Jim Bunning vs Mickey Lolich

Jim BunningMickey Lolich

Jim Bunning and Mickey Lolich compared on their MLB careers: Jim Bunning played 17 seasons, 1955 to 1971, Mickey Lolich 16 seasons, 1963 to 1979. Jim Bunning has 224 wins to Mickey Lolich's 217. Mickey Lolich won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jim Bunning and Mickey Lolich career totals
591GP586
224W217
184L191
3.3ERA3.4
3760.1IP3638.1
2,855K2,832
1,000BB1,099
1.2WHIP1.2
16SV11

Where each stands all time

Jim Bunning and Mickey Lolich all-time places
22nd (2,855)Strikeouts (pitching)23rd (2,832)
68th (224)Wins (pitching)82nd (217)

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

  • Jim Bunning: 0 championships; none on file
  • Mickey Lolich: 1 championship; World Series MVP

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.

Jim Bunning and Mickey Lolich season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1955356.351963593.55
2nd1956513.7119641893.26
3rd19572082.6919651593.44
4th195814123.52196614144.77
5th195917133.89196714133.04
6th196011142.7919681793.19
7th196117113.19196919113.14
8th196219103.59197014193.80
9th196312133.88197125142.92
10th19641982.63197222142.50
11th19651992.60197316153.82
12th196619142.41197416214.15
13th196717152.29197512183.78
14th19684143.8819768133.22
15th196913103.691978211.56
16th197010154.111979024.74
17th19715125.48————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA