Kris Bubic vs. Mike Busby — Career Comparison

Gen ZCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kris Bubic built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Busby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kris Bubic posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.414 compared to 6.48 and 1.659 for Mike Busby. By the career numbers, Kris Bubic had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kris Bubic and Mike Busby

Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.23
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.94
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.53
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.36
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.69
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.55
34.55
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.38
68.38
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
4.14
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
6.48
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
27
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471.2
9
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
9.01
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
10.87
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.09
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.21
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.63
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.06
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
8.47
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.49
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
38.73
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
42.04
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.1
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
4.58
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
7.13
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.16
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1803
34.4
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
36.22
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.319
0.319
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04

Fielding Stats for Kris Bubic and Mike Busby

Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.23
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.94
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.53
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
27
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471.2
9
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.82
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.99
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.54
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.09
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.43
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.487
0.487
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.38
68.38
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Bubic and Mike Busby

Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
14040
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2700
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
540
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
75.43
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-61.28
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
92.43
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
240
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA