Jim Kaat vs. Skel Roach — Career Comparison

Jim Kaat
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Kaat built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 3.45 and 1.284 for Jim Kaat. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Kaat and Skel Roach

Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
1.78
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
0.56
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
0.47
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.42
54.42
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.6
69.6
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.36
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1738
3.45
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13591
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4530.1
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4620
9.18
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
0.78
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1083
2.15
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.23
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2461
4.89
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.782
0.782
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.25
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.24
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19023
37.79
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2038
4.05
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.18
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.16
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17645
35.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Jim Kaat and Skel Roach

Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
1.78
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13587
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4529
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.52
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.48
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.11
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
2.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.73
94.73
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Kaat and Skel Roach

Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
442.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1362
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1251
551.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
102.2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
73.57
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.38
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
28.63
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.45
35.88
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
147.14
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
133.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
51.54
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
46.7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
91.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.39
31.45
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
27.75
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
367
161.67
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.98
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.17
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.64
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA