Gaylord Perry vs Jim Bunning

Gaylord Perry Jim Bunning

Gaylord Perry and Jim Bunning compared on their MLB careers: Gaylord Perry played 22 seasons, 1962 to 1983, Jim Bunning 17 seasons, 1955 to 1971. Gaylord Perry has 314 wins to Jim Bunning's 224.

Who has the better career numbers?

Gaylord Perry and Jim Bunning career totals

777	GP	591
314	W	224
265	L	184
3.1	ERA	3.3
5350.1	IP	3760.1
3,534	K	2,855
1,379	BB	1,000
1.2	WHIP	1.2
11	SV	16

Where each stands all time

Gaylord Perry and Jim Bunning all-time places

10th (3,534)	Strikeouts (pitching)	22nd (2,855)
17th (314)	Wins (pitching)	68th (224)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Gaylord Perry: 0 championships; AL Cy Young, NL Cy Young
Jim Bunning: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Gaylord Perry and Jim Bunning season by season

1st	1962	3	1	5.23	1955	3	5	6.35
2nd	1963	1	6	4.03	1956	5	1	3.71
3rd	1964	12	11	2.75	1957	20	8	2.69
4th	1965	8	12	4.19	1958	14	12	3.52
5th	1966	21	8	2.99	1959	17	13	3.89
6th	1967	15	17	2.61	1960	11	14	2.79
7th	1968	16	15	2.44	1961	17	11	3.19
8th	1969	19	14	2.49	1962	19	10	3.59
9th	1970	23	13	3.20	1963	12	13	3.88
10th	1971	16	12	2.76	1964	19	8	2.63
11th	1972	24	16	1.92	1965	19	9	2.60
12th	1973	19	19	3.38	1966	19	14	2.41
13th	1974	21	13	2.51	1967	17	15	2.29
14th	1975	18	17	3.24	1968	4	14	3.88
15th	1976	15	14	3.24	1969	13	10	3.69
16th	1977	15	12	3.37	1970	10	15	4.11
17th	1978	21	6	2.73	1971	5	12	5.48
18th	1979	12	11	3.06	—	—	—	—
19th	1980	10	13	3.68	—	—	—	—
20th	1981	8	9	3.94	—	—	—	—
21st	1982	10	12	4.40	—	—	—	—
22nd	1983	7	14	4.64	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA