Jim Busby
1950–1962 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Houston Astros, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,352G
.262AVG
.314OBP
.350SLG
More career statistics
1,113H
48HR
438RBI
97SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 4,250 | 4,251 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 48 | 51 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 439 | 437 |
| Batting · Runs | 541 | 543 |
| Batting · RBI | 438 | 436 |
| Batting · Walks | 310 | 309 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,352 | 4,655 | 4,250 | 541 | 1,113 | 162 | 35 | 48 | 438 | 310 | 439 | 97 | 48 | 23 | 15 | 1,489 | .262 | .314 | .350 | .664 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1952-09-06 to 1952-09-23
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1951-07-12 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1953-04-26 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1958-09-01 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 669 | 2248 | 537 | 12 | 188 | 154 | 204 | .262 | .307 | .334 |
| Away | 683 | 2407 | 576 | 36 | 248 | 155 | 233 | .261 | .304 | .366 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 100 | 349 | 84 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 37 | .263 | .307 | .376 |
| May | 250 | 872 | 203 | 19 | 84 | 43 | 83 | .250 | .282 | .371 |
| June | 256 | 922 | 224 | 10 | 108 | 67 | 83 | .268 | .316 | .353 |
| July | 290 | 1049 | 243 | 6 | 84 | 77 | 107 | .256 | .305 | .328 |
| August | 260 | 821 | 200 | 6 | 68 | 56 | 66 | .266 | .312 | .341 |
| September | 194 | 638 | 157 | 2 | 54 | 43 | 61 | .271 | .313 | .350 |
| October | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 189 | 635 | 162 | 7 | 64 | 35 | 54 | .278 | .310 | .379 |
| new-york-yankees | 177 | 637 | 143 | 5 | 47 | 41 | 62 | .244 | .289 | .302 |
| boston-red-sox | 176 | 633 | 153 | 5 | 62 | 52 | 56 | .266 | .324 | .363 |
| cleveland-guardians | 161 | 566 | 140 | 4 | 53 | 34 | 68 | .270 | .307 | .343 |
| chicago-white-sox | 152 | 507 | 113 | 4 | 33 | 31 | 47 | .241 | .284 | .316 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 120 | 389 | 91 | 2 | 24 | 30 | 45 | .261 | .311 | .352 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 99 | 275 | 57 | 13 | 41 | 19 | 23 | .232 | .276 | .435 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 93 | 388 | 98 | 4 | 53 | 21 | 23 | .275 | .307 | .370 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 |  Chicago White Sox | 18 | 48 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .208 | – | – |
| 1951 | Chicago White Sox | 143 | 477 | 135 | 5 | 68 | 26 | .283 | – | – |
| 1952 | Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 145 | 551 | 130 | 2 | 46 | 5 | .236 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 150 | 586 | 183 | 6 | 82 | 13 | .312 | – | – |
| 1954 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 155 | 629 | 187 | 7 | 80 | 17 | .297 | – | – |
| 1955 | Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 146 | 528 | 126 | 7 | 41 | 12 | .239 | – | – |
| 1956 |  Cleveland Guardians | 135 | 494 | 116 | 12 | 50 | 8 | .235 | – | – |
| 1957 | Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Guardians | 116 | 362 | 86 | 5 | 23 | 6 | .238 | – | – |
| 1958 |  Baltimore Orioles | 113 | 215 | 51 | 3 | 19 | 6 | .237 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Boston Red Sox | 61 | 102 | 23 | 1 | 5 | – | .225 | – | – |
| 1960 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox | 80 | 159 | 41 | – | 12 | 2 | .258 | – | – |
| 1961 | Baltimore Orioles | 75 | 89 | 23 | – | 6 | 2 | .258 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Houston Astros | 15 | 11 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .182 | – | – |