Buster Narum Stats

Buster Narum was born on Saturday, November 16, 1940, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Narum was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 14, 1963, with the Baltimore Orioles. 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 Buster Narum baseball stats page.

"All of my pitches were working today (May 16, 1965). I felt really good out there, and heck, I think I could have gone longer." - Buster Narum in a Sporting News box score (9IP, 4H, 1R, 4SO, 114 Pitches)

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Buster Narum

Buster Narum Autograph on a 1966 Topps (#274)

Buster Narum Autograph on a 1966 Topps (#274)
 

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Birth Name:   Leslie Ferdinand Narum
Nickname:   Buster
Born On:   11-16-1940  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-17-2004 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Clearwater, Florida
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Clearwater High School (Clearwater, FL)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-14-1963 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-26-1967
Draft:   Not Applicable
Buster Narum

Buster Narum Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1963 23 Orioles 7 0 1 0 0 .000 3.00 0 0 0 9.0 38 8 3 3 0 5 2 5 0 0 0 -
1964 24 Senators 38 32 3 9 15 .375 4.30 7 2 0 199.0 845 195 95 104 31 73 4 121 7 5 1 -
1965 25 Senators 46 24 1 4 12 .250 4.46 2 0 0 173.2 782 176 86 98 16 91 11 86 4 7 0 -
1966 26 Senators 3 0 1 0 0 .000 21.60 0 0 0 3.1 25 11 8 9 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
1967 27 Senators 2 2 0 1 0 1.000 3.09 0 0 0 11.2 45 8 4 4 1 4 0 8 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 96 58 6 14 27 .341 4.45 9 2 0 396.2 1,735 398 196 218 50 177 17 220 11 12 1 -
Buster Narum

Buster Narum Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1963 23 Orioles 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000
1964 24 Senators 38 66 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 40 5 0 0 0 .061 .061 .106
1965 25 Senators 46 46 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 27 6 0 2 0 .043 .083 .109
1966 26 Senators 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1967 27 Senators 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 96 118 3 7 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 70 11 0 2 0 .059 .075 .136
Buster Narum

Buster Narum Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1963 Orioles P 7 0 27 3 0.4 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1964 Senators P 38 32 597 26 0.7 25 9 16 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .962 1.13
1965 Senators P 46 24 521 59 1.3 56 17 39 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .949 2.90
1966 Senators P 3 0 10 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1967 Senators P 2 2 35 2 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.54
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 96 58 1,190 90 0.9 86 28 58 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .956 1.95
5 Years 96 58 1,190 90 0.9 86 28 58 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .956 1.95
Buster Narum

Buster Narum Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1963 Orioles 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 1.0 0.0 0.5 1.00 5.00 5.00
1964 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 66.0 1.7 66.0 1.66 5.47 3.30
1965 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 46.0 1.7 23.0 0.95 4.46 4.72
1966 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 10.80
1967 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.7 0.0 2.00 6.17 3.09
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 39.3 1.7 23.6 1.24 4.99 4.02
Buster Narum

Buster Narum Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1963 Baltimore Orioles 35 Undetermined - -
1964 Washington Senators 34 $6,000.00 - -
1965 Washington Senators 20 $10,000.00 - -
1966 Washington Senators 20 Undetermined - -
1967 Washington Senators 20 Undetermined - -


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