Catfish Hunter played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1979, appearing in 500 games over 15 seasons. He recorded a total of 224 W and 166 L, an ERA of 3.26, 2,012 SO, a WHIP of 1.134, and a WAR of 36.4.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Catfish Hunter |
Date of Birth | April 8, 1946 |
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MLB Debut | 1965 |
๐ Career Summary
Catfish Hunter appeared in 500 games over 15 MLB seasons from 1965 to 1979. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 476 (MLB Rank: 67) |
GF | 6 (MLB Rank: 5,870) |
W | 224 (MLB Rank: 72) |
L | 166 (MLB Rank: 101) |
SV | 1 (MLB Rank: 3,494) |
ERA | 3.26 (MLB Rank: 1,874) |
IP | 3449.1 (MLB Rank: 78) |
SHO | 42 (MLB Rank: 38) |
CG | 181 (MLB Rank: 169) |
SO | 2,012 (MLB Rank: 88) |
BB | 954 (MLB Rank: 132) |
H | 2,958 (MLB Rank: 136) |
HR | 374 (MLB Rank: 21) |
SO9 | 5.25 (MLB Rank: 5,070) |
BB9 | 2.49 (MLB Rank: 9,791) |
H9 | 7.72 (MLB Rank: 10,250) |
HR9 | 0.98 (MLB Rank: 4,024) |
WHIP | 1.134 (MLB Rank: 10,970) |
WAR | 36.4 (MLB Rank: 211) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1979)
In his final season (1979), Catfish Hunter recorded the following stats:
GS | 19 |
W | 2 |
L | 9 |
ERA | 5.31 |
IP | 105 |
CG | 1 |
SO | 34 |
BB | 34 |
H | 128 |
HR | 15 |
SO9 | 2.91 |
BB9 | 2.91 |
H9 | 10.97 |
HR9 | 1.29 |
WHIP | 1.543 |
WAR | โ0.4 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1974, 25 W
- Most SO: 1967, 196 SO
- Most IP: 1975, 328 IP
- Best WAR: 1975, 8.1 WAR
- Best ERA: 1972, 2.04 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
Catfish Hunter appeared in 22 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.31, pitched 130.7 IP, struck out 70 batters, with 9 W and 6 L.
Catfish Hunter Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1965 | 8 | 8 | 4.26 | 0.5 | 0 | 82 | 133 | 0.6 | 1.278 | 21 | 124 | 46 | 68 | 63 | 82 | 4.42 | 5.5 | 1.78 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 567 |
1966 | 9 | 11 | 4.02 | 0.45 | 0 | 103 | 176.2 | 0.5 | 1.257 | 17 | 158 | 64 | 87 | 79 | 85 | 3.76 | 5.2 | 1.61 | 25 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.9 | 8 | 3.3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 740 |
1967 | 13 | 17 | 2.81 | 0.433 | 0 | 196 | 259.2 | 4.6 | 1.128 | 16 | 209 | 84 | 91 | 81 | 114 | 2.82 | 6.8 | 2.33 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0.6 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1053 |
1968 | 13 | 13 | 3.35 | 0.5 | 1 | 172 | 234 | 0.4 | 1.192 | 29 | 210 | 69 | 99 | 87 | 83 | 3.46 | 6.6 | 2.49 | 34 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 968 |
1969 | 12 | 15 | 3.35 | 0.444 | 0 | 150 | 247 | 2.3 | 1.194 | 34 | 210 | 85 | 99 | 92 | 102 | 4.18 | 5.5 | 1.76 | 35 | 38 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1.2 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1002 |
1970 | 18 | 14 | 3.81 | 0.563 | 0 | 178 | 262.1 | 1 | 1.247 | 32 | 253 | 74 | 124 | 111 | 93 | 3.82 | 6.1 | 2.41 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1.1 | 8.7 | 2.5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1116 |
1971 | 21 | 11 | 2.96 | 0.656 | 0 | 181 | 273.2 | 2.7 | 1.114 | 27 | 225 | 80 | 103 | 90 | 113 | 3.33 | 6 | 2.26 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0.9 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1109 |
1972 | 21 | 7 | 2.04 | 0.75 | 0 | 191 | 295.1 | 5.7 | 0.914 | 21 | 200 | 70 | 74 | 67 | 140 | 2.77 | 5.8 | 2.73 | 37 | 38 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1148 |
1973 | 21 | 5 | 3.34 | 0.808 | 0 | 124 | 256.1 | 1.8 | 1.135 | 39 | 222 | 69 | 105 | 95 | 107 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1.4 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1040 |
1974 | 25 | 12 | 2.49 | 0.676 | 0 | 143 | 318.1 | 6.9 | 0.986 | 25 | 268 | 46 | 97 | 88 | 134 | 3.17 | 4 | 3.11 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 0.7 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1240 |
1975 | 23 | 14 | 2.58 | 0.622 | 0 | 177 | 328 | 8.1 | 1.009 | 25 | 248 | 83 | 107 | 94 | 144 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 2.13 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 0.7 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1294 |
1976 | 17 | 15 | 3.53 | 0.531 | 0 | 173 | 298.2 | 1.4 | 1.125 | 28 | 268 | 68 | 126 | 117 | 98 | 3.41 | 5.2 | 2.54 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0.8 | 8.1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1210 |
1977 | 9 | 9 | 4.71 | 0.5 | 0 | 52 | 143.1 | -0.4 | 1.284 | 29 | 137 | 47 | 83 | 75 | 84 | 5.69 | 3.3 | 1.11 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1.8 | 8.6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 608 |
1978 | 12 | 6 | 3.58 | 0.667 | 0 | 56 | 118 | 1.2 | 1.127 | 16 | 98 | 35 | 49 | 47 | 102 | 4.31 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 477 |
1979 | 2 | 9 | 5.31 | 0.182 | 0 | 34 | 105 | -0.4 | 1.543 | 15 | 128 | 34 | 68 | 62 | 77 | 4.94 | 2.9 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 11 | 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 460 |