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.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	KCA	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 16	KCA	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS	32	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	P
3	7 (2)	Apr 23	KCA		CHW	W,2-1	GS	31	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
4	11 (3)	Apr 28	KCA	@	DET	L,5-13	GS	20	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	15 (3)	May 3	KCA	@	CAL	L,2-6	GS	25	5.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
6	19 (3)	May 7	KCA		WSA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	23 (3)	May 11	KCA		BOS	W,6-5	GS	23	5.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	28 (4)	May 18 (1)	KCA		CAL	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	33 (4)	May 23	KCA	@	WSA	W,5-3	GS	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	38 (4)	May 29	KCA		BAL	W,6-3	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	43 (4)	Jun 3	KCA	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	46 (2)	Jun 5	KCA	@	BAL	W,9-4		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	49 (2)	Jun 9	KCA	@	MIN	L,4-9	GS	28	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	53 (3)	Jun 13 (1)	KCA		MIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	59 (5)	Jun 17	KCA		CAL	L,2-4	GS	31	7.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
16	65 (5)	Jun 22 (1)	KCA		CHW	L,4-7	GS	29	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	69 (3)	Jun 26 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	W,4-2	GS	30	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	75 (5)	Jul 1 (2)	KCA	@	DET	W,6-4	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	79 (3)	Jul 4	KCA	@	BAL	W,9-6	GS	24	6.0	0	1	2	3	0	P
20	83 (3)	Jul 9	KCA		CLE	L,3-6	GS	23	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	86 (2)	Jul 14	KCA		NYY	L,4-5	GS	30	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	91 (4)	Jul 20	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-4	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	95 (3)	Jul 24 (1)	KCA	@	WSA	L,2-6	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	138 (42)	Sep 3	KCA		BOS	L,0-7	GS	10	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	142 (3)	Sep 6	KCA		CAL	L,3-4		10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	147 (4)	Sep 13	KCA	@	CLE	W,3-1		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	149 (1)	Sep 15	KCA	@	CLE	W,1-0		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	152 (2)	Sep 20	KCA		BAL	L,0-4	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	154 (1)	Sep 22	KCA		BAL	L,1-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	160 (5)	Oct 2	KCA	@	DET	W,7-5	GS	36	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							30gm		176.2	10	14	3	27	1