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	15-19 / in Starts: 15-19
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 78 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	51 (30-15-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 78 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (24-15-7)

Most Driven In
F Patek	1
T Sizemore	1
C Taylor	0
J Lefebvre	0

Most Driven In By
R Hebner	2
F Patek	1

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 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	502	5 (4)	Apr 12	PIT		PHI	L,1-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	503	10 (4)	Apr 17	PIT		NYM	W,4-0	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.13	-0.031	2.05	-0.03%	-0.32	P
3	504	15 (4)	Apr 23	PIT	@	NYM	L,0-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.34	0.004	2.91	0.01%	0.06	P
4	505	20 (4)	Apr 30 (1)	PIT		STL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.15	-0.085	2.37	-0.11%	-0.71	P
May		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
5	506	25 (4)	May 4	PIT	@	MON	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.37	-0.100	2.60	-0.11%	-1.00	P
6	507	29 (3)	May 10	PIT		LAD	L,1-4	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	508	32 (2)	May 14	PIT		SFG	L,0-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.46	-0.057	2.29	-0.05%	-0.39	P
8	509	36 (3)	May 20	PIT	@	SDP	W,6-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.48	0.015	.59	0.01%	0.46	P
9	510	41 (4)	May 25 (1)	PIT	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	1.51	-0.233	1.87	-0.17%	-1.32	P
10	511	45 (3)	May 30 (1)	PIT		HOU	W,9-3	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	1.21	-0.140	1.54	-0.11%	-1.59	P
Jun		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	512	50 (4)	Jun 4	PIT		CIN	L,3-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	9	1.02	-0.050	.99	-0.03%	-0.35	P
12	513	53 (2)	Jun 8 (1)	PIT	@	ATL	L,10-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	9						P
13	514	57 (3)	Jun 12	PIT	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.083	.043	.127	9	.88	-0.065	.61	-0.03%	-0.39	P
14	515	61 (3)	Jun 16	PIT		CHC	W,9-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.042	.080	.042	.122	9	.41	-0.004	.43	0.00%	-0.14	P
15	516	65 (3)	Jun 20	PIT	@	PHI	L,7-8	GS-3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.040	.111	.040	.151	9	2.05	-0.049	2.45	-0.04%	-0.40	P
16	517	70 (4)	Jun 24	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.037	.103	.037	.140	9	.76	-0.039	1.33	-0.04%	-0.35	P
17	518	74 (3)	Jun 28	PIT	@	NYM	W,7-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.034	.097	.034	.131	9	.93	-0.046	.75	-0.02%	-0.37	P
Jul		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
18	519	78 (3)	Jul 2	PIT		PHI	L,4-14	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.033	.094	.033	.127	9	.96	-0.024	.48	-0.01%	-0.21	P
19	520	83 (4)	Jul 9 (1)	PIT		MON	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.030	.086	.030	.116	9	.78	-0.056	.15	-0.01%	-0.50	P
20	521	88 (4)	Jul 13 (1)	PIT	@	STL	W,3-0	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.028	.079	.028	.107	9	.93	-0.094	.24	-0.01%	-0.75	P
21	522	93 (4)	Jul 17	PIT	@	MON	L,4-5	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.026	.098	.026	.124	9	.96	-0.038	.23	-0.01%	-0.22	P
22	523	99 (5)	Jul 27	PIT		SDP	W,4-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.025	.093	.025	.118	9	1.06	-0.062	.18	-0.01%	-0.66	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
23	524	104 (4)	Aug 1	PIT		SFG	L,1-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.024	.091	.024	.115	9	1.42	-0.046	.51	-0.01%	-0.39	P
24	525	109 (4)	Aug 7	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.023	.087	.023	.110	9	.93	-0.045	.07	0.00%	-0.34	P
25	526	114 (4)	Aug 13	PIT	@	SFG	W,10-5	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.100	.043	.143	9	.56	-0.045	.04	0.00%	-1.16	P
				Player went from Pittsburgh Pirates to Los Angeles Dodgers
26	527	119	Aug 19	LAD	@	PHI	W,2-0	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.040	.094	.040	.134	9	.67	-0.049	2.25	-0.10%	-0.57	P
27	528	123 (3)	Aug 23	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.038	.091	.038	.129	9	.91	-0.044	3.25	-0.10%	-0.37	P
28	529	127 (3)	Aug 28	LAD		MON	L,5-9	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.038	.091	.038	.129	9	1.24	-0.017	3.75	-0.03%	-0.17	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
29	530	131 (3)	Sep 1	LAD		NYM	W,10-6	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	.46	0.078	1.65	0.17%	0.68	P
30	531	135 (3)	Sep 5	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-4	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.055	.103	.055	.158	9	2.30	-0.082	7.87	-0.17%	-0.72	P
31	532	139 (3)	Sep 9	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.052	.098	.052	.150	9	1.26	-0.121	5.12	-0.30%	-0.85	P
32	533	143 (3)	Sep 13	LAD		SDP	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.092	.048	.141	9	1.15	-0.111	4.11	-0.24%	-1.38	P
33	534	148 (4)	Sep 17	LAD		ATL	L,5-6	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.106	.063	.170	9	1.02	0.060	7.35	0.26%	0.65	P
34	535	152 (3)	Sep 21	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.062	.103	.062	.164	9	1.38	-0.066	6.20	-0.18%	-0.48	P
							15-19		78	65	3	4	0	0	0	2	3	0	18	0	10	0	1	3	0	0	.062	.103	.062	.164		1.07	-1.642	1.91	-1.46%	-14.23

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