James
Hunter
 
Nickname: Catfish
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 205
 
Born: April 8, 1947 in Usa, NC, HERTFORD
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 31 VAN JL $ 3,020,000   5 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 5 4 8 8 8
1979 32 BAL JL $ 300,000   5 7 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 5 5 4 5 4 8 8 8
1980 33 CAL JL $ 850,000   6 7 6 7 8 9 8 7 7 7 6 5 6 4 5 4 9 9 9
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 5 4 8 8 8
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,020,000   6 7 6 7 8 9 8 7 7 7 6 5 6 4 5 4 9 9 9
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 34 CAL JL   84 18 18 18 7 9 8 12 11 12
1982 35 DM FL $ 1,000,000 84 18 18 18 7 9 8 10 9 10
1983 36 BRK FL   84 18 18 18 7 9 8 9 8 9
1984 37 LV FL   84 16 16 16 6 8 7 8 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   84 16 16 16 6 8 7 8 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,000,000 84 18 18 18 7 9 8 12 11 12
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 31 VAN JL $ 3,020,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1979 32 BAL JL $ 300,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1980 33 CAL JL $ 850,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 300,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,020,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 34 CAL JL     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 9 9 9
1982 35 DM FL $ 1,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 9 9 9
1983 36 BRK FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 9 9 9
1984 37 LV FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 9 9 9
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1978 31 VAN JL 5 5 .500 29 6 2 0 1 56.0 64 33 7 29 51 5.30 .284 .372 .418 .790 1.6
1979 32 BAL JL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 2 1 0.00 .333 .455 .333 .788 0.4
    AAA   12 1 .923 21 21 7 4 0 165.0 119 39 11 54 227 2.13 .198 .264 .275 .539  
1980 33 WAS JL 0 1 .000 22 6 1 1 0 34.7 37 26 5 24 24 6.75 .272 .383 .404 .787 0.0
  CAL JL 4 3 .571 16 4 0 0 0 80.3 57 19 7 29 48 2.13 .200 .277 .288 .564 8.2
  TOT   4 4 .500 38 10 1 1 0 115.0 94 45 12 53 72 3.52 .223 .313 .325 .638 8.2
    A   1 3 .250 4 4 2 0 0 30.7 21 9 4 9 49 2.64 .189 .250 .378 .628  
1981 34 CAL JL 6 13 .316 28 23 0 0 0 130.0 137 87 12 91 108 6.02 .280 .392 .410 .802 0.0
1982 35 DM FL 8 7 .533 55 5 0 0 1 88.0 102 59 15 38 70 6.03 .288 .355 .497 .853 0.9
    AAA   4 2 .667 8 8 0 0 0 56.0 51 26 11 26 74 4.18 .239 .322 .437 .759  
1983 36 BRK FL 2 4 .333 24 3 0 0 1 49.0 56 34 4 25 49 6.24 .284 .368 .401 .769 0.1
    AAA   0 0 .000 10 0 0 0 4 12.3 9 5 1 4 14 3.65 .209 .277 .326 .602  
1984 37 AA   24 4 .857 31 31 4 1 0 234.0 138 56 17 83 329 2.15 .167 .243 .272 .515  
6 Years Sim 25 33 .431 175 47 3 1 3 440.0 456 258 50 238 351 5.28 .269 .360 .407 .767 11.1
3 Years AAA 16 3 .842 39 29 7 4 4 233.3 179 70 23 84 315 2.70 .209 .279 .317 .597  
1 Years AA 24 4 .857 31 31 4 1 0 234.0 138 56 17 83 329 2.15 .167 .243 .272 .515  
1 Years A 1 3 .250 4 4 2 0 0 30.7 21 9 4 9 49 2.64 .189 .250 .378 .628  
5 Years Minors 41 10 .804 74 64 13 5 4 498.0 338 135 44 176 693 2.44 .189 .261 .300 .561  
Season Average 4 5 .444 29 7 0 0 0 73.3 76 43 8 39 58 5.28 .269 .360 .407 .767  
Career Highs 8 13 .533 55 23 2 1 1 130.0 137 87 15 91 108 6.24 .333 .455 .497 .853  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   203 118 22 111 178   .250 .340 .372 .712
vs LH   253 140 28 127 173   .286 .376 .439 .815
Home 10 16 .385 85 19 1 1 0 199.3 204 122 19 108 151 5.51 .268 .359 .398 .756
Away 15 17 .469 90 28 2 0 3 240.7 252 136 31 130 200 5.09 .270 .359 .414 .773
Mar/Apr 3 5 .375 14 10 1 0 0 62.0 67 35 4 45 56 5.08 .282 .396 .378 .774
May 4 6 .400 37 8 0 0 0 86.7 92 63 13 49 78 6.54 .271 .362 .444 .807
