Jim Bunning

Q: When was Jim Bunning born?

Jim Bunning was born on October 23, 1931.

Q: Where was Jim Bunning born?

Jim Bunning was born in Southgate, KY .

Q: How tall was Jim Bunning?

Jim Bunning was 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Jim Bunning weigh when playing?

Jim Bunning weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Jim Bunning in the Hall of Fame?

Jim Bunning was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1996.

Q: How many strikeouts did Jim Bunning have?

Jim Bunning had 2,855 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Jim Bunning played for?

Jim Bunning played for 4 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Q: How many World Series has Jim Bunning won?

Jim Bunning never won a World Series.

Q: When did Jim Bunning retire?

Jim Bunning last played in 1971.

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

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1950	18	DET-min	D	7	8	.467	3.22	17						123.0	120	69	44	6	68									1.528	8.8	0.4	5.0			RCH OHIN
1951	19	DET-min	B	8	10	.444	2.88	22			13	2		150.0	110	61	48	2	105		103	4	0	5				1.433	6.6	0.1	6.3	6.2	0.98	DAV IIIL
1952	20	DET-min	A	5	9	.357	3.49	20	15		10	2		129.0	113	62	50		63		85	5	0	5				1.364	7.9		4.4	5.9	1.35	WPT EL
1953	21	DET-min	AA	5	12	.294	4.56	34	22		6	1		158.0	151	98	80	13	66		124	3	1	8				1.373	8.6	0.7	3.8	7.1	1.88	LRK SOUA
1954	22	DET-min	AA	13	11	.542	4.29	35	26		11	4		193.0	182	107	92	21	91		140	6	0	12				1.415	8.5	1.0	4.2	6.5	1.54	LRK SOUA
1955	23	DET-min	AAA	8	5	.615	3.77	20	16		8	0		129.0	106	59	54	13	81		105	2	0	2				1.450	7.4	0.9	5.7	7.3	1.30	BFL IL
1955	23	DET	AL	3	5	.375	6.35	15	8	3	0	0	1	51.0	59	38	36	8	32	2	37	3	0	1	241	62	5.01	1.784	10.4	1.4	5.6	6.5	1.16
1956	24	DET-min	AAA	9	11	.450	3.53	22	21		8	0		163.0	142	70	64	17	56	0	144	0	0	0				1.215	7.8	0.9	3.1	8.0	2.57	CHL AA
1956	24	DET	AL	5	1	.833	3.71	15	3	5	0	0	1	53.1	55	24	22	6	28	4	34	0	0	3	245	113	4.13	1.556	9.3	1.0	4.7	5.7	1.21
1957	25	DET	AL	20	8	.714	2.69	45	30	4	14	1	1	267.1	214	91	80	33	72	5	182	11	1	4	1081	144	3.63	1.070	7.2	1.1	2.4	6.1	2.53	AS,MVP-9
1958	26	DET	AL	14	12	.538	3.52	35	34	0	10	3	0	219.2	188	96	86	28	79	4	177	10	3	5	923	115	3.74	1.215	7.7	1.1	3.2	7.3	2.24
1959	27	DET	AL	17	13	.567	3.89	40	35	4	14	1	1	249.2	220	111	108	37	75	0	201	11	1	1	1037	104	3.89	1.182	7.9	1.3	2.7	7.2	2.68	AS
1960	28	DET	AL	11	14	.440	2.79	36	34	1	10	3	0	252.0	217	92	78	20	64	7	201	11	0	2	1024	143	2.86	1.115	7.8	0.7	2.3	7.2	3.14	MVP-24
1961	29	DET	AL	17	11	.607	3.19	38	37	1	12	4	1	268.0	232	113	95	25	71	3	194	9	0	2	1110	129	3.23	1.131	7.8	0.8	2.4	6.5	2.73	AS,AS
1962	30	DET	AL	19	10	.655	3.59	41	35	6	12	2	6	258.0	262	112	103	28	74	3	184	13	0	4	1103	114	3.61	1.302	9.1	1.0	2.6	6.4	2.49	AS,AS,MVP-21
1963	31	DET	AL	12	13	.480	3.88	39	35	3	6	2	1	248.1	245	119	107	38	69	3	196	5	0	4	1051	97	3.78	1.264	8.9	1.4	2.5	7.1	2.84	AS
1964	32	PHI	NL	19	8	.704	2.63	41	39	2	13	5	2	284.1	248	99	83	23	46	3	219	14	0	2	1145	132	2.75	1.034	7.8	0.7	*1.5*	6.9	*4.76*	AS,MVP-13
1965	33	PHI	NL	19	9	.679	2.60	39	39	0	15	7	0	291.0	253	92	84	23	62	10	268	12	0	1	1191	132	2.47	1.082	7.8	0.7	1.9	8.3	4.32
