Steve Busby vs. Eric Junge — Career Comparison

Steve Busby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eric Junge
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Busby built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Junge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Junge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.21 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 3.72 and 1.375 for Steve Busby. By the career numbers, Eric Junge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Busby and Eric Junge

Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.59
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.46
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.45
56.45
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
3.72
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
8.51
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.41
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.62
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
3.67
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.19
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
5.59
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.24
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.21
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4505
38.23
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
37.18
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
4.1
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.26
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.64
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3963
33.63
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
33.64
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18

Fielding Stats for Steve Busby and Eric Junge

Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.68
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.52
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.32
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.26
92.26
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.641
1.641
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Busby and Eric Junge

Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
6680
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2000
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
31
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
27.03
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA