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Catfish Hunter
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| Full name: James Augustus Hunter |
| Born: April 8, 1946, Hertford, North Carolina |
| Died September 9, 1999, Hertford, North Carolina |
| Buried at Cedarwood Cemetery, Hertford, North Carolina |
| First Game: May 13, 1965; Final Game: September 17, 1979 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 190 |
| Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1987 |
| AL Cy Young (1974) |
| TSN AL Pitcher of the Year (1974) |
| RHP on TSN AL All-Star Team (1974) |
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Catfish Hunter
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
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Batting RecordBatting Record |
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year TeamTeam
1965 KC A Daily Splits 32 40 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 .150 .150 .175 0.0 1965 KC A
1966 KC A Daily Splits 30 59 5 9 1 1 0 4 3 0 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .153 .194 .203 0.0 1966 KC A
1967 KC A Daily Splits 37 92 9 18 4 0 2 6 0 0 32 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 .196 .196 .304 0.0 1967 KC A
1968 OAK A Daily Splits 39 82 9 19 3 0 1 8 0 0 19 0 8 0 0 6 0 0 0 .232 .232 .305 0.0 1968 OAK A
1969 OAK A Daily Splits 42 85 5 19 2 0 1 9 1 0 24 0 1 2 0 1 5 0 0 .224 .227 .282 0.0 1969 OAK A
1970 OAK A Daily Splits 43 90 10 18 4 1 1 6 2 0 23 0 6 1 0 4 1 0 0 .200 .215 .300 0.0 1970 OAK A
1971 OAK A Daily Splits 38 103 14 36 1 1 1 12 2 0 11 0 4 0 0 2 3 1 0 .350 .362 .408 0.0 1971 OAK A
1972 OAK A Daily Splits 39 105 5 23 0 0 0 5 0 0 16 0 9 2 0 3 0 0 0 .219 .215 .219 0.0 1972 OAK A
1973 OAK A Daily Splits 37 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 0.0 1973 OAK A
1974 OAK A 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1974 OAK A
1975 NY A 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1975 NY A
1976 NY A Daily Splits 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1976 NY A
1977 NY A 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1977 NY A
1978 NY A 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1978 NY A
1979 NY A 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1979 NY A
Total Splits 515 658 60 149 16 3 6 51 8 0 160 0 39 5 0 20 10 2 0 .226 .234 .287 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year TeamTeam
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League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record |
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1971 OAK A Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1971 OAK A
1972 OAK A Daily Splits 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 1972 OAK A
1973 OAK A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1973 OAK A
1974 OAK A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1974 OAK A
1976 NY A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1976 NY A
1978 NY A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1978 NY A
Total Splits 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
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World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record |
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1972 OAK A Daily Splits 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 1972 OAK A
1973 OAK A Daily Splits 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1973 OAK A
1974 OAK A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1974 OAK A
1976 NY A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1976 NY A
1977 NY A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1977 NY A
1978 NY A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1978 NY A
Total Splits 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .214 .083 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
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All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record |
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1967 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1967 AL
1970 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1970 AL
1973 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1973 AL
1974 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1974 AL
1975 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1975 AL
1976 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1976 AL
Total Splits 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
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Pitching RecordPitching Record |
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Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
1965 KC A Daily Splits 32 20 3 2 2 0 133 124 567 21 68 63 46 5 82 11 3 2 2 1 20 1 6 8 8 8 4.26 -1.3 1965 KC A
1966 KC A Daily Splits 30 25 4 0 0 0 176.2 158 740 17 87 79 64 4 103 8 4 2 2 2 35 6 9 12 9 11 4.02 -1.3 1966 KC A
1967 KC A Daily Splits 35 35 13 5 0 0 259.2 209 1053 16 91 81 84 6 196 11 3 4 2 1 39 6 14 11 13 17 2.81 1.5 1967 KC A
1968 OAK A Daily Splits 36 34 11 2 2 1 234 210 968 29 99 87 69 10 172 9 3 0 4 1 35 3 14 14 13 13 3.35 -1.2 1968 OAK A
1969 OAK A Daily Splits 38 35 10 3 0 0 247 210 1002 34 99 92 85 1 150 7 7 8 5 0 38 0 25 9 12 15 3.35 0.8 1969 OAK A
1970 OAK A Daily Splits 40 40 9 1 0 0 262.1 253 1116 32 124 111 74 3 178 12 8 6 9 1 47 6 10 21 18 14 3.81 -0.6 1970 OAK A
1971 OAK A Daily Splits 37 37 16 4 0 0 273.2 225 1109 27 103 90 80 7 181 9 6 2 4 0 39 5 20 10 21 11 2.96 2.5 1971 OAK A
1972 OAK A Daily Splits 38 37 16 5 1 0 295.1 200 1148 21 74 67 70 6 191 15 4 3 3 0 42 4 8 13 21 7 2.04 3.1 1972 OAK A
1973 OAK A Daily Splits 36 36 11 3 0 0 256.1 222 1040 39 105 95 69 1 124 3 9 2 1 0 39 4 8 10 21 5 3.34 0.7 1973 OAK A
1974 OAK A Daily Splits 41 41 23 6 0 0 318.1 268 1240 25 97 88 46 2 143 9 10 1 4 0 43 7 15 11 25 12 2.49 3.8 1974 OAK A
1975 NY A Daily Splits 39 39 30 7 0 0 328 248 1294 25 107 94 83 4 177 7 8 7 5 0 38 5 17 15 23 14 2.58 4.3 1975 NY A
1976 NY A Daily Splits 36 36 21 2 0 0 298.2 268 1210 28 126 117 68 5 173 13 13 6 3 0 45 8 13 11 17 15 3.53 -0.3 1976 NY A
1977 NY A Daily Splits 22 22 8 1 0 0 143.1 137 608 29 83 75 47 3 52 5 5 2 3 1 23 6 9 8 9 9 4.71 -1.5 1977 NY A
1978 NY A Daily Splits 21 20 5 1 1 0 118 98 477 16 49 47 35 0 56 4 4 2 1 0 19 5 7 2 12 6 3.58 0.3 1978 NY A
