Player Report for #92 Catfish 'Jim' Hunter

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Monday, October 20th, 1969

Rec	2-2, 1 SV
ERA	6.83
IP	29.0
BB	14
K	18

Name:	Catfish Hunter	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:	Jim	Salary:	$433,000
Birthday:	04-08-1946	Signed Through:	1969 Season
Age:	23	Years of Major League Service:	2 Years, 88 Days
Born in:	Hertford (North Carolina)	Major League Service Days this Year:	77 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	None, None
Weight:	195 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	4 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not yet eligible
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	1965, 6th Pick in Round 1
Morale:	Very Good	Local Popularity (National)	Very Popular (Very Popular)

Cleveland

Barons

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	5	8	5	89-90 Mph
Versus LHP	5	8	4
Versus RHP	5	8	5
Talent	4	7	4

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Slider, Cutter, Sinker, Splitter
Endurance:	10
Groundball Pct.:	45
Holding Runners:	5

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	1	Pitcher 5
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Instincts:	2
Sacrifice Bunt:	9
Bunt for Hit:	1
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09-27-1969	@ BOS	Win, 3-2	X	8.0	7	2	2	0	4	Win
09-22-1969	WAS	Win, 9-3	X	7.1	7	3	3	3	6	Win
09-17-1969	STL	Loss, 1-7	X	5.0	6	6	6	5	3	Loss
09-09-1969	@ WAS	Win, 7-4		1.2	0	0	0	0	0	Save
09-04-1969	DET	Win, 5-4		0.0	3	0	0	0	0
08-20-1969	@ DEN	Loss, 3-6	X	8.0	8	6	3	5	5	Loss
08-16-1969	PHA	Win, 8-3	X	9.0	9	3	3	2	13	Win
08-12-1969	@ TC	Loss, 5-6	X	8.1	7	6	6	4	5	Loss
08-07-1969	POR	Loss, 0-2	X	9.0	10	2	2	2	6	Loss
08-02-1969	@ HAV	Win, 5-1	X	3.0	2	1	1	1	2

United League 1969 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	15	4	2	2	1	6.83	29.0	31	22	22	5	14	18	0	0.0	0	2	50.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	2	0	100.0	11	5	13.97	9.62	5.59	4.34	5.19	1.55	-5.7	.295
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	40	11	2	0	3	8	6	5	0	2	0	.275	.370	.550	.920
vs. RHB	71	20	4	0	2	14	8	13	0	3	0	.282	.354	.423	.777

United League 1969 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
May	6	1	0	1	0	19.80	5.0	8	11	11	2	6	3
July	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2
September	5	3	2	1	1	4.50	22.0	23	11	11	3	8	13
2 Years Ago	14	4	0	5	1	8.07	32.1	47	31	29	9	11	18
Career	85	54	16	32	2	5.77	387.0	457	274	248	56	169	214
Home	12	3	1	2	0	9.47	19.0	24	20	20	5	14	14
Road	3	1	1	0	1	1.80	10.0	7	2	2	0	0	4
Grass	15	4	2	2	1	6.83	29.0	31	22	22	5	14	18
Day	4	1	0	1	0	13.50	4.0	5	6	6	1	2	2
Night	11	3	2	1	1	5.76	25.0	26	16	16	4	12	16

International League 1968 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	47	47	19	21	0	3.07	369.0	334	146	126	19	124	212	24	51.1	4	32	68.1
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	11.37	8.15	5.17	3.02	2.95	1.24	53.1	.270
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	480	127	25	2	6	63	45	63	8	5	1	.265	.324	.362	.686
vs. RHB	919	207	39	2	13	83	79	149	8	10	7	.225	.289	.314	.604

International League 1968 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
April	13	13	3	8	0	3.23	97.2	98	45	35	5	43	50
May	8	8	4	1	0	2.26	67.2	53	18	17	3	15	42
June	12	12	8	4	0	2.45	103.0	81	33	28	2	31	65
July	5	5	1	3	0	6.23	30.1	37	22	21	3	14	10
August	9	9	3	5	0	3.20	70.1	65	28	25	6	21	45
Last Year	47	47	19	21	0	3.07	369.0	334	146	126	19	124	212
2 Years Ago	14	14	4	5	0	2.97	118.1	125	45	39	4	26	54
Career	71	67	26	29	1	3.00	545.1	509	208	182	26	173	301
Home	16	16	8	6	0	2.13	139.2	110	36	33	5	46	102
Road	10	10	1	6	0	5.01	64.2	74	41	36	5	32	37
Grass	47	47	19	21	0	3.07	369.0	334	146	126	19	124	212
Day	16	16	6	6	0	3.38	120.0	113	52	45	6	50	73
Night	31	31	13	15	0	2.93	249.0	221	94	81	13	74	139

