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Joe Bush

Bullet Joe Bush

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100
1913—1928
Starting Pitcher
BORN
November 27, 1892, in Ehime, MN
THROWS
Right-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Philadelphia A's
196
WINS
56.8
QUALITY START PCT
37.7
WAR
184
LOSSES
100
ERA+
29.3
WAR7
3.51
ERA
1.04
K / BB RATIO
15.3
WAR3
1318
STRIKEOUTS
1.38
WHIP
2.5
WAR PER SEASON
Probably invented the forkball, but was famous for his fastball, which was surpassed in the American League only by Walter Johnson and possibly Smoky Joe Wood. Bush pitched on three pennant-winning teams in the American League, going from dynasty to dynasty to dynasty: first with the Philadelphia A’s; then the Boston Red Sox; and finally the New York Yankees. He won 26 games in 1922, and 196 in a 17-year career in the big leagues.
1913, '18, '24
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Bullet Joe Bush Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Bush
37.7
29.3
19.5
15.3
33.5
2.5
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Bullet Joe Bush Rank?

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