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.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 19	DET	@	CLE	W,4-2		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 22	DET		CHW	W,6-5	GS	21	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	6 (2)	Apr 26	DET		CLE	L,1-2	GS	38	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	10 (3)	May 1 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS	26	5.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	14 (3)	May 6	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	39	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	18 (3)	May 13	DET		KCA	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	23 (4)	May 18	DET		WSH	L,0-3	GS	38	10.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
8	26 (2)	May 22 (1)	DET		BOS	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	30 (3)	May 28	DET		CLE	W,4-3	GS	34	8.2	1	4	0	5	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	36 (5)	Jun 1	DET		CHW	L,0-6	GS	28	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	40 (3)	Jun 5 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
12	46 (5)	Jun 10	DET	@	WSH	W,7-4	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	50 (3)	Jun 14	DET		BOS	W,2-1	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	55 (4)	Jun 19 (1)	DET		BAL	L,0-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	60 (4)	Jun 24	DET		WSH	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	65 (4)	Jun 29	DET	@	BOS	L,2-4	GS	25	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	70 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	DET		CHW	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	74 (3)	Jul 8	DET	@	KCA	L,4-5	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	78 (3)	Jul 16	DET		NYY	L,2-11	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	82 (3)	Jul 20	DET		WSH	L,6-8	GS	30	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	87 (4)	Jul 24	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS	23	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	91 (3)	Jul 29	DET	@	BOS	L,0-1	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	96 (4)	Aug 2 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	100 (3)	Aug 7 (1)	DET		BOS	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	103 (2)	Aug 10	DET		BAL	L,2-4	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	105 (1)	Aug 12	DET	@	CLE	W,6-4	GS	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	110 (4)	Aug 16	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	115 (4)	Aug 21 (1)	DET		CLE	W,6-4	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	120 (4)	Aug 26	DET	@	WSH	L,4-5	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	125 (4)	Aug 30 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	41	9.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	129 (3)	Sep 4 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,6-4	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	135 (5)	Sep 8	DET		BOS	L,1-6	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	140 (4)	Sep 13	DET		BAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	144 (3)	Sep 18 (1)	DET		CHW	L,4-8	GS	29	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
35	147 (2)	Sep 23	DET		KCA	L,1-4	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	151 (3)	Sep 27	DET	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
							36gm		252.0	11	31	0	42	0