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: 26-10 / in Starts: 26-10

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1973 Pitching Game Log

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1973 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	287	1	Apr 6	OAK		MIN	L,3-8	GS-4	L(0-1)	99	3.0	9	6	5	1	2	2	0	15.00	10.90	20	2	6	1	1	9	20			2	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	1	.57	-0.358	.88	-0.33%	-4.61	1t start tie	4t 12- 0 out d5
2	288	5	Apr 12	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS-8		5	7.0	7	3	3	2	2	0	0	7.20	5.27	28	7	10	0	4	7	51			0	1	0	25	1	1	0	1	1	0	1.30	0.112	1.74	0.09%	1.09	1b start tie	8b 1-- 0 out a1
3	289	9	Apr 18	OAK	@	KCR	W,7-6	GS-5		5	4.2	5	6	4	3	3	2	1	7.36	6.59	22	0	10	1	3	5	34			0	1	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.395	1.20	-0.29%	-3.70	1b start tie	5b 1-- 2 out d2
4	290	13	Apr 22	OAK		CAL	W,3-2	GS-8		3	7.2	4	1	1	2	5	1	0	5.24	5.61	29	6	12	3	0	4	70			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.383	1.26	0.25%	2.42	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out a1
5	291	17	Apr 26	OAK		CLE	W,3-2	GS-9		3	8.1	5	2	2	2	4	0	0	4.40	4.72	31	10	10	0	3	5	67			0	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.44	0.219	1.18	0.11%	1.95	1t start tie	9t 1-3 1 out a1
6	292	20	Apr 29	OAK		BAL	W,4-3	GS-9	W(1-1)	2	8.2	4	3	3	1	1	1	0	4.12	4.60	32	13	13	0	2	4	64			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	1	.56	0.252	.47	0.13%	2.62	1t start tie	9t 1-3 2 out a3
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	293	23	May 4	OAK	@	CLE	W,11-4	CG	W(2-1)	4	9.0	8	4	4	2	8	2	0	4.10	4.55	36	5	13	1	3	8	61			0	0	1	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	.82	0.172	.74	0.09%	0.39	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a7
8	294	28	May 9	OAK	@	BAL	W,4-3	GS-10	W(3-1)	4	9.2	8	3	3	1	5	2	0	3.88	4.55	36	11	11	2	2	8	65			0	1	0	35	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.50	0.006	1.40	0.00%	1.31	1b start tie	10b 12- 2 out a1
9	295	32	May 13	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-7	GS-5	L(3-2)	3	4.1	9	5	4	1	1	1	0	4.19	4.64	24	3	10	1	1	9	27			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	1	1	.99	-0.222	1.36	-0.18%	-2.97	1b start tie	5b --- 1 out d5
10	296	36	May 17	OAK	@	CAL	W,4-0	SHO	W(4-2)	3	9.0	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.66	4.39	31	8	16	4	2	5	77			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.53	0.303	.81	0.28%	3.91	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
11	297	40	May 21	OAK		KCR	W,5-0	SHO	W(5-2)	3	9.0	8	0	0	4	7	0	0	3.25	4.16	35	5	11	1	3	8	74			0	2	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	.97	0.421	1.36	0.35%	4.09	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
12	298	43	May 25	OAK	@	DET	L,0-1	GS-9		3	8.0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.95	4.05	30	8	15	2	2	6	69			0	1	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.19	0.254	1.73	0.22%	2.71	1b start tie	9b 1-3 0 out tie
13	299	46	May 29	OAK	@	NYY	L,1-7	GS-3	L(5-3)	3	2.2	6	6	6	1	0	3	0	3.46	4.47	14	3	4	1	0	6	21			0	1	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	.65	-0.357	.74	-0.24%	-3.93	1b start tie	3b -2- 2 out d4
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	300	50	Jun 2	OAK	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	W(6-3)	3	9.0	3	1	1	2	7	0	0	3.24	4.22	32	5	15	1	6	3	82			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.09	0.521	1.04	0.30%	3.56	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
15	301	54	Jun 6	OAK		MIL	W,11-1	GS-7	W(7-3)	3	7.0	6	1	1	1	7	0	0	3.11	4.01	29	9	6	1	1	6	67			0	0	0	28	3	1	0	0	0	1	.26	0.116	.29	0.08%	2.18	1t start tie	7t 3 out a10
16	302	57	Jun 10	OAK		DET	W,5-0	SHO	W(8-3)	3	9.0	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	2.87	3.85	31	9	14	4	0	3	84			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	1	.60	0.300	.67	0.20%	4.09	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
17	303	61	Jun 15	OAK		BOS	W,8-3	CG	W(9-3)	4	9.0	10	3	2	2	7	1	0	2.81	3.80	41	5	18	2	5	9	62			1	0	0	39	1	0	0	0	0	2	.95	0.049	1.32	0.04%	1.09	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
18	304	65	Jun 19	OAK	@	KCR	W,11-6	GS-5		3	4.2	6	6	6	2	2	1	0	3.12	3.87	22	4	9	4	0	5	28			0	0	0	20	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.25	-0.317	2.71	-0.41%	-3.57	1b start a 1	5b --- 2 out d5
