What years did Dave Bush play?

Dave Bush played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2013.

Was Dave Bush a pitcher?

Yes. Dave Bush pitched in the major leagues, recording 56 wins and 768 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dave Bush hit?

Dave Bush hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.

Dave Bush

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2013)

W–L 56–69

ERA 4.73

WHIP 1.31

SO 768

Pitcher PIV -8575.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 205 lb
Born: 11/9/1979 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 2004-07-02
Last Game: 2013-04-07

Full name: David Thomas Bush

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
56	69	211	187	6	3	0	1144.3	1,199	601	170	296	768	4.73	-8575.5

Career ERA 4.73 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — 11.1% worse than 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
2004	TOR	AL	5	4	16	16	1	1	97.7	95	40	25	64	3.69	4.46 (+17%)	771.1
2005	TOR	AL	5	11	25	24	2	0	136.3	142	68	29	75	4.49	4.29 (-5%)	-1568.3
2006	MIL	NL	12	11	34	32	3	2	210.0	201	103	38	166	4.41	4.53 (+2%)	3020.6
2007	MIL	NL	12	10	33	31	0	0	186.3	217	106	44	134	5.12	4.47 (-14%)	-454.0
2008	MIL	NL	9	10	31	29	0	0	185.0	163	86	48	109	4.18	4.32 (+3%)	-2813.0
2009	MIL	NL	5	9	22	21	0	0	114.3	131	81	37	89	6.38	4.32 (-48%)	-2124.5
2010	MIL	NL	8	13	32	31	0	0	174.3	198	88	65	107	4.54	4.08 (-11%)	-4563.4
2011	TEX	AL	0	1	17	3	0	0	37.3	47	24	9	23	5.79	3.94 (-47%)	-844.1
2013	TOR	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	5	5	1	1	15.00	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			56	69	211	187	6	3	1,144.1	1,199	601	296	768	4.73	—	-8,576

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
221	263	18	34	7	0	0	13	0	9	96	.129	.164	.156	.320	-2,145

Career AVG .129 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 50.7% below league average.

Career OBP .164 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 50.2% below league average.

Career SLG .156 vs. league average .415 across their career seasons — 62.4% below league average.

Career OPS .320 vs. league average .745 across their career seasons — 57.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2004	TOR	AL	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	TOR	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	MIL	NL	34	62	6	11	3	9	0	25	.177	.269 (-34%)	.336 (-43%)	.431 (-48%)	.768 (-46%)	-478.9
2007	MIL	NL	34	55	2	7	2	2	0	11	.127	.268 (-53%)	.335 (-57%)	.422 (-61%)	.758 (-60%)	-545.6
2008	MIL	NL	32	57	2	5	1	0	1	21	.088	.263 (-67%)	.333 (-69%)	.416 (-75%)	.749 (-72%)	-676.1
2009	MIL	NL	22	34	2	4	0	0	4	16	.118	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	MIL	NL	40	53	6	7	1	2	4	23	.132	.257 (-49%)	.325 (-41%)	.402 (-63%)	.728 (-53%)	-444.2
2011	TEX	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	TOR	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			221	263	18	34	7	13	9	96	.129	—	—	—	—	-2,145

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2008	NLDS2	MIL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	1	1	0	5.3	5	1	0	3	1.69

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2008	NLDS2	MIL	1	0	1	1	0	5.3	5	1	0	3	1.69

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	115	146	12	15	0	7	.103
Away	106	117	6	19	0	6	.162

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	108	614.1	613	295	162	430	4.32
Away	103	530.0	586	306	134	338	5.20

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2013-04-07	TOR	BOS	—	3.0	5	5	5	1	1	4
2011-06-30	TEX	HOU	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1
2011-06-25	TEX	NYN	—	2.0	5	4	4	1	1	0
2011-06-22	TEX	HOU	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
2011-06-19	TEX	ATL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2011-06-14	TEX	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2011-06-11	TEX	MIN	—	4.2	4	2	2	0	5	0
2011-06-07	TEX	DET	—	2.1	6	2	2	0	1	0
2011-06-02	TEX	CLE	—	4.0	4	3	3	1	3	0
2011-05-30	TEX	TBR	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	211	187	94	118	4	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2004	TOR	P	16	16	9	5	0	0
2005	TOR	P	25	24	18	20	0	0
2006	MIL	P	34	32	16	29	1	2
2007	MIL	P	33	31	23	18	1	4
2008	MIL	P	31	29	12	18	1	1
2009	MIL	P	22	21	5	8	0	2
2010	MIL	P	32	31	7	14	1	1
2011	TEX	P	17	3	4	6	0	0
2013	TOR	P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	211

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	TEX	AL	$1,000,000
2010	MIL	NL	$4,215,000
2009	MIL	NL	$4,000,000
2008	MIL	NL	$2,550,000
2007	MIL	NL	$450,000
2006	MIL	NL	$352,000
2005	TOR	AL	$327,000
Total Career Earnings			$12,894,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Wake Forest University	Winston-Salem	NC	1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2004	Rookie of the Year	AL	8th	1.0	140	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Bush

What years did Dave Bush play?: Dave Bush played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2013.
Was Dave Bush a pitcher?: Yes. Dave Bush pitched in the major leagues, recording 56 wins and 768 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dave Bush hit?: Dave Bush hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.