Catfish Hunter vs. Eddie Plank — Career Comparison

Catfish Hunter
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Eddie Plank
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Eddie Plank posted a stronger line than Catfish Hunter. Eddie Plank posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.35 vs 3.26) and home runs allowed (0.08 per nine innings vs 0.98). By the career numbers, Eddie Plank had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Catfish Hunter and Eddie Plank

Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.3
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
1.25
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.06
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
0.58
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
0.65
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.43
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.44
57.44
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.2
95.2
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.91
84.91
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.47
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.82
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.11
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.14
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1248
3.26
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
2.35
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13487
27
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4495.2
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2958
7.72
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3958
7.92
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
0.98
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
2.49
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
2.15
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
5.25
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246
4.5
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.17
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.38
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14032
36.61
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17985
36
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.15
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
3.6
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
3.13
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.22
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.2
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12870
33.58
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16722
33.48
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.61
36.61
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Catfish Hunter and Eddie Plank

Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
1.31
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
1.92
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
0.75
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8751
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2917
9
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.59
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.71
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
0.83
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
3.42
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.12
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
1.48
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1377
4.25
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
1.42
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
4.13
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
95.94
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.086
1.086
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.146
2.146
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Catfish Hunter and Eddie Plank

Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
515
435.21
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
212.6
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
710
600
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1778
600
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
658
556.06
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1607
542.29
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
125.92
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
111.7
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
104.79
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
95.16
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.52
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
13.16
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.54
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.36
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.07
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.13
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
16.54
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42.57
35.98
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103.24
34.84
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
159.72
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
132.62
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
157
132.68
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
143.76
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
50.7
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
43.87
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
43.1
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
41.17
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
88.73
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
84.03
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45.21
38.21
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113.11
38.17
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.1
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.76
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
23.96
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
135.21
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
89.43
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
4.44
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
32.96
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
25.65
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.45
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.39
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.4
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
81.25
81.25