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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 10	PHI		MON	W,4-1	GS	31	7.1	1	2	0	3	1	P
2	8 (4)	Apr 16	PHI		ATL	L,7-8	GS	12	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	12 (3)	Apr 22	PHI	@	STL	L,2-5	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	17 (4)	Apr 27	PHI	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	26	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	21 (3)	May 2	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-7	GS	23	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	25 (3)	May 7	PHI		HOU	L,1-8	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	29 (3)	May 12	PHI		CHC	L,4-9	GS	29	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	33 (3)	May 17	PHI	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
9	37 (3)	May 21	PHI		CIN	L,3-7	GS	19	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	41 (3)	May 25	PHI	@	NYM	L,4-5	GF	17	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	46 (4)	May 31 (1)	PHI	@	SDP	W,3-1	GS	27	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (2)	Jun 4	PHI	@	SFG	W,5-3	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	52 (2)	Jun 6 (2)	PHI	@	SFG	L,3-4		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	57 (4)	Jun 12	PHI		SDP	W,3-0	GS	26	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
15	61 (3)	Jun 16	PHI		SFG	W,6-3	GS	27	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
16	65 (3)	Jun 20 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	W,9-7	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	70 (4)	Jun 25	PHI		PIT	L,4-14	GS	13	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	77 (6)	Jul 1	PHI		CIN	L,1-5	GS	26	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	82 (4)	Jul 5	PHI	@	ATL	W,6-5		11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	89 (6)	Jul 11	PHI		MON	W,11-5		8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	90	Jul 15	PHI	@	CHC	L,6-7		10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	94 (3)	Jul 18 (2)	PHI	@	HOU	L,7-10	GS	9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	97 (2)	Jul 21	PHI	@	STL	L,1-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	104 (6)	Jul 27 (2)	PHI		HOU	L,1-5	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	116 (11)	Aug 10	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-6	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	122 (5)	Aug 17	PHI	@	SFG	L,1-5		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	129 (6)	Aug 25	PHI		SDP	L,0-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	132 (2)	Aug 29	PHI		SFG	L,3-8	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	137 (4)	Sep 3	PHI		NYM	L,1-7	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							29gm		110.0	5	16	1	22	1