Bullet Joe Bush
1912–1931 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, MLS, New York Giants, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators (1901-60)
583G
.255AVG
.285OBP
.348SLG
318H
7HR
146RBI
4SB
196–184W–L
3,084IP
1,327K
3.48ERA
370GS
21SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 583 | 1,325 | 1,247 | 130 | 318 | 59 | 18 | 7 | 146 | 54 | 198 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 434 | .255 | .285 | .348 | .633 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,083.7 | 488 | 370 | 224 | 196 | 184 | 21 | 3,000 | 1,437 | 1,192 | 96 | 1,270 | 1,327 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 1.385 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1922-05-27 to 1922-07-11
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 12 scoreless innings | 1918-07-09 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games |
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1916-08-26 | 1 in 880 games |
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1916-05-19 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games |
Rare feats (6)
Rarest: No-Hitter, 64 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 1916-08-26 | No-Hitter | 1 in 880 | box score ↗ |
| 47 | 1916-08-26 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
| 47 | 1918-05-28 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
| 47 | 1921-08-01 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
| 47 | 1925-08-27 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1923-08-06 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 297 | 653 | 167 | 4 | 76 | 30 | 99 | .272 | .302 | .367 |
| Away | 286 | 672 | 151 | 3 | 70 | 24 | 99 | .238 | .260 | .330 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 47 | 117 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 16 | .189 | .239 | .226 |
| May | 102 | 203 | 50 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 40 | .258 | .286 | .361 |
| June | 107 | 241 | 52 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 32 | .233 | .261 | .305 |
| July | 116 | 273 | 69 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 40 | .271 | .293 | .353 |
| August | 111 | 254 | 68 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 31 | .281 | .299 | .409 |
| September | 93 | 217 | 53 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 37 | .255 | .281 | .361 |
| October | 7 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .316 | .300 | .421 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 88 | 177 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 27 | .206 | .249 | .303 |
| cleveland-guardians | 79 | 176 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 30 | .201 | .210 | .278 |
| chicago-white-sox | 74 | 178 | 50 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 30 | .298 | .309 | .351 |
| st-louis-browns | 70 | 173 | 45 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 26 | .280 | .301 | .398 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 68 | 164 | 38 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 21 | .250 | .280 | .349 |
| new-york-yankees | 64 | 144 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 29 | .239 | .257 | .312 |
| boston-red-sox | 54 | 134 | 34 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 20 | .272 | .306 | .408 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 48 | 119 | 32 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 4 | .288 | .336 | .378 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 3 | – | .500 | 8 | 3 |
| 1913 | Philadelphia Athletics | 39 | 71 | 14 | – | – | – | .197 | 201 | 80 |
| 1914 | Philadelphia Athletics | 38 | 74 | 14 | 1 | 8 | – | .189 | 206 | 109 |
| 1915 | Philadelphia Athletics | 25 | 49 | 7 | – | – | – | .143 | 145 | 89 |
| 1916 | Philadelphia Athletics | 41 | 100 | 14 | – | 7 | – | .140 | 286 | 157 |
| 1917 | Philadelphia Athletics | 37 | 80 | 16 | – | 5 | – | .200 | 233 | 127 |
| 1918 |  Boston Red Sox | 36 | 98 | 27 | – | 15 | – | .276 | 272 | 125 |
| 1919 | Boston Red Sox | 5 | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .400 | 7 | 2 |
| 1920 | Boston Red Sox | 45 | 103 | 25 | – | 7 | – | .243 | 243 | 88 |
| 1921 | Boston Red Sox | 51 | 124 | 41 | – | 19 | 2 | .331 | 253 | 96 |
| 1922 |  New York Yankees | 39 | 96 | 31 | – | 12 | – | .323 | 254 | 92 |
| 1923 | New York Yankees | 38 | 113 | 31 | 2 | 21 | – | .274 | 275 | 125 |
| 1924 | New York Yankees | 61 | 125 | 42 | 1 | 15 | – | .336 | 252 | 84 |
| 1925 |  St. Louis Browns | 57 | 102 | 26 | 2 | 20 | 2 | .255 | 208 | 63 |
| 1926 | Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 45 | 79 | 20 | 1 | 10 | – | .253 | 182 | 65 |
| 1927 | New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 9 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .556 | 18 | 7 |
| 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics | 15 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | .067 | 35 | 15 |