Player
Bus Clarkson
Player Info
- Full Name
- James Buster
- Born
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March 13, 1915
Hopkins, SC, USA - Died
- January 18, 1989
- Size
- 5'11" / 210 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 30, 1952
- Final Game
- June 22, 1952
- Career
- 1 years
Teams
- Pittsburgh Crawfords 1938-1938
- Toledo Crawfords 1939-1939
- Toledo Crawfords 1939-1939
- Newark Eagles 1940-1942
- Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords 1940-1940
- Homestead Grays 1942-1942
- Philadelphia Stars 1942-1946
- Boston Braves 1952-1952
Honors
1 x All-Star
Career Batting
188
G
.310
AVG
202
H
25
HR
145
RBI
.916
OPS
166
OPS vs Lg
68% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Boston Braves | 14 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 |
| 1946 | Philadelphia Stars | 42 | 152 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 27 | .309 |
| 1942 | Newark Eagles | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Stars | 58 | 209 | 67 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 51 | .321 |
| 1942 | Homestead Grays | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1940 | Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords | 7 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .308 |
| 1940 | Newark Eagles | 22 | 87 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 21 | .356 |
| 1939 | Toledo Crawfords | 7 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .333 |
| 1939 | Toledo Crawfords | 12 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .366 |
| 1938 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 22 | 70 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .243 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NL | 28 | .000 | .227 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 42 | 0.0 | |
| 1946 | NN2 | 174 | .099 | .300 | 12.1 | 0.0 | 131 | 5.8 | ✓ |
| 1942 | NN2 | 261 | .246 | .294 | 13.8 | 1.9 | 183 | 31.9 | ✓ |
| 1940 | NAL | 127 | .327 | .289 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 235 | 37.1 | ✓ |
| 1939 | NAL | 76 | .221 | .333 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 190 | 20.1 | ✓ |
| 1938 | NN2 | 82 | .229 | .197 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 118 | 13.2 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS | 109 | 238 | 292 | 43 | 29 | .925 |
| 3B | 34 | 34 | 58 | 5 | 5 | .948 |
| OF | 24 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 2B | 12 | 22 | 33 | 6 | 6 | .902 |
| 1B | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Boston Braves | 3B | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
| 1952 | Boston Braves | SS | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .938 |
| 1946 | Philadelphia Stars | 1B | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1946 | Philadelphia Stars | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1946 | Philadelphia Stars | 3B | 16 | 20 | 28 | 1 | 3 | .980 |
| 1946 | Philadelphia Stars | OF | 19 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1946 | Philadelphia Stars | SS | 5 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .931 |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Stars | 1B | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1942 | Newark Eagles | OF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Stars | SS | 56 | 131 | 165 | 21 | 15 | .934 |
| 1942 | Homestead Grays | SS | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1940 | Newark Eagles | SS | 22 | 46 | 65 | 11 | 6 | .910 |
| 1940 | Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords | SS | 7 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | .885 |
| 1939 | Toledo Crawfords | 2B | 11 | 22 | 33 | 6 | 6 | .902 |
| 1939 | Toledo Crawfords | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1939 | Toledo Crawfords | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1939 | Toledo Crawfords | SS | 6 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 2 | .917 |
| 1938 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | 3B | 16 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 2 | .925 |
| 1938 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1938 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | SS | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .889 |