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.

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 15	KCA		BAL	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	8 (4)	Apr 21	KCA	@	BAL	W,3-1	GS	35	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	13 (4)	Apr 28	KCA	@	BOS	L,0-3	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	17 (3)	May 2 (2)	KCA		WSA	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	20 (2)	May 7 (2)	KCA		NYY	L,3-8	GS	16	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
6	24 (3)	May 11	KCA	@	MIN	L,0-8	GS	28	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	29 (4)	May 16	KCA		CAL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	32 (2)	May 20	KCA		CHW	W,9-4	GS	16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	36 (3)	May 25	KCA		MIN	W,3-2	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	42 (5)	May 30 (2)	KCA	@	WSA	L,3-4	GS	27	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	46 (3)	Jun 4 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,0-2	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	53 (6)	Jun 9 (2)	KCA		CLE	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	58 (4)	Jun 13	KCA		BAL	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	63 (4)	Jun 18	KCA	@	DET	W,8-4	GS	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P 1B
15	68 (4)	Jun 23	KCA		CAL	L,0-2	GS	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	72 (3)	Jun 27 (1)	KCA		NYY	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	77 (4)	Jul 2	KCA		BOS	L,1-2	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	82 (4)	Jul 7 (2)	KCA	@	CAL	L,2-8	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	88 (5)	Jul 16 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
20	92 (3)	Jul 21	KCA		CHW	L,4-5	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	96 (3)	Jul 25 (1)	KCA	@	WSA	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	101 (4)	Jul 30 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-7	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	107 (5)	Aug 3	KCA	@	BOS	L,3-5	GS	28	5.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
24	111 (3)	Aug 8 (1)	KCA		BOS	W,5-3	GS	32	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	P
25	116 (4)	Aug 13	KCA		WSA	L,0-2	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	120 (3)	Aug 18	KCA	@	WSA	L,6-7	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	124 (3)	Aug 22 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	W,6-1	GS	33	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	127 (2)	Aug 26	KCA		DET	L,2-5	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	132 (4)	Sep 1	KCA		BAL	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	138 (5)	Sep 6 (1)	KCA	@	DET	L,5-8	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	144 (5)	Sep 12	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-3	GS	27	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	149 (4)	Sep 18	KCA		MIN	L,0-2	CG	35	10.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
33	153 (3)	Sep 22	KCA		CAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	157 (3)	Sep 27 (2)	KCA		CHW	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
35	161 (3)	Oct 1	KCA	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							36gm		260.0	15	16	1	32	1