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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 12	PHI		PIT	L,1-3	GS	39	9.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
2	10 (4)	Apr 18	PHI	@	NYM	L,0-7	GS	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	15 (4)	Apr 25	PHI	@	SDP	W,1-0	GS	32	8.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	20 (4)	May 1	PHI	@	SFG	L,1-3	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	25 (4)	May 6	PHI		SDP	W,4-3	GS	31	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
6	30 (4)	May 11	PHI	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	35 (4)	May 18	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	40 (4)	May 23	PHI		STL	L,1-3	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	46 (5)	May 30	PHI	@	ATL	W,7-5	GS	28	7.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	49 (2)	Jun 3	PHI	@	CIN	W,11-4	GS	31	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	53 (3)	Jun 9	PHI		ATL	W,2-1	GS	17	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	57 (3)	Jun 13	PHI		CIN	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
13	61 (3)	Jun 19	PHI	@	NYM	L,3-13	GS	10	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	65 (3)	Jun 23	PHI		MON	L,1-2	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	70 (4)	Jun 28 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,4-5	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	75 (4)	Jul 2 (1)	PHI		NYM	W,6-1	GS	28	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	80 (4)	Jul 6	PHI		PIT	L,5-7	GS	31	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	84 (3)	Jul 11	PHI	@	CHC	W,10-4	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	88 (3)	Jul 18	PHI	@	SDP	W,7-4	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	93 (4)	Jul 22	PHI	@	SFG	W,5-2	GS	33	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	98 (4)	Jul 28	PHI		LAD	L,2-6	GS	31	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	101 (2)	Aug 1 (1)	PHI		SFG	W,6-5	GS	33	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	107 (5)	Aug 6 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	113 (5)	Aug 11	PHI	@	HOU	W,6-5	GS	35	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	118 (4)	Aug 16	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-4	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	123 (4)	Aug 21 (1)	PHI		HOU	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	128 (4)	Aug 26	PHI		CIN	L,5-6	GS	25	5.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	133 (4)	Sep 1	PHI	@	CHC	W,3-2	GS	26	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	138 (4)	Sep 6	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	27	5.1	2	1	0	3	0	P
30	144 (5)	Sep 10	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	149 (4)	Sep 16	PHI		PIT	L,3-5	GS	26	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	154 (4)	Sep 22	PHI		NYM	L,6-7	GS	21	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	158 (3)	Sep 27	PHI		CHC	L,3-5	GS	29	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
34	160 (1)	Sep 30	PHI		MON	L,4-5		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							34gm		219.0	12	27	2	41	1