Bob Gibson vs. Catfish Hunter — Career Comparison

Bob Gibson
Silent GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Catfish Hunter
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Bob Gibson a clear advantage over Catfish Hunter across the core pitching metrics. Bob Gibson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 61), strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 84). Catfish Hunter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 79). Bob Gibson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gibson and Catfish Hunter

Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
1.22
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.3
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.12
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
0.58
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
0.58
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.4
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.43
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.06
59.06
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.44
57.44
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.29
91.29
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.2
95.2
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
0.59
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.47
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.13
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.11
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
2.91
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1248
3.26
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11653
27
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3884.1
9
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3279
7.6
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2958
7.72
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.72
7.72
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
0.6
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
0.98
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1336
3.1
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
2.49
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3117
7.22
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2012
5.25
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.25
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.24
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16068
37.23
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14032
36.61
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.05
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1420
3.29
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
3.6
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.14
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.22
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.1
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.11
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.2
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.188
1.188
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14525
33.65
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12870
33.58
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.23
37.23
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.61
36.61

Fielding Stats for Bob Gibson and Catfish Hunter

Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
1.22
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
1.31
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.12
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11654
27
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3884.2
9
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
0.67
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.59
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.12
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
0.83
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
1.89
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
1.48
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
1.8
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
1.42
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
94.86
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.086
1.086
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.29
91.29
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gibson and Catfish Hunter

Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
596
240.16
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
515
435.21
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1489
600
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
710
600
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1328
535.12
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
658
556.06
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
110.41
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
125.92
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
80.99
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
104.79
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
17.73
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
16
13.52
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.01
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.54
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
9.67
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.07
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
29.42
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
25
21.13
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.39
41.66
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
42.57
35.98
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
161.18
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
189
159.72
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
139.02
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
157
132.68
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
53.19
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
60
50.7
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
58.03
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
51
43.1
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
101.54
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
105
88.73
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.39
40.05
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
45.21
38.21
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.22
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
25.39
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.76
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
415
167.23
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
135.21
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.59
3.59
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
29.01
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
32.96
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
7.25
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.23
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.24
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
8.45
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.24
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.03
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
9.27
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
56.52
56.52
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100