Mike Busby vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Mike Busby
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko 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. Steve Renko posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 6.48 and 1.659 for Mike Busby. By the career numbers, Steve Renko had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Busby and Steve Renko

Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.94
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.48
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.53
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.21
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
6.48
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.99
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
10.87
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.21
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.89
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.06
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.64
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.49
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455
5.25
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.26
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
42.04
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10704
38.63
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
7.13
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
4.45
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.29
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.24
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.39
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
36.22
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Mike Busby and Steve Renko

Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.94
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.63
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.6
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.99
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.14
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.54
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
1.83
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.43
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.74
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Busby and Steve Renko

Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
2700
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
477.93
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
549.31
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
117.93
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
93.1
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
75.43
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.45
38.74
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
157.24
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
45.52
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
43.45
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
82.76
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
92.43
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.57
38.86
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
25.86
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Mike Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100