James
Bury
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: November 7, 1917 in Usa
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 29 VER KL $ 4,650,000 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1948 30 VER KL $ 4,650,000 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
1949 31 PIT YL $ 6,750,000 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 6
1950 32 PIT YL $ 6,750,000 7 5 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 4,650,000 7 5 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,750,000 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 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
1947 29 VER KL $ 4,650,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
1948 30 VER KL $ 4,650,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
1949 31 PIT YL $ 6,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
1950 32 PIT YL $ 6,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 4,650,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,750,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Pitcher of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1947 29 VER KL 11 17 .393 37 37 5 0 0 246.0 289 138 32 86 178 5.05 .296 .356 .453 .809 10.6
1948 30 VER KL 12 12 .500 34 34 8 0 0 246.3 237 112 19 104 158 4.09 .253 .327 .371 .698 17.9
1949 31 PIT YL 8 11 .421 34 34 4 1 0 224.0 220 110 23 106 150 4.42 .258 .340 .394 .733 12.1
1950 32 PIT YL 3 19 .136 36 36 2 0 0 217.3 266 149 34 114 150 6.17 .299 .377 .478 .855 2.1
4 Years Sim 34 59 .366 141 141 19 1 0 933.7 1012 509 108 410 636 4.91 .277 .350 .424 .774 42.7
Season Average 8 14 .364 35 35 4 0 0 233.4 253 127 27 102 159 4.91 .277 .350 .424 .774  
Career Highs 12 19 .500 37 37 8 1 0 246.3 289 149 34 114 178 6.17 .299 .377 .478 .855  
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   504 249 50 219 376   .258 .333 .395 .728
vs LH   508 260 58 191 260   .298 .369 .458 .827
Home 18 23 .439 69 69 10 1 0 485.0 487 228 38 211 329 4.23 .263 .338 .376 .714
Away 16 36 .308 72 72 9 0 0 448.7 525 281 70 199 307 5.64 .291 .362 .474 .836
Mar/Apr 2 11 .154 23 23 3 0 0 149.0 178 94 23 58 110 5.68 .296 .358 .481 .839
May 0 14 .000 24 24 2 0 0 146.7 179 111 21 72 105 6.81 .302 .377 .472 .850
June 5 8 .385 23 23 4 0 0 156.0 146 72 13 84 100 4.15 .253 .347 .377 .725
July 9 8 .529 21 21 6 1 0 140.3 147 69 21 44 99 4.43 .270 .324 .426 .750
August 10 10 .500 25 25 2 0 0 171.3 176 69 13 79 126 3.62 .267 .345 .377 .722
Sep/Oct 8 8 .500 25 25 2 0 0 170.3 186 94 17 73 96 4.97 .274 .344 .418 .762
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 29 VER KL 37 81 5 15 2 0 0 9 0 1 6 27 .185 .239 .210 .449 3.6 0.0
1948 30 VER KL 36 96 10 25 3 1 0 5 0 0 2 20 .260 .276 .313 .588 8.2 0.4
1949 31 PIT YL 34 80 2 10 1 0 0 7 0 0 2 27 .125 .146 .138 .284 -0.9 0.0
1950 32 PIT YL 36 75 2 15 4 0 0 5 0 0 4 23 .200 .241 .253 .494 4.3 0.0
4 Years Sim 143 332 19 65 10 1 0 26 0 1 14 97 .196 .228 .232 .460 15.3 0.4
162 Game Average 376 21 73 11 1 0 29 0 1 15 109 .196 .228 .232 .460 17.3  
Career Highs 37 96 10 25 4 1 0 9 0 1 6 27 .260 .276 .313 .588 8.2  
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   238 13 40 6 0 0 14 0 1 12 77 .168 .207 .193 .400 6.1
vs LH   94 6 25 4 1 0 12 0 0 2 20 .266 .281 .330 .611 8.0
Home 70 164 11 36 6 0 0 13 0 0 5 47 .220 .243 .256 .499 8.7
Away 73 168 8 29 4 1 0 13 0 1 9 50 .173 .213 .208 .422 5.3
RISP   92 0 20 4 0 0 26 0 0 2 37 .217 .232 .261 .492 4.6
Close/Late   23 1 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 7 .304 .333 .348 .681 2.5
Mar/Apr 25 63 3 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 16 .190 .215 .222 .438 2.2
May 24 49 2 11 2 0 0 4 0 1 3 14 .224 .264 .265 .529 3.0
June 23 49 4 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 .245 .302 .286 .588 4.2
July 21 48 3 10 3 0 0 8 0 0 2 14 .208 .240 .271 .511 2.7
August 25 60 3 11 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 23 .183 .197 .183 .380 1.1
Sep/Oct 25 63 4 9 1 1 0 4 0 0 2 18 .143 .169 .190 .360 0.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1947 29 VER KL P 37 37 246.0 11 44 3 1 .948 2.01    
1948 30 VER KL P 34 34 246.3 13 36 2 2 .961 1.79    
    CF 0 0 19.3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.40   0.0
1949 31 PIT YL P 34 34 224.0 11 37 1 6 .980 1.93    
1950 32 PIT YL P 36 36 217.3 14 33 3 2 .940 1.95    
  P 141 141 933.7 49 150 9 11 .957 1.92    
  CF 0 0 19.3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.40   0.0
Career Totals   141 141 953.0 52 150 9 11 .957 1.91    
Career Highs   37 37 265.7 16 44 3 6 .980 2.01    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1947-3-17
1950-3-19
CAR-4-59
Games Started
1947-3-37
1950-5-36
CAR-11-141
Complete Games
1948-4-8
CAR-20-19
Shutouts
1949-10-1
Innings Pitched
CAR-20-933.7
Hits Allowed
1947-2-289
1950-7-266
CAR-5-1012
Homeruns Allowed
1947-6-32
1950-1-34
CAR-2-108
Strikeouts
CAR-21-636
Walks Allowed
1948-8-104
1949-10-106
1950-9-114
CAR-8-410
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 5
 
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History
Drafted in 5th round, 89th overall pick, by Vermont in 1947
Had first career hit on 4/1/1947, off Frank Cowan (BOS)
Earned first career win on 4/11/1947
Signed as a free agent by Berkshire on 2/1/1949 to a 4-year deal worth $6,750,000 per year
Injured on 6/21/1949 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks