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.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 11	NYY		DET	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 15	NYY		BOS	L,3-5	GS	36	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	9 (2)	Apr 19	NYY	@	DET	L,3-8	GS	15	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 23	NYY	@	BOS	L,7-11	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	16 (2)	Apr 27 (2)	NYY		MIL	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	20 (3)	May 1	NYY		BAL	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	24 (3)	May 5	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
8	27 (2)	May 10	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	30 (2)	May 14	NYY	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
10	33 (2)	May 18	NYY		OAK	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	37 (3)	May 23	NYY		TEX	W,11-7	GS	37	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
12	41 (3)	May 27	NYY	@	KCR	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
13	45 (3)	May 31	NYY	@	TEX	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	49 (3)	Jun 5	NYY	@	MIN	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	53 (3)	Jun 9	NYY		CAL	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	58 (4)	Jun 15	NYY		CHW	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	63 (4)	Jun 19	NYY	@	DET	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	68 (4)	Jun 24	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	73 (4)	Jun 29	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	78 (4)	Jul 4	NYY		BAL	L,4-5	GS	36	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	82 (3)	Jul 8	NYY		TEX	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	87 (4)	Jul 12 susp	NYY		MIN	W,8-7	GS	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	89 (1)	Jul 18	NYY	@	TEX	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
24	94 (4)	Jul 22	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-6	GS	32	7.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
25	99 (4)	Jul 27 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	104 (4)	Aug 1	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	GS	31	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	109 (4)	Aug 5	NYY	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
28	113 (3)	Aug 9	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	117 (3)	Aug 13	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
30	121 (3)	Aug 17	NYY	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	125 (3)	Aug 22	NYY		CAL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	129 (3)	Aug 26	NYY		OAK	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
33	133 (3)	Aug 30	NYY		KCR	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	137 (3)	Sep 3	NYY	@	DET	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	142 (4)	Sep 7	NYY	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
36	146 (3)	Sep 11	NYY		MIL	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
37	149 (2)	Sep 14	NYY		CLE	W,6-2	GS	26	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
38	152 (2)	Sep 19	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	157 (4)	Sep 27 (1)	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							39gm		328.0	23	26	3	52	0