What years did Bullet Joe Bush play?

Bullet Joe Bush played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1928.

Was Bullet Joe Bush a pitcher?

Yes. Bullet Joe Bush pitched in the major leagues, recording 195 wins and 1319 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bullet Joe Bush hit?

Bullet Joe Bush hit 7 career home runs with 313 hits.

What teams did Bullet Joe Bush play for?

Bullet Joe Bush played for 7 teams: the Philadelphia Athletics (1912–1917, 1928), the Boston Red Sox (1918–1921), the New York Yankees (1922–1924), the St. Louis Browns (1925), the Washington Senators (1926), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–1927), and the New York Giants (1927).

What were Bullet Joe Bush's career stats?

In 489 games, Bullet Joe Bush went 195-183 with a 3.51 ERA, 1,319 strikeouts, 3,087.1 innings pitched, and 20 saves. At the plate he had 313 hits and 7 home runs.

What position did Bullet Joe Bush play?

Bullet Joe Bush played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Bullet Joe Bush and how much did he weigh?

Bullet Joe Bush was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 173 pounds.

What was Bullet Joe Bush's career ERA?

Bullet Joe Bush finished with a 3.51 career ERA, going 195-183 with 1,319 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bullet Joe Bush have?

Bullet Joe Bush recorded 1,319 career strikeouts.

Is Bullet Joe Bush in the Hall of Fame?

No. Bullet Joe Bush has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Bullet Joe Bush

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1928)

Bullet Joe Bush was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1928 for 7 teams, including the Philadelphia Athletics, a span of 17 seasons. Across 489 career appearances, he went 195-183 with a 3.51 ERA, 1,319 strikeouts, and 20 saves. He also batted .253 with 7 home runs.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 195–183

ERA 3.51

WHIP 1.38

SO 1,319

Pitcher PIV -8678.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 173 lb
Born: 11/27/1892 in Gull River, MN, USA
Died: 11/1/1974 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1912-09-30
Last Game: 1928-09-30

Full name: Leslie Ambrose Bush

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bullet Joe Bush — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
195	183	489	366	225	35	20	3087.1	2,992	1,205	96	1,263	1,319	3.51	-8678.4

Career ERA 3.51 vs. league average 3.58 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bullet Joe Bush Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1912	PHA	AL	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	8.0	14	7	4	3	7.88	—	0.0
1913	PHA	AL	15	6	39	16	6	1	3	200.1	199	85	66	81	3.82	3.07 (-25%)	216.7
1914	PHA	AL	16	12	38	22	14	2	3	206.0	184	70	81	109	3.06	2.93 (-4%)	551.8
1915	PHA	AL	5	15	25	18	8	0	0	145.2	137	67	89	89	4.14	2.90 (-43%)	-1754.8
1916	PHA	AL	15	24	40	33	25	8	0	286.2	222	82	130	157	2.57	2.78 (+7%)	-195.0
1917	PHA	AL	11	17	37	31	17	4	2	233.1	207	64	111	121	2.47	2.69 (+8%)	-940.2
1918	BOS	AL	15	15	36	31	26	7	2	272.2	241	64	91	125	2.11	2.83 (+25%)	2001.2
1919	BOS	AL	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	9.0	11	5	4	3	5.00	3.09 (-62%)	0.0
1920	BOS	AL	15	15	35	32	18	0	1	243.2	287	115	94	88	4.25	3.45 (-23%)	-404.2
1921	BOS	AL	16	9	37	32	21	3	1	254.1	244	99	93	96	3.50	4.02 (+13%)	-442.7
1922	NYA	AL	26	7	39	30	20	0	3	255.1	240	94	85	92	3.31	4.18 (+21%)	-766.4
1923	NYA	AL	19	15	37	30	22	3	0	275.2	263	105	117	125	3.43	4.03 (+15%)	1811.0
1924	NYA	AL	17	16	39	31	19	3	1	252.0	262	100	109	80	3.57	4.13 (+13%)	-1822.7
1925	SLA	AL	14	14	33	28	15	2	0	208.2	230	118	91	63	5.09	4.55 (-12%)	-4720.6
1926	WS1	AL	1	8	12	11	3	0	0	71.1	83	53	35	27	6.69	4.11 (-63%)	-1749.5
1926	PIT	NL	6	6	19	11	9	2	3	110.2	97	37	35	38	3.01	4.11 (+27%)	-279.2
1927	PIT	NL	1	2	5	3	0	0	0	6.2	14	10	5	1	13.50	—	0.0
1927	NY1	NL	1	1	3	2	1	0	0	12.0	18	10	5	6	7.50	4.08 (-84%)	-102.3
1928	PHA	AL	2	1	11	2	1	0	1	35.1	39	20	18	15	5.09	4.13 (-23%)	-81.5
Career · 19 seasons			195	183	489	366	225	35	20	3,087.1	2,992	1,205	1,263	1,319	3.51	—	-8,678

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

Bullet Joe Bush — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
581	1,239	128	313	59	17	7	137	4	53	194	.253	.283	.345	.628	-2,185

Career AVG .253 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 6.8% below league average.

