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.

What was Dave Bush's career batting average?

Dave Bush batted .129 over his career, with 34 hits in 263 at bats.

How many RBI did Dave Bush have?

Dave Bush drove in 13 runs in his career.

What was Dave Bush's career ERA?

Dave Bush finished with a 4.73 career ERA, going 56-69 with 768 strikeouts.

Dave Bush

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

Dave Bush was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2013 for the Toronto Blue Jays, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Texas Rangers, a span of 10 seasons. Across 211 career appearances, he went 56-69 with a 4.73 ERA and 768 strikeouts. He also batted .129 with 0 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 12, 2026

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

Dave Bush — 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	1144.1	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

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Dave Bush Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	97.2	95	40	25	64	3.69	4.46 (+17%)	771.1
2005	TOR	AL	5	11	25	24	2	0	136.1	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	186.1	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	114.1	131	81	37	89	6.38	4.32 (-48%)	-2124.5
2010	MIL	NL	8	13	32	31	0	0	174.1	198	88	65	107	4.54	4.08 (-11%)	-4563.4
2011	TEX	AL	0	1	17	3	0	0	37.1	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

Dave Bush — 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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Dave Bush Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Dave Bush — 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

Dave Bush — 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

Dave Bush — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	1	1	0	5.1	5	1	0	3	1.69

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dave Bush — 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	5.1	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

Dave Bush — 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

Dave Bush — 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

Dave Bush — 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

Dave Bush — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	211	187	94	118	4	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dave Bush — 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

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Dave Bush Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	211

Salary History

Dave Bush — 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

Dave Bush — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Wake Forest University	Winston-Salem	NC	1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

Award Voting History

Dave Bush — 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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Dave Bush: the record in brief

July 2, 2004 and April 7, 2013 bracket Dave Bush's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Bush played for the Toronto Blue Jays (2004 through 2013), the Milwaukee Brewers (2006 to 2010), and the Texas Rangers (2011). Bush played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Born on November 9, 1979, in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Bush was listed at 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds. The given name on file is David Thomas Bush.

Bush went 56-69 with a 4.73 ERA in 211 games, 187 of them starts. Also on Bush's record: 768 strikeouts. The league ERA over Bush's seasons was 4.25, so the 4.73 figure ran 11.1% worse than average. 2006 brought Bush a season-high 12 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.18 in 2008, when the league's was 4.32.

In award voting, Bush's best finish was 8th for the Rookie of the Year in 2004.

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.
What was Dave Bush's career batting average?: Dave Bush batted .129 over his career, with 34 hits in 263 at bats.
How many RBI did Dave Bush have?: Dave Bush drove in 13 runs in his career.
What was Dave Bush's career ERA?: Dave Bush finished with a 4.73 career ERA, going 56-69 with 768 strikeouts.