Billy Alvord vs. Ed Busch — Career Comparison

Billy Alvord
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationThird Baseman
Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Billy Alvord and Ed Busch are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Alvord posted stronger numbers in OPS (.629 vs .608) and slugging (.346 vs .298). Ed Busch had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .283). By the career numbers, Billy Alvord had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Alvord and Ed Busch

Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
265
142.73
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
162
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1114
600
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1069
575.76
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
917
550.2
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
145.42
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
240
144
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
206
110.95
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.7
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
16.16
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.6
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.62
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
34.47
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109.38
58.91
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
199.28
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
169.66
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
183
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
69.48
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
80
48
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
58.71
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75
45
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
126.57
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.18
66.34
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.54
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
44
23.7
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
37.2
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
83
44.7
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
13.42
13.42
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.54
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.54
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.4
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Billy Alvord and Ed Busch

Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.03
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6918
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Alvord
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2306
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.74
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
2.51
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.71
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1269
4.95
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1337
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
4.25
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.74
85.74
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.106
4.106
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Alvord
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0