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.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 15	PHI		CIN	W,4-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (2)	Apr 19	PHI		ATL	L,1-3	GS	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 25	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
4	12	Apr 29	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	15 (2)	May 3	PHI	@	ATL	L,8-9	GS	23	5.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
6	19 (3)	May 7	PHI		PIT	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	23 (3)	May 12	PHI		LAD	W,5-1	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	26 (2)	May 15	PHI		HOU	W,5-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	28 (1)	May 18	PHI		STL	W,4-3	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	32 (3)	May 22	PHI	@	HOU	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
11	36 (3)	May 26	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-1	GS	36	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	40 (3)	May 30 (1)	PHI	@	NYM	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	46 (5)	Jun 3	PHI		SFG	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	50 (3)	Jun 7	PHI		CIN	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	54 (3)	Jun 11	PHI		STL	L,0-2	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	59 (4)	Jun 15 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,6-7	GS	20	5.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
17	64 (4)	Jun 19 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,0-1	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	69 (4)	Jun 24	PHI		PIT	L,1-3	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	72 (2)	Jun 28	PHI	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	76 (3)	Jul 2	PHI		CHC	W,12-9	GS	21	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	81 (4)	Jul 6	PHI		NYM	L,5-7	GS	21	5.1	3	2	0	5	0	P
22	85 (3)	Jul 10	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-10	GS	19	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	87 (1)	Jul 15	PHI		SFG	L,1-8	GS	28	6.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
24	92 (4)	Jul 19	PHI	@	HOU	L,2-8	GS	20	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	96 (3)	Jul 23	PHI	@	SFG	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	100 (3)	Jul 27	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-2	GS	44	11.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
27	103 (2)	Jul 31 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	108 (4)	Aug 4	PHI		HOU	W,12-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
29	112 (3)	Aug 9	PHI	@	STL	L,2-3	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	115 (2)	Aug 13 (1)	PHI	@	ATL	W,4-2	GS	37	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	120 (4)	Aug 17	PHI		CHC	L,3-5	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
32	124 (3)	Aug 21 (2)	PHI		NYM	L,1-5	GS	28	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	128 (3)	Aug 25	PHI	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	133 (4)	Aug 29	PHI		SFG	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	137 (3)	Sep 2	PHI	@	NYM	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
36	142 (4)	Sep 6	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-7	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	144 (1)	Sep 10	PHI		CIN	L,1-2	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	147 (2)	Sep 14	PHI	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
39	151 (3)	Sep 19	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-6	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
40	155 (3)	Sep 24	PHI		STL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
41	157 (1)	Sep 26	PHI		PIT	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	158	Sep 28 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,1-2	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
43	162 (3)	Oct 2 (2)	PHI		LAD	L,3-6	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							43gm		314.0	18	30	2	50	0