Billy Bryan vs. Ed Busch — Career Comparison

Billy Bryan
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Billy Bryan and Ed Busch are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Bryan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.687 vs .608) and slugging (.395 vs .298). Ed Busch had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .292). By the career numbers, Billy Bryan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Bryan and Ed Busch

Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
209.72
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
270
162
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
600
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
968
542.8
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
209
117.2
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
127
71.21
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.94
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.05
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.6
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
22.99
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
45.98
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117.63
65.96
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
214.21
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
303
169.91
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
183
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.22
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
80
48
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
70.09
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75
45
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
95.33
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110.31
61.86
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.68
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
51.03
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.29
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
283
158.69
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.36
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.85
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Billy Bryan and Ed Busch

Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.16
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6512
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2170.2
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1498
6.21
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.47
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1639
6.8
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
6.68
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.35
98.35
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.757
5.757
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.43
86.43
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.17
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.41
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Billy Bryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.51
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Billy Bryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.19
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0