Aaron Fultz vs. Jim Kaat — Career Comparison

Aaron Fultz
Gen XTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco 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 Aaron Fultz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aaron Fultz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 73). Jim Kaat held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 178 vs 98). Role difference aside, Aaron Fultz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Fultz and Jim Kaat

Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
8.69
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
1.78
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
0.56
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
0.47
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.42
54.42
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.36
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.26
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1738
3.45
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1439
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13591
27
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
479.2
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4530.1
9
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
8.76
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4620
9.18
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.94
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
0.78
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
3.51
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
2.15
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.23
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
7.39
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
4.89
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.25
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.24
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2057
38.6
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19023
37.79
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.08
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.2
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
4.56
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2038
4.05
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.45
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.18
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.16
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.75
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.39
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
33.79
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17645
35.05
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Aaron Fultz and Jim Kaat

Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
8.69
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
1.78
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1439
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13587
27
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
479.2
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4529
9
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.68
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
0.52
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.58
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
1.48
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.11
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.29
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
2.11
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.25
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
2
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.73
94.73
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.13
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Fultz and Jim Kaat

Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
464
13920
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
442.29
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1362
600
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1251
551.1
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
102.2
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
73.57
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.38
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.05
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
28.63
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
19.71
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.45
35.88
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
147.14
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
133.04
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
51.54
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
46.7
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
91.19
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
26.29
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.39
31.45
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
27.75
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
367
161.67
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
14.98
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Aaron Fultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
60
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.17
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.64
Aaron Fultz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33