Catfish Hunter vs. Unknown Phelps — Career Comparison

Catfish Hunter
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Unknown Phelps
UnknownBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Catfish Hunter built a career as a starting pitcher and Unknown Phelps as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Unknown Phelps posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 0.750 compared to 3.26 and 1.151 for Catfish Hunter. By the career numbers, Unknown Phelps had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Catfish Hunter and Unknown Phelps

Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.3
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
0.58
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.43
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.44
57.44
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.2
95.2
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.47
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.11
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1248
3.26
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2958
7.72
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.72
7.72
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
0.98
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
2.49
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
5.25
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14032
36.61
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
40.5
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1380
3.6
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.22
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.2
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12870
33.58
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
36
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.61
36.61
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Catfish Hunter and Unknown Phelps

Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.31
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.59
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
0.83
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
1.48
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
1.42
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Catfish Hunter and Unknown Phelps

Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
435.21
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
658
556.06
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
125.92
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
104.79
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.52
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.54
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.07
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.13
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.57
35.98
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
159.72
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
132.68
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
50.7
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
43.1
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
88.73
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.21
38.21
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
45.21
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.76
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
160
135.21
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
32.96
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.45
Unknown Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Unknown Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA