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

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Team Record in Appearances: 30-11 / in Starts: 24-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 39, Entered with runners on base: 4

1962 Pitching Game Log

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1962 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	225	2	Apr 13	DET		NYY	W,5-3	8-GF	S(1)	99	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	-0.38	8	1	2	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.89	0.152	3.89	0.19%	1.03	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
2	226	4	Apr 17	DET		WSA	W,9-2	CG	W(1-0)	3	9.0	7	2	2	1	5	0	0	1.64	1.44	35	9	16	3	3	4	69			1	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	.51	0.198	1.02	0.24%	2.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
3	227	8	Apr 22	DET	@	BOS	W,8-6	GS-5		4	4.1	10	5	4	0	2	1	0	3.52	2.36	23	7	4	0	0	10	27			0	0	0	23	0	1	0	0	0	1	.83	-0.241	1.52	-0.26%	-3.38	1b start a 4	5b 12- 1 out a2
4	228	12	Apr 27	DET		LAA	W,13-4	GS-6	W(2-0)	4	6.0	6	4	4	4	5	2	0	4.22	3.74	29	6	8	0	1	6	45			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	1	.54	0.006	1.22	0.01%	-0.91	1t start tie	6t 3 out a6
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	229	15	May 1	DET	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG(10)	W(3-0)	3	10.0	7	2	2	4	6	1	2	3.45	3.99	41	5	17	1	0	7	72			1	0	0	34	1	0	0	2	1	0	1.59	0.626	4.19	0.99%	3.15	1b start tie	10b 3 out a1
6	230	19	May 5	DET	@	MIN	L,2-7	GS-3	L(3-1)	3	3.0	7	6	3	1	2	2	0	3.93	4.60	18	3	5	0	0	7	28			0	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	1	.77	-0.417	1.63	-0.53%	-4.46	1b start tie	3b 3 out d4
7	231	22	May 9	DET	@	LAA	W,6-3	GS-7	W(4-1)	3	6.0	8	3	3	2	3	0	0	4.02	4.30	27	5	10	0	0	7	45			0	0	0	25	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.018	1.99	0.02%	-0.60	1b start tie	7b -23 0 out a4
8	232	28	May 16	DET		MIN	L,4-8	GS-6	L(4-2)	6	5.0	9	6	6	2	6	0	0	4.76	3.98	24	6	2	0	0	8	29			1	0	0	22	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.05	-0.336	1.82	-0.35%	-2.81	1t start tie	6t 1-- 0 out d3
9	233	30	May 19	DET	@	CLE	W,9-3	8-GF	S(2)	2	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.60	3.81	5	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.63	0.079	.93	0.07%	0.73	8b --- 1 out a1	9b end a 6
10	234	32	May 20(2)	DET	@	CLE	W,8-6	8-GF	S(3)	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.44	3.69	5	1	2	0	1	0		2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.60	0.199	2.39	0.18%	0.86	8b -23 1 out a3	9b end a 2
11	235	34	May 24	DET	@	BAL	W,5-4	GS-9		3	9.0	10	4	4	2	8	0	0	4.37	3.35	39	6	13	2	0	10	57			2	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.62	0.044	2.95	0.05%	0.18	1b start tie	9b 3 out tie
12	236	39	May 28	DET		BAL	W,5-1	CG	W(5-2)	3	9.0	3	1	1	1	4	1	0	3.92	3.37	32	14	10	0	0	3	80			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	.46	0.303	1.03	0.40%	3.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	237	45	Jun 2	DET		CLE	W,5-3	GS-3		4	3.0	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.88	3.49	12	1	7	0	0	3	50			0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.88	0.052	2.72	0.10%	0.54	1t start tie	3t 3 out tie
