Buster Mills
1934–1946 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals
415G
.287AVG
.356OBP
.390SLG
396H
14HR
165RBI
24SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 415 | 1,547 | 1,379 | 201 | 396 | 62 | 19 | 14 | 165 | 131 | 137 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 538 | .287 | .356 | .390 | .746 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1938-04-30 to 1938-05-11
31longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1942-07-29 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1937-07-14 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1937-07-09 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 203 | 731 | 184 | 4 | 72 | 60 | 60 | .281 | .334 | .363 |
| Away | 212 | 816 | 212 | 10 | 93 | 71 | 77 | .293 | .347 | .414 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 22 | 66 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | .362 | .394 | .569 |
| May | 83 | 303 | 78 | 3 | 37 | 32 | 31 | .294 | .363 | .415 |
| June | 89 | 327 | 74 | 2 | 22 | 26 | 27 | .251 | .306 | .312 |
| July | 81 | 301 | 91 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 21 | .338 | .389 | .483 |
| August | 69 | 288 | 76 | 0 | 28 | 25 | 24 | .298 | .351 | .396 |
| September | 65 | 239 | 51 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 23 | .237 | .280 | .307 |
| October | 6 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .227 | .261 | .273 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 53 | 179 | 49 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 8 | .302 | .358 | .370 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 51 | 216 | 60 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 18 | .314 | .366 | .455 |
| new-york-yankees | 51 | 206 | 55 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 20 | .314 | .403 | .371 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 51 | 187 | 34 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 20 | .202 | .267 | .298 |
| detroit-tigers | 47 | 175 | 45 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 12 | .290 | .354 | .387 |
| boston-red-sox | 44 | 153 | 43 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 18 | .303 | .346 | .423 |
| cleveland-guardians | 42 | 171 | 45 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 12 | .302 | .333 | .409 |
| st-louis-browns | 30 | 115 | 36 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 7 | .330 | .357 | .459 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 72 | 17 | 1 | 8 | – | .236 | – | – |
| 1935 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 17 | 56 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .214 | – | – |
| 1937 |  Boston Red Sox | 123 | 505 | 149 | 7 | 59 | 11 | .295 | – | – |
| 1938 |  St. Louis Browns | 123 | 466 | 133 | 3 | 46 | 7 | .285 | – | – |
| 1940 |  New York Yankees | 34 | 63 | 25 | 1 | 15 | – | .397 | – | – |
| 1942 |  Cleveland Guardians | 80 | 195 | 54 | 1 | 26 | 5 | .277 | – | – |
| 1946 | Cleveland Guardians | 9 | 22 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .273 | – | – |