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.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	PIT	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 14	PIT	@	LAD	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
3	7 (2)	Apr 19	PIT		SFG	L,2-5	GS	33	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	11 (3)	Apr 24	PIT		LAD	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	18 (6)	May 2	PIT		CHC	L,0-1	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	22 (3)	May 6	PIT	@	ATL	W,2-1	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	28 (5)	May 13	PIT		STL	L,0-1	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	32 (3)	May 18	PIT		CIN	L,3-8	GS	20	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	36 (3)	May 22	PIT	@	CHC	W,13-6	GS	16	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	40 (3)	May 30 (1)	PIT		NYM	L,3-6	GS	28	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	46 (5)	Jun 4	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-5	GS	18	5.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
12	50 (3)	Jun 8	PIT	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	54 (3)	Jun 12	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	67 (12)	Jun 23	PIT		SFG	L,1-2	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	71 (3)	Jun 28	PIT	@	PHI	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	77 (5)	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS	24	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	85 (7)	Jul 12	PIT		PHI	L,2-3	GS	14	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	99 (13)	Jul 26 (2)	PIT		STL	W,5-4	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	104 (4)	Jul 30 (2)	PIT		ATL	W,5-4	GS	25	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	110 (5)	Aug 4	PIT	@	SFG	L,0-2	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	115 (4)	Aug 9	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	125 (9)	Aug 19	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-8	GS	20	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	129 (3)	Aug 23	PIT	@	STL	L,2-3		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	133 (3)	Aug 27	PIT	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	138 (4)	Sep 1	PIT		ATL	L,7-8	GS	0	5.2	1	1	0	2	0
26	143 (4)	Sep 7	PIT		NYM	L,3-4	GS	13	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	158 (14)	Sep 23 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	GS	23	6.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
							27gm		160.0	6	17	2	25	1