Jim Bunning stats

Last played for the Philadelphia Phillies, 1971

Pitcher

Age 95

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Jim Bunning played 17 MLB seasons, 1955 to 1971.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
591
W
224
L
184
ERA
3.27
IP
3,760.1
K
2,855
BB
1,000
WHIP
1.18

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1955DET15356.3551.037321.78
1956DET15513.7153.134281.56
1957DET452082.69267.1182721.07
1958DET3514123.52219.2177791.22
1959DET4017133.89249.2201751.18
1960DET3611142.79252.0201641.12
1961DET3817113.19268.0194711.13
1962DET4119103.59258.0184741.30
1963DET3912133.88248.1196691.26
1964PHI411982.63284.1219461.03
1965PHI391992.60291.0268621.08
1966PHI4319142.41314.0252551.00
1967PHI4017152.29302.1253731.04
1968PIT274143.88160.095481.35
1969PIT/LAD3413103.69212.1157591.28
1970PHI3410154.11219.0147561.32
1971PHI295125.48110.058371.48

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
151
SHO
40
K/9
6.8
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1955DET0006.50000
1956DET0005.70000
1957DET01416.10000
1958DET01037.30000
1959DET01417.20000
1960DET01037.20000
1961DET01246.50000
1962DET01226.40000
1963DET0627.10000
1964PHI01356.90000
1965PHI01578.30000
1966PHI01657.20000
1967PHI01667.50000
1968PIT0315.30000
1969PIT/LAD0506.70000
1970PHI0406.00000
1971PHI0104.70000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
95 yearsOct 23, 1931
Debut
1955

What were Jim Bunning's career stats?

Jim Bunning played 17 seasons for the Tigers, the Phillies and the Pirates. He had 224 wins and 2,855 strikeouts with a 3.27 ERA over 3,760.1 innings. His best season was 1957: 20 wins, a 2.69 ERA and 182 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 1955 to 1971

Jim Bunning led MLB in strikeouts (pitching) (1967); finished top 10 in a stat 8 times.

All-time career rank

  • 22nd in strikeouts (pitching) (2,855)
  • 69th in wins (pitching) (224)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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