Willard Hunter

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: March 8, 1935 in Newark, NJ us

Died: February 3, 2021 in Omaha, NE

School: Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC)

Debut: April 16, 1962 (Age 27-039d, 11,971st in major league history)
vs. SFG 2.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 9 ER

Last Game: October 4, 1964 (Age 29-210d)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Willard Mitchell Hunter

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

ERA

5.68

114.0

WHIP

1.526

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1955	20	BRO-min	D	16	10	.615	2.77	30	29		17	4		234.0	182	101	72	2	148	0	248	8	0	21				1.410	7.0	0.1	5.7	9.5	1.68	SHW SOSL
1956	21	BRO-min	B	13	8	.619	4.79	38	30		8	2		199.0	204	129	106	9	125	1	150	3	0	10				1.653	9.2	0.4	5.7	6.8	1.20	WFL BSTL
1957	22	BRO-min	B	5	6	.455	3.54	15	12		6	1		89.0	89	43	35	3	50	2	81	6	0	5				1.562	9.0	0.3	5.1	8.2	1.62	VCT BSTL
1959	24	LAD-min	B	11	5	.688	4.34	28	22		8	1		164.0	162	93	79	10	80	3	143	4	0	12				1.476	8.9	0.5	4.4	7.8	1.79	GBY IIIL
1960	25	LAD-min	AAA	6	6	.500	3.39	70	2		0	0		109.0	84	44	41	7	88	5	97	0	0	8				1.578	6.9	0.6	7.3	8.0	1.10	MTL IL
1961	26	LAD-min	AAA	6	8	.429	3.65	66	0		0	0		101.0	92	54	41	2	57	9	82	0	0	10				1.475	8.2	0.2	5.1	7.3	1.44	OMA AA
1962	27	LAD-min	AAA	0	0		6.00	8	0		0	0		12.0	14	8	8	2	3	1	10	0	0	1				1.417	10.5	1.5	2.3	7.5	3.33	OMA AA
1962	27	TOT	NL	1	6	.143	6.65	28	6	6	1	0	0	65.0	73	51	48	10	38	0	41	1	0	3	304	63	5.16	1.708	10.1	1.4	5.3	5.7	1.08
1962	27	LAD	NL	0	0		40.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	6	10	9	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	17	11	14.12	5.000	27.0	4.5	18.0	4.5	0.25
1962	27	NYM	NL	1	6	.143	5.57	27	6	6	1	0	0	63.0	67	41	39	9	34	0	40	1	0	3	287	75	4.87	1.603	9.6	1.3	4.9	5.7	1.18

1963	28	NYM-min	AAA	10	5	.667	4.21	29	0		0	0		47.0	44	25	22	9	22	5	35	0	0	0				1.404	8.4	1.7	4.2	6.7	1.59	BFL IL
1964	29	NYM-min	AAA	2	3	.400	3.10	22	0		0	0		29.0	22	11	10	4	12	6	24	0	0	1				1.172	6.8	1.2	3.7	7.4	2.00	BFL IL
1964	29	NYM	NL	3	3	.500	4.41	41	0	26	0	0	5	49.0	54	25	24	4	9	1	22	2	0	2	204	81	3.44	1.286	9.9	0.7	1.7	4.0	2.44
1965	30	NYM-min	AAA	0	2	.000	6.19	26	0		0	0		32.0	44	28	22	2	16	5	30	2	0	1				1.875	12.4	0.6	4.5	8.4	1.88	BFL IL
2 Yrs				4	9	.308	5.68	69	6	32	1	0	5	114.0	127	76	72	14	47	1	63	3	0	5	508	69	4.42	1.526	10.0	1.1	3.7	5.0	1.34
162 Game Avg.				4	8	.308	5.68	63	5	29	1	0	5	103	115	69	65	13	43	1	57	3	0	5	461	69	4.42	1.526	10.0	1.1	3.7	5.0	1.34

NYM (2 yrs)				4	9	.308	5.06	68	6	32	1	0	5	112.0	121	66	63	13	43	1	62	3	0	5	491	77	4.25	1.464	9.7	1.0	3.5	5.0	1.44
LAD (1 yr)				0	0		40.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	6	10	9	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	17	11	14.12	5.000	27.0	4.5	18.0	4.5	0.25

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