Johnny Bucha

John George Bucha

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 22, 1925 in Allentown, PA
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1948
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Cardinals 1948-1953

Final Game: September 25, 1953
Died: April 28, 1996 in Bethlehem, PA
Buried: Cedar Hill Memorial Park, Allentown, PA
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1943	18	STL-min	B	26	78	78		18	3	1	1						.231	.231	.333	.564		26							ALN · ISLG
1944	19	STL-min	B,AA	103	333	333	0	112	15	6	16	0	0				.336	.336	.562	.898		187							ALN,CLB · ISLG,AA
1945	20	STL-min	AA	119	447	396	54	130	17	5	3	47	4		40	38	.328	.391	.419	.810		166	7	1	10				CLB · AA
1946	21	STL-min	AAA	46	115	100	8	21	2	1	0	11	1	0	12	14	.210	.301	.250	.551		25	6	1	2				ROC,CLB · IL,AA
1947	22	STL-min	A	91	301	301		100	22	7	7						.332	.332	.522	.854		157							OMA,CBS · WL,SALL
1948	23	STL-min	AAA,AA	86	247	221	20	61	7	3	3	24	1		23	20	.276	.344	.376	.720		83		0	3				ROC,HSN · IL,TL
1948	23	STL	NL	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	42	0	0	0	0			/2

1949	24	STL-min	AAA	114	398	329	47	95	19	3	8	47	2		61	34	.289	.402	.438	.839		144		1	7				ROC · IL
1950	25	STL	NL	22	40	36	1	5	1	0	0	1	0		4	7	.139	.225	.167	.392	3	6	2	0	0			2

1951	26	STL-min	AAA	110	397	349	39	91	17	4	3	45	1		40	25	.261	.340	.358	.698		125		2	6				ROC · IL
1952	27	STL-min	AAA	144	571	500	75	142	25	8	6	72	4		63	47	.284	.369	.402	.771		201		4	4				ROC · IL
1953	28	DET	AL	60	180	158	17	35	9	0	1	14	1	1	20	14	.222	.309	.297	.606	66	47	3	0	2			2
1954	29	LAD-DET-min	AAA	104	388	347	63	115	18	4	16	58	3		35	32	.331	.395	.545	.939		189	4	2	3	1			STP,BFL · AA,IL
1955	30	LAD-min	AAA	84	309	280	33	66	16	0	6	37	2		24	22	.236	.293	.357	.650		100		0	2	3			MTL · IL
1956	31	LAD-min	AAA	109	382	338	50	96	17	1	13	57	1		35	32	.284	.346	.456	.802		154	11	1	1	7			STP · AA
1957	32	PHI-min	AAA	79	267	243	26	67	6	1	6	26	0		21	26	.276	.332	.383	.715		93		0	2	1			MIA · IL
1958	33	PHI-min	AAA	95	283	251	18	70	13	1	7	34	0		25	22	.279	.345	.422	.768		106		2	2	3	3		MIA · IL
1959	34	BAL-min	AAA	101	361	331	25	85	15	1	1	32	0		22	24	.257	.308	.317	.625		105		3	4	1	5		MIA · IL
1960	35	CHW-BAL-min	AAA	5	4	4		3	2	0	0						.750	.750	1.250	2.000		5							SDG,MIA · PCL,IL
3 Yrs				84	222	195	18	40	10	0	1	15	1	1	25	21	.205	.295	.272	.567	54	53	5	0	2
162 Game Avg.				162	428	376	35	77	19	0	2	29	2		48	41	.205	.295	.272	.567	54	102	10	0	4

STL (2 yrs)				24	42	37	1	5	1	0	0	1	0		5	7	.135	.238	.162	.400	6	6	2	0	0
DET (1 yr)				60	180	158	17	35	9	0	1	14	1	1	20	14	.222	.309	.297	.606	66	47	3	0	2

NL (2 yrs)				24	42	37	1	5	1	0	0	1	0		5	7	.135	.238	.162	.400	6	6	2	0	0
AL (1 yr)				60	180	158	17	35	9	0	1	14	1	1	20	14	.222	.309	.297	.606	66	47	3	0	2

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1948	23	STL	NL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/2

1950	25	STL	NL	22	40	-5	-0	0	-1	0	-6	-0.6	1	-4	-0.5	.474	.496	-0.3	-0.1	-3	$	2

1953	28	DET	AL	60	180	-8	-2	-0	-3	2	-11	-1.2	5	-6	-0.7	.480	.493	-0.4	-0.1	-3	$	2
3 Seasons				84	222	-13	-2	0	-4	2	-17	-1.8	6	-11	-1.2	.479	.496	-0.7	-0.2	-7	$

STL (2 yrs)				24	42	-5	-0	0	-1	0	-6	-0.6	1	-4	-0.5	.476	.498	-0.3	-0.1	-3	$
DET (1 yr)				60	180	-8	-2	-0	-3	2	-11	-1.2	5	-6	-0.7	.480	.493	-0.4	-0.1	-3	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd
1948	23	STL	NL	2	1	0	0.0	107	.000	.000	.276	.500	.352	.000	.408	.500	.760	42	.000	0.0	0.0	1.000	1.000	.000

