Catfish Hunter vs. Curt Simmons — Career Comparison

Catfish Hunter
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Curt Simmons
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Catfish Hunter comes out ahead of Curt Simmons in this starter comparison. Catfish Hunter led in strikeout rate (K%+ 83 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 88), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 108). Curt Simmons held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 61). The edge goes to Catfish Hunter.

Pitching Stats for Catfish Hunter and Curt Simmons

Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
1.3
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
1.53
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.24
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
1.24
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.58
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.52
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.43
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.49
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.33
51.33
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.2
95.2
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
81.2
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.47
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.44
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.11
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.1
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1248
3.26
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1318
3.54
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10045
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3348.1
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2958
7.72
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3313
8.91
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
0.98
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
0.69
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
2.49
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1063
2.86
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.17
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2012
5.25
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1697
4.56
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.1
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14032
36.61
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14144
38.02
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.15
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
3.6
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1551
4.17
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.22
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.2
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.307
1.307
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12870
33.58
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13028
35.02
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.61
36.61
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Catfish Hunter and Curt Simmons

Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
1.31
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
2.15
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
1.24
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.28
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7152
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.59
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.48
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
0.83
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
1.94
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
1.48
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
2.51
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
1.42
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
2.42
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
95.94
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.086
1.086
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.127
1.127
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.58
59.58
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.1
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Catfish Hunter and Curt Simmons

Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
515
435.21
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
290.92
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
710
600
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1256
600
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
658
556.06
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1135
542.2
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
125.92
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
92.68
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
104.79
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
81.69
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.52
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
9.08
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.54
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.43
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.07
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.48
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.13
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
23
10.99
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42.57
35.98
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.3
21.64
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
159.72
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
106.05
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
132.68
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
121.82
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
50.7
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
44.43
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
43.1
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
36.31
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
88.73
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
80.25
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.21
38.21
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
38.76
18.52
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.96
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.76
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
28.18
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
135.21
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
283
135.19
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
4.44
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
4.44
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
32.96
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
27.23
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.43
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
8.45
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.64
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.96
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.48
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Curt Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.43
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Curt Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67