Bullet Joe Bush played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1928, appearing in 488 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 196 W and 184 L, an ERA of 3.51, 1,318 SO, a WHIP of 1.378, and a WAR of 31.0.
Bullet Joe Bush Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Bullet Joe Bush.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Bullet Joe Bush |
| Date of Birth | November 27, 1892 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| MLB Debut | 1912 |
📊 Career Summary
Bullet Joe Bush appeared in 488 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1912 to 1928. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 370 (MLB Rank: 184) |
| GF | 93 (MLB Rank: 837) |
| W | 196 (MLB Rank: 131) |
| L | 184 (MLB Rank: 63) |
| SV | 20 (MLB Rank: 763) |
| ERA | 3.51 (MLB Rank: 2,541) |
| IP | 3085.1 (MLB Rank: 126) |
| SHO | 35 (MLB Rank: 71) |
| CG | 225 (MLB Rank: 109) |
| SO | 1,318 (MLB Rank: 313) |
| BB | 1263 (MLB Rank: 38) |
| H | 2,990 (MLB Rank: 131) |
| HR | 96 (MLB Rank: 1,002) |
| SO9 | 3.84 (MLB Rank: 7,458) |
| BB9 | 3.68 (MLB Rank: 6,048) |
| H9 | 8.72 (MLB Rank: 8,170) |
| HR9 | 0.28 (MLB Rank: 8,349) |
| WHIP | 1.378 (MLB Rank: 7,808) |
| WAR | 31.0 (MLB Rank: 278) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1928)
In his final season (1928), Bullet Joe Bush recorded the following stats:
| GS | 2 |
| GF | 7 |
| W | 2 |
| L | 1 |
| SV | 1 |
| ERA | 5.09 |
| IP | 35.1 |
| CG | 1 |
| SO | 15 |
| BB | 18 |
| H | 39 |
| HR | 1 |
| SO9 | 3.82 |
| BB9 | 4.58 |
| H9 | 9.93 |
| HR9 | 0.25 |
| WHIP | 1.613 |
| WAR | 0.0 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1922, 26 W
- Most SO: 1916, 157 SO
- Most IP: 1916, 286.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1916, 5.4 WAR
- Best ERA: 1918, 2.12 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Bullet Joe Bush appeared in 9 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.69, pitched 60.2 IP, struck out 18 batters, with 2 W and 5 L.
Bullet Joe Bush Career Pitching Stats Overview
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1912 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | -0.3 | 2.25 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
1913 | 15 | 6 | 3.82 | 0.714 | 3 | 81 | 200.1 | -0.2 | 1.323 | 3 | 199 | 66 | 95 | 85 | 72 | 3.01 | 3.6 | 1.23 | 16 | 39 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0.1 | 8.9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 842 |
1914 | 17 | 13 | 3.06 | 0.567 | 2 | 109 | 206 | 0.8 | 1.286 | 2 | 184 | 81 | 84 | 70 | 85 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 1.35 | 23 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0.1 | 8 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 848 |
1915 | 5 | 15 | 4.14 | 0.25 | 0 | 89 | 145.2 | -0.4 | 1.551 | 3 | 137 | 89 | 86 | 67 | 70 | 3.37 | 5.5 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 613 |
1916 | 15 | 24 | 2.57 | 0.385 | 0 | 157 | 286.2 | 5.4 | 1.228 | 3 | 222 | 130 | 109 | 82 | 110 | 2.75 | 4.9 | 1.21 | 33 | 40 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 0.1 | 7 | 4.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1145 |
1917 | 11 | 17 | 2.47 | 0.393 | 2 | 121 | 233.1 | 2.1 | 1.363 | 3 | 207 | 111 | 101 | 64 | 110 | 2.83 | 4.7 | 1.09 | 31 | 37 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0.1 | 8 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 972 |
1918 | 15 | 15 | 2.11 | 0.5 | 2 | 125 | 272.2 | 3.4 | 1.218 | 3 | 241 | 91 | 88 | 64 | 128 | 2.49 | 4.1 | 1.37 | 31 | 36 | 4 | 26 | 7 | 0.1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1119 |
1919 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1.857 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 3.63 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
1920 | 15 | 15 | 4.25 | 0.5 | 1 | 88 | 243.2 | 0.5 | 1.564 | 3 | 287 | 94 | 138 | 115 | 86 | 3.52 | 3.3 | 0.94 | 32 | 35 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0.1 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1061 |
1921 | 16 | 9 | 3.5 | 0.64 | 2 | 96 | 254.1 | 4.7 | 1.325 | 10 | 244 | 93 | 111 | 99 | 121 | 4.06 | 3.4 | 1.03 | 32 | 37 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 0.4 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1066 |
1922 | 26 | 7 | 3.31 | 0.788 | 3 | 92 | 255.1 | 4 | 1.273 | 16 | 240 | 85 | 109 | 94 | 121 | 4.26 | 3.2 | 1.08 | 30 | 39 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1062 |
1923 | 19 | 15 | 3.43 | 0.559 | 0 | 125 | 275.2 | 4.8 | 1.378 | 7 | 263 | 117 | 115 | 105 | 115 | 3.79 | 4.1 | 1.07 | 30 | 37 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1173 |
1924 | 17 | 16 | 3.57 | 0.515 | 1 | 80 | 252 | 4.4 | 1.472 | 9 | 262 | 109 | 117 | 100 | 117 | 3.95 | 2.9 | 0.73 | 31 | 39 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 0.3 | 9.4 | 3.9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1106 |
1925 | 14 | 14 | 5.09 | 0.5 | 0 | 63 | 208.2 | 1.8 | 1.538 | 18 | 230 | 91 | 129 | 118 | 92 | 4.05 | 2.7 | 0.69 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0.8 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 935 |
1926 | 7 | 14 | 4.45 | 0.333 | 3 | 65 | 182 | 1.2 | 1.374 | 13 | 180 | 70 | 99 | 90 | 88 | 4.51 | 3.2 | 0.93 | 23 | 31 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 790 |
1927 | 2 | 3 | 9.64 | 0.4 | 0 | 7 | 18.2 | -1.2 | 2.25 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 24 | 20 | 43 | 4.75 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15.4 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
1928 | 2 | 1 | 5.09 | 0.667 | 1 | 15 | 35.1 | 0 | 1.613 | 1 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 79 | 4.16 | 3.8 | 0.83 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.9 | 4.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 157 |