Catfish Hunter vs. Juan Marichal — Career Comparison

Catfish Hunter
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Juan Marichal
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Juan Marichal a clear advantage over Catfish Hunter across the core pitching metrics. Juan Marichal led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 155 vs 112), home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 61), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 84). Catfish Hunter held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 83 vs 83). Juan Marichal was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Catfish Hunter and Juan Marichal

Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.3
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
1.21
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
1.17
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
0.58
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
0.62
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.43
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.36
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.44
57.44
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.12
63.12
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
95.2
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.47
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.11
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.13
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1248
3.26
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1126
2.89
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10522
27
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3507.1
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2958
7.72
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3153
8.09
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
0.98
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.82
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
2.49
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.82
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.21
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2012
5.25
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2303
5.91
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14032
36.61
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14236
36.53
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1380
3.6
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
3.41
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.22
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.11
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.2
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12870
33.58
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13417
34.43
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.61
36.61
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Catfish Hunter and Juan Marichal

Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
1.31
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
1.21
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
1.17
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10522
27
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3507.1
9
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.59
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
0.75
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
0.83
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.48
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.12
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
1.48
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
2.35
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
1.42
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
2.23
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
94.86
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.086
1.086
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.843
1.843
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.01
95.01
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Catfish Hunter and Juan Marichal

Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
435.21
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
475
212.85
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
710
600
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1339
600
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
658
556.06
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1221
547.12
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
125.92
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
90.52
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
104.79
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
74.83
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.52
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
12.99
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.54
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.07
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.79
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.13
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
15.68
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42.57
35.98
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.72
20.04
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
159.72
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
110.68
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
132.68
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
108.44
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
50.7
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
32.71
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
43.1
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
33.61
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
88.73
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
64.53
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.21
38.21
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
29.22
13.09
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.76
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.03
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
135.21
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
120.54
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
4.44
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
4.98
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
32.96
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
31.81
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.14
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.45
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
20
8.96
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.9
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.24
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.14
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57