Catfish Hunter stats

Last played for the New York Yankees, 1979

Pitcher

Age 80

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Catfish Hunter played 15 MLB seasons, 1965 to 1979.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
500
W
224
L
166
ERA
3.26
IP
3,449.1
K
2,012
BB
954
WHIP
1.13

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1965ATH32884.26133.082461.28
1966ATH309114.02176.2103641.26
1967ATH3513172.81259.2196841.13
1968ATH3613133.35234.0172691.19
1969ATH3812153.35247.0150851.19
1970ATH4018143.81262.1178741.25
1971ATH3721112.96273.2181801.11
1972ATH382172.04295.1191700.91
1973ATH362153.34256.1124691.14
1974ATH4125122.49318.1143460.99
1975NYY3923142.58328.0177831.01
1976NYY3617153.53298.2173681.13
1977NYY22994.71143.152471.28
1978NYY211263.58118.056351.13
1979NYY19295.31105.034341.54

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
22
W
9
L
6
ERA
3.35
IP
129.0
K
70
BB
35
WHIP
1.16

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
181
SHO
42
K/9
5.2
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1965ATH0325.50000
1966ATH0405.20000
1967ATH01356.80000
1968ATH01126.60000
1969ATH01035.50000
1970ATH0916.10000
1971ATH01646.00000
1972ATH01655.80000
1973ATH01134.40000
1974ATH02364.00000
1975NYY03074.90000
1976NYY02125.20000
1977NYY0813.30000
1978NYY0514.30000
1979NYY0102.90000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
80 yearsApr 8, 1946
Debut
1965
AL Cy Young
1974

What were Catfish Hunter's career stats?

Catfish Hunter played 15 seasons for the Athletics and the Yankees. He had 224 wins and 2,012 strikeouts with a 3.26 ERA over 3,449.1 innings. His best season was 1974: 25 wins, a 2.49 ERA and 143 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1965 to 1979

Catfish Hunter led MLB in wins (1974, 1975) and WHIP (1975); finished top 10 in a stat 11 times.

Championships ×5

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 93rd in strikeouts (pitching) (2,012)
  • 69th in wins (pitching) (224)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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