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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-10 / in Starts: 2-6
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 17 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	11 (8-1-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 17 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	10 (5-3-1)

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	88 (87)	Jul 20	DET		BAL	L,3-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.27	-0.070	.67	-0.02%	-0.58	P
2	2	92 (3)	Jul 24 (1)	DET		WSH	W,7-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.46	-0.030	.40	-0.02%	-0.33	P
3	3	99 (6)	Jul 29	DET	@	BOS	L,0-5	GS-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.37	-0.023	2.02	-0.02%	-0.22	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	4	106 (6)	Aug 5	DET	@	NYY	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.87	-0.047	.91	-0.03%	-0.46	P
5	5	111 (4)	Aug 10	DET	@	CLE	L,4-6	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.69	-0.084	1.78	-0.05%	-0.59	P
6	6	114 (2)	Aug 13	DET		CHW	W,9-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
7	7	117 (2)	Aug 17	DET		CLE	W,9-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.68	-0.035	.08	0.00%	-0.58	P
8	8	122 (4)	Aug 21 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
9	9	126 (3)	Aug 25 (2)	DET		BOS	L,4-6	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
10	10	132 (5)	Aug 31	DET		WSH	W,7-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.17	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	11	133	Sep 2	DET	@	KCA	L,6-7	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9						P
12	12	138 (4)	Sep 7	DET	@	BOS	L,4-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9						P
13	13	141 (2)	Sep 10	DET	@	BAL	L,3-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9						P
14	14	150 (8)	Sep 20	DET		KCA	W,7-3	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.09	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.28	P
15	15	152 (1)	Sep 24 (1)	DET		CLE	L,2-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
							5-10		17	15	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400		.89	-0.288	.74	-0.14%	-2.80

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