Bullet Joe Bush

Positions: Starting Pitcher and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 173lb (175cm, 78kg)

Born: November 27, 1892 in Ehime, MN us

Died: November 1, 1974 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Brainerd HS (Brainerd, MN)

Last Game: September 30, 1928 (Age 35-308d)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1913 season

Full Name: Leslie Ambrose Bush

Nicknames: Bullet Joe

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

37.0

196

184

ERA

3.51

488

370

3085.1

1318

WHIP

1.378

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1912	19	-3.9	Missoula	UA	D		26	16	.619	3.49	5.14	50	40					350.1	348	200	136		108							1.302	8.9		2.8
1912	19	-7.2	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	0	0		7.88	11.25	1	1	0	0	0	0	8.0	14	10	7	0	4		3	0	0	0	42	2.250	15.8	0.0	4.5	3.4	0.75
1913	20	-5.6	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	15	6	.714	3.82	4.27	39	16	20	6	1	3	200.1	199	95	85	3	66		81	5	1	5	842	1.323	8.9	0.1	3.0	3.6	1.23
1914	21	-4.0	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	17	13	.567	3.06	3.67	38	23	10	14	2	2	206.0	184	84	70	2	81		109	8	0	3	848	1.286	8.0	0.1	3.5	4.8	1.35
1915	22	-3.1	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	5	15	.250	4.14	5.31	25	18	5	8	0	0	145.2	137	86	67	3	89		89	4	0	10	613	1.551	8.5	0.2	5.5	5.5	1.00
1916	23	-2.8	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	15	24	.385	2.57	3.42	40	33	6	25	8	0	286.2	222	109	82	3	130		157	3	0	15	1145	1.228	7.0	0.1	4.1	4.9	1.21
1917	24	-2.2	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	11	17	.393	2.47	3.90	37	31	4	17	4	2	233.1	207	101	64	3	111		121	1	0	7	972	1.363	8.0	0.1	4.3	4.7	1.09
1918	25	-1.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	15	15	.500	2.11	2.90	36	31	4	26	7	2	272.2	241	88	64	3	91		125	3	0	5	1119	1.218	8.0	0.1	3.0	4.1	1.37
1919	26	-1.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	0	0		3.86	3.86	2	2	0	0	0	0	7.0	9	3	3	0	4		2	0	0	1	30	1.857	11.6	0.0	5.1	2.6	0.50
1920	27	-0.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	15	15	.500	4.25	5.10	35	32	3	18	0	1	243.2	287	138	115	3	94		88	10	0	4	1061	1.564	10.6	0.1	3.5	3.3	0.94
1921	28	0.7	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	16	9	.640	3.50	3.93	37	32	4	21	3	2	254.1	244	111	99	10	93		96	6	0	7	1066	1.325	8.6	0.4	3.3	3.4	1.03
1922	29	1.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	26	7	.788	3.31	3.84	39	30	8	20	0	3	255.1	240	109	94	16	85		92	1	0	5	1062	1.273	8.5	0.6	3.0	3.2	1.08
1923	30	2.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	19	15	.559	3.43	3.75	37	30	6	22	3	0	275.2	263	115	105	7	117		125	5	0	12	1173	1.378	8.6	0.2	3.8	4.1	1.07
1924	31	2.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	17	16	.515	3.57	4.18	39	31	6	19	3	1	252.0	262	117	100	9	109		80	7	0	7	1106	1.472	9.4	0.3	3.9	2.9	0.73
1925	32	3.1	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	14	14	.500	5.09	5.56	33	30	3	15	2	0	208.2	230	129	118	18	91		63	2	0	4	935	1.538	9.9	0.8	3.9	2.7	0.69
1926	33		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	WSH	7	14	.333	4.45	4.90	31	23	5	12	2	3	182.0	180	99	90	13	70		65	7	0	0	790	1.374	8.9	0.6	3.5	3.2	0.93
1926	33	3.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	6	6	.500	3.01	3.66	19	12	4	9	2	3	110.2	97	45	37	7	35		38	2	0	0	459	1.193	7.9	0.6	2.8	3.1	1.09
1926	33	4.2	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	1	8	.111	6.69	6.81	12	11	1	3	0	0	71.1	83	54	53	6	35		27	5	0	0	331	1.654	10.5	0.8	4.4	3.4	0.77
1927	34		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PIT-NYG	2	3	.400	9.64	11.57	8	5	2	1	0	0	18.2	32	24	20	2	10		7	0	0	1	100	2.250	15.4	1.0	4.8	3.4	0.70
1927	34	4.7	Toledo	AA	AA		4	2	.667	2.65	3.53	6						51.0	45	20	15		17							1.216	7.9		3.0
1927	34	3.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	1	2	.333	13.50	18.90	5	3	1	0	0	0	6.2	14	14	10	1	5		1	0	0	1	42	2.850	18.9	1.4	6.8	1.4	0.20
1927	34	3.9	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	1	1	.500	7.50	7.50	3	2	1	1	0	0	12.0	18	10	10	1	5		6	0	0	0	58	1.917	13.5	0.8	3.8	4.5	1.20
1928	35	7.0	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	2	1	.667	5.09	5.35	11	2	7	1	0	1	35.1	39	21	20	1	18	1	15	1	0	1	157	1.613	9.9	0.3	4.6	3.8	0.83
1929	36	8.0	Newark	IL	AA		3	3	.500	4.93	5.36	7						42.0	45	25	23		21							1.571	9.6		4.5
1930	37	9.0	Allentown	EL	A		0	0		3.38	5.63	3						8.0	15	5	3		5							2.500	16.9		5.6
1931	38	11.6	Allentown	EL	A		1	0	1.000	1.13	1.13	3						8.0	4	1	1		4							1.000	4.5		4.5
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (17 seasons)					Majors		196	184	.516	3.51	4.20	488	370	93	225	35	20	3085.1	2990	1439	1203	96	1263	1	1318	63	1	87	13061	1.378	8.7	0.3	3.7	3.8	1.04
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		34	21	.618	3.49	4.92	69	40					459.1	457	251	178		155							1.332	9.0		3.0
All Levels (20 Seasons)							230	205	.529	3.51	4.29	557	410	93	225	35	20	3544.2	3447	1690	1381	96	1418	1	1318	63	1	87	13061	1.372	8.8		3.6

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		7	5	.583	3.68	4.35	13						93.0	90	45	38		38							1.376	8.7		3.7
A (2 seasons)					Minors		1	0	1.000	2.25	3.38	6						16.0	19	6	4		9							1.750	10.7		5.1
D (1 season)					Minors		26	16	.619	3.49	5.14	50	40					350.1	348	200	136		108							1.302	8.9		2.8