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.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 12	PIT		PHI	L,1-8	GS	12	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	10 (4)	Apr 17	PIT		NYM	W,4-0	GS	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	15 (4)	Apr 23	PIT	@	NYM	L,0-2	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	20 (4)	Apr 30 (1)	PIT		STL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	25 (4)	May 4	PIT	@	MON	L,4-6	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	29 (3)	May 10	PIT		LAD	L,1-4	GS	18	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	32 (2)	May 14	PIT		SFG	L,0-3	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	36 (3)	May 20	PIT	@	SDP	W,6-3	GS	32	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	41 (4)	May 25 (1)	PIT	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	45 (3)	May 30 (1)	PIT		HOU	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	50 (4)	Jun 4	PIT		CIN	L,3-5	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	53 (2)	Jun 8 (1)	PIT	@	ATL	L,10-11	GS	11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	57 (3)	Jun 12	PIT	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	61 (3)	Jun 16	PIT		CHC	W,9-8	GS	20	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	65 (3)	Jun 20	PIT	@	PHI	L,7-8	GS	14	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	70 (4)	Jun 24	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	74 (3)	Jun 28	PIT	@	NYM	W,7-4	GS	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	78 (3)	Jul 2	PIT		PHI	L,4-14	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	83 (4)	Jul 9 (1)	PIT		MON	W,4-3	GS	27	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	88 (4)	Jul 13 (1)	PIT	@	STL	W,3-0	GS	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	93 (4)	Jul 17	PIT	@	MON	L,4-5	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	99 (5)	Jul 27	PIT		SDP	W,4-1	GS	26	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	104 (4)	Aug 1	PIT		SFG	L,1-5	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	109 (4)	Aug 7	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-6	GS	24	5.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	114 (4)	Aug 13	PIT	@	SFG	W,10-5	GS	34	7.2	0	1	1	2	1	P
				Player went from Pittsburgh Pirates to Los Angeles Dodgers
26	119	Aug 19	LAD	@	PHI	W,2-0	GS	26	6.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
27	123 (3)	Aug 23	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	127 (3)	Aug 28	LAD		MON	L,5-9	GS	20	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	131 (3)	Sep 1	LAD		NYM	W,10-6	GS	31	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	135 (3)	Sep 5	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-4	GS	19	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	139 (3)	Sep 9	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-2	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	143 (3)	Sep 13	LAD		SDP	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	148 (4)	Sep 17	LAD		ATL	L,5-6	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	152 (3)	Sep 21	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							34gm		212.1	5	15	1	21	2