Bullet Joe Bush Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Bullet Joe Bush
NameBullet Joe Bush
Date of BirthNovember 27, 1892
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1912
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Bullet Joe Bush Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Bullet Joe Bush.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS370 (MLB Rank: 184)
GF93 (MLB Rank: 848)
W196 (MLB Rank: 131)
L184 (MLB Rank: 63)
SV20 (MLB Rank: 771)
ERA3.51 (MLB Rank: 2,555)
IP3085.1 (MLB Rank: 126)
SHO35 (MLB Rank: 71)
CG225 (MLB Rank: 109)
SO1,318 (MLB Rank: 318)
BB1263 (MLB Rank: 38)
H2,990 (MLB Rank: 132)
HR96 (MLB Rank: 1,022)
SO93.84 (MLB Rank: 7,597)
BB93.68 (MLB Rank: 6,141)
H98.72 (MLB Rank: 8,272)
HR90.28 (MLB Rank: 8,504)
WHIP1.378 (MLB Rank: 7,920)
WAR31.0 (MLB Rank: 278)

📊 Last Season Summary (1928)

In his final season (1928), Bullet Joe Bush recorded the following stats:

GS2
GF7
W2
L1
SV1
ERA5.09
IP35.1
CG1
SO15
BB18
H39
HR1
SO93.82
BB94.58
H99.93
HR90.25
WHIP1.613
WAR0.0

📈 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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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