James Paul David Bunning played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1971, appearing in 591 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 224 W and 184 L, an ERA of 3.27, 2,855 SO, a WHIP of 1.179, and a WAR of 60.6.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | James Paul David Bunning |
Date of Birth | October 23, 1931 |
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MLB Debut | 1955 |
📊 Career Summary
James Paul David Bunning appeared in 591 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1955 to 1971. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 519 (MLB Rank: 44) |
GF | 39 (MLB Rank: 2,077) |
W | 224 (MLB Rank: 72) |
L | 184 (MLB Rank: 63) |
SV | 16 (MLB Rank: 895) |
ERA | 3.27 (MLB Rank: 1,893) |
IP | 3760.1 (MLB Rank: 54) |
SHO | 40 (MLB Rank: 44) |
CG | 151 (MLB Rank: 224) |
SO | 2,855 (MLB Rank: 22) |
BB | 1000 (MLB Rank: 117) |
H | 3,433 (MLB Rank: 76) |
HR | 372 (MLB Rank: 23) |
SO9 | 6.83 (MLB Rank: 2,898) |
BB9 | 2.39 (MLB Rank: 10,004) |
H9 | 8.22 (MLB Rank: 9,394) |
HR9 | 0.89 (MLB Rank: 4,702) |
WHIP | 1.179 (MLB Rank: 10,735) |
WAR | 60.6 (MLB Rank: 64) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1971)
In his final season (1971), James Paul David Bunning recorded the following stats:
GS | 16 |
GF | 8 |
W | 5 |
L | 12 |
SV | 1 |
ERA | 5.48 |
IP | 110 |
CG | 1 |
SO | 58 |
BB | 37 |
H | 126 |
HR | 11 |
SO9 | 4.75 |
BB9 | 3.03 |
H9 | 10.31 |
HR9 | 0.9 |
WHIP | 1.482 |
WAR | −2.0 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1957, 20 W
- Most SO: 1965, 268 SO
- Most IP: 1966, 314 IP
- Best WAR: 1966, 9.0 WAR
- Best ERA: 1967, 2.29 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
James Paul David Bunning has no postseason appearances.
James Paul David Bunning Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1955 | 3 | 5 | 6.35 | 0.375 | 1 | 37 | 51 | -0.9 | 1.784 | 8 | 59 | 32 | 38 | 36 | 62 | 5.01 | 6.5 | 1.16 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.4 | 5.6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 241 |
1956 | 5 | 1 | 3.71 | 0.833 | 1 | 34 | 53.1 | 0.8 | 1.556 | 6 | 55 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 113 | 4.13 | 5.7 | 1.21 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 245 |
1957 | 20 | 8 | 2.69 | 0.714 | 1 | 182 | 267.1 | 6.3 | 1.07 | 33 | 214 | 72 | 91 | 80 | 144 | 3.63 | 6.1 | 2.53 | 30 | 45 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1081 |
1958 | 14 | 12 | 3.52 | 0.538 | 0 | 177 | 219.2 | 3.1 | 1.215 | 28 | 188 | 79 | 96 | 86 | 115 | 3.74 | 7.3 | 2.24 | 34 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 923 |
1959 | 17 | 13 | 3.89 | 0.567 | 1 | 201 | 249.2 | 3.8 | 1.182 | 37 | 220 | 75 | 111 | 108 | 104 | 3.89 | 7.2 | 2.68 | 35 | 40 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1037 |
1960 | 11 | 14 | 2.79 | 0.44 | 0 | 201 | 252 | 6.6 | 1.115 | 20 | 217 | 64 | 92 | 78 | 143 | 2.86 | 7.2 | 3.14 | 34 | 36 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1024 |
1961 | 17 | 11 | 3.19 | 0.607 | 1 | 194 | 268 | 3.8 | 1.131 | 25 | 232 | 71 | 113 | 95 | 129 | 3.23 | 6.5 | 2.73 | 37 | 38 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1110 |
1962 | 19 | 10 | 3.59 | 0.655 | 6 | 184 | 258 | 4.8 | 1.302 | 28 | 262 | 74 | 112 | 103 | 114 | 3.61 | 6.4 | 2.49 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1103 |
1963 | 12 | 13 | 3.88 | 0.48 | 1 | 196 | 248.1 | 1.5 | 1.264 | 38 | 245 | 69 | 119 | 107 | 97 | 3.78 | 7.1 | 2.84 | 35 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1.4 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1051 |
1964 | 19 | 8 | 2.63 | 0.704 | 2 | 219 | 284.1 | 5.5 | 1.034 | 23 | 248 | 46 | 99 | 83 | 132 | 2.75 | 6.9 | 4.76 | 39 | 41 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1145 |
1965 | 19 | 9 | 2.6 | 0.679 | 0 | 268 | 291 | 8 | 1.082 | 23 | 253 | 62 | 92 | 84 | 132 | 2.47 | 8.3 | 4.32 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1191 |
1966 | 19 | 14 | 2.41 | 0.576 | 1 | 252 | 314 | 9 | 1.003 | 26 | 260 | 55 | 91 | 84 | 150 | 2.73 | 7.2 | 4.58 | 41 | 43 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 0.7 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1254 |
1967 | 17 | 15 | 2.29 | 0.531 | 0 | 253 | 302.1 | 7.8 | 1.039 | 18 | 241 | 73 | 94 | 77 | 149 | 2.49 | 7.5 | 3.47 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0.5 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 1216 |
1968 | 4 | 14 | 3.88 | 0.222 | 0 | 95 | 160 | -1.5 | 1.35 | 14 | 168 | 48 | 75 | 69 | 75 | 3.39 | 5.3 | 1.98 | 26 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 684 |
1969 | 13 | 10 | 3.69 | 0.565 | 0 | 157 | 212.1 | 0.9 | 1.276 | 15 | 212 | 59 | 97 | 87 | 94 | 2.88 | 6.7 | 2.66 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.6 | 9 | 2.5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 892 |
1970 | 10 | 15 | 4.11 | 0.4 | 0 | 147 | 219 | 3.1 | 1.32 | 19 | 233 | 56 | 111 | 100 | 98 | 3.3 | 6 | 2.63 | 33 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 937 |
1971 | 5 | 12 | 5.48 | 0.294 | 1 | 58 | 110 | -2 | 1.482 | 11 | 126 | 37 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 3.87 | 4.7 | 1.57 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 484 |