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1965 Atlanta - UL	19	31	21	6	12	0	5.87	153.1	191	106	100	24	60	84	4	0	1.64	.335	-2.7
1966 Dallas - UL	20	15	15	4	9	0	4.85	104.0	117	69	56	12	55	48	5	0	1.65	.298	0.4
1966 Atlanta - UL	20	10	10	4	4	0	5.40	68.1	71	46	41	6	29	46	2	0	1.46	.298	2.5
1966 Total - UL	20	25	25	8	13	0	5.07	172.1	188	115	97	18	84	94	7	0	1.58	.298	2.9
1967 Dallas - UL	21	14	4	0	5	1	8.07	32.1	47	31	29	9	11	18	1	0	1.79	.345	-12.0
1969 Atlanta - UL	23	10	1	0	1	0	14.14	7.0	8	11	11	2	6	5	0	0	2.00	.316	-6.0
1969 Cleveland - UL	23	5	3	2	1	1	4.50	22.0	23	11	11	3	8	13	0	0	1.41	.290	0.2
1969 Total - UL	23	15	4	2	2	1	6.83	29.0	31	22	22	5	14	18	0	0	1.55	.295	-5.7
Total UL		85	54	16	32	2	5.77	387.0	457	274	248	56	169	214	12	0	1.62	.316	-17.6

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1965 Louisville - AAA	19	10	6	3	3	1	2.64	58.0	50	17	17	3	23	35	4	0	1.26	.270	11.4
1967 Houston - AAA	21	14	14	4	5	0	2.97	118.1	125	45	39	4	26	54	8	1	1.28	.301	19.0
1968 Pittsburgh - AAA	22	5	5	1	3	0	3.62	37.1	36	18	15	4	14	31	4	0	1.34	.294	4.2
1968 Montreal - AAA	22	42	42	18	18	0	3.01	331.2	298	128	111	15	110	181	20	4	1.23	.267	48.9
1968 Total - AAA	22	47	47	19	21	0	3.07	369.0	334	146	126	19	124	212	24	4	1.24	.270	53.1
Total IL		71	67	26	29	1	3.00	545.1	509	208	182	26	173	301	36	5	1.25	.277	83.5

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1965 Atlanta - ML	P	31	21	10	26	0	38	2	.947	153.1	2.11
1966 Dallas - ML	P	15	15	4	18	0	22	0	1.000	104.0	1.90
1966 Atlanta - ML	P	10	10	2	13	1	18	3	.833	68.1	1.98
1967 Dallas - ML	P	14	4	1	7	1	9	1	.889	32.1	2.23
1968 Montreal - AAA	P	42	42	15	49	2	72	8	.889	331.2	1.74
1968 Pittsburgh - AAA	P	5	5	2	7	0	9	0	1.000	37.1	2.17
1969 Cleveland - ML	P	5	3	2	3	0	5	0	1.000	22.0	2.05
1969 Atlanta - ML	P	10	1	0	3	0	3	0	1.000	7.0	3.86

Player History
03-01-1965	Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall Pick) by the Atlanta Hilltoppers.
07-15-1965	Injured (tender elbow), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01-01-1966	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (3); Movement: 8 (4); Control: 7 (4).
05-16-1966	Was traded by the Atlanta Hilltoppers to the Dallas Texans in exchange for SP L. Jackson, CF T. Agee, 1B N. Siebern.
08-10-1966	Injured (back spasms), out for 8 months.
09-08-1966	Injured (torn ankle ligaments), out for 7 months.
01-01-1967	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (2); Movement: 7 (3); Control: 6 (3).
08-08-1967	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09-25-1967	Injured (finger blister), out for 1-2 weeks.
10-27-1967	Released by the Dallas Texans.
01-01-1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (2); Movement: 6 (3); Control: 5 (2).
02-11-1968	Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $866,000 with the Atlanta Hilltoppers organization.
04-28-1968	Injured (tender elbow), day-to-day for 6 days.
05-11-1968	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Havana Sugar Kings with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05-28-1968	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Maulers with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07-13-1968	Injured (strained tricep tendon), out for 2 weeks.
08-04-1968	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Houston Generals with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01-01-1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (4); Movement: 8 (7); Control: 5 (4).
06-06-1969	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Baltimore Terrapins with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07-01-1969	Wins the IL IL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08-01-1969	Was traded by the Atlanta Hilltoppers to the Cleveland Barons, along with SP J. Palmer, CF B. Robinson, 3B J. Kenney, MR D. Morehead, MR L. Sherry, SP M. Pattin, a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick, a 4th draft pick, a 5th draft pick, in exchange for 2B B. Allen, SP E. Francis, SP D. Larsen, RF L. Walls, SP L. Jaster.