How Catfish Hunter's Wins Compares to Similar Players

Catfish Hunter totaled 224 career Wins, well above the starting pitcher average of 44.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Wins season came in 1974, posting 25, well above the starting pitcher average of 7.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1979 at 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 7.2 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Wins total went from 9 in 1977 to 12 in 1978 and 2 in 1979, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Wins profile — ranging from 2 to 25 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Catfish Hunter Lifetime Wins

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Catfish Hunter
Wins
Career224
Season Avg.14.93
162 Game Avg.72.58
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Catfish Hunter Wins Per Season

Catfish Hunter's Wins 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 Wins per season line chart

Catfish Hunter Wins by Team

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

Catfish Hunter Cumulative Wins — Career Progression

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

Catfish Hunter Wins Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Catfish Hunter Wins — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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