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	17-19 / in Starts: 16-18
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 84 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	58 (35-14-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 84 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	51 (27-16-8)

Most Driven In
R Wilson	1
B Martin	1
C Lau	1
C Veal	0

Most Driven In By
H Kuenn	2
A Kaline	2
F Bolling	1
B Martin	1
O Virgil	1

1958 Batting Game Log

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1958 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	76	1	Apr 15	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	1.16	0.067	3.05	0.11%	0.13	P
2	77	6 (4)	Apr 20	DET		CLE	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.286	.571	.857	9	1.95	-0.185	5.37	-0.31%	-1.51	P
3	78	11 (4)	Apr 25	DET	@	CLE	L,2-12	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	1.42	-0.039	4.43	-0.07%	-0.34	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
4	79	16 (4)	May 2	DET	@	BOS	L,0-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	.78	-0.040	2.14	-0.07%	-0.34	P
5	80	20 (3)	May 7 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,4-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						P
6	81	24 (3)	May 11	DET		KCA	W,10-3	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9						P
7	82	36 (11)	May 25 (1)	DET		WSH	W,7-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.308	.462	9	1.71	-0.134	1.51	-0.07%	-1.18	P
8	83	40 (3)	May 30 (1)	DET		CHW	L,5-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9	.46	-0.012	.62	-0.01%	-0.10	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
9	84	43 (2)	Jun 3	DET	@	BAL	L,0-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.267	.400	9	.72	-0.017	.65	-0.01%	-0.14	P
10	85	47 (3)	Jun 7	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9	1.70	-0.038	1.79	-0.02%	-0.34	P
11	86	49 (1)	Jun 9	DET	@	BOS	L,4-9	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9						P
12	87	51 (1)	Jun 11 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,9-3	GS-9	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.263	.421	9	.37	-0.006	.34	0.00%	1.08	P
13	88	56 (4)	Jun 15 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.273	.490	9	.52	0.012	1.05	0.01%	0.00	P
14	89	59 (2)	Jun 20	DET		NYY	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.240	.432	9	1.17	-0.085	2.44	-0.11%	-0.34	P
15	90	66 (6)	Jun 28	DET		BOS	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.179	.222	.401	9	1.17	-0.059	1.81	-0.06%	-0.60	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	91	70 (3)	Jul 2	DET		KCA	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.219	.258	.477	9	.40	0.025	.44	0.02%	0.30	P
17	92	74 (3)	Jul 6	DET	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.206	.242	.448	9	.86	-0.050	.57	-0.02%	-0.62	P
18	93	76 (1)	Jul 11	DET	@	WSH	L,5-6	GS-7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.189	.222	.411	9	.50	-0.051	.37	-0.02%	-1.32	P
19	94	82 (5)	Jul 16	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.179	.211	.390	9	.91	-0.048	1.32	-0.04%	-0.42	P
20	95	86 (3)	Jul 20 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.190	.220	.410	9	.49	-0.006	.20	0.00%	-0.13	P
21	96	90 (3)	Jul 24	DET		NYY	L,7-10	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.159	.178	.205	.382	9	.75	-0.056	.10	0.00%	-0.28	P
22	97	96 (5)	Jul 29	DET		BOS	L,8-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.174	.200	.374	9	.24	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.16	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
23	98	100 (3)	Aug 2	DET		BAL	W,8-7	GS-3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.191	.217	.409	9	1.21	0.046	.02	0.00%	0.85	P
24	99	107 (6)	Aug 10 (2)	DET		CHW	W,4-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.191	.217	.409	8						PR
25	100	108	Aug 11	DET		KCA	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.204	.229	.433	9	.99	0.055	.00	0.00%	0.70	P
26	101	114 (5)	Aug 16	DET	@	KCA	L,7-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.196	.220	.416	9	.82	-0.045	.01	0.00%	-0.41	P
27	102	119 (4)	Aug 22	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.222	.245	.468	9	1.19	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.01	P
28	103	123 (3)	Aug 27 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.214	.236	.451	9	.64	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
29	104	127 (3)	Aug 31	DET	@	CHW	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.207	.228	.435	9	.49	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.24	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
30	105	132 (4)	Sep 4	DET		CHW	W,11-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.213	.233	.446	9	.45	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.78	P
31	106	136 (3)	Sep 9	DET		WSH	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.231	.238	.469	9	.23	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.03	P
32	107	140 (3)	Sep 13	DET		BAL	W,13-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.194	.217	.224	.441	9	.23	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-1.93	P
33	108	144 (3)	Sep 17	DET		NYY	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.208	.214	.423	9	.81	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.70	P
34	109	148 (3)	Sep 21	DET		CLE	L,1-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.205	.211	.417	9	.36	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
35	110	151 (2)	Sep 25	DET	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.221	.216	.437	9	.67	0.106	.00	0.00%	0.81	P
36	111	154 (2)	Sep 28	DET	@	CLE	L,2-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.218	.213	.431	9	.72	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
							17-19		84	75	7	14	2	0	0	3	3	0	24	0	6	0	1	2	0	0	.187	.218	.213	.431		.78	-0.720	.86	-0.68%	-8.58

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