P Buster Clark #17
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
09/16/1963
P BUSTER CLARK #17 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
10 10 4-5 0 4.54 67.1 51 7 42 35 1.38 0.6
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 3 3 3
Control 2 2 2
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 3 -
Curveball 3 -
Changeup 2 -
Sinker 3 -
Splitter 4 -
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 3
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 5
Defense 2
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
06/25/1963 @ KNX Win, 5-1 X 9.0 5 1 1 6 5 Win
06/20/1963 @ ATL Loss, 2-3 X 8.0 2 3 0 8 5 Loss
06/15/1963 NOC Win, 13-2 X 9.0 4 2 2 8 3 Win
06/10/1963 @ NAS Loss, 7-10 X 2.1 4 7 7 4 1 Loss
06/04/1963 CHT Win, 4-1 X 9.0 7 1 1 2 9 Win
05/30/1963 ATL Loss, 3-5 X 7.1 4 4 4 2 4 Loss
05/25/1963 NAS Loss, 4-8 X 1.1 9 7 7 1 0 Loss
05/20/1963 @ BIR Loss, 6-8 X 4.1 7 6 6 3 2 Loss
05/15/1963 BIR Loss, 2-4 X 8.0 2 2 2 3 2
05/09/1963 MEM Win, 7-4 X 9.0 7 4 4 5 4 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/26/1930
Born in:San Francisco, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 137 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 38 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1949, 13th Pick in Round 4
DIXIE LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 10 10 4 5 0 4.54 67.1 51 37 34 7 42 35 5 50.0 0 5 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.43 6.82 4.68 5.61 4.50 1.38 109 0.6 .216        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 68 10 1 0 2 10 9 10 0 2 0 .147 .247 .250 .497      
vs. RHB 177 41 8 1 5 27 33 25 1 2 0 .232 .351 .373 .724      
DIXIE LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 5 5 1 3 0 6.90 30.0 29 23 23 7 14 12  
June 5 5 3 2 0 2.65 37.1 22 14 11 0 28 23  
Last Year 9 9 2 4 0 3.74 67.1 64 31 28 12 30 53  
Career 85 65 24 29 3 4.75 496.2 557 301 262 41 234 318  
Home 6 6 3 2 0 4.12 43.2 33 20 20 5 21 22  
Road 4 4 1 3 0 5.32 23.2 18 17 14 2 21 13  
Grass 10 10 4 5 0 4.54 67.1 51 37 34 7 42 35  
Day 2 2 1 1 0 7.84 10.1 13 9 9 0 9 3  
Night 8 8 3 4 0 3.95 57.0 38 28 25 7 33 32  
As Starter 10 10 4 5 0 4.54 67.1 51 37 34 7 42 35  
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 2 2 1 1 0 1.54 11.2 5 3 2 1 4 9 0 0.0 0 1 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 6.94 3.86 6.94 3.09 3.14 0.77 75 0.3 .133        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200      
vs. RHB 36 5 0 0 1 3 3 8 0 0 0 .139 .205 .222 .427      
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 1 0 1 0 3.00 6.0 4 2 2 1 0 4  
May 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 5.2 1 1 0 0 4 5  
Career 51 51 23 11 0 3.11 312.2 266 121 108 27 156 193  
Home 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 5.2 1 1 0 0 4 5  
Road 1 1 0 1 0 3.00 6.0 4 2 2 1 0 4  
Grass 2 2 1 1 0 1.54 11.2 5 3 2 1 4 9  
Night 2 2 1 1 0 1.54 11.2 5 3 2 1 4 9  
As Starter 2 2 1 1 0 1.54 11.2 5 3 2 1 4 9  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1954 Chicago - FABL 23 3 3 0 2 0 8.64 16.2 23 18 16 2 12 4 0 0 2.10 .323 5.59 -0.1 48
1956 Chicago - FABL 25 7 3 0 3 0 6.59 27.1 32 23 20 4 17 14 0 0 1.79 .298 5.45 -0.3 56
1957 Chicago - FABL 26 7 0 0 0 0 3.44 18.1 18 7 7 2 5 7 0 0 1.25 .258 4.41 -0.1 108
1959 Chicago - FABL 28 2 0 0 0 0 13.50 1.1 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.50 .000 13.44 -0.1 31
