Johnny Bucha was born on Thursday, January 22, 1925, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Bucha was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 2, 1948, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Johnny Bucha baseball stats page.
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Johnny Bucha![]() Johnny Bucha Autograph on a 1952 Topps Reprint Baseball Card (#19) |
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Johnny BuchaJohnny Bucha 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 | ||
Johnny BuchaJohnny Bucha 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 |
| 1948 | 23 | Cardinals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| 1950 | 25 | Cardinals | 22 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | .139 | .225 | .167 |
| 1953 | 28 | Tigers | 60 | 158 | 17 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 20 | - | 14 | 2 | - | 0 | 3 | .222 | .309 | .297 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 3 Years | 84 | 195 | 18 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 25 | - | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .205 | .295 | .272 | ||
Johnny BuchaJohnny Bucha Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1948 Cardinals | C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1950 Cardinals | C | 17 | 8 | 261 | 49 | 2.9 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .959 | 4.86 |
| 1953 Tigers | C | 56 | 43 | 1,253 | 244 | 4.4 | 240 | 218 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 15 | .984 | 5.17 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| C Totals | 74 | 51 | 1,517 | 294 | 4.0 | 288 | 261 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 16 | .980 | 5.13 | |
| 3 Years | 74 | 51 | 1,517 | 294 | 4.0 | 288 | 261 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 16 | .980 | 5.13 | |
Johnny BuchaJohnny Bucha 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 |
| 1948 Cardinals | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1950 Cardinals | 0 | - | - | 6 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.1 | 36.0 | - | - | - |
| 1953 Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 158.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 3 Years | 1 | 1 | .500 | 9 | 2 | n/a | 195.0 | 9.3 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
Johnny BuchaJohnny Bucha Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1948 St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1950 St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1953 Detroit Tigers | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
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