June 6 5 .545 39 6 0 0 1 77.7 86 57 9 42 65 6.61 .281 .368 .415 .783
July 5 9 .357 29 12 1 0 0 90.3 91 46 8 58 69 4.58 .268 .374 .400 .774
August 2 2 .500 30 5 1 1 1 57.3 46 19 5 18 40 2.98 .219 .281 .333 .614
Sep/Oct 5 6 .455 26 6 0 0 1 66.0 74 38 11 26 43 5.18 .282 .347 .443 .790
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1978 31 VAN JL 29 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .077 .143 .077 .220 -0.3 0.0
1980 33 WAS JL 22 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
  CAL JL 16 21 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 .095 .174 .190 .364 0.4 0.0
  TOT   38 24 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 .125 .192 .208 .401 0.7 0.0
1981 34 CAL JL 28 44 3 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 8 .068 .068 .068 .136 -2.0 0.0
1982 35 DM FL 55 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .077 .000 .077 -1.1 0.0
1983 36 BRK FL 24 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0 0.0
5 Years Sim 174 104 6 7 2 0 0 3 1 0 4 31 .067 .102 .087 .188 -3.7 0.0
162 Game Average 96 5 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 28 .067 .102 .087 .188 -3.5  
Career Highs 55 44 3 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 9 .125 .192 .208 .401 0.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   67 4 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 19 .075 .101 .104 .206 -2.2
vs LH   37 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .054 .103 .054 .157 -1.7
Home 84 44 5 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 19 .114 .133 .159 .292 -0.3
Away 90 60 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 12 .033 .079 .033 .113 -3.5
RISP   31 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .097 .097 .097 .194 -1.2
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
Mar/Apr 10 18 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .056 .105 .056 .161 -0.8
May 37 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .053 .100 .053 .153 -0.9
June 25 16 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
July 29 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .040 .040 .040 .080 -1.8
August 28 12 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .083 .214 .167 .381 0.3
Sep/Oct 9 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .071 .071 .143 .214 -0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1978 31 VAN JL P 29 6 56.0 2 10 0 0 1.000 1.93    
1979 32 BAL JL P 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1980 33 WAS JL P 22 6 34.7 1 4 0 1 1.000 1.30    
  CAL JL P 16 4 80.3 3 10 1 1 .929 1.46    
  TOT   P 38 10 115.0 4 14 1 2 .947 1.41    
1981 34 CAL JL P 28 23 130.0 3 21 1 5 .960 1.66    
1982 35 DM FL P 55 5 88.0 8 13 1 2 .955 2.15    
1983 36 BRK FL P 24 3 49.0 3 7 0 0 1.000 1.84    
Career Totals   175 47 440.0 20 66 3 9 .966 1.76    
Career Highs   55 23 130.0 8 21 1 5 1.000 4.50    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1978 31 VAN JL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.7 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 .500 .500 .500 1.000
1981 34 CAL JL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 2 1 0 0 0 13.64 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 2.3 5 1 0 0 0 3.88 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1981-8-13
Shutouts
1980-6-1
Walks Allowed
1981-3-91
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 2/5/1978 to a 5-year deal worth $3,020,000 per year
Earned first career win on 4/5/1978
Had first career hit on 7/18/1978, off Bobby Carey (OMA)
Released by Vancouver on 4/11/1979
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 4/11/1979 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/9/1980 to a 1-year deal worth $850,000 per year
Traded from Washington to California on 6/21/1980 (Going to CAL: P J. Hunter. Going to WAS: P C. Kershner)
Released by California on 10/9/1981