The Resume

(April 8, 1946-September 9, 1999)
Won 20 games or more 5 times (1971-75)
Played on 5 World Championship teams with Oakland (3) and NY Yankees (2)
Pitched a perfect game (1968)
AL Cy Young Award (1974)
Completed 30 of 39 games started in 1975
Career record is 224-166

Why he might be annoying:

KC A's owner Charles O. Finley, found out he liked fishing so he gave him the nickname 'Catfish' and it stuck (1965).
He chewed tobacco.
Reggie Jackson said: 'He was a fabulous human being. He was a man of honor. He was a man of loyalty.' However, after winning three straight World Series with the Oakland A's (1972-74), he became a free agent, joining the New York Yankees and George Steinbrenner's money.

Why he might not be annoying:

Teammate Lou Pinella said 'Our team played very well on the field together, but there were problems. But Catfish got along with everybody. He was a team leader. Everybody liked Catfish. If you didn't like Catfish, you just didn't like people.'
His career was cut short at thirty-three by arm trouble.
He died at fifty-three of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the same disease that killed Lou Gehrig.
Steinbrenner said: 'Catfish Hunter was the cornerstone of the Yankees' success over the last quarter-century. We were not winning before Catfish arrived, and since his arrival in 1975, the Yankees have the best record in baseball, as well as four world championships. He exemplified class and dignity and taught us how to win.'
Research: Tim Howard

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AL Cy Young Award Winners (Ranked: 1974)
• Amputees
• Animal Names
• Baseball Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1987)
• Baseball Players
• Baseball's Perfect Games (Ranked: 1968)
• Baseball's Retired Numbers (Ranked: 27)
• Bob Dylan References
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [April] (Ranked: 4081946)
• Fish Names
• I Died in 1999 (Ranked: 53)
• I Have ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease
• I Have Asthma
• I Have Diabetes
• I Played For the Yankees and Athletics
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Baseball Cap
• Male Tobacco Chewers
• Mustaches
• My Nickname is Part of My Name [A-L]
• New York Yankees
• Oakland Athletics
• Profiles 3251-3500 (Ranked: 3377)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19990909)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 133 Votes: 66.17% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 374 Votes: 35.83% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 62 Votes: 38.71% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 152 Votes: 44.74% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 157 Votes: 43.31% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 246 Votes: 43.09% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 315 Votes: 41.90% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 1904 Votes: 42.49% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 3228 Votes: 35.59% Annoying