14	238	48	Jun 6(2)	DET	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG(11)	W(6-2)	3	11.0	8	2	2	4	8	1	0	3.57	3.48	42	5	17	2	0	8	77			0	1	0	38	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.64	0.637	4.97	1.16%	3.60	1b start tie	11b 3 out a1
15	239	54	Jun 10(2)	DET	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG(8)	L(6-3)	3	8.0	9	5	5	4	6	2	0	3.76	3.70	36	2	15	0	6	9	46			2	1	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	-0.231	2.84	-0.32%	-1.05	1b start a 1	8b 3 out d1
16	240	57	Jun 16	DET		BOS	L,2-4	GS-3	L(6-4)	5	2.2	4	4	4	4	3	1	0	4.04	3.88	16	2	3	0	0	4	33			0	0	0	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.250	1.82	-0.25%	-2.78	1t start tie	3t -2- 2 out d4
17	241	62	Jun 21	DET		WSA	W,6-3	GS-7		4	6.2	8	3	2	3	6	2	0	3.95	4.03	29	1	11	1	2	8	51			1	1	0	25	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.04	-0.070	1.36	-0.06%	0.09	1t start tie	7t 1-3 2 out tie
18	242	68	Jun 26(1)	DET		CLE	W,6-0	SHO	W(7-4)	4	9.0	4	0	0	2	10	0	1	3.62	3.80	35	5	13	0	2	4	87			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.01	0.527	1.59	0.50%	4.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	243	74	Jul 1	DET	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS-7	W(8-4)	4	7.0	9	2	2	0	3	0	1	3.55	3.70	30	5	12	1	0	9	54			1	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	0.260	2.08	0.28%	1.25	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
20	244	80	Jul 6	DET		BAL	W,5-4	CG	W(9-4)	4	9.0	10	4	4	3	9	1	0	3.59	3.66	39	9	9	1	0	9	57			1	0	0	35	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.57	0.098	2.52	0.10%	0.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
21	245	86	Jul 14	DET	@	CHW	L,2-4	GS-7	L(9-5)	7	7.0	6	4	4	2	3	1	0	3.67	3.70	29	9	9	0	0	6	50			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	.56	-0.159	.74	-0.13%	-0.54	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
22	246	90	Jul 19	DET	@	LAA	L,1-2	GS-7	L(9-6)	4	6.2	6	2	2	4	6	0	0	3.62	3.65	29	9	6	0	0	4	56			1	1	0	22	1	0	1	0	1	0	1.37	-0.055	.87	-0.02%	1.05	1b start tie	7b -2- 2 out d1
23	247	95	Jul 24	DET	@	MIN	W,4-3	GS-8	W(10-6)	4	8.0	10	3	2	1	10	0	0	3.55	3.47	35	6	8	0	0	10	61			0	1	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.22	0.072	.60	0.02%	1.12	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
24	248	99	Jul 29(1)	DET		LAA	W,7-6	GS-8	W(11-6)	4	7.1	7	6	5	4	9	1	0	3.67	3.48	34	6	8	0	0	7	47			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.14	-0.175	.49	-0.05%	-2.08	1t start tie	8t 1-3 1 out a2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	249	104	Aug 3	DET		MIN	L,4-7	GS-8	L(11-7)	4	7.1	12	6	5	1	4	1	0	3.78	3.49	36	10	9	0	0	12	35			0	0	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.31	-0.239	.27	-0.03%	-1.47	1t start tie	8t 123 1 out tie
26	250	107	Aug 5(2)	DET		MIN	W,5-2	9-GF	S(4)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.77	3.49	2	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.75	0.083	.16	0.01%	0.93	9t 12- 1 out a3	9t end a 3
27	251	109	Aug 7	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	GS-7	L(11-8)	1	7.0	9	4	4	1	2	2	1	3.83	3.62	32	4	15	0	0	9	44			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	2	0	.81	-0.152	.10	-0.01%	-0.64	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
