Jim Bunning
1955–1971 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
601G
.167AVG
.188OBP
.206SLG
More career statistics
213H
7HR
75RBI
0SB
224–184W–L
3,760.1IP
2,855K
3.27ERA
519GS
16SV
13Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · Batters faced | 15,618 | 15,615 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,366 | 1,365 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 11,281 | 11,280 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | 1,401 | 1,275 | 82 | 213 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 75 | 34 | 362 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 263 | .167 | .188 | .206 | .394 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,760.3 | 591 | 519 | 151 | 224 | 184 | 16 | 3,433 | 1,527 | 1,366 | 372 | 1,000 | 2,855 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 1.179 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1962-08-26 to 1962-09-13
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Perfect Game | 1964-06-21 | 1 in 9,814 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1958-07-20 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
| 58 | Two Balks | 1958-09-13 | 1 in 551 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 303 | 661 | 99 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 167 | .164 | .175 | .183 |
| Away | 298 | 740 | 114 | 7 | 46 | 17 | 195 | .169 | .177 | .227 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 61 | 123 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 35 | .193 | .187 | .246 |
| May | 106 | 253 | 34 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 57 | .150 | .170 | .243 |
| June | 102 | 245 | 34 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 61 | .150 | .163 | .177 |
| July | 99 | 242 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 72 | .164 | .165 | .174 |
| August | 121 | 278 | 42 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 71 | .167 | .183 | .195 |
| September | 108 | 248 | 43 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 64 | .188 | .190 | .223 |
| October | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .250 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 52 | 131 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 32 | .209 | .221 | .287 |
| cleveland-guardians | 45 | 86 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 25 | .136 | .151 | .235 |
| chicago-white-sox | 45 | 98 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 28 | .178 | .194 | .211 |
| san-francisco-giants | 39 | 100 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 44 | .121 | .140 | .165 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 36 | 76 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| new-york-mets | 36 | 85 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 19 | .147 | .153 | .213 |
| baltimore-orioles | 32 | 75 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | .203 | .227 | .232 |
| houston-astros | 30 | 82 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | .141 | .146 | .154 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 |  Detroit Tigers | 15 | 15 | 3 | – | – | – | .200 | 51 | 37 |
| 1956 | Detroit Tigers | 15 | 18 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .333 | 53 | 34 |
| 1957 | Detroit Tigers | 45 | 94 | 20 | 1 | 4 | – | .213 | 266 | 182 |
| 1958 | Detroit Tigers | 36 | 75 | 14 | – | 3 | – | .187 | 219 | 177 |
| 1959 | Detroit Tigers | 40 | 89 | 17 | 1 | 7 | – | .191 | 249 | 201 |
| 1960 | Detroit Tigers | 38 | 81 | 13 | – | 4 | – | .160 | 252 | 201 |
| 1961 | Detroit Tigers | 38 | 100 | 13 | – | 4 | – | .130 | 268 | 194 |
| 1962 | Detroit Tigers | 43 | 95 | 23 | 1 | 5 | – | .242 | 258 | 184 |
| 1963 | Detroit Tigers | 41 | 84 | 13 | – | 5 | – | .155 | 248 | 196 |
| 1964 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 41 | 99 | 12 | – | 8 | – | .121 | 284 | 219 |
| 1965 | Philadelphia Phillies | 39 | 103 | 22 | 1 | 4 | – | .214 | 291 | 268 |
| 1966 | Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 106 | 19 | – | 5 | – | .179 | 314 | 252 |
| 1967 | Philadelphia Phillies | 40 | 104 | 17 | 2 | 12 | – | .163 | 302 | 253 |
| 1968 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 27 | 51 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .098 | 160 | 95 |
| 1969 | Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 65 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .062 | 212 | 157 |
| 1970 | Philadelphia Phillies | 35 | 71 | 9 | – | 6 | – | .127 | 219 | 147 |
| 1971 | Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | .120 | 110 | 58 |