Guy Bush

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1923-1945)

W–L 176–136
ERA 3.86
WHIP 1.40
SO 850
Pitcher PIV -1033.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 175 lb
Born
8/23/1901 in Aberdeen, MS, USA
Died
7/2/1985 in Shannon, MS, USA
MLB Debut
1923-09-17
Last Game
1945-05-26

Full name: Guy Terrell Bush

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
176 136 542 308 151 16 34 2722.0 2,950 1,166 152 859 850 3.86 -1033.1

Career ERA 3.86 vs. league average 4.24 across their career seasons — 9.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1923 CHN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 2 0.00 — 0.0
1924 CHN NL 2 5 16 8 4 0 0 80.7 91 36 24 36 4.02 4.13 (+3%) -567.6
1925 CHN NL 6 13 42 15 5 0 4 182.0 213 87 52 76 4.30 4.55 (+5%) -878.7
1926 CHN NL 13 9 35 16 7 2 2 157.3 149 50 42 32 2.86 4.11 (+30%) 1376.8
1927 CHN NL 10 10 36 22 9 1 2 193.3 177 65 79 62 3.03 4.08 (+26%) 569.3
1928 CHN NL 15 6 42 24 9 2 2 204.3 229 87 86 61 3.83 4.13 (+7%) -1713.6
1929 CHN NL 18 7 50 29 18 2 8 270.7 277 110 107 82 3.66 4.60 (+20%) -925.3
1930 CHN NL 15 10 46 25 11 0 3 225.0 291 155 86 75 6.20 4.80 (-29%) -3291.3
1931 CHN NL 16 8 39 24 14 1 2 180.3 190 90 66 54 4.49 4.10 (-10%) -993.2
1932 CHN NL 19 11 40 30 15 1 0 238.7 262 85 70 73 3.21 4.13 (+22%) -385.6
1933 CHN NL 20 12 41 32 20 4 2 259.0 261 79 68 84 2.75 3.86 (+29%) 2342.9
1934 CHN NL 18 10 40 27 15 1 2 209.3 213 89 54 75 3.83 4.29 (+11%) 370.2
1935 PIT NL 11 11 41 25 8 1 2 204.3 237 98 40 42 4.32 4.35 (+1%) -565.6
1936 PIT NL 1 3 16 0 0 0 2 34.7 49 23 11 10 5.97 4.59 (-30%) -234.8
1936 BSN NL 4 5 15 11 5 0 0 90.3 98 34 20 28 3.39 4.59 (+26%) 2065.4
1937 BSN NL 8 15 32 20 11 1 1 180.7 201 71 48 56 3.54 4.34 (+18%) 1798.1
1938 SLN NL 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 6.0 6 3 3 1 4.50 — 0.0
1945 CIN NL 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 4.3 5 4 3 1 8.31 — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 176 136 542 308 151 16 34 2,722.0 2,950 1,166 859 850 3.86 — -1,033

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
544 888 57 143 12 2 0 52 3 50 162 .161 .207 .179 .386 -6,087

Career AVG .161 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 42.5% below league average.

Career OBP .207 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 39.8% below league average.

Career SLG .179 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 54.7% below league average.

