Bud Black career ERA
3.84Career Regular Season
Bud Black has a career ERA of 3.84 over 15 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: 0.00 in 1981.
- Most recent: 6.85 in 1995.
Average of 15 regular seasons, 1981 through 1995. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
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| 1981 |  SEA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 5.00 | 0 |
| 1982 |  KC | 22 | 4 | 6 | 4.58 | 88.1 | 40 | 34 | 1.43 | 0 |
| 1983 | KC | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3.79 | 161.1 | 58 | 43 | 1.25 | 0 |
| 1984 | KC | 35 | 17 | 12 | 3.12 | 257.0 | 140 | 64 | 1.13 | 0 |
| 1985 | KC | 33 | 10 | 15 | 4.33 | 205.2 | 122 | 59 | 1.34 | 0 |
| 1986 | KC | 56 | 5 | 10 | 3.20 | 121.0 | 68 | 43 | 1.18 | 9 |
| 1987 | KC | 29 | 8 | 6 | 3.60 | 122.1 | 61 | 35 | 1.32 | 1 |
| 1988 |  KC/CLE | 33 | 4 | 4 | 5.00 | 81.0 | 63 | 34 | 1.43 | 1 |
| 1989 | CLE | 33 | 12 | 11 | 3.36 | 222.1 | 88 | 52 | 1.19 | 0 |
| 1990 |  CLE/TOR | 32 | 13 | 11 | 3.57 | 206.2 | 106 | 61 | 1.17 | 0 |
| 1991 |  SF | 34 | 12 | 16 | 3.99 | 214.1 | 104 | 71 | 1.27 | 0 |
| 1992 | SF | 28 | 10 | 12 | 3.97 | 177.0 | 82 | 59 | 1.34 | 0 |
| 1993 | SF | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3.56 | 93.2 | 45 | 33 | 1.30 | 0 |
| 1994 | SF | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4.47 | 54.1 | 28 | 16 | 1.21 | 0 |
| 1995 | CLE | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6.85 | 47.1 | 34 | 16 | 1.67 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV