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John Buzhardt

John William Buzhardt

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 17, 1936 in Prosperity, SC
High School: Prosperity (Prosperity, SC)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1958
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Phillies/Astros/Cubs/Orioles 1958-1968

Final Game: September 29, 1968
Died: June 15, 2008 in Prosperity, SC
Buried: St. Luke Lutheran Church Cemetery, Prosperity, SC
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 12:01AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #973. John Ewing… #974. Kris Benson… #975. Terry Larkin… #976. JOHN BUZHARDT… #977. Harry Gaspar… #978. Ryan Franklin… #979. Andy McGaffigan… 

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1958 21 CHC NL 3 0 1.000 1.85 6 2 1 1 0 0 24.1 16 5 5 2 7 1 9 0 1 0 95 215 0.945 5.9 0.7 2.6 3.3 1.29
1959 22 CHC NL 4 5 .444 4.97 31 10 7 1 1 0 101.1 107 64 56 12 29 4 33 1 0 1 439 80 1.342 9.5 1.1 2.6 2.9 1.14
1960 23 PHI NL 5 16 .238 3.86 30 29 0 5 0 0 200.1 198 101 86 14 68 12 73 2 1 4 849 101 1.328 8.9 0.6 3.1 3.3 1.07
1961 24 PHI NL 6 18 .250 4.49 41 27 4 6 1 0 202.1 200 107 101 28 65 6 92 6 0 3 848 91 1.310 8.9 1.2 2.9 4.1 1.42
1962 25 CHW AL 8 12 .400 4.19 28 25 1 8 2 0 152.1 156 75 71 16 59 3 64 4 0 2 664 94 1.411 9.2 0.9 3.5 3.8 1.08
1963 26 CHW AL 9 4 .692 2.42 19 18 1 6 3 0 126.1 100 35 34 8 31 5 59 5 0 1 503 144 1.037 7.1 0.6 2.2 4.2 1.90
1964 27 CHW AL 10 8 .556 2.98 31 25 2 8 3 0 160.0 150 60 53 13 35 4 97 4 1 4 652 116 1.156 8.4 0.7 2.0 5.5 2.77
1965 28 CHW AL 13 8 .619 3.01 32 30 2 4 1 1 188.2 167 69 63 12 56 9 108 7 0 4 761 106 1.182 8.0 0.6 2.7 5.2 1.93
1966 29 CHW AL 6 11 .353 3.83 33 22 6 5 4 1 150.1 144 74 64 13 30 4 66 4 1 3 626 83 1.157 8.6 0.8 1.8 4.0 2.20
1967 30 TOT MLB 3 10 .231 4.01 36 8 8 0 0 0 101.0 114 50 45 12 42 6 40 6 0 6 446 77 1.545 10.2 1.1 3.7 3.6 0.95
1967 30 TOT AL 3 10 .231 4.04 35 8 8 0 0 0 100.1 114 50 45 12 42 6 40 6 0 6 444 76 1.555 10.2 1.1 3.8 3.6 0.95
1967 30 HOU NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1967 30 CHW AL 3 9 .250 3.96 28 7 6 0 0 0 88.2 100 44 39 11 37 5 33 6 0 5 391 76 1.545 10.2 1.1 3.8 3.3 0.89
1967 30 BAL AL 0 1 .000 4.63 7 1 2 0 0 0 11.2 14 6 6 1 5 1 7 0 0 1 53 71 1.629 10.8 0.8 3.9 5.4 1.40
1968 31 HOU NL 4 4 .500 3.12 39 4 15 0 0 5 83.2 73 35 29 0 35 13 37 4 0 7 356 95 1.291 7.9 0.0 3.8 4.0 1.06
11 Seasons 71 96 .425 3.66 326 200 47 44 15 7 1490.2 1425 675 607 130 457 67 678 43 4 35 6239 98 1.263 8.6 0.8 2.8 4.1 1.48
162 Game Avg. 9 12 .425 3.66 42 26 6 6 2 1 193 184 87 78 17 59 9 88 6 1 5 807 98 1.263 8.6 0.8 2.8 4.1 1.48
CHW (6 yrs) 49 52 .485 3.37 171 127 18 31 13 2 866.1 817 357 324 73 248 30 427 30 2 19 3597 101 1.229 8.5 0.8 2.6 4.4 1.72
PHI (2 yrs) 11 34 .244 4.18 71 56 4 11 1 0 402.2 398 208 187 42 133 18 165 8 1 7 1697 95 1.319 8.9 0.9 3.0 3.7 1.24
CHC (2 yrs) 7 5 .583 4.37 37 12 8 2 1 0 125.2 123 69 61 14 36 5 42 1 1 1 534 91 1.265 8.8 1.0 2.6 3.0 1.17
HOU (2 yrs) 4 4 .500 3.09 40 4 15 0 0 5 84.1 73 35 29 0 35 13 37 4 0 7 358 97 1.281 7.8 0.0 3.7 3.9 1.06
BAL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.63 7 1 2 0 0 0 11.2 14 6 6 1 5 1 7 0 0 1 53 71 1.629 10.8 0.8 3.9 5.4 1.40
AL (6 yrs) AL 49 53 .480 3.38 178 128 20 31 13 2 878.0 831 363 330 74 253 31 434 30 2 20 3650 100 1.235 8.5 0.8 2.6 4.4 1.72
NL (6 yrs) NL 22 43 .338 4.07 148 72 27 13 2 5 612.2 594 312 277 56 204 36 244 13 2 15 2589 94 1.303 8.7 0.8 3.0 3.6 1.20

