Ed Brinkman vs. Ed Busch — Career Comparison

Ed Brinkman
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star
Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop

Ed Brinkman and Ed Busch are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 90 for Ed Brinkman, 93 for Ed Busch), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 85 vs 82). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Ed Brinkman and Ed Busch

Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1845
166.72
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
270
162
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6640
600
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6045
546.23
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1355
122.44
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1056
95.42
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
18.16
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
3.43
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
5.42
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
27.02
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500.28
45.21
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
45.58
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1812
163.73
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
163.8
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1839
166.17
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
183
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
550
49.7
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
80
48
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
461
41.66
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
45
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
951
85.93
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
93
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519.1
46.91
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92.31
55.39
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.61
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
40.12
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
3.98
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
845
76.36
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.86
7.86
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
6.42
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.61
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
14.64
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.71
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.16
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
5.87
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 600 PA
46.15
46.15
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Ed Brinkman and Ed Busch

Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
1.07
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1728
1.02
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45887
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15295.2
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2936
1.73
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5500
3.24
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
0.15
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8697
5.12
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8436
4.96
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.635
4.635
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.95
94.95
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Brinkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
0.59
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Brinkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0