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

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Team Record in Appearances: 26-15 / in Starts: 26-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1974 Pitching Game Log

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1974 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	323	1	Apr 4	OAK	@	TEX	W,7-2	GS-8	W(1-0)	99	7.0	6	2	2	0	2	0	0	2.57	2.01	28	9	11	3	1	6	59			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	1	.45	0.148	.71	0.14%	0.49	1b start tie	8b -2- 0 out a5
2	324	4	Apr 9	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-4	GS-7		4	6.2	10	4	3	1	1	0	0	3.29	2.36	30	10	11	1	5	7	40			3	1	0	29	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.34	-0.244	2.34	-0.25%	-1.13	1b start tie	7b 1-3 2 out tie
3	325	7	Apr 14(1)	OAK		TEX	W,4-2	GS-8	W(2-0)	4	8.0	8	2	2	1	8	1	0	2.91	2.44	33	3	13	2	2	8	65			2	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	0.083	1.70	0.08%	1.43	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
4	326	12	Apr 19	OAK		CAL	W,5-1	CG	W(3-0)	4	9.0	7	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.35	2.77	33	8	16	1	4	7	71			1	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	0	.78	0.235	1.42	0.26%	2.86	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
5	327	15	Apr 23	OAK	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(3-1)	3	8.0	3	2	2	3	2	0	0	2.33	2.86	27	8	11	1	0	3	67			0	1	0	23	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.14	0.058	1.76	0.05%	1.61	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
6	328	18	Apr 27	OAK	@	BAL	W,11-5	GS-8	W(4-1)	3	8.0	5	3	3	0	0	1	0	2.51	3.09	29	10	14	0	2	5	60			0	0	0	28	0	1	0	0	1	0	.44	0.062	.65	0.06%	0.54	1b start a 2	8b 3 out a8
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	329	21	May 1	OAK	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-8	L(4-2)	3	7.0	11	4	4	0	2	1	0	2.85	3.19	32	16	8	3	0	6	41			1	0	0	31	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	-0.353	1.85	-0.30%	-1.45	1b start tie	8b -2- 0 out d1
8	330	24	May 5(1)	OAK		CLE	W,3-0	SHO	W(5-2)	3	9.0	5	0	0	2	4	0	0	2.44	3.07	33	10	12	5	4	5	79			0	1	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.439	1.02	0.32%	3.86	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
9	331	29	May 10	OAK		MIN	W,4-2	GS-8	W(6-2)	4	7.0	4	2	1	0	4	1	0	2.33	3.09	26	7	11	4	1	4	67			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	.90	0.183	1.30	0.16%	1.04	1t start tie	8t 12- 0 out a3
10	332	33	May 14(1)	OAK		KCR	L,2-4	CG	L(6-3)	3	9.0	9	4	3	0	5	1	0	2.40	3.07	35	11	13	2	6	6	60			1	1	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.231	2.04	-0.27%	-0.14	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
11	333	38	May 19	OAK	@	CHW	W,8-3	GS-8	W(7-3)	4	8.0	4	0	0	1	5	0	0	2.18	2.95	30	7	13	0	2	4	78			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	1	.27	0.090	.54	0.11%	3.76	1b start a 5	8b 3 out a8
12	334	42	May 24	OAK	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG(8)	L(7-4)	4	8.0	8	4	3	1	1	1	0	2.28	3.06	31	10	11	2	3	8	52			0	2	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.161	1.72	-0.24%	-0.57	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
