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Catfish Hunter

James Augustus Hunter (Jim)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 8, 1946 in Hertford, NC
High School: Perquimans HS (Perquimans, NC)
Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 13, 1965
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Yankees 1965-1979
Agents: J. Carlton Cherry [*]
Final Game: September 17, 1979
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1987 (315/413 ballots).
   View Catfish Hunter Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: September 9, 1999 in Hertford, NC
Buried: Cedarwood Cemetery, Hertford, NC
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1965 19 KCA AL 32 46 40 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .150 .150 .175 .325 -7 7 0 0 6 0 0 1
1966 20 KCA AL 30 65 59 5 9 1 1 0 4 1 0 3 21 .153 .194 .203 .397 16 12 0 0 3 0 0 1 AS
1967 21 KCA AL 37 94 92 9 18 4 0 2 6 0 0 0 32 .196 .196 .304 .500 47 28 1 0 2 0 0 1/3 AS
1968 22 OAK AL 39 90 82 9 19 3 0 1 8 0 0 0 19 .232 .232 .305 .537 66 25 0 0 8 0 0 1
1969 23 OAK AL 42 89 85 5 19 2 0 1 9 0 0 1 24 .224 .227 .282 .510 45 24 5 0 1 2 0 1
1970 24 OAK AL 43 99 90 10 18 4 1 1 6 0 0 2 23 .200 .215 .300 .515 43 27 1 0 6 1 0 1 AS
1971 25 OAK AL 38 109 103 14 36 1 1 1 12 1 0 2 11 .350 .362 .408 .770 120 42 3 0 4 0 0 1 MVP-28
1972 26 OAK AL 39 116 105 5 23 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 16 .219 .215 .219 .434 33 23 0 0 9 2 0 1 AS,CYA-4,MVP-11
1973 27 OAK AL 37 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 479 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-10
1974 28 OAK AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6
1975 29 NYY AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-12
1976 30 NYY AL 36 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1977 31 NYY AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 32 NYY AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 33 NYY AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Yrs 515 710 658 60 149 16 3 6 51 2 0 8 160 .226 .234 .287 .521 52 189 10 0 39 5 0
162 Game Avg. 162 223 207 19 47 5 1 2 16 1 0 3 50 .226 .234 .287 .521 52 59 3 0 12 2 0
OAK (10 yrs) 378 709 657 60 149 16 3 6 51 2 0 8 160 .227 .234 .288 .522 53 189 10 0 39 5 0
NYY (5 yrs) 137 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1965 19 KCA AL 32 46 -6 0 0 0 5 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 -0.0 1 $ 1
1966 20 KCA AL 30 65 -7 0 0 0 7 0 0.0 2 2 0.0 .502 .500 0.1 -0.0 2 $ 1 AS
1967 21 KCA AL 37 94 -4 0 -0 0 10 6 0.7 3 8 0.7 .519 .504 0.7 -0.1 8 $ 1/3 AS
1968 22 OAK AL 39 90 -0 0 0 0 9 10 1.1 3 12 1.1 .530 .507 1.2 -0.0 12 $20,000 1
1969 23 OAK AL 42 89 -7 0 -1 0 10 3 0.3 2 6 0.3 .509 .502 0.4 -0.0 6 $ 1
1970 24 OAK AL 43 99 -6 0 -0 0 12 6 0.6 3 9 0.6 .516 .504 0.7 -0.0 9 $ 1 AS
1971 25 OAK AL 38 109 2 0 -0 0 12 14 1.6 4 18 1.6 .541 .510 1.6 0.0 18 $ 1 MVP-28
1972 26 OAK AL 39 116 -9 -1 0 0 12 2 0.2 4 6 0.2 .506 .501 0.2 -0.0 6 $50,000 1 AS,CYA-4,MVP-11
1973 27 OAK AL 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 0.1 1 $75,000 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-10
1974 28 OAK AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $100,000 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-6
