Ray Busse
Raymond Edward Busse
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 25, 1948 in Daytona Beach, FL
Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1967. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 24, 1971
Final Game: October 2, 1974
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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
1971 22 HOU NL 10 37 34 2 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 9 .147 .194 .235 .430 23 8 0 0 1 0 0 /65
1973 24 TOT NL 39 94 87 7 11 4 2 2 5 0 1 6 33 .126 .183 .287 .470 29 25 4 0 1 0 2 6/5
1973 24 STL NL 24 76 70 6 10 4 2 2 5 0 1 5 21 .143 .200 .343 .543 48 24 4 0 1 0 2 6
1973 24 HOU NL 15 18 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .059 .111 .059 .170 -51 1 0 0 0 0 0 /65
1974 25 HOU NL 19 37 34 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 .206 .270 .235 .506 45 8 2 0 0 0 0 /5
3 Seasons 68 168 155 12 23 8 2 2 9 0 1 11 54 .148 .205 .265 .469 31 41 6 0 2 0 2
162 Game Avg. 162 400 369 29 55 19 5 5 21 0 2 26 129 .148 .205 .265 .469 31 98 14 0 5 0 5
HOU (3 yrs) 44 92 85 6 13 4 0 0 4 0 0 6 33 .153 .209 .200 .409 17 17 2 0 1 0 0
STL (1 yr) 24 76 70 6 10 4 2 2 5 0 1 5 21 .143 .200 .343 .543 48 24 4 0 1 0 2

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
1971 22 HOU NL 37 30 2 1.8 91 .200 .147 .257 .194 .323 .235 .377 .430 .700 23 .183 -3.4 -0.4 .345 .147 .088
1973 24 TOT NL 94 82 3 1.0 96 .173 .126 .262 .183 .331 .287 .390 .470 .721 29 .064 -9.0 -0.9 .370 .218 .161 .0
1973 24 STL NL 76 66 3 1.2 97 .170 .143 .263 .200 .332 .343 .390 .543 .722 48 .092 -5.5 -0.6 .431 .257 .200 .0
1973 24 HOU NL 18 16 0 0.0 96 .200 .059 .261 .111 .330 .059 .389 .170 .719 -51 .000 -3.5 -0.4 .125 .059 .000
1974 25 HOU NL 37 29 2 1.9 91 .318 .206 .258 .270 .329 .235 .372 .506 .701 45 .180 -2.4 -0.2 .379 .118 .029
3 Seasons 168 141 7 1.3 94 .212 .148 .260 .205 .329 .265 .383 .469 .712 31 .108 -14.9 -1.6 .367 .181 .116 .0
162 Game Avg. 400 336 17 1.3 94 .212 .148 .260 .205 .329 .265 .383 .469 .712 31 .108 -14.9 -1.6 .367 .181 .116
HOU (3 yrs) 92 75 4 1.4 92 .250 .153 .258 .209 .327 .200 .377 .409 .704 17 .124 -9.4 -1.0 .311 .118 .047
STL (1 yr) 76 66 3 1.2 97 .170 .143 .263 .200 .332 .343 .390 .543 .722 48 .092 -5.5 -0.6 .431 .257 .200 .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
1971 22 HOU NL 37 0.0% 24.3% 5.4% 8.1% 60% 4.50 3.8 8.5 0.80 68%
1973 24 TOT NL 94 2.1% 35.1% 6.4% 8.5% 73% 5.50 2.6 43.5 17.4 1.56 55%
1973 24 STL NL 76 2.6% 27.6% 6.6% 10.5% 80% 4.20 3.3 35.0 14.0 1.63 62%
1973 24 HOU NL 18 0.0% 66.7% 5.6% 0.0% 0% 12.00 1.4 1.00 28%
1974 25 HOU NL 37 0.0% 32.4% 8.1% 2.7% 14% 4.00 2.8 1.29 59%
3 Seasons 168 1.2% 32.1% 6.6% 7.1% 52% 4.91 2.9 77.5 17.2 1.37 59%
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
1971 22 HOU NL 2 0 29% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 24 TOT NL 2 0 33% 21 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 25% 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 24 STL NL 2 0 31% 18 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 24 HOU NL 0 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 25 HOU NL 1 0 30% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 40% 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1
3 Seasons 5 0 31% 40 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 30% 7 5 2 1 0 0 2 0 1
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
1971 22 HOU NL 17 12% 5 2 0 0 0 0.47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 14 2 14% 0 0 1 0 0% 20
1973 24 TOT NL 94 49% 11 6 0 0 0 0.89 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 100% 16 4 25% 13 1 8% 59 4 7% 8 1 13% 7 0 0% 0
1973 24 STL NL 76 53% 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 100% 14 4 29% 12 1 8% 50 4 8% 7 1 14% 6 0 0% 0
1973 24 HOU NL 18 33% 1 6 0 0 0 0.89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 9 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1974 25 HOU NL 37 43% 7 11 1 0 0 1.75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 33% 3 1 33% 19 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 1 20% 0
3 Seasons 148 43% 23 19 1 0 0 1.35 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 200% 26 6 23% 17 2 12% 92 6 7% 9 1 11% 13 1 8% 20
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
1971 22 10 37 34 2 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 9 .147 .194 .235 .430 23 8 0 0 1 0 0
1972 23 10 37 34 2 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 9 .147 .194 .235 .430 23 8 0 0 1 0 0
1973 24 49 131 121 9 16 7 2 2 9 0 1 8 42 .132 .186 .273 .459 27 33 4 0 2 0 2
1974 25 68 168 155 12 23 8 2 2 9 0 1 11 54 .148 .205 .265 .469 31 41 6 0 2 0 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
1971 22 10 37 35 2 6 4 0 0 5 0 2 9 .171 .216 .286 .502 2 10
1973 24 39 91 86 8 10 4 2 2 6 0 5 33 .116 .165 .279 .444 4 39
1974 25 19 37 34 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 3 12 .206 .270 .235 .506 2 19
3 Seasons 68 165 155 13 23 9 2 2 11 0 10 54 .148 .200 .271 .471 8 68
162 Game Avg. 162 393 369 31 55 21 5 5 26 0 24 129 .148 .200 .271 .471 19 68

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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