How Catfish Hunter's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Catfish Hunter totaled 476 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1974, posting 41, well above the starting pitcher average of 18.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1979 at 19, near the starting pitcher average of 17.5 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 22 in 1977 to 20 in 1978 and 19 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 above league norms across 15 seasons.
Catfish Hunter Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Catfish Hunter
| Catfish Hunter
Starts | Catfish Hunter
Games Started % |
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| Career | 476 | 95.2 |
| Season Avg. | 31.73 | 95.2 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 154.22 | 95.2 |
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Catfish Hunter Starts Per Season
Catfish Hunter's Starts 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 Starts by Team
Catfish Hunter's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Catfish Hunter Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Catfish Hunter's career Starts, 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 Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Catfish Hunter's seasonal Starts 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 Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Catfish Hunter's MLB career with Starts 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.
