What years did Steve Busby play?

Steve Busby played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1980.

Was Steve Busby a pitcher?

Yes. Steve Busby pitched in the major leagues, recording 70 wins and 659 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Steve Busby hit?

Steve Busby hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

Steve Busby

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1972-1980)

W–L 70–54

ERA 3.72

WHIP 1.35

SO 659

Pitcher PIV 4653.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 205 lb
Born: 9/29/1949 in Burbank, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1972-09-08
Last Game: 1980-08-26
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Steven Lee Busby

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
70	54	167	150	53	7	0	1060.7	1,003	438	73	433	659	3.72	4653.3

Career ERA 3.72 vs. league average 3.68 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1972	KCA	AL	3	1	5	5	3	0	40.0	28	7	8	31	1.57	3.26 (+52%)	1502.2
1973	KCA	AL	16	15	37	37	7	1	238.3	246	112	105	174	4.23	3.75 (-13%)	1634.3
1974	KCA	AL	22	14	38	38	20	3	292.3	284	110	92	198	3.39	3.63 (+7%)	5769.5
1975	KCA	AL	18	12	34	34	18	3	260.3	233	89	81	160	3.08	3.71 (+17%)	3332.2
1976	KCA	AL	3	3	13	13	1	0	71.7	58	35	49	29	4.40	3.51 (-25%)	-3145.5
1978	KCA	AL	1	0	7	5	0	0	21.3	24	18	15	10	7.59	3.69 (-106%)	-837.2
1979	KCA	AL	6	6	22	12	4	0	94.3	71	38	64	45	3.63	4.00 (+9%)	-2805.3
1980	KCA	AL	1	3	11	6	0	0	42.3	59	29	19	12	6.17	3.84 (-60%)	-797.0
Career · 8 seasons			70	54	167	150	53	7	1,060.2	1,003	438	433	659	3.72	—	4,653

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
167	15	0	3	1	0	0	4	0	0	3	.200	.200	.267	.467	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 22.4% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 38.2% below league average.

Career SLG .267 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 29.0% below league average.

Career OPS .467 vs. league average .699 across their career seasons — 33.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1972	KCA	AL	5	15	3	1	4	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	KCA	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	KCA	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	KCA	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	KCA	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	KCA	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	KCA	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	KCA	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			167	15	3	1	4	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	80	7	0	0	0	1	.000
Away	87	8	0	3	0	3	.375

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	80	533.0	508	211	192	335	3.56
Away	87	527.2	495	227	241	324	3.87

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1980-08-26	KCR	MIL	W	6.0	7	5	4	1	1	1
1980-08-21	KCR	CLE	L	6.0	7	4	4	2	1	1
1980-08-09	KCR	TOR	—	6.1	8	2	2	0	2	1
1980-08-04	KCR	DET	—	4.0	6	3	3	3	0	0
1980-07-30	KCR	BOS	L	8.1	10	3	3	1	4	0
1980-07-22	KCR	CHW	L	4.2	9	6	6	3	2	0
1980-05-16	KCR	LAA	—	3.0	4	0	0	1	0	0
1980-05-14	KCR	NYY	—	1.1	2	2	2	3	1	0
1980-05-08	KCR	CHW	—	2.0	4	2	2	2	1	0
1980-04-21	KCR	TOR	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	167	150	76	198	23	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1972	KCA	P	5	5	1	4	1	0
1973	KCA	P	37	37	10	47	6	3
1974	KCA	P	38	38	24	53	8	2
1975	KCA	P	34	34	22	52	3	2
1976	KCA	P	13	13	10	9	3	0
1978	KCA	P	7	5	0	5	1	0
1979	KCA	P	22	12	4	24	0	1
1980	KCA	P	11	6	5	4	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	167

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1974	Player of the Week	Week of 1974-06-21
1973	TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Southern California	Los Angeles	CA	1970, 1971

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1974	Most Valuable Player	AL	30th	3.0	336	0
1973	Rookie of the Year	AL	3rd	2.0	24	2

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Frequently Asked Questions about Steve Busby

What years did Steve Busby play?: Steve Busby played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1980.
Was Steve Busby a pitcher?: Yes. Steve Busby pitched in the major leagues, recording 70 wins and 659 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Steve Busby hit?: Steve Busby hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.