How Catfish Hunter's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players
Catfish Hunter totaled 1,248 career Earned Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 332.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 1978, posting 47, below the starting pitcher average of 55.8 that year. The highest point came in 1976 at 117, well above the starting pitcher average of 54.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 75 in 1977 to 47 in 1978 and 62 in 1979, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 15 seasons.
Catfish Hunter Lifetime Earned Runs
Stats similar to Earned Runs for Catfish Hunter
| Catfish Hunter
Earned Runs |
|---|
| Career | 1248 |
| Season Avg. | 83.2 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 404.35 |
| More Info | See More |
Catfish Hunter Earned Runs Per Season
Catfish Hunter's Earned Runs 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 Earned Runs by Team
Catfish Hunter's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Catfish Hunter Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Catfish Hunter's career Earned Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Catfish Hunter Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Catfish Hunter's seasonal Earned Runs 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 Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Catfish Hunter's MLB career with Earned Runs 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.