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1958 21 CHC NL 24.1 2 5 14 0 1.1 9 1.0 $
1959 22 CHC NL 101.1 10 64 56 3 .8 -8 -0.9 $
1960 23 PHI NL 200.1 29 101 124 -5 1.1 23 2.6 $
1961 24 PHI NL 202.1 27 107 130 -1 1.0 23 2.2 $
1962 25 CHW AL 152.1 25 75 86 3 1.0 11 1.1 $
1963 26 CHW AL 126.1 18 35 61 4 1.0 26 3.0 $
1964 27 CHW AL 160.0 25 60 70 11 .9 10 1.0 $
1965 28 CHW AL 188.2 30 69 84 7 1.1 15 1.8 $
1966 29 CHW AL 150.1 22 74 63 7 .9 -11 -1.4 $
1967 30 CHW AL 88.2 7 44 35 6 1.0 -9 -1.3 $
1967 30 BAL AL 11.2 1 6 5 0 .8 -1 -0.1 $
1968 31 HOU NL 83.2 4 35 46 -6 1.3 11 1.0 $
11 Seasons 1490.0 200 675 774 29 1.0 99 10.0 $
CHW (6 yrs) 866.1 127 357 399 38 1.0 42 4.2 $
PHI (2 yrs) 402.2 56 208 254 -6 1.0 46 4.8 $
CHC (2 yrs) 125.2 12 69 70 3 .9 1 0.1 $
HOU (1 yr) 83.2 4 35 46 -6 1.3 11 1.0 $
BAL (1 yr) 11.2 1 6 5 0 .8 -1 -0.1 $

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
1958 21 CHC NL 6 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -33 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1959 22 CHC NL 31 32 29 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .069 .100 .103 .203 -45 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
1960 23 PHI NL 32 66 62 7 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 29 .161 .172 .194 .365 0 12 0 0 2 1 0 1
1961 24 PHI NL 41 68 57 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 29 .105 .164 .140 .304 -17 8 1 1 7 0 0 1
1962 25 CHW AL 28 58 51 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 22 .118 .167 .118 .284 -22 6 1 1 4 0 0 1
1963 26 CHW AL 20 49 48 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 .083 .083 .125 .208 -42 6 0 0 1 0 0 1
1964 27 CHW AL 31 61 54 3 11 1 1 0 6 0 0 2 22 .204 .228 .259 .487 37 14 0 0 4 1 0 1
1965 28 CHW AL 34 70 56 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 23 .125 .197 .125 .322 -3 7 0 0 9 0 0 1
1966 29 CHW AL 34 46 43 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 18 .116 .156 .116 .272 -18 5 1 0 1 0 0 1
1967 30 TOT MLB 36 23 21 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .190 .190 .190 .381 17 4 0 0 2 0 0 1
1967 30 TOT AL 35 23 21 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .190 .190 .190 .381 17 4 0 0 2 0 0 1
1967 30 HOU NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1967 30 CHW AL 28 22 20 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .200 .200 .200 .400 23 4 0 0 2 0 0 1
1967 30 BAL AL 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1968 31 HOU NL 39 18 16 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .250 .294 .250 .544 67 4 1 0 1 0 0 1
11 Seasons 332 499 445 22 60 6 2 0 18 0 0 17 196 .135 .170 .157 .327 -7 70 4 2 33 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 243 217 11 29 3 1 0 9 0 0 8 96 .135 .170 .157 .327 -7 34 2 1 16 1 0
CHW (6 yrs) 175 306 272 9 37 3 1 0 15 0 0 11 112 .136 .172 .154 .326 -6 42 2 1 21 1 0
PHI (2 yrs) 73 134 119 9 16 2 1 0 2 0 0 4 58 .134 .168 .168 .336 -8 20 1 1 9 1 0
CHC (2 yrs) 37 40 37 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 .081 .105 .108 .213 -43 4 0 0 2 0 0
HOU (2 yrs) 40 18 16 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .250 .294 .250 .544 67 4 1 0 1 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 182 307 273 9 37 3 1 0 15 0 0 11 112 .136 .171 .154 .325 -6 42 2 1 21 1 0
NL (6 yrs) 150 192 172 13 23 3 1 0 3 0 0 6 84 .134 .167 .163 .329 -9 28 2 1 12 1 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1958 21 CHC NL 8 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1959 22 CHC NL 32 -6 0 0 1 0 3 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1960 23 PHI NL 66 -8 1 1 1 0 5 2 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ 1
1961 24 PHI NL 68 -10 0 -1 0 0 6 2 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ 1
1962 25 CHW AL 58 -9 0 1 0 0 5 2 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1963 26 CHW AL 49 -9 0 0 0 0 4 1 -4 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $ 1
1964 27 CHW AL 61 -4 0 1 0 0 5 2 4 0.3 4 0.4 -0.1 $ 1
1965 28 CHW AL 70 -7 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1966 29 CHW AL 46 -7 0 0 0 0 4 1 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ 1
1967 30 CHW AL 22 -2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1967 30 BAL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $20,000 /1
1968 31 HOU NL 18 -1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $ 1
11 Seasons 499 -64 1 2 2 0 42 15 -2 -0.9 -2 -0.2 -0.7 $20,000
CHW (6 yrs) 306 -38 0 2 0 0 26 9 -1 -0.7 -1 -0.1 -0.6 $
PHI (2 yrs) 134 -18 1 0 1 0 11 4 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
CHC (2 yrs) 40 -7 0 0 1 0 4 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
HOU (1 yr) 18 -1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $
BAL (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $20,000

