Clete Boyer vs. Ed Busch — Career Comparison

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Adjusted for the eras they played in, Clete Boyer holds a real edge over Ed Busch in this comparison. Clete Boyer led in home run production (HR/PA+ 137 vs 0), slugging (SLG+ 104 vs 82), and walk rate (BB%+ 90 vs 70). Ed Busch held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 325 vs 107). The edge belongs to Clete Boyer.

Hitting Stats for Clete Boyer and Ed Busch

Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1725
162.61
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
270
162
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6365
600
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5780
544.85
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1396
131.59
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1001
94.36
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
18.85
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.11
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
15.27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
37.23
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658.05
62.03
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2148
202.48
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1891
178.26
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
183
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
645
60.8
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
80
48
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654
61.65
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75
45
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1137
107.18
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664.13
62.6
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.36
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
44.3
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.98
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
931
87.76
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
6.84
6.84
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
3.49
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
12.82
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
3.86
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
2.64
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
6.5
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.42
59.42
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Clete Boyer and Ed Busch

Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
1.08
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1577
1
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42389
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14129.2
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1902
1.21
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3810
2.43
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.13
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5910
3.76
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5712
3.64
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.382
3.382
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clete Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
0.28
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clete Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0