How Catfish Hunter's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Catfish Hunter totaled 3,449 career Innings Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1975, posting 328, well above the starting pitcher average of 140.9 that year. The lowest point came in 1979 at 105, below the starting pitcher average of 128.6 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 143 in 1977 to 118 in 1978 and 105 in 1979, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 105 to 328 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Catfish Hunter Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Catfish Hunter Innings Pitched Per Season

Catfish Hunter's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched per season line chart

Catfish Hunter Innings Pitched by Team

Catfish Hunter's career Innings Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Catfish Hunter career Innings Pitched by team bar chart

Catfish Hunter Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Catfish Hunter's career Innings Pitched, 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 Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Catfish Hunter Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Catfish Hunter's seasonal Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Catfish Hunter Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Catfish Hunter's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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.
Catfish Hunter Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table