Homer Bush
Homer Giles Bush
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 12, 1972 in East St. Louis, IL
High School: East St. Louis (East St. Louis, IL)
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 7th round of the 1991 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 16, 1997
Final Game: June 8, 2004
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Standard Batting

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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
1997 24 NYY AL 10 11 11 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727 91 4 0 0 0 0 0 /4D
1998 25 NYY AL 45 78 71 17 27 3 0 1 5 6 3 5 19 .380 .421 .465 .886 134 33 1 0 2 0 0 4D/56
1999 26 TOR AL 128 523 485 69 155 26 4 5 55 32 8 21 82 .320 .353 .421 .774 96 204 9 6 8 3 0 *46
2000 27 TOR AL 76 325 297 38 64 8 0 1 18 9 4 18 60 .215 .271 .253 .524 33 75 10 5 4 1 0 4
2001 28 TOR AL 78 291 271 32 83 11 1 3 27 13 4 8 50 .306 .336 .387 .723 89 105 2 6 2 4 1 4
2002 29 TOT MLB 63 141 132 16 30 2 0 1 7 4 1 5 25 .227 .266 .265 .531 41 35 2 2 2 0 0 4/6
2002 29 TOR AL 23 83 78 9 18 2 0 1 2 2 0 2 12 .231 .268 .295 .563 48 23 2 2 1 0 0 4
2002 29 FLA NL 40 58 54 7 12 0 0 0 5 2 1 3 13 .222 .263 .222 .485 32 12 0 0 1 0 0 4/6
2004 31 NYY AL 9 8 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .125 .000 .125 -63 0 1 1 0 0 0 /4D
7 Seasons 409 1377 1274 176 363 50 5 11 115 65 20 57 238 .285 .324 .358 .682 75 456 25 20 18 8 1
162 Game Avg. 162 545 505 70 144 20 2 4 46 26 8 23 94 .285 .324 .358 .682 75 181 10 8 7 3 0
TOR (4 yrs) 305 1222 1131 148 320 47 5 10 102 56 16 49 204 .283 .321 .360 .681 74 407 23 19 15 8 1
NYY (3 yrs) 64 97 89 21 31 3 0 1 8 7 3 5 21 .348 .389 .416 .805 113 37 2 1 2 0 0
FLA (1 yr) 40 58 54 7 12 0 0 0 5 2 1 3 13 .222 .263 .222 .485 32 12 0 0 1 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 369 1319 1220 169 351 50 5 11 110 63 19 54 225 .288 .326 .364 .690 77 444 25 20 17 8 1
NL (1 yr) 40 58 54 7 12 0 0 0 5 2 1 3 13 .222 .263 .222 .485 32 12 0 0 1 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1997 24 NYY AL 11 7 1 3.8 109 .364 .364 .271 .364 .341 .364 .429 .727 .770 91 .366 -0.2 0.0 .571 .000 .000
1998 25 NYY AL 78 50 14 7.5 107 .510 .380 .268 .421 .336 .465 .427 .886 .763 134 .660 3.6 0.3 .854 .197 .085 1.7
1999 26 TOR AL 523 358 74 5.5 115 .374 .320 .276 .353 .349 .421 .442 .774 .791 96 .508 -3.4 -0.3 .735 .194 .101 8.6
2000 27 TOR AL 325 252 20 2.1 118 .266 .215 .280 .271 .353 .253 .450 .524 .803 33 .148 -31.8 -2.9 .417 .114 .037 1.8
2001 28 TOR AL 291 200 37 5.0 109 .360 .306 .270 .336 .337 .387 .433 .723 .770 89 .490 -4.4 -0.4 .660 .144 .081 4.9
2002 29 TOT MLB 141 107 9 2.2 107 .274 .227 .266 .266 .336 .265 .426 .531 .763 41 .195 -11.7 -1.1 .429 .098 .038 1.6
2002 29 TOR AL 83 63 6 2.5 109 .262 .231 .269 .268 .337 .295 .432 .563 .769 48 .228 -6.2 -0.6 .468 .115 .064 1.3
2002 29 FLA NL 58 44 3 1.8 105 .293 .222 .262 .263 .336 .222 .417 .485 .753 32 .146 -5.4 -0.5 .372 .074 .000 .0
2004 31 NYY AL 8 8 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .268 .125 .336 .000 .431 .125 .766 -63 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .250 .143 .000 .0
7 Seasons 1377 982 155 4.2 113 .341 .285 .274 .324 .345 .358 .439 .682 .785 75 .397 -49.6 -4.6 .605 .153 .073 18.8
162 Game Avg. 545 389 61 4.2 113 .341 .285 .274 .324 .345 .358 .439 .682 .785 75 .397 -49.6 -4.6 .605 .153 .073 7
TOR (4 yrs) 1222 873 137 4.2 114 .335 .283 .275 .321 .346 .360 .441 .681 .788 74 .392 -45.8 -4.2 .606 .156 .077 17.0
NYY (3 yrs) 97 65 15 6.2 107 .448 .348 .269 .389 .337 .416 .427 .805 .764 113 .578 1.7 0.1 .746 .169 .067 1.8
FLA (1 yr) 58 44 3 1.8 105 .293 .222 .262 .263 .336 .222 .417 .485 .753 32 .146 -5.4 -0.5 .372 .074 .000 .0
