P Paul Bunning #5
Age: 42 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/21/1963
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P PAUL BUNNING #5 - AGE: 42 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
60 0 3-11 12 3.49 87.2 93 14 37 42 1.48 -1.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 2 2 2
Movement 3 3 3
Control 3 3 3
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 2 -
Curveball 3 -
Changeup 2 -
Sinker 2 -
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 1
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 5
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/13/1963 MIL Loss, 1-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1963 MIL Win, 6-2 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
09/08/1963 @ COL Win, 3-1 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
09/06/1963 FTW Loss, 3-8 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
09/04/1963 FTW Win, 3-1 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 Save
09/01/1963 @ IND Win, 5-2 3.0 1 0 0 3 1 Win
08/30/1963 TOL Win, 5-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1963 TOL Loss, 4-5 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 Loss
08/27/1963 @ MIL Loss, 1-2 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
08/24/1963 COL Loss, 1-3 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/24/1921
Born in:Mason City, IA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 85 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 171 Days
Pro Service:23 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1940, 16th Pick in Round 11
CENTURY LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 60 0 3 11 12 3.49 87.2 93 41 34 14 37 42 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 16 4 75.0 60 39 14.17 9.55 4.31 3.80 4.83 1.48 134 -1.5 .262        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 123 41 10 1 6 16 16 9 0 1 2 .333 .418 .577 .996      
vs. RHB 232 52 7 1 8 25 21 33 2 0 6 .224 .303 .366 .669      
CENTURY LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 7 0 0 3 2 3.72 9.2 14 6 4 2 4 5  
May 12 0 1 1 3 1.74 20.2 20 5 4 2 8 8  
June 11 0 0 1 4 3.21 14.0 16 5 5 1 4 6  
July 11 0 1 3 1 8.16 14.1 19 13 13 4 10 10  
August 13 0 0 3 0 3.78 16.2 20 11 7 4 6 11  
September 6 0 1 0 2 0.73 12.1 4 1 1 1 5 2  
Last Year 63 0 11 3 14 3.25 102.1 90 37 37 7 26 47  
2 Years Ago 66 0 2 5 3 2.29 90.1 68 24 23 3 25 42  
Career 618 110 89 89 69 3.66 1417.1 1417 658 576 130 431 673  
Home 33 0 1 5 7 3.28 49.1 53 19 18 8 19 25  
Road 27 0 2 6 5 3.76 38.1 40 22 16 6 18 17  
Grass 60 0 3 11 12 3.49 87.2 93 41 34 14 37 42  
Day 17 0 1 4 4 2.13 25.1 21 10 6 2 11 12  
Night 43 0 2 7 8 4.04 62.1 72 31 28 12 26 30  
As Reliever / Substitution 60 0 3 11 12 3.49 87.2 93 41 34 14 37 42  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1948 Pittsburgh - FABL 26 2 1 0 0 0 4.76 5.2 9 4 3 1 5 2 0 0 2.47 .381 6.94 -0.1 88
1949 Pittsburgh - FABL 27 4 3 1 1 0 3.72 19.1 17 8 8 2 8 3 0 0 1.29 .217 4.92 0.1 114
1950 Pittsburgh - FABL 28 17 0 1 1 0 4.37 55.2 56 29 27 5 28 23 0 0 1.51 .280 4.39 0.1 96
1957 Pittsburgh - FABL 35 5 0 0 1 0 4.96 16.1 19 10 9 5 2 7 0 0 1.29 .259 6.26 -0.3 84
1958 Pittsburgh - FABL 36 5 0 1 0 0 1.59 11.1 10 6 2 1 4 6 0 0 1.24 .243 4.24 0.1 275
Total FABL 33 4 3 3 0 4.07 108.1 111 57 49 14 47 41 0 0 1.46 .267 4.88 -0.3 103
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1937 Total - 15 16 10 5 1 0 2.22 73.0 64 22 18 2 19 62 0 0 1.14 .267 2.64 2.2 100
1938 Total - 16 16 10 5 1 0 2.25 72.0 61 21 18 2 18 60 0 0 1.10 .267 2.73 2.1 100
1939 Total - 17 16 8 4 1 1 1.54 64.1 45 14 11 2 16 76 0 0 0.95 .247 2.13 2.4 100
1940 Total - 18 16 9 5 1 0 1.38 72.0 50 12 11 1 15 78 0 0 0.90 .243 1.92 3.0 100
