Jim Kaat vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Jim Kaat
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Jim Kaat posted a stronger line than Al Sima. Jim Kaat posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.45 vs 4.61) and WHIP (1.284 vs 1.539). By the career numbers, Jim Kaat had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Kaat and Al Sima

Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
1.78
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.92
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
0.56
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
0.47
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.42
54.42
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.36
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1738
3.45
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13591
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4530.1
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4620
9.18
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
0.78
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
2.15
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.23
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2461
4.89
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.787
0.787
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.25
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.24
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19023
37.79
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.2
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2038
4.05
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.18
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.16
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17645
35.05
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Jim Kaat and Al Sima

Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
1.78
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13587
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4529
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
0.52
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
1.48
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.11
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
2.11
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
2
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.73
94.73
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.13
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Kaat and Al Sima

Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
442.29
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
645.16
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1362
600
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1251
551.1
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
102.2
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
73.57
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.38
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.05
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
28.63
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.45
35.88
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
13.32
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
147.14
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
133.04
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
51.54
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.26
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
46.7
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
91.19
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.39
31.45
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-9.83
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
27.75
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
367
161.67
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
14.98
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.17
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.44
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.64
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0