Randy
Bush
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 191
 
Born: October 5, 1958 in Usa, DE, DOVER
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1986   
Gold Glove 1988   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  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
1982 23 TAM AL     5 5 5 5 6 5 6 7 6 5 6 6 5 6 6
1983 24 TAM AL $ 300,000   6 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 5 6 6 6 7 6
1984 25 TAM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 5 6 6 6 6 6
1985 26 TAM AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 5 6 6 6 6 6
1986 27 TAM AL $ 2,807,143   7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 5 6 6 6 7 6
1987 28 TAM AL $ 3,300,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 8 5 6 6 6 7 6
1988 29 TAM AL $ 3,300,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 7 8 8 6 7 6 6 7 7
1989 30 TAM AL $ 5,310,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 7 8 8 6 7 7 6 7 7
1990 31 TAM AL $ 5,310,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 5 6 5 6 7 6 5 6 6 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,310,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 7 8 8 6 7 7 6 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1982 23 AA   136 501 90 143 32 2 24 66 9 3 89 63 .285 .393 .501 .894 98.7  
1983 24 TAM AL 120 353 36 89 13 1 7 27 0 4 25 49 .252 .304 .354 .659 35.6 5.2
1984 25 TAM AL 156 504 53 131 28 2 6 64 0 1 41 73 .260 .320 .359 .679 53.8 9.2
1985 26 TAM AL 152 523 61 144 28 4 13 72 0 4 56 92 .275 .356 .419 .775 74.7 13.8
1986 27 TAM AL 143 458 62 138 23 2 11 64 2 1 53 56 .301 .381 .432 .813 75.6 15.2
1987 28 TAM AL 145 457 63 128 22 4 16 64 1 1 57 71 .280 .367 .451 .818 72.5 14.4
1988 29 TAM AL 152 528 75 144 31 3 12 75 2 1 56 80 .273 .348 .411 .759 74.6 13.3
1989 30 TAM AL 154 575 93 174 34 3 22 71 1 0 55 89 .303 .370 .487 .857 97.3 21.8
1990 31 TAM AL 109 384 54 123 29 3 12 60 1 3 42 59 .320 .394 .505 .899 69.3 13.9
8 Years Sim 1131 3782 497 1071 208 22 99 497 7 15 385 569 .283 .356 .428 .784 553.5 106.9
1 Years AA 136 501 90 143 32 2 24 66 9 3 89 63 .285 .402 .501 .903 98.7  
162 Game Average 541 71 153 29 3 14 71 1 2 55 81 .283 .356 .428 .784 79.3  
Career Highs 156 575 93 174 34 4 22 75 2 4 57 92 .320 .394 .505 .899 97.3  
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   2946 387 869 161 17 80 407 5 15 301 415 .295 .367 .443 .809 453.3
vs LH   836 110 202 47 5 19 90 2 0 84 154 .242 .318 .378 .696 100.0
Home 553 1842 247 529 100 10 50 250 4 7 169 295 .287 .353 .434 .786 268.8
Away 578 1940 250 542 108 12 49 247 3 8 216 274 .279 .359 .423 .782 284.5
RISP   898 0 273 46 7 25 377 0 0 129 142 .304 .392 .454 .847 157.8
Pinch Hitting   85 11 23 3 0 4 21 0 0 8 10 .271 .354 .447 .801 12.7
Close/Late   512 53 139 20 2 16 62 0 0 62 74 .271 .354 .412 .766 75.3
Mar/Apr 161 559 59 140 24 1 11 61 1 2 54 79 .250 .325 .356 .681 63.8
May 182 604 104 176 32 1 24 87 0 1 66 84 .291 .365 .467 .832 99.2
June 205 698 90 205 42 5 24 97 2 5 72 123 .294 .369 .471 .840 112.9
July 187 609 83 170 39 5 17 78 0 1 56 85 .279 .354 .443 .798 88.8
August 203 664 75 196 31 5 12 96 3 2 70 97 .295 .361 .411 .772 97.6
Sep/Oct 193 648 86 184 40 5 11 78 1 4 67 101 .284 .357 .412 .769 91.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1983 24 TAM AL RF 110 105 899.7 184 7 5 0 .974 1.91 0 0 .000 0 1.9
    C 1 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 3 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.60 0 0 .000 0  
    SS 1 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1984 25 TAM AL RF 150 142 1247.0 299 8 3 0 .990 2.22 0 0 .000 0 2.8
    LF 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1985 26 TAM AL RF 149 147 1296.0 283 11 4 2 .987 2.04 0 0 .000 0 5.0
1986 27 TAM AL RF 118 114 995.7 215 12 5 3 .978 2.05 0 0 .000 0 3.0
    LF 19 4 64.0 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.83 0 0 .000 0  
1987 28 TAM AL RF 122 110 981.7 196 12 3 0 .986 1.91 0 0 .000 0 1.8
    LF 14 4 58.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.86 0 0 .000 0  
1988 29 TAM AL RF 145 138 1228.0 271 13 4 2 .986 2.08 0 0 .000 0 3.0
    LF 3 0 7.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.46 0 0 .000 0  
1989 30 TAM AL RF 152 145 1298.7 207 13 3 0 .987 1.52 0 0 .000 0 1.3
    LF 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0  
1990 31 TAM AL LF 101 100 873.7 169 8 0 1 1.000 1.82 0 0 .000 0 2.2
    CF 1 1 8.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.16 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 5 0 7.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.46 0 0 .000 0  
  RF 951 901 7954.0 1657 76 27 7 .985 1.96 0 0 .000 0 18.8
  LF 143 108 1012.7 199 8 0 1 1.000 1.84 0 0 .000 0 2.2
  CF 1 1 8.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.16 0 0 .000 0  
  C 1 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 1 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1097 1010 8984.3 1858 84 27 8 .986 1.95 0 0 .000 0 21.0
Career Highs   154 147 1301.7 299 13 5 3 1.000 2.21 0 0 .000 0  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1985 26 TAM AL 10 36 3 12 4 0 1 4 0 0 3 3 .333 .385 .528 .912
1986 27 TAM AL 17 54 6 12 1 0 1 6 0 0 7 9 .222 .333 .296 .630
1987 28 TAM AL 5 14 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 .286 .375 .500 .875
Career Post-Season Batting 32 104 10 28 5 0 3 11 0 0 12 13 .269 .356 .404 .760
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1989-9-.303
On-Base Pct
1986-7-.381
1989-10-.370
XR
1989-7-97.3
Games
1984-8-156
1989-6-154
Runs
1989-9-93
Hits
1989-6-174
Total Bases
1989-8-280
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Joe Gallagher (963)
  2. Babe Young (962)
  3. Paul Householder (960)
  4. Phil Weintraub (957)
  5. Harold Baines (952)
  6. R.J. Reynolds (946)
  7. Mike Vail (943)
  8. Dave Harris (941)
  9. Roberto Ortiz (939)
  10. Len Gabrielson (939)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1982
Had first career hit on 4/3/1983, off Ray Corbin (KCR)
Hit first career homerun on 5/3/1983, off Tom Dixon (SEM)
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 7/29/1986, hitting .526 with 3 HR, 6 RBI
Won World Championship with Tampa Bay in 1986
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 5/6/1988, hitting .455 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
9/22/1988: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $5,310,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1988
Hit 3 homeruns against Oakland, driving in 5 runs on 5/10/1989
Won Player of the Week award on 5/13/1989, hitting .478 with 4 HR, 9 RBI
Injured on 4/4/1990 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for 6 weeks