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| Name | Team | Age |
| James Bunning | Retired (1997, Age 36) | Died (2026, Age 66) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 7 (1981) |
SP | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Hank Aaron League | 0 | 15 years (116 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 11/2/1960 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | BS | IP | H | R | ER | HBP | BB | SO | WHIP | ERA |
| 1982 | WAS-CLE | 4 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.2 | 177 | 109 | 101 | 5 | 68 | 115 | 1.66 | 6.16 |
| 1983 | CLE | 9 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 206.1 | 225 | 136 | 116 | 11 | 79 | 108 | 1.47 | 5.06 |
| 1984 | CLE | 10 | 15 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237.2 | 238 | 126 | 116 | 4 | 89 | 157 | 1.38 | 4.39 |
| 1985 | CLE | 9 | 19 | 36 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 239.2 | 224 | 127 | 117 | 2 | 91 | 158 | 1.31 | 4.39 |
| 1986 | CLE | 11 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 223.2 | 210 | 117 | 113 | 2 | 87 | 151 | 1.33 | 4.55 |
| 1987 | CLE | 10 | 8 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 140.0 | 140 | 72 | 70 | 2 | 43 | 81 | 1.31 | 4.50 |
| 1988 | CLE | 11 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179.0 | 177 | 88 | 83 | 3 | 60 | 100 | 1.32 | 4.17 |
| 1989 | CLE | 11 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 201.2 | 187 | 85 | 79 | 4 | 68 | 129 | 1.26 | 3.53 |
| 1990 | CLE | 16 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 208.1 | 176 | 82 | 76 | 1 | 80 | 124 | 1.23 | 3.28 |
| 1991 | CLE | 16 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236.0 | 214 | 110 | 104 | 2 | 68 | 148 | 1.19 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | CLE | 17 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 228.2 | 206 | 96 | 93 | 1 | 71 | 153 | 1.21 | 3.66 |
| 1993 | CLE-NYA | 12 | 8 | 46 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 207.0 | 199 | 80 | 72 | 1 | 70 | 134 | 1.30 | 3.13 |
| 1994 | NYA | 14 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 215.2 | 196 | 96 | 91 | 2 | 91 | 134 | 1.33 | 3.80 |
| 1995 | NYA | 9 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 139.2 | 142 | 83 | 78 | 2 | 58 | 106 | 1.43 | 5.03 |
| 1996 | NYA | 6 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 115.2 | 120 | 59 | 53 | 3 | 40 | 70 | 1.38 | 4.12 |
| 1997 | NYA | 7 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.1 | 175 | 109 | 105 | 4 | 38 | 70 | 1.80 | 7.99 |
| 2201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 172 | 184 | 514 | 446 | 88 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3044.2 | 3006 | 1575 | 1467 | 49 | 1101 | 1938 | 1.35 | 4.34 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1997-11-01 | James Bunning has retired from the New York Yankees |
| 1993-06-10 | A trade has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians receive Al Savage, Draft Pick - 1994 Round 1 (NYA) from the New York Yankees in exchange for James Bunning. |
| 1983-03-30 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted James Bunning to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Greg Caruso to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Carl Booe to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Bill Kowalik to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Joel Chartak to the minors. |
| 1982-08-25 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Carl Booe to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent James Bunning to the minors. |
| 1982-04-01 | A trade has been completed between the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians receive Ron Christopher, James Bunning, Draft Pick - 1984 Round 1 (WAS), Draft Pick - 1983 Round 1 (WAS) from the Washington Senators in exchange for Tim Diggs, Crazy Joe Davola, Sam Perry. |
| 1981-03-31 | The Washington Senators have renamed Jim Bunning to James Bunning. |
| 1981-03-30 | The Washington Senators have renamed Boob Tufts to Jim Bunning. |