Catfish
Hunter
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 215
 
Born: April 8, 1946 in Usa, NC, HERTFORD
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1965 19 PIT NL   8 5 5 5 6 7 7 5 6 5
1966 20 PIT NL   8 5 5 5 6 7 6 4 4 4
1967 21 PIT NL   8 5 6 5 7 7 7 4 4 4
1968 22 PIT NL   8 5 6 5 6 7 7 3 4 4
1969 23 PIT NL   8 5 6 5 7 7 7 4 5 5
1970 24 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 5 6 5 7 7 7 4 5 5
1971 25 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
1972 26 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 5 6 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
1973 27 PIT NL $ 1,034,286 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
1974 28 PIT NL $ 1,034,286 8 4 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
1975 29 PIT NL $ 1,034,286 8 4 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
1976 30 PIT NL $ 4,750,000 8 4 5 4 7 7 7 4 5 5
1977 31 PIT NL $ 4,750,000 8 4 4 4 6 7 7 4 5 4
1978 32 PIT NL $ 4,750,000 8 4 4 4 6 7 7 4 5 5
1980 34 SEM AL   8 4 4 4 6 7 7 4 5 5
1981 35 MIN AL $ 450,000 8 4 4 4 6 7 6 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 4 4 4 6 7 6 3 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,750,000 8 5 6 5 7 7 7 5 6 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1965 19 AAA   11 5 .688 22 22 2 0 0 161.0 136 56 22 47 129 3.13 .226 .282 .379 .661  
1966 20 AAA   11 15 .423 29 29 3 0 0 202.7 198 71 19 55 172 3.15 .255 .305 .378 .683  
1967 21 AAA   12 8 .600 29 29 2 1 0 214.7 199 74 27 61 160 3.10 .247 .300 .389 .689  
1968 22 AAA   15 6 .714 29 29 2 1 0 208.7 196 59 19 53 186 2.54 .243 .290 .359 .649  
1969 23 AAA   9 12 .429 30 30 3 0 0 217.7 184 76 31 87 170 3.14 .230 .305 .383 .688  
1970 24 PIT NL 7 6 .538 37 2 0 0 8 78.7 75 32 12 24 44 3.66 .258 .313 .433 .746 7.9
1971 25 PIT NL 12 6 .667 48 0 0 0 5 96.7 92 39 8 31 51 3.63 .257 .319 .346 .665 10.2
1972 26 PIT NL 6 8 .429 73 0 0 0 23 105.3 107 42 9 37 48 3.59 .264 .324 .395 .719 12.6
1973 27 PIT NL 8 11 .421 67 0 0 0 13 123.3 141 69 21 35 65 5.04 .288 .335 .471 .807 5.1
1974 28 PIT NL 14 14 .500 33 33 14 1 0 252.7 286 128 33 70 131 4.56 .283 .330 .427 .758 10.5
1975 29 PIT NL 12 17 .414 37 37 11 1 0 278.7 315 116 23 72 129 3.75 .280 .324 .392 .716 18.9
1976 30 PIT NL 6 16 .273 26 26 6 0 0 195.7 231 103 30 63 78 4.74 .291 .342 .450 .792 6.3
1977 31 PIT NL 0 0 .000 11 0 0 0 0 12.0 25 14 4 3 1 10.50 .431 .459 .724 1.183 0.0
1978 32 AAA   1 2 .333 33 0 0 0 2 51.3 49 12 4 12 34 2.10 .250 .293 .357 .650  
1980 34 SEM AL 4 8 .333 14 13 7 0 0 105.0 113 46 8 31 31 3.94 .278 .325 .356 .681 4.9
1981 35 MIN AL 3 1 .750 21 0 0 0 1 32.7 26 12 1 4 11 3.31 .211 .233 .268 .501 3.6
10 Years Sim 72 87 .453 367 111 38 2 50 1280.6 1411 601 149 370 589 4.22 .279 .328 .413 .741 80.0
6 Years AAA 59 48 .551 172 139 12 2 2 1056.0 962 348 122 315 851 2.97 .241 .297 .377 .673  
Season Average 7 8 .467 36 11 3 0 5 128.1 141 60 14 37 58 4.22 .279 .328 .413 .741  
Career Highs 14 17 .750 73 37 14 1 23 278.7 315 128 33 72 131 10.50 .431 .459 .724 1.183  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   745 306 82 173 362   .274 .318 .408 .726
vs LH   666 295 67 197 227   .284 .339 .419 .758
Home 39 44 .470 207 63 20 1 26 741.6 812 341 82 207 346 4.14 .277 .325 .411 .736
Away 33 43 .434 160 48 18 1 24 539.0 599 260 67 163 243 4.34 .281 .332 .416 .748
Mar/Apr 9 9 .500 60 16 3 0 8 189.0 231 103 32 63 92 4.91 .301 .354 .471 .825
May 8 15 .348 54 17 6 1 5 185.3 211 87 16 45 89 4.23 .279 .320 .393 .713
June 13 15 .464 60 16 5 1 8 199.6 197 81 17 69 91 3.65 .258 .319 .378 .698
July 13 16 .448 63 19 9 0 12 220.0 240 99 25 56 102 4.05 .279 .323 .403 .727
August 14 14 .500 64 22 8 0 4 253.3 273 108 28 76 120 3.84 .276 .328 .410 .737
Sep/Oct 15 18 .455 66 21 7 0 13 233.3 259 123 31 61 95 4.74 .280 .324 .422 .746
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1970 24 PIT NL P 37 2 78.7 4 12 0 1 1.000 1.83    
1971 25 PIT NL P 48 0 96.7 11 13 1 0 .960 2.23    
1972 26 PIT NL P 73 0 105.3 10 11 1 1 .955 1.79    
1973 27 PIT NL P 67 0 123.3 4 19 0 1 1.000 1.68    
1974 28 PIT NL P 33 33 252.7 17 37 2 4 .964 1.92    
1975 29 PIT NL P 37 37 278.7 11 37 3 1 .941 1.55    
1976 30 PIT NL P 26 26 195.7 9 33 0 5 1.000 1.93    
1977 31 PIT NL P 11 0 12.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1980 34 SEM AL P 14 13 105.0 3 15 0 1 1.000 1.54    
1981 35 MIN AL P 21 0 32.7 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.10    
Career Totals   367 111 1280.6 71 182 7 14 .973 1.78    
Career Highs   73 37 278.7 17 37 3 5 1.000 2.25    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1975-7-17
1976-7-16
Winning Pct
1971-7-.667
Saves
1970-10-8
1972-1-23
1973-4-13
Games Pitched
1972-1-73
1973-3-67
Games Started
1975-3-37
Complete Games
1974-4-14
1975-8-11
Innings Pitched
1975-4-278.7
Hits Allowed
1974-4-286
1975-4-315
Homeruns Allowed
1974-1-33
1976-4-30
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 22    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 20th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1965
Injured on 7/4/1965 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 8/20/1966 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 3/11/1967 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Earned first career win on 4/4/1970
Injured on 4/10/1970 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4-5 weeks
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,034,286 through salary arbitration
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,034,286 through salary arbitration
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,034,286 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1975, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA
10/3/1975: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $4,750,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 5/24/1976 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Injured on 9/29/1976 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 6 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 6/1/1980 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Released by Seattle on 10/4/1980
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/22/1981 to a 1-year deal worth $450,000 per year