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.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 16	OAK	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	10 (4)	Apr 21	OAK		WSA	L,0-2	GS	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
4	15 (4)	Apr 27	OAK	@	CAL	W,6-3	GS	30	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	20 (4)	May 3	OAK	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
6	25 (4)	May 8	OAK		MIN	W,4-0	CG	27	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	30 (4)	May 14	OAK	@	MIN	W,13-8	GS	33	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	34 (3)	May 19 (1)	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-6	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	39 (4)	May 24	OAK		DET	T,2-2	CG	25	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	44 (4)	May 29	OAK		BOS	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	49 (4)	Jun 4	OAK	@	WSA	L,2-4	GS	27	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	54 (4)	Jun 8	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-8	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	59 (4)	Jun 14	OAK		NYY	L,4-5	GS	30	7.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
14	62 (2)	Jun 16 (2)	OAK		BAL	W,6-4	GF	4	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	65 (2)	Jun 19	OAK		BAL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	70 (4)	Jun 25	OAK	@	CAL	L,6-7	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	75 (4)	Jun 30	OAK	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS	25	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	80 (4)	Jul 5	OAK	@	DET	L,5-8	GS	17	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	85 (4)	Jul 12	OAK		CLE	L,3-6	GS	30	6.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
20	90 (4)	Jul 17	OAK		DET	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	96 (5)	Jul 22	OAK	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
22	100 (3)	Jul 27	OAK		MIN	W,8-7	GS	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	104 (3)	Jul 31 (1)	OAK		CAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	109 (4)	Aug 4 (2)	OAK	@	CLE	L,4-7	GS	19	3.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
25	113 (3)	Aug 9 (1)	OAK	@	WSA	W,4-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	118 (4)	Aug 13	OAK		BAL	L,5-6	GS	19	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	122 (3)	Aug 17	OAK		NYY	L,1-3	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	127 (4)	Aug 22	OAK		CAL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	132 (4)	Aug 26 (2)	OAK	@	BAL	W,2-0	GS	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
30	137 (4)	Aug 30	OAK	@	CAL	L,3-5	GS	7	1.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	142 (4)	Sep 3	OAK		DET	L,3-6	GS	32	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	146 (3)	Sep 8	OAK		CLE	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
33	150 (3)	Sep 13	OAK	@	DET	L,0-3	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	155 (4)	Sep 20	OAK	@	MIN	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
35	160 (4)	Sep 25	OAK		CHW	W,5-4	GS	30	7.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
36	163 (2)	Sep 29	OAK		MIN	L,3-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							36gm		234.0	16	20	4	40	0