13	335	46	May 28	OAK		DET	L,1-3	CG	L(7-5)	3	9.0	9	3	3	0	7	2	0	2.34	3.14	35	6	13	1	0	9	64			0	0	0	35	1	0	0	1	0	1	.64	-0.026	1.34	-0.03%	0.86	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	336	50	Jun 2	OAK		MIL	W,6-4	GS-8	W(8-5)	4	7.2	7	2	2	1	3	1	1	2.34	3.22	32	6	14	0	3	7	59			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.93	0.254	2.02	0.33%	2.03	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out a2
15	337	54	Jun 7	OAK	@	MIL	L,4-6	GS-3	L(8-6)	4	2.2	5	5	5	2	0	0	1	2.68	3.28	15	1	6	0	1	5	26			1	0	0	10	3	0	0	0	2	0	.85	-0.377	2.10	-0.56%	-3.95	1b start a 1	3b -2- 2 out d4
16	338	58	Jun 11	OAK	@	BOS	L,9-10	GS-7	L(8-7)	3	6.1	7	6	6	3	4	3	0	2.99	3.58	27	4	9	1	3	7	36			1	1	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.444	2.11	-0.62%	-2.22	1b start tie	7b -2- 1 out d1
17	339	62	Jun 16	OAK		NYY	L,3-5	GS-9	L(8-8)	4	8.1	12	5	5	3	3	0	0	3.15	3.53	39	10	11	0	0	12	39			1	0	0	36	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	-0.340	3.61	-0.48%	-0.76	1t start tie	9t -2- 1 out d1
18	340	66	Jun 20	OAK		KCR	W,4-0	SHO	W(9-8)	3	9.0	5	0	0	0	4	0	0	2.94	3.41	30	9	12	3	6	5	81			1	1	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	0.472	2.92	0.83%	3.86	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
19	341	71	Jun 25	OAK		CAL	W,6-1	CG	W(10-8)	4	9.0	9	1	1	1	3	0	0	2.82	3.34	34	14	7	0	2	9	67			0	1	0	33	0	0	0	2	0	0	.73	0.183	1.93	0.29%	2.86	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
20	342	76	Jun 30	OAK	@	KCR	L,7-8	GS-6		4	5.2	5	4	3	0	1	0	0	2.89	3.30	22	8	10	3	0	3	46			0	0	0	22	1	1	0	0	0	0	.83	-0.073	2.95	-0.16%	-0.44	1b start a 2	6b -2- 2 out a1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	343	81	Jul 5	OAK		BAL	W,6-0	SHO	W(11-8)	4	9.0	7	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.73	3.28	36	11	15	0	0	7	72			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	.69	0.328	1.92	0.55%	3.86	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
22	344	85	Jul 9	OAK		CLE	W,7-0	SHO	W(12-8)	3	9.0	3	0	0	3	6	0	0	2.59	3.23	31	4	15	1	1	3	84			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	.58	0.231	1.67	0.40%	3.86	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
23	345	88	Jul 14(1)	OAK	@	NYY	W,7-3	GS-7	W(13-8)	4	6.0	6	3	3	0	2	1	0	2.65	3.26	23	4	11	3	1	6	50			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	1	0	.81	-0.104	2.33	-0.18%	-0.66	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out a4
24	346	93	Jul 18	OAK	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	W(14-8)	3	9.0	6	2	2	1	3	0	0	2.62	3.21	34	7	17	4	4	6	69			0	0	0	33	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.38	0.478	3.75	0.78%	2.07	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
25	347	99	Jul 27	OAK		MIN	L,1-6	CG	L(14-9)	8	9.0	12	6	5	2	4	0	0	2.73	3.17	39	7	14	1	0	12	43			0	1	0	35	3	0	1	0	1	0	.51	-0.258	1.37	-0.41%	-2.14	1t start tie	9t 3 out d5
26	348	104	Jul 31	OAK		TEX	L,6-7	GS-3		3	2.0	6	5	5	2	1	1	1	2.93	3.27	15	1	4	0	1	6	23			0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	-0.349	2.83	-0.49%	-4.47	1t start tie	3t 1-3 0 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	349	107	Aug 4(1)	OAK	@	MIN	W,10-4	CG	W(15-9)	3	9.0	9	4	4	1	4	2	0	2.98	3.34	35	9	12	2	2	9	56			0	0	0	33	1	1	0	2	1	0	.76	-0.243	1.66	-0.32%	0.27	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
28	350	113	Aug 8	OAK	@	TEX	W,10-2	CG	W(16-9)	3	9.0	9	2	2	1	1	0	0	2.94	3.31	37	17	9	1	0	9	61			0	0	0	35	2	1	0	0	1	0	.70	0.042	1.86	0.07%	1.99	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a8