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1958 CHC NL 21 P 6 24.1 9 2 7 0 0 1.000 3.33 1.50 .956 1.96 1.97
1959 CHC NL 22 P 31 101.1 32 7 22 3 1 .906 2.58 0.94 .954 1.99 1.97
1960 PHI NL 23 P 30 200.1 50 19 30 1 4 .980 2.20 1.63 .962 2.09 2.08
1961 PHI NL 24 P 41 202.1 57 20 34 3 4 .947 2.40 1.32 .959 2.18 2.15
1962 CHW AL 25 P 28 152.1 44 12 32 0 3 1.000 2.60 1.57 .958 2.08 2.07
1963 CHW AL 26 P 19 126.1 38 12 25 1 1 .974 2.64 1.95 .955 1.99 2.00
1964 CHW AL 27 P 31 160.0 38 10 27 1 2 .974 2.08 1.19 .957 1.90 1.89
1965 CHW AL 28 P 32 188.2 43 15 26 2 4 .953 1.96 1.28 .951 2.04 2.03
1966 CHW AL 29 P 33 150.1 54 19 34 1 1 .981 3.17 1.61 .952 1.99 1.98
1967 TOT MLB 30 P 36 8 0 101.1 31 9 21 1 1 .968 2.67 0.83 .957 1.96 1.96 6 5 45% 0
1967 TOT AL 30 P 35 8 0 100.4 30 9 20 1 1 .967 2.60 0.83 .957 1.96 1.96 6 5 45% 0
1967 HOU NL 30 P 1 0.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 13.50 1.00 .960 2.70 2.00
1967 CHW AL 30 P 28 7 0 88.2 25 8 16 1 1 .960 2.44 0.86 .957 1.96 1.96 5 5 50% 0
1967 BAL AL 30 P 7 1 0 11.2 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 3.86 0.71 .956 1.93 1.96 1 0 0% 0
1968 HOU NL 31 P 39 83.2 25 8 17 0 1 1.000 2.69 0.64 .958 2.01 2.02
11 Seasons P 326 8 0 1490.2 421 133 275 13 22 .969 2.46 1.25 .956 2.03 2.02 6 5 45% 0
11 Seasons TOT 326 8 0 1490.2 421 133 275 13 22 .969 2.46 1.25 .956 2.03 2.02 6 5 45% 0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Shutouts s c a p y
1963 AL  3 (8th)
1964 AL  3 (9th)
1966 AL  4 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1961 NL  28 (4th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1960 NL  0.629 (8th)
1965 AL  0.572 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
1960 NL  16 (3rd)
1961 NL  18 (3rd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1961 NL  101 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1961 NL  6 (5th)
1965 AL  7 (5th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1963 AL  21.23 (10th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1963 AL  2.2 (10th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1963 AL  2.5 (9th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1965 AL  9 (10th)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1961 NL  20 (4th)
1966 AL  19 (4th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1959 NL  3 (4th)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1966 AL  3.17 (5th)

                                         

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2106), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1948), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (927), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
196730Baltimore Orioles$20,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$20,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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