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Steve Busby

Steve Busby

1972–1980  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'2", 205 lb  ·  b. 1949 Burbank, CA

Career 70–54 · 3.72 ERA · 659 SO · 1060.2 IP · 167 G · 3 H · 4 RBI · .200 AVG

Seasons leading his league
1
0 best in baseball 1 league only
8 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1975 Best season

Spanning 1975–1975, peaking at 1 titles in 1975.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons
Team records #2 Royals 1974 W #3 Royals 1974 IP #6 Royals 1974 SO #7 Royals career ERA #9 Royals career W

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,919th League titles 1
  • 3,025th Top-5 finishes 8

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Range Factor 1 1st — 1975 AL 2.18 1974 #2
Pitcher Putouts — #3 — 1974 #3
Pitcher Assists — #3 — 1974 #3
Wins — #3 — 1974 #3

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1975 1 P RF 2.18

Pitching

8 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1972 KCA AL 3 1 1.57 5 5 0 40.0 28 7 1 8 31 0.90
1973 KCA AL 16 15 4.23 37 37 0 238.1 246 112 18 105 174 1.47
1974 KCA AL 22 14 3.39 38 38 0 292.1 284 110 14 92 198 1.29
1975 KCA AL 18 12 3.08 34 34 0 260.1 233 89 18 81 160 1.21
1976 KCA AL 3 3 4.40 13 13 0 71.2 58 35 7 49 29 1.49
1978 KCA AL 1 0 7.59 7 5 0 21.1 24 18 2 15 10 1.83
1979 KCA AL 6 6 3.63 22 12 0 94.1 71 38 10 64 45 1.43
1980 KCA AL 1 3 6.17 11 6 0 42.1 59 29 3 19 12 1.84
Career — — 70 54 3.72 167 150 0 1060.2 1,003 438 73 433 659 1.35

Batting

8 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1972 KCA AL 5 15 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 .200 .200 .267 .467
1973 KCA AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1974 KCA AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1975 KCA AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1976 KCA AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1978 KCA AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1979 KCA AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1980 KCA AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Career — — 167 15 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 .200 .200 .267 .467

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1972 KCA AL P 5 5 40.0 1 4 1 0 6 .833 1.00
1973 KCA AL P 37 37 238.1 10 47 6 3 63 .905 1.54
1974 KCA AL P 38 38 292.1 24 53 8 2 85 .906 2.03
1975 KCA AL P 34 34 260.1 22 52 3 2 77 .961 2.18
1976 KCA AL P 13 13 71.2 10 9 3 0 22 .864 1.46
1978 KCA AL P 7 5 21.1 0 5 1 0 6 .833 0.71
1979 KCA AL P 22 12 94.1 4 24 0 1 28 1.000 1.27
1980 KCA AL P 11 6 42.1 5 4 1 0 10 .900 0.82
Career — — P 167 150 1060.2 76 198 23 8 297 .923 1.64