1975 29 NYY AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $640,000 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-12
1976 30 NYY AL 36 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $640,000 1 AS
1977 31 NYY AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $640,000 1
1978 32 NYY AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $640,000 1
1979 33 NYY AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $640,000 1
15 Seasons 515 710 -35 1 -1 0 77 42 4.6 21 63 4.6 .509 .502 5.0 0.0 63 $3,445,000
OAK (10 yrs) 378 709 -35 1 -1 0 77 42 4.6 21 63 4.6 .513 .503 5.0 -0.1 63 $245,000
NYY (5 yrs) 137 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 -0 $3,200,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1965 19 KCA AL 46 40 1 0.7 91 .231 .150 .250 .150 .319 .175 .382 .325 .702 -7 .036 -5.7 -0.6 .206 .025 .025
1966 20 KCA AL 65 53 3 1.5 87 .237 .153 .245 .194 .311 .203 .378 .397 .689 16 .152 -6.5 -0.7 .320 .119 .051 .0
1967 21 KCA AL 94 77 5 1.8 83 .276 .196 .241 .196 .310 .304 .362 .500 .672 47 .201 -6.4 -0.7 .373 .109 .109 .0
1968 22 OAK AL 90 71 6 2.3 75 .290 .232 .231 .232 .299 .305 .342 .537 .642 66 .310 -3.6 -0.4 .397 .073 .073 .0
1969 23 OAK AL 89 74 4 1.5 91 .290 .224 .249 .227 .324 .282 .375 .510 .699 45 .125 -6.3 -0.7 .352 .071 .059 .0
1970 24 OAK AL 99 80 6 2.0 95 .254 .200 .254 .215 .328 .300 .388 .515 .717 43 .201 -7.3 -0.8 .397 .122 .100 .0
1971 25 OAK AL 109 74 14 5.1 91 .385 .350 .253 .362 .324 .408 .375 .770 .699 120 .606 2.0 0.2 .643 .087 .058 1.0
1972 26 OAK AL 116 93 6 1.7 79 .253 .219 .241 .215 .309 .219 .348 .434 .657 33 .205 -8.9 -1.0 .280 .000 .000
1973 27 OAK AL 1 0 1 89 1.000 1.000 .254 1.000 .322 1.000 .373 2.000 .695 479 .000 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
1976 30 NYY AL 1 1 0 0.0 85 .000 .000 .255 .000 .319 .000 .359 .000 .678 -100 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
15 Yrs 710 563 46 2.2 86 .288 .226 .245 .234 .316 .287 .367 .521 .683 52 .259 -42.5 -4.6 .383 .076 .061 3.0
162 Game Avg. 223 177 14 2.2 86 .288 .226 .245 .234 .316 .287 .367 .521 .683 52 .259 -42.5 -4.6 .383 .076 .061 1
OAK (10 yrs) 709 562 46 2.2 86 .288 .227 .245 .234 .316 .288 .367 .522 .683 53 .259 -42.2 -4.6 .384 .076 .061 3.0
NYY (5 yrs) 1 1 0 0.0 85 .000 .000 .255 .000 .319 .000 .359 .000 .678 -100 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .000 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1971 25 OAK AL ALCS BAL L 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 26 OAK AL ALCS DET W 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0
1972 26 OAK AL WS CIN W 3 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .200 .429 .200 .629 1 0 0 0 0 0
1973 27 OAK AL ALCS BAL W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 27 OAK AL WS NYM W 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 28 OAK AL ALCS BAL W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 28 OAK AL WS LAD W 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1976 30 NYY AL ALCS KCR W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 30 NYY AL WS CIN L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 31 NYY AL WS LAD W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 32 NYY AL ALCS KCR W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 32 NYY AL WS LAD W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs (12 Series) 22 24 21 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .095 .174 .095 .269 2 0 0 1 0 0
