Jim Busby vs. Ed Merrill — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationMichiganNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Detroit StarsNegro National League IIThird Baseman
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Jim Busby posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Merrill. Jim Busby posted stronger numbers in OPS (.500 vs .405) and on-base percentage (.250 vs .204). By the career numbers, Jim Busby had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Busby and Ed Merrill

Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
164.93
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
600
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
580.09
Jim Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jim Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
102.37
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
91
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.53
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.37
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.29
23.59
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
116.59
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
122.27
Jim Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Jim Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Jim Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jim Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Jim Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Jim Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
39.81
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
45.21
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.72
21.96
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.84
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.06
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.84
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
211
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Jim Busby and Ed Merrill

Jim Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.08
Jim Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1452
27
Jim Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
9
Jim Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.25
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.7
Jim Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.09
Jim Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Jim Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
6.45
Jim Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
5.78
Jim Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.63
89.63
Jim Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.362
5.362
Jim Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Jim Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Merrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0