Bubba Church

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: September 12, 1924 in Birmingham, AL us

Died: September 17, 2001 in Birmingham, AL

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL

Schools: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA), Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)

Last Game: May 1, 1955 (Age 30-231d)
vs. PHI 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Emory Nicholas Church

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.7

ERA

4.10

147

713.1

274

WHIP

1.423

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1947	22	-0.6	Salina	WA	C	PHI	21	9	.700	2.93	3.90	30			27	4		249.0	237	108	81		79		219	3		7		1.269	8.6		2.9	7.9	2.77
1948	23	-4.1	Toronto	IL	AAA	PHI	5	9	.357	5.52	6.13	33	13		3	1		119.0	119	81	73		78		39	2	0	2		1.655	9.0		5.9	2.9	0.50
1949	24	-2.7	Toronto	IL	AAA	PHI	15	8	.652	2.35	2.99	34	25		15	3		211.0	152	70	55		118		132	0	0	7		1.280	6.5		5.0	5.6	1.12
1950	25	-3.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	8	6	.571	2.73	3.17	31	18	3	8	2	1	142.0	113	50	43	12	56	2	50	0	0	4	562	1.190	7.2	0.8	3.5	3.2	0.89
1951	26	-2.6	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	15	11	.577	3.53	3.90	38	33	2	15	4	1	247.0	246	107	97	17	90	4	104	1	0	3	1046	1.360	9.0	0.6	3.3	3.8	1.16
1952	27		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CIN-PHI	5	9	.357	4.55	5.17	31	23	2	5	1	0	158.1	184	91	80	21	49	3	50	4	0	1	661	1.472	10.5	1.2	2.8	2.8	1.02
1952	27	-1.4	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	0		10.80	10.80	2	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	11	6	6	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	28	2.400	19.8	0.0	1.8	5.4	3.00
1952	27	-1.4	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	5	9	.357	4.34	4.99	29	22	2	5	1	0	153.1	173	85	74	21	48	3	47	3	0	1	633	1.441	10.2	1.2	2.8	2.8	0.98
1953	28		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-CIN	7	8	.467	5.29	6.02	38	19	6	3	0	1	148.0	170	99	87	25	68	7	59	4	0	2	670	1.608	10.3	1.5	4.1	3.6	0.87
1953	28	-0.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	3	3	.500	5.98	6.60	11	7	2	2	0	0	43.2	55	32	29	9	19	3	12	2	0	0	196	1.695	11.3	1.9	3.9	2.5	0.63
1953	28	-0.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	5	.444	5.00	5.78	27	12	4	1	0	1	104.1	115	67	58	16	49	4	47	2	0	2	474	1.572	9.9	1.4	4.2	4.1	0.96
1954	29	-1.6	Los Angeles	PCL	Opn	CHC	11	9	.550	3.90	4.43	26	22		10	3		134.0	131	66	58	13	67		91	0	0	7		1.478	8.8	0.9	4.5	6.1	1.36
1954	29	0.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	1	3	.250	9.82	11.05	7	3	2	1	0	0	14.2	21	18	16	8	13	0	8	0	0	0	76	2.318	12.9	4.9	8.0	4.9	0.62
1955	30	0.3	Los Angeles	PCL	Opn	CHC	11	7	.611	3.65	4.09	34	14		5	2		143.0	141	65	58	18	41		67	2	0	1		1.273	8.9	1.1	2.6	4.2	1.63
1955	30	2.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	0		5.40	5.40	2	0	1	0	0	1	3.1	4	2	2	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	15	1.500	10.8	2.7	2.7	8.1	3.00

1957	32	3.9	Miami	IL	AAA	PHI	5	6	.455	3.69	4.32	18	14		4	0		100.0	103	48	41	7	22		50	3	0	1		1.250	9.3	0.6	2.0	4.5	2.27
1958	33	6.0	Miami	IL	AAA	PHI	0	0				3															0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (6 seasons)					Majors		36	37	.493	4.10	4.63	147	96	16	32	7	4	713.1	738	367	325	84	277	16	274	9	0	10	3030	1.423	9.3	1.1	3.5	3.5	0.99
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		68	48	.586			178	88		64	13		956.0	883	438	366	38	405		598	10	0	25
All Levels (11 Seasons)							104	85	.550			325	184	16	96	20	4	1669.1	1621	805	691	122	682	16	872	19	0	35	3030

Opn (2 seasons)					Minors		22	16	.579	3.77	4.26	60	36		15	5		277.0	272	131	116	31	108		158	2	0	8		1.372	8.8	1.0	3.5	5.1	1.46
AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		25	23	.521			88	52		22	4		430.0	374	199	169	7	218		221	5	0	10
C (1 season)					Minors		21	9	.700	2.93	3.90	30			27	4		249.0	237	108	81		79		219	3		7		1.269	8.6		2.9	7.9	2.77