How Catfish Hunter's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Catfish Hunter posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 4.12, near the starting pitcher average of 4.03 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1967, posting 3.29, below the starting pitcher average of 3.74 that year. The highest point came in 1977 at 5.95, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.27 that year. The Defense Independent ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 5.95 in 1977 to 4.73 in 1978 and 5.21 in 1979. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 15 seasons.
Catfish Hunter Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Catfish Hunter
| Catfish Hunter
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 4.12 |
| Season Avg. | 4.12 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.12 |
| More Info | See More |
Catfish Hunter Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Catfish Hunter's Defense Independent ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Catfish Hunter Defense Independent ERA by Team
Catfish Hunter's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Catfish Hunter Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Catfish Hunter's career Defense Independent ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Catfish Hunter Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Catfish Hunter's seasonal Defense Independent ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Catfish Hunter Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Catfish Hunter's MLB career with Defense Independent ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
