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
1,113H
48HR
436RBI
97SB
4Rare feats
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 | 4,251 | 543 | 1,113 | 162 | 35 | 48 | 436 | 309 | 437 | 97 | 51 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1953-04-26 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1951-07-12 | 1 in 107 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 | – | – |