Steve Busby stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 1980

Starting Pitcher

Age 77 · 6' 2"

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Steve Busby played 8 MLB seasons, 1972 to 1980.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
167
W
70
L
54
ERA
3.72
IP
1,060.2
K
659
BB
433
WHIP
1.35

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.
1972KC5311.5840.03180.90
1973KC3716154.23238.11741051.47
1974KC3822143.39292.1198921.29
1975KC3418123.08260.1160811.21
1976KC13334.4071.229491.49
1978KC7107.5921.110151.83
1979KC22663.6394.145641.43
1980KC11136.1742.112191.84

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

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
53
SHO
7
K/9
5.6
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

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.
1972KC0307.00000
1973KC0716.60000
1974KC02036.10000
1975KC01835.50000
1976KC0103.60000
1978KC0004.20000
1979KC0404.30000
1980KC0002.60000

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

Bio

Age
77 yearsSep 29, 1949
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1972
Birthplace
Burbank, CA
College
USC

What were Steve Busby's career stats?

Steve Busby played 8 seasons for the Royals. He had 70 wins and 659 strikeouts with a 3.72 ERA over 1,060.2 innings. His best season was 1974: 22 wins, a 3.39 ERA and 198 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 1972 to 1980

Steve Busby finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

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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