Buzz Clarkson

James Buster Clarkson (Bus)
also knows as Bus Clarkson

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: March 13, 1915 in Hopkins, SC
School: Wilberforce University (Wilberforce, OH) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1952
Team: Braves 1952

Final Game: June 22, 1952
Died: January 18, 1989 in Jeannette, PA
Buried: Brush Creek Cemetery, Irwin, 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	Pos	Awards
1949	34	PS	NgM																									PS · NAL
1950	35	ATL-min	AAA	59	233	205	34	62	11	1	7	33	0		26	30	.302	.384	.468	.852		96	6	1	1			MLW · AA
1951	36	ATL-min	AAA	97	335	283	52	97	12	4	5	49	6		43	29	.343	.440	.466	.906		132	8	6	3			MLW · AA
1952	37	ATL-min	AAA	74	299	242	49	77	14	2	12	68	10		56	27	.318	.448	.541	.989		131	6	1	0			MLW · AA
1952	37	BSN	NL	14	29	25	3	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	.200	.286	.200	.486	39	5	0	0	0		/65
1953	38	DAL	AA	137	553	445	91	147	32	1	18	87	11	5	100	51	.330	.459	.528	.987		235		6	2			DAL · TL
1954	39	CHC-min	AA	157	656	543	109	176	21	2	42	135	7	2	104	48	.324	.440	.602	1.042		327		8	1	0		DAL,BMT · TL
1955	40	CHC-min	Opn	100	357	316	40	93	8	0	13	46	1		34	28	.294	.366	.443	.809		140	11	3	2	2		LOS · PCL
1956	41	CHC-min	A,AA,Opn	116	402	353	26	95	16	0	18	19	1	0	42	18	.269	.357	.467	.824		165	1	6	1	0		DMO,TUL,LOS · WL,TL,PCL
1 Yr				14	29	25	3	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	.200	.286	.200	.486	39	5	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	336	289	35	58	0	0	0	12	0	0	35	35	.200	.286	.200	.486	39	58	0	0	0

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	Awards
1952	37	BSN	NL	14	29	-2	0	0	-1	0	-2	-0.3	1	-1	-0.2	.481	.498	-0.1	-0.1	-0	$	/65
1 Season				14	29	-2	0	0	-1	0	-2	-0.3	1	-1	-0.2	.481	.498	-0.1	-0.1	-0	$

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
1952	37	BSN	NL	29	20	1	1.3	95	.227	.200	.258	.286	.330	.200	.384	.486	.714	39	.112	-2.0	-0.2	.400	.120	.000
1 Yr				29	20	1	1.3	95	.227	.200	.258	.286	.330	.200	.384	.486	.714	39	.112	-2.0	-0.2	.400	.120	.000
162 Game Avg.				336	231	12	1.3	95	.227	.200	.258	.286	.330	.200	.384	.486	.714	39	.112	-2.0	-0.2	.400	.120	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1952	37	BSN	NL	29	0.0%	10.3%	10.3%	0.0%	0%	1.00	8.3		25.0	0.71	76%
1 Yr				29	0.0%	10.3%	10.3%	0.0%	0%	1.00	8.3		25.0	0.71	76%
MLB Averages					1.8%	11.0%	9.3%	6.1%	27%	1.18	8.1	49.5	8.7	1.00	76%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1952	37	BSN	NL	-2.0	-0.2	23	0.2	0.4	-0.3	.99	-0.0	0.2	0.4	0.0	1.00	-0.2	1.41	6
1 Yr				-2.0	-0.2	23	0.2	0.4	-0.3	.99	-0.0	0.2	0.4	0.0	1.00	-0.2	1.41	6

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
1952	37	BSN	NL	0	0	38%	5	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	40%	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
1 Yr				0	0	38%	5	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	40%	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0

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
1952	37	BSN	NL	29	57%	5			6	2	0	0	1.41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	0	0%	1	0	0%	15	1	7%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0
1 Yr				29	57%	5			6	2	0	0	1.41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	0	0%	1	0	0%	15	1	7%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0
MLB Averages					50%																			87%			12%			33%			14%			49%			56%

Cumulative Batting

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
1952	37	14	29	25	3	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	.200	.286	.200	.486	39	5	0	0	0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1952	37	15	31	27	4	6	1	4	3	.222	.323	.222	.545	2	14
1 Yr		15	31	27	4	6	1	4	3	.222	.323	.222	.545	2	14
162 Game Avg.		162	335	292	43	65	11	43	32	.222	.323	.222	.545	22	14

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Oldest s c a p y 1952 NL born 1915-03-13 (6th)

Oldest s c a p y
1952 NL born 1915-03-13 (6th)

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