Jim Kaat vs. Marc Wilkins — Career Comparison

Jim Kaat
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Marc Wilkins
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Kaat built a career as a starting pitcher and Marc Wilkins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marc Wilkins led in home run suppression (HR9+ 161 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 90 vs 73). Jim Kaat held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 178 vs 89). Role difference aside, Marc Wilkins holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Kaat and Marc Wilkins

Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
1.78
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
7.48
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
0.56
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
0.47
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.42
54.42
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.58
57.58
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.36
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1738
3.45
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
4.28
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13591
27
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4530.1
9
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
294.2
9
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4620
9.18
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
8.49
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
0.78
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.7
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
2.15
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.73
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.23
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
4.89
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
6.66
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.25
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.61
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.24
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.7
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19023
37.79
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
39.46
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.2
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.02
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2038
4.05
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.58
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.18
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.49
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.16
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.39
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.01
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17645
35.05
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1084
33.11
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Jim Kaat and Marc Wilkins

Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
1.78
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
7.48
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13587
27
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4529
9
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
294.2
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.52
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.48
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.16
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.11
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
2.11
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.37
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
2
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.37
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.73
94.73
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.13
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Kaat and Marc Wilkins

Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
442.29
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
6391.3
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1362
600
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1251
551.1
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
102.2
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
73.57
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.38
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.05
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
28.63
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.45
35.88
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
18.78
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
147.14
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
133.04
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
51.54
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
46.7
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
91.19
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.39
31.45
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
15.81
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
27.75
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
367
161.67
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
365.22
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1.64
1.64
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
14.98
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.17
Marc Wilkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.64
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Marc Wilkins
Career
Per 600 PA