Dave Bush
P · Last on a Brewers farm club: Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 2009
- B/T
- R/R
- Size
- 6' 2", 205 lb
- Born
- 1979-11-09 · Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Acquired
- Drafted 2002, round 2, pick 55, by Toronto Blue Jays
- MLB debut
- 2004-07-02
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- SS-A2002Auburn Doubledays
- A+2002Dunedin Blue Jays
- A+2003Dunedin Blue Jays
- AA2003New Haven Ravens
- AAA2004Syracuse SkyChiefs
- AAA2005Syracuse SkyChiefs
- AAA2008Nashville Sounds
- A2009Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- AA2009Huntsville Stars
- AAA2011Iowa Cubs
- AAA2011Lehigh Valley IronPigs
- AAA2011
- AAA2012Lehigh Valley IronPigs
- AAA2013Buffalo Bisons
Pitching
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | SS-A | Auburn Doubledays | 22 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 22.1 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 2.82 | 0.90 | 15.72 | 2.82 | 42.9% | 7.7% | 35.2% |
| 2002 | A+ | Dunedin Blue Jays | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.1 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2.03 | 0.90 | 6.08 | 1.35 | 18.4% | 4.1% | 14.3% |
| 2003 | A+ | Dunedin Blue Jays | 23 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 77.0 | 64 | 9 | 75 | 6 | 2.81 | 0.95 | 8.77 | 1.05 | 24.2% | 2.9% | 21.3% |
| 2003 | AA | New Haven Ravens | 23 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 81.0 | 73 | 19 | 73 | 4 | 2.78 | 1.14 | 8.11 | 2.11 | 21.9% | 5.7% | 16.2% |
| 2004 | AAA | Syracuse SkyChiefs | 24 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 99.2 | 108 | 20 | 88 | 7 | 4.06 | 1.28 | 7.95 | 1.81 | 20.7% | 4.7% | 16.0% |
| 2005 | AAA | Syracuse SkyChiefs | 25 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 55.0 | 65 | 9 | 40 | 6 | 4.42 | 1.35 | 6.55 | 1.47 | 17.2% | 3.9% | 13.4% |
| 2008 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1.50 | 0.83 | 10.50 | 3.00 | 29.2% | 8.3% | 20.8% |
| 2009 | A | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.65 | 10.57 | 1.17 | 32.1% | 3.6% | 28.6% |
| 2009 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9.95 | 1.89 | 5.68 | 7.11 | 13.8% | 17.2% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | 31 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22.0 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6.14 | 1.68 | 4.91 | 3.68 | 11.8% | 8.8% | 2.9% |
| 2011 | AAA | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23.0 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 3.91 | 1.13 | 6.26 | 2.35 | 16.5% | 6.2% | 10.3% |
| 2011 | AAA | — | 31 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 45.0 | 48 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 5.00 | 1.40 | 5.60 | 3.00 | 14.1% | 7.5% | 6.5% |
| 2012 | AAA | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 32 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 62.1 | 70 | 8 | 37 | 5 | 3.18 | 1.25 | 5.34 | 1.16 | 13.8% | 3.0% | 10.8% |
| 2013 | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | 33 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 90.0 | 95 | 17 | 69 | 16 | 4.20 | 1.24 | 6.90 | 1.70 | 18.1% | 4.5% | 13.6% |
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .500 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .500 |
| 2009 | AA | Huntsville Stars | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2011 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | 31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2011 | AAA | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.000 |
| 2011 | AAA | — | 31 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 | .200 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .200 |
| 2012 | AAA | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 32 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .222 | .333 | .222 | .555 | .000 | 23.1% | 15.4% | .286 |
Major leagues
Pitching
| Year | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Toronto Blue Jays | 24 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 97.2 | 95 | 25 | 64 | 11 | 3.69 | 1.23 | 5.90 | 2.30 | 15.5% | 6.1% | 9.5% |
| 2005 | Toronto Blue Jays | 25 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 136.1 | 142 | 29 | 75 | 20 | 4.49 | 1.25 | 4.95 | 1.91 | 13.0% | 5.0% | 8.0% |
| 2006 | Milwaukee Brewers | 26 | 34 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 210.0 | 201 | 38 | 166 | 26 | 4.41 | 1.14 | 7.11 | 1.63 | 19.1% | 4.4% | 14.7% |
| 2007 | Milwaukee Brewers | 27 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 186.1 | 217 | 44 | 134 | 27 | 5.12 | 1.40 | 6.47 | 2.13 | 16.5% | 5.4% | 11.1% |
| 2008 | Milwaukee Brewers | 28 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 185.0 | 163 | 48 | 109 | 29 | 4.18 | 1.14 | 5.30 | 2.34 | 14.3% | 6.3% | 8.0% |
| 2009 | Milwaukee Brewers | 29 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 114.1 | 131 | 37 | 89 | 19 | 6.38 | 1.47 | 7.01 | 2.91 | 17.5% | 7.3% | 10.2% |
| 2010 | Milwaukee Brewers | 30 | 32 | 31 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 174.1 | 198 | 65 | 107 | 28 | 4.54 | 1.51 | 5.52 | 3.36 | 13.7% | 8.3% | 5.4% |
| 2011 | Texas Rangers | 31 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37.1 | 47 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 5.79 | 1.50 | 5.54 | 2.17 | 13.9% | 5.4% | 8.4% |
| 2013 | Toronto Blue Jays | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 6.7% | 6.7% | 0.0% |
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Toronto Blue Jays | 24 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2006 | Milwaukee Brewers | 26 | 34 | 72 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .177 | .190 | .226 | .416 | .049 | 34.7% | 0.0% | .297 |
| 2007 | Milwaukee Brewers | 27 | 34 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .127 | .143 | .164 | .307 | .037 | 17.7% | 0.0% | .159 |
| 2008 | Milwaukee Brewers | 28 | 32 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .088 | .103 | .105 | .208 | .017 | 33.3% | 1.6% | .139 |
| 2009 | Milwaukee Brewers | 29 | 22 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .118 | .211 | .118 | .329 | .000 | 40.0% | 10.0% | .222 |
| 2010 | Milwaukee Brewers | 30 | 40 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 | .132 | .193 | .151 | .344 | .019 | 37.1% | 6.5% | .233 |
| 2011 | Texas Rangers | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.