AL (7 yrs) 1319 938 152 4.3 113 .343 .288 .275 .326 .346 .364 .440 .690 .786 77 .407 -44.1 -4.1 .616 .157 .076 18.7
NL (1 yr) 58 44 3 1.8 105 .293 .222 .262 .263 .336 .222 .417 .485 .753 32 .146 -5.4 -0.5 .372 .074 .000 .0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1998 25 NYY AL ALDS TEX W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 25 NYY AL ALCS CLE W 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 25 NYY AL WS SDP W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (3 Series) 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1997 24 NYY AL 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.7 0.57 0.75 100% 27% 0.0% 29%
1998 25 NYY AL 78 1.3% 24.4% 6.4% 5.1% 15% 3.80 3.7 71.0 14.2 1.50 2.50 65% 20% 5.3% 5%
1999 26 TOR AL 523 1.0% 15.7% 4.0% 6.7% 23% 3.90 5.9 97.0 8.8 1.18 1.57 77% 21% 2.9% 7%
2000 27 TOR AL 325 0.3% 18.5% 5.5% 2.8% 14% 3.33 5.0 297.0 16.5 1.27 1.65 73% 21% 1.1% 13%
2001 28 TOR AL 291 1.0% 17.2% 2.8% 5.2% 18% 6.25 5.4 90.3 10.0 0.86 1.16 76% 28% 2.9% 12%
2002 29 TOT MLB 141 0.7% 17.7% 3.6% 2.1% 10% 5.00 5.3 132.0 18.9 1.14 1.44 75% 21% 2.3% 12%
2002 29 TOR AL 83 1.2% 14.5% 2.4% 3.6% 17% 6.00 6.5 78.0 39.0 1.21 1.33 78% 16% 4.0% 14%
2002 29 FLA NL 58 0.0% 22.4% 5.2% 0.0% 0% 4.33 4.2 10.8 1.05 1.64 71% 29% 0.0% 10%
2004 31 NYY AL 8 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.5 63% 0%
7 Seasons 1377 0.8% 17.3% 4.1% 4.8% 18% 4.18 5.4 115.8 11.1 1.13 1.52 75% 22% 2.5% 10%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1997 24 NYY AL 0 0 50% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1998 25 NYY AL 0 0 52% 61 6 3 67% 6 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 56% 4 1 3 1 0 1 4 2 1
1999 26 TOR AL 7 0 36% 207 32 8 80% 28 8 4 0 0 0 6 1 8 10 40% 23 15 6 7 5 2 27 9 15
2000 27 TOR AL 6 0 43% 117 9 4 69% 8 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7 54% 14 8 5 6 3 3 8 1 7
2001 28 TOR AL 2 0 31% 118 13 4 76% 13 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 8 46% 14 8 6 4 3 1 6 2 4
2002 29 TOT MLB 3 0 42% 72 4 1 80% 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 56% 9 5 4 1 0 1 6 2 4
2002 29 TOR AL 2 0 38% 35 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 44% 5 3 2 0 0 0 4 2 2
2002 29 FLA NL 1 0 47% 37 2 1 67% 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 71% 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 2
2004 31 NYY AL 0 0 200% 7 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
7 Seasons 18 0 39% 595 65 20 76% 60 18 5 2 0 0 11 2 16 29 48% 67 39 25 20 11 9 54 17 33
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1997 24 NYY AL 11 0% 4 0 0 2 1 0 1 0.07 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 0 0 11 4 36% 2 2 100% 0 0 0
1998 25 NYY AL 78 24% 27 10 2 2 1 0 0 0.00 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 67% 12 1 8% 10 5 50% 42 4 10% 6 3 50% 8 3 38% 0
1999 26 TOR AL 523 16% 155 34 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 14 4 1 2 3 0 12 8 67% 91 9 10% 50 26 52% 316 53 17% 31 23 74% 32 25 78% 0
2000 27 TOR AL 325 14% 64 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 6 4 67% 49 10 20% 37 12 32% 182 20 11% 14 6 43% 19 5 26% 0
2001 28 TOR AL 291 22% 83 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 3 0 2 1 0 2 2 100% 34 2 6% 28 12 43% 166 26 16% 17 13 76% 18 8 44% 0
2002 29 TOT MLB 141 34% 30 8 1 18 2 0 1 0.87 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 67% 28 2 7% 13 6 46% 77 8 10% 7 5 71% 5 3 60% 0
2002 29 TOR AL 83 33% 18 6 1 1 0 0 0 1.96 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 50% 20 2 10% 8 2 25% 46 3 7% 3 2 67% 4 2 50% 0
2002 29 FLA NL 58 36% 12 2 0 17 2 0 1 0.80 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 8 0 0% 5 4 80% 31 5 16% 4 3 75% 1 1 100% 0
