Rob Bowen vs. Ed Busch — Career Comparison

Rob Bowen
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Rob Bowen and Ed Busch are closely matched on the surface stats. Rob Bowen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.644 vs .608) and slugging (.339 vs .298). Ed Busch had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .305). By the career numbers, Rob Bowen had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rob Bowen and Ed Busch

Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
295.22
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
162
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
439
600
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
378
516.63
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
79
107.97
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
49
66.97
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
27.33
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.3
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
41
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41.51
56.74
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
174.94
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
130
177.68
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
183
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
68.34
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
48
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
58.77
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
45
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
114.81
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
93
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
39.29
53.7
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.31
55.39
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.1
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
65.6
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.1
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
139
189.98
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.16
3.16
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.2
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.47
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.57
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.1
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.47
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Rob Bowen and Ed Busch

Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.68
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.82
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2835
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
6.48
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
7.01
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1337
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
6.91
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1264
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.125
4.125
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.68
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rob Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0