Born on October 23, 1931 in Southgate, Kentucky, Jim Bunning (James Paul David Bunning) played for the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 17 year career. Bunning broke into the bigs on July 20, 1955 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 6.35 ERA in 51 innings pitched in 1955, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Jim Bunning's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1966, when he posted a 2.41 ERA, won 19 games and struck out 252 batters. However, others believe that it was 1965, when he posted a 2.60 ERA, won 19 games and struck out 268 batters.
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1955
DET
A
15
8
3
5
6.35
37
38
36
0
0
1
51
59
8
32
2
1
3
1956
DET
A
15
3
5
1
3.71
34
24
22
0
0
1
53.1
55
6
28
4
3
0
1957
DET
A
45
30
20
8
2.69
182
91
80
14
1
1
267.1
214
33
72
5
4
11
1958
DET
A
35
34
14
12
3.52
177
96
86
10
3
0
219.2
188
28
79
4
5
10
1959
DET
A
40
35
17
13
3.89
201
111
108
14
1
1
249.2
220
37
75
0
1
11
1960
DET
A
36
34
11
14
2.79
201
92
78
10
3
0
252
217
20
64
7
2
11
1961
DET
A
38
37
17
11
3.19
194
113
95
12
4
1
268
232
25
71
3
2
9
1962
DET
A
41
35
19
10
3.59
184
112
103
12
2
6
258
262
28
74
3
4
13
1963
DET
A
39
35
12
13
3.88
196
119
107
6
2
1
248.1
245
38
69
3
4
5
1964
PHI
N
41
39
19
8
2.63
219
99
83
13
5
2
284.1
248
23
46
3
2
14
1965
PHI
N
39
39
19
9
2.60
268
92
84
15
7
0
291
253
23
62
10
1
12
1966
PHI
N
43
41
19
14
2.41
252
91
84
16
5
1
314
260
26
55
8
5
19
1967
PHI
N
40
40
17
15
2.29
253
94
77
16
6
0
302.1
241
18
73
20
4
13
1968
PIT
N
27
26
4
14
3.88
95
75
69
3
1
0
160
168
14
48
6
3
8
1969
PIT
N
25
25
10
9
3.81
124
74
66
4
0
0
156
147
10
49
4
4
6
1969
LA
N
9
9
3
1
3.36
33
23
21
1
0
0
56.1
65
5
10
0
0
1
1969
TOT
N
34
34
13
10
3.69
157
97
87
5
0
0
212.1
212
15
59
4
4
7
1970
PHI
N
34
33
10
15
4.11
147
111
100
4
0
0
219
233
19
56
9
1
8
1971
PHI
N
29
16
5
12
5.48
58
72
67
1
0
1
110
126
11
37
7
1
6
Total
NL
287
268
106
97
3.10
1449
731
651
73
24
4
1893
1741
149
436
67
21
87
Total
AL
304
251
118
87
3.45
1406
796
715
78
16
12
1867.1
1692
223
564
31
26
73
Total
591
519
224
184
3.27
2855
1527
1366
151
40
16
3760.1
3433
372
1000
98
47
160
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1955
DET
A
P
15
0
0
4
8
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.923
1956
DET
A
P
15
0
0
2
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1957
DET
A
P
45
30
266.2
12
19
0
0
0
0
8
9
0
1.000
1958
DET
A
P
35
34
219.2
9
16
0
0
0
2
6
4
1
1.000
1959
DET
A
P
40
35
249.2
11
16
3
1
0
0
13
8
0
.900
1960
DET
A
P
36
34
252
11
31
0
0
0
2
11
12
0
1.000
1961
DET
A
P
38
37
268.1
21
29
3
6
0
4
13
11
0
.943
1962
DET
A
P
41
