First name: Jim
Last name: Busby
Birthdate: 1927-01-08
Bats: R Throws: R
RetroID: busbj101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | CHA | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -1 |
| 1951 | CHA | 6.4 | 1.5 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 15 |
| 1952 | CHA | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 1.1 | -1 |
| 1952 | WS1 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 12 |
| 1953 | WS1 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 9.7 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 26 |
| 1954 | WS1 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 10.4 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 22 |
| 1955 | CHA | 4.6 | 1.1 | 5.7 | -0.1 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 5 |
| 1955 | WS1 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3 |
| 1956 | CLE | 6.8 | 1.5 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 9 |
| 1957 | BAL | 4.0 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 1957 | CLE | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | -0.6 | -0.2 | 1.4 | -1 |
| 1958 | BAL | 3.2 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 8 |
| 1959 | BOS | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 1960 | BAL | 2.3 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 6 |
| 1961 | BAL | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 1962 | HOU | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Career | 58.3 | 13.1 | 71.5 | 17.3 | 38.6 | 33.0 | 116 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | CHA | 50 | -6 | -6 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 9.5 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0 |
| 1951 | CHA | 524 | -7 | -5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9.5 | 1.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 1.2 | 25 |
| 1952 | CHA | 43 | -6 | -6 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 8.5 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.8 | 2 |
| 1952 | WS1 | 546 | -23 | -21 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 25 |
| 1953 | WS1 | 636 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 24 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9.3 | 4.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 3.9 | 37 |
| 1954 | WS1 | 685 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9.2 | 2.6 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 2.2 | 24 |
| 1955 | CHA | 370 | -17 | -17 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 9.1 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -1.3 | 11 |
| 1955 | WS1 | 208 | -7 | -6 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 9.6 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 4 |
| 1956 | CLE | 546 | -20 | -21 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 9.1 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -1.2 | 20 |
| 1957 | BAL | 319 | -11 | -9 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8.6 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 21 |
| 1957 | CLE | 78 | -6 | -6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 9.8 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.8 | 2 |
| 1958 | BAL | 245 | -5 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 9 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8.2 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 15 |
| 1959 | BOS | 110 | -5 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 9.8 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0 |
| 1960 | BAL | 183 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 11 |
| 1961 | BAL | 99 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8.7 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 4 |
| 1962 | HOU | 13 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8.9 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| Career | 4,655 | -117 | -104 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 102 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 45 | - | 5.2 | -0.9 | -1.5 | 2.8 | 201 |
| Year | Team | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Frame Runs | SB Runs | Block Runs | Err Runs | Catcher Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | BAL | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | HOU | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | GB+ | DP Start | DP Turn | DP Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | BAL | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | CHA | CF | 291 | 35 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -4 | 15 | 0 | -1 |
| 1950 | CHA | RF | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | CHA | CF | 3544 | 471 | 8.0 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 144 | 5 | 13 |
| 1952 | CHA | CF | 342 | 51 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 1952 | WS1 | CF | 3754 | 557 | 16.0 | 22 | 19 | 52 | 186 | -5 | 14 |
| 1953 | WS1 | CF | 4388 | 643 | 25.0 | 31 | 27 | 59 | 244 | -3 | 24 |
| 1954 | WS1 | CF | 4584 | 670 | 13.0 | 18 | 15 | 56 | 261 | -5 | 10 |
| 1955 | CHA | CF | 2538 | 336 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 124 | 2 | 3 |
| 1955 | WS1 | CF | 1327 | 187 | -1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 78 | -1 | 0 |
| 1956 | CLE | CF | 3393 | 467 | 15.0 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 177 | -2 | 9 |
| 1957 | CLE | LF | 38 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | BAL | CF | 2173 | 307 | 14.0 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 92 | 2 | 14 |
| 1957 | CLE | CF | 474 | 58 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | BAL | CF | 1758 | 262 | 14.0 | 13 | 11 | 37 | 86 | -2 | 9 |
| 1959 | BOS | LF | 119 | 13 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 1959 | BOS | CF | 516 | 62 | -4.0 | -3 | -3 | -6 | 24 | 0 | -3 |
| 1959 | BOS | RF | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | BOS | LF | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | BAL | CF | 1267 | 179 | 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 0 | 7 |
| 1961 | BAL | CF | 824 | 98 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 1962 | HOU | LF | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | HOU | CF | 74 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | HOU | RF | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LF | 164 | 18 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | ||
| CF | 31247 | 4390 | 108.0 | 127 | 109 | 279 | 1577 | -8 | 101 | ||
| RF | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No batting records available for this player.
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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