Jim Bunning
P · 17 seasons · 1955 – 1971 · B/T: R/R
Jim Bunning is 1st of 0 pitchers in career roto value, a top-tier career by any lens the site offers. 1957 was his year outright: no pitcher finished higher, at +13.2 and 347th all-time. No pitcher outscored him in two separate seasons (1957 and 1967). His profile is all upside: strikeouts (+34.9), WHIP (+26.2) and wins (+24.5), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
-1.80
1962 · #46,486 all-time
Career Z
-43.2
summed
Avg / Season
-2.54
longevity-neutral
Seasons
17
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | DET | 15 | -2.26 | #456 | #84,281 |
| 1956 | DET | 15 | -1.96 | #259 | #50,220 |
| 1957 | DET | 45 | -2.12 | #267 | #66,589 |
| 1958 | DET | 36 | -2.48 | #501 | #98,901 |
| 1959 | DET | 40 | -2.24 | #359 | #81,305 |
| 1960 | DET | 38 | -3.01 | #553 | #108,637 |
| 1961 | DET | 38 | -3.39 | #613 | #110,549 |
| 1962★ | DET | 43 | -1.80 | #282 | #46,486 |
| 1963 | DET | 41 | -2.81 | #645 | #106,518 |
| 1964 | PHI | 41 | -3.15 | #679 | #109,598 |
| 1965 | PHI | 39 | -2.05 | #350 | #57,860 |
| 1966 | PHI | 43 | -2.48 | #626 | #98,866 |
| 1967 | PHI | 40 | -1.93 | #315 | #49,407 |
| 1968 | PIT | 27 | -2.89 | #647 | #107,460 |
| 1969 | PIT | 34 | -3.31 | #838 | #110,303 |
| 1970 | PHI | 35 | -2.94 | #825 | #108,010 |
| 1971 | PHI | 31 | -2.37 | #614 | #93,546 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
13.21
1957 · #347 all-time
Career Z
97.3
summed
Avg / Season
5.72
longevity-neutral
Seasons
17
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | DET | 15 | -2.92 | #207 | #44,425 |
| 1956 | DET | 15 | -0.76 | #111 | #22,056 |
| 1957★ | DET | 45 | 13.21 | #1 | #347 |
| 1958 | DET | 35 | 6.64 | #18 | #3,450 |
| 1959 | DET | 40 | 7.24 | #14 | #2,870 |
| 1960 | DET | 36 | 9.66 | #6 | #1,276 |
| 1961 | DET | 38 | 10.02 | #3 | #1,115 |
| 1962 | DET | 41 | 7.59 | #15 | #2,563 |
| 1963 | DET | 39 | 2.14 | #72 | #11,170 |
| 1964 | PHI | 41 | 11.07 | #6 | #777 |
| 1965 | PHI | 39 | 10.41 | #5 | #971 |
| 1966 | PHI | 43 | 13.03 | #3 | #374 |
| 1967 | PHI | 40 | 12.01 | #1 | #547 |
| 1968 | PIT | 27 | -3.11 | #257 | #46,075 |
| 1969 | PIT | 34 | 2.66 | #73 | #9,843 |
| 1970 | PHI | 34 | 1.78 | #93 | #12,211 |
| 1971 | PHI | 29 | -3.43 | #323 | #48,066 |
★ Best season by Z