6 ALCS 10 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 WS 12 15 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 .083 .214 .083 .298 1 0 0 1 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1966 KCA AL 20 DNP
1967 KCA AL 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 OAK AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 OAK AL 26 DNP
1973 OAK AL 27 as P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 OAK AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 NYY AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 NYY AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs (6 GP) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1965 19 KCA AL 46 0.0% 30.4% 0.0% 2.2% 17% 2.9 40.0 5.25 57%
1966 20 KCA AL 65 0.0% 32.3% 4.6% 3.1% 22% 7.00 2.8 14.8 1.20 58%
1967 21 KCA AL 94 2.1% 34.0% 0.0% 6.4% 33% 2.9 46.0 15.3 1.50 62%
1968 22 OAK AL 90 1.1% 21.1% 0.0% 4.4% 21% 4.3 82.0 10.3 1.88 69%
1969 23 OAK AL 89 1.1% 27.0% 1.1% 3.4% 16% 24.00 3.5 85.0 9.4 1.50 70%
1970 24 OAK AL 99 1.0% 23.2% 2.0% 6.1% 33% 11.50 3.9 90.0 15.0 1.12 68%
1971 25 OAK AL 109 0.9% 10.1% 1.8% 2.8% 8% 5.50 9.4 103.0 8.6 1.18 83%
1972 26 OAK AL 116 0.0% 13.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 6.6 21.0 1.34 78%
1973 27 OAK AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 100%
1976 30 NYY AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
15 Yrs 710 0.9% 22.5% 1.1% 3.5% 17% 20.00 4.1 109.7 12.9 1.46 70%
MLB Averages 2.0% 14.1% 8.5% 6.1% 27% 1.66 6.3 45.1 8.9 1.10 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1965 19 KCA AL -5.7 -0.6 46 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 .83 -0.7 -0.1 -7.0 -0.8 0.94 -6.2 0
1966 20 KCA AL -6.5 -0.7 71 -0.5 0.9 -1.4 1.03 -0.7 0.2 -6.7 -0.7 1.00 -6.9 0
1967 21 KCA AL -6.3 -0.7 97 -0.3 1.1 -1.4 .80 -0.6 0.2 -6.6 -0.7 0.94 -5.6 2.20 1
1968 22 OAK AL -3.6 -0.4 93 0.1 1.4 -1.3 1.01 -0.2 0.3 -0.6 -0.1 1.02 -1.6 0
1969 23 OAK AL -6.3 -0.7 90 -0.8 1.2 -2.1 1.05 -0.4 -0.4 -7.3 -0.8 1.00 -5.2 2.59 2
1970 24 OAK AL -7.3 -0.8 99 -0.5 1.0 -1.5 .85 -0.7 0.0 -6.8 -0.7 0.95 -7.1 0
1971 25 OAK AL 2.0 0.2 112 0.4 2.0 -1.5 .90 0.1 0.4 3.6 0.4 0.97 2.1 4.35 1
1972 26 OAK AL -8.9 -1.0 116 -0.4 1.3 -1.7 .96 -0.9 0.4 -7.4 -0.9 0.96 -8.0 3.34 1
1973 27 OAK AL 0.5 0.0 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 .16 0.0 -0.0 0.3 0.0 0.94 0.4 0.05 1
1974 28 OAK AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1975 29 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1976 30 NYY AL -0.2 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.25 -0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.74 -0.3 1.25 1
1977 31 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1978 32 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1979 33 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
15 Yrs -42.4 -4.6 727 -2.7 9.1 -11.8 .93 -3.9 1.0 -38.8 -4.3 0.97 -38.4 2.34 7

