Standard Pitching
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | 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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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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