How Catfish Hunter's Shutouts Compares to Similar Players

Catfish Hunter totaled 42 career Shutouts, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Shutouts season came in 1975, posting 7, well above the starting pitcher average of 1.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1966 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Shutouts total went from 1 in 1977 to 1 in 1978 and 0 in 1979, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Shutouts profile — ranging from 0 to 7 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Catfish Hunter Lifetime Shutouts

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Catfish Hunter Shutouts Per Season

Catfish Hunter's Shutouts 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 Shutouts per season line chart

Catfish Hunter Shutouts by Team

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

Catfish Hunter Cumulative Shutouts — Career Progression

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

Catfish Hunter Shutouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Catfish Hunter Shutouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Catfish Hunter's MLB career with Shutouts 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 Shutouts season-by-season breakdown table