Joe Bush
Leslie Ambrose Bush
(Bullet Joe)
 
Born: November 27, 1892 in Gull River, MN
Died: November 1, 1974 - 81 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'9" Wt: 173
(legend)
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Notes:
- Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from Missoula in 1912
- High School: Brainerd (Brainerd, MN)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
PHA
AL
19.6
SP
4
8.0
 
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.4
0.0
-0.3
PHA
AL
20.6
SP
74
200.3
 
-0.3
-0.1
-0.0
-0.2
0.0
7.9
0.0
0.0
7.9
0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.7
PHA
AL
21.6
SP
80
206.0
 
1.3
0.3
-0.0
1.0
-0.0
10.7
0.0
0.0
10.7
3.5
-0.1
0.0
3.6
PHA
AL
22.6
SP
52
145.7
 
-0.6
-0.3
-0.0
-0.3
-0.0
1.9
0.0
0.0
1.9
-3.2
-0.3
0.0
-3.0
PHA
AL
23.6
SP
102
286.7
 
5.2
-0.4
-0.0
5.7
0.0
8.2
0.0
0.0
8.2
-1.6
-0.3
0.0
-1.3
PHA
AL
24.6
SP
85
233.3
 
2.5
0.2
0.0
2.3
0.0
11.2
0.0
0.0
11.2
2.4
-0.4
0.0
2.8
BOS
AL
25.6
SP
105
272.7
 
4.2
0.8
0.0
3.4
0.0
21.5
2.5
0.0
19.0
11.6
2.0
0.0
9.6
BOS
AL
26.6
SP
5
9.0
 
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
-0.2
BOS
AL
27.6
SP
114
243.7
 
0.6
0.2
-0.0
0.4
0.0
11.3
0.3
0.0
11.0
2.3
-0.1
-0.0
2.4
BOS
AL
28.6
SP
126
254.3
 
5.9
1.1
0.0
4.8
-0.0
23.6
3.0
0.0
20.6
13.9
2.4
-0.0
11.6
NYA
AL
29.6
SP
103
255.3
 
4.9
1.0
-0.0
3.9
-0.0
25.7
2.1
0.0
23.6
16.1
1.7
0.0
14.4
NYA
AL
30.6
SP
116
275.7
 
5.5
0.8
-0.0
4.8
0.0
24.1
1.8
0.0
22.3
13.8
1.5
0.0
12.3
NYA
AL
31.6
SP
132
252.0
 
5.8
1.4
0.0
4.4
0.0
21.6
4.0
0.0
17.6
12.0
3.4
0.0
8.6
SLA
AL
32.6
SP
109
208.7
 
2.6
0.7
-0.0
1.9
-0.0
13.1
1.5
0.0
11.6
5.4
1.1
-0.0
4.4
WS1
AL
33.6
SP
33
71.3
 
-0.7
0.1
-0.0
-0.8
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.4
-0.0
-0.0
-2.3
PIT
NL
33.6
SP
50
110.7
 
2.2
0.3
-0.0
1.9
-0.0
9.8
0.6
0.0
9.2
5.7
0.4
0.0
5.3
PIT
NL
34.6
SP
6
6.7
 
-0.6
0.2
0.0
-0.8
0.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.0
-0.2
NY1
NL
34.6
SP
4
12.0
 
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.4
PHA
AL
35.6
SW
16
35.3
 
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.2
-0.0
0.0
0.2
17
7
SP
1316
3087.3
  
37.7
6.2
-0.1
31.5
-0.1
193.5
17.0
0.1
176.4
80.5
12.3
-0.1
68.3
162 Game Average
100
234.9
  
2.9
0.5
-0.0
2.4
-0.0
  
14.7
1.3
0.0
13.4
  
6.1
0.9
-0.0
5.2
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
7
P
413
1115.3
 
7.8
-0.5
-0.1
8.3
-0.0
41.8
0.4
0.0
41.3
2.0
-0.9
0.0
2.9
4
P
350
779.7
 
10.5
2.1
0.0
8.4
-0.0
56.7
5.9
0.0
50.8
27.7
4.5
-0.1
23.4
3
P
351
783.0
 
16.3
3.2
0.0
13.1
0.0
71.4
7.9
0.0
63.5
42.0
6.6
0.0
35.3
1
P
109
208.7
 
2.6
0.7
-0.0
1.9
-0.0
13.1
1.5
0.0
11.6
5.4
1.1
-0.0
4.4
1
RF
33
71.3
 
-0.7
0.1
-0.0
-0.8
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-2.4
-0.0
-0.0
-2.3
2
P
56
117.3
 
1.6
0.5
-0.0
1.1
-0.0
10.2
1.0
0.0
9.2
5.9
0.8
0.0
5.1
1
P
4
12.0
 
-0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.4
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James