Wilson Heredia vs. Catfish Hunter — Career Comparison

Wilson Heredia
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Catfish Hunter
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Catfish Hunter built a career as a starting pitcher and Wilson Heredia as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Catfish Hunter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.151 compared to 3.41 and 1.768 for Wilson Heredia. By the career numbers, Catfish Hunter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wilson Heredia and Catfish Hunter

Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.55
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.3
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.58
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.43
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.2
95.2
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.47
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.11
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.41
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1248
3.26
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.2
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.54
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2958
7.72
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.72
7.72
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.14
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
0.98
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
8.81
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
2.49
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.98
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
5.25
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
41.78
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14032
36.61
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.85
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.98
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
3.6
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.22
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.85
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.19
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.85
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.2
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.705
1.705
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
31.55
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12870
33.58
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.78
41.78
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.61
36.61

Fielding Stats for Wilson Heredia and Catfish Hunter

Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.55
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.31
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.2
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.59
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.14
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
0.83
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.14
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
1.48
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.14
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
1.42
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
95.94
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilson Heredia and Catfish Hunter

Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
16
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
435.21
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
710
600
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
556.06
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
125.92
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
104.79
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.52
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.54
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.07
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.13
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.57
35.98
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
159.72
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
132.68
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
50.7
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
43.1
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
88.73
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.21
38.21
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.76
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
160
135.21
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
32.96
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Wilson Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.45
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Wilson Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100