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Edward
Bussell		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 225
 
Born: July 17, 1947 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 25 LEX FL $ 809,500   3 3 4 4 2 3 3 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 6 7
1974 26 MON FL $ 500,000   3 3 4 4 2 3 3 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 9 9 7 6 7
1975 27 MON FL $ 500,000   3 3 4 4 2 3 3 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 6 6
1976 28 MON FL $ 500,000   2 3 4 3 2 3 3 8 8 8 5 6 5 8 8 8 7 6 6
1977 29 SEA FL $ 1,000,000   2 2 4 3 2 3 2 8 8 8 5 6 5 8 8 8 7 6 6
1978 30 SEA FL $ 1,000,000   2 3 4 3 2 3 2 8 8 8 5 6 5 8 8 8 7 6 6
1979 31 SEA FL $ 300,000   2 3 4 3 2 3 2 8 8 8 5 6 5 8 8 8 7 6 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 4 3 2 3 2 8 8 8 5 6 5 8 8 8 7 6 6
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,000,000   3 3 4 4 2 3 3 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 9 9 7 6 7
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 33 SEA FL $ 500,000 90 6 7 6 11 12 12 9 11 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 500,000 90 6 7 6 11 12 12 9 11 10
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 500,000 90 6 7 6 11 12 12 9 11 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 25 LEX FL $ 809,500 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 26 MON FL $ 500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 27 MON FL $ 500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 28 MON FL $ 500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1977 29 SEA FL $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1978 30 SEA FL $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1979 31 SEA FL $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 300,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 33 SEA FL $ 500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 25 LEX FL 2 1 .667 4 4 0 0 0 23.7 38 20 4 3 18 7.61 .352 .375 .583 .958 0.0
    AAA   8 7 .533 19 19 4 1 0 136.3 169 60 14 25 126 3.96 .303 .333 .455 .788  
1974 26 MON FL 2 0 1.000 3 3 1 1 0 26.0 12 1 1 4 23 0.35 .138 .202 .184 .386 4.7
    AAA   7 16 .304 25 25 9 2 0 178.0 185 74 15 29 213 3.74 .266 .295 .412 .708  
1975 27 MON FL 13 12 .520 31 31 6 3 0 231.7 209 94 26 51 174 3.65 .241 .288 .406 .695 13.4
1976 28 MON FL 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 5.3 3 1 1 0 4 1.69 .158 .158 .368 .526 0.9
    AAA   12 5 .706 19 19 2 2 0 134.7 138 54 10 29 140 3.61 .260 .299 .391 .689  
1977 29 AAA   6 10 .375 18 18 3 1 0 124.7 139 60 9 31 127 4.33 .280 .322 .408 .730  
1978 30 SEA FL 5 2 .714 8 8 2 2 0 54.3 48 25 8 11 34 4.14 .232 .284 .449 .733 2.1
    AAA   5 2 .714 9 9 1 0 0 63.0 75 26 6 11 67 3.71 .295 .325 .437 .762  
1979 31 SEA FL 1 1 .500 14 2 0 0 0 19.3 25 18 1 8 10 8.38 .309 .371 .469 .840 0.0
    AAA   3 1 .750 6 6 2 0 0 49.7 47 17 2 12 50 3.08 .255 .301 .332 .633  
1981 33 AAA   2 6 .250 13 10 0 0 0 60.3 91 48 12 30 34 7.16 .351 .419 .595 1.013  
6 Years Sim 24 16 .600 62 48 9 6 0 360.3 335 159 41 77 263 3.97 .244 .292 .416 .708 21.2
7 Years AAA 43 47 .478 109 106 21 6 0 746.6 844 339 68 167 757 4.09 .283 .321 .429 .750  
Season Average 4 2 .667 10 8 1 1 0 60.1 55 26 6 12 43 3.97 .244 .292 .416 .708  
Career Highs 13 12 1.000 31 31 6 3 0 231.7 209 94 26 51 174 8.38 .352 .375 .583 .958  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   162 93 24 36 150   .226 .263 .396 .659
vs LH   173 66 17 41 113   .265 .308 .437 .745
Home 10 12 .455 32 25 5 3 0 180.7 185 88 23 40 132 4.38 .261 .301 .453 .754
Away 14 4 .778 30 23 4 3 0 179.7 150 71 18 37 131 3.56 .226 .267 .376 .643
Mar/Apr 2 2 .500 11 4 0 0 0 39.0 45 22 7 7 30 5.08 .287 .317 .516 .833
May 4 3 .571 11 7 1 1 0 56.0 51 23 4 9 38 3.70 .241 .271 .373 .644
