What years did Bud Souchock play?

Bud Souchock played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1955.

Was Bud Souchock a pitcher?

No. Bud Souchock was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Bud Souchock hit?

Bud Souchock hit 50 career home runs with 313 hits.

Bud Souchock

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1946-1955)

AVG .255

HR 50

RBI 186

H 313

OPS .764

PIV 1,010

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 203 lb
Born: 3/3/1919 in Yatesboro, PA, USA
Died: 7/28/2002 in Westland, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1946-05-25
Last Game: 1955-04-15

Full name: Stephen Souchock

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
473	1,227	163	313	58	20	50	186	15	88	164	.255	.307	.457	.764	1,010

Career AVG .255 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .307 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 8.2% below league average.

Career SLG .457 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — +19.8% above league average.

Career OPS .764 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — +6.7% above 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
1946	NYA	AL	47	86	15	26	3	3	2	10	0	7	13	.302	.256 (+18%)	.328 (+10%)	.358 (+33%)	.687 (+22%)	286.5
1948	NYA	AL	44	118	11	24	3	1	3	11	3	7	13	.203	.263 (-23%)	.340 (-27%)	.379 (-15%)	.719 (-21%)	-424.6
1949	CHA	AL	84	252	29	59	13	5	7	37	5	25	38	.234	.262 (-11%)	.343 (-12%)	.384 (+6%)	.727 (-2%)	-182.4
1951	DET	AL	91	188	33	46	10	3	11	28	0	18	27	.245	.260 (-6%)	.336 (-7%)	.385 (+31%)	.721 (+13%)	376.5
1952	DET	AL	92	265	40	66	16	4	13	45	1	21	28	.249	.252 (-1%)	.326 (-7%)	.369 (+32%)	.696 (+14%)	494.0
1953	DET	AL	89	278	29	84	13	3	11	46	5	8	35	.302	.264 (+14%)	.335 (-3%)	.397 (+23%)	.733 (+11%)	459.6
1954	DET	AL	25	39	6	7	0	1	3	8	1	2	10	.179	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	DET	AL	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			473	1,227	163	313	58	20	50	186	15	88	164	.255	—	—	—	—	1,010

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	226	560	82	146	26	86	.261
Away	247	667	81	167	24	100	.250

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	3B	RBI	SO
1955-04-15	DET	CLE	L	1	1	0	1	0
1954-09-25	DET	CLE	L	2	1	1	1	0
1954-09-24	DET	CLE	W	2	0	0	0	0
1954-09-19	DET	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0
1954-08-31	DET	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	1
1954-08-26	DET	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0
1954-08-25	DET	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	1
1954-08-20	DET	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0
1954-08-12	DET	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	1
1954-08-02	DET	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	93	0	746	48	12	78
2B	1	0	1	1	0	0
3B	18	0	15	28	4	2
OF	243	5	448	15	21	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1946	NYA	1B	20	0	180	9	7	19
1948	NYA	1B	32	0	231	13	3	25
1949	CHA	1B	30	0	250	20	1	30
1949	CHA	OF	39	0	96	1	5	0
1951	DET	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1951	DET	2B	1	0	1	1	0	0
1951	DET	3B	3	0	2	3	1	1
1951	DET	OF	59	0	92	3	6	1
1952	DET	1B	9	0	81	6	1	4
1952	DET	3B	13	0	11	21	3	1
1952	DET	OF	56	0	103	4	4	2
1953	DET	1B	1	0	3	0	0	0
1953	DET	OF	80	0	144	7	6	3
1954	DET	3B	2	0	2	4	0	0
1954	DET	OF	9	5	13	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	93
Second Base	1
Third Base	18
Left Field	132
Center Field	1
Right Field	115

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bud Souchock

What years did Bud Souchock play?: Bud Souchock played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1955.
Was Bud Souchock a pitcher?: No. Bud Souchock was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Bud Souchock hit?: Bud Souchock hit 50 career home runs with 313 hits.