How Jim Bunning's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Jim Bunning totaled 591 career Games Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 154.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Pitched season came in 1957, posting 45, well above the starting pitcher average of 24.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1955 at 15, well below the starting pitcher average of 25.1 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Games Pitched total went from 34 in 1969 to 34 in 1970 and 29 in 1971, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 17 seasons.

Jim Bunning Lifetime Games Pitched

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Jim Bunning Games Pitched Per Season

Jim Bunning's Games Pitched for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jim Bunning Games Pitched per season line chart

Jim Bunning Games Pitched by Team

Jim Bunning's career Games Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Bunning career Games Pitched by team bar chart

Jim Bunning Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Bunning's career Games Pitched, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Jim Bunning Games Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Bunning Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Bunning's seasonal Games Pitched alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jim Bunning Games Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Bunning Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Bunning's MLB career with Games Pitched alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Jim Bunning Games Pitched season-by-season breakdown table