1940 Jackson - C 18 15 12 3 8 1 3.63 86.2 91 42 35 0 43 30 1 0 1.55 .296 3.59 0.8 92
1941 Jackson - C 19 16 16 3 8 0 4.96 90.2 90 60 50 3 41 28 0 0 1.44 .270 4.28 0.5 75
1942 Spokane - B 20 31 26 12 10 3 3.77 169.1 181 80 71 2 46 57 2 0 1.34 .299 3.03 2.9 88
1943 Spokane - B 21 2 2 1 1 0 3.86 11.2 8 5 5 0 1 13 0 0 0.77 .267 0.82 0.7 100
1943 Gary - A 21 30 30 5 9 0 4.16 153.2 162 80 71 10 55 92 0 0 1.41 .298 3.64 4.3 117
1944 Gary - A 22 22 22 10 7 0 3.02 152.0 170 62 51 4 27 84 1 0 1.30 .320 3.50 4.0 150
1944 Birmingham - AA 22 5 5 2 2 0 3.80 42.2 48 24 18 1 7 17 3 0 1.29 .305 3.26 1.1 109
1945 Birmingham - AA 23 26 26 12 7 0 3.99 203.0 243 109 90 5 56 93 14 0 1.47 .323 3.42 4.6 104
1946 Birmingham - AA 24 30 18 9 9 2 3.70 165.1 212 79 68 3 34 74 8 0 1.49 .351 2.82 3.8 97
1947 Birmingham - AA 25 16 16 8 6 0 3.92 119.1 142 56 52 6 32 48 6 3 1.46 .320 4.07 2.0 111
1947 St. Paul - AAA 25 11 0 2 1 2 2.60 17.1 15 8 5 0 2 9 0 0 0.98 .259 2.13 0.6 176
1948 St. Paul - AAA 26 26 26 9 5 0 4.03 165.1 177 79 74 16 61 52 1 0 1.44 .281 4.71 1.7 110
1949 St. Paul - AAA 27 26 26 6 8 0 3.77 152.2 153 73 64 5 60 72 0 0 1.40 .293 3.72 2.6 107
1950 St. Paul - AAA 28 17 0 4 3 3 3.21 28.0 29 14 10 4 4 16 0 0 1.18 .275 3.70 0.0 109
1951 St. Paul - AAA 29 37 3 3 7 5 5.05 62.1 85 36 35 5 18 27 0 0 1.65 .348 3.40 0.2 64
1952 St. Paul - AAA 30 34 0 4 3 1 3.57 68.0 64 32 27 8 24 30 0 0 1.29 .251 4.84 0.4 144
1953 St. Paul - AAA 31 35 3 5 5 3 6.01 76.1 88 53 51 9 31 37 0 0 1.56 .306 4.83 0.5 82
1954 St. Paul - AAA 32 25 0 4 1 3 1.70 37.0 27 7 7 2 9 17 0 0 0.97 .214 2.44 0.8 214
1955 St. Paul - AAA 33 40 0 6 4 4 2.05 61.1 45 18 14 5 13 25 0 0 0.95 .201 2.93 1.0 178
1956 St. Paul - AAA 34 31 0 2 6 3 4.19 58.0 56 35 27 7 21 40 0 0 1.33 .265 3.74 0.4 95
1957 St. Paul - AAA 35 20 13 6 7 1 3.89 85.2 92 41 37 12 21 45 0 0 1.32 .295 3.76 1.0 97
1958 St. Paul - AAA 36 22 22 9 7 0 3.58 118.0 126 60 47 13 23 70 0 0 1.26 .290 3.11 2.3 99
1959 St. Paul - AAA 37 48 13 9 9 12 3.95 114.0 116 61 50 13 29 44 0 0 1.27 .259 3.90 0.5 92
1960 St. Paul - AAA 38 57 4 4 4 3 3.29 93.0 93 39 34 7 27 58 0 0 1.29 .290 3.22 1.2 113
1961 St. Paul - AAA 39 66 0 2 5 3 2.29 90.1 68 24 23 3 25 42 0 0 1.03 .226 2.87 1.9 169
1962 St. Paul - AAA 40 63 0 11 3 14 3.25 102.1 90 37 37 7 26 47 0 0 1.13 .250 3.35 1.2 116
1963 St. Paul - AAA 41 60 0 3 11 12 3.49 87.2 93 41 34 14 37 42 0 0 1.48 .262 4.83 -1.5 103
Total DIX 77 65 31 24 2 3.87 530.1 645 268 228 15 129 232 31 3 1.46 .330 3.37 103.4
Total CL 618 110 89 89 69 3.66 1417.1 1417 658 576 130 431 673 1 0 1.30 .273 3.77 107.4
Total HL 52 52 15 16 0 3.59 305.2 332 142 122 14 82 176 1 0 1.35 .309 3.57 131.5
Total COW 33 28 13 11 3 3.78 181.0 189 85 76 2 47 70 2 0 1.30 .297 2.89 88.5
Total GSL 31 28 6 16 1 4.31 177.1 181 102 85 3 84 58 1 0 1.49 .283 3.94 82.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1940 Jackson - C P 15 12 7 6 1 13 0 1.000 86.2 1.35 -0.1 .803
1941 Jackson - C P 16 16 7 7 1 15 1 .933 90.2 1.39 -1.8 .793
1942 Spokane - B P 31 26 9 22 3 32 1 .969 169.1 1.65 +0.5 .921
1942 Spokane - B CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1943 Gary - A P 30 30 9 14 3 24 1 .958 153.2 1.35 -1.2 .976
1943 Spokane - B P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.2 0.00 +0.3 .000
1944 Birmingham - AA P 5 5 4 4 0 9 1 .889 42.2 1.69 +0.2 .976
1944 Gary - A P 22 22 7 14 3 21 0 1.000 152.0 1.24 -0.9 1.048
1945 Birmingham - AA P 26 26 10 27 0 39 2 .949 203.0 1.64 -0.7 .877
1946 Birmingham - AA P 30 18 12 18 1 33 3 .909 165.1 1.63 -0.9 .956
1947 St. Paul - AAA P 11 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 17.1 0.52 -0.5 .000
1947 Birmingham - AA P 16 16 3 16 1 19 0 1.000 119.1 1.43 -0.6 1.073