2004 31 NYY AL 8 13% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 5 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
7 Seasons 1377 19% 363 78 6 22 4 0 2 0.71 11 0 30 10 1 7 4 0 26 18 69% 221 25 11% 138 61 44% 799 115 14% 77 52 68% 83 45 54% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1997 24 NYY AL 11 25 2.27 23 92% 35% 4% 13% 48% 65% 0% 60% 93% 36% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1998 25 NYY AL 78 274 3.51 187 68% 23% 23% 25% 29% 77% 0% 53% 70% 40% 3% 2 0 15% 12 7 4% 3 1 11% 0 0 0
1999 26 TOR AL 523 1861 3.56 1272 68% 25% 15% 27% 33% 75% 0% 51% 80% 30% 3% 17 0 11% 57 19 6% 30 15 12% 0 0 0
2000 27 TOR AL 325 1141 3.51 783 69% 21% 17% 31% 31% 79% 0% 54% 78% 41% 3% 11 0 12% 40 16 6% 21 9 10% 0 0 0
2001 28 TOR AL 291 983 3.38 685 70% 23% 17% 26% 33% 77% 1% 53% 77% 34% 3% 8 0 9% 26 12 4% 11 5 14% 0 0 0
2002 29 TOT MLB 141 488 3.46 333 68% 28% 17% 22% 33% 72% 0% 49% 76% 34% 4% 6 1 13% 18 5 6% 8 3 12% 0 0 0
2002 29 TOR AL 83 268 3.23 183 68% 24% 18% 21% 37% 76% 0% 52% 76% 42% 4% 3 0 14% 12 3 7% 6 3 0% 0 0 0
2002 29 FLA NL 58 220 3.79 150 68% 33% 16% 23% 28% 67% 0% 46% 76% 22% 5% 3 1 10% 6 2 3% 2 0 23% 0 0 0
2004 31 NYY AL 8 31 3.88 24 77% 13% 25% 42% 21% 88% 0% 68% 71% 38% 0% 0 0 13% 1 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
7 Seasons 1377 4803 3.49 3307 69% 24% 17% 27% 32% 76% 0% 52% 78% 34% 3% 44 1 11% 154 59 5% 73 33 12% 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1997 24 10 11 11 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727 91 4 0 0 0 0 0
1998 25 55 89 82 19 31 3 0 1 8 6 3 5 19 .378 .414 .451 .865 129 37 1 0 2 0 0
1999 26 183 612 567 88 186 29 4 6 63 38 11 26 101 .328 .362 .425 .787 101 241 10 6 10 3 0
2000 27 259 937 864 126 250 37 4 7 81 47 15 44 161 .289 .330 .366 .696 77 316 20 11 14 4 0
2001 28 337 1228 1135 158 333 48 5 10 108 60 19 52 211 .293 .332 .371 .703 80 421 22 17 16 8 1
2002 29 400 1369 1267 174 363 50 5 11 115 64 20 57 236 .287 .325 .360 .685 76 456 24 19 18 8 1
2003 30 400 1369 1267 174 363 50 5 11 115 64 20 57 236 .287 .325 .360 .685 76 456 24 19 18 8 1
2004 31 409 1377 1274 176 363 50 5 11 115 65 20 57 238 .285 .324 .358 .682 75 456 25 20 18 8 1

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
1997 24 10 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 10
1998 25 45 75 70 16 26 3 0 1 5 6 5 19 .371 .413 .457 .870 13 45
1999 26 128 507 478 62 148 25 4 5 49 31 20 82 .310 .343 .410 .753 66 128
2000 27 76 315 292 33 59 7 0 1 15 8 17 60 .202 .257 .236 .493 17 76
2001 28 78 290 272 30 84 11 1 3 26 13 8 50 .309 .338 .390 .728 35 78
2002 29 63 139 132 15 30 2 0 1 7 4 5 25 .227 .266 .265 .531 9 63
2004 31 9 8 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 .125 .000 .125 0 9
7 Seasons 409 1345 1262 159 347 48 5 11 104 63 55 238 .275 .314 .347 .661 141 409
162 Game Avg. 162 533 500 63 137 19 2 4 41 25 22 94 .275 .314 .347 .661 56 409

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Stolen Bases s c a p y
1999 AL--32--10th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 2 (2000), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1849), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2826), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  8. William Fischer (959)
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  2. Les Mallon (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Ryan Theriot (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Aaron Miles (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. George Myatt (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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