1950	25	STL	NL	40	33	1	0.8	111	.172	.139	.274	.225	.352	.167	.425	.392	.777	3	.038	-5.2	-0.5	.303	.139	.028

1953	28	DET	AL	180	129	14	2.9	101	.238	.222	.267	.309	.343	.297	.393	.606	.736	66	.314	-7.1	-0.7	.528	.203	.076	1.0
3 Yrs				222	163	15	2.5	103	.225	.205	.269	.295	.345	.272	.399	.567	.744	54	.249	-12.3	-1.2	.484	.195	.067	1.0
162 Game Avg.				428	314	29	2.5	103	.225	.205	.269	.295	.345	.272	.399	.567	.744	54	.249	-12.3	-1.2	.484	.195	.067	2

STL (2 yrs)				42	34	1	0.8	111	.167	.135	.274	.238	.352	.162	.425	.400	.777	6	.036	-5.2	-0.5	.324	.162	.027
DET (1 yr)				180	129	14	2.9	101	.238	.222	.267	.309	.343	.297	.393	.606	.736	66	.315	-7.1	-0.7	.528	.203	.076	1.0

NL (2 yrs)				42	34	1	0.8	111	.167	.135	.274	.238	.352	.162	.425	.400	.777	6	.036	-5.2	-0.5	.324	.162	.027
AL (1 yr)				180	129	14	2.9	101	.238	.222	.267	.309	.343	.297	.393	.606	.736	66	.315	-7.1	-0.7	.528	.203	.076	1.0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1948	23	STL	NL	2	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%		0.00				0.00	50%

1950	25	STL	NL	40	0.0%	17.5%	10.0%	2.5%	20%	1.75	5.1		36.0	1.33	73%

1953	28	DET	AL	180	0.6%	7.8%	11.1%	5.6%	29%	0.70	11.3	158.0	11.3	0.84	79%
3 Yrs				222	0.5%	9.5%	11.3%	5.0%	28%	0.84	9.3	195.0	13.0	0.87	78%
MLB Averages					1.9%	10.0%	9.8%	6.5%	28%	1.02	8.8	46.3	8.0	0.97	76%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1948	23	STL	NL	0.0	0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.22	-0.0	-0.0	-0.5	-0.0	1.12	-0.4	0.22	1

1950	25	STL	NL	-5.2	-0.5	25	-0.4	0.2	-0.6	1.16	-0.2	-0.1	-2.1	-0.2	0.97	-2.4	0.77	5

1953	28	DET	AL	-7.1	-0.7	184	-1.4	2.6	-4.0	1.12	-0.7	-0.6	-10.3	-1.0	0.97	-8.5	0.12	2
3 Yrs				-12.3	-1.2	210	-1.8	2.8	-4.6	1.12	-0.9	-0.7	-12.8	-1.3	0.97	-11.3	0.54	8

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1948	23	STL	NL	0	0	0%	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1950	25	STL	NL	1	0	11%	8	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

1953	28	DET	AL	1	0	30%	68	1	1	50%	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	4	2	42%	11	7	3	2	2	0	6	0	5
3 Yrs				2	0	27%	76	1	1	50%	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	4	2	43%	12	8	3	2	2	0	7	0	6

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1948	23	STL	NL	2	0%	0			1	0	0	0	0.22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		1	0	0%	0

1950	25	STL	NL	40	40%	5			5	2	0	0	0.77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		8	2	25%	2	0	0%	17	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0

1953	28	DET	AL	180	33%	35			2	0	0	0	0.12	1	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	3	2	67%	32	3	9%	20	6	30%	113	13	12%	12	2	17%	11	5	45%	0
3 Yrs				222	34%	40			8	2	0	0	0.54	1	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	3	2	67%	40	5	13%	23	6	26%	131	13	10%	12	2	17%	12	5	42%	0
MLB Averages					51%																			100%			13%			33%			15%			51%			55%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH
1948	23	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	42	0	0	0
1949	24	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	42	0	0	0
1950	25	24	42	37	1	5	1	0	1	0		5	7	.135	.238	.162	.400	6	6	2	0
1951	26	24	42	37	1	5	1	0	1	0		5	7	.135	.238	.162	.400	6	6	2	0
1952	27	24	42	37	1	5	1	0	1	0		5	7	.135	.238	.162	.400	6	6	2	0
1953	28	84	222	195	18	40	10	1	15	1	1	25	21	.205	.295	.272	.567	54	53	5	2

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1948	23	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	2

1950	25	23	39	36	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	3	7	.111	.179	.139	.318	1	22

1953	28	63	189	166	18	37	10	0	1	15	1	21	15	.223	.310	.301	.611	16	60
3 Yrs		88	230	203	19	41	11	0	1	16	1	25	22	.202	.289	.271	.560	17	84
162 Game Avg.		162	423	374	35	75	20	0	2	29	2	46	41	.202	.289	.271	.560	31	84

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