Catfish Hunter

Position: Starting 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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1964	18	-2.6	Athletics	FLIL	WRk	KCA	3	5	.375	3.76	4.91	9	8		5	1		55.0	55	30	23	3	23	1	28	3	0	4		1.418	9.0	0.5	3.8	4.6	1.22
1965	19	-8.1	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	8	8	.500	4.26	4.60	32	20	2	3	2	0	133.0	124	68	63	21	46	5	82	2	1	2	567	1.278	8.4	1.4	3.1	5.5	1.78
1966	20	-7.0	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	9	11	.450	4.02	4.43	30	25	0	4	0	0	176.2	158	87	79	17	64	4	103	2	2	2	740	1.257	8.0	0.9	3.3	5.2	1.61
1967	21	-5.9	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	13	17	.433	2.81	3.15	35	35	0	13	5	0	259.2	209	91	81	16	84	6	196	2	1	4	1053	1.128	7.2	0.6	2.9	6.8	2.33
1968	22	-5.0	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	13	13	.500	3.35	3.81	36	34	2	11	2	1	234.0	210	99	87	29	69	10	172	4	1	0	968	1.192	8.1	1.1	2.7	6.6	2.49
1969	23	-4.1	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	12	15	.444	3.35	3.61	38	35	0	10	3	0	247.0	210	99	92	34	85	1	150	5	0	8	1002	1.194	7.7	1.2	3.1	5.5	1.76
1970	24	-3.2	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	18	14	.563	3.81	4.25	40	40	0	9	1	0	262.1	253	124	111	32	74	3	178	9	1	6	1116	1.247	8.7	1.1	2.5	6.1	2.41
1971	25	-1.9	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	21	11	.656	2.96	3.39	37	37	0	16	4	0	273.2	225	103	90	27	80	7	181	4	0	2	1109	1.114	7.4	0.9	2.6	6.0	2.26
1972	26	-1.2	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	21	7	.750	2.04	2.26	38	37	1	16	5	0	295.1	200	74	67	21	70	6	191	3	0	3	1148	0.914	6.1	0.6	2.1	5.8	2.73
1973	27	-0.7	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	21	5	.808	3.34	3.69	36	36	0	11	3	0	256.1	222	105	95	39	69	1	124	1	0	2	1040	1.135	7.8	1.4	2.4	4.4	1.80
1974	28	-0.1	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	25	12	.676	2.49	2.74	41	41	0	23	6	0	318.1	268	97	88	25	46	2	143	4	0	1	1240	0.986	7.6	0.7	1.3	4.0	3.11
1975	29	0.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	23	14	.622	2.58	2.94	39	39	0	30	7	0	328.0	248	107	94	25	83	4	177	5	0	7	1294	1.009	6.8	0.7	2.3	4.9	2.13
1976	30	2.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	17	15	.531	3.53	3.80	36	36	0	21	2	0	298.2	268	126	117	28	68	5	173	3	0	6	1210	1.125	8.1	0.8	2.0	5.2	2.54
1977	31	3.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	9	9	.500	4.71	5.21	22	22	0	8	1	0	143.1	137	83	75	29	47	3	52	3	1	2	608	1.284	8.6	1.8	3.0	3.3	1.11
1978	32	4.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	12	6	.667	3.58	3.74	21	20	1	5	1	0	118.0	98	49	47	16	35	0	56	1	0	2	477	1.127	7.5	1.2	2.7	4.3	1.60
1979	33	5.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	2	9	.182	5.31	5.83	19	19	0	1	0	0	105.0	128	68	62	15	34	0	34	1	0	2	460	1.543	11.0	1.3	2.9	2.9	1.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		224	166	.574	3.26	3.60	500	476	6	181	42	1	3449.1	2958	1380	1248	374	954	57	2012	49	7	49	14032	1.134	7.7	1.0	2.5	5.2	2.11
Other (1 season)					Other		3	5	.375	3.76	4.91	9	8		5	1		55.0	55	30	23	3	23	1	28	3	0	4		1.418	9.0	0.5	3.8	4.6	1.22
All Levels (16 Seasons)							227	171	.570	3.26	3.62	509	484	6	186	43	1	3504.1	3013	1410	1271	377	977	58	2040	52	7	53	14032	1.139	7.7	1.0	2.5	5.2	2.09