Catfish Hunter
1965–1979 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, Athletics
515G
.226AVG
.234OBP
.287SLG
149H
6HR
51RBI
2SB
224–166W–L
3,449IP
2,011K
3.26ERA
476GS
1SV
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 515 | 710 | 658 | 60 | 149 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 8 | 160 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 189 | .226 | .234 | .287 | .521 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,449.3 | 500 | 476 | 181 | 224 | 166 | 1 | 2,958 | 1,380 | 1,248 | 374 | 954 | 2,011 | 0 | 0 | 3.26 | 1.134 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1971-08-05 to 1971-09-04
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Perfect Game | 1968-05-08 | 1 in 9,797 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | 13 scoreless innings | 1976-08-27 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1968-05-08 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 268 | 372 | 89 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 81 | .256 | .247 | .305 |
| Away | 247 | 338 | 60 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 79 | .193 | .192 | .267 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 60 | 83 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | .240 | .241 | .253 |
| May | 92 | 138 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 27 | .238 | .239 | .325 |
| June | 90 | 123 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 29 | .200 | .195 | .270 |
| July | 85 | 122 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 31 | .177 | .172 | .230 |
| August | 93 | 116 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 28 | .264 | .250 | .364 |
| September | 89 | 117 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | .248 | .231 | .266 |
| October | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .273 | .300 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 63 | 83 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17 | .211 | .193 | .303 |
| california-angels | 57 | 88 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | .179 | .170 | .226 |
| minnesota-twins | 51 | 80 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 15 | .292 | .275 | .333 |
| chicago-white-sox | 47 | 68 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .254 | .250 | .269 |
| boston-red-sox | 41 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | .300 | .294 | .400 |
| cleveland-guardians | 41 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .171 | .156 | .244 |
| kansas-city-royals | 40 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .200 | .245 | .244 |
| detroit-tigers | 38 | 66 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | .250 | .273 | .300 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  Kansas City Athletics | 32 | 40 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .150 | 133 | 83 |
| 1966 | Kansas City Athletics | 30 | 59 | 9 | – | 4 | 1 | .153 | 176 | 102 |
| 1967 | Kansas City Athletics | 37 | 92 | 18 | 2 | 6 | – | .196 | 259 | 196 |
| 1968 |  Athletics | 39 | 82 | 19 | 1 | 8 | – | .232 | 234 | 172 |
| 1969 | Athletics | 42 | 85 | 19 | 1 | 9 | – | .224 | 247 | 149 |
| 1970 | Athletics | 43 | 90 | 18 | 1 | 6 | – | .200 | 262 | 178 |
| 1971 | Athletics | 38 | 103 | 36 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .350 | 273 | 181 |
| 1972 | Athletics | 39 | 105 | 23 | – | 5 | – | .219 | 295 | 191 |
| 1973 | Athletics | 37 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1.000 | 256 | 124 |
| 1974 | Athletics | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 318 | 143 |
| 1975 |  New York Yankees | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 328 | 177 |
| 1976 | New York Yankees | 36 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 298 | 173 |
| 1977 | New York Yankees | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 143 | 52 |
| 1978 | New York Yankees | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 118 | 56 |
| 1979 | New York Yankees | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 105 | 34 |