28	252	115	Aug 11(2)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS-8		3	8.0	6	2	2	2	5	1	1	3.75	3.64	31	7	11	1	0	5	65			0	1	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.27	0.252	.16	0.02%	1.87	1b start a 2	8b 3 out tie
29	253	118	Aug 14(2)	DET		BAL	W,5-4	9-GF	S(5)	2	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.75	3.63	2	0	0	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.48	0.079	.20	0.00%	-1.22	9t 123 2 out a3	9t end a 1
30	254	120	Aug 17	DET	@	CHW	W,2-0	SHO	W(12-8)	2	9.0	3	0	0	2	4	0	2	3.56	3.60	34	9	14	1	0	3	83			2	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	0.612	.06	0.02%	4.45	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
31	255	124	Aug 21	DET		CLE	W,10-1	CG	W(13-8)	3	9.0	4	1	1	2	4	1	1	3.44	3.63	34	5	18	0	0	4	77			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.41	0.133	.01	0.00%	3.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
32	256	129	Aug 26(1)	DET		WSA	W,5-3	GS-7	W(14-8)	4	6.1	6	3	3	1	7	0	0	3.47	3.54	26	7	5	0	0	6	55			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.030	.20	0.00%	-0.33	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out a1
33	257	133	Aug 31	DET		CHW	W,5-2	GS-9	W(15-8)	4	8.2	14	2	1	1	1	0	0	3.37	3.51	40	6	18	0	0	14	50			0	1	0	39	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.290	.03	0.01%	2.19	1t start tie	9t 12- 2 out a3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
34	258	138	Sep 5(1)	DET	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	W(16-8)	4	9.0	8	2	2	1	4	0	1	3.31	3.46	34	8	12	0	0	8	66			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.02	0.258	.06	0.01%	2.18	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
35	259	142	Sep 9	DET		MIN	W,10-9	GS-6		3	5.0	11	6	6	2	3	2	0	3.48	3.56	27	6	5	2	0	11	22			0	0	0	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.48	-0.555	.00	0.00%	-3.43	1t start tie	6t --- 0 out d1
36	260	147	Sep 13	DET		BOS	W,14-6	CG	W(17-8)	3	9.0	13	6	6	1	9	1	1	3.58	3.52	41	6	11	0	0	13	45			0	0	0	39	1	0	0	1	0	0	.41	0.185	.00	0.00%	-1.37	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
37	261	149	Sep 15	DET	@	LAA	W,7-3	8-GF	S(6)	1	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.55	3.51	7	0	4	1	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.62	0.162	.00	0.00%	0.99	8b 1-- 1 out a1	9b end a 4
38	262	151	Sep 18	DET	@	MIN	W,2-1	GS-8	W(18-8)	2	8.0	5	1	1	5	7	0	1	3.47	3.50	35	7	10	0	0	5	70			1	0	0	26	1	0	1	0	1	0	1.79	0.516	.00	0.00%	3.12	1b start tie	8b 3 out a1
39	263	155	Sep 22	DET	@	KCA	L,2-5	GS-6	L(18-9)	3	6.0	7	4	4	3	2	0	1	3.53	3.51	25	8	4	1	0	7	41			0	1	0	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	.68	-0.194	.00	0.00%	-0.91	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
40	264	158	Sep 26	DET		LAA	L,5-8	GS-2	L(18-10)	3	2.0	4	5	5	2	1	2	0	3.69	3.62	12	2	3	0	0	4	27			0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.67	-0.325	.00	0.00%	-3.97	1t start tie	2t 3 out d5
41	265	161	Sep 30	DET		KCA	W,6-1	CG	W(19-10)	3	9.0	4	1	1	2	6	1	0	3.59	3.61	33	9	12	0	0	4	79			1	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	.69	0.288	.00	0.00%	3.63	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
							30-11		W-L:19-10,Sv:6	3.3	258.0	262	112	103	74	184	28	13	3.59	3.61	1103	0.61		3%	3%	253	54	8	38%	15	8	0	1002	39	2	3	9	6	9	1.09	2.700	1.22	2.37%	16.15

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