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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	24 (23)	May 13	KCA	@	CHW	L,3-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	29 (4)	May 17	KCA		CHW	L,2-13		17	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	32 (2)	May 21	KCA	@	MIN	L,4-6		11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	34 (1)	May 25	KCA	@	BAL	L,3-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	38 (3)	May 31 (1)	KCA	@	WSA	L,2-5		14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	40 (1)	Jun 2	KCA		BAL	L,4-6		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	42 (1)	Jun 6 (1)	KCA		BOS	L,4-9	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	50 (7)	Jun 13 (2)	KCA		CLE	L,2-5		13	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	56 (5)	Jun 20 (1)	KCA	@	DET	L,8-12	GS	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	62 (5)	Jun 25	KCA	@	CLE	L,0-2	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	65 (2)	Jun 27 (2)	KCA	@	CLE	L,7-11		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	69 (3)	Jul 3	KCA		MIN	L,2-3		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	72 (2)	Jul 6	KCA		BAL	L,1-4	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	82 (9)	Jul 18 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	27	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
15	88 (5)	Jul 23	KCA	@	WSA	L,3-5	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	93 (4)	Jul 27 (2)	KCA	@	BOS	W,10-8	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	99 (5)	Aug 1 (2)	KCA		WSA	W,3-2	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	104 (4)	Aug 7	KCA		BAL	W,7-4	GS	28	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
19	108 (3)	Aug 11 (1)	KCA	@	DET	L,2-6	GS	19	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	113 (4)	Aug 15 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
21	118 (4)	Aug 20	KCA		CHW	L,1-3	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	119	Aug 21	KCA		CHW	L,6-7		6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	124 (4)	Aug 25	KCA		DET	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	129 (4)	Aug 31 (1)	KCA		CLE	L,1-8	GS	23	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	135 (5)	Sep 4	KCA	@	CAL	L,1-4	GS	27	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	138 (2)	Sep 6 (2)	KCA		MIN	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	142 (3)	Sep 10 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	W,10-5	GS	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	145 (2)	Sep 15	KCA	@	MIN	L,5-7	GS	21	4.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
29	149 (3)	Sep 20	KCA	@	MIN	W,8-2	GS	26	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	153 (3)	Sep 24	KCA		BOS	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
31	157 (3)	Sep 28 (1)	KCA	@	WSA	L,1-6	GS	21	4.2	0	2	0	2	1	P
32	162 (4)	Oct 3	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							32gm		133.0	4	16	2	22	1