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.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 11	OAK		KCR	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 15	OAK		MIN	L,4-5	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 20 (2)	OAK	@	KCR	L,5-7	GS	14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	14 (2)	Apr 23	OAK	@	MIN	L,6-7	GS	28	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	17 (2)	Apr 26	OAK	@	SEP	L,3-6		10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	20 (2)	May 1	OAK	@	CAL	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	25 (4)	May 6	OAK		WSA	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	29 (3)	May 11	OAK		NYY	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	33 (3)	May 17	OAK	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	37 (3)	May 24	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS	25	7.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
11	41 (3)	May 29	OAK		DET	L,4-8	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	47 (5)	Jun 4	OAK		BAL	L,1-6	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	51 (3)	Jun 11	OAK	@	WSA	W,6-4	GS	25	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	56 (4)	Jun 16 (1)	OAK	@	KCR	W,7-5	GS	21	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	61 (4)	Jun 21	OAK		MIN	L,4-14	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	65 (3)	Jun 25	OAK		KCR	W,3-1	GS	28	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	69 (3)	Jun 29 (1)	OAK		CHW	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	74 (4)	Jul 4	OAK	@	MIN	L,4-10	GS	20	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	78 (3)	Jul 8 (1)	OAK	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	P
20	83 (4)	Jul 12	OAK		CAL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	88 (4)	Jul 17	OAK	@	SEP	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
22	92 (3)	Jul 20 (2)	OAK	@	CAL	W,9-6		11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	93	Jul 24	OAK		WSA	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
24	98 (4)	Jul 30	OAK		NYY	L,2-3	GS	31	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	103 (4)	Aug 3 (2)	OAK		BOS	L,2-3	GS	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
26	109 (5)	Aug 8 (2)	OAK	@	NYY	L,0-5	GS	29	6.1	2	1	0	3	0	P
27	113 (3)	Aug 12	OAK	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS	25	5.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
28	117 (3)	Aug 17	OAK		DET	L,4-9	GS	19	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	121 (3)	Aug 23	OAK		BAL	W,4-2	GS	31	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	123 (1)	Aug 24 (2)	OAK		BAL	W,9-8		8	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	126 (2)	Aug 27	OAK	@	DET	L,0-2	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	130 (3)	Aug 31	OAK	@	WSA	L,3-8	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	135 (4)	Sep 5	OAK		MIN	W,5-4	GS	27	5.2	1	3	0	4	0	P
34	139 (3)	Sep 9	OAK		KCR	L,1-2	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	144 (4)	Sep 14 (1)	OAK	@	CHW	L,8-12	GS	10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	148 (3)	Sep 17	OAK	@	KCR	W,3-2	GS	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
37	153 (4)	Sep 23 (1)	OAK		CHW	W,4-3	GS	35	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
38	158 (4)	Sep 27	OAK		CAL	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							38gm		247.0	17	32	0	49	4