Jim Kaat vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Jim Kaat
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Kaat and Lee Wade are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Kaat carried a career ERA of 3.45 against Lee Wade's 3.77. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Jim Kaat and Lee Wade — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Kaat and Lee Wade

Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
1.78
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.99
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
0.56
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
0.47
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.42
54.42
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.6
69.6
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.36
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.04
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1738
3.45
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
3.77
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13591
27
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4530.1
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4620
9.18
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
0.78
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
2.15
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
2.19
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.23
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2461
4.89
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.782
0.782
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.25
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.24
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19023
37.79
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
39.03
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2038
4.05
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.18
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.16
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.39
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.309
1.309
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17645
35.05
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Jim Kaat and Lee Wade

Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
1.78
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13587
27
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4529
9
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
0.52
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
1.48
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.11
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
2.11
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.73
94.73
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Kaat and Lee Wade

Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
442.29
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1362
600
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
240
600
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1251
551.1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
214
535
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
102.2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
73.57
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
19.38
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.05
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
28.63
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
9
22.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.45
35.88
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
13.34
33.36
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
147.14
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
52
130
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
133.04
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
51.54
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
46.7
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
17
42.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
91.19
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71.39
31.45
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
27.75
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
367
161.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
14.98
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.17
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.64
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA