Catfish Hunter Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Catfish Hunter
NameCatfish Hunter
Date of BirthApril 8, 1946
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1965
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Catfish Hunter Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Catfish Hunter.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS476 (MLB Rank: 67)
GF6 (MLB Rank: 5,982)
W224 (MLB Rank: 72)
L166 (MLB Rank: 101)
SV1 (MLB Rank: 3,556)
ERA3.26 (MLB Rank: 1,898)
IP3449.1 (MLB Rank: 79)
SHO42 (MLB Rank: 38)
CG181 (MLB Rank: 169)
SO2,012 (MLB Rank: 89)
BB954 (MLB Rank: 133)
H2,958 (MLB Rank: 137)
HR374 (MLB Rank: 21)
SO95.25 (MLB Rank: 5,209)
BB92.49 (MLB Rank: 9,948)
H97.72 (MLB Rank: 10,391)
HR90.98 (MLB Rank: 4,149)
WHIP1.134 (MLB Rank: 11,135)
WAR36.4 (MLB Rank: 212)

📊 Last Season Summary (1979)

In his final season (1979), Catfish Hunter recorded the following stats:

GS19
W2
L9
ERA5.31
IP105
CG1
SO34
BB34
H128
HR15
SO92.91
BB92.91
H910.97
HR91.29
WHIP1.543
WAR−0.4

📈 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

🎯 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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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