Total FABL 19 6 0 5 0 6.36 63.2 74 50 45 9 35 26 0 0 1.71 .290 5.36 -0.6 61
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1948 Total - 17 14 7 4 0 1 1.09 58.0 38 11 7 1 11 94 0 0 0.84 .282 0.75 3.5 100
1949 Total - 18 15 8 5 0 0 0.78 69.1 43 7 6 1 9 104 0 0 0.75 .253 0.82 4.2 100
1949 La Crosse - C 18 11 11 5 3 0 5.71 69.1 90 48 44 5 21 70 0 0 1.60 .413 4.39 1.2 82
1950 La Crosse - C 19 10 10 4 3 0 5.90 61.0 71 47 40 8 51 71 3 0 2.00 .384 5.66 0.8 95
1951 La Crosse - C 20 11 11 5 5 0 5.11 79.1 72 48 45 18 57 122 3 0 1.63 .344 5.27 1.7 120
1952 San Jose - B 21 18 18 7 2 0 3.60 105.0 95 47 42 12 74 73 0 0 1.61 .277 4.86 1.0 126
1952 Rockford - A 21 12 12 6 1 0 2.91 65.0 49 24 21 3 45 33 0 0 1.45 .235 4.14 0.4 124
1953 San Jose - B 22 4 4 0 2 0 3.60 30.0 38 16 12 0 3 15 0 0 1.37 .342 2.16 0.9 86
1953 Rockford - A 22 27 27 11 6 0 3.28 170.1 155 71 62 17 80 106 3 0 1.38 .270 4.48 1.8 130
1954 Rockford - A 23 10 10 5 3 0 3.15 65.2 57 23 23 6 27 45 0 0 1.28 .268 3.80 1.3 135
1954 Little Rock - AA 23 17 17 7 7 0 5.35 116.0 150 80 69 6 43 71 6 1 1.66 .357 3.82 2.9 89
1955 Little Rock - AA 24 28 8 7 4 3 3.29 93.0 98 42 34 7 35 55 6 1 1.43 .295 4.25 1.5 147
1955 Milwaukee - AAA 24 3 3 0 0 0 6.19 16.0 21 11 11 3 14 6 0 0 2.19 .333 6.74 -0.4 60
1956 Little Rock - AA 25 4 4 2 1 0 5.23 32.2 41 22 19 0 21 19 2 0 1.90 .347 4.11 0.7 93
1956 Milwaukee - AAA 25 15 15 7 4 0 3.55 88.2 79 36 35 5 56 60 0 0 1.52 .271 3.59 1.7 114
1957 Little Rock - AA 26 13 13 1 6 0 7.13 83.1 121 73 66 7 48 58 4 0 2.03 .393 5.11 1.1 72
1957 Milwaukee - AAA 26 5 5 1 2 0 2.78 35.2 34 12 11 1 7 15 1 1 1.15 .282 2.39 1.2 138
1958 Little Rock - AA 27 4 4 1 2 0 2.92 37.0 32 16 12 2 15 27 3 0 1.27 .278 3.00 1.0 136
1958 Milwaukee - AAA 27 22 17 9 4 1 3.09 122.1 93 46 42 7 73 71 1 0 1.36 .233 3.68 1.4 116
1959 Milwaukee - AAA 28 44 9 3 9 7 4.15 110.2 110 58 51 6 49 57 0 0 1.44 .280 3.54 1.1 88
1960 Milwaukee - AAA 29 59 0 7 3 5 3.95 93.1 104 46 41 8 53 59 0 0 1.68 .312 3.91 0.1 95
1961 Milwaukee - AAA 30 51 6 7 1 3 2.58 104.2 88 31 30 4 55 69 0 0 1.37 .268 3.10 1.9 153
1962 Little Rock - AA 31 9 9 2 4 0 3.74 67.1 64 31 28 12 30 53 1 0 1.40 .274 4.62 0.7 117
1962 Milwaukee - AAA 31 29 8 7 3 4 2.88 75.0 65 24 24 6 24 41 0 0 1.19 .254 3.45 1.0 133
1963 Rockford - A 32 2 2 1 1 0 1.54 11.2 5 3 2 1 4 9 0 0 0.77 .133 3.14 0.3 270
1963 Little Rock - AA 32 10 10 4 5 0 4.54 67.1 51 37 34 7 42 35 5 0 1.38 .216 4.50 0.6 91
Total DIX 85 65 24 29 3 4.75 496.2 557 301 262 41 234 318 27 2 1.59 .318 4.27 98.5
Total CL 228 63 41 26 20 3.41 646.1 594 264 245 40 331 378 2 1 1.43 .272 3.56 110.7
Total HL 51 51 23 11 0 3.11 312.2 266 121 108 27 156 193 3 0 1.35 .258 4.22 132.1
Total COW 22 22 7 4 0 3.60 135.0 133 63 54 12 77 88 0 0 1.56 .294 4.26 114.1
Total UMVA 32 32 14 11 0 5.54 209.2 233 143 129 31 129 263 6 0 1.73 .383 5.09 97.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 La Crosse - C P 11 11 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 69.1 1.30 +0.3 .956
1950 La Crosse - C P 10 10 3 9 0 12 0 1.000 61.0 1.77 -0.0 .761
1951 La Crosse - C P 11 11 5 8 1 13 0 1.000 79.1 1.47 +1.4 1.323
1952 Rockford - A P 12 12 6 9 0 15 0 1.000 65.0 2.08 +1.6 1.098
1952 San Jose - B P 18 18 6 12 2 19 1 .947 105.0 1.54 +3.9 1.090
1953 Rockford - A P 27 27 5 15 1 20 0 1.000 170.1 1.06 +1.1 .982
1953 San Jose - B P 4 4 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 30.0 1.20 +0.2 1.497
1954 Chicago - MLB P 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 16.2 1.08 +0.6 1.982
