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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	DET		CHW	L,7-9	GS	23	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 14	DET	@	CLE	L,1-8	GS	19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	10 (5)	Apr 23	DET		CLE	L,4-10		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	13 (2)	Apr 26	DET	@	KCA	L,3-4	GS	23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	16 (2)	May 1	DET		WSH	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	20 (3)	May 5	DET		BOS	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	24 (3)	May 9	DET		KCA	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
8	27 (2)	May 14	DET	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
9	31 (3)	May 18	DET	@	BOS	W,14-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	35 (3)	May 23	DET	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	42 (6)	May 30 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS	34	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	47 (4)	Jun 4	DET		NYY	L,3-14	GS	17	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	51 (3)	Jun 8	DET	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	56 (4)	Jun 13	DET	@	NYY	L,4-6	GS	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	60 (3)	Jun 17	DET	@	BAL	L,0-4	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	64 (3)	Jun 21 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	68 (3)	Jun 25	DET		BOS	W,10-5	GS	34	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	73 (4)	Jun 29	DET		KCA	L,3-10	GS	10	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	77 (3)	Jul 3	DET		CHW	L,5-6	GS	32	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
20	80 (2)	Jul 5	DET		CLE	L,4-5	GF	1	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	83 (2)	Jul 10	DET	@	KCA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	88 (4)	Jul 15	DET	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	93 (4)	Jul 19	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	96 (2)	Jul 23	DET		WSH	W,11-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	100 (3)	Jul 27	DET		BAL	L,2-5	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	104 (3)	Jul 31	DET		BOS	L,5-6	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	106 (1)	Aug 2	DET		BOS	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	110 (3)	Aug 7	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	113 (2)	Aug 11	DET		CHW	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	117 (3)	Aug 15	DET		CLE	W,9-6	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	121 (3)	Aug 20	DET		NYY	W,14-2	CG	32	9.0	1	1	2	4	0	P
32	127 (5)	Aug 26	DET		WSH	W,3-2	GS	30	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	131 (3)	Sep 1	DET	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	135 (3)	Sep 5	DET		KCA	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	137 (1)	Sep 7 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,14-15	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	139 (1)	Sep 9	DET	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	143 (3)	Sep 13	DET	@	WSH	L,1-5	GS	33	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	147 (3)	Sep 18	DET	@	CHW	L,0-1	GS	26	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
39	149 (1)	Sep 20	DET	@	CHW	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	150	Sep 22	DET		KCA	W,6-4	GS	22	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							40gm		249.2	11	16	3	30	1