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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	OAK	@	TEX	W,7-2	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 9	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-4	GS	30	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	7 (2)	Apr 14 (1)	OAK		TEX	W,4-2	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	12 (4)	Apr 19	OAK		CAL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	15 (2)	Apr 23	OAK	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	27	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
6	18 (2)	Apr 27	OAK	@	BAL	W,11-5	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	21 (2)	May 1	OAK	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS	32	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
8	24 (2)	May 5 (1)	OAK		CLE	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	29 (4)	May 10	OAK		MIN	W,4-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	33 (3)	May 14 (1)	OAK		KCR	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	P
11	38 (4)	May 19	OAK	@	CHW	W,8-3	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	42 (3)	May 24	OAK	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
13	46 (3)	May 28	OAK		DET	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	50 (3)	Jun 2	OAK		MIL	W,6-4	GS	32	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	54 (3)	Jun 7	OAK	@	MIL	L,4-6	GS	15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	58 (3)	Jun 11	OAK	@	BOS	L,9-10	GS	27	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
17	62 (3)	Jun 16	OAK		NYY	L,3-5	GS	39	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	66 (3)	Jun 20	OAK		KCR	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
19	71 (4)	Jun 25	OAK		CAL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	76 (4)	Jun 30	OAK	@	KCR	L,7-8	GS	22	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	81 (4)	Jul 5	OAK		BAL	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	85 (3)	Jul 9	OAK		CLE	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	88 (2)	Jul 14 (1)	OAK	@	NYY	W,7-3	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	93 (4)	Jul 18	OAK	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
25	99 (5)	Jul 27	OAK		MIN	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
26	104 (4)	Jul 31	OAK		TEX	L,6-7	GS	15	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	107 (2)	Aug 4 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	W,10-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	113 (5)	Aug 8	OAK	@	TEX	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
29	117 (3)	Aug 12	OAK		NYY	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	120 (2)	Aug 16	OAK		DET	L,3-5	GS	24	6.1	1	1	1	3	0	P
31	124 (3)	Aug 20	OAK		MIL	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
32	127 (2)	Aug 24	OAK	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	131 (3)	Aug 28	OAK	@	MIL	W,3-1	GS	35	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	134 (2)	Sep 1	OAK	@	DET	W,5-3	GS	31	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	138 (3)	Sep 5	OAK		TEX	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
36	143 (4)	Sep 9 (2)	OAK		KCR	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
37	146 (2)	Sep 13	OAK	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
38	149 (2)	Sep 17	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	153 (3)	Sep 21	OAK	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
40	157 (3)	Sep 26	OAK		MIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
41	161 (3)	Oct 1	OAK	@	CAL	L,0-2	GS	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							41gm		318.1	25	27	3	55	1