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	23-20 / in Starts: 21-20
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	41 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 114 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	66 (33-22-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 114 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	66 (34-21-11)

Most Driven In
T Taylor	1
C Rojas	1
B Uecker	1
D Groat	1
B White	1
C Dalrymple	0

Most Driven In By
J Callison	3
C Rojas	3
T Taylor	1
D Groat	1
B White	0

1966 Batting Game Log

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1966 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	392	3 (2)	Apr 15	PHI		CIN	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.02	-0.053	2.51	-0.08%	-0.36	P
2	393	6 (2)	Apr 19	PHI		ATL	L,1-3	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	1.20	-0.064	3.12	-0.10%	-0.43	P
3	394	11 (4)	Apr 25	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.25	0.006	.53	0.01%	0.12	P
4	395	12	Apr 29	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.69	-0.072	1.48	-0.09%	-1.03	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	396	15 (2)	May 3	PHI	@	ATL	L,8-9	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.30	0.037	3.24	0.05%	0.12	P
6	397	19 (3)	May 7	PHI		PIT	W,7-3	CG	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9	.91	0.048	2.29	0.07%	-0.52	P
7	398	23 (3)	May 12	PHI		LAD	W,5-1	GS-7	3	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.318	.286	.604	9	.55	0.067	.99	0.07%	0.86	P
8	399	26 (2)	May 15	PHI		HOU	W,5-2	8-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.348	.286	.634	9	.36	0.013	.56	0.01%	0.25	P
9	400	28 (1)	May 18	PHI		STL	W,4-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	9	1.04	-0.026	1.85	-0.03%	-0.22	P
10	401	32 (3)	May 22	PHI	@	HOU	W,6-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.276	.222	.498	9	.73	-0.101	1.49	-0.12%	-1.86	P
11	402	36 (3)	May 26	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-1	GS-11	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	1.67	-0.124	3.75	-0.17%	-1.00	P
12	403	40 (3)	May 30 (1)	PHI	@	NYM	W,7-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.257	.212	.469	9	.41	0.072	.83	0.09%	0.34	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
13	404	46 (5)	Jun 3	PHI		SFG	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.231	.189	.420	9	.41	-0.040	1.28	-0.08%	-0.79	P
14	405	50 (3)	Jun 7	PHI		CIN	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	9	.37	-0.017	1.06	-0.03%	-0.37	P
15	406	54 (3)	Jun 11	PHI		STL	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.190	.227	.190	.418	9	1.19	-0.104	3.41	-0.18%	-0.83	P
16	407	59 (4)	Jun 15 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,6-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399	9	.69	-0.037	2.03	-0.07%	-0.52	P
17	408	64 (4)	Jun 19 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,0-1	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.213	.178	.391	9	1.34	-0.052	3.71	-0.09%	-0.40	P
18	409	69 (4)	Jun 24	PHI		PIT	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.204	.170	.374	9	1.06	-0.052	2.08	-0.06%	-0.36	P
19	410	72 (2)	Jun 28	PHI	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.160	.352	9	.66	-0.048	.95	-0.04%	-0.44	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
20	411	76 (3)	Jul 2	PHI		CHC	W,12-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.189	.157	.346	9	2.05	-0.122	3.66	-0.13%	-1.14	P
21	412	81 (4)	Jul 6	PHI		NYM	L,5-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.182	.151	.333	9	1.43	-0.089	3.04	-0.11%	-0.89	P
22	413	85 (3)	Jul 10	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.179	.148	.327	9	.82	-0.020	1.26	-0.02%	-0.22	P
23	414	87 (1)	Jul 15	PHI		SFG	L,1-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.190	.161	.350	9	.71	0.009	1.58	0.01%	0.05	P
24	415	92 (4)	Jul 19	PHI	@	HOU	L,2-8	GS-5	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.203	.193	.396	9	.45	0.026	.88	0.03%	0.21	P
25	416	96 (3)	Jul 23	PHI	@	SFG	W,8-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.190	.183	.374	9	.28	-0.027	.63	-0.04%	-0.60	P
26	417	100 (3)	Jul 27	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-2	GS-12	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.179	.172	.351	9	1.47	-0.150	1.60	-0.10%	-0.64	P
27	418	103 (2)	Jul 31 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.169	.162	.331	9	.36	-0.039	.43	-0.03%	-1.09	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
28	419	108 (4)	Aug 4	PHI		HOU	W,12-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.187	.181	.367	9	.48	0.075	.80	0.08%	1.24	P
29	420	112 (3)	Aug 9	PHI	@	STL	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.195	.189	.384	9	.95	0.037	1.71	0.04%	0.23	P
30	421	115 (2)	Aug 13 (1)	PHI	@	ATL	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.169	.188	.182	.369	9	.48	-0.053	.62	-0.04%	-0.81	P
31	422	120 (4)	Aug 17	PHI		CHC	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.195	.190	.385	9	1.76	0.021	2.65	0.02%	0.05	P
32	423	124 (3)	Aug 21 (2)	PHI		NYM	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.202	.198	.400	9	.82	-0.018	1.28	-0.02%	-0.19	P
33	424	128 (3)	Aug 25	PHI	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.205	.212	.416	9	.52	-0.007	.35	0.00%	-0.11	P
34	425	133 (4)	Aug 29	PHI		SFG	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.217	.216	.433	9	.68	0.092	.13	0.01%	0.78	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
35	426	137 (3)	Sep 2	PHI	@	NYM	W,6-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.187	.211	.209	.419	9	.45	-0.033	.11	-0.01%	0.46	P
36	427	142 (4)	Sep 6	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.206	.204	.410	9	1.16	-0.057	.49	-0.01%	-0.44	P
37	428	144 (1)	Sep 10	PHI		CIN	L,1-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.204	.202	.406	9	1.19	-0.034	.51	-0.01%	-0.28	P
38	429	147 (2)	Sep 14	PHI	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.198	.196	.394	9	.64	-0.048	.09	0.00%	-0.47	P
39	430	151 (3)	Sep 19	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.204	.202	.406	9	.56	-0.014	.05	0.00%	0.00	P
40	431	155 (3)	Sep 24	PHI		STL	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.206	.214	.419	9	.62	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
41	432	157 (1)	Sep 26	PHI		PIT	W,5-4	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.184	.206	.214	.419	9						P
42	433	158	Sep 28 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.202	.210	.411	9	1.64	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.56	P
43	434	162 (3)	Oct 2 (2)	PHI		LAD	L,3-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.200	.208	.408	9	.89	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
							23-20		114	106	10	19	3	0	0	5	3	0	39	0	4	1	1	3	0	0	.179	.200	.208	.408		.78	-1.113	1.28	-1.15%	-12.20

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