Ed Boland vs. Ed Busch — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Ed Boland and Ed Busch are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Busch posted stronger numbers in OPS (.608 vs .587) and on-base percentage (.311 vs .279). Ed Boland had the advantage in slugging (.309 vs .298). By the career numbers, Ed Busch had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Boland and Ed Busch

Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
244.29
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
162
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
582.86
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
917
550.2
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
150
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
144
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
29
124.29
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.6
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
49.57
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
180
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
39
167.14
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
183
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
11
47.14
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
48
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
98.57
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
45
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
145.71
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
93
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.3
57.01
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
37.2
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Ed Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
8.4
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Ed Boland and Ed Busch

Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Ed Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1337
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.19
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0