Michael Brantley vs. Ed Busch — Career Comparison

Michael Brantley
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Michael Brantley comes out clearly ahead of Ed Busch across most offensive categories. Michael Brantley led in home run production (HR/PA+ 88 vs 0), slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 82), and walk rate (BB%+ 99 vs 70). Ed Busch held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 325 vs 228). Michael Brantley was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Michael Brantley and Ed Busch

Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1445
141.02
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
162
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6148
600
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5566
543.2
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1656
161.61
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
240
144
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1154
112.62
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
33.96
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.44
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
12.59
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
48.99
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866.01
84.52
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2441
238.22
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2178
212.56
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
305
183
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
758
73.98
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
80
48
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
720
70.27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75
45
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1349
131.65
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
903.27
88.15
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.61
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
47.33
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.61
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
658
64.22
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Michael Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
9.34
9.34
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Michael Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Michael Brantley
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.27
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.59
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Brantley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
12.69
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
12.2
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.2
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
3.22
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
15.42
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.4
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.11
79.11
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Michael Brantley and Ed Busch

Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
1.05
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
1.03
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32636
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10878.2
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2312
1.91
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Michael Brantley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.05
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.01
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2393
1.98
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2377
1.97
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.33
99.33
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Michael Brantley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.867
1.867
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Michael Brantley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.8
97.8
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Brantley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.01
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Michael Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Brantley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0