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1965 19 KCA AL 1 0 50% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
1966 20 KCA AL 0 0 42% 14 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 50% 1 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 3
1967 21 KCA AL 3 0 44% 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 50% 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 1
1968 22 OAK AL 5 0 44% 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 44% 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 2 4
1969 23 OAK AL 0 0 21% 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40% 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 1
1970 24 OAK AL 3 0 47% 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 57% 3 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
1971 25 OAK AL 1 0 35% 52 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 38% 10 8 2 2 0 2 4 2 2
1972 26 OAK AL 1 0 22% 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25% 7 6 1 1 1 0 4 0 2
1973 27 OAK AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 30 NYY AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Yrs 14 0 36% 267 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 18 39% 30 26 4 7 3 4 27 8 17

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1965 19 KCA AL 46 26% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100% 7 0 0% 8 2 25% 28 1 4% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
1966 20 KCA AL 65 32% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 9 0 0% 14 2 14% 39 4 10% 6 1 17% 4 2 50% 0
1967 21 KCA AL 94 34% 18 1 1 0 0 2.20 2 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 100% 13 1 8% 16 2 13% 52 4 8% 4 1 25% 0 0 0
1968 22 OAK AL 90 43% 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 11 8 73% 19 0 0% 18 4 22% 63 7 11% 5 2 40% 3 2 67% 0
1969 23 OAK AL 89 39% 19 2 0 0 0 2.59 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 100% 15 5 33% 20 5 25% 58 9 16% 6 4 67% 3 1 33% 0
1970 24 OAK AL 99 35% 18 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 10 6 60% 18 1 6% 14 3 21% 57 5 9% 5 3 60% 2 0 0% 0
1971 25 OAK AL 109 33% 36 1 0 0 0 4.35 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 4 80% 23 3 13% 13 3 23% 70 12 17% 2 2 100% 3 2 67% 0
1972 26 OAK AL 116 40% 23 1 1 0 0 3.34 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 90% 16 0 0% 15 8 53% 70 6 9% 3 3 100% 3 3 100% 0
1973 27 OAK AL 1 0% 1 1 1 0 0 0.05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 30 NYY AL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 1.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
15 Yrs 710 36% 149 7 3 0 0 2.34 6 0 25 0 6 1 5 0 48 39 81% 120 10 8% 118 29 25% 438 48 11% 33 17 52% 19 11 58% 0
MLB Averages 54% 77% 11% 32% 14% 48% 53%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1965 19 32 46 40 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .150 .150 .175 .325 -7 7 0 0 6 0 0
1966 20 62 111 99 8 15 2 1 0 5 1 0 3 35 .152 .176 .192 .368 7 19 0 0 9 0 0
1967 21 99 205 191 17 33 6 1 2 11 1 0 3 67 .173 .186 .246 .432 26 47 1 0 11 0 0
1968 22 138 295 273 26 52 9 1 3 19 1 0 3 86 .190 .199 .264 .463 37 72 1 0 19 0 0
1969 23 180 384 358 31 71 11 1 4 28 1 0 4 110 .198 .206 .268 .474 39 96 6 0 20 2 0
1970 24 223 483 448 41 89 15 2 5 34 1 0 6 133 .199 .208 .275 .482 40 123 7 0 26 3 0
1971 25 261 592 551 55 125 16 3 6 46 2 0 8 144 .227 .237 .299 .536 55 165 10 0 30 3 0
1972 26 300 708 656 60 148 16 3 6 51 2 0 8 160 .226 .233 .287 .520 52 188 10 0 39 5 0
1973 27 337 709 657 60 149 16 3 6 51 2 0 8 160 .227 .234 .288 .522 53 189 10 0 39 5 0
1974 28 378 709 657 60 149 16 3 6 51 2 0 8 160 .227 .234 .288 .522 53 189 10 0 39 5 0
1975 29 417 709 657 60 149 16 3 6 51 2 0 8 160 .227 .234 .288 .522 53 189 10 0 39 5 0
1976 30 453 710 658 60 149 16 3 6 51 2 0 8 160 .226 .234 .287 .521 52 189 10 0 39 5 0
1977 31 475 710 658 60 149 16 3 6 51 2 0 8 160 .226 .234 .287 .521 52 189 10 0 39 5 0
1978 32 496 710 658 60 149 16 3 6 51 2 0 8 160 .226 .234 .287 .521 52 189 10 0 39 5 0
1979 33 515 710 658 60 149 16 3 6 51 2 0 8 160 .226 .234 .287 .521 52 189 10 0 39 5 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1965 19 32 46 40 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 .150 .150 .175 .325 1 32
1966 20 30 66 60 6 10 1 1 0 5 1 3 21 .167 .206 .217 .423 3 30
1967 21 37 97 95 11 21 5 0 2 8 0 0 32 .221 .221 .337 .558 7 37
1968 22 39 94 86 12 23 4 0 1 11 0 0 19 .267 .267 .349 .616 8 39
1969 23 42 90 86 5 20 2 0 1 10 0 1 24 .233 .236 .291 .527 6 42
1970 24 43 99 90 10 18 4 1 1 6 0 2 23 .200 .215 .300 .515 6 43
1971 25 38 113 107 17 40 1 1 1 14 1 2 11 .374 .385 .430 .815 18 38
1972 26 41 126 115 7 29 0 0 0 7 0 0 17 .252 .248 .252 .500 7 39
1973 27 37 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 37
1976 30 36 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 36
10 Yrs 375 733 681 71 168 18 3 6 62 2 8 161 .247 .254 .308 .562 57 373
162 Game Avg. 162 317 294 31 73 8 1 3 27 1 3 70 .247 .254 .308 .562 25 373

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1985 BBWAA (53.7%)
1986 BBWAA (68.0%)
1987 BBWAA (76.3%)
Selected to HOF in 1987 by BBWAA

All-Star Games
1966
1967 *
1970 *
1972
1973 (P)
1974 *
1975 *
1976 *

Awards (yr lg award)
1974 AL Cy Young
1974 AL TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1971 AL (28, 0%)
1972 AL (11, 17%)
1973 AL (10, 14%)
1974 AL (6, 32%)
1975 AL (12, 9%)
0.72 Career Shares (334th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1972 AL (4, 22%)
1973 AL (3, 43%)
1974 AL (1, 75%)
1975 AL (2, 62%)
1 Cy Young
2.02 Career Shares (13th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1974 AL  6.5 (8th)
1975 AL  7.7 (3rd)

Youngest s c a p y
1965 AL  born 1946-04-08 (9th)
1966 AL  born 1946-04-08 (5th)

             

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