NAME     : Steve Busby
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 9/29/1949
  AGE      : 31
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 230
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $7,750,000 through 1983
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : A
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 9
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 9  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding BB's        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Brilliant)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 9  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 8
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1972   3.75 11 14  0  36  8   2 254.2 106  79 194  CLE
  1973   2.66 16  6  0  34  8   2 240.1  71  66 194  CLE,AL
  1974   2.65 14 12  0  33  7   0 241.1  71  70 202  CLE
  1975   2.83 16  9  0  33  5   2 244.2  77  66 218  CLE,AL
  1976   2.67 12 11  0  36  9   5 252.2  75  82 246  CLE
  1977   2.87 12 10  0  39  5   3 278.2  89  75 242  CLE
  1978   2.22 18  7  0  41  6   3 280.1  69  55 251  CLE,AL
  1979   3.14 14  8  0  37  4   2 246.2  86  47 247  CLE
  1980   3.14 16  5  0  32  3   0 234.2  82  40 260  CLE,CiN,NL
 
  Total ERA   : 2.87
  Total Wins  : 129
  Total Losses: 82
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 19
  Total CG    : 55
  Total K's   : 2054
  Total BB's  : 580
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Pitched NO-HITTER against Baltimore on 4/26/1978, striking out 7... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1978, going 4-0, 1.23... Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game... Won CY-YOUNG in 1978, going 18-7, 2.22 ERA... Traded from Cleveland to Cincinnati on 2/22/1980... Was selected to the 1980 Allstar game... Injured on 7/24/1980 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks...