Jim Bunning vs. Roger Clemens — Career Comparison

Jim Bunning
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roger Clemens
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

The numbers give Roger Clemens a clear advantage over Jim Bunning across the core pitching metrics. Roger Clemens led in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 71), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 143 vs 119). Jim Bunning held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 94). Roger Clemens was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bunning and Roger Clemens

Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.41
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
1.3
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
1.24
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
1.29
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
0.54
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
0.65
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.44
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.34
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.9
54.9
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.8
65.8
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.82
87.82
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.72
99.72
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.36
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.22
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.08
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1366
3.27
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1707
3.12
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11281
27
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14750
27
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3760.1
9
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4916.2
9
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
8.22
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4185
7.66
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
0.89
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.66
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1000
2.39
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1580
2.89
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.23
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.12
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2855
6.83
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
8.55
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.11
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.26
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.38
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.29
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.04
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15618
37.38
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20240
37.05
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.09
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
3.65
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1885
3.45
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.22
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.19
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.6
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14418
34.51
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18279
33.46
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.38
37.38
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05

Fielding Stats for Jim Bunning and Roger Clemens

Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.41
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
1.3
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
1.24
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
1.29
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11280
27
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14750
27
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3760
9
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4916.2
9
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
0.49
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.59
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
0.89
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
1.05
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
1.44
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
1.68
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
1.38
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
1.64
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.82
87.82
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.72
99.72
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bunning and Roger Clemens

Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
601
257.39
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
1997.18
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1401
600
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
213
600
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1275
546.04
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
179
504.23
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
91.22
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
31
87.32
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
77.52
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
25
70.42
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
8.99
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.9
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.71
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
13.7
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.9
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.26
19.38
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.7
24.5
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
112.63
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
37
104.23
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
106.21
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
129.58
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
35.12
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.08
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
32.12
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.8
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
64.24
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
17
47.89
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.33
11.28
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.25
23.25
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.43
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
14.56
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.62
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
155.03
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
171.83
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
3.49
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
36.4
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.57
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
36
15.42
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.45
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.86
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.86
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA