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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 7 (1)	OAK		CHW	L,5-6	GS	26	6.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 11	OAK		KCR	L,5-10	GS	12	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 15	OAK	@	MIN	W,4-3	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	15 (4)	Apr 20	OAK	@	CAL	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	19 (3)	Apr 24	OAK		DET	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	23 (3)	Apr 28	OAK		BAL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	27 (3)	May 2 (1)	OAK		CLE	W,8-5	GS	36	7.1	2	1	0	3	0	P
8	31 (3)	May 9 (1)	OAK	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	35 (3)	May 13	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	40 (4)	May 18	OAK		MIL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	44 (3)	May 22	OAK		MIN	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
12	47 (2)	May 26	OAK		CAL	L,5-7	GS	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	50 (2)	May 31 (1)	OAK	@	NYY	L,3-5	GS	24	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	54 (3)	Jun 5	OAK	@	WSA	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	58 (3)	Jun 11	OAK		NYY	L,4-6	GS	31	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	63 (4)	Jun 18	OAK	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	68 (4)	Jun 22	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-10	GS	18	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	71 (2)	Jun 26	OAK		KCR	W,4-2	GS	33	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	76 (4)	Jun 30	OAK		MIN	L,4-10	GS	11	1.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	80 (3)	Jul 5	OAK	@	CAL	L,1-2	GS	24	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
21	85 (4)	Jul 10	OAK		CAL	L,0-3	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	90 (4)	Jul 17	OAK		DET	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	95 (4)	Jul 23	OAK	@	DET	W,9-7	GS	27	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	99 (3)	Jul 27 (1)	OAK	@	BAL	L,0-1	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	104 (4)	Aug 1 (1)	OAK	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	109 (4)	Aug 5	OAK		MIL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
27	114 (4)	Aug 10 (1)	OAK	@	BOS	W,6-5	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	119 (4)	Aug 14	OAK	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	124 (4)	Aug 21	OAK		BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	129 (4)	Aug 25	OAK		NYY	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	133 (3)	Aug 29 (2)	OAK		WSA	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	138 (4)	Sep 4	OAK	@	MIN	W,5-4	GS	33	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	142 (3)	Sep 8	OAK		CAL	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	146 (3)	Sep 13	OAK	@	KCR	W,2-1	GS	34	10.0	2	2	0	4	1	P
35	151 (4)	Sep 18	OAK	@	MIL	W,4-2	GS	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	156 (4)	Sep 23	OAK		MIL	W,5-4	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	160 (3)	Sep 28	OAK		KCR	W,2-1	GS	25	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							37gm		273.2	15	26	0	41	1