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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 8	OAK	@	KCR	L,0-2	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	5 (2)	Apr 13	OAK		MIL	W,2-1	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 17	OAK		MIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 21	OAK		KCR	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
5	17 (3)	Apr 27	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	21 (3)	May 1	OAK	@	WSA	W,12-5	GS	26	5.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	25 (3)	May 5	OAK		NYY	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
8	29 (3)	May 9	OAK		BOS	L,3-5	GS	29	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	33 (3)	May 15	OAK		CAL	L,4-5	GS	30	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
10	37 (3)	May 19	OAK	@	MIL	L,3-6	GS	13	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	40 (2)	May 23	OAK	@	CHW	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
12	44 (3)	May 27	OAK	@	CAL	W,4-3	GS	29	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	48 (3)	May 31	OAK		CLE	L,2-3	GS	30	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	51 (2)	Jun 4	OAK		BAL	W,4-2	GS	31	7.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
15	55 (3)	Jun 9	OAK	@	CLE	W,5-2	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	59 (3)	Jun 13	OAK	@	BAL	W,10-7	GS	27	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	63 (3)	Jun 17	OAK	@	DET	L,7-9	GS	10	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	66 (2)	Jun 21 (1)	OAK		CHW	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	71 (4)	Jun 26	OAK	@	MIL	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	75 (3)	Jun 30	OAK	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS	30	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	79 (3)	Jul 4	OAK	@	CAL	W,7-4	GS	31	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	83 (3)	Jul 8	OAK		MIN	L,6-8	GS	29	6.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
23	87 (3)	Jul 12 (2)	OAK		MIL	L,1-2	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	90 (2)	Jul 17	OAK	@	NYY	L,1-7	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	95 (4)	Jul 22	OAK	@	WSA	W,4-3	GS	18	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	98 (2)	Jul 26	OAK		NYY	W,4-3	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	101 (2)	Jul 30	OAK		BOS	W,2-1	GS	29	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	106 (4)	Aug 3	OAK		CAL	L,0-5	GS	16	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	110 (3)	Aug 7	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-2	GS	28	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
30	115 (4)	Aug 11	OAK		CLE	W,6-5	GS	24	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	120 (4)	Aug 16	OAK		BAL	L,1-2	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
32	124 (3)	Aug 21	OAK	@	CLE	L,3-6	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	128 (3)	Aug 26	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-5	GS	17	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	132 (3)	Aug 30	OAK	@	DET	L,5-6	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	136 (3)	Sep 4	OAK		KCR	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	142 (5)	Sep 10 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-6	GS	16	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	147 (4)	Sep 13 (2)	OAK	@	KCR	L,7-8	GS	33	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	152 (4)	Sep 19	OAK		CAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
39	156 (3)	Sep 23	OAK		MIN	L,4-7	GS	30	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	160 (3)	Sep 29	OAK		MIL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							40gm		262.1	17	24	1	42	3