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.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 14	PHI		SFG	L,2-5	GS	20	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	5 (2)	Apr 19	PHI		HOU	W,8-0	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
3	8 (2)	Apr 23	PHI	@	LAD	L,0-4	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	12 (3)	Apr 27	PHI	@	SFG	L,13-14	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	15 (2)	May 1	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-6	GS	26	6.0	3	1	1	5	1	P
6	19 (3)	May 5	PHI	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	3	6	0	9	0	P
7	23 (3)	May 10	PHI		STL	W,4-2	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	28 (4)	May 15	PHI		MLN	W,6-4	GS	31	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	32 (3)	May 19	PHI	@	STL	L,6-7	GS	31	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	37 (4)	May 24 (1)	PHI		NYM	L,2-6	GS	24	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
11	42 (4)	May 29	PHI		CHC	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	46 (3)	Jun 4	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	51 (4)	Jun 8	PHI		LAD	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
14	55 (3)	Jun 12	PHI		HOU	W,5-4	GS	27	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	58 (2)	Jun 16	PHI	@	MLN	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	62 (3)	Jun 20 (1)	PHI	@	HOU	W,3-2	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	66 (3)	Jun 24	PHI	@	SFG	W,3-1	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	72 (5)	Jun 30	PHI		MLN	W,3-2	GS	23	5.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	77 (4)	Jul 5 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	83 (5)	Jul 9	PHI		SFG	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
21	86 (2)	Jul 16	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-5	GS	31	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	90 (3)	Jul 20	PHI	@	STL	L,3-4	GS	26	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
23	94 (3)	Jul 24	PHI	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	99 (4)	Jul 28	PHI	@	PIT	W,1-0	GS	29	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	103 (3)	Aug 1	PHI		NYM	W,3-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	107 (3)	Aug 6	PHI		PIT	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	112 (4)	Aug 10	PHI	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	116 (3)	Aug 14	PHI	@	SFG	W,4-2	GS	29	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
29	120 (3)	Aug 18	PHI	@	LAD	W,6-3	GS	28	6.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
30	123 (2)	Aug 22	PHI		CIN	W,6-5	GS	39	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	126 (2)	Aug 26	PHI		HOU	L,4-6	GS	28	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
32	130 (3)	Aug 31 (1)	PHI		SFG	L,1-2	GS	37	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	135 (4)	Sep 4	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS	38	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	140 (4)	Sep 10	PHI		STL	W,5-4	GS	32	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	143 (2)	Sep 14	PHI		MLN	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	147 (3)	Sep 18	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	29	8.1	2	1	0	3	0	P
37	151 (3)	Sep 23 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,11-5	CG	42	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	P
38	156 (4)	Sep 27	PHI		CHC	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	159 (2)	Oct 2 (1)	PHI	@	NYM	W,6-0	CG	28	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							39gm		291.0	29	40	3	72	2