What years did Buster Mills play?

Buster Mills played in Major League Baseball from 1934 to 1946.

Was Buster Mills a pitcher?

No. Buster Mills was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Buster Mills hit?

Buster Mills hit 14 career home runs with 396 hits.

Buster Mills

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1934-1946)

AVG .287

HR 14

RBI 163

H 396

OPS .746

PIV 845

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 195 lb
Born: 9/16/1908 in Ranger, TX, USA
Died: 12/1/1991 in Arlington, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1934-04-18
Last Game: 1946-06-01

Full name: Colonel Buster Mills

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
415	1,379	200	396	62	19	14	163	23	131	137	.287	.355	.390	.746	845

Career AVG .287 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — +6.7% above league average.

Career OBP .355 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — +5.7% above league average.

Career SLG .390 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .746 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — near 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
1934	SLN	NL	29	72	7	17	4	1	1	8	0	4	11	.236	.278 (-15%)	.340 (-13%)	.392 (-8%)	.733 (-11%)	-132.8
1935	BRO	NL	17	56	12	12	2	1	1	7	0	5	11	.214	.279 (-23%)	.342 (-6%)	.399 (-15%)	.742 (-11%)	-84.1
1937	BOS	AL	123	505	85	149	25	8	7	58	11	46	41	.295	.276 (+7%)	.342 (+5%)	.398 (+5%)	.740 (+5%)	548.4
1938	SLA	AL	123	466	66	133	24	4	3	46	7	43	46	.285	.272 (+5%)	.341 (+2%)	.392 (-5%)	.734 (-2%)	-84.1
1940	NYA	AL	34	63	10	25	3	3	1	15	0	7	5	.397	.267 (+49%)	.335 (+36%)	.387 (+51%)	.722 (+44%)	472.6
1942	CLE	AL	80	195	19	54	4	2	1	26	5	23	18	.277	.253 (+9%)	.323 (+9%)	.349 (-5%)	.672 (+2%)	125.0
1946	CLE	AL	9	22	1	6	0	0	0	3	0	3	5	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			415	1,379	200	396	62	19	14	163	23	131	137	.287	—	—	—	—	845

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

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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	203	655	94	184	4	72	.281
Away	212	724	107	212	10	93	.293

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1946-06-01	CLE	PHA	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1946-05-25	CLE	SLA	W	4	0	1	0	0	0
1946-05-23	CLE	BOS	W	3	1	1	1	0	0
1946-05-22	CLE	BOS	L	5	0	1	1	0	3
1946-05-21	CLE	NYY	W	4	0	1	0	0	1
1946-05-20	CLE	NYY	W	3	0	2	1	2	0
1946-05-17	CLE	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	1	0
1946-05-07	CLE	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1946-04-28	CLE	DET	W	1	0	0	0	0	0
1942-09-25	CLE	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	341	0	727	21	28	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1934	SLN	OF	18	45	0	0	0
1935	BRO	OF	17	33	0	1	0
1937	BOS	OF	120	239	8	14	0
1938	SLA	OF	113	235	9	9	2
1940	NYA	OF	14	22	0	0	0
1942	CLE	OF	53	142	4	4	2
1946	CLE	OF	6	11	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Left Field	254
Center Field	79
Right Field	14

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Oklahoma	Norman	OK	1930, 1931

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Frequently Asked Questions about Buster Mills

What years did Buster Mills play?: Buster Mills played in Major League Baseball from 1934 to 1946.
Was Buster Mills a pitcher?: No. Buster Mills was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Buster Mills hit?: Buster Mills hit 14 career home runs with 396 hits.