Catfish Hunter: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1987

Born: April 6, 1946
1964: Signed by Kansas City A's
Debut: May 13, 1965 (A's)
1965: A's owner Charlie Finley gave Hunter his nickname
1968: A's move to Oakland
1968: Perfect Game
1971: A's win AL West
1972-74: A's win World Series
1974: Cy Young Award
1974: 25-12, 2.49, 23 CG, 318.1 IP, 0.986 WHIP, 143 Strikeouts
1974: Signed by New York Yankees
1976: Bob Dylan wrote "Catfish" for Hunter
1976: Fourth Major Leaguer to win 200 games before age 31
1976: Yanks win Pennant
1977-78: Yanks win World Series
1978: Diagnosed with diabetes
1979: Retired
1987: Elected to Hall of Fame (76% of vote)
1990: Bay Area Hall of Fame
1991: #27 retired by A's
1998: Diagnosed with ALS
1999: Died

Accomplishments:
5x World Champion
8x All Star
1974 Cy Young
1974 TSN Pitcher of the Year
2x Player of the Week
Perfect Game (1968)
20+ wins (1971-75)
224-166
3.26
500 Games-476 GS
181 CG
42 SHO
3449.1 IP
2,012 Strikeouts
1.134 WHIP
15+ Wins: 7x
20+ Wins: 5x
Sub 3 ERA: 5x
Sub 2.50 ERA: 2x
10+ CG: 9x
15+ CG: 5x
20+ CG: 3x
30 CG (led league): 1975
200+ IP: 10x
250+ IP: 8x
300+ IP: 2x
1.000 WHIP: 3x
Led league in wins: 2x
Led league in Win %: 2x
Led league in ERA (2.49): 1974
Led league in GS (40): 1970
Led league in IP (328): 1975
Led league in WHIP: 2x
Postseason: 9-6, 3.26, 22 games, 4 CG, 1 SHO, 1 SV, 132.1 IP, 70 Ks 1.126 WHIP (12 Series)