youngest pitcher to throw a perfect game

Catfish Hunter is the youngest in a perfect game. He was 22 years and 30 days old versus the Twins on May 8, 1968.

Interpreted as:
youngest pitcher to throw a regular-season perfect game
NAMEAgePGDATETMOPPDECGSERASOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWP
1Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
22-030
1
5/8/1968
vs
W
1
0.00
11
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
2Mike Witt
M. Witt
24-072
1
9/30/1984
@
W
1
0.00
10
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
3Len Barker
L. Barker
25-292
1
5/15/1981
vs
W
1
0.00
11
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
4Charlie Robertson
C. Robertson
26-089
1
4/30/1922
@
W
1
0.00
6
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
5Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
26-129
1
8/15/2012
vs
W
1
0.00
12
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
6Dallas Braden
D. Braden
26-269
1
5/9/2010
vs
W
1
0.00
6
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
7Matt Cain
M. Cain
27-256
1
6/13/2012
vs
W
1
0.00
14
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
8Tom Browning
T. Browning
28-141
1
9/16/1988
vs
W
1
0.00
7
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
9Addie Joss
A. Joss
28-173
1
10/2/1908
vs
W
1
3
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
10Philip Humber
P. Humber
29-122
1
4/21/2012
@
W
1
0.00
9
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
11Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
29-253
1
9/9/1965
vs
W
1
0.00
14
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
12Kenny Rogers
K. Rogers
29-260
1
7/28/1994
vs
W
1
0.00
8
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
13Mark Buehrle
M. Buehrle
30-122
1
7/23/2009
vs
W
1
0.00
6
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
14Domingo Germán
D. Germán
30-328
1
6/28/2023
@
W
1
0.00
9
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
15Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
32-242
1
6/21/1964
@
W
1
0.00
10
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
16Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
33-015
1
5/29/2010
@
W
1
0.00
11
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
17David Wells
D. Wells
34-362
1
5/17/1998
vs
W
1
0.00
11
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
18Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
36-075
1
7/28/1991
@
W
1
0.00
5
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
19David Cone
D. Cone
36-197
1
7/18/1999
vs
W
1
0.00
10
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
20Cy Young
C. Young
37-037
1
5/5/1904
vs
W
1
0.00
8
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
21Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
40-251
1
5/18/2004
@
W
1
0.00
13
1
1
0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for perfect games and player age going back to the 1908 season.
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