Career wins
224
World Series titles
5
Cy Young Awards
1
Perfect games
1
All-Star selections
8
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 50 | |
| 1966 | 56 | |
| 1967 | 63 | |
| 1968 | 69 | |
| 1969 | 76 | |
| 1970 | 82 | |
| 1971 | 89 | |
| 1972 | 95 | |
| 1973 | 86 | |
| 1974 | 76 | |
| 1975 | 67 | |
| 1976 | 58 | |
| 1977 | 49 | |
| 1978 | 39 | |
| 1979 | 30 |
Data sources
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Baseball-Reference
- MLB official records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Catfish Hunter ranks #217 in Baseball
Catfish Hunter ranks #217 in Baseball and #3192 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 81.8/100.
The verified career covers 1965–1979 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career wins 224, World Series titles 5, Cy Young Awards 1, Perfect games 1.
Nearest context: ahead Lou Boudreau (82.0); behind Jim Bunning (81.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Catfish Hunter GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Hunter comparisons
Catfish Hunter — frequently asked
- Is Catfish Hunter the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Catfish Hunter ranks #217 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 81.8/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Catfish Hunter's GOAT Score?
- 81.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Catfish Hunter rank all time?
- #3192 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #217 in Baseball.
- Catfish Hunter vs Lou Boudreau: who ranks higher?
- Lou Boudreau ranks higher at 82.0 versus Catfish Hunter at 81.8, a margin of 0.2 points.