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Bud Norris

Q: When was Bud Norris born?

Bud Norris was born on March 2, 1985.

Q: Where was Bud Norris born?

Bud Norris was born in Greenbrae, CA .

Q: How tall is Bud Norris?

Bud Norris is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Bud Norris weigh when playing?

Bud Norris weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Bud Norris in the Hall of Fame?

Bud Norris has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Bud Norris drafted?

Bud Norris was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 6th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Bud Norris have?

Bud Norris had 1,153 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Bud Norris played for?

Bud Norris played for 8 teams; the Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels and St. Louis Cardinals.

Q: When did Bud Norris retire?

Bud Norris last played in 2018.

Q: What are Bud Norris' nicknames?

Budsworth, Budman are nicknames for Bud Norris.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 215lb (183cm, 97kg)

Born: March 2, 1985 in Greenbrae, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 6th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA).

High School: San Marin HS (Novato, CA)

School: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA)

Debut: July 29, 2009 (Age 24-149d, 19,609th in major league history)
vs. CHC 3.0 IP, 3 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 28, 2018 (Age 33-210d)
vs. CHC 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2009 season

Agents: Ballengee Group • Previously: Wasserman

Full Name: David Stefan Norris

Nicknames: Budsworth or Budman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.4

ERA

4.45

355

188

1221.1

1153

WHIP

1.396

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2006	21	HOU-min	A-	2	0	1.000	3.79	15	3	6	0	0	2	38.0	28	20	16	1	13	0	46	4	0	1	161			1.079	6.6	0.2	3.1	10.9	3.54	TRC NYPL
2007	22	HOU-min	A,A+	3	8	.273	4.56	23	23	0	0	0	0	102.2	89	59	52	8	42	0	119	6	0	6	438			1.276	7.8	0.7	3.7	10.4	2.83	LEX,SAL SALL,CARL
2008	23	HOU-min	AA	3	8	.273	4.05	19	19	0	0	0	0	80.0	89	42	36	8	31	0	84	7	3	1	352			1.500	10.0	0.9	3.5	9.5	2.71	CPC TL
2009	24	HOU-min	AAA	4	9	.308	2.62	19	19	0	0	0	0	120.0	104	42	35	6	53	4	112	4	0	4	509			1.308	7.8	0.5	4.0	8.4	2.11	RRK PCL
2009	24	HOU	NL	6	3	.667	4.53	11	10	0	0	0	0	55.2	59	29	28	9	25	1	54	3	0	3	249	91	4.77	1.509	9.5	1.5	4.0	8.7	2.16
2010	25	HOU-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	3.07	3	3	0	0	0	0	14.2	16	5	5	1	6	0	14	0	0	1	64			1.500	9.8	0.6	3.7	8.6	2.33	RRK PCL
2010	25	HOU	NL	9	10	.474	4.92	27	27	0	0	0	0	153.2	151	94	84	18	77	3	158	6	2	5	683	80	4.17	1.484	8.8	1.1	4.5	9.3	2.05
2011	26	HOU	NL	6	11	.353	3.77	31	31	0	0	0	0	186.0	177	93	78	24	70	7	176	5	2	3	795	100	4.02	1.328	8.6	1.2	3.4	8.5	2.51
2012	27	HOU-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	3.60	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	3	2	2	2	3	0	7	0	0	0	21			1.200	5.4	3.6	5.4	12.6	2.33	OKC PCL
2012	27	HOU	NL	7	13	.350	4.65	29	29	0	0	0	0	168.1	165	90	87	23	66	2	165	8	0	8	733	87	4.23	1.372	8.8	1.2	3.5	8.8	2.50
2013	28	TOT	AL	10	12	.455	4.18	32	30	2	0	0	0	176.2	196	89	82	17	67	0	147	5	0	4	773	97	3.86	1.489	10.0	0.9	3.4	7.5	2.19
2013	28	HOU	AL	6	9	.400	3.93	21	21	0	0	0	0	126.0	135	62	55	11	43	0	90	4	0	3	541	103	3.87	1.413	9.6	0.8	3.1	6.4	2.09
2013	28	BAL	AL	4	3	.571	4.80	11	9	2	0	0	0	50.2	61	27	27	6	24	0	57	1	0	1	232	86	3.82	1.678	10.8	1.1	4.3	10.1	2.38
2014	29	BAL-min	AA	0	1	.000	6.23	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.1	4	3	3	0	5	0	7	1	0	0	22			2.077	8.3	0.0	10.4	14.5	1.40	BOW EL
2014	29	BAL	AL	15	8	.652	3.65	28	28	0	0	0	0	165.1	149	68	67	20	52	2	139	14	0	3	687	108	4.22	1.216	8.1	1.1	2.8	7.6	2.67
2015	30	BAL-min	AAA,AA	0	2	.000	10.03	3	3	0	0	0	0	11.2	18	13	13	2	1	0	10	1	0	1	54			1.629	13.9	1.5	0.8	7.7	10.00	NFK,BOW IL,EL
2015	30	TOT	MLB	3	11	.214	6.72	38	11	7	0	0	0	83.0	100	68	62	15	31	0	71	4	0	2	377	60	5.04	1.578	10.8	1.6	3.4	7.7	2.29
2015	30	BAL	AL	2	9	.182	7.06	18	11	2	0	0	0	66.1	84	57	52	14	25	0	50	3	0	0	305	58	5.64	1.643	11.4	1.9	3.4	6.8	2.00
2015	30	SDP	NL	1	2	.333	5.40	20	0	5	0	0	0	16.2	16	11	10	1	6	0	21	1	0	2	72	71	2.65	1.320	8.6	0.5	3.2	11.3	3.50
2016	31	LAD-min	A+	1	0	1.000	1.59	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.2	4	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	22			0.882	6.4	0.0	1.6	6.4	4.00	RCU CALL
2016	31	TOT	NL	6	10	.375	5.10	35	19	1	0	0	0	113.0	116	67	64	14	49	4	102	3	0	7	495	81	4.33	1.460	9.2	1.1	3.9	8.1	2.08
2016	31	ATL	NL	3	7	.300	4.22	22	10	0	0	0	0	70.1	68	34	33	6	28	1	60	2	0	3	301	98	3.83	1.365	8.7	0.8	3.6	7.7	2.14
2016	31	LAD	NL	3	3	.500	6.54	13	9	1	0	0	0	42.2	48	33	31	8	21	3	42	1	0	4	194	62	5.16	1.617	10.1	1.7	4.4	8.9	2.00
2017	32	LAA-min	A+	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4			1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	27.0		SBR CALL
2017	32	LAA	AL	2	6	.250	4.21	60	3	35	0	0	19	62.0	56	29	29	8	27	3	74	3	0	6	267	101	3.90	1.339	8.1	1.2	3.9	10.7	2.74
2018	33	STL	NL	3	6	.333	3.59	64	0	42	0	0	28	57.2	51	27	23	8	21	3	67	5	0	9	245	109	3.99	1.249	8.0	1.2	3.3	10.5	3.19
10 Yrs				67	90	.427	4.45	355	188	87	0	0	47	1221.1	1220	654	604	156	485	25	1153	56	4	50	5304	90	4.20	1.396	9.0	1.1	3.6	8.5	2.38
162 Game Avg.				8	11	.427	4.45	44	24	11	0	0	6	153	153	82	76	20	61	3	144	7	1	6	664	90	4.20	1.396	9.0	1.1	3.6	8.5	2.38

