Player

Bullet Joe Bush

Player Info
Full Name
Leslie Ambrose
Born
November 27, 1892
Gull River, MN, USA
Died
November 1, 1974
Size
5'9" / 173 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
September 30, 1912
Final Game
September 30, 1928
Career
17 years
Teams
Honors
1922 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1922 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
Career Batting
581
G
.253
AVG
313
H
7
HR
137
RBI
.628
OPS
76
OPS vs Lg
17% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
195-183
W-L
3.51
ERA
489
G
1,319
SO
20
SV
1.38
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Season-by-season pitching statistics for Bullet Joe Bush
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1928 Philadelphia Athletics 2 1 5.09 11 2 1 35.1 15 18
1927 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 2 13.50 5 3 0 6.2 1 5
1927 New York Giants 1 1 7.50 3 2 0 12.0 6 5
1926 Washington Senators 1 8 6.69 12 11 0 71.0 27 35
1926 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 6 3.01 19 11 3 110.2 38 35
1925 St. Louis Browns 14 14 5.09 33 28 0 208.1 63 91
1924 New York Yankees 17 16 3.57 39 31 1 252.0 80 109
1923 New York Yankees 19 15 3.43 37 30 0 275.2 125 117
1922 New York Yankees 26 7 3.31 39 30 3 255.1 92 85
1921 Boston Red Sox 16 9 3.50 37 32 1 254.1 96 93
1920 Boston Red Sox 15 15 4.25 35 32 1 243.1 88 94
1919 Boston Red Sox 0 0 5.00 3 2 0 9.0 3 4
1918 Boston Red Sox 15 15 2.11 36 31 2 272.2 125 91
1917 Philadelphia Athletics 11 17 2.47 37 31 2 233.1 121 111
1916 Philadelphia Athletics 15 24 2.57 40 33 0 286.2 157 130
1915 Philadelphia Athletics 5 15 4.14 25 18 0 145.1 89 89
1914 Philadelphia Athletics 16 12 3.06 38 22 3 206.0 109 81
1913 Philadelphia Athletics 15 6 3.82 39 16 3 200.1 81 66
1912 Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 7.88 1 1 0 8.0 3 4
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Season-by-season advanced pitching statistics for Bullet Joe Bush
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1928 AL 35.3 3.82 4.58 1.613
1927 NL 18.7 3.38 4.82 2.250
1926 AL 182.0 3.21 3.46 1.374
1925 AL 208.7 2.72 3.92 1.538
1924 AL 252.0 2.86 3.89 1.472
1923 AL 275.7 4.08 3.82 1.378
1922 AL 255.3 3.24 3.00 1.273
1921 AL 254.3 3.40 3.29 1.325
1920 AL 243.7 3.25 3.47 1.564
1919 AL 9.0 3.00 4.00 1.667
1918 AL 272.7 4.13 3.00 1.218
1917 AL 233.3 4.67 4.28 1.363
1916 AL 286.7 4.93 4.08 1.228
1915 AL 145.7 5.50 5.50 1.551
1914 AL 206.0 4.76 3.54 1.286
1913 AL 200.3 3.64 2.97 1.323
1912 AL 8.0 3.38 4.50 2.250
Batting Season by Season
Season-by-season batting statistics for Bullet Joe Bush
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1928 Philadelphia Athletics 15 15 1 0 0 0 0 .067
1927 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 5 3 0 0 0 0 .600
1927 New York Giants 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 .500
1926 Washington Senators 17 30 7 0 0 0 1 .233
1926 Pittsburgh Pirates 28 49 13 4 0 1 5 .265
1925 St. Louis Browns 57 102 26 12 0 2 10 .255
1924 New York Yankees 60 124 42 9 3 1 13 .339
1923 New York Yankees 38 113 31 5 3 2 12 .274
1922 New York Yankees 39 95 31 6 2 0 15 .326
1921 Boston Red Sox 50 120 39 5 4 0 19 .325
1920 Boston Red Sox 45 102 25 2 0 0 14 .245
1919 Boston Red Sox 5 5 2 0 0 0 1 .400
1918 Boston Red Sox 36 98 27 3 2 0 8 .276
1917 Philadelphia Athletics 37 80 16 2 1 0 9 .200
1916 Philadelphia Athletics 41 100 14 4 0 0 4 .140
