Jim Busby was born on Saturday, January 8, 1927, in Kenedy, Texas. Busby was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 23, 1950, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jim Busby baseball stats page.
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Jim BusbyJim Busby Autograph on a 1959 Topps Baseball Card (#185 | Checklist) |
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Jim BusbyJim Busby Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Jim BusbyJim Busby Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1950 | 23 | White Sox | 18 | 48 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | .208 | .224 | .208 |
1951 | 24 | White Sox | 143 | 477 | 59 | 135 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 40 | 0 | 46 | 3 | - | 4 | 15 | .283 | .344 | .354 |
1952 | 25 | White Sox | 16 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .128 | .171 | .128 |
1952 | 25 | Senators | 129 | 512 | 58 | 125 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 22 | 1 | 48 | 8 | - | 4 | 11 | .244 | .281 | .318 |
1953 | 26 | Senators | 150 | 586 | 68 | 183 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 38 | 4 | 45 | 7 | - | 4 | 8 | .312 | .358 | .415 |
1954 | 27 | Senators | 155 | 628 | 83 | 187 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 80 | 43 | 4 | 56 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | .298 | .342 | .389 |
1955 | 28 | Senators | 47 | 191 | 23 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .230 | .279 | .377 |
1955 | 28 | White Sox | 99 | 337 | 38 | 82 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .243 | .294 | .315 |
1956 | 29 | Indians | 135 | 494 | 72 | 116 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 50 | 43 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .235 | .301 | .354 |
1957 | 30 | Indians | 30 | 74 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .189 | .200 | .324 |
1957 | 30 | Orioles | 86 | 288 | 31 | 72 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .304 | .323 |
1958 | 31 | Orioles | 113 | 215 | 32 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .237 | .320 | .330 |
1959 | 32 | Red Sox | 61 | 102 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .225 | .266 | .333 |
1960 | 33 | Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1960 | 33 | Orioles | 79 | 159 | 25 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .258 | .341 | .314 |
1961 | 34 | Orioles | 75 | 89 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .316 | .315 |
1962 | 35 | Colt .45s | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .308 | .182 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,352 | 4,250 | 541 | 1,113 | 162 | 35 | 48 | 3 | 438 | 310 | 13 | 439 | 57 | 15 | 23 | 83 | .262 | .314 | .350 |
Jim BusbyJim Busby Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1950 White Sox | CF | 12 | 10 | 273 | 116 | 9.7 | 114 | 91 | 23 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 11.27 |
1950 White Sox | RF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1951 White Sox | CF | 139 | 116 | 3,370 | 383 | 2.8 | 376 | 360 | 16 | 7 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 3.01 |
1952 White Sox | CF | 16 | 12 | 324 | 42 | 2.6 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.50 |
1952 Senators | CF | 128 | 125 | 3,371 | 437 | 3.4 | 434 | 430 | 4 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 3.48 |
1953 Senators | CF | 150 | 150 | 3,964 | 503 | 3.4 | 497 | 482 | 15 | 6 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 3.39 |
1954 Senators | CF | 155 | 155 | 4,123 | 504 | 3.3 | 498 | 492 | 6 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 3.26 |
1955 Senators | CF | 47 | 47 | 1,247 | 135 | 2.9 | 134 | 133 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 2.90 |
1955 White Sox | CF | 99 | 89 | 2,397 | 252 | 2.5 | 248 | 242 | 6 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.79 |
1956 Indians | CF | 133 | 122 | 3,350 | 355 | 2.7 | 351 | 347 | 4 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.83 |
1957 Indians | CF | 25 | 18 | 471 | 43 | 1.7 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.41 |
1957 Indians | LF | 2 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
1957 Orioles | CF | 85 | 77 | 2,115 | 242 | 2.8 | 238 | 232 | 6 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 3.04 |
1958 Orioles | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1958 Orioles | CF | 103 | 54 | 1,701 | 203 | 2.0 | 202 | 201 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 3.21 |
1959 Red Sox | CF | 26 | 16 | 475 | 42 | 1.6 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.33 |
1959 Red Sox | LF | 7 | 3 | 111 | 9 | 1.3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.19 |
1959 Red Sox | RF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1960 Red Sox | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1960 Orioles | C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 |
1960 Orioles | CF | 70 | 45 | 1,257 | 139 | 2.0 | 137 | 135 | 2 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.94 |
1961 Orioles | CF | 71 | 26 | 42 | 74 | 1.0 | 73 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 46.93 |
1962 Colt .45s | C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 |
1962 Colt .45s | CF | 8 | 2 | 76 | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.42 |
1962 Colt .45s | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1962 Colt .45s | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
CF Totals | 1,267 | 1,064 | 28,556 | 3,474 | 2.7 | 3,431 | 3,343 | 88 | 43 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 3.24 | |
LF Totals | 11 | 4 | 147 | 12 | 1.1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.20 | |
RF Totals | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 | |
C Totals | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | |
3B Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
13 Years | 1,284 | 1,068 | 28,727 | 3,488 | 2.7 | 3,445 | 3,357 | 88 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .988 | 3.24 |
Jim BusbyJim Busby Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1950 White Sox | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 7 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.6 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
1951 White Sox | 26 | 11 | .703 | 4 | 7 | n/a | 95.4 | 10.4 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1952 White Sox | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1952 Senators | 5 | 6 | .455 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 256.0 | 10.7 | 10.9 | - | - | - |
1953 Senators | 13 | 6 | .684 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 97.7 | 13.0 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1954 Senators | 17 | 2 | .895 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 89.7 | 11.2 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1955 Senators | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 31.8 | 8.7 | 13.6 | - | - | - |
1955 White Sox | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0 | 4 | n/a | 337.0 | 9.1 | 12.5 | - | - | - |
1956 Indians | 8 | 3 | .727 | 5 | 1 | n/a | 41.2 | 10.5 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
1957 Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 1 | n/a | 37.0 | 9.3 | 18.5 | - | - | - |
1957 Orioles | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3 | 3 | n/a | 96.0 | 8.0 | 15.2 | - | - | - |
1958 Orioles | 6 | 4 | .600 | 6 | 19 | n/a | 71.7 | 5.8 | 11.3 | - | - | - |
1959 Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 20 | 15 | n/a | 102.0 | 5.7 | 20.4 | - | - | - |
1960 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1960 Orioles | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4 | 16 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.4 | 13.3 | - | - | - |
1961 Orioles | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 13 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.9 | 14.8 | - | - | - |
1962 Colt .45s | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 5 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 11.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 97 | 48 | .669 | 56 | 92 | n/a | 88.5 | 9.7 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
Jim BusbyJim Busby Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1950 Chicago White Sox | 47 | Undetermined | - | - |
1951 Chicago White Sox | 3 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1952 Chicago White Sox | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
1952 Washington Senators | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1953 Washington Senators | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
1954 Washington Senators | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
1955 Washington Senators | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1955 Chicago White Sox | 5 | Undetermined | - | - |
1956 Cleveland Indians | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Cleveland Indians | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Baltimore Orioles | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Baltimore Orioles | 33 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 Boston Red Sox | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Boston Red Sox | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Baltimore Orioles | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Baltimore Orioles | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Houston Colt .45s | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
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