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Catfish Hunter

Catfish Hunter

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100
1965—1979
Starting Pitcher
BORN
April 8, 1946, in Hertford, NC
THROWS
Right-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Oakland A's

What Pitches Did Catfish Hunter Throw?

Fastball
Change
224
WINS
62.0
QUALITY START PCT
41.2
WAR
166
LOSSES
104
ERA+
32.2
WAR7
3.26
ERA
2.11
K / BB RATIO
20.6
WAR3
2012
STRIKEOUTS
1.13
WHIP
2.4
WAR PER SEASON
Was the de facto ace of the 1970s Swinging A’s, and won two more titles with the Yankees that decade. A workhorse who tossed 30 complete games in 1975.
Hall of Fame
8-TIME
ALL-STAR
A's
ALL-TIME TEAM
5-TIME
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Catfish Hunter Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Hunter
CAREER
41.2
WAR7
32.2
WAR5C
25.1
WAR3
20.6
JAWS
36.7
WAR PER SN
2.4
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
73.0
WAR7
49.8
WAR5C
30.3
WAR3
21.5
JAWS
61.4
WAR PER SN
4.5

Where Does Catfish Hunter Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
NR
CAREER
NR
LONG PEAK
NR
PRIME
NR
SHORT PEAK
88
JAWS
NR
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS