.55
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19023
37.79
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.2
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.82
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2038
4.05
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.18
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.16
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
33.27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17645
35.05
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Clint Blume and Jim Kaat

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
1.78
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13587
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4529
9
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.52
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.48
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.11
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
2.11
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
2
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.73
94.73
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clint Blume and Jim Kaat

Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
866.67
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
442.29
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1362
600
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1251
551.1
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
102.2
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
73.57
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.38
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.05
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
28.63
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
51.96
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81.45
35.88
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
147.14
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
133.04
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
51.54
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
46.7
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
91.19
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
73.56
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71.39
31.45
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
27.75
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
367
161.67
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.98
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.17
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.64
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33