1954 Little Rock - AA P 17 17 8 11 0 19 0 1.000 116.0 1.47 +1.6 1.223
1954 Rockford - A P 10 10 3 9 1 12 0 1.000 65.2 1.64 +0.1 1.124
1955 Milwaukee - AAA P 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 16.0 1.12 +0.1 .980
1955 Little Rock - AA P 28 8 5 9 0 15 1 .933 93.0 1.35 +0.8 1.011
1956 Chicago - MLB P 7 3 1 3 1 5 1 .800 27.1 1.32 -0.1 .986
1956 Milwaukee - AAA P 15 15 7 8 1 15 0 1.000 88.2 1.52 +0.3 1.226
1956 Little Rock - AA P 4 4 1 3 0 5 1 .800 32.2 1.10 -0.5 1.505
1957 Chicago - MLB P 7 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 18.1 2.45 +0.3 .000
1957 Milwaukee - AAA P 5 5 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 35.2 0.25 +0.6 .000
1957 Little Rock - AA P 13 13 5 5 0 10 0 1.000 83.1 1.08 +0.3 1.012
1958 Milwaukee - AAA P 22 17 4 13 2 17 0 1.000 122.1 1.25 +1.8 1.246
1958 Little Rock - AA P 4 4 1 1 0 3 1 .667 37.0 0.49 -0.6 .493
1959 Chicago - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Milwaukee - AAA P 44 9 4 11 0 15 0 1.000 110.2 1.22 +1.2 1.043
1960 Milwaukee - AAA P 58 0 4 6 0 11 1 .909 93.1 0.96 +0.2 1.016
1961 Milwaukee - AAA P 51 6 2 14 2 17 1 .941 104.2 1.38 -0.4 .866
1962 Milwaukee - AAA P 28 8 6 2 0 8 0 1.000 75.0 0.96 +1.0 1.525
1962 Little Rock - AA P 9 9 6 8 0 14 0 1.000 67.1 1.87 +0.9 .967
1963 Little Rock - AA P 10 10 6 3 1 9 0 1.000 67.1 1.20 -0.6 .709
1963 Rockford - A P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.2 0.00 -0.3 .000
TOTAL P 435 239 100 171 12 278 7 .975 1864.0 1.31 +15.4 1.050
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/20/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 13, 61st overall pick) by the Chicago Cougars, out of high school Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz; Santa Cruz, CA).
07/03/1949 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization with a signing bonus of $8,500.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
07/18/1951 Strikes out 16 against the Rock Island Steamboats.
04/15/1952 Named the #93 prospect in the FABL
07/07/1952 Named the #60 prospect in the FABL
10/10/1952 Named the #41 prospect in the FABL
04/13/1953 Named the #33 prospect in the FABL
09/21/1953 Wins the 1953 Championship with the Little Rock Governors!
10/10/1953 Named the #23 prospect in the FABL
04/13/1954 Named the #43 prospect in the FABL
06/24/1954 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/24/1954 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Memphis Excelsiors with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
04/19/1955 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Chicago Cougars development complex.
06/19/1955 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Memphis Excelsiors with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/19/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Little Rock Governors!
09/12/1957 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Columbus Titans with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/01/1960 Wins the CL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/18/1961 Wins the 1961 Championship with the Milwaukee Blues!
06/01/1962 Wins the CL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/15/1962 Released by the Chicago organization.
11/06/1962 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
07/01/1963 Released by the Chicago organization.
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