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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	NYY	@	MIL	L,0-5	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 12	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	7 (3)	Apr 18	NYY		MIN	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	P
4	10 (2)	Apr 23	NYY		KCR	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	13 (2)	Apr 30	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	17 (3)	May 5	NYY	@	CAL	W,10-4	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	21 (3)	May 9	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	43	11.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
8	25 (3)	May 14	NYY		BAL	L,2-6	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	28 (2)	May 18	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-6	GS	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
10	32 (3)	May 22	NYY		BOS	W,1-0	CG	36	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	36 (3)	May 26	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	41 (4)	May 31	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	44 (2)	Jun 4	NYY		OAK	L,4-6	GS	33	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
14	49 (4)	Jun 9	NYY		CAL	W,4-3	GS	34	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	53 (3)	Jun 13	NYY		TEX	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
16	56 (2)	Jun 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-4	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	61 (4)	Jun 22	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	GS	32	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	66 (4)	Jun 27 (1)	NYY		MIL	W,6-2	GS	35	8.1	1	0	1	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	71 (4)	Jul 2	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
20	77 (5)	Jul 7	NYY		KCR	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	83 (5)	Jul 15 (2)	NYY	@	TEX	W,6-4	GS	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	89 (5)	Jul 21	NYY		OAK	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	94 (4)	Jul 26	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	99 (4)	Jul 31 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-6	GS	33	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	103 (3)	Aug 4 (1)	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	107 (3)	Aug 8	NYY		BAL	L,5-8	GS	19	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	111 (3)	Aug 12	NYY	@	MIN	W,12-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	115 (3)	Aug 16	NYY		TEX	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	120 (4)	Aug 22	NYY		CAL	L,8-11	GS	29	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
30	124 (3)	Aug 27	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-0	GS	52	13.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	129 (4)	Sep 1	NYY	@	OAK	L,0-5	GS	26	4.1	1	3	0	4	0	P
32	133 (3)	Sep 5	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	PH P
33	138 (4)	Sep 10	NYY		MIL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	147 (8)	Sep 19	NYY	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	19	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
35	152 (4)	Sep 23	NYY		BAL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	157 (4)	Sep 29	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-6	GS	33	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							36gm		298.2	24	30	2	56	2