Mike Busby vs. Ed Donnelly — Career Comparison

Mike Busby
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Donnelly 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. Ed Donnelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 6.48 and 1.659 for Mike Busby. By the career numbers, Ed Donnelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Busby and Ed Donnelly

Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.94
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.71
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.9
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
6.48
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.03
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
10.87
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
10.51
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.21
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.06
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.3
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.49
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.38
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
42.04
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
40.28
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.1
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
7.13
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
5.78
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
36.22
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
36.69
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Mike Busby and Ed Donnelly

Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.94
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.99
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.54
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.43
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Busby and Ed Donnelly

Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2700
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
286.67
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
133.33
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
106.67
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
75.43
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.55
43.66
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
160
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
153.33
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
92.43
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.31
48.73
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100