Born on April 8, 1946 in Hertford, North Carolina, Catfish Hunter (James Augustus Hunter) played for the Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees over the course of his 15 year career. Hunter broke into the bigs on May 13, 1965 with the Kansas City Athletics, and put up a 4.26 ERA in 133 innings pitched in 1965, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Catfish Hunter's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1974, when he posted a 2.49 ERA, won 25 games and struck out 143 batters. However, others believe that it was 1972, when he posted a 2.04 ERA, won 21 games and struck out 191 batters.
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1965
KC
A
32
20
8
8
4.26
82
68
63
3
2
0
133
124
21
46
5
2
2
1966
KC
A
30
25
9
11
4.02
103
87
79
4
0
0
176.2
158
17
64
4
2
2
1967
KC
A
35
35
13
17
2.81
196
91
81
13
5
0
259.2
209
16
84
6
4
2
1968
OAK
A
36
34
13
13
3.35
172
99
87
11
2
1
234
210
29
69
10
0
4
1969
OAK
A
38
35
12
15
3.35
150
99
92
10
3
0
247
210
34
85
1
8
5
1970
OAK
A
40
40
18
14
3.81
178
124
111
9
1
0
262.1
253
32
74
3
6
9
1971
OAK
A
37
37
21
11
2.96
181
103
90
16
4
0
273.2
225
27
80
7
2
4
1972
OAK
A
38
37
21
7
2.04
191
74
67
16
5
0
295.1
200
21
70
6
3
3
1973
OAK
A
36
36
21
5
3.34
124
105
95
11
3
0
256.1
222
39
69
1
2
1
1974
OAK
A
41
41
25
12
2.49
143
97
88
23
6
0
318.1
268
25
46
2
1
4
1975
NY
A
39
39
23
14
2.58
177
107
94
30
7
0
328
248
25
83
4
7
5
1976
NY
A
36
36
17
15
3.53
173
126
117
21
2
0
298.2
268
28
68
5
6
3
1977
NY
A
22
22
9
9
4.71
52
83
75
8
1
0
143.1
137
29
47
3
2
3
1978
NY
A
21
20
12
6
3.58
56
49
47
5
1
0
118
98
16
35
0
2
1
1979
NY
A
19
19
2
9
5.31
34
68
62
1
0
0
105
128
15
34
0
2
1
Total
500
476
224
166
3.26
2012
1380
1248
181
42
1
3449.1
2958
374
954
57
49
49
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1965
KC
A
P
32
20
133
4
16
2
1
0
2
11
1
0
.909
1966
KC
A
P
30
25
176.2
10
14
3
1
0
2
9
8
0
.889
1967
KC
A
1B
1
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1967
KC
A
P
35
35
259.2
15
16
1
1
0
2
11
6
0
.969
1968
OAK
A
P
36
34
234
16
20
4
0
0
2
12
7
0
.900
1969
OAK
A
P
38
35
247
17
32
0
4
0
6
10
13
1
1.000
1970
OAK
A
P
40
40
262.1
17
24
1
3
0
0
19
7
0
.976
1971
OAK
A
P
37
37
273.2
15
26
0
1
0
2
20
4
1
1.000
1972
OAK
A
P
38
37
295.1
23
30
2
1
0
1
18
3
0
.964
1973
OAK
A
P
36
36
256.1
11
24
1
0
0
0
5
18
3
.972
1974
OAK
A
P
41
41
318.1
25
27
3
1
0
1
14
19
1
.945
1975
NY
A
P
39
39
328
23
26
3
0
0
1
15
14
0
.942
1976
NY
A
P
36
36
298.2
24
30
2
2
0
1
24
14
1
.964
1977
NY
A
P
22
22
143.1
4
11
0
1
0
1
21
5
0
1.000
1978
NY
A
P
21
20
118
11
13
0
0
0
1
7
6
0
1.000
1979
NY
A
P
19
19
105
10
10
1
0
0
1
6
7
1
.952
Total
P
500
476
3449.1
225
319
23
16
0
23
202
132
8
.959
Total
1B
1
0
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1965
KC
A
32
40
3
6
0
1
.150
.150
.175
1
0
0
14
0
6
0
0
0
1966
KC
A
30
59
5
9
0
4
.153
.194
.203
1
1
3
21
0
3
1
0
0
1967
KC
A
37
92
9
18
2
6
.196
.196
.304
4
0
0
32
0
2
0
0
1
1968
OAK
A
39
82
9
19
1
8
.232
.232
.305
3
0
0
19
0
8
0
0
0
1969
OAK
A
42
85
5
19
1
9
.224
.227
.282
2
0
1
24
0
1
0
0
5
1970
OAK
A
43
90
10
18
1
6
.200
.215
.300
4
1
2
23
0
6
0
0
1
1971
OAK
A
38
103
14
36
1
12
.350
.362
.408
1
1
2
11
0
4
1
0
3
1972
OAK
A
39
105
5
23
0
5
.219
.215
.219
0
0
0
16
0
9
0
0
0
1973
OAK
A
37
1
0
1
0
0
1.000
1.000
1.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1974
OAK
A
41
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1975
NY
A
39
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1976
NY
A
36
1
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1977
NY
A
22
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1978
NY
A
21
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1979
NY
A
19
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
515
658
60
149
6
51
.226
.234
.287
16
3
8
160
0
39
2
0
10
Transactions[]
Signed as an amateur free agent by Kansas City Athletics (June 8, 1964).
