Billy Burns vs. Ed Busch — Career Comparison

Billy Burns 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+ 94 for Billy Burns, 93 for Ed Busch), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 82 vs 82). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.