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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Team Record in Appearances: 8-11 / in Starts: 8-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1979 Pitching Game Log

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1979 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	482	8	Apr 14	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-5	GS-2		99	1.1	5	5	5	1	1	1	0	33.75	13.23	9	1	2	0	1	4	24			0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.46	-0.326	1.77	-0.24%	-4.23	1b start tie	2b --- 1 out d5
2	483	14	Apr 21	NYY		TEX	L,0-5	GS-7	L(0-1)	6	7.0	7	4	3	3	1	0	0	8.64	5.25	30	13	6	0	0	7	47			1	1	0	25	0	1	0	0	2	0	.57	-0.164	.91	-0.16%	-0.40	1t start tie	7t 3 out d4
3	484	19	Apr 28	NYY	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(0-2)	6	8.0	7	3	3	3	1	1	0	6.06	5.24	32	10	11	0	0	7	54			1	1	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.31	0.016	1.83	0.01%	1.28	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	485	26	May 6	NYY		OAK	W,6-5	GS-7		7	6.1	7	5	5	2	3	2	0	6.35	5.69	27	7	8	0	0	7	40			0	1	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	-0.400	1.06	-0.25%	-2.35	1t start tie	7t --3 1 out tie
5	486	31	May 11	NYY		CAL	L,1-4	GS-7	L(0-3)	4	7.0	6	3	2	1	3	1	0	5.46	5.33	27	5	12	1	0	6	57			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	2	0	1	.73	-0.054	.91	-0.04%	0.60	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
6	487	47	May 29	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-7	GS-7	L(0-4)	17	6.2	7	6	6	2	2	2	0	5.94	5.62	29	6	12	0	0	7	36			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.12	-0.221	1.90	-0.23%	-1.66	1b start tie	7b -2- 2 out d3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	488	52	Jun 3	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	GS-7		4	6.1	6	2	2	2	2	0	0	5.48	5.24	25	6	9	0	0	6	53			0	1	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	.83	0.025	1.05	0.02%	0.68	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out d2
8	489	65	Jun 17	NYY	@	TEX	L,3-6	GS-3	L(0-5)	13	3.0	7	4	4	1	1	2	0	5.91	5.67	16	2	5	0	0	7	29			0	0	0	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	.77	-0.268	.68	-0.14%	-2.46	1b start a 2	3b 3 out d2
9	490	70	Jun 22	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	GS-7	W(1-5)	4	6.0	4	0	0	1	4	0	0	5.23	5.23	22	8	5	0	0	4	67			0	1	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	0.299	.57	0.09%	2.70	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out a1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	491	78	Jul 1	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	GS-6		8	5.2	6	5	5	3	3	2	1	5.49	5.54	26	2	11	2	0	6	37			0	0	0	22	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.16	-0.093	.41	-0.02%	-0.36	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out a1
11	492	83	Jul 6(1)	NYY	@	OAK	W,4-3	GS-6		4	5.2	8	2	2	1	2	0	0	5.29	5.27	25	7	7	0	0	8	46			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.04	0.049	.35	0.01%	0.64	1b start a 1	6b -2- 2 out a1
12	493	89	Jul 12	NYY	@	SEA	W,14-2	GS-8	W(2-5)	5	8.0	8	2	2	2	1	0	0	4.94	5.04	32	8	13	2	0	8	57			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	2	0	0	.62	0.001	.25	0.00%	2.28	1b start tie	8b 3 out a10
13	494	103	Jul 29	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-5	GS-5	L(2-6)	16	4.1	8	5	5	1	0	0	0	5.26	4.95	22	2	11	1	0	8	26			3	0	0	20	1	1	0	0	1	0	.82	-0.191	.07	-0.01%	-2.92	1b start tie	5b 1-- 1 out d5
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	495	108	Aug 4	NYY		BAL	L,4-5	GS-6		5	6.0	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	4.87	4.75	22	7	8	0	2	3	68			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	.92	0.320	.04	0.01%	3.09	1t start tie	6t 3 out a4
15	496	113	Aug 9	NYY		CHW	L,1-5	GS-3	L(2-7)	4	2.0	7	4	2	1	0	0	0	4.97	4.74	13	1	4	0	0	7	29			0	0	0	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.278	.03	-0.01%	-3.36	1t start tie	3t 1-- 0 out d4
16	497	118	Aug 16	NYY		MIN	L,1-5	GS-6	L(2-8)	6	5.1	5	2	2	3	2	0	0	4.87	4.67	23	7	6	0	0	5	49			0	1	1	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	-0.010	.01	0.00%	0.50	1t start tie	6t 123 1 out tie
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	498	133	Sep 2	NYY		KCR	W,6-5	GS-6		16	6.0	10	4	4	3	1	1	0	4.94	4.76	30	5	11	3	3	10	34			1	1	0	26	2	0	0	0	1	0	.93	-0.137	.00	0.00%	-0.91	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
18	499	142	Sep 12	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-9	GS-5	L(2-9)	9	4.0	9	7	6	2	2	1	0	5.29	4.83	23	6	4	1	0	9	18			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	0	1	0	.91	-0.283	.00	0.00%	-4.13	1b start tie	5b 1-3 0 out d4
19	500	148	Sep 17(2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS-7		4	6.1	8	5	4	1	2	2	0	5.31	4.94	27	9	7	0	0	8	40			0	0	0	24	0	1	0	2	0	1	1.01	-0.239	.00	0.00%	-1.03	1b start tie	7b -2- 1 out tie
							8-11		W-L:2-9	5.4	105.0	128	68	62	34	34	15	1	5.31	4.94	460	0.74		4%	2%	127	43		---%	6	7	1	410	23	4	0	8	6	2	.96	-1.954	.63	-0.95%	-12.04

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