Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1981
- College
- San Diego State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1981
- College
- San Diego State
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 398
- W
- 121
- L
- 116
- ERA
- 3.84
- IP
- 2053.1
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 1982 | KC | 22 | 4 | 6 | 4.58 | 88.1 | 40 | 34 | 1.43 |
| 1983 | KC | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3.79 | 161.1 | 58 | 43 | 1.25 |
| 1984 | KC | 35 | 17 | 12 | 3.12 | 257.0 | 140 | 64 | 1.13 |
| 1985 | KC | 33 | 10 | 15 | 4.33 | 205.2 | 122 | 59 | 1.34 |
| 1986 | KC | 56 | 5 | 10 | 3.20 | 121.0 | 68 | 43 | 1.18 |
| 1987 | KC | 29 | 8 | 6 | 3.60 | 122.1 | 61 | 35 | 1.32 |
| 1988 |  KC/CLE | 33 | 4 | 4 | 5.00 | 81.0 | 63 | 34 | 1.43 |
| 1989 | CLE | 33 | 12 | 11 | 3.36 | 222.1 | 88 | 52 | 1.19 |
| 1990 |  CLE/TOR | 32 | 13 | 11 | 3.57 | 206.2 | 106 | 61 | 1.17 |
| 1991 | SF | 34 | 12 | 16 | 3.99 | 214.1 | 104 | 71 | 1.27 |
| 1992 | SF | 28 | 10 | 12 | 3.97 | 177.0 | 82 | 59 | 1.34 |
| 1993 | SF | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3.56 | 93.2 | 45 | 33 | 1.30 |
| 1994 | SF | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4.47 | 54.1 | 28 | 16 | 1.21 |
| 1995 | CLE | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6.85 | 47.1 | 34 | 16 | 1.67 |
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) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1982 | KC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1983 | KC | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1984 | KC | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | KC | 17 | 5 | 2 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1986 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | KC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1988 | KC/CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1989 | CLE | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1990 | CLE/TOR | 19 | 5 | 2 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1991 | SF | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1992 | SF | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1993 | SF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | SF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 | CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
- 1985 World Series with the Kansas City Royals
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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