Career OBP .283 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 15.2% below league average.

Career SLG .345 vs. league average .368 across their career seasons — 6.4% below league average.

Career OPS .628 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — 10.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bullet Joe Bush Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1912	PHA	AL	1	4	1	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	PHA	AL	39	70	8	11	3	1	0	1	0	2	21	.157	.259 (-40%)	.325 (-44%)	.345 (-34%)	.670 (-39%)	-431.4
1914	PHA	AL	38	74	6	14	4	0	1	8	0	2	25	.189	.255 (-26%)	.322 (-35%)	.339 (-16%)	.661 (-25%)	-301.6
1915	PHA	AL	25	49	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	.143	—	—	—	—	-383.0
1916	PHA	AL	41	100	4	14	4	0	0	6	0	0	23	.140	.248 (-44%)	.314 (-55%)	.326 (-45%)	.640 (-50%)	-740.5
1917	PHA	AL	37	80	9	16	2	1	0	4	0	5	12	.200	.248 (-20%)	.312 (-21%)	.323 (-23%)	.635 (-22%)	-258.7
1918	BOS	AL	36	98	8	27	3	2	0	14	0	6	11	.276	.255 (+8%)	.318 (avg)	.326 (+6%)	.645 (+3%)	21.6
1919	BOS	AL	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1920	BOS	AL	45	102	14	25	2	0	0	7	0	9	15	.245	.271 (-10%)	.331 (-8%)	.363 (-27%)	.694 (-18%)	-256.9
1921	BOS	AL	50	120	19	39	5	4	0	17	2	3	14	.325	.286 (+14%)	.344 (-1%)	.395 (+10%)	.739 (+5%)	55.0
1922	NYA	AL	39	95	15	31	6	2	0	12	0	3	11	.326	.285 (+14%)	.345 (avg)	.397 (+9%)	.743 (+5%)	48.4
1923	NYA	AL	38	113	12	31	5	3	2	19	0	3	8	.274	.282 (-3%)	.344 (-15%)	.390 (+9%)	.734 (-2%)	-94.7
1924	NYA	AL	60	124	13	42	9	3	1	14	0	7	6	.339	.283 (+19%)	.345 (+8%)	.389 (+24%)	.734 (+17%)	330.9
1925	SLA	AL	57	102	10	26	12	0	2	18	2	6	8	.255	.288 (-12%)	.349 (-15%)	.407 (+6%)	.756 (-4%)	-103.5
1926	WS1	AL	17	30	1	7	0	0	0	3	0	3	2	.233	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	PIT	NL	28	49	5	13	4	0	1	7	0	1	10	.265	—	—	—	—	0.0
1927	PIT	NL	7	5	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	.600	—	—	—	—	0.0
1927	NY1	NL	3	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	PHA	AL	15	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 19 seasons			581	1,239	128	313	59	17	7	137	4	53	194	.253	—	—	—	—	-2,114

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Bullet Joe Bush — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
10	24	2	5	1	0	0	2	2	4	.208

Playoff Batting by Year

Bullet Joe Bush — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1923	WS	NYA	4	7	2	3	1	1	1	1	.429
1922	WS	NYA	2	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	.167
1918	WS	BOS	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1914	WS	PHA	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
1913	WS	PHA	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250

Playoff Career Pitching

Bullet Joe Bush — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	5	9	6	1	60.2	49	18	20	18	2.67

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bullet Joe Bush — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1923	WS	NYA	1	1	3	1	0	16.2	7	2	4	5	1.08
1922	WS	NYA	0	2	2	2	0	15.0	21	8	5	6	4.80
1918	WS	BOS	0	1	2	1	1	9.0	7	3	3	0	3.00
1914	WS	PHA	0	1	1	1	0	11.0	9	4	4	4	3.27
1913	WS	PHA	1	0	1	1	0	9.0	5	1	4	3	1.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bullet Joe Bush — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	297	613	62	167	4	76	.272
Away	286	634	68	151	3	70	.238

Pitching — Home / Away

Bullet Joe Bush — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	250	1629.2	1519	590	643	735	3.26
Away	238	1454.0	1482	613	626	592	3.79