1979 NY A Daily Splits 19 19 1 0 0 0 105 128 460 15 68 62 34 0 34 9 6 2 1 0 23 4 8 2 2 9 5.31 -1.4 1979 NY A
Total Splits 500 476 181 42 6 1 3449.1 2958 14032 374 1380 1248 954 57 2012 132 93 49 49 7 525 70 183 157 224 166 3.26 9.4 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
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League Championship Series Pitching RecordLeague Championship Series Pitching Record |
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Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1971 OAK A Daily Splits 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 7 32 4 5 5 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.62 1971 OAK A
1972 OAK A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 15.1 10 60 2 2 2 5 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1.17 1972 OAK A
1973 OAK A Daily Splits 2 2 1 1 0 0 16.1 12 66 0 3 3 5 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1.65 1973 OAK A
1974 OAK A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.2 11 45 3 6 6 2 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 4.63 1974 OAK A
1976 NY A Daily Splits 2 2 1 0 0 0 12 10 45 0 6 6 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 4.50 1976 NY A
1978 NY A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 7 26 3 3 3 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 1978 NY A
Total Splits 10 10 3 1 0 0 69.1 57 274 12 25 25 18 2 37 3 0 0 1 0 13 3 3 0 4 3 3.25 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
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World Series Pitching RecordWorld Series Pitching Record |
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Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1972 OAK A Daily Splits 3 2 0 0 0 0 16 12 67 2 5 5 6 2 11 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 2.81 1972 OAK A
1973 OAK A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.1 11 56 1 3 3 4 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.03 1973 OAK A
1974 OAK A Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 1 1 7.2 5 30 1 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.17 1974 OAK A
1976 NY A Daily Splits 1 1 1 0 0 0 8.2 10 40 0 4 3 4 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 3.12 1976 NY A
1977 NY A Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 1 0 4.1 6 19 3 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.38 1977 NY A
1978 NY A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 13 13 50 2 6 6 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 4.15 1978 NY A
Total Splits 12 9 1 0 2 1 63 57 262 9 24 23 17 4 33 2 2 2 0 0 8 1 3 5 5 3 3.29 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
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Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1967 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 18 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.80 1967 AL
1970 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 3 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81.00 1970 AL
1973 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1973 AL
1974 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 1974 AL
1975 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 1975 AL
1976 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 1976 AL
Total Splits 6 1 0 0 1 0 12.2 15 53 4 9 9 1 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6.39 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
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Fielding RecordFielding Record |
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Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1965 KC A Daily P 32 20 3 133 4 16 2 1 0 2 1 11 0 .909
1966 KC A Daily P 30 25 4 176.2 10 14 3 1 0 2 8 9 0 .889
1967 KC A Daily P 35 35 13 259.2 15 16 1 1 0 2 6 11 0 .969
1967 KC A 1B 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1968 OAK A Daily P 36 34 11 234 16 20 4 0 0 2 7 12 0 .900
1969 OAK A Daily P 38 35 10 247 17 32 0 4 0 6 13 10 1 1.000
1970 OAK A Daily P 40 40 9 262.1 17 24 1 3 0 0 7 19 0 .976
1971 OAK A Daily P 37 37 16 273.2 15 26 0 1 0 2 4 20 1 1.000
1972 OAK A Daily P 38 37 16 295.1 23 30 2 1 0 1 3 18 0 .964
1973 OAK A Daily P 36 36 11 256.1 11 24 1 0 0 0 18 5 3 .972
1974 OAK A Daily P 41 41 21 318.1 25 27 3 1 0 1 19 14 1 .945
1975 NY A Daily P 39 39 30 328 23 26 3 0 0 1 14 15 0 .942
1976 NY A Daily P 36 36 20 298.2 24 30 2 2 0 1 14 24 1 .964
1977 NY A Daily P 22 22 8 143.1 4 11 0 1 0 1 5 21 0 1.000
1978 NY A Daily P 21 20 5 118 11 13 0 0 0 1 6 7 0 1.000
1979 NY A Daily P 19 19 1 105 10 10 1 0 0 1 7 6 1 .952
Total P 500 476 178 3449.1 225 319 23 16 0 23 132 202 8 .959
Total 1B 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
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Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1971 OAK A Daily P 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1972 OAK A Daily P 2 2 0 15.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1973 OAK A Daily P 2 2 1 16.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
1974 OAK A Daily P 2 2 0 11.2 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000
1976 NY A Daily P 2 2 1 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000
1978 NY A Daily P 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
Total P 10 10 3 69.1 4 6 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
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Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1972 OAK A Daily P 3 2 0 16 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .750
1973 OAK A Daily P 2 2 0 13.1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
1974 OAK A Daily P 2 1 0 7.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000
1976 NY A Daily P 1 1 1 8.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.000
1977 NY A Daily P 2 1 0 4.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 NY A Daily P 2 2 0 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
Total P 12 9 1 63 5 7 2 0 0 0 2 6 0 .857
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
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Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1967 AL Daily P 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 AL Daily P 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1973 AL Daily P 1 1 0 1.1