Bullet Joe Bush
P · 17 seasons · 1912 – 1928 · B/T: R/R
Few careers score higher: Bullet Joe Bush sits 1st of 0 pitchers all-time in roto value, built over 17 seasons. His best year was 1922: +11.4 roto value, 4th that season and 675th of 51,303 player-seasons on record. He banked roto value in strikeouts (+19.1), wins (+17.3) and ERA (+1.2) and gave it back in WHIP (-4.6).
Hitting
Best Season
-0.24
1921 · #31,802 all-time
Career Z
-28.9
summed
Avg / Season
-1.70
longevity-neutral
Seasons
17
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | PHA | 1 | -1.88 | #344 | #48,189 |
| 1913 | PHA | 39 | -2.60 | #649 | #102,704 |
| 1914 | PHA | 38 | -1.90 | #384 | #48,561 |
| 1915 | PHA | 25 | -2.96 | #779 | #108,204 |
| 1916 | PHA | 41 | -3.07 | #633 | #109,092 |
| 1917 | PHA | 37 | -2.23 | #337 | #80,347 |
| 1918 | BOS | 36 | -0.76 | #210 | #35,158 |
| 1919 | BOS | 5 | -2.13 | #325 | #68,127 |
| 1920 | BOS | 45 | -1.55 | #307 | #42,569 |
| 1921★ | BOS | 50 | -0.24 | #229 | #31,802 |
| 1922 | NYY | 39 | -0.97 | #275 | #36,744 |
| 1923 | NYY | 38 | -0.76 | #283 | #35,196 |
| 1924 | NYY | 60 | -0.29 | #283 | #32,106 |
| 1925 | SLA | 57 | -0.98 | #300 | #36,796 |
| 1926 | PIT | 45 | -1.76 | #384 | #45,818 |
| 1927 | PIT | 10 | -2.08 | #426 | #62,682 |
| 1928 | PHA | 15 | -2.74 | #738 | #105,543 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
11.44
1922 · #675 all-time
Career Z
40.0
summed
Avg / Season
2.36
longevity-neutral
Seasons
17
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | PHA | 1 | -2.51 | #230 | #39,254 |
| 1913 | PHA | 39 | 2.21 | #49 | #10,979 |
| 1914 | PHA | 38 | 3.60 | #53 | #7,881 |
| 1915 | PHA | 25 | -3.40 | #297 | #47,898 |
| 1916 | PHA | 40 | 3.69 | #36 | #7,709 |
| 1917 | PHA | 37 | 2.29 | #48 | #10,802 |
| 1918 | BOS | 36 | 9.51 | #10 | #1,365 |
| 1919 | BOS | 3 | -2.46 | #182 | #38,506 |
| 1920 | BOS | 35 | -1.04 | #124 | #23,653 |
| 1921 | BOS | 37 | 6.12 | #32 | #3,999 |
| 1922★ | NYY | 39 | 11.44 | #4 | #675 |
| 1923 | NYY | 37 | 6.99 | #28 | #3,119 |
| 1924 | NYY | 39 | 4.74 | #45 | #5,873 |
| 1925 | SLA | 33 | 0.80 | #108 | #15,338 |
| 1926 | PIT | 31 | 2.71 | #68 | #9,738 |
| 1927 | NY1 | 8 | -3.26 | #312 | #47,127 |
| 1928 | PHA | 11 | -1.39 | #152 | #25,880 |
★ Best season by Z