John Fitzgerald - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

John Fitzgerald



John William Fitzgerald Jr.
(Buster)

Born: June 3, 1924 in Montclair, NJ
Died: January 27, 1998 in Trenton, NJ
          (73 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 6'0"
Wt: 180
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Notes:


• Buried: Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery (Wrightstown, NJ)
• Relatives: Gerard Fitzgerald (Brother)


Compared to Contemporary Catchers (Top 50)

Compare With:



Glossary
# Players Pos Yrs Career HoF
1
C
17
1930-1946
56.5
53.6
1.3
-0.2
1.8
2
C
24
1920-1947
31.4
27.8
1.5
-0.7
2.8
3
C
17
1930-1948
19.6
17.8
1.7
-0.5
0.6
4
C
26
1920-1946
15.6
6.3
6.6
0.0
2.7
5
C
9
1937-1945
10.9
10.3
-0.1
-0.1
0.8
6
C
6
1940-1945
9.7
8.8
-0.2
-0.1
1.1
7
C
12
1932-1948
6.9
6.1
0.4
-0.1
0.6
8
C
26
1921-1947
6.7
3.5
0.6
0.0
2.7
9
C
2
1944-1945
6.5
5.0
1.1
0.0
0.5
10
C
20
1927-1946
6.5
6.4
-1.3
0.0
1.3
11
C
29
1916-1947
5.6
2.8
0.6
0.0
2.1
12
C
15
1928-1945
5.5
5.5
-1.4
0.0
1.4
13
C
19
1928-1948
5.5
6.1
-1.7
0.0
1.2
14
C
6
1943-1948
3.9
2.5
0.9
0.0
0.5
15
C
12
1934-1948
2.9
1.2
0.8
0.1
0.8
16
C
8
1941-1948
2.2
1.0
1.0
-0.2
0.3
17
C
1
1945
2.1
2.0
-0.1
0.0
0.2
18
C
9
1938-1947
2.1
1.6
0.1
0.0
0.3
19
C
5
1939-1948
1.7
1.4
0.1
0.0
0.3
20
C
4
1945-1948
1.6
1.6
-0.2
0.0
0.2
21
C
8
1937-1946
1.6
1.2
0.0
0.0
0.4
22
C
16
1929-1947
1.2
2.1
-0.9
0.0
0.0
23
C
3
1944-1948
0.5
-0.1
0.6
0.0
0.0
24
C
6
1943-1948
0.3
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.2
25
C
9
1937-1946
0.3
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.3
26
C
2
1937-1946
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
27
C
2
1943-1947
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
28
C
3
1945-1948
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
29
C
2
1944-1945
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
30
C
2
1944-1945
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
31
C
6
1940-1945
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
32
C
1
1945
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
33
C
3
1944-1947
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
34
C
8
1940-1948
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.3
35
C
6
1940-1948
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.1
36
C
1
1945
-0.2
-0.9
0.4
0.0
0.3
37
C
4
1940-1948
-0.2
-0.4
0.2
0.0
0.0
38
C
2
1943-1947
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
39
C
4
1940-1945
-0.3
-0.4
0.1
0.0
0.1
40
C
3
1942-1946
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
41
C
5
1937-1948
-0.4
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.1
42
C
2
1944-1945
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
43
C
3
1943-1945
-0.4
-1.3
0.3
0.0
0.6
44
C
8
1934-1946
-0.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.1
45
C
13
1935-1948
-0.6
-0.3
-0.3
-0.8
0.8
46
C
12
1932-1948
-0.7
-1.1
0.0
-0.1
0.5
47
C
1
1945
-1.0
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.2
48
C
6
1943-1948
-1.2
-0.3
-1.1
0.0
0.2
49
C
6
1939-1948
-1.5
-0.9
-0.8
0.0
0.2
50
C
5
1944-1948
-1.7
-1.1
-0.8
0.0
0.1

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