29	351	117	Aug 12	OAK		NYY	W,3-2	CG	W(17-9)	3	9.0	5	2	1	1	4	0	0	2.86	3.26	32	9	13	1	0	5	74			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.21	0.440	3.08	0.67%	1.86	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
30	352	120	Aug 16	OAK		DET	L,3-5	GS-7	L(17-10)	3	6.1	5	5	4	1	4	2	0	2.94	3.33	24	8	6	0	1	5	48			0	1	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.488	2.39	-0.67%	-2.22	1t start tie	7t --- 1 out d2
31	353	124	Aug 20	OAK		MIL	W,7-1	CG	W(18-10)	3	9.0	3	1	1	1	4	1	0	2.87	3.34	32	10	14	0	0	3	80			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.10	0.310	2.94	0.50%	2.86	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
32	354	127	Aug 24	OAK	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	W(19-10)	3	9.0	4	1	0	1	7	0	0	2.76	3.26	33	6	15	1	0	4	83			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	1	1	1.18	0.356	3.74	0.68%	3.44	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
33	355	131	Aug 28	OAK	@	MIL	W,3-1	GS-9	W(20-10)	3	8.1	8	1	1	2	8	1	0	2.71	3.25	35	5	12	0	0	8	69			1	1	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.62	0.381	4.76	0.67%	2.58	1b start tie	9b 1-- 1 out a2
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
34	356	134	Sep 1	OAK	@	DET	W,5-3	GS-8	W(21-10)	3	7.1	8	3	3	2	5	1	0	2.73	3.27	31	2	14	0	0	8	53			0	0	0	28	2	1	0	0	1	0	1.24	-0.019	2.12	-0.02%	-0.19	1b start a 3	8b --3 1 out a1
35	357	138	Sep 5	OAK		TEX	W,3-0	SHO	W(22-10)	3	9.0	4	0	0	0	5	0	0	2.64	3.21	29	6	14	3	0	4	84			0	1	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.73	0.393	1.05	0.34%	3.86	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
36	358	143	Sep 9(2)	OAK		KCR	W,7-0	SHO	W(23-10)	3	9.0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.56	3.18	29	8	15	3	3	4	81			0	2	1	29	0	0	0	1	0	1	.41	0.211	.55	0.17%	3.86	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
37	359	146	Sep 13	OAK	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG(8)	L(23-11)	3	8.0	5	3	3	1	3	0	1	2.58	3.16	32	7	15	0	0	5	62			0	0	0	27	1	1	0	0	1	1	.84	-0.103	2.07	-0.15%	0.54	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
38	360	149	Sep 17	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(23-12)	3	8.0	10	2	2	3	2	0	0	2.57	3.16	36	10	15	3	2	6	53			1	0	0	32	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.34	0.082	1.93	0.07%	1.84	1b start a 1	8b 3 out d1
39	361	153	Sep 21	OAK	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	W(24-12)	3	9.0	6	2	2	3	5	2	0	2.56	3.22	33	4	15	0	0	6	69			0	2	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.58	0.561	3.08	0.66%	2.23	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
40	362	157	Sep 26	OAK		MIN	W,2-1	CG	W(25-12)	4	9.0	7	1	1	0	7	1	0	2.51	3.20	33	7	12	3	0	7	76			0	1	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.510	.57	0.17%	2.86	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
41	363	161	Oct 1	OAK	@	CAL	L,0-2	GS-3		4	3.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	2.49	3.17	10	2	2	0	0	2	59			0	1	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.145	.00	0.00%	1.29	1b start tie	3b 3 out tie
							26-15		W-L:25-12	3.5	318.1	268	97	88	46	143	25	4	2.49	3.17	1240	0.64		7%	8%	251	61		---%	14	19	1	1171	43	7	2	15	10	11	.95	2.862	2.03	3.18%	44.08

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