Jim Bunning Stats

Jim Bunning was born on Friday, October 23, 1931, in Southgate, Kentucky. Bunning was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 20, 1955, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jim Bunning baseball stats page.
"For most pitchers like me, who aren't overpowering supermen with extraordinary stuff like Sandy Koufax or Nolan Ryan, a no-hitter is a freaky thing." - Jim Bunning in No-Hitters: The 225 Games, 1893-1999 (Rich Westcott, 2000)

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Jim Bunning

Jim Bunning Autograph on a 1963 Topps (#365)

Jim Bunning Autograph on a 1963 Topps (#365)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   James Paul David Bunning
Nickname:   Jim
Born On:   10-23-1931
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Southgate, Kentucky
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Xavier University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03
Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   07-20-1955 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-03-1971
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jim Bunning

Jim Bunning Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1955 Tigers 15 8 3 3 5 .375 6.35 0 0 1 51.0 241 59 36 38 8 32 2 37 1 3 0 -
1956 Tigers 15 3 5 5 1 .833 3.71 0 0 1 53.1 245 55 22 24 6 28 4 34 3 0 0 -
1957 Tigers 45 30 4 20 8 .714 2.69 14 1 1 267.1 1,081 214 80 91 33 72 5 182 4 11 1 -
1958 Tigers 35 34 0 14 12 .538 3.52 10 3 0 219.2 923 188 86 96 28 79 4 177 5 10 3 -
1959 Tigers 40 35 4 17 13 .567 3.89 14 1 1 249.2 1,037 220 108 111 37 75 0 201 1 11 1 -
1960 Tigers 36 34 1 11 14 .440 2.79 10 3 0 252.0 1,024 217 78 92 20 64 7 201 2 11 0 -
1961 Tigers 38 37 1 17 11 .607 3.19 12 4 1 268.0 1,110 232 95 113 25 71 3 194 2 9 0 -
1962 Tigers 41 35 6 19 10 .655 3.59 12 2 6 258.0 1,103 262 103 112 28 74 3 184 4 13 0 -
1963 Tigers 39 35 3 12 13 .480 3.88 6 2 1 248.1 1,051 245 107 119 38 69 3 196 4 5 0 -
1964 Phillies 41 39 2 19 8 .704 2.63 13 5 2 284.1 1,145 248 83 99 23 46 3 219 2 14 0 -
1965 Phillies 39 39 0 19 9 .679 2.60 15 7 0 291.0 1,191 253 84 92 23 62 10 268 1 12 0 -
1966 Phillies 43 41 2 19 14 .576 2.41 16 5 1 314.0 1,254 260 84 91 26 55 8 252 5 19 1 -
1967 Phillies 40 40 0 17 15 .531 2.29 16 6 0 302.1 1,216 241 77 94 18 73 20 253 4 13 1 -
1968 Pirates 27 26 0 4 14 .222 3.88 3 1 0 160.0 684 168 69 75 14 48 6 95 3 8 0 -
1969 Pirates 25 25 0 10 9 .526 3.81 4 0 0 156.0 654 147 66 74 10 49 4 124 4 6 1 -
1969 Dodgers 9 9 0 3 1 .750 3.36 1 0 0 56.1 238 65 21 23 5 10 0 33 0 1 0 -
1970 Phillies 34 33 0 10 15 .400 4.11 4 0 0 219.0 937 233 100 111 19 56 9 147 1 8 0 -
1971 Phillies 29 16 8 5 12 .294 5.48 1 0 1 110.0 484 126 67 72 11 37 7 58 1 6 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
17 Years 591 519 39 224 184 .549 3.27 151 40 16 3,760.1 15,618 3,433 1,366 1,527 372 1,000 98 2,855 47 160 8 -
Jim Bunning

Jim Bunning Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1955 Tigers 15 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200
1956 Tigers 15 18 4 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 1 .333 .333 .444
1957 Tigers 45 94 10 20 2 1 1 0 4 5 0 29 5 0 0 6 .213 .253 .287
1958 Tigers 36 75 7 14 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 24 6 0 0 3 .187 .218 .213
1959 Tigers 40 89 7 17 0 1 1 0 7 5 0 25 8 0 0 5 .191 .234 .247
1960 Tigers 38 81 2 13 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 22 8 1 0 1 .160 .188 .173
1961 Tigers 38 100 6 13 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 30 2 0 0 3 .130 .147 .140
1962 Tigers 43 95 9 23 2 1 1 0 5 1 0 19 4 1 1 1 .242 .255 .316
1963 Tigers 41 84 4 13 1 1 0 0 5 4 0 15 6 0 0 4 .155 .193 .190
1964 Phillies 41 99 4 12 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 29 9 1 0 2 .121 .120 .141
1965 Phillies 39 103 6 22 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 25 4 0 0 0 .214 .221 .252
1966 Phillies 43 106 10 19 3 0 0 0 5 3 0 39 4 1 0 3 .179 .200 .208
1967 Phillies 40 104 8 17 3 0 2 0 12 1 0 33 7 0 0 1 .163 .171 .250
1968 Pirates 27 51 0 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 17 2 0 0 1 .098 .098 .118
1969 Pirates 25 47 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 12 7 0 0 2 .043 .100 .043
1969 Dodgers 9 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 3 0 0 1 .111 .111 .111
1970 Phillies 35 71 1 9 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 18 3 1 0 2 .127 .149 .127
1971 Phillies 31 25 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 9 3 1 0 0 .120 .148 .240
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
17 Years 601 1,275 82 213 21 4 7 0 75 34 0 362 85 6 1 36 .167 .188 .206
Jim Bunning

