John
Buzhardt
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 198
 
Born: August 17, 1936 in Usa, SC, PROSPERITY
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 21 STL NL   8 3 3 3 6 7 7 7 8 7
1959 22 STL NL $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 6 7 7 7 8 7
1960 23 STL NL $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 6 7 7 7 8 7
1961 24 STL NL $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 5 6 5 7 7 7
1962 25 STL NL   7 3 4 3 4 5 4 6 6 6
1963 26 STL NL   7 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 5
1964 27 STL NL   7 3 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 6
1965 28 STL NL   7 3 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 5
1966 29 STL NL   7 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5
1967 30 STL NL   7 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4
1968 31 STL NL   7 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
1969 32 STL NL   6 3 3 3 1 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 3 3 3 1 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 6 7 7 7 8 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 21 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 22 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 23 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 24 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 25 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 26 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 27 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 28 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 29 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 30 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 31 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 32 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1958 21 AAA   12 8 .600 30 30 1 1 0 204.3 224 76 13 51 134 3.35 .275 .318 .372 .690  
1959 22 STL NL 5 1 .833 52 0 0 0 3 68.3 88 32 8 16 25 4.21 .319 .351 .449 .800 5.7
    AAA   4 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 44.3 44 9 3 10 26 1.83 .250 .290 .324 .614  
1960 23 STL NL 6 21 .222 40 40 6 0 0 269.0 307 155 33 78 114 5.19 .291 .343 .454 .796 3.8
1961 24 STL NL 3 3 .500 17 5 1 0 1 53.7 58 20 5 20 19 3.35 .282 .345 .403 .748 4.3
1962 25 AAA   1 1 .500 17 0 0 0 0 28.7 41 17 2 12 20 5.34 .345 .405 .454 .858  
1963 26 AAA   2 0 1.000 22 0 0 0 0 39.3 42 13 4 14 26 2.97 .275 .335 .386 .721  
1964 27 AAA   6 3 .667 53 0 0 0 2 99.0 89 34 5 62 63 3.09 .242 .351 .310 .661  
1965 28 AAA   5 2 .714 26 0 0 0 0 40.0 54 25 5 24 32 5.63 .323 .408 .443 .851  
    AA   0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 4 11.3 10 2 1 4 10 1.59 .227 .292 .341 .633  
1966 29 AAA   1 1 .500 21 0 0 0 0 30.0 39 23 6 19 28 6.90 .310 .400 .484 .884  
1968 31 AAA   4 6 .400 49 0 0 0 2 36.0 37 25 5 22 19 6.25 .268 .369 .406 .775  
1969 32 AAA   1 1 .500 11 0 0 0 0 6.3 9 8 2 9 3 11.37 .360 .529 .640 1.169  
    A   1 1 .500 31 0 0 0 2 24.7 12 4 2 10 28 1.46 .148 .242 .247 .489  
3 Years Sim 14 25 .359 109 45 7 0 4 391.0 453 207 46 114 158 4.76 .295 .344 .446 .790 13.9
9 Years AAA 36 22 .621 235 36 1 1 4 528.0 579 230 45 223 351 3.92 .278 .347 .381 .728  
1 Years AA 0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 4 11.3 10 2 1 4 10 1.59 .227 .292 .341 .633  
1 Years A 1 1 .500 31 0 0 0 2 24.7 12 4 2 10 28 1.46 .148 .242 .247 .489  
11 Years Minors 37 23 .617 278 36 1 1 10 564.0 601 236 48 237 389 3.77 .272 .342 .375 .717  
Season Average 4 8 .333 36 15 2 0 1 130.3 151 69 15 38 52 4.76 .295 .344 .446 .790  
Career Highs 6 21 .833 52 40 6 0 3 269.0 307 155 33 78 114 5.19 .319 .351 .454 .800  
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   202 98 28 46 94   .269 .311 .427 .738
vs LH   251 109 18 68 64   .320 .374 .464 .839
Home 6 10 .375 49 19 2 0 2 166.7 203 94 23 45 76 5.08 .306 .350 .462 .812
Away 8 15 .348 60 26 5 0 2 224.3 250 113 23 69 82 4.53 .286 .339 .434 .773
Mar/Apr 3 9 .250 12 12 4 0 0 89.0 96 46 9 28 42 4.65 .282 .336 .411 .747
May 2 3 .400 17 8 0 0 0 63.0 72 33 10 20 24 4.72 .290 .343 .476 .819
June 1 5 .167 25 7 1 0 2 74.3 92 47 10 24 31 5.69 .310 .361 .478 .839
July 5 4 .556 18 7 1 0 0 70.3 77 30 7 16 23 3.84 .276 .315 .412 .727
August 2 2 .500 21 6 0 0 1 51.3 73 35 4 13 19 6.14 .344 .382 .467 .849
Sep/Oct 1 2 .333 16 5 1 0 1 43.0 43 16 6 13 19 3.35 .270 .326 .447 .772
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
1959 22 STL NL 52 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.9 0.2
1960 23 STL NL 40 85 3 12 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 34 .141 .149 .200 .349 1.3 0.0
1961 24 STL NL 17 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .077 .000 .077 -0.7 0.0
1962 25 AAA   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1969 32 A   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
3 Years Sim 109 101 3 14 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 40 .139 .154 .188 .342 1.5 0.2
1 Years AAA 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1 Years A 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
2 Years Minors 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
162 Game Average 150 4 20 2 0 1 5 0 0 2 59 .139 .154 .188 .342 2.2  
Career Highs 52 85 3 12 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 34 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1.3  
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   56 3 9 2 0 1 4 0 0 1 17 .161 .172 .250 .422 1.7
vs LH   45 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 .111 .130 .111 .242 -1.0
Home 49 43 1 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 16 .186 .200 .233 .433 1.4
Away 60 58 2 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 24 .103 .119 .155 .274 -0.7
RISP   21 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 13 .095 .130 .095 .226 -0.5
Close/Late   9 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.9
Mar/Apr 12 28 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .214 .207 .250 .457 1.1
May 8 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.5
June 18 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .063 .118 .063 .180 -0.6
July 18 18 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 .222 .263 .444 .708 2.2
August 6 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3
Sep/Oct 5 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1959 22 STL NL P 52 0 68.3 3 10 0 1 1.000 1.71    
1960 23 STL NL P 40 40 269.0 18 36 0 3 1.000 1.81    
1961 24 STL NL P 17 5 53.7 4 10 1 1 .933 2.35    
Career Totals   109 45 391.0 25 56 1 5 .988 1.86    
Career Highs   52 40 269.0 18 36 1 3 1.000 2.35    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1960-2-21
Hits Allowed
1960-5-307
Homeruns Allowed
1960-9-33
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1958
Earned first career win on 5/3/1959
Had first career hit on 6/21/1959, off John Gabler (DET)
Hit first career homerun on 7/8/1960, off Paul Foytack (MIN)
Injured on 4/10/1965 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week