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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-14 / in Starts: 25-14
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 108 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	51 (31-11-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 108 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	63 (32-20-10)

Most Driven In
R Amaro	1
G Triandos	1
C Dalrymple	1
Self	1
T Taylor	0

Most Driven In By
J Callison	4
Self	1
C Rojas	1

1965 Batting Game Log

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1965 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	353	2 (1)	Apr 14	PHI		SFG	L,2-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.71	-0.017	1.63	-0.02%	-0.14	P
2	354	5 (2)	Apr 19	PHI		HOU	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.27	0.018	.53	0.02%	-0.74	P
3	355	8 (2)	Apr 23	PHI	@	LAD	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.80	-0.041	1.84	-0.06%	-0.33	P
4	356	12 (3)	Apr 27	PHI	@	SFG	L,13-14	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.86	-0.024	1.98	-0.03%	-0.21	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	357	15 (2)	May 1	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.38	-0.071	2.30	-0.07%	-0.55	P
6	358	19 (3)	May 5	PHI	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.385	.538	9	.87	0.151	1.40	0.15%	0.73	P
7	359	23 (3)	May 10	PHI		STL	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	.69	0.028	1.35	0.03%	0.15	P
8	360	28 (4)	May 15	PHI		MLN	W,6-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	.87	-0.012	1.94	-0.02%	0.12	P
9	361	32 (3)	May 19	PHI	@	STL	L,6-7	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.333	.524	9	.69	-0.010	1.53	-0.01%	-0.31	P
10	362	37 (4)	May 24 (1)	PHI		NYM	L,2-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.318	.500	9	1.04	-0.025	1.38	-0.02%	-0.21	P
11	363	42 (4)	May 29	PHI		CHC	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.320	.520	9	.61	-0.023	.74	-0.02%	-0.18	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	364	46 (3)	Jun 4	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.207	.310	.517	9	.26	-0.026	.24	-0.01%	-0.41	P
13	365	51 (4)	Jun 8	PHI		LAD	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.219	.313	.531	9	1.11	0.027	1.39	0.02%	0.14	P
14	366	55 (3)	Jun 12	PHI		HOU	W,5-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.212	.303	.515	9	.42	-0.010	.44	-0.01%	-0.09	P
15	367	58 (2)	Jun 16	PHI	@	MLN	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.216	.297	.514	9	.34	0.026	.41	0.02%	0.17	P
16	368	62 (3)	Jun 20 (1)	PHI	@	HOU	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9	.97	0.027	.90	0.02%	0.17	P
17	369	66 (3)	Jun 24	PHI	@	SFG	W,3-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.220	.293	.512	9	1.58	-0.079	2.12	-0.06%	-0.56	P
18	370	72 (5)	Jun 30	PHI		MLN	W,3-2	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	9	.78	-0.019	1.60	-0.02%	-0.21	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	371	77 (4)	Jul 5 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.289	.511	9	1.21	-0.071	2.92	-0.10%	-0.43	P
20	372	83 (5)	Jul 9	PHI		SFG	W,10-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.224	.286	.510	9	.25	0.009	.75	0.02%	0.47	P
21	373	86 (2)	Jul 16	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	9	.45	0.007	1.19	0.01%	0.02	P
22	374	90 (3)	Jul 20	PHI	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.226	.283	.509	9	1.08	-0.055	1.86	-0.06%	-0.46	P
23	375	94 (3)	Jul 24	PHI	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.246	.298	.544	9	.21	-0.013	.19	-0.01%	0.06	P
24	376	99 (4)	Jul 28	PHI	@	PIT	W,1-0	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.254	.305	.559	9	1.20	-0.034	1.36	-0.02%	-0.27	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	377	103 (3)	Aug 1	PHI		NYM	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.258	.323	.581	9	.93	-0.022	1.24	-0.02%	-0.21	P
26	378	107 (3)	Aug 6	PHI		PIT	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.246	.308	.554	9	.65	-0.048	1.22	-0.05%	-0.68	P
27	379	112 (4)	Aug 10	PHI	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.269	.328	.597	9	1.12	0.052	1.25	0.04%	0.56	P
28	380	116 (3)	Aug 14	PHI	@	SFG	W,4-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.261	.319	.580	9	.72	-0.036	1.91	-0.06%	-0.31	P
29	381	120 (3)	Aug 18	PHI	@	LAD	W,6-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.306	.556	9	1.13	-0.082	2.51	-0.11%	-0.72	P
30	382	123 (2)	Aug 22	PHI		CIN	W,6-5	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.240	.293	.533	9	.66	-0.079	.83	-0.06%	-1.07	P
31	383	126 (2)	Aug 26	PHI		HOU	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.234	.286	.519	9	1.74	-0.088	1.80	-0.06%	-0.72	P
32	384	130 (3)	Aug 31 (1)	PHI		SFG	L,1-2	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.225	.275	.500	9	2.38	-0.190	1.30	-0.06%	-1.12	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	385	135 (4)	Sep 4	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.262	.476	9	.57	-0.059	.13	-0.01%	-0.77	P
34	386	140 (4)	Sep 10	PHI		STL	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.218	.264	.483	9	.70	0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.04	P
35	387	143 (2)	Sep 14	PHI		MLN	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.267	.489	9	.28	-0.008	.00	0.00%	0.14	P
36	388	147 (3)	Sep 18	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.223	.266	.489	9	.28	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
37	389	151 (3)	Sep 23 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,11-5	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.263	.485	9	.43	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.26	P
38	390	156 (4)	Sep 27	PHI		CHC	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.218	.257	.475	9	1.15	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
39	391	159 (2)	Oct 2 (1)	PHI	@	NYM	W,6-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.221	.252	.474	9	1.02	0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
							25-14		108	103	6	22	1	0	1	4	1	0	25	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.221	.252	.474		.78	-0.821	.98	-0.65%	-8.75

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