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1912–1928 · P
Bullet Joe Bush
5' 9", 173 lbs·Lived to 82·Bats R / Throws R
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Career Highs
2.11
Best ERA · 1918
26
Most W · 1922
157
Most K · 1916
1.218
Best WHIP · 1918
Career Arc · ERA
17 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
17 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | PHA | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .500 | — | — |
| 1913 | PHA | 39 | 70 | 0 | 1 | .157 | — | — |
| 1914 | PHA | 38 | 74 | 1 | 8 | .189 | — | — |
| 1915 | PHA | 25 | 49 | 0 | 0 | .143 | — | — |
| 1916 | PHA | 41 | 100 | 0 | 6 | .140 | — | — |
| 1917 | PHA | 37 | 80 | 0 | 4 | .200 | — | — |
| 1918 | BOS | 36 | 98 | 0 | 14 | .276 | — | — |
| 1919 | BOS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .400 | — | — |
| 1920 | BOS | 45 | 102 | 0 | 7 | .245 | — | — |
| 1921 | BOS | 50 | 120 | 0 | 17 | .325 | — | — |
| 1922 | NYY | 39 | 95 | 0 | 12 | .326 | — | — |
| 1923 | NYY | 38 | 113 | 2 | 19 | .274 | — | — |
| 1924 | NYY | 60 | 124 | 1 | 14 | .339 | — | — |
| 1925 | SLA | 57 | 102 | 2 | 18 | .255 | — | — |
| 1926 | PIT | 45 | 79 | 1 | 10 | .253 | — | — |
| 1927 | PIT | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .556 | — | — |
| 1928 | PHA | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .067 | — | — |
| Career | 581 | 1239 | 7 | 137 | .253 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
17 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | PHA | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 43 | 3 | 2.250 |
| 1913 | PHA | 39 | 200.3 | 15 | 6 | 3.82 | 80 | 81 | 1.323 |
| 1914 | PHA | 38 | 206.0 | 16 | 12 | 3.06 | 96 | 109 | 1.286 |
| 1915 | PHA | 25 | 145.7 | 5 | 15 | 4.14 | 70 | 89 | 1.551 |
| 1916 | PHA | 40 | 286.7 | 15 | 24 | 2.57 | 108 | 157 | 1.228 |
| 1917 | PHA | 37 | 233.3 | 11 | 17 | 2.47 | 109 | 121 | 1.363 |
| 1918 | BOS | 36 | 272.7 | 15 | 15 | 2.11 | 134 | 125 | 1.218 |
| 1919 | BOS | 3 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 62 | 3 | 1.667 |
| 1920 | BOS | 35 | 243.7 | 15 | 15 | 4.25 | 81 | 88 | 1.564 |
| 1921 | BOS | 37 | 254.3 | 16 | 9 | 3.50 | 115 | 96 | 1.325 |
| 1922 | NYY | 39 | 255.3 | 26 | 7 | 3.31 | 126 | 92 | 1.273 |
| 1923 | NYY | 37 | 275.7 | 19 | 15 | 3.43 | 117 | 125 | 1.378 |
| 1924 | NYY | 39 | 252.0 | 17 | 16 | 3.57 | 116 | 80 | 1.472 |
| 1925 | SLA | 33 | 208.7 | 14 | 14 | 5.09 | 89 | 63 | 1.538 |
| 1926 | PIT | 31 | 182.0 | 7 | 14 | 4.45 | 92 | 65 | 1.374 |
| 1927 | NY1 | 8 | 18.7 | 2 | 3 | 9.64 | 42 | 7 | 2.250 |
| 1928 | PHA | 11 | 35.3 | 2 | 1 | 5.09 | 81 | 15 | 1.613 |
| Career | 489 | 3087.4 | 195 | 183 | — | — | 1319 | — | |
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