What years did Johnny Lush play?

Johnny Lush played in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1910.

Was Johnny Lush a pitcher?

Yes. Johnny Lush pitched in the major leagues, recording 66 wins and 490 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Johnny Lush hit?

Johnny Lush hit 2 career home runs with 252 hits.

What was Johnny Lush's career batting average?

Johnny Lush batted .254 over his career, with 252 hits in 993 at bats.

How many RBI did Johnny Lush have?

Johnny Lush drove in 94 runs in his career.

What was Johnny Lush's career ERA?

Johnny Lush finished with a 2.68 career ERA, going 66-85 with 490 strikeouts.

Johnny Lush

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1904-1910)

Johnny Lush was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1910 for the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 7 seasons. Across 182 career appearances, he went 66-85 with a 2.68 ERA and 490 strikeouts. He also batted .254 with 2 home runs. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 404.

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 66–85

ERA 2.68

WHIP 1.28

SO 490

Pitcher PIV -6779.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 165 lb
Born: 10/8/1885 in Williamsport, PA, USA
Died: 11/18/1946 in Beverly Hills, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1904-04-16
Last Game: 1910-10-13

Full name: John Charles Lush

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Pitching Statistics

Johnny Lush — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
66	85	182	155	105	16	2	1239.1	1,169	369	17	413	490	2.68	-6779.7

Career ERA 2.68 vs. league average 2.63 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Johnny Lush Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1904	PHI	NL	0	6	7	6	3	0	0	42.2	52	17	27	27	3.59	2.66 (-35%)	-943.1
1905	PHI	NL	2	0	2	2	1	0	0	17.0	12	3	8	8	1.59	2.82 (+44%)	-149.9
1906	PHI	NL	18	15	37	35	24	5	0	281.0	254	74	119	151	2.37	2.68 (+11%)	-1118.8
1907	PHI	NL	3	5	8	8	5	2	0	57.1	48	19	21	20	2.98	2.50 (-19%)	-341.2
1907	SLN	NL	7	10	20	19	15	3	0	144.0	132	40	42	71	2.50	2.50 (avg)	312.6
1908	SLN	NL	11	18	38	32	23	3	1	250.2	221	59	57	93	2.12	2.40 (+12%)	-712.2
1909	SLN	NL	11	18	34	28	21	2	0	221.1	215	77	69	66	3.13	2.55 (-23%)	-1261.4
1910	SLN	NL	14	13	36	25	13	1	1	225.1	235	80	70	54	3.20	2.79 (-15%)	-2565.8
Career · 8 seasons			66	85	182	155	105	16	2	1,239.1	1,169	369	413	490	2.68	—	-6,780

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

Johnny Lush — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
377	993	107	252	40	11	2	94	28	69	127	.254	.307	.322	.630	404

Career AVG .254 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .307 vs. league average .306 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .322 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .630 vs. league average .622 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Johnny Lush — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1904	PHI	NL	106	369	39	102	22	3	2	42	12	27	46	.276	.246 (+12%)	.300 (+12%)	.321 (+15%)	.622 (+13%)	860.7
1905	PHI	NL	6	16	3	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	.312	—	—	—	—	0.0
1906	PHI	NL	76	212	28	56	7	1	0	15	6	14	35	.264	.247 (+7%)	.307 (+1%)	.315 (-3%)	.622 (-1%)	-33.8
1907	PHI	NL	17	40	5	8	1	1	0	5	1	1	6	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1907	SLN	NL	35	82	6	23	2	3	0	5	4	5	6	.280	.245 (+14%)	.304 (+6%)	.308 (+22%)	.613 (+14%)	0.0
1908	SLN	NL	45	89	7	15	2	0	0	2	1	7	10	.169	.240 (-30%)	.298 (-23%)	.306 (-38%)	.605 (-31%)	-359.7
1909	SLN	NL	45	92	11	22	5	0	0	14	2	6	11	.239	.244 (-2%)	.306 (-4%)	.312 (-6%)	.618 (-5%)	-68.9
1910	SLN	NL	47	93	8	21	1	3	0	10	2	8	11	.226	.249 (-10%)	.317 (-10%)	.326 (-8%)	.644 (-9%)	-133.6
Career · 8 seasons			377	993	107	252	40	11	2	94	28	69	127	.254	—	—	—	—	265