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bullet Joe Bush — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
1928-09-30	PHA	CHW	L	4	1	0	1
1928-08-20	PHA	SLA	L	0	0	0	0
1928-08-16	PHA	DET	W	0	0	0	0
1928-08-03	PHA	CLE	L	0	0	0	0
1928-07-25	PHA	CHW	W	1	0	1	0
1928-07-23	PHA	MIN	L	0	0	0	0
1928-07-16	PHA	DET	L	0	0	0	0
1928-07-03	PHA	BOS	W	3	0	0	0
1928-07-01	PHA	NYY	L	1	0	0	1
1928-06-25	PHA	MIN	L	2	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bullet Joe Bush — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1928-08-20	PHA	SLA	—	0.1	3	2	2	1	0	0
1928-08-16	PHA	DET	SV	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	0
1928-08-03	PHA	CLE	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1928-07-25	PHA	CHW	W	4.2	4	1	1	6	4	0
1928-07-16	PHA	DET	—	2.0	4	4	4	1	2	0
1928-07-03	PHA	BOS	W	9.0	8	3	3	3	3	0
1928-07-01	PHA	NYY	L	3.0	4	4	4	3	2	1
1928-06-25	PHA	MIN	—	4.1	4	2	2	0	2	0
1928-06-24	PHA	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1928-06-16	PHA	CLE	—	2.0	3	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bullet Joe Bush — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	9	0	5	0	0	0
P	489	0	208	839	34	50

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bullet Joe Bush — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1912	PHA	P	1	1	1	1	1
1913	PHA	P	39	15	74	2	4
1914	PHA	P	38	8	55	3	1
1915	PHA	P	25	7	39	3	3
1916	PHA	P	40	19	94	6	8
1917	PHA	P	37	20	61	6	0
1918	BOS	P	36	16	81	2	5
1919	BOS	P	3	0	2	0	1
1920	BOS	OF	2	1	0	0	0
1920	BOS	P	35	24	66	4	7
1921	BOS	OF	4	2	0	0	0
1921	BOS	P	37	13	64	1	0
1922	NYA	P	39	16	61	0	4
1923	NYA	P	37	15	74	3	3
1924	NYA	P	39	24	60	1	4
1925	SLA	OF	1	0	0	0	0
1925	SLA	P	33	17	54	0	5
1926	WS1	OF	1	1	0	0	0
1926	WS1	P	12	3	18	2	2
1926	PIT	P	19	5	21	0	1
1927	PIT	P	5	0	2	0	0
1927	NY1	P	3	0	2	0	0
1928	PHA	OF	1	1	0	0	0
1928	PHA	P	11	5	10	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bullet Joe Bush Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	488
Left Field	5
Center Field	3
Right Field	4

Awards & Honors

Bullet Joe Bush — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1922	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P1

Award Voting History

Bullet Joe Bush — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1922	Most Valuable Player	AL	4th	19.0	64	0

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Career Spans

Bullet Joe Bush (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

Bullet Joe Bush: the record in brief

According to the bio, Bullet Joe Bush debuted on September 30, 1912 and played a final game on September 30, 1928. The team column moves through the Philadelphia Athletics (1912 through 1928), the Boston Red Sox (1918 through 1921), the New York Yankees (1922 through 1924), the St. Louis Browns (1925), the Washington Senators (1926), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1926 through 1927), and the New York Giants (1927). The bio lists Bush as a pitcher who both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 5'9" and 173 pounds. The birth record reads November 27, 1892, in Gull River, MN, USA. Bush died on November 1, 1974, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA. The given name on file is Leslie Ambrose Bush.

Bush went 195-183 with a 3.51 ERA in 489 games, 366 of them starts. Bush had 1,319 strikeouts, 225 complete games, 35 shutouts, and 20 saves. Bush's 3.51 ERA was close to the 3.58 league figure for those seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bullet Joe Bush

What years did Bullet Joe Bush play?: Bullet Joe Bush played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1928.
Was Bullet Joe Bush a pitcher?: Yes. Bullet Joe Bush pitched in the major leagues, recording 195 wins and 1319 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bullet Joe Bush hit?: Bullet Joe Bush hit 7 career home runs with 313 hits.
What teams did Bullet Joe Bush play for?: Bullet Joe Bush played for 7 teams: the Philadelphia Athletics (1912–1917, 1928), the Boston Red Sox (1918–1921), the New York Yankees (1922–1924), the St. Louis Browns (1925), the Washington Senators (1926), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–1927), and the New York Giants (1927).
What were Bullet Joe Bush's career stats?: In 489 games, Bullet Joe Bush went 195-183 with a 3.51 ERA, 1,319 strikeouts, 3,087.1 innings pitched, and 20 saves. At the plate he had 313 hits and 7 home runs.
What position did Bullet Joe Bush play?: Bullet Joe Bush played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Bullet Joe Bush and how much did he weigh?: Bullet Joe Bush was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 173 pounds.
What was Bullet Joe Bush's career ERA?: Bullet Joe Bush finished with a 3.51 career ERA, going 195-183 with 1,319 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bullet Joe Bush have?: Bullet Joe Bush recorded 1,319 career strikeouts.
Is Bullet Joe Bush in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bullet Joe Bush has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.