1966	34	PHI	NL	19	14	.576	2.41	43	41	2	16	5	1	314.0	260	91	84	26	55	8	252	19	1	5	1254	150	2.73	1.003	7.5	0.7	1.6	7.2	4.58	AS
1967	35	PHI	NL	17	15	.531	2.29	40	40	0	16	6	0	*302.1*	241	94	77	18	73	20	*253*	13	1	4	*1216*	149	2.49	1.039	7.2	0.5	2.2	7.5	3.47	CYA-2,MVP-22
1968	36	PIT	NL	4	14	.222	3.88	27	26	0	3	1	0	160.0	168	75	69	14	48	6	95	8	0	3	684	75	3.39	1.350	9.5	0.8	2.7	5.3	1.98
1969	37	TOT	NL	13	10	.565	3.69	34	34	0	5	0	0	212.1	212	97	87	15	59	4	157	7	1	4	892	94	2.88	1.276	9.0	0.6	2.5	6.7	2.66
1969	37	PIT	NL	10	9	.526	3.81	25	25	0	4	0	0	156.0	147	74	66	10	49	4	124	6	1	4	654	92	2.81	1.256	8.5	0.6	2.8	7.2	2.53
1969	37	LAD	NL	3	1	.750	3.36	9	9	0	1	0	0	56.1	65	23	21	5	10	0	33	1	0	0	238	99	3.08	1.331	10.4	0.8	1.6	5.3	3.30
1970	38	PHI	NL	10	15	.400	4.11	34	33	0	4	0	0	219.0	233	111	100	19	56	9	147	8	0	1	937	98	3.30	1.320	9.6	0.8	2.3	6.0	2.63
1971	39	PHI	NL	5	12	.294	5.48	29	16	8	1	0	1	110.0	126	72	67	11	37	7	58	6	0	1	484	65	3.87	1.482	10.3	0.9	3.0	4.7	1.57
17 Yrs				224	184	.549	3.27	591	519	39	151	40	16	3760.1	3433	1527	1366	372	1000	98	2855	160	8	47	15618	115	3.22	1.179	8.2	0.9	2.4	6.8	2.86
162 Game Avg.				14	11	.549	3.27	36	32	2	9	2	1	230	210	94	84	23	61	6	175	10	0	3	957	115	3.22	1.179	8.2	0.9	2.4	6.8	2.86
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
DET (9 yrs)				118	87	.576	3.45	304	251	27	78	16	12	1867.1	1692	796	715	223	564	31	1406	73	5	26	7815	116	3.59	1.208	8.2	1.1	2.7	6.8	2.49
PHI (6 yrs)				89	73	.549	2.93	226	208	12	65	23	4	1520.2	1361	559	495	120	329	57	1197	72	2	14	6227	122	2.80	1.111	8.1	0.7	1.9	7.1	3.64
PIT (2 yrs)				14	23	.378	3.84	52	51	0	7	1	0	316.0	315	149	135	24	97	10	219	14	1	7	1338	83	3.10	1.304	9.0	0.7	2.8	6.2	2.26
LAD (1 yr)				3	1	.750	3.36	9	9	0	1	0	0	56.1	65	23	21	5	10	0	33	1	0	0	238	99	3.08	1.331	10.4	0.8	1.6	5.3	3.30

NL (8 yrs)				106	97	.522	3.10	287	268	12	73	24	4	1893.0	1741	731	651	149	436	67	1449	87	3	21	7803	113	2.86	1.150	8.3	0.7	2.1	6.9	3.32
AL (9 yrs)				118	87	.576	3.45	304	251	27	78	16	12	1867.1	1692	796	715	223	564	31	1406	73	5	26	7815	116	3.59	1.208	8.2	1.1	2.7	6.8	2.49

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Jim Bunning born?

Jim Bunning was born on October 23, 1931.

Where was Jim Bunning born?

Jim Bunning was born in Southgate, KY.

How tall was Jim Bunning?

Jim Bunning was 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Jim Bunning weigh when playing?

Jim Bunning weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jim Bunning play?

Jim Bunning played 17 seasons.

Is Jim Bunning in the Hall of Fame?

Jim Bunning was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1996.

What position did Jim Bunning play?

Jim Bunning was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Jim Bunning have?

Jim Bunning had 2,855 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Jim Bunning played for?

Jim Bunning played for 4 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers.

How many World Series has Jim Bunning won?

Jim Bunning never won a World Series.

When did Jim Bunning retire?

Jim Bunning last played in 1971.

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