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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	OAK		MIN	L,3-8	GS	20	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 12	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 18	OAK	@	KCR	W,7-6	GS	22	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 22	OAK		CAL	W,3-2	GS	29	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	17 (3)	Apr 26	OAK		CLE	W,3-2	GS	31	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
6	20 (2)	Apr 29	OAK		BAL	W,4-3	GS	32	8.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	23 (2)	May 4	OAK	@	CLE	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	28 (4)	May 9	OAK	@	BAL	W,4-3	GS	36	9.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	32 (3)	May 13	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-7	GS	24	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	36 (3)	May 17	OAK	@	CAL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	40 (3)	May 21	OAK		KCR	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	43 (2)	May 25	OAK	@	DET	L,0-1	GS	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
13	46 (2)	May 29	OAK	@	NYY	L,1-7	GS	14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	50 (3)	Jun 2	OAK	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	54 (3)	Jun 6	OAK		MIL	W,11-1	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
16	57 (2)	Jun 10	OAK		DET	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	61 (3)	Jun 15	OAK		BOS	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	65 (3)	Jun 19	OAK	@	KCR	W,11-6	GS	22	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	69 (3)	Jun 23	OAK	@	CHW	W,14-3	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
20	74 (4)	Jun 27	OAK		KCR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	78 (3)	Jul 1 (1)	OAK		CHW	W,6-4	GS	31	7.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
22	83 (4)	Jul 6 (1)	OAK	@	BAL	W,7-5	GS	26	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	88 (4)	Jul 11	OAK	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	93 (4)	Jul 16	OAK		BAL	L,5-7	GS	29	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	96 (2)	Jul 20	OAK		CLE	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	123 (26)	Aug 19	OAK		MIL	W,6-4	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	127 (3)	Aug 24	OAK		NYY	W,5-1	GS	29	7.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
28	131 (3)	Aug 28	OAK		BOS	W,6-1	GS	24	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	134 (2)	Sep 1	OAK	@	KCR	L,9-10	GS	18	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	138 (3)	Sep 5	OAK	@	CAL	W,11-8	GS	29	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	142 (3)	Sep 9	OAK	@	TEX	L,3-5	GS	19	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
32	146 (3)	Sep 14	OAK		TEX	W,5-1	CG	38	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	150 (3)	Sep 18	OAK		CAL	W,5-4	GS	31	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	155 (4)	Sep 22	OAK	@	CHW	W,9-3	GS	31	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	159 (3)	Sep 26	OAK		MIN	L,1-4	GS	34	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	162 (2)	Sep 30	OAK		CHW	L,0-1	GS	19	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							36gm		256.1	11	24	1	36	0