Wally Bunker was born on Thursday, January 25, 1945, in Seattle, Washington. Bunker was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 29, 1963, with the Baltimore Orioles. 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 Wally Bunker baseball stats page.
"Wally Bunker of Baltimore has one of those sinkers you can break your back on." - Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle in The Education of a Baseball Player (Bob Smith, 1967)
Wally BunkerWally Bunker Autograph on a 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#266 | Checklist) |
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Wally BunkerWally Bunker Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1963 | 18 | Orioles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1964 | 19 | Orioles | 29 | 29 | 0 | 19 | 5 | .792 | 2.69 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 214.0 | 850 | 161 | 64 | 72 | 17 | 62 | 5 | 96 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1965 | 20 | Orioles | 34 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.38 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 189.0 | 778 | 170 | 71 | 79 | 16 | 58 | 2 | 84 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
1966 | 21 | Orioles | 29 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4.29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 142.2 | 615 | 151 | 68 | 74 | 16 | 48 | 2 | 89 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1967 | 22 | Orioles | 29 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4.09 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 88.0 | 365 | 83 | 40 | 46 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - |
1968 | 23 | Orioles | 18 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71.0 | 282 | 59 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1969 | 24 | Royals | 35 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 222.2 | 907 | 198 | 80 | 89 | 29 | 62 | 3 | 130 | 6 | 4 | 0 | - |
1970 | 25 | Royals | 24 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 11 | .154 | 4.22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 121.2 | 514 | 109 | 57 | 63 | 16 | 50 | 2 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 1 | - |
1971 | 26 | Royals | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 136 | 35 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
9 Years | 206 | 152 | 18 | 60 | 52 | .536 | 3.51 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 1,085.1 | 4,472 | 976 | 423 | 473 | 113 | 334 | 16 | 569 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
Wally BunkerWally Bunker Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1963 | 18 | Orioles | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
1964 | 19 | Orioles | 29 | 72 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .069 | .183 | .097 |
1965 | 20 | Orioles | 34 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .073 | .177 | .073 |
1966 | 21 | Orioles | 30 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .104 | .173 | .167 |
1967 | 22 | Orioles | 29 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 |
1968 | 23 | Orioles | 18 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .111 |
1969 | 24 | Royals | 35 | 70 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .200 | .186 |
1970 | 25 | Royals | 24 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .065 | .237 | .065 |
1971 | 26 | Royals | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .100 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
9 Years | 207 | 331 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 145 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .094 | .183 | .118 |
Wally BunkerWally Bunker Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1963 Orioles | P | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1964 Orioles | P | 29 | 29 | 642 | 55 | 1.9 | 54 | 20 | 34 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.27 |
1965 Orioles | P | 34 | 27 | 567 | 41 | 1.2 | 40 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.90 |
1966 Orioles | P | 29 | 24 | 428 | 27 | 0.9 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.70 |
1967 Orioles | P | 29 | 9 | 264 | 24 | 0.8 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
1968 Orioles | P | 18 | 10 | 213 | 15 | 0.8 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 1.77 |
1969 Royals | P | 35 | 31 | 668 | 64 | 1.8 | 62 | 19 | 43 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.51 |
1970 Royals | P | 24 | 15 | 365 | 25 | 1.0 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .880 | 1.63 |
1971 Royals | P | 7 | 6 | 97 | 6 | 0.9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.67 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 206 | 152 | 3,256 | 257 | 1.2 | 249 | 70 | 179 | 8 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.06 | |
9 Years | 206 | 152 | 3,256 | 257 | 1.2 | 249 | 70 | 179 | 8 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.06 |
Wally BunkerWally Bunker Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1963 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.33 | 2.25 | 6.75 |
1964 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 36.0 | 1.55 | 4.04 | 2.61 |
1965 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 1.45 | 4.00 | 2.76 |
1966 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.2 | 24.0 | 1.85 | 5.61 | 3.03 |
1967 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.65 | 5.22 | 3.17 |
1968 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 3.14 | 5.58 | 1.77 |
1969 Royals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 2.10 | 5.25 | 2.51 |
1970 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.4 | 31.0 | 1.18 | 4.36 | 3.70 |
1971 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.50 | 4.18 | 1.67 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
9 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 19.5 | 1.70 | 4.72 | 2.77 |
Wally BunkerWally Bunker Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1963 Baltimore Orioles | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Baltimore Orioles | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1965 Baltimore Orioles | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1966 Baltimore Orioles | 27 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1967 Baltimore Orioles | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1968 Baltimore Orioles | 27 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
1969 Kansas City Royals | 27 | $18,000.00 | - | - |
1970 Kansas City Royals | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1971 Kansas City Royals | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
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