1948 Pittsburgh - MLB P 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 St. Paul - AAA P 26 26 12 22 2 35 1 .971 165.1 1.85 -0.2 1.160
1949 Pittsburgh - MLB P 4 3 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 19.1 0.93 +0.3 .959
1949 St. Paul - AAA P 26 26 11 11 2 23 1 .957 152.2 1.30 -0.6 1.147
1950 Pittsburgh - MLB P 17 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 55.2 0.81 +0.4 .977
1950 St. Paul - AAA P 17 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 28.0 0.96 +0.4 .960
1951 St. Paul - AAA P 37 3 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 62.1 0.43 +0.1 .732
1952 St. Paul - AAA P 34 0 4 5 0 9 0 1.000 68.0 1.19 +0.4 .817
1953 St. Paul - AAA P 35 3 5 9 0 14 0 1.000 76.1 1.65 -0.0 .916
1954 St. Paul - AAA P 25 0 2 4 0 7 1 .857 37.0 1.46 -0.4 .668
1955 St. Paul - AAA P 40 0 5 4 0 10 1 .900 61.1 1.32 -0.1 .980
1956 St. Paul - AAA P 31 0 3 6 0 10 1 .900 58.0 1.40 +0.0 .817
1957 Pittsburgh - MLB P 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 16.1 1.10 0.0 .000
1957 St. Paul - AAA P 20 13 8 11 1 19 0 1.000 85.2 2.00 +1.9 1.140
1958 Pittsburgh - MLB P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 St. Paul - AAA P 22 22 5 5 0 12 2 .833 118.0 0.76 -0.6 .598
1959 St. Paul - AAA P 48 13 3 12 0 15 0 1.000 114.0 1.18 +0.5 1.043
1960 St. Paul - AAA P 57 4 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 93.0 0.97 +0.6 1.161
1961 St. Paul - AAA P 66 0 7 11 1 19 1 .947 90.1 1.79 +0.5 1.060
1962 St. Paul - AAA P 63 0 5 7 1 13 1 .923 102.1 1.06 +0.0 .791
1963 St. Paul - AAA P 60 0 9 4 0 15 2 .867 87.2 1.33 -0.3 1.191
TOTAL P 844 287 154 258 22 433 21 .952 2720.0 1.36 -2.9 .960
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/24/1940 Drafted in the 1940 first-year player draft out of high school (Benld; Benld, IL) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 11, Pick 16, 176th overall pick).
07/05/1940 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization with a signing bonus of $1,500.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/17/1941 Injured (torn triceps),out for 2 months.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/08/1942 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/25/1942 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
09/30/1944 Injured (dizziness and nausea),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/16/1945 Injured (biceps tendinitis),out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/12/1947 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Memphis Excelsiors with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/24/1947 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Knoxville Knights with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/30/1947 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Mobile Commodores with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
12/01/1947 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 3, 3rd overall Pick) by the Boston Minutemen from the Pittsburgh Miners.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/05/1948 Released by the Boston organization, returned to the Pittsburgh Miners.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/02/1949 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
03/12/1951 Injured (migraine),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/13/1957 Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/18/1958 Wins the 1958 Championship with the St. Paul Disciples!
04/26/1960 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
05/04/1960 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/19/1962 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
09/18/1963 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
1949 1 7
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