Catfish Hunter

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1965–1979 BORN: HERTFORD, USA

Cy Young 1974 All-Star ×8 Hall of Fame

Career

224 W · 3.26 ERA · 2012 K

3449.1 IP · 1.13 WHIP · 500 G

1979 Season

2-9 · 5.31 ERA

105.0 IP · 34 K · 1.54 WHIP

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Catfish Hunter was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 500 career appearances, with a 3.26 ERA and 2012 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1965	KC1	8	8	4.26	32	20	0	133.0	124	63	46	82	1.28
1966	KC1	9	11	4.02	30	25	0	176.2	158	79	64	103	1.26
1967	KC1	13	17	2.81	35	35	0	259.2	209	81	84	196	1.13
1968	OAK	13	13	3.35	36	34	1	234.0	210	87	69	172	1.19
1969	OAK	12	15	3.35	38	35	0	247.0	210	92	85	150	1.19
1970	OAK	18	14	3.81	40	40	0	262.1	253	111	74	178	1.25
1971	OAK	21	11	2.96	37	37	0	273.2	225	90	80	181	1.11
1972	OAK	21	7	2.04	38	37	0	295.1	200	67	70	191	0.91
1973	OAK	21	5	3.34	36	36	0	256.1	222	95	69	124	1.14
1974	OAK	25	12	2.49	41	41	0	318.1	268	88	46	143	0.99
1975	NYY	23	14	2.58	39	39	0	328.0	248	94	83	177	1.01
1976	NYY	17	15	3.53	36	36	0	298.2	268	117	68	173	1.13
1977	NYY	9	9	4.71	22	22	0	143.1	137	75	47	52	1.28
1978	NYY	12	6	3.58	21	20	0	118.0	98	47	35	56	1.13
1979	NYY	2	9	5.31	19	19	0	105.0	128	62	34	34	1.54
Career Totals	—	224	166	3.26	500	476	1	3449.1	2958	1248	954	2012	1.13

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1965	KC1	32	40	3	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	.150	.150	.175	.325
1966	KC1	30	59	5	9	1	1	0	4	1	3	21	.153	.194	.203	.397
1967	KC1	37	92	9	18	4	0	2	6	0	0	32	.196	.196	.304	.500
1968	OAK	39	82	9	19	3	0	1	8	0	0	19	.232	.232	.305	.537
1969	OAK	42	85	5	19	2	0	1	9	0	1	24	.224	.227	.282	.510
1970	OAK	43	90	10	18	4	1	1	6	0	2	23	.200	.215	.300	.515
1971	OAK	38	103	14	36	1	1	1	12	1	2	11	.350	.362	.408	.770
1972	OAK	39	105	5	23	0	0	0	5	0	0	16	.219	.215	.219	.434
1973	OAK	37	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
1974	OAK	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1975	NYY	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1976	NYY	36	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1977	NYY	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978	NYY	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1979	NYY	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals	—	515	658	60	149	16	3	6	51	2	8	160	.226	.234	.287	.521

Awards & Achievements

Cy Young Award (1): 1974
Player of the Week (2): 1975, 1978
TSN All-Star (1): 1974
TSN Pitcher of the Year (1): 1974

All-Star Selections

1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.