1915 Philadelphia Athletics 25 49 7 0 0 0 2 .143
1914 Philadelphia Athletics 38 74 14 4 0 1 6 .189
1913 Philadelphia Athletics 39 70 11 3 1 0 8 .157
1912 Philadelphia Athletics 1 4 2 0 1 0 1 .500
Advanced Batting About these stats
Season-by-season advanced batting statistics for Bullet Joe Bush
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1928 AL 16 .000 .077 6.3 12.5 -47 0.0
1927 NL 10 .000 .625 10.0 10.0 221 0.0
1926 AL 83 .089 .288 4.8 14.5 70 1.0
1925 AL 109 .177 .261 5.5 7.3 88 2.1
1924 AL 132 .145 .350 5.3 4.5 126 1.1
1923 AL 116 .150 .282 2.6 6.9 93 2.1
1922 AL 103 .105 .369 2.9 10.7 108 0.0
1921 AL 126 .108 .368 2.4 11.1 102 0.0
1920 AL 114 .020 .287 7.9 13.2 57 0.0
1919 AL 5 .000 .500 0.0 20.0 132 0.0
1918 AL 105 .071 .310 5.7 10.5 106 0.0
1917 AL 85 .050 .235 5.9 14.1 56 0.0
1916 AL 102 .040 .182 0.0 22.5 -1 0.0
1915 AL 52 .000 .259 1.9 42.3 -7 0.0
1914 AL 80 .095 .271 2.5 31.3 54 1.0
1913 AL 74 .071 .225 2.7 28.4 24 0.0
1912 AL 4 .500 1.000 0.0 50.0 338 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Career fielding totals by position for Bullet Joe Bush
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 489 208 839 34 50 .969
OF 9 5 0 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Season-by-season fielding statistics for Bullet Joe Bush
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1928 Philadelphia Athletics OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1928 Philadelphia Athletics P 11 5 10 0 1 1.000
1927 New York Giants P 3 0 2 0 0 1.000
1927 Pittsburgh Pirates P 5 0 2 0 0 1.000
1926 Washington Senators OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1926 Washington Senators P 12 3 18 2 2 .913
1926 Pittsburgh Pirates P 19 5 21 0 1 1.000
1925 St. Louis Browns OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1925 St. Louis Browns P 33 17 54 0 5 1.000
1924 New York Yankees P 39 24 60 1 4 .988
1923 New York Yankees P 37 15 74 3 3 .967
1922 New York Yankees P 39 16 61 0 4 1.000
1921 Boston Red Sox OF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000
1921 Boston Red Sox P 37 13 64 1 0 .987
1920 Boston Red Sox OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1920 Boston Red Sox P 35 24 66 4 7 .957
1919 Boston Red Sox P 3 0 2 0 1 1.000
1918 Boston Red Sox P 36 16 81 2 5 .980
1917 Philadelphia Athletics P 37 20 61 6 0 .931
1916 Philadelphia Athletics P 40 19 94 6 8 .950
1915 Philadelphia Athletics P 25 7 39 3 3 .939
1914 Philadelphia Athletics P 38 8 55 3 1 .955
1913 Philadelphia Athletics P 39 15 74 2 4 .978
1912 Philadelphia Athletics P 1 1 1 1 1 .667
Postseason Pitching
Postseason pitching statistics for Bullet Joe Bush
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 9 2-5 1 60.2 18 2.67
1923 World Series New York Yankees 3 1-1 0 16.2 5 1.08
1922 World Series New York Yankees 2 0-2 0 15.0 6 4.80
1918 World Series Boston Red Sox 2 0-1 1 9.0 0 3.00
1914 World Series Philadelphia Athletics 1 0-1 0 11.0 4 3.27
1913 World Series Philadelphia Athletics 1 1-0 0 9.0 3 1.00
Postseason Batting
Postseason batting statistics for Bullet Joe Bush
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 10 24 5 0 2 .208
1923 World Series New York Yankees 4 7 3 0 1 .429
1922 World Series New York Yankees 2 6 1 0 1 .167
1918 World Series Boston Red Sox 2 2 0 0 0 .000
1914 World Series Philadelphia Athletics 1 5 0 0 0 .000
1913 World Series Philadelphia Athletics 1 4 1 0 0 .250