Bud Black stats

Last played for the Cleveland Guardians, 1995

Starting Pitcher · #40

Age 69 · 6' 2"

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Bud Black played 15 MLB seasons, 1981 to 1995.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
398
W
121
L
116
ERA
3.84
IP
2,053.1
K
1,039
BB
623
WHIP
1.27

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1981SEA2000.001.0035.00
1982KC22464.5888.140341.43
1983KC241073.79161.158431.25
1984KC3517123.12257.0140641.13
1985KC3310154.33205.2122591.34
1986KC565103.20121.068431.18
1987KC29863.60122.161351.32
1988KC/CLE33445.0081.063341.43
1989CLE3312113.36222.188521.19
1990CLE/TOR3213113.57206.2106611.17
1991SF3412163.99214.1104711.27
1992SF2810123.97177.082591.34
1993SF16823.5693.245331.30
1994SF10424.4754.128161.21
1995CLE11426.8547.134161.67

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
6
W
0
L
2
ERA
3.60
IP
20.0
K
15
BB
10
WHIP
1.60

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
168
CG
32
SHO
12
K/9
4.6
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
66

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1981SEA0000.00001
1982KC6004.10004
1983KC16303.20004
1984KC25814.90002
1985KC17525.30009
1986KC0005.10003
1987KC10004.50006
1988KC/CLE3007.00005
1989CLE22633.600013
1990CLE/TOR19524.60006
1991SF19334.40006
1992SF16214.20003
1993SF6004.30000
1994SF6004.60003
1995CLE3006.50001

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
69 yearsJun 30, 1957
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1981
Birthplace
San Mateo, CA
College
San Diego State

What were Bud Black's career stats?

Bud Black played 15 seasons for the Mariners, the Royals, the Guardians and the Giants. He had 121 wins and 1,039 strikeouts with a 3.84 ERA over 2,053.1 innings. His best season was 1984: 17 wins, a 3.12 ERA and 140 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1981 to 1995

Bud Black finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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