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	9-18 / in Starts: 9-17
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 53 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	26 (11-8-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 53 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (15-9-5)

Most Driven In
M Alou	1
D Clendenon	1
F Patek	1

1968 Batting Game Log

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1968 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	475	1	Apr 10	PIT	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.45	-0.225	5.26	-0.29%	-1.62	P
2	476	4 (2)	Apr 14	PIT	@	LAD	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.18	-0.013	.41	-0.02%	-0.25	P
3	477	7 (2)	Apr 19	PIT		SFG	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.37	-0.092	3.63	-0.15%	-0.57	P
4	478	11 (3)	Apr 24	PIT		LAD	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.01	-0.103	2.12	-0.13%	-0.95	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	479	18 (6)	May 2	PIT		CHC	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.76	-0.035	1.66	-0.05%	-0.19	P
6	480	22 (3)	May 6	PIT	@	ATL	W,2-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.92	-0.024	1.68	-0.03%	-0.31	P
7	481	28 (5)	May 13	PIT		STL	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.86	-0.040	2.30	-0.06%	-0.26	P
8	482	32 (3)	May 18	PIT		CIN	L,3-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.98	-0.076	3.60	-0.08%	-0.55	P
9	483	36 (3)	May 22	PIT	@	CHC	W,13-6	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9	1.05	0.046	1.19	0.03%	0.36	P
10	484	40 (3)	May 30 (1)	PIT		NYM	L,3-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.045	.045	.091	9	.21	-0.005	.38	-0.01%	-0.07	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
11	485	46 (5)	Jun 4	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.043	.043	.087	9	.67	-0.015	.62	-0.01%	-0.11	P
12	486	50 (3)	Jun 8	PIT	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.080	.080	.160	9	1.58	-0.007	1.02	0.00%	-0.01	P
13	487	54 (3)	Jun 12	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	1.55	-0.109	1.05	-0.04%	-0.68	P
14	488	67 (12)	Jun 23	PIT		SFG	L,1-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.069	.069	.138	9	.41	-0.010	.36	-0.01%	-0.07	P
15	489	71 (3)	Jun 28	PIT	@	PHI	W,10-1	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.147	.265	9	.61	0.142	.60	0.08%	2.12	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
16	490	77 (5)	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.139	.250	9	1.29	-0.065	2.57	-0.08%	-0.50	P
17	491	85 (7)	Jul 12	PIT		PHI	L,2-3	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.139	.250	9						P
18	492	99 (13)	Jul 26 (2)	PIT		STL	W,5-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.108	.135	.243	9	1.49	0.085	.04	0.00%	0.51	P
19	493	104 (4)	Jul 30 (2)	PIT		ATL	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.103	.128	.231	9	.83	-0.041	.03	0.00%	-0.42	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
20	494	110 (5)	Aug 4	PIT	@	SFG	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.098	.122	.220	9	1.09	-0.056	.03	0.00%	-0.35	P
21	495	115 (4)	Aug 9	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.095	.095	.119	.214	9						P
22	496	125 (9)	Aug 19	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.093	.093	.116	.209	9	.71	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
23	497	129 (3)	Aug 23	PIT	@	STL	L,2-3	7-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.093	.093	.116	.209	8						P
24	498	133 (3)	Aug 27	PIT	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.109	.130	.239	9	.52	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
Sept		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	499	138 (4)	Sep 1	PIT		ATL	L,7-8	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.104	.104	.125	.229	9						P
26	500	143 (4)	Sep 7	PIT		NYM	L,3-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.102	.102	.122	.224	9	.85	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
27	501	158 (14)	Sep 23 (2)	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.098	.118	.216	9	.59	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
							9-18		53	51	0	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	17	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.098	.098	.118	.216		1.05	-0.731	1.44	-0.83%	-4.61

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