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.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 20	DET		CLE	L,2-4	GS	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 25	DET	@	CLE	L,2-12	GS	20	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	16 (4)	May 2	DET	@	BOS	L,0-6	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
5	20 (3)	May 7 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,4-11	GS	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	24 (3)	May 11	DET		KCA	W,10-3	GS	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	36 (11)	May 25 (1)	DET		WSH	W,7-2	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	40 (3)	May 30 (1)	DET		CHW	L,5-6	GS	16	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	43 (2)	Jun 3	DET	@	BAL	L,0-2	GS	22	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
10	47 (3)	Jun 7	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	49 (1)	Jun 9	DET	@	BOS	L,4-9		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	51 (1)	Jun 11 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,9-3	GS	43	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	56 (4)	Jun 15 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	59 (2)	Jun 20	DET		NYY	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	66 (6)	Jun 28	DET		BOS	L,5-6	GS	24	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	70 (3)	Jul 2	DET		KCA	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	74 (3)	Jul 6	DET	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	76 (1)	Jul 11	DET	@	WSH	L,5-6	GS	31	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	82 (5)	Jul 16	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	86 (3)	Jul 20 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	90 (3)	Jul 24	DET		NYY	L,7-10	GS	31	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	96 (5)	Jul 29	DET		BOS	L,8-11	GS	16	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	100 (3)	Aug 2	DET		BAL	W,8-7	GS	15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	108 (7)	Aug 11	DET		KCA	W,3-2	GS	35	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	114 (5)	Aug 16	DET	@	KCA	L,7-8	GS	21	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	119 (4)	Aug 22	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
27	123 (3)	Aug 27 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	127 (3)	Aug 31	DET	@	CHW	L,0-3	GS	32	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	132 (4)	Sep 4	DET		CHW	W,11-4	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	136 (3)	Sep 9	DET		WSH	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	140 (3)	Sep 13	DET		BAL	W,13-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	144 (3)	Sep 17	DET		NYY	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	148 (3)	Sep 21	DET		CLE	L,1-3	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	151 (2)	Sep 25	DET	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	154 (2)	Sep 28	DET	@	CLE	L,2-6	GS	16	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							35gm		219.2	9	16	0	25	0