Jim Bunning

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: October 23, 1931 in Southgate, KY us

Died: May 26, 2017 in Edgewood, KY

Buried: St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas, KY

High School: St. Xavier HS (Cincinnati, OH)

School: Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH)

Debut: July 20, 1955 (Age 23-270d, 11,275th in major league history)
vs. BAL 7.2 IP, 8 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, L

Last Game: September 3, 1971 (Age 39-315d)
vs. NYM 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1996. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Jim Bunning's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: James Paul David Bunning

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

59.5

224

184

ERA

3.27

591

519

3760.1

2855

WHIP

1.179

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 13	DET		NYY	W,5-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (1)	Apr 17	DET		WSA	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	8 (3)	Apr 22	DET	@	BOS	W,8-6	GS	23	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	12 (3)	Apr 27	DET		LAA	W,13-4	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	15 (2)	May 1	DET	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
6	19 (3)	May 5	DET	@	MIN	L,2-7	GS	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	22 (2)	May 9	DET	@	LAA	W,6-3	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	28 (5)	May 16	DET		MIN	L,4-8	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	30 (1)	May 19	DET	@	CLE	W,9-3	GF	5	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	32 (1)	May 20 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,8-6	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	34 (1)	May 24	DET	@	BAL	W,5-4	GS	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	39 (4)	May 28	DET		BAL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	45 (5)	Jun 2	DET		CLE	W,5-3	GS	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	48 (2)	Jun 6 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	54 (5)	Jun 10 (2)	DET	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
16	57 (2)	Jun 16	DET		BOS	L,2-4	GS	16	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	62 (4)	Jun 21	DET		WSA	W,6-3	GS	29	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	68 (5)	Jun 26 (1)	DET		CLE	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	74 (5)	Jul 1	DET	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	80 (5)	Jul 6	DET		BAL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	86 (5)	Jul 14	DET	@	CHW	L,2-4	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	90 (3)	Jul 19	DET	@	LAA	L,1-2	GS	29	6.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
23	95 (4)	Jul 24	DET	@	MIN	W,4-3	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	99 (3)	Jul 29 (1)	DET		LAA	W,7-6	GS	34	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	104 (4)	Aug 3	DET		MIN	L,4-7	GS	36	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	107 (2)	Aug 5 (2)	DET		MIN	W,5-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	109 (1)	Aug 7	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	115 (5)	Aug 11 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	118 (2)	Aug 14 (2)	DET		BAL	W,5-4	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	120 (1)	Aug 17	DET	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	124 (3)	Aug 21	DET		CLE	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
32	129 (4)	Aug 26 (1)	DET		WSA	W,5-3	GS	26	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	133 (3)	Aug 31	DET		CHW	W,5-2	GS	40	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	138 (4)	Sep 5 (1)	DET	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	142 (3)	Sep 9	DET		MIN	W,10-9	GS	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	147 (4)	Sep 13	DET		BOS	W,14-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
37	149 (1)	Sep 15	DET	@	LAA	W,7-3	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	151 (1)	Sep 18	DET	@	MIN	W,2-1	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
39	155 (3)	Sep 22	DET	@	KCA	L,2-5	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
40	158 (2)	Sep 26	DET		LAA	L,5-8	GS	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	161 (2)	Sep 30	DET		KCA	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							41gm		258.0	17	13	0	30	1