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

View full game log (560 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Johnny Lush — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	186	472	44	120	0	55	.254
Away	192	522	63	132	2	32	.253

Pitching — Home / Away

Johnny Lush — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	91	633.2	580	43	189	244	0.61
Away	91	601.2	582	86	229	249	1.29

Last 10 Games — Batting

Johnny Lush — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1910-10-13	STL	CHC	W	3	1	1	1	1	1
1910-10-01	STL	PIT	L	1	0	1	0	0	0
1910-09-27	STL	PHI	W	2	0	0	0	0	0
1910-09-21	STL	NY1	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1910-09-16	STL	BSN	L	4	1	0	0	0	0
1910-09-15	STL	BSN	W	1	0	1	0	0	0
1910-09-07	STL	PIT	L	3	0	1	1	0	1
1910-09-05	STL	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1910-08-30	STL	BRO	W	4	1	1	1	1	0
1910-08-28	STL	BSN	W	3	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Johnny Lush — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1910-10-13	STL	CHC	W	9.0	16	8	7	2	4	0
1910-09-27	STL	PHI	W	4.0	2	2	2	1	2	0
1910-09-21	STL	NY1	—	1.2	3	1	1	2	0	0
1910-09-16	STL	BSN	L	8.0	11	7	5	4	1	0
1910-09-15	STL	BSN	SV	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1910-09-07	STL	PIT	L	6.0	10	9	7	2	4	0
1910-09-05	STL	PIT	L	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
1910-08-30	STL	BRO	W	9.0	10	3	1	0	0	1
1910-08-28	STL	BSN	W	6.2	7	2	2	4	1	0
1910-08-24	STL	NY1	L	9.0	8	4	3	3	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Johnny Lush — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	64	64	542	31	30	27
OF	72	66	113	7	12	1
P	182	155	64	350	33	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Johnny Lush — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1904	PHI	1B	62	62	526	28	29	27
1904	PHI	OF	33	33	54	3	5	0
1904	PHI	P	7	6	3	13	1	1
1905	PHI	OF	3	2	6	0	3	0
1905	PHI	P	2	2	0	6	1	0
1906	PHI	1B	2	2	16	3	1	0
1906	PHI	OF	22	21	41	3	1	1
1906	PHI	P	37	35	18	89	11	2
1907	PHI	OF	4	3	6	1	3	0
1907	PHI	P	8	8	2	18	0	2
1907	SLN	OF	7	5	2	0	0	0
1907	SLN	P	20	19	9	35	4	2
1908	SLN	P	38	32	15	73	7	0
1909	SLN	OF	3	2	4	0	0	0
1909	SLN	P	34	28	9	60	4	0
1910	SLN	P	36	25	8	56	5	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Johnny Lush — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	182
First Base	64
Center Field	14
Right Field	59

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Johnny Lush (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

Johnny Lush: the record in brief

The profile opens with Johnny Lush's first major league game on April 16, 1904; the last one listed came on October 13, 1910. The season rows list, in order, the Philadelphia Phillies (1904 to 1907) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1907 to 1910). Lush is listed as a pitcher at 165 pounds on a 5-foot-9 frame. The bio says Lush batted and threw left-handed. Lush was born on October 8, 1885, in Williamsport, PA, USA. Lush's death is recorded on November 18, 1946, in Beverly Hills, CA, USA. The bio lists the given name John Charles.

The pitching table credits Lush with a 66-85 record and a 2.68 ERA in 182 games. Lush had 490 strikeouts, 105 complete games, and 16 shutouts. Lush's 2.68 ERA was close to the 2.63 league figure for those seasons. Lush won 18 games in 1906, the most of any season listed. In 1908, one of the busiest seasons, Lush posted a 2.12 ERA; the league figure that year was 2.40.

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnny Lush

What years did Johnny Lush play?: Johnny Lush played in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1910.
Was Johnny Lush a pitcher?: Yes. Johnny Lush pitched in the major leagues, recording 66 wins and 490 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Johnny Lush hit?: Johnny Lush hit 2 career home runs with 252 hits.
What was Johnny Lush's career batting average?: Johnny Lush batted .254 over his career, with 252 hits in 993 at bats.
How many RBI did Johnny Lush have?: Johnny Lush drove in 94 runs in his career.
What was Johnny Lush's career ERA?: Johnny Lush finished with a 2.68 career ERA, going 66-85 with 490 strikeouts.