Career wins
224
Career strikeouts
2,855
Perfect games
1
No-hitters
2
All-Star selections
9
Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 50 | |
| 1956 | 56 | |
| 1957 | 61 | |
| 1958 | 67 | |
| 1959 | 72 | |
| 1960 | 78 | |
| 1961 | 83 | |
| 1962 | 89 | |
| 1963 | 94 | |
| 1964 | 87 | |
| 1965 | 79 | |
| 1966 | 72 | |
| 1967 | 65 | |
| 1968 | 57 | |
| 1969 | 50 | |
| 1970 | 42 | |
| 1971 | 35 |
Data sources
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Baseball-Reference
- MLB official records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jim Bunning ranks #218 in Baseball
Jim Bunning ranks #218 in Baseball and #3201 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 81.6/100.
The verified career covers 1955–1971 and 17 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Peak the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career wins 224, Career strikeouts 2855, Perfect games 1, No-hitters 2.
Nearest context: ahead Catfish Hunter (81.8); behind Monte Irvin (81.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jim Bunning GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Bunning comparisons
Jim Bunning — frequently asked
- Is Jim Bunning the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jim Bunning ranks #218 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 81.6/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Jim Bunning's GOAT Score?
- 81.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Jim Bunning rank all time?
- #3201 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #218 in Baseball.
- Jim Bunning vs Catfish Hunter: who ranks higher?
- Catfish Hunter ranks higher at 81.8 versus Jim Bunning at 81.6, a margin of 0.2 points.