19	305	69	Jun 23	OAK	@	CHW	W,14-3	CG	W(10-3)	3	9.0	8	3	3	1	3	0	0	3.12	3.76	34	8	14	6	3	8	61			0	0	0	32	5	1	0	1	1	0	.18	-0.003	.41	0.00%	1.47	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a11
20	306	74	Jun 27	OAK		KCR	W,3-2	CG	W(11-3)	3	9.0	6	2	2	4	0	1	0	3.05	3.86	35	6	19	5	5	6	63			0	2	1	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	0.359	2.85	0.55%	2.09	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
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	307	78	Jul 1(1)	OAK		CHW	W,6-4	GS-8	W(12-3)	3	7.1	7	4	3	1	5	1	0	3.08	3.84	31	6	12	2	1	7	54			0	1	0	30	1	1	0	0	0	1	.99	0.064	2.83	0.11%	-0.85	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out a2
22	308	83	Jul 6(1)	OAK	@	BAL	W,7-5	GS-7	W(13-3)	4	6.0	7	4	4	1	2	3	0	3.19	4.03	26	5	11	1	0	7	43			1	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.036	2.03	0.05%	-1.16	1b start tie	7b --- 0 out a3
23	309	88	Jul 11	OAK	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	W(14-3)	4	9.0	4	3	3	1	8	2	0	3.18	4.02	32	6	13	1	2	4	74			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.58	0.093	1.50	0.14%	1.39	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a6
24	310	93	Jul 16	OAK		BAL	L,5-7	GS-6		4	5.1	9	4	3	4	4	2	0	3.23	4.15	29	2	10	0	0	9	36			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.59	-0.249	4.82	-0.45%	-1.76	1t start tie	6t 1-- 1 out a1
25	311	96	Jul 20	OAK		CLE	W,6-5	CG	W(15-3)	3	9.0	11	5	5	2	5	2	0	3.32	4.19	38	5	15	0	3	11	48			0	1	0	35	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.19	0.065	3.82	0.12%	-0.91	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
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
26	312	123	Aug 19	OAK		MIL	W,6-4	GS-6		29	5.0	4	3	3	1	5	1	0	3.38	4.18	20	3	7	1	0	4	51			0	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	.74	-0.050	2.33	-0.09%	-0.70	1t start tie	6t 12- 0 out a2
27	313	127	Aug 24	OAK		NYY	W,5-1	GS-8	W(16-3)	4	7.1	5	1	1	2	4	0	0	3.29	4.11	29	4	14	0	5	5	66			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	0.193	3.98	0.39%	1.49	1t start tie	8t 1-3 1 out a2
28	314	131	Aug 28	OAK		BOS	W,6-1	GS-7	W(17-3)	3	7.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.18	4.08	24	4	16	1	1	1	74			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.68	0.307	1.58	0.43%	3.18	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
Sept				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
29	315	134	Sep 1	OAK	@	KCR	L,9-10	GS-4		3	3.2	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	3.17	4.08	18	8	4	1	0	4	39			0	1	1	15	2	0	0	0	1	1	1.13	-0.327	3.81	-0.66%	-2.48	1b start a 2	4b 1-3 2 out d1
30	316	138	Sep 5	OAK	@	CAL	W,11-8	GS-7	W(18-3)	3	6.1	8	6	6	4	3	2	0	3.33	4.19	29	4	10	0	3	8	32			0	1	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	.72	-0.169	1.46	-0.21%	-2.80	1b start a 5	7b 12- 1 out a2
31	317	142	Sep 9	OAK	@	TEX	L,3-5	GS-5	L(18-4)	3	4.0	5	4	4	3	1	1	0	3.43	4.25	19	4	6	0	1	5	34			0	1	0	14	0	0	0	0	2	0	.63	-0.249	.72	-0.17%	-2.56	1b start tie	5b 1-- 0 out d4
32	318	146	Sep 14	OAK		TEX	W,5-1	CG(10)	W(19-4)	4	10.0	6	1	1	3	1	1	0	3.32	4.26	38	6	22	1	2	6	74			0	1	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	0.404	1.73	0.37%	3.54	1t start tie	10t 3 out tie
33	319	150	Sep 18	OAK		CAL	W,5-4	GS-8	W(20-4)	3	7.2	8	4	4	2	3	3	0	3.37	4.37	31	6	12	0	1	8	48			0	1	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.052	.07	0.00%	-0.58	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out a1
34	320	155	Sep 22	OAK	@	CHW	W,9-3	GS-8	W(21-4)	3	7.1	7	3	3	2	7	1	0	3.38	4.34	31	7	8	1	2	7	57			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.113	.00	0.00%	0.40	1b start a 5	8b 123 1 out a7
35	321	159	Sep 26	OAK		MIN	L,1-4	GS-9	L(21-5)	3	8.2	6	4	4	2	4	3	0	3.40	4.42	34	6	16	0	6	6	58			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.151	.00	0.00%	0.78	1t start tie	9t -2- 2 out d2
36	322	162	Sep 30	OAK		CHW	L,0-1	GS-5		3	5.0	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	3.34	4.40	19	6	7	0	1	2	61			1	1	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	0.270	.00	0.00%	2.27	1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
							26-10		W-L:21-5	3.3	256.1	222	105	95	69	124	39	1	3.34	4.40	1040	0.50		8%	12%	218	55		---%	5	18	3	958	39	4	1	8	9	10	.93	2.217	1.53	1.25%	15.44

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