John Buzhardt
[edit] Biography
Born on August 17, 1936 in Prosperity, South Carolina, John Buzhardt (John William Buzhardt) played for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 11 year career. Buzhardt broke into the bigs on September 10, 1958 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 4.97 ERA in 101.1 innings pitched in 1959, his rookie year.
Most people believe that John Buzhardt's best season was 1965, when he posted a 3.01 ERA, won 13 games and struck out 108 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1.85
| 9
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 24.1
| 16
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| 31
| 10
| 4
| 5
| 4.97
| 33
| 64
| 56
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 101.1
| 107
| 12
| 29
| 4
| 1
| 1
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| 30
| 29
| 5
| 16
| 3.86
| 73
| 101
| 86
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 200.1
| 198
| 14
| 68
| 12
| 4
| 2
|
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| 41
| 27
| 6
| 18
| 4.49
| 92
| 107
| 101
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 202.1
| 200
| 28
| 65
| 6
| 3
| 6
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| 28
| 25
| 8
| 12
| 4.19
| 64
| 75
| 71
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 152.1
| 156
| 16
| 59
| 3
| 2
| 4
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 19
| 18
| 9
| 4
| 2.42
| 59
| 35
| 34
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 126.1
| 100
| 8
| 31
| 5
| 1
| 5
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| 31
| 25
| 10
| 8
| 2.98
| 97
| 60
| 53
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 160
| 150
| 13
| 35
| 4
| 4
| 4
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 32
| 30
| 13
| 8
| 3.01
| 108
| 69
| 63
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 188.2
| 167
| 12
| 56
| 9
| 4
| 7
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| 33
| 22
| 6
| 11
| 3.83
| 66
| 74
| 64
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 150.1
| 144
| 13
| 30
| 4
| 3
| 4
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| 28
| 7
| 3
| 9
| 3.96
| 33
| 44
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 88.2
| 100
| 11
| 37
| 5
| 5
| 6
|
| 1967
| BAL
| A
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4.63
| 7
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.2
| 14
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| 36
| 8
| 3
| 10
| 4.01
| 40
| 50
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 101
| 114
| 12
| 42
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| 1967
| TOT
| A
| 35
| 8
| 3
| 10
| 4.04
| 40
| 50
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 100.1
| 114
| 12
| 42
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| 39
| 4
| 4
| 4
| 3.12
| 37
| 35
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 83.2
| 73
| 0
| 35
| 13
| 7
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 148
| 72
| 22
| 43
| 4.07
| 244
| 312
| 277
| 13
| 2
| 5
| 612.2
| 594
| 56
| 204
| 36
| 15
| 13
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 178
| 128
| 49
| 53
| 3.38
| 434
| 363
| 330
| 31
| 13
| 2
| 878
| 831
| 74
| 253
| 31
| 20
| 30
|
| Total
|
|
| 326
| 200
| 71
| 96
| 3.66
| 678
| 675
| 607
| 44
| 15
| 7
| 1490.2
| 1425
| 130
| 457
| 67
| 35
| 43
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| P
| 6
| 2
| 24.1
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| P
| 31
| 10
| 103.1
| 7
| 22
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 1
| .906
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| P
| 30
| 29
| 200.1
| 19
| 30
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 19
| 6
| 0
| .980
|
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| P
| 41
| 27
| 202.1
| 20
| 34
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 8
| 1
| .947
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| P
| 28
| 25
| 152.1
| 12
| 32
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| P
| 19
| 18
| 126.1
| 12
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| .974
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| P
| 31
| 25
| 160
| 10
| 27
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 1
| .974
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| P
| 32
| 30
| 188.2
| 15
| 26
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 0
| .953
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| P
| 33
| 22
| 150.1
| 19
| 34
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| .981
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| P
| 28
| 7
| 88.2
| 8
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 5
| 0
| .960
|
| 1967
| BAL
| A
| P
| 7
| 1
| 11.2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| P
| 36
| 8
| 101
| 9
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 5
| 0
| .968
|
| 1967
| TOT
| A
| P
| 35
| 8
| 100.1
| 9
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 5
| 0
| .967
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| P
| 39
| 4
| 83.2
| 8
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 326
| 200
| 1492.2
| 133
| 275
| 13
| 22
| 0
| 12
| 88
| 44
| 4
| .969
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| 31
| 29
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .069
| .100
| .103
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| 32
| 62
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 1
| .161
| .172
| .194
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| 41
| 57
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .105
| .164
| .140
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 29
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| 28
| 51
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .118
| .167
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 22
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 20
| 48
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .083
| .083
| .125
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| 31
| 54
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 6
| .204
| .228
| .259
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 34
| 56
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .125
| .197
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 23
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| CHI
| A
| 34
| 43
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .116
| .156
| .116
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| HOU
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| 28
| 20
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| BAL
| A
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| 36
| 21
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .190
| .190
| .190
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| TOT
| A
| 35
| 21
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .190
| .190
| .190
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| 39
| 16
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .294
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 150
| 172
| 13
| 23
| 0
| 3
| .134
| .167
| .163
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 84
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 182
| 273
| 9
| 37
| 0
| 15
| .136
| .171
| .154
| 3
| 1
| 11
| 112
| 1
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 332
| 445
| 22
| 60
| 0
| 18
| .135
| .170
| .157
| 6
| 2
| 17
| 196
| 2
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (June 1, 1954).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Al Dark and Jim Woods to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Richie Ashburn (January 11, 1960).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Charley Smith to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Roy Sievers (November 28, 1961).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to Baltimore Orioles (August 21, 1967).
- Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Houston Astros (September 25, 1967).
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