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Richard
Bush		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 190
 
Born: September 28, 1920 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 31 NO PL $ 3,900,000  
1953 32 NO PL $ 3,900,000  
1954 33 HOU PL $ 5,000,000  
1955 34 HOU PL $ 5,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,900,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 31 NO PL $ 3,900,000  
1953 32 NO PL $ 3,900,000  
1954 33 HOU PL $ 5,000,000  
1955 34 HOU PL $ 5,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,900,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 31 NO PL 14 10 .583 31 31 9 1 0 233.7 268 132 28 51 131 5.08 .295 .337 .460 .798 13.2
1953 32 NO PL 18 15 .545 38 38 14 3 0 292.3 306 158 38 64 161 4.86 .272 .320 .440 .759 17.4
1954 33 HOU PL 13 11 .542 31 31 11 2 0 238.3 275 131 31 49 127 4.95 .294 .344 .468 .811 12.2
1955 34 HOU PL 11 10 .524 28 28 9 0 0 201.3 243 108 27 49 94 4.83 .302 .348 .491 .839 9.9
4 Years Sim 56 46 .549 128 128 43 6 0 965.7 1092 529 124 213 513 4.93 .289 .336 .463 .798 52.6
Season Average 14 11 .560 32 32 10 1 0 241.4 273 132 31 53 128 4.93 .289 .336 .463 .798  
Career Highs 18 15 .583 38 38 14 3 0 292.3 306 158 38 64 161 5.08 .302 .348 .491 .839  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   522 246 58 92 256   .276 .310 .438 .748
vs LH   570 283 66 121 257   .302 .344 .487 .831
Home 24 22 .522 58 58 20 3 0 445.0 502 239 54 84 249 4.83 .288 .321 .456 .776
Away 32 24 .571 70 70 23 3 0 520.7 590 290 70 129 264 5.01 .290 .333 .468 .801
Mar/Apr 5 7 .417 12 12 6 0 0 92.7 100 48 13 19 43 4.66 .282 .319 .460 .779
May 12 4 .750 20 20 2 0 0 146.3 175 85 22 23 83 5.23 .298 .325 .508 .832
June 13 13 .500 29 29 15 2 0 215.7 250 120 31 39 120 5.01 .293 .324 .472 .796
July 7 9 .438 21 21 7 2 0 160.0 164 82 22 43 86 4.61 .269 .317 .449 .766
August 11 7 .611 27 27 7 0 0 204.7 246 120 23 54 122 5.28 .303 .347 .456 .803
Sep/Oct 8 6 .571 19 19 6 2 0 146.3 157 74 13 35 59 4.55 .280 .323 .425 .748
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 31 NO PL 32 95 11 25 1 0 3 10 2 2 2 37 .263 .278 .368 .647 9.2 0.3
1953 32 NO PL 38 110 9 16 2 0 1 4 4 0 3 37 .145 .168 .191 .359 2.6 0.0
1954 33 HOU PL 30 77 6 8 1 1 0 3 3 6 7 28 .104 .198 .143 .341 -0.4 0.0
1955 34 HOU PL 28 80 7 16 5 0 0 4 4 0 2 29 .200 .229 .263 .491 5.0 0.0
4 Years Sim 128 362 33 65 9 1 4 21 13 8 14 131 .180 .216 .243 .459 16.4 0.3
162 Game Average 458 41 82 11 1 5 26 16 10 17 165 .180 .216 .243 .459 20.8  
Career Highs 38 110 11 25 5 1 3 10 4 6 7 37 .263 .278 .368 .647 9.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   286 26 55 8 1 2 17 12 7 11 108 .192 .230 .248 .478 13.2
vs LH   76 7 10 1 0 2 4 1 1 3 23 .132 .165 .224 .388 1.6
Home 57 147 13 26 4 1 1 8 5 2 7 53 .177 .219 .238 .457 6.4
Away 71 215 20 39 5 0 3 13 8 6 7 78 .181 .214 .247 .461 8.4
RISP   115 0 17 1 0 1 17 0 0 4 49 .148 .183 .183 .366 1.6
Close/Late   28 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 11 .250 .323 .250 .573 2.2
Mar/Apr 12 36 4 8 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 6 .222 .222 .333 .556 2.7
May 21 56 8 11 1 1 2 6 4 2 3 18 .196 .250 .357 .607 4.9
June 28 81 6 15 3 0 0 5 3 1 1 30 .185 .195 .222 .417 2.4
July 21 58 4 9 2 0 1 2 2 1 4 22 .155 .210 .241 .451 2.6
August 27 79 5 11 1 0 0 2 2 4 4 32 .139 .190 .152 .342 -0.4
Sep/Oct 19 52 6 11 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 23 .212 .255 .231 .485 2.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 31 NO PL P 31 31 233.7 9 34 1 2 .977 1.66    
1953 32 NO PL P 38 38 292.3 26 55 2 1 .976 2.49    
1954 33 HOU PL P 31 31 238.3 12 45 2 3 .966 2.15    
1955 34 HOU PL P 28 28 201.3 15 29 2 4 .957 1.97    
Career Totals   128 128 965.7 62 163 7 10 .970 2.10    
Career Highs   38 38 292.3 26 55 2 4 .977 2.49    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1955 34 HOU PL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
CAR-26-4.93
 Wins
1953-7-18
CAR-22-56
 Losses
1953-10-15
CAR-22-46
 Winning Pct
CAR-16-.549
 Games Started
1953-4-38
CAR-22-128
 Complete Games
1953-6-14
CAR-20-43
Shutouts
1952-9-1
1953-3-3
1954-3-2
CAR-11-6
 Innings Pitched
1953-5-292.3
CAR-23-965.7
 Hits Allowed
1953-7-306
1954-8-275
CAR-8-1092
 Homeruns Allowed
1952-5-28
1953-1-38
1954-8-31
1955-6-27
CAR-1-124
 Strikeouts
CAR-40-513
 Walks per 9IP
1952-3-2.0
1953-1-2.0
1954-1-1.9
1955-4-2.2
CAR-3-2.0
Hits per 9IP
1953-9-9.4
CAR-26-10.2
 Strikeouts per 9IP
CAR-28-4.8
 WHiP
1952-8-1.37
1953-3-1.27
1954-10-1.36
CAR-14-1.35
 OAVG
1953-10-.272
CAR-27-.289
 OOBP
1953-5-.320
CAR-21-.336
 OSLG
CAR-29-.463
OOPS
CAR-29-.798
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 4
   Gray Ink Test: 23
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Alexander Lenihan (970)
  2. Walter Meas (961)
  3. William Holley (961)
  4. Kasey Cook (961)
  5. Gary Wadsworth (958)
  6. David Stilwell (955)
  7. Antonio Padula (951)
  8. John Kelley (951)
  9. Winfred Converse (950)
  10. Victor Bell (943)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Walter Meas (988)
  2. Michael Knepper (983)
  3. Kasey Cook (981)
  4. Matt Freeborn (980)
  5. Francis Wachter (979)
  6. Robert Stadler (975)
  7. Jack Hitchcock (974)
  8. Antonio Padula (971)
  9. Clyde Pearson (969)
  10. Ruben Ibarra (963)
History
Drafted in 6th round, 113rd overall pick, by New Orleans in 1952
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/14/1952, off Victor Bell (HOU)
Earned first career win on 4/14/1952
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1952, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA
Signed as a free agent by Houston on 2/19/1954 to a 2-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year
Injured on 6/30/1955 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
 
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