Jim Bunning Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Jim 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

Jim Bunning
NameJim Bunning
Date of BirthOctober 23, 1931
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1955
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Jim Bunning Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Jim Bunning.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 Career Summary

Jim Bunning appeared in 591 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1955 to 1971. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS519 (MLB Rank: 44)
GF39 (MLB Rank: 2,109)
W224 (MLB Rank: 72)
L184 (MLB Rank: 63)
SV16 (MLB Rank: 907)
ERA3.27 (MLB Rank: 1,917)
IP3760.1 (MLB Rank: 54)
SHO40 (MLB Rank: 44)
CG151 (MLB Rank: 224)
SO2,855 (MLB Rank: 22)
BB1000 (MLB Rank: 118)
H3,433 (MLB Rank: 76)
HR372 (MLB Rank: 23)
SO96.83 (MLB Rank: 3,028)
BB92.39 (MLB Rank: 10,168)
H98.22 (MLB Rank: 9,510)
HR90.89 (MLB Rank: 4,839)
WHIP1.179 (MLB Rank: 10,884)
WAR60.6 (MLB Rank: 64)

📊 Last Season Summary (1971)

In his final season (1971), Jim Bunning recorded the following stats:

GS16
GF8
W5
L12
SV1
ERA5.48
IP110
CG1
SO58
BB37
H126
HR11
SO94.75
BB93.03
H910.31
HR90.9
WHIP1.482
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

Jim Bunning has no postseason appearances.

Jim Bunning Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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