Catfish Hunter vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Catfish Hunter
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Max Scherzer a clear advantage over Catfish Hunter across the core pitching metrics. Max Scherzer led in strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 83), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 61), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 84). Catfish Hunter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 102). Max Scherzer was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Catfish Hunter and Max Scherzer

Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.3
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.24
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
0.58
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.43
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.44
57.44
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
95.2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.47
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.11
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1248
3.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
3.22
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2958
7.72
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.72
7.72
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
0.98
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
2.49
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2012
5.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.24
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14032
36.61
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1380
3.6
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.22
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.18
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.18
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.45
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12870
33.58
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.61
36.61
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Catfish Hunter and Max Scherzer

Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.31
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.24
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.59
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.5
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
0.83
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
1.48
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
1.42
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.01
95.01
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Catfish Hunter and Max Scherzer

Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
515
435.21
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
490
555.77
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
529
600
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
556.06
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
464
526.28
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
125.92
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
88.47
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
104.79
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
71
80.53
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.52
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.54
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.07
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.13
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.57
35.98
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
16.44
18.65
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
159.72
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
132.68
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
50.7
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
35.16
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
43.1
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
30
34.03
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
88.73
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
60
68.05
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.21
38.21
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
12.54
14.22
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.76
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
135.21
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
161
182.61
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
39
32.96
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.45
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.67
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100