Catfish Hunter

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: April 8, 1946 in Hertford, NC us

Died: September 9, 1999 in Hertford, NC

Buried: Cedarwood Cemetery, Hertford, NC

High School: Perquimans HS (Perquimans, NC)

Debut: May 13, 1965 (Age 19-035d, 12,362nd in major league history)
vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 17, 1979 (Age 33-162d)
vs. CLE 6.1 IP, 8 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1987. (Voted by BBWAA on 315/413 ballots)
View Catfish Hunter's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Agents: J. Carlton Cherry

Full Name: James Augustus Hunter

Nicknames: Jim

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.9

224

166

ERA

3.26

500

476

3449.1

2012

WHIP

1.134

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-5 / in Starts: 5-4
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1971	ALCS g2	Oct 4	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.30	-0.091	43.29	-1.68%	-0.62	P
1972 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	1972	ALCS g1	Oct 7	OAK		DET	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.05	-0.012	32.92	-0.27%	-0.13	P
3	1972	ALCS g4	Oct 11	OAK	@	DET	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.20	-0.092	53.48	-2.28%	-0.59	P
4	1972	WS g2	Oct 15	OAK	@	CIN	W,2-1	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	.81	0.104	41.55	3.42%	0.93	P
5	1972	WS g5	Oct 20	OAK		CIN	L,4-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9	.49	-0.025	23.12	-0.65%	-0.34	P
6	1972	WS g7	Oct 22	OAK	@	CIN	W,3-2	5-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	9	.48	0.019	80.00	2.08%	0.36	P
1973 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	1973	WS g3	Oct 16	OAK	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.71	-0.034	44.22	-1.18%	-0.29	P
8	1973	WS g6	Oct 20	OAK		NYM	W,3-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.71	-0.057	63.49	-2.82%	-0.77	P
1974 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	1974	WS g1	Oct 12	OAK	@	LAD	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
10	1974	WS g3	Oct 15	OAK		LAD	W,3-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.69	-0.036	43.09	-1.26%	-0.51	P
1977 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	1977	WS g2	Oct 12	NYY		LAD	L,1-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
12	1977	WS g5	Oct 16	NYY	@	LAD	L,4-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
									24	21	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	9	0	1	0		0	0	0	.095	.174	.095	.269

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