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.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 17	DET	@	KCA	L,4-5	GS	5	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	3	Apr 18	DET		CLE	L,3-8		15	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	5 (1)	Apr 21	DET		CLE	W,3-2	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	6	Apr 22	DET		KCA	L,7-11		8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	8 (1)	Apr 25	DET	@	CHW	L,4-9		5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
6	12 (3)	Apr 28 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	14 (1)	May 1	DET		NYY	L,4-7		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	15	May 2	DET		BOS	W,7-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	19 (3)	May 6	DET		BAL	L,6-8		8	2.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	21 (1)	May 8	DET		WSH	W,11-3	GF	13	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	23 (1)	May 10	DET		CHW	L,4-6		12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	24	May 12	DET		CHW	L,4-5		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	27 (2)	May 16	DET	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	32 (4)	May 21	DET	@	BAL	W,2-1	GS	48	13.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	38 (5)	May 29	DET		KCA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	43 (4)	Jun 2 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	GS	35	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	48 (4)	Jun 7	DET		NYY	W,6-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	53 (4)	Jun 12	DET		BAL	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	57 (3)	Jun 16	DET		BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	61 (3)	Jun 21	DET	@	BAL	L,5-6	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	66 (4)	Jun 26	DET	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	71 (4)	Jul 1	DET		CHW	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	76 (4)	Jul 5	DET		KCA	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	80 (3)	Jul 12	DET		BOS	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	85 (4)	Jul 17	DET		NYY	L,1-5	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	89 (3)	Jul 21	DET		WSH	W,6-5	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	93 (3)	Jul 26	DET	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
28	98 (4)	Jul 31	DET	@	BOS	W,5-3	GS	34	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	103 (4)	Aug 6	DET		CLE	L,1-5	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	108 (4)	Aug 11 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-5	GS	42	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	111 (2)	Aug 13 (2)	DET	@	KCA	L,2-3	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	113 (1)	Aug 15	DET	@	KCA	L,2-7	GS	21	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	115 (1)	Aug 17	DET		CHW	W,9-8		10	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	118 (2)	Aug 20	DET		BAL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	122 (3)	Aug 24	DET		WSH	L,3-6	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	126 (3)	Aug 28	DET		BOS	L,0-1	GS	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	128 (1)	Aug 30	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	GF	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	130 (1)	Sep 1	DET	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	134 (3)	Sep 6	DET		CLE	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
40	137 (2)	Sep 11 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
41	142 (4)	Sep 15 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
42	146 (3)	Sep 21	DET	@	KCA	L,3-6	GS	14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	149 (2)	Sep 23	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
44	152 (2)	Sep 27	DET		KCA	L,7-9	GS	19	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	154 (1)	Sep 29	DET		KCA	W,7-4		13	3.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
							45gm		266.2	12	19	0	31	0