Jim Bunning Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1955 Tigers P 15 8 153 13 0.9 12 4 8 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .923 2.12 -
1956 Tigers P 15 3 160 8 0.5 8 2 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.35 -
1957 Tigers P 45 30 802 31 0.7 31 12 19 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.04 -
1958 Tigers P 35 34 659 25 0.7 25 9 16 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.02 -
1959 Tigers P 40 35 749 30 0.8 27 11 16 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .900 0.97 -
1960 Tigers P 36 34 756 42 1.2 42 11 31 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50 -
1961 Tigers P 38 37 804 53 1.4 50 21 29 3 6 n/a n/a n/a .943 1.68 -
1962 Tigers P 41 35 774 30 0.7 30 17 13 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.05 -
1963 Tigers P 39 35 745 44 1.1 43 18 25 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .977 1.56 -
1964 Phillies P 41 39 853 44 1.1 41 10 31 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .932 1.30 -
1965 Phillies P 39 39 873 72 1.8 69 29 40 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.13 -
1966 Phillies P 43 41 942 50 1.2 48 18 30 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .960 1.38 -
1967 Phillies P 40 40 907 50 1.3 49 16 33 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .980 1.46 -
1968 Pirates P 27 26 480 25 0.9 23 6 17 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .920 1.29 -
1969 Pirates P 25 25 468 14 0.6 13 4 9 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .929 0.75 -
1969 Dodgers P 9 9 169 7 0.8 7 1 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.12 -
1970 Phillies P 34 33 657 41 1.2 39 12 27 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .951 1.60 -
1971 Phillies P 29 16 330 22 0.8 21 5 16 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.72 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 591 519 11,281 601 1.0 578 206 372 23 20 n/a n/a n/a .962 1.38 --
17 Years 591 519 11,281 601 1.0 578 206 372 23 20 n/a n/a n/a .962 1.38 --
Jim Bunning

Jim Bunning Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1955 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.16 6.53 5.65
1956 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.6 18.0 1.21 5.74 4.73
1957 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 94.0 3.2 23.5 2.53 6.13 2.42
1958 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.1 25.0 2.24 7.25 3.24
1959 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 89.0 3.6 12.7 2.68 7.25 2.70
1960 Tigers 0 2 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.7 20.3 3.14 7.18 2.29
1961 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.3 25.0 2.73 6.51 2.38
1962 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 95.0 5.0 19.0 2.49 6.42 2.58
1963 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.6 16.8 2.84 7.10 2.50
1964 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.4 12.4 4.76 6.93 1.46
1965 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 103.0 4.1 25.8 4.32 8.29 1.92
1966 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.7 21.2 4.58 7.22 1.58
1967 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 52.0 3.2 8.7 3.47 7.53 2.17
1968 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 17.0 1.98 5.34 2.70
1969 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.9 47.0 2.53 7.15 2.83
1969 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 18.0 3.30 5.27 1.60
1970 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.9 11.8 2.63 6.04 2.30
1971 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 25.0 2.8 12.5 1.57 4.75 3.03
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
17 Years 0 2 .000 - - n/a 182.1 3.5 17.0 2.86 6.83 2.39
Jim Bunning

Jim Bunning Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1955 Detroit Tigers 15 Undetermined - -
1956 Detroit Tigers 14 Undetermined - -
1957 Detroit Tigers 14 Undetermined Stats -
1958 Detroit Tigers 14 Undetermined - -
1959 Detroit Tigers 14 Undetermined Stats -
1960 Detroit Tigers 14 Undetermined - -
1961 Detroit Tigers 14 Undetermined Stats -
1962 Detroit Tigers 14 Undetermined Stats -
1963 Detroit Tigers 14 Undetermined Stats -
1964 Philadelphia Phillies 14 Undetermined Stats -
1965 Philadelphia Phillies 14 Undetermined - -
1966 Philadelphia Phillies 14 Undetermined Stats -
1967 Philadelphia Phillies 14 Undetermined - -
1968 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 Undetermined - -
1969 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 Undetermined - -
1969 Los Angeles Dodgers 17 Undetermined - -
1970 Philadelphia Phillies 14 Undetermined - -
1971 Philadelphia Phillies 14 Undetermined - -


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