June 5 2 .714 9 8 2 1 0 58.3 47 18 5 8 42 2.78 .223 .251 .360 .611
July 5 2 .714 11 10 1 1 0 70.0 71 34 8 19 49 4.37 .267 .316 .451 .767
August 3 5 .375 10 10 3 1 0 66.0 71 42 14 13 49 5.73 .267 .301 .523 .824
Sep/Oct 5 2 .714 10 9 2 2 0 71.0 50 20 3 21 55 2.54 .193 .254 .290 .543
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 25 LEX FL 4 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.1 0.0
1974 26 MON FL 3 9 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 .300 .444 .744 0.8 0.1
1975 27 MON FL 31 82 5 7 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 31 .085 .118 .122 .240 -1.8 0.0
1976 28 MON FL 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.7 0.3
1978 30 SEA FL 8 18 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 .056 .105 .111 .216 -0.8 0.0
1979 31 SEA FL 14 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .500 .833 0.8 0.2
6 Years Sim 62 124 12 14 6 1 0 7 0 0 5 44 .113 .147 .177 .325 -0.4 0.6
162 Game Average 324 31 36 15 2 0 18 0 0 13 114 .113 .147 .177 .325 -1.1  
Career Highs 31 82 5 7 2 1 0 3 0 0 3 31 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   82 6 9 4 1 0 6 0 0 4 27 .110 .151 .183 .334 0.3
vs LH   42 6 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 .119 .140 .167 .306 -0.3
Home 31 53 5 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 18 .113 .161 .189 .349 0.5
Away 30 71 7 8 4 0 0 6 0 0 2 26 .113 .137 .169 .306 -0.5
RISP   30 0 3 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 11 .100 .156 .133 .290 -0.2
Close/Late   15 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .267 .313 .333 .646 1.5
Mar/Apr 11 13 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .308 .308 .538 .846 1.9
May 7 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .050 .095 .050 .145 -1.0
June 8 24 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .042 .080 .042 .122 -1.4
July 11 24 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .083 .083 .167 .250 -0.7
August 10 22 2 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 8 .091 .130 .136 .267 -0.4
Sep/Oct 10 21 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .190 .261 .286 .547 1.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 25 LEX FL P 4 4 23.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.38    
1974 26 MON FL P 3 3 26.0 1 3 0 1 1.000 1.38    
1975 27 MON FL P 31 31 231.7 14 33 3 1 .940 1.83    
1976 28 MON FL P 2 0 5.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1978 30 SEA FL P 8 8 54.3 3 10 0 2 1.000 2.15    
1979 31 SEA FL P 14 2 19.3 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   62 48 360.3 18 47 4 4 .942 1.62    
Career Highs   31 31 231.7 14 33 3 2 1.000 2.15    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Shutouts
1975-3-3
1978-9-2
 Walks per 9IP
1975-9-2.0
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Drafted in 22nd round, 526th overall pick, by Lexington in 1973
Injured on 4/26/1973 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Earned first career win on 6/6/1973
Had first career hit on 6/12/1973, off Chuck Robbins (LV)
Injured on 9/17/1973 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Released by Lexington on 11/5/1973
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/7/1974 to a 3-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Injured on 8/4/1974 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1974, going 2-0, 0.35
Injured on 6/15/1976 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Injured on 7/31/1976 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/11/1977 to a 2-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
Injured on 4/25/1978 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/21/1981 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year
 
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