Jim Bunning
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Jim Bunning
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Birthdate:
Oct. 23, 1931 (49 y, 0 m, 25 d)
Born In:
Southgate, MI, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'3"/195
Entry:
1954 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 4, Team: Detroit Tigers
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1965 Detroit (MLB)
1964 (2nd) Detroit (MLB)
1961 Detroit (MLB)
1958 Detroit (MLB)
1957 (3rd) Detroit (MLB)
1955 Ft. Worth (AAA)
All-Star 1969 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1966 Detroit (MLB)
1965 Detroit (MLB)
1962 Detroit (MLB)
1958 Detroit (MLB)
1957 Detroit (MLB)
League Champ 1965 Detroit (MLB)
1961 Detroit (MLB)
Silver Slugger 1965 - P Detroit (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Jun 1965 Detroit (MLB)
Oct 1963 Detroit (MLB)
May 1962 Detroit (MLB)
Sep 1961 Detroit (MLB)
Jun 1961 Detroit (MLB)
Jul 1957 Detroit (MLB)
Player of the Week Aug 3, 1964 Detroit (MLB)
Jun 17, 1957 Detroit (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink46
Grey Ink230
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Juan Marichal 949
Luis Tiant 945
Don Sutton 934
Bob Gibson 929
Whitey Ford 918
Fergie Jenkins 905
Tom Seaver 901
Bill McCall 895
Eustaquio Pedroso 894
Andy Cooper 893
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1956 17 4
1957 15 3
1958 17 3
1959 17 5
1962 17 4
1964 18 1
1965 14 8
Year GS Rank
1956 34 1
1957 32 9
1958 33 2
1959 34 1
1960 34 2
1961 36 2
1962 35 5
1963 35 3
1964 34 7
1965 35 1
1966 34 7
1967 35 1
1968 34 6
Year W Rank
1957 17 3
1958 19 1
1961 20 4
1962 18 1
1963 18 3
1964 21 1
1965 20 1
1966 18 4
Year L Rank
1959 20 1
1960 14 9
1968 16 2
Year Win % Rank
1956 0.565 9
1957 0.630 4
1958 0.731 1
1961 0.714 3
1963 0.667 5
1964 0.677 3
1965 0.769 1
1966 0.643 4
1969 0.737 2
Year IP Rank
1956 234.0 8
1957 246.0 4
1958 264.2 1
1959 237.1 7
1961 269.2 2
1962 260.0 4
1963 256.1 6
1964 270.1 2
1965 266.0 2
1966 271.0 5
1967 270.2 3
Year BF Rank
1956 1001 10
1957 1007 8
1958 1088 3
1959 1040 7
1961 1081 7
1962 1078 7
1963 1053 10
1964 1095 2
1965 1052 8
1966 1071 6
1967 1130 1
Year HR Rank
1956 30 2
1958 29 6
1959 29 1
1960 32 1
1964 25 5
1965 28 4
1966 27 6
1967 30 2
Year K Rank
1956 168 5
1957 181 1
1958 222 1
1959 210 1
1960 185 2
1961 194 2
1962 197 2
1963 195 4
1964 225 3
1965 217 3
1966 195 6
1967 217 4
Year WP Rank
1957 6 7
1959 6 9
Year ERA Rank
1957 2.817 2
1958 3.095 4
1961 2.937 3
1962 2.977 3
1964 3.030 9
1965 2.571 3
1966 3.122 9
Year BABIP Rank
1964 0.251 1
1965 0.236 4
1966 0.242 6
Year WHIP Rank
1956 1.355 9
1957 1.130 2
1958 1.137 3
1960 1.232 7
1961 1.072 2
1962 1.162 4
1963 1.108 6
1964 1.054 2
1965 0.959 2
1966 1.004 2
1969 1.158 10
Year H/9 Rank
1957 7.756 6
1958 7.957 7
1961 7.876 8
1964 7.158 4
1965 6.632 4
1966 7.074 5
Year BB/9 Rank
1956 3.462 10
1957 2.415 6
1958 2.278 4
1960 2.284 1
1961 1.769 4
1962 2.458 7
1963 1.896 3
1964 2.331 6
1965 1.996 4
1966 1.959 3
1967 2.062 8
1969 1.938 4
Year CG Rank
1956 6 9
1957 14 2
1958 12 6
1961 10 8
1962 10 6
1964 19 1
1965 12 3
1966 13 6
1967 13 3
Year SHO Rank
1956 2 3
1957 3 2
1959 1 8
1961 2 8
1962 2 7
1963 3 4
1964 5 1
Year BB (Low) Rank
1957 66 10
1960 61 3
1961 53 4
1963 54 4
1969 45 3
Year Hits Rank
1958 234 7
1959 245 5
1960 235 10
1961 236 8
1967 264 1
Year WAR Rank
1957 5.9 2
1958 5.2 3
1961 8.0 1
1962 6.5 3
1963 6.0 3
1964 5.9 6
1965 4.8 9
1966 5.0 7
Year W (Low) Rank
1959 8 3
1968 8 6
Year L (Low) Rank
1956 10 6
1958 7 1
1961 8 2
1963 9 5
1964 10 8
1965 6 1
1966 10 10
1969 5 1