HOU (5 yrs)				34	46	.425	4.33	119	118	0	0	0	0	689.2	687	368	332	85	281	13	643	26	4	22	3001	91	4.14	1.404	9.0	1.1	3.7	8.4	2.29
BAL (3 yrs)				21	20	.512	4.65	57	48	4	0	0	0	282.1	294	152	146	40	101	2	246	18	0	4	1224	86	4.48	1.399	9.4	1.3	3.2	7.8	2.44
ATL (1 yr)				3	7	.300	4.22	22	10	0	0	0	0	70.1	68	34	33	6	28	1	60	2	0	3	301	98	3.83	1.365	8.7	0.8	3.6	7.7	2.14
STL (1 yr)				3	6	.333	3.59	64	0	42	0	0	28	57.2	51	27	23	8	21	3	67	5	0	9	245	109	3.99	1.249	8.0	1.2	3.3	10.5	3.19
LAD (1 yr)				3	3	.500	6.54	13	9	1	0	0	0	42.2	48	33	31	8	21	3	42	1	0	4	194	62	5.16	1.617	10.1	1.7	4.4	8.9	2.00
SDP (1 yr)				1	2	.333	5.40	20	0	5	0	0	0	16.2	16	11	10	1	6	0	21	1	0	2	72	71	2.65	1.320	8.6	0.5	3.2	11.3	3.50
LAA (1 yr)				2	6	.250	4.21	60	3	35	0	0	19	62.0	56	29	29	8	27	3	74	3	0	6	267	101	3.90	1.339	8.1	1.2	3.9	10.7	2.74

NL (7 yrs)				38	55	.409	4.48	217	116	48	0	0	28	751.0	735	411	374	97	314	20	743	31	4	37	3272	88	4.17	1.397	8.8	1.2	3.8	8.9	2.37
AL (4 yrs)				29	35	.453	4.40	138	72	39	0	0	19	470.1	485	243	230	59	171	5	410	25	0	13	2032	92	4.24	1.395	9.3	1.1	3.3	7.8	2.40

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Bud Norris?

Bud Norris is 39 years old.

When was Bud Norris born?

Bud Norris was born on March 2, 1985.

Where was Bud Norris born?

Bud Norris was born in Greenbrae, CA.

How tall is Bud Norris?

Bud Norris is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Bud Norris weigh when playing?

Bud Norris weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Bud Norris play?

Bud Norris played 10 seasons.

Is Bud Norris in the Hall of Fame?

Bud Norris has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Bud Norris drafted?

Bud Norris was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 6th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA).

What position did Bud Norris play?

Bud Norris was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Bud Norris have?

Bud Norris had 1,153 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Bud Norris played for?

Bud Norris played for 8 teams; the Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels and St. Louis Cardinals.

When did Bud Norris retire?

Bud Norris last played in 2018.

What are Bud Norris' nicknames?