35
258
17
13
0
1
0
0
15
8
0
1.000
1963
DET
A
P
39
35
248.1
18
25
1
1
0
1
6
5
1
.977
1964
PHI
N
P
41
39
284.1
10
31
3
2
0
3
8
4
0
.932
1965
PHI
N
P
39
39
291
29
40
3
2
0
5
10
8
1
.958
1966
PHI
N
P
43
41
314
18
30
2
0
0
1
22
11
0
.960
1967
PHI
N
P
40
40
302.1
16
33
1
1
0
1
23
11
0
.980
1968
PIT
N
P
27
26
160
6
17
2
1
0
2
10
7
0
.920
1969
PIT
N
P
25
25
156
4
9
1
2
0
1
8
6
0
.929
1969
LA
N
P
9
9
56.1
1
6
0
0
0
1
9
3
0
1.000
1969
TOT
N
P
34
34
212.1
5
15
1
2
0
2
17
9
0
.952
1970
PHI
N
P
34
33
219
12
27
2
1
0
1
29
7
0
.951
1971
PHI
N
P
29
16
110
5
16
1
1
0
2
12
5
0
.955
Total
P
591
508
3655.2
206
372
23
20
0
26
203
119
3
.962
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1955
DET
A
15
15
0
3
0
0
.200
.200
.200
0
0
0
5
0
2
0
0
0
1956
DET
A
15
18
4
6
0
1
.333
.333
.444
2
0
0
5
0
2
0
0
1
1957
DET
A
45
94
10
20
1
4
.213
.253
.287
2
1
5
29
0
5
0
0
6
1958
DET
A
36
75
7
14
0
3
.187
.218
.213
2
0
3
24
0
6
0
0
3
1959
DET
A
40
89
7
17
1
7
.191
.234
.247
0
1
5
25
0
8
0
0
5
1960
DET
A
38
81
2
13
0
4
.160
.188
.173
1
0
3
22
0
8
0
0
1
1961
DET
A
38
100
6
13
0
4
.130
.147
.140
1
0
2
30
0
2
0
0
3
1962
DET
A
43
95
9
23
1
5
.242
.255
.316
2
1
1
19
1
4
0
0
1
1963
DET
A
41
84
4
13
0
5
.155
.193
.190
1
1
4
15
0
6
0
0
4
1964
PHI
N
41
99
4
12
0
8
.121
.120
.141
2
0
0
29
0
9
0
0
2
1965
PHI
N
39
103
6
22
1
4
.214
.221
.252
1
0
1
25
0
4
0
0
0
1966
PHI
N
43
106
10
19
0
5
.179
.200
.208
3
0
3
39
0
4
0
0
3
1967
PHI
N
40
104
8
17
2
12
.163
.171
.250
3
0
1
33
0
7
0
0
1
1968
PIT
N
27
51
0
5
0
3
.098
.098
.118
1
0
0
17
0
2
0
0
1
1969
PIT
N
25
47
3
2
0
1
.043
.100
.043
0
0
3
12
0
7
0
0
2
1969
LA
N
9
18
0
2
0
1
.111
.111
.111
0
0
0
6
0
3
0
0
1
1969
TOT
N
34
65
3
4
0
2
.062
.103
.062
0
0
3
18
0
10
0
0
3
1970
PHI
N
35
71
1
9
0
6
.127
.149
.127
0
0
2
18
0
3
0
0
2
1971
PHI
N
31
25
1
3
1
2
.120
.148
.240
0
0
1
9
0
3
0
0
0
Total
NL
290
624
33
91
4
42
.146
.160
.181
10
0
11
188
0
42
0
0
12
Total
AL
311
651
49
122
3
33
.187
.216
.230
11
4
23
174
1
43
0
0
24
Total
601
1275
82
213
7
75
.167
.188
.206
21
4
34
362
1
85
0
0
36
Transactions[]
Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1950).
Traded by Detroit Tigers with Gus Triandos to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Don Demeter and Jack Hamilton (December 5, 1963).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Don Money, Woodie Fryman, Bill Laxton and Harold Clem (December 15, 1967).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Ron Mitchell, Chuck Goggin and cash (August 15, 1969).
Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (October 22, 1969).
Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (October 29, 1969).