Career OPS .386 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — 47.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1923 CHN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1924 CHN NL 16 26 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 1 5 .154 — — — — 0.0
1925 CHN NL 42 57 3 11 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 .193 .288 (-33%) .349 (-37%) .407 (-53%) .756 (-45%) -425.1
1926 CHN NL 35 48 1 8 0 0 0 2 0 1 7 .167 — — — — 0.0
1927 CHN NL 36 65 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 10 .123 .282 (-56%) .344 (-60%) .392 (-65%) .736 (-63%) -664.3
1928 CHN NL 42 73 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 2 18 .082 .280 (-71%) .342 (-69%) .395 (-79%) .737 (-74%) -881.6
1929 CHN NL 50 91 5 15 0 0 0 3 1 3 19 .165 .289 (-43%) .353 (-46%) .415 (-60%) .769 (-54%) -818.8
1930 CHN NL 46 78 7 22 0 1 0 7 0 6 19 .282 .293 (-4%) .354 (-6%) .429 (-28%) .784 (-18%) -226.4
1931 CHN NL 39 57 6 7 1 0 0 9 0 5 11 .123 .276 (-56%) .338 (-43%) .388 (-64%) .726 (-54%) -491.2
1932 CHN NL 40 84 6 15 2 1 0 1 0 4 12 .179 .275 (-35%) .335 (-36%) .391 (-42%) .726 (-39%) -535.1
1933 CHN NL 41 88 4 11 4 0 0 3 0 8 16 .125 .270 (-54%) .329 (-40%) .377 (-55%) .707 (-48%) -661.8
1934 CHN NL 41 70 4 16 1 0 0 10 2 2 13 .229 .278 (-18%) .340 (-27%) .392 (-38%) .733 (-33%) -369.1
1935 PIT NL 41 63 6 8 1 0 0 2 0 8 7 .127 .279 (-55%) .342 (-31%) .399 (-64%) .742 (-49%) -490.6
1936 PIT NL 16 9 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1936 BSN NL 15 25 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 .120 — — — — 0.0
1937 BSN NL 33 54 4 6 1 0 0 3 0 4 16 .111 .276 (-60%) .342 (-50%) .398 (-67%) .740 (-59%) -523.3
1938 SLN NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1945 CIN NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 544 888 57 143 12 2 0 52 3 50 162 .161 — — — — -6,087

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
4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1932 WS CHN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1929 WS CHN 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 4 3 0 16.7 17 10 8 6 5.40

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1932 WS CHN 0 1 2 2 0 5.7 5 9 6 2 14.29
1929 WS CHN 1 0 2 1 0 11.0 12 1 2 4 0.82

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2824593073030.159
Away2624302770024.163

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2811457.215375854374913.61
Away2611263.114125774233644.11

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1945-05-26 CINNY1 — 0.1000100
1945-05-13 CINBRO — 1.0333100
1945-04-22 CINSTL SV 1.0211000
1945-04-22 CINSTL — 2.0000110
1938-05-05 STLBSN — 2.0211001
1938-05-01 STLCHC — 1.0100100
1938-04-25 STLCIN — 1.0211100
1938-04-22 STLCHC SV 1.0000100
1938-04-21 STLPIT L 0.1111010
1938-04-19 STLPIT — 0.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 542 0 138 643 21 38

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1923 CHN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1924 CHN P 16 0 1 9 1 1
1925 CHN P 42 0 2 61 4 3
1926 CHN P 35 0 4 39 2 1
1927 CHN P 36 0 9 41 1 4
1928 CHN P 42 0 5 46 2 2
1929 CHN P 50 0 10 60 1 6
1930 CHN P 46 0 21 46 1 3
1931 CHN P 39 0 10 55 4 7
1932 CHN P 40 0 22 50 3 1
1933 CHN P 41 0 18 72 1 2
1934 CHN P 40 0 13 46 1 3
1935 PIT P 41 0 9 41 0 2
1936 PIT P 16 0 1 11 0 1
1936 BSN P 15 0 5 21 0 1
1937 BSN P 32 0 8 45 0 1
1938 SLN P 6 0 0 0 0 0
1945 CIN P 4 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 542

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Tupelo Military Institute Tupelo MS 1921, 1922

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1933 Most Valuable Player NL 12th 11.0 80 0
1932 Most Valuable Player NL 23th 1.0 80 0
1929 Most Valuable Player NL 10th 16.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Eddie Rommel
    171-119, 3.54 ERA
  2. 97
    Bill Sherdel
    165-146, 3.72 ERA
  3. 95
    George Uhle
    200-166, 3.99 ERA
  4. 95
    Rube Walberg
    155-141, 4.16 ERA
  5. 92
    Willis Hudlin
    158-156, 4.41 ERA
  6. 90
    General Crowder
    167-115, 4.12 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Guy Bush

What years did Guy Bush play?
Guy Bush played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1945.
Was Guy Bush a pitcher?
Yes. Guy Bush pitched in the major leagues, recording 176 wins and 850 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Guy Bush hit?
Guy Bush hit 0 career home runs with 143 hits.